I wouldn't remove the blood.
If this is a book for the general circulating collection, I would replace
the pages.
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VCU Libraries
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[padg] stained pages
Hello All,
A colleague from Technical Services just
brought me a new book which appears to have blood stains across two pages.
My suggestion was that she contact the publisher and have them replace
the volume, but she has asked that I also look into how we might remove
this without damaging the volume. I've never dealt with anything
like this before, so I turn to your expertise. Have any of you ever
removed blood from paper before, and, if so, how was this done?
Thank you,
Jessica Phillips
Preservation Librarian
University of North Texas