You're right, mold does need oxygen. So, starving it of that could kill it, but, long term, your best bet will probably be to get something to absorb moisture from the air too. There are moisture absorbers out there for cars and whatnot, but I prefer dehumidifiers. :) The mildew spots on the books will remain, sadly they're really hard to get rid of, but getting rid of the moisture and/or oxygen can stop or slow the spread! Hope that helps!

Oof, hate when links stop working. Thanks for letting me know, I'll fix it as soon as I can! :)

So long as the inside stays dry and the container doesn't get too hot or cold, they should be fine. :)

I can send pictures.

I don't need pictures for this. Thanks for the offer though. :) Now, with that said, the foxing is definitely a result of the high humidity and there is likely some mildew/mold on those books as well, but basically all books have at least some mold and mildew on them as it is, even new ones, so it isn't necessarily the end of the world there. What you'll want to do is get a dehumidifier going (you can buy good ones for like 40 dollars) and that will help to get the humidity down for you. You want it to be between 30 and 55 percent humidity, that'll save your books from deteriorating more. :) As for the rock and your fears about it, I want to say that I'm not an expert, but from my experience and studies of minerals and such, uranium ore isn't so insanely radioactive that you have to be scared of it--uranium has to go through a long, very tedious process to get to the point it is used for weapons and nuclear power, the ore itself seldom has any more than about one percent uranium by volume, usually a whole lot less. A lot of household items, including ceramic plates from some companies, are much, much more radioactive than uranium ores ever will be, and people eat off of those! Even today they do! Long story short, I personally wouldn't be too worried about it. If you are, you could possibly take some of your books to a college with a geology office and ask if they could check the books for you, I'm told they like that sort of thing every now and then here in America. You could also get a Geiger counter, but I strongly suspect your books won't be irradiated to the point there is anything you could detect. I hope that helps, and your English was just fine. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)

Sounds like mildew (a type of mold) to me. It'll spread if you store them somewhere humid, but a dehumidifier should keep your books safe! Hope that helps. :)

Thank you 😊 So if i make sure that my room is not as humid it will not spread to my other books ?

@@Nananima Yeah, having low humidity should keep it from spreading and save the rest of your books at the same time. It's recommended to keep humidity between 35 and 50 percent, but I like to keep it on the lower end with my own books, just to be safe. airpurifieressentials.com has some great info on dehumidifiers, so it could be worth checking out their site. (I'm working on getting some articles written with them for just books, hope to get that done soon-ish!) All told you could be skimpy on this and spend just 30 to 50 bucks, which I think is totally worth it if it's saving all of your books! :) Hope that helps.

Thank you that helped me a lot. I was worried that i might have to throw them away, i cant really afford to buy new ones (and most of them have only 2-3 spots). The humidity in my room is around 48-66 but most of the time 57 (i live next to a river), i will try to keep it under 50 thank you 😊

@@Nananima Happy to help! Hope this takes care of the problem--I've been doing this for years and don't have an issue with the mildew spots spreading once I get the humidity down. :) A quick, cheap fix could also be to put out little bowls (like Pyrex size) of baking soda and changing them every few weeks too. Dehumidifiers are better by far, but the baking soda can be a nice stop-gap measure. :)

Those can limit the spread to books outside of the container, but those inside the container can be impacted if you've got mildew-related foxing. As for the foxing caused by oxidation, air-tight containers might slow it, but it takes years and years for that foxing to take place and that foxing can't really spread, so not as necessary for that one. Hope that helps! :)

It's interesting that you mention that! I had noticed it and thought something as well, but it isn't repeating. The 'repeats' are just where is penetrated through one page into the next or more or less photocopied itself onto the page opposite of it. It's interesting trying to figure out whatever the "foxing" in those books really is though. All in due time, I guess!

And let me add that I see foxing do this in books quite often where the discoloration gets onto the pages touching it. Never seen it penetrate beyond that, which happens in this set, and I think that serves to further your point that the apparent reprinter did it.

If you leaf through the book and carefully compare the pages, you’ll find identical foxing patterns that appear in all three volumes. And that the foxing on a given page is repeated across all printed copies - which is impossible without it being pre-printed. It’s just artificial aging - there’s no real foxing there. They had a small number of these images of foxing that they incorporated with the printing. Once you catch on to the patterns, they are impossible to ignore.

I've got other videos on my channel and more coming out that tell you what foxing is and a bunch more besides that. Hope that helps! :)

@@antiquebookcollective Ah thanks man. I have a ton of old books that I am currently going through but having a tough time with so your stuff helps.

@@nosadeussuramus9113 Yep, and I'm happy my stuff is helpful! :)