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Should books be stored upright or flat?

Preservation, Storage & Insurance · Revised 3 August 2026

Labelled archival solander boxes on shelving in a climate-controlled store

Store ordinary volumes upright, supported by neighbours of similar height so that the spine is not distorted. Large, heavy or fragile volumes, and any book with a detached or weakened joint, should lie flat, with no more than two or three stacked together.

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