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Posted By: HW

The term "stabilization" intrigued me too. When I spoke with phone operator the night of the auction, I asked her is she could put me on with someone who could explain "stabilization" to me. He was not able to talk at that time, but she passed along that a more suitable word may have been "de-acidification". She said that it was commom for any paper object that are sent to a conservator for any work to be "stabilized" or "de-acidified", which supposedly does not harm the paper stock. Sounded plausible to me, so I left my inquiry at that.