The tool that I prefer to use is the book-repair knife. It has a rounded tip and is less likely to do damage that you did not intend as an X-Acto knife would. I'm removing the old tape.

The Charles Tylers of Mechanic Street, Great Barrington, turned up a 100-year-old geography book and several periodicals one evening while remodeling their kitchen.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The history didn’t stay on the pages a few weeks ago when Missouri Valley Special Collections Associate ...