Offprint of an article written in the Wilson Library Bulletin in 1967 concerning the disastrous floods in Italy in 1966 and the water damaged libraries. Fold down the entire book from top to bottom; ownership inscription in ink on front cover. Covers lightly soiled. A group of 20 made up of bookbinders, conservators of prints and drawings, a librarian, and others went to Italy to try to save the damaged books. Illustrated.