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Is this mold?

6 hours ago
2025-4-25 10:54:09 AM UTC

I ordered The Road Goes Ever On and On (9780007312696, the small "map" book from Brian Sibley and John Howe with the red cloth binding and the little pouch in the back with a fold-up map) on eBay, it arrived recently and is in pretty good shape overall, but had this patchy discoloration on the pouch.

Is this mold? Any straightforward way to treat it or should I just junk it? I assume storing one moldy book next to your other books is a good way to end up with more moldy books.

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4 hours ago
2025-4-25 1:06:03 PM UTC
Hard to tell for certain from your image, but it does look like mold to me.

Use a soft brush remove any visible mold spores, then use a soft cloth lightly dampened with denatured alcohol or hydrogen peroxide to try and get rid of as much of it as you can. then dry thoroughly before putting away.
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