Preserving baby scrapbooks?

I was a first child, so, unlike you second and third children out there, I’ve got a billion photos of me as a baby. (Sorry!)

My mom even put together two baby books for me. This one is aptly named:

This one is more to the point (at least to the point of me as a baby):

I learned from the All About Me book that first impressions last (though that isn’t my mom’s handwriting! Who said that??).

I also learned, amid the awesome illustrations, that Iver and I are on nearly the same growth trajectory so far. And I learned that my first ride in the car was to the flea market in Courtney, N.C. That says so much about my childhood.

But the book and scrapbook have seen better days. The covers are dingy with dirt, even though they were kept in their original boxes. The tape my parents used to keep the photos in the scrapbook has long lost its adhesive, sending the photos tumbling out and scattered. The tape also made the photos brown in places.

I really want to preserve these. Does anyone know how I can repair them and clean them up? (And, for the future, does anyone have recommendations on how to make the albums and scrapbooks I’m making for Iver last past her 30th birthday?)