I have at home, a pair of books which belonged to my great-grandfather --- a two volume edition of Flavius Josephus' _Treasures and Antiquities of the Jews_ --- while the binding is in rough shape, it's still readable.
Granted, not many books are published these days printed on cotton (or hemp) paper w/ a sewn binding, but books can last a _very_ long time in comparison to electronics.
William
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