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Originally Posted by WillAdams
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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When I was in grad school, one of the books I read for my master's reading list was printed in the 1690's. By which I mean that the *actual physical book* that I checked out from the library was printed in the 1690's - it had been rebound with a library binding, but was otherwise the same book printed 300 years ago. It was also in the normal stacks, where anyone could check it out and take it home; they have since moved it to permanent reserve. As this was before the days of acid-containing paper, it was as readable as any modern book.