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Originally Posted by sufue
In fact, just find one that is old enough to have the old checkout card/pocket (remember those???) instead of a bar code, and unless it's something really esoteric like Life Cycle of the Nassau Grouper, I'll bet you it HAS been checked out more than 26 times, and is still in fine shape.
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I have, currently, an out-of-print, 1962 book checked out from my library... and it has a checkout card. *IF* the checkout card in the pocket is always kept with the same book, then I can tell you that this 40+ year old book has been checked out 33 times in the last three years. Heaven only knows how many times before that.
It's not new looking, but it is a long, long way from falling apart. Better still, it's a children's book, so you know it probably hasn't had the most careful handling.