Old books carry history in their pages and bindings. Maybe you inherited family volumes, collected first editions over the years, or rescued interesting finds from estate sales. Whatever the case, ...

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How you shelve your books can help the binding last Experts recommend using bookends to prevent tipping, which can strain spines over time, and storing especially heavy or oversize volumes ...