A Tip for the Conscientious Reader

When buying used books, it is best to widen one's criteria for selection from merely being "no markings made by previous owner." For example, ensure that the gluing of the spine is secure, and that the pages are not ready to fall out at the slightest tug. It is no fun, dear readers, to tape a book up page by page.
This has been a public service announcement by the Madman at Work.

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