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March 17, 2013 4:56 pm at 4:56 pm
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akuperma
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Unfortunately they are probably in poor condition. They changed the way they made paper about 150 years, and the new paper tends to have a short life expectancy (the older paper, found in books from before 1860 lasted centuries). This is why a book published in the 1500s is usually in better condition than a book from the 1880s.