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    Perspective | Paperback or hardcover? Used or new? Let’s talk about our book habits.
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    1. chrisaldrich 29 Jul 2023
      To paraphrase Gibbon on the Roman Emperor Gordian’s 22 acknowledged concubines, my books are for use, not ostentation.
      Edward Gibbon Gordian ostentatious book owning books as wallpaper books as commodities concubines
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