Darren New escreveu:
> Yes. That's why even modern books (at least hardback) tend to have a 
> blank page before the title page. It was to protect the paper in the 
> store until you picked out the binding you wanted on the book. I.e., 
> books were sold as a stack of paper, and you picked the binding 
> separately, and they put the book together for you.  That's why "you 
> can't judge a book by its cover", even tho obviously nowadays that's 
> exactly how you judge a book you're going to buy in a store.

that's some fine historic tidbit... :)

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