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Are books on their way to being mere decoration?

For sale: Several coverless books bundled together with jute twine. They can't be opened or read, but with pages faded and foxed – as aficionados call the discoloration that comes with age – the books add an antiquarian touch to any home for $29. "Like it or not, books really do harken back to an older time," said Donata Maggipinto, spokeswoman for the Corte Madera-based Restoration Hardware, which has sold out of its first run of antique coverless book bundles introduced this spring.

 

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