The books you consume are like thin layers of watercolor paint that gently seep into the ... else — a headache by any standard — classics are like a puff of light blue smoke. They are the lingering ...
The tool that I prefer to use is the book-repair knife. It has a rounded tip and is less likely to do damage that you did not intend as an X-Acto knife would. I'm removing the old tape.
second-hand book shops? When a box of old books arrives at Oxfam's Witney bookshop in Oxfordshire, it's a bit like opening a treasure chest. Manager Sally Lee and her team pile up the bulk of them ...