Recommendations for a reading copy?

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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Sadly, the standards of bookbinding have descended very, very r4apidly over the last 30 years or so.

If you really want a last-forever reading copy, see if you can find one surplused from a library in library rebinding- built like a bomb shelter, that is.

Second looking for a post library owned copy. I used to collect old library copies on ebay or at some of our local university bookstores once they'd gone out of circulation and they're hardy!
My HMCo copy of The Hobbit from '73 was originally a library copy and it's survived wonderfully.
Library copies are not the best for 'collecting', but I've always preferred them for character, utility, and preservation.