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					Originally Posted by tsubame1
					
				 
				@ Ariel. The copy I've handled for a while was rock solid binding.  
You deserve a new copy from the publisher IMHO. 
Don't let bad luck discourage you to appraise such a nice book. 
 
@ Andreas : You're right about the word "definitive" but I think it has been used here with joyfully enphasis rather than to be taken literally. 
			
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As a matter of fact, I kind of like somewhat tattered books (just like "very used" swords and comfort food  

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 I am not going to use this book as  a "coffee table" one (or, at least, I hope not! 

 ) , so some feeling of wiggly binding does not scare me. I just hope the pages do not start falling out. Then, it's bad