I have a hard copy of the Internal Revenue Code (current as of Summer 2017) sitting on my desk (it fills two
paper back volumes).
Not exact matches
My earliest memories have to do with the bound
volumes of
paper and ink that began to bleed into my soul, climbing into a low - slung tree in the
back yard and wasting an hour with Tom Sawyer or the Count of Monte Cristo.
It's quite impossible for me to separate the movie from it's ink and
paper sibling, which has been the object of my geeky affections since my little brother brought it to my attention a few years
back (right around
volume 4), but quite frankly, judging by a majority of the reviews, at least a passing familiarity with the comic and video game culture is apparently essential to actually getting the point.
Back when readers primarily bought
paper books from bookstores, buying in
volume meant better pricing and the benefits of centralized distribution.