Kudos to Marilynne Robinson for selecting five books earlier than either the 20th and 21st centuries (“Five Best: Books on Faith,” March 30). Her most contemporary recommendation was published ...

Accessibility: Old books are easy to access and low on your budget. As most of the classics are in the public domain, you can get them for free on many online platforms like Google Books or LibroVox.

“To a true collector,” the German philosopher Walter Benjamin noted in his 1931 essay “Unpacking My Library,” “the acquisition of an old book is its rebirth.” This is an apt way to ...

When handling rare books, experts say that bare, just-cleaned hands are best. Why won’t the public believe them?