When I was in public school (1960s-1970s) we were required to wrap our textbooks, since they were reused for years. I got really good at making wrappers from bu

When I was in public school (1960s-1970s) we were required to wrap our textbooks, since they were reused for years. I got really good at making wrappers from butcher paper or used shopping bags. In college it was normal to purchase cheap decorated covers, but only for hardback textbooks; if your paperback Norton Anthology of English Literature survived the semester, good luck to whoever bought it next.