At an antiquarian bookstore in Philadelphia, I came across this beautiful late 16th century edition of Reusner's Summorum Regum, with a beautiful blind-stamped hand painted portrait of August of Saxony to the front cover

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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Gibbon

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Rare books arranged to spell out a message. Can you read what it says? 📚

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My grandfather just passed from coronavirus. A couple years back, he gave me this 1892, first edition Sherlock Holmes.

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My library at home.

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We have a new record for the largest book in our inventory:

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I dont have a bunch of people in my life that care about books. Found this place and would like to show my collection of signed books. It's not a ton but it makes me happy. The papers at the top are first edition drafts for the movie scripts V for Vendetta and For Whom the Bell Tolls.

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Isaac Asimov: I, Robot (1950) [2235x3000]

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A selection of 19th century French cartonnage bindings I've recently put together. They've often been referred to as candy boxes for their extremely decorative covers.

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Our growing library of (nearly all) first editions.

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Our library of (almost all) first editions.

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My favorite bookstore, “Daedalus Used Books” in Charlottesville, Virginia

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Finally filled our shelves! Nearly every book is a first edition. The top row in the middle is my bibliography and large books collection.

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1908 edition of Arabian Nights - found at a local bookstore

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The Crusades, 1877. Illustrations by Gustave Dore. Has anyone ever seen this book set before? Click on link below for additional photos.

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Winnie the Pooh, 1926. First edition, first printing. I don't dabble in 20th century acquisitions that often, but I do make exceptions.

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Found candle wax in a new acquisition from 1597

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I don't think I've posted this one of mine yet. Signed 1947 Viking Press First Edition of John Steinbeck's The Pearl

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Dark Arts

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Picked these first editions up at a garage sale for $40!

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Looking for information about this book- age, value, anything. It was given to my mother who was a Classical Latin teacher. Additional photos in comments.

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My collection of Sinclair Lewis and Somerset Maugham first editions.

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My Anne of Green Gables Collection

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new acquisition! illuminated book of hours from around 1450. more photos in the comments

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Advanced Review Copy of 1984, found thrown out on the street

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Long time lurker, first time poster. One of my favorites from our antiquarian book store. SIGNED Works of H. G. Wells, 1924 New York Charles Scribner's Sons Limited Edition 28 volume set.

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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1806. Gibbon's Classic Work

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The Golden Book of Marcus Aurelius - 1st Edition, 1634 (gift from my grandmother)

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My collection of rare books on Latin America.. oldest is 17th century..

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The Vision of Purgatory & Paradise by Dante Alighieri; 60 illustrations by Gustave Dore. Deluxe binding. Possible 1st English edition but no date . Click link below for additional photos.

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In the middle of unpacking my library, and I thought I'd show an in-progress view of part of a bookcase. Mainly 17th century, some 16th and 18th century stuff. Still not sure how to organize all the books quite yet.

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After months of being lost in covid mail, my 1556 copy of ovid's metamorphoses arrived in the mail. more photos in comments

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My Arthur Rackham's Collection

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Busy month this year, but not too busy to share a bookcase of recent arrivals I finished collating for Fall. Dates range from 1518-1714.

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Sometimes I wish I didn’t make a living selling rare books. This first edition is going to be hard to part with.

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1906 Printing of The Call of The Wild

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Tarzan first editions found for sale in an antique store for $50. Any idea of their value?

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Aleister Crowley the book of lies. Rare 1st edition

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Prospective prices for this gem?

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A signed FE of Rebecca I inherited from my grandparents.

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Nabbed this at the thrift the other day.

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Thought this might be appreciated here

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Cartonnage bindings. They're flashy, they scream Romantic Era, and they're one of my favorite bindings of the 19th century. Thought I'd showcase a few of the nicer examples I have.

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My library of almost all first editions (four volumes are reprints which are all getting upgraded hopefully soon). All of the books are alphabetized.

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The Easton Press leather version of E. E. Smith’s Lensman saga - halfway to the stars

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Some of the new books I acquired in the last couple months, all neatly placed on one bookcase. Early printed books, manuscripts, pigskin or fine bindings, illuminated works, and more. The dates range between 1493 to 1936. Personal favorites include a 1564 Dante, and a modern illuminated manuscript.

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Arthur Rackham “Grimm’s Fairy Tales” 1st Edition, 40 tipped-in color plates w/ captioned tissue guards. Click link below for additional photos.

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The Eerie book 1st edition 1898

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Got crazy lucky in ebay. 1st print house of mirth in vg condition for 15 dollars

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I just scored these at a garage sale for under five bucks...

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Started cleaning up my office this week, and realized that I still have a literal archive worth of French documents and manuscripts kicking about from the 16th to early 20th century. At least my drawers are all empty now.

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1862 Illustrations to Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

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Wordworth’s poetical works (unknown date - any help would be greatly appreciated!)

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Lo and behold, the most grim and macabre of illustrated title pages I've flipped open to all year. I came across this image in a 17th century religious work I recently acquired, which is profusely illustrated by Christoffel van Sichem II throughout.

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A different sort of rare book. 1963 Strategic Air Command manual for the Titan II & Minuteman ICBMs.

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The /r/rarebooks starter pack

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$0.98 find at a local thrift shop. Picked it up because I never see Dr. Seuss books with dust jackets. After putting on a Brodart on it, I looked it up and it seems it's quite sought after since it's OOP and banned for...something? Anyone here know more about this?

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My beautiful first edition, first state of Twain's Life on the Mississippi. Meets all the first state points as identified in BAL.

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How to Care for Older Books?

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a manuscript leaf from the end of the 12th century, used as a paste down to a book in my collection

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Which book got you hooked on rare books?

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Alfred Tennyson’s “Idylls of The King”, pub. Moxon, London 1868; 1st English edition of all four titles bound together; 37 steel engravings by Gustave Dore. Click link below for additional photos.

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John Milton “Paradise Lost” 50 illustrations by Gustave Dore. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin. 1 folio volume, [n.d] circa 1870. Click link below for additional photos.

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Recently started opening up an archive I acquired a while ago. One of my favorites is going to be this 17th century vellum manuscript so far. Once I get the chance I'll share more highlights along the way.

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A new acquisition: a book with a dust jacket from 1852. (The oldest surviving dust jacket is from 1819)

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Ahhhh Manuscript Monday, it's a good day to share the fantastic acquisition of this 17th century collection of Sunday Sermons, wrapped in a lovely antiphonal binding.

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My prized possessions!! Two Dickens “True” 1sts: Little Dorrit (1857), and Dombey and Son (1848)

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Found this book in a used book store for $5. It's a first edition. Anyone have any information on it?

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I have a rare book I want to sell but there are big hurdles

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This is available for sale. Is this anything worthwhile?

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Bruicchladdich centenary book

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Someone wants to sell it online. what's that?

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1795 copy of “Taming of the Shrew” in tree calf binding

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Rime of The Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, pub. George Harrap (London); 20 mounted plates by Willy Pogany. No date, circa 1910. First edition? Deluxe binding? Leather binding? Original box? Any information would be appreciated. Click link below for additional photos.

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First Edition of a recently banned book!

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First Edition. Purchased for $20 and was surprised to see it sells online for much more! Seeking more information on why that might be. Thanks!

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New book haul of the week! Fine bindings, classical lit, history, and some other stuff that caught my interest. The Cosway-stylized binding was kinda neat.

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Phonetic Beatrix Potter, any more info would be appreciated!

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I was browsing a used book store in Nashville one day and came across an interesting find (at least to me). I was startled by the symbol on the cover until I realized that the book was published several decades before Hitler. The symbol, as its presented on this book, exists unmarred by the Nazis.

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Last one for now. Thank you. 1936 compilation of The Complete Works of Shakespeare. Filled with penciled notes in the margins. Fascinating.

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Technically the rarest book I own. Eric Temple Bell’s unpublished manuscript.

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So my fiance always wanted an old copy of “A Christmas Carol” and I found this guy for 125/150 (I forgot which). Would you think this would be a good deal considering it’s condition? I would add more angles but my friend was the one who took the pic

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Any idea on what these beautiful old paperback Japanese booklets are?

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Does anyone have this copy of the Brothers Grimm?

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Recently inherited a huge collection of books - from classic Penguins down to ancient maps. Anyone able to ID this map? I’ll post more of what I find as I explore the attic. X

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1880-81 “Orlando Furioso “ by Ludovico Aristo, 602 illustrations by Gustave Dore; 1st German Ed. 2vol folio set. Click link below for additional photos.

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The Savoy. 8 issues. 3 vols. 1896 1st Edition

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With a front panel engraving of the Salvator Mundi, and a back panel engraving of the martyred saints Fides and Spes, this pair of books from 1593 are by far the most detailed bindings I've ever owned in my life.

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Unveiling a Parallel, 1893. Feminist Science Fiction Utopian Novel First Edition Softcover

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Anyone know about old bibles? This one looks to be from the late 1800s.

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How to dive deeper into book collecting

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Just sharing some of the 1700s dated books from my personal collection.

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I accidentally stumbled to a stall in an antique mall and picked up these first editions for 2 bucks apiece. I haven’t appraised any of them yet, but I have a feeling that this was a solid score...

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Hi, everyone. Looking for this book Goethe's Faust 1875/1876, large edition 19'x14'. Thanks for any comments.

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1608 Aristotle’s Rhetoric

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Finally got a copy. 1860 - Dante’s Inferno

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Summa totius theologiae, 1604. Thomas Aquinus's unfinished magnum opus, in a pigskin binding.

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Radium Paint Cover Art?

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Took a while to get one of these for the shop, but here's a 1577 copy of Iamblichus's work on ancient rituals, On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians

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Is this an original Alice in Wonderland?

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Le Spectacle de la Nature Tome II, 1735. The handcolored work on this really brings these plants to life.

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New Testament recovered in the Shumagin Islands of Alaska, no publication date

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Found this in an old book. Would anyone be able to clarify what it says. I managed a few words but can't decipher all of it. Thanks

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I found this book that seems to have some pretty interesting history.

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Pigskin bindings. When it comes to early bindings that just slap, these'd be it. With tooled initials and an executed date of binding, this 16th Plantin Press edition really is superb.

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We walked into a random thrift shop and immediately saw this usually $500+ First Edition in near perfect condition for $1. Days later and I still can’t believe it!

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Can some one tell me from which year is this bible?

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I got to both see and Handle a 13th Century French Bible.

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Does anyone here know much about the Grolier Club in NYC? If so, what is the process for joining? You have to be nominated, correct?

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My girlfriend has this beauty

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Bought these a while ago, I can’t seem to find any information on the set at all. Im unsure if its rare or not.

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My collection of little red books from the Chinese Cultural Revolution

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Any tips on taking care of them? Also any info on them? I look around they are by JH v. Kirchmann.

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Latin Bible, 1514. The oldest bible in the shop to date, and probably the only post-incunable I've got now that I think about it. Woodcuts are always fun.

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Apparently this book I've had forever that my mom gave me is rare (I think) Can anyone tell me about it?

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The Adventures of Chevalier Jaufre, (1856). 20 illustrations by Gustave Dore. His early works in original binding. Click link below for additional photos.

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Does anybody know anything about this? It's German and seems like an old book. More pictures in the comments.

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Anyone know where I might be able to sell a Bible from 1882 I found today at work?

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The Imitation of Christ, 1675. I haven't acquired a 17th century copy in a little while now.

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Collecting since 2018, here's an update on my collection, and what I'll have for my new store. From 1481 to 2004, the shelves are double stacked, the new shelves have already been topped up, and the drawers are full

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A partial first edition set of Gichtel's Theosophia Practica, printed 1722. A scarce enough text, and one critical to the establishment of Theosophy in the 19th centiry.

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Several hours of collation later, here's a 1645 copy of the Works of Virigil in fancy pigskin binding.

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Adding my first rare book purchase I ever made. Printed in 1760.

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Salathiel The Immortal Illustrated by George Crowley. I’m trying to find some information on this

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Unbound First Edition of A Light In The Attic

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Life in Utah or the Mysteries and Crimes of Mormonism, 1870. There is a weirdly but not surprisingly large section on polygamy here...

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Any info on this? Found it at a sidewalk sale for $5

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Anyone want to take a stab at dating this manuscript fragment in a 16th c. book?

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Pulp sci-fi, 1904-1905, 305pp + ads

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Kurt Seligmann's The Mirror of Magic, being the 1948 first edition.

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My poor, battered, and sad Roughing It. Bound in morocco over cloth. Meets all the first edition, first issue points as indicated by BAL. Any suggestions of a good rebinder? It's definitely in rough shape as befits the title...

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I've yet to see another On Beyond Zebra with a cover like this. Anyone else?

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Found this book in a abandoned barn any idea on what it is ?

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I bought this book for 5 euros, and I can’t find the same book. Any ideas?

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Painting hidden in gilt edges of rare book

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All of my rare books, interesting books, and books on books, finally in one place!

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Meant to post one of my other collections here..:

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My copy of a 1664 pamphlet on the treatment of disease using something called “algarot”. The catalog called it a “modest copy”. I call it a crown jewel in my collection of paper, wastepaper, and provisional bindings. At least five different papers are represented in the binding.

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[Meta] I just inherited this stack of books. Can someone please identify and price them for me?

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how much is this worth?

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Why is this sticker book so expensive? I can't find much about it anywhere. ISBN 9780983124207

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Recently, I've started collecting fables and mythological tales, here's an 1809 copy of Fontaine's fables I recently picked up, being the fifth unique copy of his works I've got!

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Antique Mall treasure - 1st Ed Great Gatsby, verified all points. Might have to hold this for another 4 years for the 100th anniversary.

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Alice in Wonderland, an early 1869 edition. Initially discounted this as a damaged discarded copy, I'm so very glad I double checked the publishing date. Now up for grabs in the store.

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Anyone have a book cradle like the one at the end of this desk? (Not the lie flat stand) Looking something that can better support the spine of some of my older books while allowing people to actually look through. Most of the online sources I see are just full of cheap crap or collapsible X stands.

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Harry Crews Book Collection - Any Value?

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