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1674 Bloem-hofje at PBA Galleries by
[email protected]
On Thursday, June 16th 2005, PBA Galleries will offer at auction an
exceptional rarity in the field of miniature book collecting: a copy of
Benedikt Smidt's famous 1674 printing of Bloem-hofje, the smallest
printed book for about 200 years. Our copy measures 11x9mm and is bound
in the original...
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1761-65 Signed Tristram Shandy ? by
Diane
I was wondering if someone could tell me why Laurence Sterne signed a number
of his 1st editions of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.
I'm selling 8 volumes from 1761, and not all the 1st editions are signed.
Volume 5 dated 1762 is signed along with volume 7 dated 1765. Any ideas...
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17th century collection by
John Yamamoto-Wilson
I'm working on an update of my collection of (mostly) 17th century material
about those who suffered for their beliefs during and after the Reformation.
Comments on the contents are very welcome, of course, but there are only
half a dozen or so additions since the last time I mentioned it here,...
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17th century collection update by
John R. Yamamoto-Wilson
I finally got round to updating these pages! Please let me know if you
find any errors (broken links, etc.):
http://rarebooksinjapan.com/religious/index.html
John
http://rarebooksinjapan.org
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17th Century German Bible by
debbie slusser
I have a German Bible from the 17th Century and wanted to find out the value. Could someone please advise me as how to do so? It is hardbound with a couple pictures and in fairly good shape!
Thanks!
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1823 edition of Tacitus in Latin by
Allan Adler
I have an 1826 Latin edition of Tacitus that I fished out of the garbage
on moving day a couple of decades ago or so. Its front cover fell off
taking a couple of pages with it, but I have it. It was published in
Hartford by Oliver D. Cooke and Co. and edited by E.B.Williston.
It contains 5 books of...
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1848 Merriam Webster by
blallik
I hope I'm not misusing this group by mentioning to dictionary
collectors out there that I am offering an original Merriam Webster
dictionary on Ebay this week. I am not a dealer, but an individual who
discovered this rare book in the attic of my house. I apologize in
advance if this sort of post...
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1853 Fora's Dictionary and color plates ?? by
richard
I have a copy of an 1853 Flora's Dictionary by E.W. Wirt. It contains
nine color plates (two additional plates have been removed at some
time in the past). This edition was published by Lucas Brothers of
Baltimore and was a presentation edition with a presentation color
plate page and Mrs Wirt's...
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1884 huckleberry finn non-illustrated by
Tim Robinson
Greetings all,
I have a copy of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" that I would
like some information about. The most curious aspect is that it is
unillustrated; but all the information I can find on the newsgroups
only discusses the illustrated version.
Unfortunately the front matter is...
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1890s "Illustrated Carpenter and Builder" magazines by
the_nerd
About 31 issues of Illustrated Carpenter and Builder from 1894 - 1896.
Auction he
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6907760972
Gallery he http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/IllustratedCarpenterAndBuilder/
--
Ed Bennett
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1905 ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWERY NOTEBOOK by
roxaboxenred
I HAVE THIS NOTEBOOK FROM ANHEUSER-BUSCH WITH TWO CALANDERS INSIDE FOR
1906-1906 ALSO HAS ALL THE INFO ON THE BREWERY FROM 1905 SALES FOR 1905 IN
BOTTLES OF BEER AND SO ON IT ALSO HAS A AD FOR A ANHEUSER PRODUCT TWO
PG.LONG CALLED MALT-NUTRINE.FOR APPETTITE,HEALTHAND VIGOR. THE OUTSIDE IS
IN BAD...
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1913 edition of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by
luvmysnook
by: J.M Barrie. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons in NY. Hardcover.
This has all of the color illustrations by Arthur Rackham with the
tissue covers of each piece. I am having the hardest time finding a
price value for this book. Any suggestions? I can be e-mailed at
. Thanks!
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1937 Nazi Book by
AMSNYD
Ok, my dad has this book I was wondering about. My mother bought a bunch of
German books at a garage sale or an auction or something. They were mostly
books on learning the language, but we found this one titled "Monatshefte fur
N.S. Sozialpolitik" and it's for the year 1937. On the inside title...
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1944 Who's Who, Macmillan (3060 pp) by
Martin Elliget
Hi.
I picked up a 1944 Who's Who (New York, The Macmillan Company, 3060 pp) for
AUD$10 at a 2nd hand bookshop closing down sale today. The sale is in it's
last days, so all books were going for $10 or less, even the old and rare
(though I presume most of these were quickly snapped up). I'm a...
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1954 Encyclopedia Britannica Value by
Betemer
Can anyone give me some information about the worth of my 1954
Encyclopedia Britannica 23 volume set? It's almost never been used,
and is in good shape. If you can give me any leads on how much it's
worth (or where I can get this information) it would be greatly
appreciated.
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1st Dr. Jekyll ? by
J. Armstrong
I have two copies of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by RL
Stevenson, 1886. Both copies match all aspects of the first American
edition in boards. Both copies are identitical except in one respect ...
size. One copy is approx. 1/4" - 3/8" larger, taller and wider. Beinecke
edition is...
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