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Image 1 — The Iliad, 1537
Image 2 — The Iliad, 1537
Image 3 — The Iliad, 1537
Image 4 — The Iliad, 1537
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The Iliad, 1537

Acquired this lovely piece this week, in decent shape for being almost 500 years old.

u/InsidiousApe — 8 hours ago
Image 1 — The Recognitions by William Gaddis - First Edition/First Printing, 1955.
Image 2 — The Recognitions by William Gaddis - First Edition/First Printing, 1955.
Image 3 — The Recognitions by William Gaddis - First Edition/First Printing, 1955.
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The Recognitions by William Gaddis - First Edition/First Printing, 1955.

u/rubellious — 11 hours ago
Image 1 — A handwritten Italian system of prognostication [1834]
Image 2 — A handwritten Italian system of prognostication [1834]
Image 3 — A handwritten Italian system of prognostication [1834]
Image 4 — A handwritten Italian system of prognostication [1834]
Image 5 — A handwritten Italian system of prognostication [1834]
Image 6 — A handwritten Italian system of prognostication [1834]
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A handwritten Italian system of prognostication [1834]

Scribed by Luigi Galli in 1834 for a wine merchant, Pietro Antonini. It covers using astrology, animal behavior, and weather patterns to predict future events.

u/likelyculprit — 6 hours ago
Image 1 — 1767 Book of Common Prayer
Image 2 — 1767 Book of Common Prayer
Image 3 — 1767 Book of Common Prayer
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1767 Book of Common Prayer

published in Oxford; original price One Shilling and Eight-Pence. My dad bought it in Oxford from a book seller, but I think for a bit more.

u/SunandError — 23 hours ago
The free April issue of the Rare Book Hub Monthly is now available
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The free April issue of the Rare Book Hub Monthly is now available

Read all the articles in the free Rare Book Hub monthly covering the world of books, prints, maps, ephemera, the book trade, libraries, archives, book sellers and more at:

u/Hammer_Price — 6 hours ago
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