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Illustrations to the Waverly Novels printed entirely on Silk, and sumptuously bound

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Another view of Scott's Waverly Novels printed on Silk

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1516 Grapaldus: a famous work on the domestic economy of Ancient Roman and Italian Renaissance homes

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Bellarmini's Arte de bene moriendi - a fine copy in a contemporary binding

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An illuminated leaf from the Catholicon (Strassburg, ca. 1475) SIGNED by the illuminator

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A mint copy of this curious work

We select our books with extraordinary care. Every single page of every book is examined critically, one at a time. Every item in our inventory has been meticulously researched and authenticated, and is guaranteed to be as described. We stand behind all of our rare books: everything we sell has an unconditional money-back guarantee.

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Isaac Newton's first published work: "On Light and Colour" - 1672

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Moncrif's "Les Chats" 1727: THE FIRST BOOK OF CATS AND CAT-WORSHIP, with charming engravings

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1942: the first official announcement of the Holocaust by any government - a mint copy

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An overview of the extensively illuminated Catholicon leaf - SIGNED by the unknown illuminator "JWS"

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Marquis de Sade, "Les 120 Journees de Sodome" FIRST EDITION, a fine copy