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Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera Omnia (All works of Quintus Horatius Flaccus) [original]
Binding: good ; dark red leather with gold tooling ; wear on edges and hinges ; bumped corners ; gold tooling on inside of covers bordering endpapers ; endpapers are blue fabric ; ribbon bookmark ; miniature
Spine: good to very good ; red leather…
Spine: good to very good ; red leather…
Sathipattana Suuthraya (incomplete) [original]
Palm Leaf Sandwich-type Manuscript
Binding: good ; wooden boards and leaves have two holes through which they would have been bound with string or cord
Protective case: wrapped in paper and kept in a case
Leaves: good ; palm leaves ; fragile…
Binding: good ; wooden boards and leaves have two holes through which they would have been bound with string or cord
Protective case: wrapped in paper and kept in a case
Leaves: good ; palm leaves ; fragile…
Summa de Casibus Conscientiae (On the Fallings of the Highest Conscience), single sheet [original]
Early Venetian printing ; hand-written and hand-coloured initials ; hand-written page number
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BARTHOLOMASE DE SANCTO CONCORDIO / Summa…
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BARTHOLOMASE DE SANCTO CONCORDIO / Summa…
The Conspiracy or the Change of Government [original]
Play: 22 cm ; Solander case: 23 cm ; Protective board: 22 cm
Binding: protective sleeve and folded board
Textblock: good to very good ; at least 2 pages may gave had repair work done ; some discolouration ; one crack on final page ; some…
Binding: protective sleeve and folded board
Textblock: good to very good ; at least 2 pages may gave had repair work done ; some discolouration ; one crack on final page ; some…
The Gospel of Mark 14.43-47, New Testament [original]
Good ; double-sided calfskin vellum sheet with musical notations ; rubrication ; hand-written
The Historical and Chronological Theatre of Christopher Helvicus [original]
Binding: good to very good ; brown leather ; Cambridge-style panel ; blind tooling ; some wear on edges
Spine: good to very good ; brown leather ; 5 raised bands (some rubbing) ; "THEATRE OF CHRISTOPHE HELVICUS" in gilt in one compartment ; "1687"…
Spine: good to very good ; brown leather ; 5 raised bands (some rubbing) ; "THEATRE OF CHRISTOPHE HELVICUS" in gilt in one compartment ; "1687"…
The History of the Desertion [original]
Binding: good to very good ; leather bound (brown) ; a small hole in back cover (board visible) ; some cracking ; rubbed edges ; some visible wear ; embossed border and designs on front and back cover ; end papers contain print (seem to be discards…
The Psalter, Old Testament [original]
Fair to very good; parchment (or vellum) folio of manuscript ; partial sewing evident ; rubrication ; illumination with gilt details ; legible script ; some bleeding of ink and rippling of pages most likely due to humidity/moisture damage (possibly…
The Silent Sleep [original]
Protected in plastic bag ; leaves very good to near fine ; printed on 1 piece of paper watermarked: "CERTIFICATE Royale [9]6% COTTON [CONTENT]" ; evidence of light bending at bottom corners
Lyrics: "They sleep, they sleep the silent sleep. They…
Lyrics: "They sleep, they sleep the silent sleep. They…
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7 Wonders
Players: 2-7
Playing time: 30 minutes
Ages: 10+
Description: Lead one of the seven great cities of the Ancient world. Exploit the natural…