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Gutenberg Bible [facsimile ; 3 volumes]
Binding: near fine ; cream/off-white cloth ; some minor discolouration ; evidence of very light rubbing on some corners
Spine: near fine ; fabric ; gilt and black detail on all ; some very faint rubbing on sides evident only in areas with…
Spine: near fine ; fabric ; gilt and black detail on all ; some very faint rubbing on sides evident only in areas with…
Cuneiform Clay Tablet [facsimile]
Protected: in a lidded (very worn) cardboard box ; embedded in a soft material that looks like cotton on top of a synthetic material
Sticker on box reads: Oriental Institute Museum
Publishing note: writing on front and back and on parts of one…
Sticker on box reads: Oriental Institute Museum
Publishing note: writing on front and back and on parts of one…
Tags: clay tablet, cuneiform
Conference D'Antitvs, Panvrge, et Gveridon [original]
Binding: very good ; navy blue leather ; marbled endpapers ; gold tooling around inside edges of binding and before the leather meets the marbled endpapers ; gilded foreedges ; slip enclosed reads: "THIBARON-ECHAUBARD BINDING"
Spine: good ; 5…
Spine: good ; 5…
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…
Tags: 17th century, drama, English, marginalia, unbound, William Whitaker
Collection d'Anciens Evangiles [original]
Binding: very good ; fully bound in red leather ; marbled enpapers (yellow, blue, green, red) ; borders of inside binding (before endpapers) feature gold tooling
Spine: very good ; 5 raised bands ; gilded text in two compartments reads "COLLECTION…
Spine: very good ; 5 raised bands ; gilded text in two compartments reads "COLLECTION…
One-year Lease of Property [original]
Binding: protected ; loosely sewn into protective paper folder housed between two sheets of Bristol board
Leaves: very good to near fine ; appears to be vellum ; one corner has some damage (tear) ; the terms of the lease are handwritten ;…
Leaves: very good to near fine ; appears to be vellum ; one corner has some damage (tear) ; the terms of the lease are handwritten ;…
Tags: 18th century, handwritten, lease, seal, stamp, vellum
Medieval Text, single sheet [original]
Good condition ; some discolouration ; some tearing ; two holes ; marginalia ; rubrication
Tags: marginalia, medieval, parchment paper, rubrication, vellum
Title Unknown, leather-bound book [original]
Binding: good ; bound in wooden boards covered loosely with brown leather ; leather shows some wear including rubbing and a few holes
Spine: good ; brown leather ; no decoration
Leaves: fair to good ; pages are very fragile ; some are damaged…
Spine: good ; brown leather ; no decoration
Leaves: fair to good ; pages are very fragile ; some are damaged…
Tags: Ge'ez, leather binding, manuscipt, marginalia, parchment paper, rubrication, vellem
Palm Leaf Sandwich-type Manuscript [original]
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 (brittle) ; text on both sides ;…
Protective case: wrapped in paper and kept in a case
Leaves: good ; palm leaves ; fragile (brittle) ; text on both sides ;…
Tags: India, Palm leaf manuscript, sandwich-type, Sanskrit, Telugu
Rosetta Stone [facsimile]
Good to very good ; facsimile of original Rosetta Stone tablet.
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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…