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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.
C.A. Cutter's Three Figure Author Table [original]
Binding: poor to fair ; worn (especially edges) ; cracked hinge (front) ; front and rear cover bound in cloth resembling leather ; text on front over in yellow ink reads: "C.A. CUTTER'S THREE-FIGURED AUTHOR TABLE / DISTRIBUTED BY THE H.R. HUNTING…
Admonitions of the Instructress of the Ladies of the Palace [facsimile]
Example of early Chinese silk-weave scroll painting ; condition fine ; rolled scroll bound with ribbon ; protected in near fine wooden box ; leaves near fine ; includes informational booklet by Basil Gray
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…
London in the Age of Dickens [original]
Good to very good / near fine to fine ; unbound ; the spines of sections 2-12 are numbered (to ensure proper ordering when being bound) ; some wear on first page (e.g. blue marks, bent corner)
Centers of Civilization Series
Table of…
Centers of Civilization Series
Table of…
Tags: 20th century, Aldon D. Bell, English, London history, unbound
Book of Nehemiah 11.2-13.15, Old Testament, single sheet [original]
Very good condition ; a small amount of paper is missing from the side along which (it seems) it was originally bound ; marginalia ; Venetian printing ; 15th century
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 109th STREET / NEW…
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 109th STREET / NEW…
Historium ab Inclinatione Romanorum Imperii Decades (Decades of History from the Deterioration of the Roman Empire , single sheet [original]
Good condition ; some discolouration (e.g. on bottom corner, approximately 1/5 of page) is apparent on both sides
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BLONDUS, FLAVIUS /…
Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BLONDUS, FLAVIUS /…
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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…