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Defensa de la Declaracion del Clero de Francia de 1682 [original]

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Binding: good ; limp vellum binding ; laced at spine ; slightly worn ; binding on bottom left corner of inside front cover seems to be lifting, and endpaper has been lifted by the vellum

Spine: good ; faint hand-lettered text seems to read…

Discernimento de'Spiriti [original]

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Binding: fair ; front hinge cracked ; appears to be a three-quarter being with decorative paper (floral patter) ; bumped corners ; fairly worn, overall, especially on edges

Spine: poor to fair ; leather ; 6 compartments, 5 with pressed symbol, the…

Gutenberg Bible [facsimile ; 3 volumes]

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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…

Histoire du Bas-Empire w/ Hidden Compartment [original]

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Binding: poor ; leather binding ; front cover removed

Spine: fair ; 5 raised bands ; gold tool and design in compartments ; in one compartment it reads: "HISTOIRE DU BAS-EMPIRE" ; in another it reads: "TOM XVI" a great deal of…

The History of the Desertion [original]

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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…

Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera Omnia (All works of Quintus Horatius Flaccus) [original]

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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…

Hymns of Callimachus [original]

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Binding: fair to good ; full leather (brown) binding ; no detail on cover ; plain endpapers

Spine: fair to good ; 5 raised bands ; some gold tooling ; red and gold tooling in title area which reads: "HYMNS OF CALLIMACHUS" ; some rubbing ; head and…

De Re Nautica Libellus (A Small Book on Naval Affair) [original]

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Binding: fair to good ; some cracking ; discolouration ; wear ; bound in sheet of vellum with black and red text (rubrication)

Spine: good to fair ; seems to be bound in vellum ; some discolouration ; bottom edge damaged

Textblock: fair ;…

Mrs. Trimmer's Spelling Book OR The Little Spelling Book for Young Children [original]

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Binding: good to very good ; bound in paper (marbled paper, perhaps over a more sturdy brown paper) ; the front cover seems to have become partially detached and then been reattached ; back cover is separating from spine (at head) ; front cover…

Mythologiae (Mythologies) [original]

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Binding: good ; white alum-tawed leather ; leather with embossed detail ; some discolouration ; front and back cover detail is clear ; FRONT: pressed with "PCWA," "1590," crest with "DES H:R[E]ME[.]KFLSERTVMWAPP[AV]" below, embellishments, "TEMP,"…