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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 ;…
Edward Gibbon Catalogue Card [facsimile]
Condition: good ; framed in glass, with description and history on reverse side
Description on back reads: "Facsimile of a catalogue card made by Edward Gibbon at Lausanne about 1790. The original is in the British Museum. Given to the Library by…
Description on back reads: "Facsimile of a catalogue card made by Edward Gibbon at Lausanne about 1790. The original is in the British Museum. Given to the Library by…
Mrs. Trimmer's Spelling Book OR The Little Spelling Book for Young Children [original]
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…
Hymns of Callimachus [original]
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…
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…
Histoire du Bas-Empire w/ Hidden Compartment [original]
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…
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…
Discernimento de'Spiriti [original]
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…
Spine: poor to fair ; leather ; 6 compartments, 5 with pressed symbol, the…
Defensa de la Declaracion del Clero de Francia de 1682 [original]
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…
Spine: good ; faint hand-lettered text seems to read…
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…
Catalogue Des Livres [original]
A French bookseller's catalogue of French, English, Spanish, Italian, and Latin books.
Binding: fair to good ; paper binding (black marbling) ; rubbing on sides, edges, front, back, spine
Spine: fair ; paper binding ; damage at top and bottom…
Binding: fair to good ; paper binding (black marbling) ; rubbing on sides, edges, front, back, spine
Spine: fair ; paper binding ; damage at top and bottom…
The Works of the English Poets [original]
Binding: fair to good ; paper covered boards ; some spotting ; bumped corners ; some wear on edges ; front cover loose
Spine: poor ; covered removed ; exposed sewing
Textblock: good to very good
Contents: The Poems of Edmund Smith ; The…
Spine: poor ; covered removed ; exposed sewing
Textblock: good to very good
Contents: The Poems of Edmund Smith ; The…
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textures of your pandemic experience
A collaborative zine made about the FIMS community experience with the COVID19 pandemic.