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1916 Rare Windermere Edition - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Illustrated.

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2020-08-07

The Birds of America (1827-1838) by John James Audubon

435 hand-coloured, life-size prints, including images of 5 or 6, now-extinct birds. In 2012 a complete first edition sold in New York, for $7.9 million. The book features in American Animals (2018).

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2020-08-07

Published on the occasion of 50th anniversary Antiquariaat FORUM: Catalogue 118!

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260 (ca. 1970 BC to 1970 AD).

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2020-06-17

For we have some wonderful hand-coloured prints from ‘Plantarum, arborum, fruticum, et herbarum effigies’ published in Frankfurt in 1652.

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2020-04-29

The RHS Lindley Library holds an important collection of 16th and 17th century herbals, including a copy of Pietro Andrea Gregorio Mattioli’s Kreutterbuch (1586) which features hand-coloured illustrations.

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2020-04-28

Seaweed collecting was a popular Victorian pastime, with enthusiasts including Queen Victoria and George Eliot. ‘Ocean flowers and their teachings’ (1846) contains pressed seaweed specimens and was perfect for budding phycologists!

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2020-04-23

A printed page from 'The Adventures of William Friendly', corrected in pencil by an attentive reader. Find out more in today's blog by Dr Cynthia Johnston https://t.co/qkrO6xbfF1 On loan from

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2020-04-22

French diplomat Simon de La Loubère was born 1642. In 1687, he was appointed as Louis XIV's envoy extraordinary to the court of (#Thailand). His account is considered to be the best 17th-century work on Thailand:

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2020-04-21

Singing to the choir I know, but if you want to keep abreast of rare books and special collections matters you could do worse than ’s LIS-Rarebooks (a mailing list I help maintain). I promise 99% of the content will be “mildly interesting” or better☝️ https://t.co/AIYJXjGcnc

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2020-04-16