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1857 keepsake book with locks of hair and other ephemera - John Bunyan's Holy War

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John Bunyan is better known for his Pilgrim's Progress, but his "Holy War..." is similar: A classic Christian allegorical novel. This 1857 decorative edition is bound in bright red cloth boards with a gilded spine. It belonged to a Susan Angelica Getty, whose name is inscribed in the front and who seems to have used the book as a keepsake album: It contains 8 different locks of hair. I also found a sentimental poem cut from a newspaper and a large, four leaf clover pressed between the book's many pages.

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Beautiful Images From Rare Books of Science and Astronomy

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If you're a big fan of woodcut illustrations of science and astronomy, you're in for a big treat. Swann Auction Galleries will host an auction of some rare astronomy and science books from the private collection of physicist Martin C. Gutzwiller, and have shared with us some of the fascinating images....

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Old Book from the 16th Century Can Be Read 6 Different Ways

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What makes each book unique is that two different people can see the same book differently and take very different meanings from it. But this book here, printed back in the late 16th century, lets people actually read six different books individually in one contraption. This treasure on display at the National Library of Sweden discovered by Erik Kwakkel, uses a sixfold dos-à-dos binding technique with the help of six cleverly places clasps. It is quite the display of craftmanship that just doesn't exist too often in modern publishing today and sort of like an old school version of a tablet reader.



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Everything old is new again

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Your Favourite Manuscript: The Results - Medieval manuscripts blog

Your Favourite Manuscript: The Results - Medieval manuscripts blog | Antiques & Vintage Collectibles | Scoop.it
Recently we asked the loyal readers of our blog and our Twitter followers (@BLMedieval) to name their favourite manuscript. We were chuffed to receive so many responses, and here is a small selection of your favourites.
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My Antique World: Vintage annuals

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The idea of an annual was a canny one if you were a publisher at the turn of the 19th century. Made up from a run of weekly or monthly magazines bound in a plain hard covers, and with a few added extras in the form of the pictorial title pages and advertisements, annuals offered printer-publishers a second chance to engage with their audience. The result was standalone book that seemed fresh and perfectly timed for Christmas.


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Fairy Tales of Science

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michaelmoonsbookshop: “ Fairy Tales of Science - being the adventures of three sisters Animalia, Vegetalia, and Mineralia translated from the French of X B Saintine - c1888 ”
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World Of Mysteries: Very Old Bible (19 pics)

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This Bible from 1708 is in German.

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