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Man's ideas through the ages are best expressed through rare
books. Nothing is more attractive or elegant. Approximately the
year 1455, Johannes
Gutenberg printed the first bible, which was followed soon afterward by
many a printed text. Here is your chance to acquire creative and
imaginative thoughts from ancient and modern scholars on live auctions,
and in many cases to find a working value of old rare books or
even a book in manuscript form. Ancient games can be encountered
such as the child's
dreidel instructions.
Sometimes a rare book is prized because of the low number of copies
produced, but generally it is the first edition that will attract the
collector and
influence rare book values. From time to time pages from medieval
illuminated manuscripts appear. Condition is critical to both the rare
book and the first edition, so don't pay too much if you think the book
has not been well kept. Your first step is to register. Registration is
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