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Monday, February 11, 2013

The Elegantly Macabre Anatomical Plates Of Gautier-D'Agoty

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by Stephen J. Gertz A rare, stunning first edition, first issue copy of Jacques-Fabien Gautier-D'Agoty's  unsettlingly beautiful,...
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Friday, February 8, 2013

Beelzebub Complains About Taxes In 1763

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by Stephen J. Gertz A scarce satirical hieroglyphic epistle dated April 1, 1763 and written by Beelzebub , one of the seven princes of...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The Greatest American Social Event of the 19th Century

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by Stephen J. Gertz   On May 21, 1874, Ellen "Nellie" Grant, the 19-year old third child and only daughter of President Uly...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Innocence Found in Scarce Dust Jacket

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by Stephen J. Gertz Take a good look; you'll likely never see another first edition copy of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-win...
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Guericke's Got Plenty O' Nothin', and Nothin's Plenty For Him (1672)

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by Stephen J. Gertz One day in 1656, the citizens of Magdeburg, Germany were startled by the appearance of strange unidentified fl...
Monday, February 4, 2013

John Lennon's Bag One At $133,500

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by Stephen J. Gertz A complete copy of John Lennon's Bag One (1970) from its forty-five sets only hors commerce (not for sale) i...
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Friday, February 1, 2013

Fascinating Lawrence of Arabia Letter Comes To Market

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by Stephen J. Gertz Hold on to your keffiyeh: the asking price for a letter written by T.E. Lawrence aka Lawrence of Arabia that has ...
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