"May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books." -Thomas Carlyle
Welcome to my virtual book collection. Since collecting actual books is somewhat cost-prohibitive, I've begun to amass all of the books I would love to have if I had the means. Some are new, lots are old, all are unique or beautiful or unusual or in some other way have captured my fancy. Enjoy browsing!
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Princess Badoura: A Tale from the Arabian Nights
Edmund Dulac. Hodder & Stoughton, 1913.
Illustrated with 10 color plates by Edmund Dulac, tipped-in, with printed guards. 10x7½, original pictorial cloth.
B-A Note: Another beautiful addition to the Edmund Dulac shelf.
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