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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!

Special Collections: Fine Bindings ~ Fairies and Fairy Tales ~ Terror and Madness ~ Poetry ~ Food, Drink and Apothecary ~ Science Fiction ~ Illuminations, Lettering and Hand-Coloring ~ Magic ~ Supernatural and Occult ~ Alchemy ~ Science and Technical ~ Maritime ~ Costumes ~ Humor ~ Children's books ~ Legend of King Arthur ~ Americana ~ 18th Century ~ 19th Century

Authors and illustrators: Edgar Allan Poe ~ Jules Verne ~ Edmund Dulac ~ Kay Nielsen ~ Arthur Rackham ~ Edward Gorey ~ Charles Dickens ~ H.P. Lovecraft ~ William Hope Hodgson ~ Mark Twain ~ Lewis Carroll ~ Salvador Dali ~ George Cruikshank ~ Emily Dickinson ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ H.G. Wells

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Supernaturall Sights and Apparitions Seen in London, June 30. 1644. interpreted. With a Mathematicall Discourse of the now imminent Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars, 26. July, 1644. William Lilly,16 pages. 4to, 19th-century boards with morocco lettering piece.

Supernaturall Sights and Apparitions Seen in London, June 30. 1644. interpreted. With a Mathematicall Discourse of the now imminent Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars, 26. July, 1644.
William Lilly,16 pages. 4to, 19th-century boards with morocco lettering piece.

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2 years ago on November 11, 2010 at 12:42pm
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