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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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Snakes F.W. Fitzsimons. London: Hutchinson & Co., [1932] Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe First edition. .Written by F.W. Fitzsimons, Director of the Port Elizabeth Museum and Snake Park. With 44 Illustrations A unique copy, specially bound (ca. 1975) by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (stamp-signed in gilt on the front turn-in) in three-quarter gray and black snakeskin over gray morocco boards. Smooth spine with gray morocco gilt lettering label and with date stamped in gilt at foot of spine. All edges gilt.

Snakes
F.W. Fitzsimons. London: Hutchinson & Co., [1932]
Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe

First edition. .Written by F.W. Fitzsimons, Director of the Port Elizabeth Museum and Snake Park. With 44 Illustrations A unique copy, specially bound (ca. 1975) by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (stamp-signed in gilt on the front turn-in) in three-quarter gray and black snakeskin over gray morocco boards. Smooth spine with gray morocco gilt lettering label and with date stamped in gilt at foot of spine. All edges gilt.

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1 year ago on July 19, 2011 at 05:56pm
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