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Riddled with Gilt

Book gilding is a centuries-old art. We've all seen shining gold page edges, but book binders often embellish a book's spine or boards as well. We've found 25 of the most gorgeously gilded books to showcase.

The Magnolia; or, Gift-Book of Friendship Edited by Clara Arnold The Young Maiden's Mirror by the author of The Child's Keepsake The Florist and Pomologist Robert Hogg and John Spencer Sakoontala: or the Lost Ring Monier Williams Carvings and Sculpture of Worcester Cathedral Elijah Aldis

 

 

April's Most Expensive List

Valley of Fear: A Sherlock Holmes Novel

April's expensive sales were topped by the inimitable Emily Dickinson. A set of first editions of her first three works becomes our biggest sale so far this year. You'll also find rabbits, French ballet, mystery and more.

 

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Financial Management: Theory & Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt

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A Collection in One Click

Peter Rabbit's Bookshelf by Beatrix Potter

AbeBooks has countless 'instant collections', from a complete set of the Flashman novels to Andrew Lang's 12 Fairy books and everything in between. Own a collection in one click.

The Pulp of Phoenix Press

The Cowpunchers of Badwater by Al Nelson

At the height of the Great Depression, New York's Phoenix Press churned out fiction as fast as it could print it. You'll find murder, mayhem, mystery and more in this selection of classic pulp.