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Fore-edge Painting

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Pages ruffled farther apart show a painted landscape and city
Rarely are books prized as objects of art; often the content of the text, or the plates accompanying the text, are...
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John Randolph Dueling Pistols (c. 1820)

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John Randolph's Dueling Pistol
The death of former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton — resulting from his famous 1804 duel with Vice President...
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Tiny Tomes

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Defined as no more than three inches in height or width, miniature books were first produced with convenience in mind...