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Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the badgers, for today is their special day!

To celebrate National Badger Day, here is an illustration of a badger from the book 'Animated Nature' (1828) by Georges-Louis Leclerc.

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Cropped image from a book, showing a colour illustration of a badger standing on a patch of grass, painted in shades of black, white and green.
October 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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Always a treat to see mine and Nick's article on Galileo's *il Saggiatore* put to good use #HistSTM #histsci 🗃️📜🔬📜 #libsky #rarebooks #booksky : www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
Galilei, Galileo | Il Saggiatore …, Rome, 1623, first edition, a fine
<p>Galilei, Galileo</p><p>Il Saggiatore nel quale con bilancia esquisita e giusta si ponderano le cose contenute nella Libra Astronomica e Filosofica di Lotario Sarsi. <em>Rome: Giacomo Mascardi, 1623...
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October 5, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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First edition of All The Sad Young Men by F Scott Fitzgerald — $325 at Second Story Books, 66% under comparable copies (median $963).

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All The Sad Young Men by F Scott Fitzgerald
$325 · Second Story Books · Rare Books Intel
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October 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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As with all Soviet school books in national languages, it mixes images of local life with political education.
These books, designed for small minority languages, had very low print runs, in this case just 1000 copies, making the book a rare and interesting find. #rarebooks #Soviet #eskimo
October 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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Ad: For Sale - Nina the Starry Bride 7 (Paperback) Nina the Starry Bride #NinaTheStarryBride #PaperbackBooks #RareBooks
Nina the Starry Bride 7 (Paperback) Nina the Starry Bride
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October 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Ad: For Sale - A.C. Esguerra Eighty Days (Hardback) #BookSale #RareBooks #NewRelease
A.C. Esguerra Eighty Days (Hardback)
Listing type: Fixed price Seller: rarewaves-usa (99.6% positive feedback) Location: US Condition: Brand New Price: 34.21 USD Shipping cost: Free Buy It Now
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October 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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First edition of The Day Of The Locust by Nathanael West — $1,000 at Second Story Books, 69% under comparable copies (median $3,250).

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The Day Of The Locust by Nathanael West
$1,000 · Second Story Books · Rare Books Intel
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October 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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HERD BOOK of HEREFORD CATTLE 1846-53 EYTON 2v BLOODLINES REGISTRY Names SCARCE

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October 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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IT'S BOOK AUCTION DAY!
No reserve, antiquarian book auctions, ending from 8pm (UK time)

#antiquarian #history #books #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #travel #science #naturalhistory #religion #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
October 4, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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Today's find of In the Wet by Nevil Shute — $75 at James Cummins Bookseller, 40% under comparable copies (median $125).

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In the Wet by Nevil Shute
$75 · James Cummins Bookseller · Rare Books Intel
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October 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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First edition of No Country For Old Men by Cormac Mccarthy — $100 at Second Story Books, 53% under comparable copies (median $213).

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No Country For Old Men by Cormac Mccarthy
$100 · Second Story Books · Rare Books Intel
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October 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Tiny title page pasted in Jan Moretus’ New Years gift for Christophe Plantin with title pages of all editions printed at the time at the Plantin Press.

#bookhistory #rarebooks #earlymodern 💙📚📜
October 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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Some of the antiquarian books we have for auction this week.
Auctions end Sunday, from 8pm (UK time)

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October 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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The library's monthly blog for September is finally up -- a little late, but better late than never! Covers yet more unpacking (what else?), but also 17th century pamphlets and a visit to
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View of Aberystwyth University looking out to sea
October 2, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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Hello! The Congregational Library, based at Westminster College Cambridge, was founded 1831 to assist Biblical studies and Dissenting history. Our #SpecialCollections consist of 50,000+ books and periodicals, as well as manuscript material. We look forward to interacting!
#libraries #rarebooks
A row of books from the collection at the Congregational Library, most of them 17th or 18th century
October 2, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Believe it or nut - it's already October! 🍂

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

📷 Illustration of oak, hazelnut & hornbeam from ‘The Flowering Plants of Great Britain’ (1855) by Anne Pratt [Baring-Gould Library 0691]

#FridayFlowers #FlowersOnFriday #RareBooks
Photograph of an opened book featuring a full-page colour illustration of leaves, flowers and fruit of the Common British Oak, the Hazelnut tree and the Hornbeam tree.
October 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Ad: For Sale - Stefano Menchetti Shannon Eric Denton Mara Army of darkness. L'arma (Paperback) #ArmyOfDarkness #StefanoMenchetti #RareBooks
Stefano Menchetti Shannon Eric Denton Mara Army of darkness. L'arma (Paperback)
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October 2, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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New, antiquarian book auctions, starting tonight from 8pm

#antiquarian #history #books #maps #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #travel #science #maps #religion #philosophy #maps #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
October 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Today's find of In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway — $800 at Second Story Books, 51% under comparable copies (median $1,625).

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In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway
$800 · Second Story Books · Rare Books Intel
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October 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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October issue update.

#psychic #spirituality #psychicmedium #mediumship #johncleese #angels #afterlife #meditation #princessofwales #magazine #spiritualawakening #telepathy #tarot #oracledecks #rarebooks #halloween #dayofthedead #spiritualjourney #spiritualist #spiritualism
October 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the raccoons, for today is their special day!

This woodcut of a raccoon was printed in 1635 in 'Historia Naturae, Maxime Peregrinae' by Juan Eusebio Nieremberg.

📷 Baring-Gould Library 0689 Folio

#InternationalRaccoonAppreciationDay #RareBooks
Cropped image of a page in an opened book. In the centre of the page is a large woodcut illustration of a raccoon. The title in Latin above it reads 'Mapach'.
October 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Today's find of Animal Farm by George Orwell — $225 at Second Story Books, 74% under comparable copies (median $863).

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Animal Farm by George Orwell
$225 · Second Story Books · Rare Books Intel
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September 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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4/ then we have Eve Wolynes on an amazing #rarebooks outreach event @universityofkansas.bsky.social in “A Many-Headed Hydra: Early Modern Monstrosities & Demonstrations in Rare Books & Special Collections Outreach”!
Yes, there are pictures of bookish #monsters. Thank you for asking! #earlymodernsky
A Many-Headed Hydra: Early Modern Monstrosities and Demonstrations in Rare Books and Special Collections Outreach — Arthuriana
Monstrosities and Demonstrations. The parallel makes for more than simply a catchy title (though I can never resist a catchy title): the two words are closely related to one another. Monster was lik...
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September 30, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Today's find of An Outcast Of The Islands by Joseph Conrad — $400 at Second Story Books, 30% under comparable copies (median $575).

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An Outcast Of The Islands by Joseph Conrad
$400 · Second Story Books · Rare Books Intel
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September 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Title page of the book ‘Der monathlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung’ by August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. Published in Nuremberg, 1746-1761.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Special Collections.

#naturalhistory #insectart #bookhistory #rarebooks
September 28, 2026 at 10:09 PM