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A Cornucopia of Fruit & Vegetables
$25.00Plump apricots, juicy mangoes, crisp lettuce. We’re used to seeing close-up photographs of beautiful fruits and vegetables in cookbooks and garden guides. But these detailed illustrations of fruit and vegetables, as viewed through eighteenth-century eyes, are something very different—and more interesting. Thanks to…
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A Gathering of Leaves
$45.00A celebration of bookbinding featuring entries from the international Designer Bookbinders competition. Plants and gardens play a central role in life on Earth. They have provided food, clothing, shelter, medicines,…
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Bill of Rights
$12.00This edition of the English Bill of Rights is introduced by historian Jonathan Sumption. After the UK Government attempted to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union in…
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Gifts & Books
$65.00A series of thought-provoking essays about the nature of the book as a gift. Giving and receiving gifts can be tricky. Gifts may be touching or puzzling, either strengthening…
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Handwritten
$55.00A celebration of the art of handwriting, including samples from famous writers, scientists, and historical figures. The less it is part of everyday life, the more the appeal of…
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Hyphens & Hashtags*
$22.50In our digital world, we owe much of our ability to communicate to the punctuation marks, mathematical symbols, and other glyphs that hover on the edges of our keyboard. Without these symbols, it would be impossible to…
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Literary Cats
$25.00A light-hearted journey through the history of literary cats. From Puss in Boots to T. S. Eliot’s Jellicles, cats have long inspired an incredible range of fiction, memoir, and…
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Roots to Seeds
$60.00Since 1621 and the foundation of the Oxford Botanic Garden, Oxford has been home to an outstanding collection of plant specimens, botanical illustrations, and rare books on plant classification, collecting, and plant biology. These…
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Speaking Volumes
$65.00A fascinating catalog that analyzes books as historical objects. Scholars increasingly recognize that the cultural and research value of books lies not just in their printed contents, but in their…
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The Curious History of Weights & Measures
$25.00A fascinating miscellany of the stories behind our weights and measures. How long is an ell? How big is the largest champagne bottle? How do you measure the heat of…
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The Kennicott Bible
$75.00A collection of reproduced images from the Kennicott Bible, a remarkable artifact from the Middle Ages. The Kennicott Bible is one of the most celebrated Hebrew Bibles that survives…
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Wisdom from the Ancients
$25.00A compilation of ancient wisdom sourced from ancient and medieval philosophers. Words of wisdom and advice for leading a good life have long been part of society, handed down…
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