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Rare 18th-Century Book Commode Heads to Auction
February 20, 2020
Book Commode? Yes, ye olde toilets trimmed with an outer “book” wrapping, either to obscure or at least to accessorize, were a thing in the eighteenth century, particularly in France.
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BATTLEDORE LTD
Post Office Box 2288
Kingston, NY 12401
(914) 439-6020
Rare Books specialist: original children's book illustration art including
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Pryor-Johnson Rare Books
65-49 Grand Avenue
Maspeth, NY 11378
(212) 452-1990
Signed First Editions, especially Beat Lit., Fine Press, Photography, Antiquarian,
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Zephyr Books LLC
P.O. Box 10763
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 322-6657
Zephyr Books, named for the Zephyr winds that blow through the Washoe Valley,
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Blind Horse Books
816 Hanover Road
DeLand, FL 32724
(305) 766-8270
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