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EnglishThe eloquence of Cicero appears to have wildly inspired a number of readers. However, in one case, someone seems less inspired by the art of discourse than infused with a burining desire to go Spear-fiching. If the messy and free-spirited…

EnglishThis particular motif was the most popular in the 18th century. With this text dating to the mid 16th century, we have clear example of the time lags that can occur between a book’s date of printing and its binding. This work may have also…

EnglishThis item offers us a glance at marbled paper very typical of the 18th century, with its traditional choice of colours and a design typical of the era; many similar examples are to be found in the collection. The Encyclopedie by Diderot and…

EnglishHere we see the introduction of gold into the manufacturing process of marbled paper. In this case, it is difficult to say whether this is an example of handmade paper or one produced mechanically given that the date of printing and the fact…

EnglishThis leather binding sports a large floral ornament blind-tooled into the centre of each cover, with double borders in gilt. Although printed in Madrid, this item contains the stamp of a bookseller in “Habana”. Is this perhaps a Cuban binding.…

Ce document contient plusieurs documents d'archives témoignant de l’événement du 11 novembre 1979 qui s'est tenu à Ottawa

Ce document est une brochure informative sur les services offerts par le Centre d'aide aux victimes de viol de Montréal.

EnglishThe binding consists of parchment on boards, with the parchment having been painted in brown ink to simulate a marbling effect. The spine label is of yellow morocco, with title tooled in gold (partially illegible due to remnants of a former…

EnglishPrinted in Merseburg (Germany) in 1753 by Christian Ludwig Forberger, this work displays an outstanding and perhaps mindboggling combination of font sizes and styles, as well as a mixture of red and black lettering, on one title page. (With no…

EnglishThis item’s binding is of black morocco (goatskin), one of the many colours that this very fine goatskin leather could be dyed with at the time. Its title appears in gilt on the spine, with gilt double borders on its front and back covers and…