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Fifteen Table Articles in the Form of Books, including a set of twelve composition stone drink coasters, decorated in the form of square marbleized leather bindings with gilt edges, 3-3/4" x 4", and a similar paperweight in the form of a red leather binding with gitl edges, fillet, lettering and ruling, 6-1/4" x 4", all by the Original Book Works Ltd., Gloucestershire, and two hollowed-out "secret compartment" bindings, one made from v. II of l'Abbe de Mably (Lyon: Delamolliere, 1792), in tan leather with elaborate gilt decoration, 8" x 5" x 1-1/4", the other made from two books joined at the boards, one the works of Bernardin St. Pierre (Paris: Mequignon, 1710), the other unidentifiable, with marbleized boards and leather spines, 6-3/8" x 4" x 1-5/8".


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October 7, 2012 11:00 AM CDT
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