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book commode
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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Vandello Books
(206) 366-5234
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Evening Star Books LLC
8413 Excelsior Drive Suite 130-B
Madison, WI 53717
(608) 831-0440
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Carmen D. Valentino Rare Books and Manuscripts
2956 Richmond Street
Philadelphia, PA 19134
(215) 739-6056
Archival collections of older manuscript correspondences, diaries,ledgers, account
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Classic First Editions
P.O. Box 492
Cardiff By The Sea, CA 92007
(714) 381-3332
First Editions-Collectible and Mostly Signed by the Authors--large assortment of
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