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Originally Posted by HarryT
A 1720 edition of the complete works of Cicero ("M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera Omnia Uno Volumine Comprehensa"), simply because I like to think of all the different people who must have owned it over the centuries. I wonder if I'll be the final owner - the market for books in Latin is rather small these days. I bought it for next to nothing from a charity shop.
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Very nice, Harry! I, unfortunately, just read English and a (very little) Spanish. My mother went to Catholic school pre-Vat-II, though, and might be able to read some.
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Originally Posted by sufue
An old CRC Math Tables that was my dad's...definitely NOT something to read, but just cool because of the old timey paper and binding, and because it was my dad's....
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Yeah, I like old bindings, too.
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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice
My hardback copies of Lois Bujold's books. Wish I had all the Vorkosigans in hardback too.
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A nice first edition hardcover of a book you love is definitely something to hold on to.
