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The Castle of Knowledge
Robert Recorde's First English Astronomy Book Sold for £10,000
November 2, 2023
A scarce astronomy treatise, written by a Welshman before Galileo was born, has been sold to a private international buyer after an intense bidding war.
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Abstract Books
4850 West Mooresville Road
Indianapolis, IN 46221
(317) 856-3710
Presses: Fine & Private
Ninja Press
5040 Noble Avenue
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1347
(818) 370-3308
Hand set in Meridian, printed letterpress onto Charter Oak. Cover paper, handmade &
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Jett W Whitehead Rare Books (ABAA)
1412 Center Ave
Bay City, MI 48708
(989) 892-0719
Publisher
Quaternio Editions Lucerne
Obergrundstrasse 98
Lucerne, 6005
Switzerland
01141 41 318 40 20
The facsimile sensation of the year: The famous Rothschild Canticles in a limited
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