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The pitts theology librarys rare book holdings contain books printed prior to 1860 and pamphlets printed prior to 1945 as well as materials of particular historical significance and materials of particular importance to this library, candler school of theology, or emory university. Jan 21, 2015 e have been posting a lot of rare hymnals lately, in preparation for the brebeuf hymnal. It is a unique englishlanguage learned journal that publishes works on various aspects of. Also covers rare book auctions, manuscripts, ephemera, broadsides, maps, prints, posters, bibliography, first editions, incunabula and catalogs. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. Nov 10, 2015 a new price index of first edition 20thcentury popular classics reveals how values have more than doubled over the past 10 years. Aug 04, 2015 the coolest section is the rare book room. Digitized rare books virginia tech scholarly communication. Nourse, london 1785 the worlds first english translation of the bhagavad gita. History of the book in hispanic america, 16th19th centuries.
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