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Contents Autumn 2016
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The 2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers
’Tis the season: our top 20 ideas
Treasuring the Medieval Past
The what, why & how of collecting Books of Hours
Puzzlemaster!
Will Shortz talks about his collection of 25,000 puzzle books and ephemera
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Auction Guide
A preview of some of the auctions coming up this autumn.
Gently Mad
…From an Antique Land
An exhibition on Pergamum prompts fond literary memories
Record-Breaker
Besler in Full Bloom
The famous florilegium reaches $2.5 million
Beyond the Basics
Learning to Look at Books
Why careful examination is crucial for collectors
Sold@Auction
Papyrus Fragments, Venetian Vellum, and Waugh's Dust
A roundup of first editions, manuscripts, and fine art
On the Block
Reaching for the Heavens
Giancarlo Beltrame's astronomy books
In the Library
People on Paper
Celebrating caricature at Yale’s Lewis Walpole Library
Fine Maps
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Chasing the Moon’s Shadow
How Edmond Halley mapped the solar eclipse
In View
Close-up
Diane Arbus, reexamined
How I Got Started
Early Women Writers
Collector Maureen E. Mulvihill