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Re: I can't put this off any longer! (4.00 / 4)

Having done some reading on the subject and the period, it seems to me a pristine 1st ed of the full set of Labat is a wowee. Perhaps the fact that the set you link to is from the Duc de Rochefoucauld's library gives it a bit of a boost, but I'm not surprised by the price tag...

Stash it away where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt! ;)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 11:52:01 AM EST
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Re: I can't put this off any longer! (4.00 / 4)

I've also got A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies. translated from the French of the Abbe Raynal by J Justamond, M.A. Third Edition: revised and corrected; with maps adapted to the work, and a copious index; London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand MDCCLXXVII.

Shucks, I should just get on with it!!

"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." Cheyenne

by maracatu on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:23:48 PM EST
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Re: I can't put this off any longer! (none / 1)

Before you proceed much further in publicizing the treasures you hold think again about their security and, not least, insurance. Wondrous and fascinating.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 04:02:53 PM EST
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