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SPECIAL EVENT WITH STEPHEN JONES
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On Friday, April 28, the Iliad is pleased to welcome the esteemed British author and editor Stephen Jones to celebrate the publication of his latest book, Kong: An Original Screenplay. Stephen will be signing from 5 to 6 p.m.; he will also sign other books (and he has over 165 to his credit!).
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SOME OF OUR FAVORITE BOOKS
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Four Treatises Together with Selected Writings from Paracelsus. Leatherbound edition published by Classics of Medicine Library in 1988. Condition is very good. Bound in full red leather with all edges gilt and ribbon marker; light staining to binding, gilt is lightly worn on all edges. $75
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The Art of Cory Loftis by Cory Loftis. Large paperback published by Cory Loftis in 2013. In near fine condition. $100
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The Hunting of the Snark and Other Poems and Verses by Lewis Carroll with illustrations by Peter Newell. Hardback first edition without jacket, published by Harper & Bros. in 1903. Color frontispiece and black and white plates. Condition is good minus: some staining and wear to binding, corners and spine ends bumped and frayed, book has a spine slant, binding cracking, several plates are loose. $75
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Did you know we now have areas in our sales book sections on large print, pregnancy and childcare, cookbooks, travel guides, magazines, reference, and even Christmas crafts? That's right, you can now find real treasures in these subjects for $2 and under! Just ask next time you're in (or have fun browsing!).
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If you like collectible car magazines or even just need some art for a collage project, check out our ebay store! We've got other stuff, too, including vintage children's records, some local history, and a few collectible books...and we offer local pickup as well as shipping.
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Have you ever noticed the big safe full of books behind Iliad's front counter? We get asked about it frequently. "Is it really old?" is a common question (the answer: no, we bought it new just a few years ago). But most customers want to know what kind of books merit storage in a safe (we think of these as the rarest of our rare books), so in this column we'll pick one book every month and tell you about it. This month's book is...
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The Holy Bible (The Illustrated Explanatory Family Bible) with material by Rev. Washington B. Erben, Rev. Alfred Nevin, and Rev. Clement M. Butler. Large hardback published by Alphonso Richardson in 1880. Condition is good. This is a large family Bible with heavily tooled and gilt binding and two hinged clasps on fore-edge; also includes color title page, color maps, engravings (including 7 by Gustave Dore), and family photos in photo pages bound in at end; some wear to binding, hinges have been repaired, previous owner's name written on front free endpaper, light soiling and smudging to some pages. $860
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Here are the boys checking out the parking lot through the new glass door.
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