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Found a gorgeous book at work today -- not as pricey as the $600 potential one, but just gorgeous. It's a French book called Aventures Marveilleux Huon (something something, and I probably spelled everything wrong), by G. Paris, oversized. Probably published around the late 1800s or early 1900s. Bound in some sort of maroon leather, with a beautifully elaborate gilt drawing of a knight on the cover, with the title in a very medieval looking script. And the inside, the text was all printed in a dark green, on nice glossy paper that looked as though it could have been published in the 70s.. not much foxing or anything. Plus, you could kind of feel the texture of the words, thanks to some printing technique. And each page had a border about an inch wide, around the top and edge, really elaborate animals, flowers, etc. And each border was different. I think I sat there for a while just kind of petting it. Cheapest one on ABE going for about $230.

Sometimes my job is awesome.

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