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1 day ago

Rare Atlas Owned by Queen Mary I Could Sell for $1.6 Million

A 16th-century atlas owned by Queen Mary I valued at $1.6 million features early maps depicting Britain's emerging imperial ambitions and will be offered at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair.
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6 months ago

Flatiron District shop preserves generations of photography

In these days of digital photography and transitory Instagram stories, people like Stephan Loewentheil and Jacob Loewentheil are in the business of appreciating what came before. The father-and-son company, The 19th Century Rare Book & Photography Shop, located in the Flatiron District, deals in images and books made in a time when neither were as plentiful as they are now, with an eye towards preserving history.
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