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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1678817, member: 19463&quot;]Maybe beyond it didn&#039;t matter is a preference for the fine art of their day rather than that old fashioned original stuff.&nbsp; We do that today when we show historical figures looking Hollywood handsome rather than unwashed and uncouth as many of them probably were.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I recall shooting my only old book the last time this question arose on one of these lists.&nbsp; I believe the date was 1754 or so but the interesting part was that the book was a compilation of more than one unrelated work only one of which was on coins.&nbsp; In the day, it was more important to have books that looked good on a shelf together and matched in one of a few standard sizes.&nbsp; The book on coins of the old kings was not hefty enough to deserve a binding by itself.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH]251090.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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