Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4783446, member: 111037&quot;]I am so getting this one as well... The Folio Society should send you a Thank You card <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Or hire you in the sales department <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, the history book I am going through at the moment is kinda old... About 300 years old to be precise! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163218[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is a big folio of the history of England originally written by a Frenchman in the 1600s and my edition is an early 1700s translation of N. Tindal. I think I mentioned before that I am into antique books. I just love their smell believe it or not!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163221[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>What I love about this one is that it has dozens of full page illustrations, numerous others within the text, many folding maps and genealogy trees.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163222[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163223[/ATTACH] </p><p>The big surprise it is that it is full of coins too. They seem to be engravings of actual coins, so considering how old this book is I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if they never hid in the ground and they were always in private collections since the day they were struck. I think we had a recent thread recently raising this question.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163224[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Imagine if any cointalk members actually recognise their coins! (There are lots more in the book). I don&#039;t think they would mind finding out of such a provenance.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1163227[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>It is quite interesting reading a history book that old as it is quite evident that the language, morals, and geopolitical situation was so different when this book was written compared to today. </p><p><br /></p><p>This book is actually regarded as an important cultural publication and it is in the public domain. You should be able to find it and read it for free online.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in