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The Castle of Knowledge
Robert Recorde's First English Astronomy Book Sold for £10,000
November 2, 2023
A scarce astronomy treatise, written by a Welshman before Galileo was born, has been sold to a private international buyer after an intense bidding war.
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Gibbs Books
PO Box 102
Williamsville, NY 14231
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Dark and Stormy Night Books
"Rare, Antiquarian and Other Interesting Finds"
Newburyport, MA 01950
(978) 255-3992
Auction House
Shenandoah Valley Auctions LLC
On-Site & On-Line Estate Auctions & Appraisals
Shenandoah Valley, VA 22645
(540) 333-8837
Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Beasley Books
1533 West Oakdale, 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 472-4528
Modern First Editions, Jazz and Blues, Labor History, African American Studies,
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