Word: rareness
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...much more about seeing the exhibits in context," she says. The regimented ranks of dolls and bears have been scattered among the rows of full-length, small-person-accessible glass cabinets, now themed with titles such as Imaginary Play and Classic Fantasy. Pride of place still goes to such rare items as the Dutch-made Princess Daisy doll (1890), and the two exquisitely detailed tabletop layouts of Chinese rock gardens once owned by the Empress Josephine (1780), which, apart from being handcarved in wood, ivory and mother-of-pearl, look like giant Polly Pocket sets. But now, when the frustration...
...Very few literary manuscripts of this stature in any language remain in private hands,” Wronoski wrote in an e-mail to a rare books collectors’ list...
...It’s very rare to present a voice like hers from within the Arab community,” she added...
That same evening, Roll brought Almeida and his wife to the basement of 12 Arrow St., where he had been spending his days preparing Lame Duck Books for its opening. There were still boxes everywhere, he recalled yesterday, some filled with old, rare books, and others with champagne that had been delivered in advance of the grand opening celebration...
...Very few literary manuscripts of this stature in any language remain in private hands,” Wronoski wrote in an e-mail to a rare books collectors’ list...