May 1, 2020 | 17th Century, Auctions, Books, Unique
This antique embroidered book sold at auction for $1,979 in May, 2015 In bookbinding, a dos-à-dos binding (from the French term meaning “back-to-back”) is a binding structure in which two separate books are bound together so that one edge of a book is...
May 13, 2015 | 17th Century, Blog, Books, Unique
Our recent auction for the rare 1630 dos-a-dos antique Bible appeared among the most-watched listings at Collectors Weekly online which profiles some of the best in antiques, vintage items and collectibles available on the Internet. The dos-a-dos binding, which looks...
Jun 1, 2014 | 17th Century, Auctions, Ephemera, Manuscripts
This antique manuscript sold at auction for $400 in June, 2014 This is a very important piece of correspondence between Catholic Cardinal Jacques Davy du Perron (1556 – 1618) and Henry IV of France (1553 – 1610). The handwritten letter relates information...
Feb 5, 2014 | 17th Century, Auctions, Ephemera, Manuscripts
This antique manuscript sold at auction for $108 in February, 2014 This original antique manuscript dates to circa 1630 and was signed by a Catholic Cardinal of the Vatican. The document contains five pages and its text begins with a dissertation on the Life and Death...