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book commode
Rare 18th-Century Book Commode Heads to Auction
February 20, 2020
Book Commode? Yes, ye olde toilets trimmed with an outer “book” wrapping, either to obscure or at least to accessorize, were a thing in the eighteenth century, particularly in France.
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Dox' Bux
2-950 Dorchester Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3M 0R9
Canada
(204) 227-1440
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West Side Book Shop
113 West Liberty
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 995-1891
Open since 1975. Polar exploration, literary first editions, children's books,
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Zephyr Books LLC
P.O. Box 10763
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 322-6657
Zephyr Books, named for the Zephyr winds that blow through the Washoe Valley,
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Kuenzig Books
P.O. Box 452
Topsfield, MA 01983
(978) 887-4053
Kuenzig Books deals in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, early
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