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"With more than 400 entries on paper collectibles from the most obscure to the most common, this outstanding source is arranged alphabetically and provides written descriptions and photographs of anything from an ABC primer from 19th-century London to winkle bags. This is truly a source to be consulted by collectors of anyone looking for a glimpse of the past."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2001.Rickards, Maurice is the author of 'Encyclopedia of Ephemera A Guide to the Fragmentary Documents of Everyday Life for the Collector, Curator and Historian' with ISBN 9780415926485 and ISBN 0415926483.
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