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Cover and binding of the book including a picture of the tear at the top of the binding.

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Front, leather binding of the book.

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Kennett's comparisons of Prince William to Roman figures

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The spine of the book

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The front and back covers of the book

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Foxing on a few pages of the book

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The various pictures used to depict the Roman empire and its culture in Kennett's book

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Provenance of Kennett's book

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An example of rudimentary manicules within Margaret Bryan's A Compendious System of Astronomy. The manicule serves to highlight an important piece of textual information.

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Aqua-green cover of Bryan's A Compendious System of Astronomy. The cover was rebound in the 1970's and is not the original.

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