A first edition Pride and Prejudice at the Newberry Library in Chicago. I'm not sure taking pictures was technically allowed. I certainly didn't want to ask in case the answer was no. A fantastic place where anyone is allowed to get up close and personal with all sorts of wonderful editions. My husband and I must have looked suspicious, though, for the person staffing the desk in the special edition room never took his eyes off us. My husband had to stand between him and me in order for me to get the picture you see here. The librarians deliver the book to you on a special padded holder so you don't have to break the spine in order to look through the volume. Awe-inspiring place.
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