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Book of hours (Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10), 1524. The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, catalog no. 14.
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The Lincoln and Obama Inaugural Bible
On January 20, 2009, President Barack Obama took the oath of office on the same Bible upon which Abraham Lincoln swore his oath on March 4, 1861. From the Library of Congress’ Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
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Sir Francis Drake: A Pictorial Biography by Hans P. Kraus, with An Historical by Lt. Commander David W. Waters & Richard Boulind and a detailed Catalogue of the Author's Collection.

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Location:
  101 Independence Ave. SE
  Room LJ 239
Thomas Jefferson Building
  Washington, D.C. 20540-4740

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The unique materials of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, now totaling over 800,000 items, include books, broadsides, pamphlets, theater playbills, prints, posters, photographs, and medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. At the center is Thomas Jefferson's book collection, which was sold to Congress in 1815.

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January 22, 2009