rare book
Example Sentences
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It’s a rare book that can surprise like this one does.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Hitler’s original copy is in the rare book collection, along with 1,200 of his other books, at the Library of Congress.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2024
At the same time, a silent scream of exasperation arose at rare book libraries around the world.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023
The catalog includes “Dance Music of the Oregon Trail”; “The Peter Beemer Manuscript,” a rare book of 1860s Idaho dance tunes; and “The Haynes Family Manuscript,” a collection of tunes from Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2023
She was going to say a strange boy had broken into a room with a rare book and started rambling on about golden arrows.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
