by Leah on June 22nd, 2009

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What are some 'rare' books only found in the Library of Congress?

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  • by cunning stunt who u calling chicken on July 16th, 2009

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    Well, they do have a Gutenberg Bible there .... on display.
    I'm not a bible kind of person, but I was impressed.

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  • by bookdoc on August 31st, 2009

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    They have 1/3 of Thomas Jefferson's orginal library which he sold to Congress after the British burned the collection and the Library of Congress during the War of 1812. The remainder of the books he sold were destroyed in a major fire in the mid 1800s. How great would it be to read the books Jefferson had spent his life compiling and studying? +6

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