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October 10, 2006: Old Atlas Expected to Fetch £1m
"The Cosmographia is the latest rare book to be sold off from the Wardington Manor library, in Banbury, Oxon. "
"The manor was badly damaged in a blaze in 2004 and the family is selling off its massive collection to cover the costs of restoration. "
