Before the early nineteenth century, books were hand-bound using heavy materials such as wood, leather, gold, silver and jewels.

十九世纪早期以前，书籍都是使用笨重的材料，如木头、皮革、金、银和宝石等手工装订而成的。

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ZFW-T002 (case: silver specular, dial: white, band: gray leather)

ZFW - T002（表体：银色镜面，表盘：白色，表带：灰色皮革）

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Then I spied a miniature, brown, snake-effect leather briefcase that opened out to reveal a letter set, writing surface, blotter and silver propelling pencil.

然后，我看见了一款小型的褐色蛇纹皮质公文包，打开后露出来的是信封、书写板、记事簿和银色的自动铅笔。

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He is tall and trim, with wispy white hair, and on the day we met (reluctantly, on his part his bid, after all, had been anonymous) he had on khakis, Topsiders, a checked shirt, and a brown leather belt studded with silver fish.

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Best buys are babouches (traditional leather slippers), silver Berber jewellery, the famous blue-glazed Fassi ceramics, hand-sewn linen and cotton embroidery, Berber hendiras (traditional woven cloaks that make great wall hangings), argan oil (for cooking or in soap), saffron and other spices, brassware, and carpets of every type, style and quality.

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After you have marvelled at the horses and gorged yourself on country cuisine, stroll through the market for bargain-priced leather goods, ponchos and silver jewellery.

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