Natural History of Shakespeare, Being Selections of Flowers, Fruits, and Animals, arranged by Bessie Mayou; 1877; E. Slater, Manchester. Collection of little snippe…more
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The Selection Of Type Is Just As Important As The Selection Of Words (1939?)
Alphabetical Index to Type Faces, by G.A. Davis Printing Company; 1939?; Toronto. An “Alphabetical Index to Type Faces” from the G.A. Davis Printing Company. Wh…more
Hand Book of the Carnival, Containing Mardi-Gras, its Ancient and Modern Observance (1874)
Hand book of the carnival, containing Mardi-Gras, its ancient and modern observance, by J. W. Madden; 1874; New Orleans. Fascinating little book offering a brillian…more
Original Acrostics on all the States and Presidents of the United States, and Various Other Subjects (1868)
Original acrostics on all the states and presidents of the United States, and various other subjects, religious, political, and personal ; illustrated with portrait…more
James Joyce’s Chamber Music (1918 American Edition)
Chamber Music, by James Joyce; 1918; B.W.Huebsch, New York. Collection of love poems by James Joyce, originally published by Elkin Matthews in May, 1907, the same y…more
Madame Tussaud’s Napoleon Relics, Pictures and Other Curiosities (1901)
Catalogue of Napoleon Relics, Pictures and Other Works of Art and Curiosities, compiled by W.Wheeler; 1901; Cassell, London. Madame Tussaud’s 1901 Catalogue of Na…more
Mythical Monsters (1886)
An exploration into all beasts fabled, fabricated, fantastical, and fanciful, from across the world, including the Chinese and Japanese Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, an…more
Yuletide Entertainments (1910)
Yuletide Entertainments: Christmas recitations, monologues, drills, tableaux, motion songs, exercises, dialogues and plays, suitable for all ages, by Ellen M. Willa…more
Uriah Jewett and the Sea Serpent of Lake Memphemagog (1917)
Uriah Jewett and the sea serpent of Lake Memphemagog, by George C. Merrill; 1917; Newport, Vermont. A very curious little book concerning a poet named Uriah Jewett,…more
The Eccentric Mirror: Reflecting a Faithful and Interesting Delineation of Male and Female Characters, Ancient and Modern (1807)
Reports on a marvellous menagerie of weird and wonderful characters from the past and Georgian-present….more
The Attitudes of Animals in Motion, Illustrated with the Zoopraxiscope (1882)
Published lecture given by the pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge on March 13th 1882 at the Royal Institution in London in front of a sell out audience that…more
The Diary of a Nobody (1919 edition)
Fictitious diary details fifteen months in the life of Mr. Charles Pooter, a middle aged city clerk of lower middle-class status but significant social aspirations,…more
