One of the last books J.J. Lankes illustrated with wood engravings was Wisconsin author and publisher August Derleth’s 'Country Poems,' shown here, printed in Iowa City by Carroll Coleman at his Prairie Press in 1956. Learn more: https://t.co/kuKZOOmL6e
Former long-time Special Collections Graduate Intern Sarah Finn defended her History Masters thesis on Monday! Her thesis is on the publication of 'The Naturalist's Library,' a 40+ volume series published in Edinburgh, 1833-1843. Congratulations, Sarah! https://t.co/abYDnXLes6
It's #TypeTuesday! This week we present a selection of designs by our favorite type designer and calligrapher Hermann Zapf from the 1987 publication 'Hermann Zapf & His Design Philosophy' published in Chicago by the Society of Typographic Arts. Learn more: https://t.co/1gYxwnZaMl
Last week we presented wood engravings by Nora S. Unwin from 'Joseph; the King James Version of a Well-loved Tale,' and today we present Unwin’s fine wood-engraved historiated initials for the chapter openings of the book for #TypeTuesday. Learn more: https://t.co/aHPoHyuzIx
For Passover 2022, we present some pages from a Haggadah with illustrations by the Lithuanian-born American graphic artist Ben Shahn (1898-1969) published in Boston by Little, Brown and Co. in 1965. Sameach Pesach! Learn more: https://t.co/iXID4C50Ho
We’ve decided to channel our hawkish angst into these images of lovely raptors. These are color lithographs from 'Bird-Life, A Guide to the Study of our Common Birds,' by Frank M. Chapman, with illustrations by Ernest Thompson Seton. #Feathursday More: https://t.co/8HmMaTBF3E
It's #WoodEngravingWednesday! The engravings shown here are by Nora S. Unwin from 'Joseph; the King James Version of a Well-loved Tale,' arranged with an introduction by Elizabeth Yates, and printed and bound by the Plimpton Press in 1947. Learn more: https://t.co/Clsid3Idrf
This week we're sharing plates from the 1st vol of 'Farbige Decorationen,' a 2 vol. set of chromolithographic plates housed in portfolio with supplementary texts in German by the artist, Ernst Ewald. The first volume, was published in 1889 in Berlin. more: https://t.co/E65lCA4gG6
We’ve been highlighting some of the avian specimens from our folio-sized facsimile of Mark Catesby’s 'The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands' recently, but today we’re showcasing these gorgeous flora-focused plates. Learn more: https://t.co/zl56Dcye4w
On this #FinePressFriday we bring you the 1929 edition of the Gothic novel 'Vathek,' by William Beckford, translated by Herbert B. Grimsditch, with illustrations by Marion B. Dorn, published by The Nonesuch Press in an edition of 1550 copies. Learn more: https://t.co/068dh5URTo