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It's #WoodEngravingWednesday! The engravings shown here are from Clare Leighton’s book 'Growing New Roots,' published by The Book Club of California in 1976, with illustrations that reveal the pride and patriotism she held for her adopted country. More: https://t.co/YomXzB8Lug

This year we didn’t have time to make a pie for Pi Day, but we did find this recipe for a Maple Syrup Pie in 'The Flavor of Wisconsin' by Harva Hachten. The recipe features the Hickory Nut, which is indigenous to this region. Learn more: https://t.co/tspJmw7YpO #GLPBO2022

These birds are always ready for the weekend! This week we are featuring some of the more colorful plumage from our 1974 folio facsimile set of English naturalist Mark Catesby’s 'Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands.' Learn more: https://t.co/t9zdGd9jB6

This #Feathursday we feature illustrations from French historian & author Jules Michelet’s 'The Bird' with wood engravings by Hector Giacomelli. Originally published in 1856, our English copy is published by T. Nelson & Sons of London in 1868. Learn more: https://t.co/U9w2hfHkvh

This lovely title just walked in the door a couple of days ago, our latest acquisition: Sena Jeter Naslund’s 'When Children Ruled the World: A Christmas Story' with wood engravings by the estimable Kentucky wood engraver @StarpointePrice. Learn more: https://t.co/FQKPLJ556x

A Catesby River Bird #Feathursday - This week we return to our 1974 folio facsimile set of Mark Catesby’s 'Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands' originally published between 1729 & 1747. Learn more about these Kingfishers and Herons: https://t.co/WgWs2ZxNb6

It's #WoodEngravingWednesday! The great Rudolph Ruzicka began his series of wood-engravings of Boston beginning in 1911 as annual keepsakes for D.B. Updike’s Merrymount Press, and would continue the series until 1941. Learn more: https://t.co/iev2noRJpT

Congratulations to the Superb Owl champs, the LA Rams! This owl is from 'Birds: The Paintings of Terance James Bond' published in 1988. The Ram (and ewe) are from volume three of the second edition of Brehm’s Thierleben published in 1883. Learn more: https://t.co/pXznaYazCF

For this #MusicMonday, we’re sharing 'Under My Umbrella' by Charles O’Flynn, George W. Meyer, and Pete Wendling. Published in 1933 by M. Witmark and Sons, 'Under My Umbrella' was a popular song among others written during the Tin Pan Alley era. Learn more: https://t.co/cCZ0acvmDn

Mark Catesby traveled and collected specimens in the southern American colonies & the Caribbean in the early 1700s, culminating in 'Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands.' The plates shown here come from our 1974 folio-sized facsimile. https://t.co/sprZf0yOq8