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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

The images shown here are from the catalog to the exhibition 'The Engraved & Typographic Work of Rudolph Ruzicka, An Exhibition' printed for the Grolier Club by the George Grady Press of New York in an edition of 500 copies signed by Ruzicka. Learn more: https://t.co/6EtYYzL4BH

On this day, February 7 in 1940, Walt Disney Productions premiered their second feature length animated film, 'Pinocchio,' based on 'Le Avventure di Pinocchio.' Our 1954 comic adaptation of 'The Wonderful Adventures of Pinocchio' was printed in Racine, WI. https://t.co/ZZZOS7fb5O

It's #Feathursday! Birds play a prominent part in 'Peter and the Wolf,' in particular a songbird and a duck. In this 1940 children’s-book version of 'Peter and the Wolf' the design and illustrations by Warren Chappell and calligraphy is by Hollis Holland. https://t.co/rfI3zVNkcG

This week's #WoodEngravingWednesday features work by Diana Bloomfield as found in 'Matrix' 16 Winter 1996, between as part of Bloomfield’s own small memoir “Engraving for The Periodical.” Learn more and read quotes from Bloomfield about her work here: https://t.co/JjGKr7DVbl

It's #TypeTuesday! This week we present a children’s-book version of 'Peter and the Wolf' designed by two noted type designers: Warren Chappell and Hollis Holland. The book features graphic design and illustrations by Chappell and calligraphy by Holland. https://t.co/MizwFCu1d8

On January 31 in 1901, Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre. To commemorate the premier, we present the Limited Editions Club production of 'Two Plays of Anton Chechov: The Cherry Orchard; Three Sisters' published in NY in 1966 https://t.co/ivcRcGY2EC

Today we are showing some plates from the 2-volume 'Pueblo Indian Pottery' by Kenneth M. Chapman, curator of the Indian Arts Fund and published by Szwedzicki in Nice from 1933-1936 in an edition of 750 copies. Learn more: https://t.co/8kKiaO7sIg