Education from Pages For Sages

This First Edition copy of Pascal Cucaro by Robert E. Hopkins, M. F. A. was published in 1969 by Sentinel Art Books of New York and lithographed in the United States by Parish Press, Inc. The book, which measures approximately 6 x 9 inches, is soft bound in stiff paper illustrated covers and contains 64 pages. The book is accompanied… Read more about this item

This copy of the General View of Macau 1839 by Auguste Borget was from the collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art and published by the Urban Council and printed by the Government Printer. The picture, which measures 13.5 inches wide by 7.75 inches tall, is printed on a stiff paper sheet measuring 18 inches wide by 14 inches… Read more about this item

In the 1890s a major financial concern of the nations was whether gold or silver should be the basis of the country's currency, and what the benefits or detriments each might have on the country's economic and financial health. In or around 1895 J. Park Alexander gave a speech before The Akron Mckinley Club, expressing his opinions on the financial… Read more about this item

It was 1868, the first presidential election year after the end of the Civil War, and the Republican Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was being opposed by the Democrat Horatio Seymour for the presidency. This Speech of Hon. Edwards Pierrepont, documented in 20 pages of text, presents his arguments in favor of Grant. He does this by adopting the approach that… Read more about this item

Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor, alongside illustrations. It carried extensive coverage of the American Civil War, including many illustrations of events from the war. During its most… Read more about this item

Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization was an American political magazine based in New York City. Published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916, it featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor, alongside illustrations. It carried extensive coverage of the American Civil War, including many illustrations of events from the war. During its most… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of Life Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 7 was published on August 18, 1958 and had a cover picture of Anne Frank on a page from her diary and, in large letters, the text "What Happened After End of Anne Frank's Diary – Exclusive Story Tells of her Tragedy". Annelies Marie Frank (12 June 1929 – c. February or… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of Collier's -The National Weekly for May 23, 1914 was published by P. F. Collier and Son, New York, with Mark Sullivan as Editor. Collier's was an American general interest magazine founded in 1888 by Peter Fenelon Collier. It was launched as Collier's Once a Week, then renamed in 1895 as Collier's Weekly: An Illustrated Journal,… Read more about this item

It was 1900, a Presidential Election year, and Republican President McKinley was seeking a second term against the Democratic Candidate William Jennings Bryan. The Republican Party, in their attempts to gather voters, distributed papers to selected groups of potential voters showing them how much better their lives would be under a Republican administration. This paper, "The Man with the Hoe"… Read more about this item

Benj. J. Schmidt, A Michigan Decoy Carver, 1884-1968. Collected and Edited by Lowell Jackson is a tribute to a master decoy carver that was published by Lowell Jackson in Birmingham, Michigan in 1970. As quoted from Mr. Jackson's introduction in the booklet, "...Ben Schmidt decoys are among the best. They have a personal touch, a quality that expresses Ben's… Read more about this item

The Lyric is the oldest extant literary magazine in North America devoted to formal poetry. The journal was established by Norfolk-based poet John R. Moreland in 1921, and was published by the Norfolk Poets' Club until 1928. By 1949 it had moved to New York City, and was being published by the Lyric Foundation, an organization founded by the magazine's… Read more about this item

Hotels that consider themselves to be special often publish advertising booklets for guests and/or prospective guests that describe the features of the hotel and its surrounding area. The booklet GENOVA et le GRAND HÔTEL DE GÊNES is a perfect example of such advertising. It promotes the Grand Hotel located in the Italian port city of Genoa. The booklet measures approximately… Read more about this item

This First Edition, First Printing copy of The Contemporary Lithographic Workshop Around the World, by Michael Knigin & Murray Zimiles, was published in 1974 by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company and printed in Japan. It has the ISBN number 0-442-24480-0. The book, which measures approximately 11 inches wide by 14 inches tall by 1 ¼ inches thick, contains 318 pages of… Read more about this item

This copy of The Third Annual Report of the President of Harvard University to the Overseers on The State of the Institution for the academical year 1827-8 was published in 1829 by the University and printed by Hilliard, Metcalf,and Co. of Cambridge. The report, which measures approximately 6 x 10 inches, contains 63 pages, in paper covers, that provides both… Read more about this item

This booklet, which measures approximately 4.5 inches wide by 7.25 inches tall by 0.25 inches thick, was published in Philadelphia in 1833 by William Pilkington, Printer. It contains 100 pages that present, in complete detail, the Decision of the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey in a Case between Thomas L. Shotwell, Complainant, and Joseph Hendrickson and… Read more about this item

This copy of Life Magazine, Vol. 51, No. 2 - July 14, 1961, published by Time, Inc. of Chicago, IL, provides articles and photographs representing people, places and events that were of great importance to the American population of that time. Ernest Hemingway, for example, was honored, subsequent to his death, with his picture on the cover, a photographic essay… Read more about this item

Scouting magazine is a publication of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The target audience is adult leaders of Cub Scouts, Scouts, and Venturers. It carries news on Scouting events, articles on aspects of Scouting such as service, outdoor skills and activities, and features about Scouting activities. It began publication on April 15, 1913, with five-times-a-year mail subscriptions included in… Read more about this item

The economic status of the United States in 1842 was presented in this copy of the Annual Address delivered before the Board of Trade of the City of Pittsburgh, on 24th January, 1842 by A. W. Loomis, Esq. The address is contained in a 35 page booklet measuring approximately 6 x 9 inches. The booklet was published in 1842 by… Read more about this item

This offering of Regarding the Supernatural Character of the Hebrew and Christian Religion consists of copies of three letters, written in 1938, that discuss the contents of a book, "The Riddle of the World", written by Dr. D. S. Cairns, Principal of Christ Church College, Aberdeen, and prime minister of modern theologians published in 1938. In that book it was… Read more about this item

This First Edition copy of Charles Ricketts – Subtle and Fantastic Decorator, by Stephen Calloway, with a Foreword by Kenneth Clark was published in 1979 by Thames and Hudson of London and printed in Great Britain. The book, which measures approximately 8 inches wide by 11 inches tall by 0.25 inches thick, contains 100 pages of text and illustrations (133… Read more about this item