With its whimsical and inviting cover illustrations, The Fairy-Land of Science, found at the Grolier Club’s exhibition of the Lisa Unger Baskin Collection called Five Hundred Years of Women’s Work, reaches out to its intended audience of children by promising the kind of magic they’d find in a Brothers Grimm […]
Field Reports
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The final, and perhaps most critical assignment of our course was to transcribe and comprehend the diaries of author “Michael Field”, the compound pseudonym held by poets and dramatists Katherine Bradley and Edith Cooper. Deciphering the handwriting was the key to visualizing the daily life of the first woman aesthete […]
By Zoe Fanzo The Strand Bookstore is a legendary staple of New York City, boasting 18 miles of new, used, and rare books. Founded in 1927, it is a hub of culture and literature, tucked away in the East Village. Though thousands of people filter into the store everyday, not […]
During the duration of our course, we were provided with the privilege of visiting Eric Holzenberg’s (Director of the Grolier Club) home and experiencing his rare antique and book collection up close. His apartment hosted an array of vintage furniture, rare collectible items and graphic arts which were organized decoratively […]
May 18, 2018 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy Charlottesville, VA 22902 To whom it may concern, This is an open letter voicing concern regarding the lack of representation, respect, and tribute to the 18th century African slaves at the Monticello Plantation. We are a group of research undergrad […]
Mark Samuels Lasner Collection The University of Delaware Mark Samuels Lasner is a well-known collector and bibliographer who specializes in late Victorian and British literature and art between 1850 and 1900. He is also the recipient of the Sir Thomas More medal from the University of San Francisco in […]
“… If a particular kind of reddish brown, crêpe wavy hair came in (his studio), he was away in a moment struggling for an introduction to the owner of said head of hair. He is not as mad as a March hare, but hair-mad,” Elizabeth Gaskell once wrote of the […]
A collection that was very interesting to me was the collection of Seth Kaller. His focus was on American History. He is interested on civil war, revolutionary war, and presidential history, He is mostly known for having a huge collection of political l archives and important documents signed by past […]
Of our endeavors at the Rare Book School, encountering the printing press was one of the most memorable and defining moments. Located in a room of its own, the printing press was one huge artifact surrounded by the many tools and components required to make it operable. While the printing […]
The Fales collection, granted to New York University in 1957 and 1966, is comprised of books of American and English literature. It was created by DeCoursey Fales to commemorate his father Haliburton Fales. He began by donating a portion of his collection in 1957. Then before his death, DeCoursey granted […]
