The Constitution of the United States is the oldest constitution for a federal system still in use today. It was adopted on 17 September 1787 by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, taking effect on 4 March 1789. This work provides the whole text of the US Constitution, its amendments, and the Declaration of Independence of 4 July 1776.
Published to coincide with a British Library exhibition of the same name, this study explores the background and history of this artwork and symbol of Christianity. Sections examine aspects of the Anglo-Saxon world: the heritage of the people who lived and ruled and how and why this book was made.
Showcases the unique collection of John Grossman which covers 90 years of cigar box labels and bands printed by four generations of George Schlegel Lithographers. This book takes these printed slices of American culture and combines them with the history of chromolithography to present the story of America's changing tastes and graphic standards.
A guide to comic books. It contains listings for 100, 000 collectible comics with information including cover dates, creator information, and price values. It features editorial content, 'Shop Talk', including a state of the market trends, articles and features, and a condition/grading guide.
Provides an analysis of a thirteenth-century Parisian manuscript. This book provides information about the Psalter's medieval and later components, its liturgical and other functions, missing illuminations and texts, as well as its provenance and date.
High standards in art and design have always been part of Penguin's publishing program. This title presents seventy-five covers that represent the best of what Penguin has produced over the years. Giving readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the complex creation of a book's cover, it includes comments from authors, agents, and editors.
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply "Hamlet", is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. This play recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlet's mother.
Provides the values of 42, 500 sought-after books by nearly 800 authors and artists. This work includes classic authors, detective writers, illustrators, poets, limited editions and important, collectable reprints. It includes 1, 000 colour illustrations.
Compiled for collectors, bookdealers and all who love literature, this volume provides a guide to the value of 35, 000 sought-after books. It includes authors from Jane Austen to Oscar Wilde, detective writers from Eric Ambler to Minette Walters, illustrators from Aubrey Beardsley to Florence Upton, and poets from Richard Aldington to Walt Whitman.
As words and stories are increasingly disseminated through digital means, the significance of the book as object - whether pristine collectible or battered relic - is growing as well. This book spotlights the personal libraries of thirteen favourite novelists who share their collections with readers.
Describing the hidden meanings behind the illustrations in the Celto-Saxon style, this book presents the history behind them. Picking out interesting images from the 339 vellum leaves that comprise the book as a whole, it gives an illuminating insight into the manuscript and its creation.
This is a standard reference work, incorporating a general historical background, methods of map making, practical advice on collecting old maps and a list of the major map makers. Organized country by country, it refers to over 600 cartographers active between 1450 and 1850.
Published to celebrate the centenary of its foundation, this book introduces and samples the Hocken Library's principal collections. It includes significant holdings of twentieth-century New Zealand art, early New Zealand manuscripts, maps and publications, early Australian manuscripts and many other items of great interest.
The book is divided into a series of thematic and broadly chronological chapters, each featuring a general introductory text providing background information and highlighting the dominant political and artistic influences on the photobook in the period, followed by more detailed discussion of the individual photobooks.
Miniature books, most of which are less than three inches tall and some almost too small to see, have delighted readers for centuries. These historic books range from tiny thumb bibles to illustrated nursery rhymes. The miniature books with in this title are drawn from a private collection of over 15, 000 books.
Sets the Lindisfarne Gospels within its socio-historical context, during the transition from the Graeco-Roman world to the early Middle Ages. The questions of where, when and why the Gospels were made are addressed, along with the technical innovation of its maker and his spiritual motivation,
In "The Codex", published in 1954, C H Roberts studied the process by which in the early centuries of our era the roll as the vehicle for literature was replaced by the codex. The authors offer a different explanation for the remarkable part in the transformation played by the early Church.
As father of American literature, like William Faulkner referred to him, Mark Twain (born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910) was allowed to mock society in his uniquely cutting and witty manner; an approach society still loves today. This miniature book presents twelve of his most popular short stories, including amusing and sceptical ones.
The Lindisfarne Gospels, a manuscript produced in the Northumbrian island monastery of Lindisfarne at the end of the seventh century, in honour of Saint Cuthbert, is a relic of early Christianity in England, and one of the nation's greatest treasures. This book makes the glories of the Lindisfarne Gospels accessible to a wide public.
Collecting original Brooke Bond tea cards is a hobby that has a huge following. This title helps to see how each album was intended to look, with every card printed in its correct position, making every page an enormously colourful feast for the eyes.
Suitable for comic collectors and dealers alike, this title includes fresh insights, features, and data, along with comprehensive listing of comics and entries in the 'Overstreet Hall of Fame'. It is suitable for both new collectors and seasoned enthusiasts.
A directory of antiquarian and second-hand book dealers in the British Isles, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland. After the Geographical Section, it includes indexes for Proprietor, Business Name, website and book stock specialities. It also includes information related to the trade.
The old and noble Baskerville family is threatened by a curse: "A great, black beast, shaped like a hound, yet larger than any hound that ever mortal eye has rested upon" terrorises and kills any family member who comes to live at the Baskerville estate. Once again, it is Sherlock Holmes who, together with his friend Dr Watson, solves the mystery.
Divided into two sections - the Papyrus Collection and the Manuscript collection. This title features two intentionally striking extremes - a potsherd on which a pupil from the 2nd century BC wrote the ancient verses of one of Sappho's odes and a 19th century Japanese erotic-grotesque scroll.
Organised alphabetically by comic book name, this guide contains listings that include cover dates, creator information and near mint prices for comic books from 1961 to the present. It features listings and prices for more than 110, 000 collectible comic books and checklist format for maintaining an inventory of comic book collection.
Provided with a commentary, this illustrated book introduces and explores the royal patronage of the Douce Apocalypse, its imagery, its artistic creation and its contemporary significance in the context of prophecies concerning the coming of the Antichrist. It is the second in the series "Treasures from the Bodleian Library".
Contains facts on the companies and artists that produced cigarette and trade cards, providing a valuable source of reference for the novice and experienced collector alike. This guide traces the history of cards from their 19th-century beginnings to the mid-1930s.
Most readers are probably unaware that Lewis Carroll (born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832-1898) originally wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for a single child - Alice Pleasance Liddell; however, it quickly became a classic all over the world. This miniature book presents this story. It features a stamped cover and slip case.
The British railways printed millions of tickets for every conceivable journey and category of passenger. Most were destroyed after use, but remarkably many survive, in the care of libraries, museums and collectors, and form the basis of a fascinating hobby. This title tells the story of British railway tickets.
Postcards sent by men on the front, and to them by their families, are among the most telling, and surviving artefacts of the Great War. They tell us about attitudes towards the war, and provide a great insight into men's lives, and into the thoughts and emotions of those left behind. This title features British postcards of the First World War.
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply "Hamlet", is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. This play recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlet's mother.
Includes topics such as: the research group on manuscript evidence; the significance of the archaeology of the book in the context of conservation work; aspects of documentation and conservation; the work of conservation at the Arnamagnaean Institute; and, the care of manuscripts in the Arni Magnusson Institute in Iceland.
A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843, was written in a time of decline in the old Christmas traditions. The story's great popularity played an important role in redefining the importance of Christmas even in the 19th century. This book presents the complete version of the 1843 text and includes the original illustrations by John Leech.
This edition brings together selections taken from examples of the "Book of Hours". The pages are positioned in the order in which they would have appeared in a traditional "Book of Hours". Short texts provide an explanation of the scenes depicted and the significance of the various prayers.
The National Trust in what is now Northern Ireland is responsible for most surviving country house libraries. These collections have survived almost like time capsules, never subject to atmospheric pollution or the attentions of reforming librarians, and not heavily used in modern times.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a modernised fairy tale, originally published in 1900, and enjoyed by the young and old. This miniature edition presents the complete text by Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) and the original illustrations by William Wallace Denslow. It is suitable for a gift for the countless Oz lovers and collectors, and others.
The text of the Book of Revelation is accompanied by a commentary and by a series of illustrations that depict the dream of John in detail. This volume considers its background, illustration, palaeography, texts, language and history. An accompanying CD-ROM contains the whole text, with an English translation.