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"May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books." -Thomas Carlyle
Welcome to my virtual book collection. Since collecting actual books is somewhat cost-prohibitive, I've begun to amass all of the books I would love to have if I had the means. Some are new, lots are old, all are unique or beautiful or unusual or in some other way have captured my fancy. Enjoy browsing!
Special Collections: Fine Bindings ~ Fairies and Fairy Tales ~ Terror and Madness ~ Poetry ~ Food, Drink and Apothecary ~ Science Fiction ~ Illuminations, Lettering and Hand-Coloring ~ Magic ~ Supernatural and Occult ~ Alchemy ~ Science and Technical ~ Maritime ~ Costumes ~ Humor ~ Children's books ~ Legend of King Arthur ~ Americana ~ 18th Century ~ 19th Century Authors and illustrators: Edgar Allan Poe ~ Jules Verne ~ Edmund Dulac ~ Kay Nielsen ~ Arthur Rackham ~ Edward Gorey ~ Charles Dickens ~ H.P. Lovecraft ~ William Hope Hodgson ~ Mark Twain ~ Lewis Carroll ~ Salvador Dali ~ George Cruikshank ~ Emily Dickinson ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ H.G. Wells
148. Spratt (G.) Obstetric Tables, first edition, 12 lithographed plates, many with sectional overlays or moving parts, some staining affecting inner & top margins, modern cloth with morocco spine label, 4to, 1833.
Renowned as the only English book on midwifery to be illustrated in this novel and useful way.
3 years ago on February 24, 2010 at 02:39pm
Rare Medical Texts. Transferring from Rush University to University of Chicago.
That 3rd image is just odd…
3 years ago on January 08, 2010 at 04:45pm
Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion by the Army Medical Museum on display in exhibit on images in books, “Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration” by Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Large, heavy tomes with medical illustrations = fun. From mgrhode1 on flickr via bottledmonsters.blogspot.com.
3 years ago on January 01, 2010 at 12:59am
Trait des Maladies des Femmes Grosses (roughly trans: Draft of Diseases of Large Women), 1740. I am not sure I can guess what this image depicts.
More images here. Via Powell’s Rare Books.
3 years ago on December 31, 2009 at 12:14pm
