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Historic Books
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Books: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
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In 1865, Boston-based printer Louis Prang (1824-1909), introduced the Christmas Stocking Library , a boxed set of chapbooks full of h...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Bring on the Dancing Bears!
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Hello again from Letterologyland! I happily return after many long months of hibernation. My sincere apology for not surfacing much earlie...
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Monday, July 28, 2014
The Needle Makes a Fine Point for Printing
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The Needle is an odd name for a periodical on the printing arts, but the publishers evidently had a really good point to make, as thei...
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Thursday, July 3, 2014
The Greatest Cake on Earth
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This edible oversized cake is nearly too sweet for words. It is a remarkable replica of one of the 20th century's greatest Russian ch...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
The 19th Century Book Plates of D.M. Dewey
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Title page for one of D.M. Dewey's specimen books. Source Source Dellon Marcus Dewey (1819-1889) was a book...
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