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Signed by Abraham Lincoln: rare official Presidential document dated July 7, 1683 - only days after Gettysburg and Vicksburg, and the same day he declared in a speech "All men are created equal" - ordering New York to draft thousands under the unpopular 1863 conscription act that triggered, less than a week after this document, the bloody New York draft riots.
First edition in English of one of the classic works on ancient Rome, with the rare third state general title page. An excellent copy, beautifully bound in full morocco-gilt by Riviere. Scarce and desirable. $18,500.
The Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division collects, preserves, and makes available for research purposes rare, unique, and primary materials that document the history and culture of people of African descent throughout the world, with a concentration on the Americas and the Caribbean.
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Woodson Research Center contains more than 35,000 volumes including a number of named book collections. These rare books are available for use only in the Woodson Research Center reading room and do not circulate except by special faculty arrangement for classes. Please email Woodson staff at woo...@rice.edu for information on photocopies and scans of this material.
Crowned by four rare astronomy books: Nicolaus Copernicus' masterpiece, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (1566), which marks the dawn of modern science; Alessandro Piccolomini's La Sfera del Mondo (1579), considered the first handbook for stargazers; Cornelius Gemma's De Naturae Divinis Characterismis (1575) relating to the nova of 1572 and a comet in 1556; and Johannes Kepler's Tabulae Rudolpinae (1675), the first English text of Kepler's tables based on the laws of planetary motion. Many other important volumes of physics, mathematics, and astronomy are present. Some related images are available for online viewing in our digital collection.
The Anderson Collection was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Anderson in 1986. The collection contains books and memorabilia that document the history of aeronautics. The major emphasis of the collection is on airplanes and the type of material ranges from pilots' manuals to aircraft company histories. Some related images are available for online viewing in our digital collection. A companion manuscript collection is located online at MS 069, the Benjamin M. Anderson Aeronautical History collection, 1784-1988.
These books and printed materials relate to the life of times of George Cruikshank (1792-1878). A renowned political caricaturist of the Regency period, Cruikshank's illustrations from the 1830s focused primarily on the works of Dickens and Harrison Ainsworth. The extensive collection includes books about the artist, biographies, exhibition catalogues, dealers' sales catalogues of his works, prints and drawings.
The Greene Collection was donated in 1987 by Mr. and Mrs. Greene and represents his interest in the playwright Thorton Wilder. The collection contains plays and books written by Thorton Wilder as well as materials written about Thorton Wilder and his work.
The Hirsch Collection was donated in 1982 and contains books printed by the Limited Editions Club from 1929 to 1984. The Limited Editions Club reissued classic literature with fine bindings and illustrations to a small group of subscribers.
The Stevenson Collection was donated by Mrs. Allan H. Stevenson in 1986 and consists of her husband's collection of books on the history of paper and watermarks. Mr. Stevenson was a graduate of Rice University and an international authority on the use of watermarks and handmade paper to date early books and manuscripts.
The Watson Collection is a small group of books of poetry written by Sir William Watson, an English Poet who lived from 1858-1935. His most famous poem was "Wordsworth's Grave" published in 1890. A companion manuscript collection is located online at MS 385, the William Watson papers, 1892-1935.
This donation from the estate of Rice University Professor Gilbert Cuthbertson contains rare/antiquarian books and manuscripts, limited and signed editions, and 41 cartons of manuscript materials covering subject areas such as Texas and Central American history, Rice University history, and political science. This book collection is a work in progress as items are added to the online collection. A companion archival collection is located online at UA 426, the Gilbert Morris Cuthbertson Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Designed to support our Book Arts studio, the Book Arts collection combines technical manuals, descriptive and historical works, and artists' books and creations. Artists' books are housed within the Galvin Rare Book room; more technical manuals and project guides are housed in the Book Arts Studio, and more general descriptive works are located in the circulating collection. More information on individual items is available in the library catalog, and all are noted as part of the Book Arts Collection, so that the collection may be searched as a whole.
Specialist dealer in rare, vintage, and antique maps, atlases, plans, sea charts and voyages dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Our carefully selected stock also includes fine prints, globes, and scientific instruments.
Daniel Crouch Rare Books is a specialist dealer in antique atlases, maps, plans, sea charts and voyages dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Our carefully selected stock also includes a number of fine prints and globes, and a selection of cartographic reference books.
The Mortimer Rare Book Collection houses the college's rare books and literary manuscripts. Broad in scope, it includes works from all time periods and in subject areas as diverse as ancient history and zoology. Among the highlights of the collections are the papers of Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf.
The book studies concentration connects students with the exceptional resources of the Mortimer Rare Book Collection and the wealth of book artists and craftspeople in Western Massachusetts. Through classroom study, field projects and independent research, students learn about the history, art and technology of the book. The book is broadly defined to extend from oral memory and papyrus scrolls to manuscripts, printed books, and digital media. Read more about the book studies concentration.
Welcome to Ken Sanders Rare Books, Salt Lake City's premier antiquarian bookshop since 1997. We offer a selection of rare and collectible books, a smattering of new books, an enormous stock of eclectic and affordable used titles, and an ever-changing selection of art, ephemera, maps, photographs, and postcards. We also offer book purchasing and appraisal services.
Ken Sanders Rare Books specializes in regional interest Utah & the Mormons and the broader Western Americana, with emphases on the Grand Canyon and the Colorado River, National Parks, and the literary West. We offer rare and collectible books in many subjects, including Literature, Art, Photography, Children's, Illustrated, and Wordless Novels. We are a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA).
The catalogue we have prepared for you here consists of thirty great holiday gift ideas. It reflects the wide variety of material we offer throughout our bookshop. This is a small sampling of new and noteworthy material that we have recently catalogued and which we think would make for great gifts. We are pricing, cataloguing, and shelving new material every day, so please come by and browse the shelves, and keep a close eye on our website!
Housing more than 50 special collections, Rare Books includes literary manuscripts, rare posters and maps, and collections of books by or about particular authors or subjects in the sciences, literature, history, popular culture, and the history of books and printing.
The General Rare Book Collection contains early printed books, fine printing, private press books, artists' books, zines, and first or important editions of works in many subject areas, with primary strengths in English and American Literature and in all aspects of the history of books and printing.
The Chinese Rare Book Digital Collection draws from the 5,300 titles of Chinese rare books housed at the Asian Division of the Library of Congress. The online presentation includes nearly 2,000 digitized rare titles.
According to the International Union Catalog of Chinese Rare Book Project Cataloging Guidelines published by the Council on East Asia Libraries (CEAL) in 2000, rare books are defined as Chinese-language printed books and bound manuscripts produced before 1796.
The Rare Book and Special Collections Division is the largest collection of rare books in North America. Spanning eras and subjects, its holdings include nearly 1 million books, broadsides, pamphlets, theater playbills, title pages, prints, posters, photographs, and medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. At the center of the collection is President Thomas Jefferson's library, which was sold to Congress in 1815.
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