Browse Items (4590 total)
Sort by:
Grose. Page 5. Manicule
British advertisement for dental treatment. Arched ligature connecting letters c and t, most likely in imitation of medieval style handwriting. Manicule at the end reads "his teeth, even whole sets, never turn black" and lists what publication the…
Johnson. Dictionary Page
An example page of dictionary text showing the letter I.
Johnson. Illustrations.
Illustration used to mark the end of a section. Some images repeat, not all sections contain an illustration, and the illustrations vary widely in content.
Johnson. Three topics covered in his dictionary of the English language.
Text detailing the grammar, history, and definitions of English and English words.
Johnson Dictionary
Cover and binding of the book including a picture of the tear at the top of the binding.
Paine. Page 135.
Evidence of using "f" instead of "s" in Rights of man : being an answer to Mr. Burke's attack on the French Revolution by Thomas Paine. Also known as the long s.
Paine. Page 171. Foxing.
Foxing on page 171 of Tuft's copy of Rights of man : being an answer to Mr. Burke's attack on the French Revolution by Thomas Paine.
History of Venice. Title Page
Title page of Paruta's History of Venice. Includes reference to translator Henry, Earl of Monmouth as well as a signature from a previous owner, Robert Kitchen (1672).
Paine. Picture.
A picture of Thomas Paine
Paine. Library check out.
The library check out stamp form from Tuft's 1791 copy of Rights of man: being an answer to Mr. Burke's attack on the French Revolution. [Part 1] / by Thomas Paine.