SHAKESPEARE, William. The Works of William Shakespeare. (The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus) - page 63-64. The Shakespeare Folios have "an aura of book magic about them. No lengthy explanations are needed; he is simply the most distinguished author in the English language" (Wolf).
Author: Lieber, Francis. Publication: New York: Printed by Direction of the Board of Trustees, 1861.
The first two issues of Gleason’s, the first large format weekly pictorial newspaper, features extensive coverage of the first trial under the newly enacted Fugitive Slave Law. A mob of abolitionists tried to free Simms from custody resulting in the siege of the Federal courthouse in Boston.
1855–1856 Bound Year of The Portland Transcript and Eclectic — complete run of weekly issues from April 14, 1855 through April 6, 1856, originally issued in Portland, Maine. The Portland Transcript and Eclectic; Portland, Maine, 1855–1856.
The New Whole Art of Confectionary by S. W. M’Getrick. • Specialized subject: confectionery, sugar boiling, jelly & wine making. Printed in New York by William Mitchell, 1834. • Light warping typical of early paper.
Ripped spine. Stains. Dinged corners. Tanning. Foxing. Binding detached from book. This book shows normal age-related wear, including possible shelf rubbing, tanning, foxing, dinged corners, discoloration, light soiling ortoning.