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[NTSNC bulletin open on book cradle]

Description: Photographs of a cross section of one the NTSNC bulletins held by UNT Special Collections. It is one of four that are bound together in a single volume. Image 1, a list of officers separated by the organizations they are a part of. Image 2 and 3, a handwritten note at the top reads "Organized Oct. 12, 1902" and lists the two sponsors of the Mary Arden Club and the Current Literature Club. Image 4, the pages on the left are weighted down by a heavy string and there is a stamp on the title page t… more
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Botany illustrations in James Newton's herbal book]

Description: Photographs of the illustrations in a book titled "A Compleat Herbal of the Late James Newton, M.D. Containing the Prints and English Names of Several Thousand Trees, Plants, Shrubs, Flowers, Exotics, & c." held by UNT Special Collections. There are four rows of the drawings with names written above each. The plants on the two pages are "Tufted Meadow, Corn, an Panick Grass" and "Wheat Rie and Oate Grass". The book is resting on a clear plastic book cradle and some of the pages are being held d… more
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pages in "Glossographia"]

Description: Photographs of the pages of "Glossographia" held by UNT Special Collections. It is a collection of 'difficult' and 'foreign' words for people to use in conversation and other instances. The first image is of pages with words from "insipid" to "interduct". Long white weighted strings are holding the pages down and it is resting on a clear plastic book cradle. The second image is a close up of the same pages. The third image is of the title page of the book and shows the book cradle it is resting… more
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Appendix in "Outlines of Lessons in Botany"]

Description: Photographs of "Outlines of Lessons in Botany: For the use of Teachers, or Mothers Studying with their Children" held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Weaver Juvenile Collection. It is the first of two volumes to teach children about plants and their uses. The book is open to the appendix and is resting on a plastic book cradle with weighted strings holding the pages down.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cracked spine of Bleak House]

Description: Photograph of 'Bleak House' held by UNT Special Collections. It is a novel written by Charles Dickens and the illustration is done by Hablot K. Browne. The spine and cover are done in a maroon color and the material on the spine is cracked down the middle. The top and sides are also worn down and fraying. There are painted gold lines breaking up the spine into five separate chambers and the title is printed in gold in the second one.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pages of Joanna Southcott's Index]

Description: Photograph of the pages of a book titled "Index to the Divine and Spiritual Writings of Joanna Southcott" held by UNT Special Collections. The image is focused on the seam between the pages and the fraying and stains there. The text is set up on each page with dotted lines following phrases and leading to the page numbers they occur on.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pages of Johnson's Dictionary]

Description: Photographs of the pages of "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title page, which has further information about the contents and publishing beneath the title. The second image shows two interior pages. The left page is the end of the intro and is held down by a clear band. The right page is the start of the section.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[List of 'Heathen Deities' in Johnson's Dictionary]

Description: Photograph of the beginning of a list in "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. It follows the last page of 'z' words and is titled "A Concise Account of the Heathen Deities, and other Fabulous Persons; with the Heroes and Heroines of Antiquity". It begins with 'a' like the dictionary and includes a short description of who the person or deity was. A clear band is holding the pages down and stains are visible on the pages.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Stains between the pages of John Murray's Handbook]

Description: Photographs of stains between the pages in "A Handbook for Travellers in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden" held by UNT Special Collections. In the first image the pages are opened to a passage about Denmark and the stain is mirrored on both sides of the seam. It is from a pressed flower that was placed between the pages on someone's travels. In the second image the pages are also about Denmark but the stain shows the details of a different plant with what appears to have been leaves and some petals.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cover of the "Negro Year Book"]

Description: Photograph of the cover of a book titled "An Annual Encyclopedia of the Negro 1918-1919" held by UNT Special Collections. It is a paper bound book and the edges are coming apart. The cover has a border around the title and includes information about the book on the front.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Swords and Ploughshares]

Description: Photographs of "Swords and Ploughshares" John Drinkwater, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the title page, with the page to the left of it containing a small list of books by the same author. Image 2, poem on page 48 titled "On the Picture of a Private Soldier Who Had Gained a Victoria Cross", the page next to it contains a poem titled "One Speaks In Germany. In “On the Picture of a Private Soldier Who Had Gained a Victoria Cross,” the author calls upon the theme of photog… more
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Making of Micky Mcghee]

Description: Photographs of "The Making of Micky Mcghee" by R.W. Campbell, held by UNT Special Collections. The third image shows the book opened up to pages 64-5. On the left page are the words "Carry On" next to a drawing of a soldier kneeling with a long rifle, followed by a bit of text. On the right page are the words "Miners and Miners" next to a drawing of a man holding a shovel followed by a few paragraphs of text. Image 1, pale brown book cover with the title at the top in an illustration of a man s… more
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Plain Song 1914-1916]

Description: Photographs of "Plain Song" by Eden Phillpotts, held by UNT Special Collections. Image 2 shows the table of contents on the left page and a page with a poem titled "August the Fourth." Image 3, continuation of the poem "August the Fourth" and number 2 and 3. Image 1, cover of the book made of grey paper, framed by a thick line with the title at the top followed by the dates 1914-1916. Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) was born in British India and is best known for his celebration of the landscape of… more
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Taps: Famous Poems of the World War]

Description: Photographs of "Taps" by Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Grantland Rice, held by UNT Special Collections. The second image is of pages 110 an 111, the page on the left is a drawing of a figure laying on grass and the page on the right is a poem titled "No Man's Land." Image 3, pages 200 and 201 with the page on the left containing parts of a poem and the page on the right containing a drawing of two soldiers sitting down with skull faces. Image 1, cover of the book. It is dirty yellow in color with … more
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Rookie Rhymes]

Description: Photographs of "Rookie Rhymes," held by UNT Special Collections. The book is opened up to a page on the left titled "The Call" followed by a poem. On the right page is an illustration of a soldier and woman in a big dress dancing. Image 1, the brown paper book cover has no spine, and the title is at the top in big black letters followed by an illustration of a man in a hat smoking a pipe.
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[1914 & Other Poems]

Description: Photographs of "1914 & Other Poems" by Rupert Brooke, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image, is of the inside of the book with a faint illustration of a man's profile, the second image the see-through brown piece of paper is turned over to cover the illustration but to reveal the title of the book. Although Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) died before ever seeing battle, he was renowned for his war sonnets. W.B. Yeats noted that Brooke was “handsomest young man of England,” a fact that may … more
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Aurelia & Other Poems, cover]

Description: Photograph of the cover of "Aurelia & Other Poems" by Robert Nichols, held by UNT Special Collections. The book is brown with a white label on the front with the title printed on it.
Date: November 3, 2016
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cover and illustrations in "Practical Taxidermy"]

Description: Photographs of "Practical Taxidermy" held by UNT Special Collections. Image 1, shows the cover, which is bound in a bronze material with a design of a stand, plants, and a border in a darker brown. The title as well as the bird on the cover are done in a lighter yellow shade to make them stand out. The book is resting on a clear stand. Image 2, The illustration is of a peregrine falcon in the process of being taxidermied. A note beneath it reads "Peregrine Falcon on Flight. Showing method of bi… more
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Illustration in "Outlines of Lessons in Botany"]

Description: Photograph of "Outlines of Lessons in Botany: For the use of Teachers, or Mothers Studying with their Children" held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Weaver Juvenile Collection. It is the first of two volumes to teach children about plants and their uses. The book is open to a page with an illustrated germination cycle for the plants.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Title page and poem in "Excursions"]

Description: Photographs of pages in Henry David Thoreau's "Excursions" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title pages. The left page is being held down by a clear band and a fain illustration of Thoreau's head and shoulders is on it. The right side is the title page of the book and includes a crest and other information about the book. The second image is of a poem inside of the book.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A section of Johnson's Dictionary]

Description: Photograph of the beginning of the A section of "Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language in Miniature" held by UNT Special Collections. It is at the start of the section and there are a few small stains on the page.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Outlines of Lessons in Botany open on book cradle]

Description: Photograph of "Outlines of Lessons in Botany: For the use of Teachers, or Mothers Studying with their Children" held by UNT Special Collections as part of the Weaver Juvenile Collection. It is the first of two volumes to teach children about plants and their uses. The book is open to pages with questions about beans and peas on one and an illustrated germination cycle for the plants on the other.
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pages of "A Texas Scrap Book"]

Description: Photographs of the pages of a facsimile reproduction of "A Texas Scrap Book" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the title page, which reads "Original Narratives of Texas History and Adventure; A Texas Scrap Book Made up of the History, Biography and Miscellany of Texas and its People; a Facsimile Reproduction of the Original; The Steck Company Austin, Texas 1935". The cover is yellow and there is a written note in the top corner that reads "976.4 B17o c.2; See front flyleaf … more
Date: October 3, 2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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