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Book of the Week — McElligot’s Pool

26 Tuesday Dec 2017

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Angel Ferris Children's Reading Room, army, Caldecott Medal, Dr. Seuss, fish, Massachusetts, New York, Random House, Springfield, Superintendent of Parks, Theodore Geisel


“Oh, the sea is so full of a number of fish,
If a fellow is patient, he might get his wish!”

McElligot’s Pool
Dr. Seuss
New York: Random House, 1947
First edition

This is the first of Dr. Seuss’s books to be illustrated in full color. Theodore Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, dedicated this, his first book after leaving the Army and his fifth overall, to his father, the Superintendent of Parks in the Giesel’s hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. The book garnered Seuss a nomination for the Caldecott Medal in 1948. Binding is variant b, with opened-mouth fish on front cover, lettering on spine and seven-line copyright statement. Rare Books copy inscribed by Dr. Seuss “For the Angel Ferris Children’s Reading Room with very Best Wishes.”

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Merry Christmas!

25 Monday Dec 2017

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8x12 C&P, Belle & Blaine Lewis, Caslon Oldstyle, George Wither, Innominate Press, Kentucky, Louisville

From the Rare Books Department

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Luise Poulton
Jonathan Bingham
Lyuba Basin
Scott Beadles
Jonathan Sandberg

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Anno 1664 Den. 18. Decembris…

18 Monday Dec 2017

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astronomers, Augsburg, broadside, C/1664 W1, comet, constellation, Corvus, Europe, Giovanni Borelli, John Donne, John Dryden, Martin Zimmerman, miracle, Raven, Robert Hooke, Samuel Danforth, Samuel Pepys, star


Who vagrant transitory comets sees,
Wonders because they’re rare; but a new star
Whose motion with the firmament agrees,
Is miracle; for there no new things are. — John Donne

Anno 1664 den. 18. Decembris…
Martin Zimmermann
Augsburg?: M. Zimmerman, 1664
QB724 Z55 1664

Broadside giving an account of a comet seen in Augsburg, December 18, 1664 with a drawing of its path through the sky. This comet was seen every night across Europe between 14th and 24th December 1664, reaching its perigree on December 18th (December 28th by the Gregorian calendar). The comet was one of the brightest of the time and reported by many including Samuel Pepys, Samuel Danforth, Giovanni Borelli, Robert Hooke, and John Dryden. It was seen again in January 1665, and was last seen in March 1665. The bird represents the constellation of Corvus (the raven). Modern astronomers have designated the 1664-5 comet as C/1664 W1.

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Book of the Week — Libri de piscibus marinis in quibus ver piscium effigies

11 Monday Dec 2017

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animals, Aristotle, Bonhomme, fish, Guillaume Rondelet, natural historians, science, scientist


“…in which true images of fish are displayed.”

Libri de piscibus marinis in quibus ver piscium effigies
Guillaume Rondelet (1507-1566)
Lugduni: M. Bonhomme, 1554-1555
First edition
QL41 R6

Guillaume Rondelet was one of the first of sixteenth century scientists to break with the eighteen-hundred-year-old tradition among natural historians of quoting or commenting on Aristotle’s knowledge of animals and begin the practice of gathering and reporting information gained firsthand. This book contains accurate illustrations of the egg cases and immature eggs of several fish, based upon Rondelet’s own meticulous studies. The work is an example of the change in attitude about science in the sixteenth century.

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Books of the Week — Fortune Teller Fish & I Hide a Wild Fish Cry

04 Monday Dec 2017

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acrylic ink, Alisa J. Golden, Bank Gothic, Berkeley, Caslon, fish, letterpress, never mind the press, Stonehenge, wood type


“I’ve been looking for you, said the fishman, unable to advance or retreat. They say you can soothe my dreams.”

Fortune Telling Fish
Alisa J. Golden
Berkeley: never mind the press, 1993

One net bag with three folded parts.


“start with a sturdy boat. start with a heavy book. start with a hearty sandwich. don’t bring bait.

I hide a wild fish cry
Alisa J. Golden
Berkeley: never mind the press, 1999

From the colophon: Printed letterpress with Caslon, Bank Gothic, and wood type bobbing on Stonehenge splashed with acrylic inks. Edition of ten copies. Rare Books copy is no. 10.

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