Rare Book of the Month: The Golden Dog Press
Our rare book of the month is technically multiple books published by The Golden Dog Press, a Canadian fine press founded by J. Kemp Waldie. The press published a small […]
Category Archives: Rare and Special Collections
Rare Book of the Month: A Christmas Carol
Although we don’t collect a lot of Dickens, we thought A Christmas Carol would be a seasonally appropriate choice for this month’s rare book feature. Dickens was one of the most […]
Rare book of the month: World War I POW Letter
This year’s Remembrance Day marks a hundred years since the end of World War I. We recently posted about Trinity and St. Hilda’s in the Great War, but we also […]
Rare Book of the Month: No one Expects the Spanish Inquisition in Danthe alighieri fiorentino
During the last week of September we participated in the annual Banned Books Week by offering a Blind date with a Banned Book from our regular collection. We thought we […]
Rare Book of the Month: Acta Eruditorum
In the spirit of Canada’s Science Literacy Week dedicated to promoting scientific endeavors to the general public, we’re highlighting one of the earliest European academic journals, Acta Eruditorum. During the Scientific Revolution, […]
