ALT Image from 1812 book by Thomas Jefferson: close-up of text of Article I of the US Constitution
ALT Image of several medieval travelers on horses, with a walled city in the background.
ALT Photos of the cover and frontispiece image from 1902 edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. The cover is green with white lettering, and has an image of a rabbit in the center. The frontispiece is an image of a rabbit family near the base of large tree.
ALT Image of illustration from 1804 book about the French Revolution (depicts night scene of crowds in protest near arch with caption: Alerte de la Nuit du 14 au 15 Juillet 1789).
ALT Images from 1890 book “Ocean Wonders”: Book cover has centered title “Ocean Wonders” with a surrounding flora illustration (cover is a mix of colors maroon and light tan); two additional images are black and white illustrations of marine life: octopus and a coral.
ALT Photo of display case with several items, including three magazines (Punch, The Smart Set, and Judge).
ALT Photo of beginning of poem “A Song of Spring.”
ALT Photo of last part of poem “A Song of Spring,” with gilt edges of book visible.
ALT Photo of red spine of book with gold lettering “American Female Poets.”
ALT Photo of title page of “American Female Poets” book and a page from the table of contents listing authors.
ALT Images of title page and two pages from English translation of Irish poetry by Lady Gregory.
ALT Images from 1624 book about women by Thomas Heywoode: Brown spine with gold lettering (title, author, & date); illustrated title page with panels depicting Apollo and the “Nine Muses” and opening page of “The Third Booke of Women, inscribed to Thalia.”
ALT Image of two frontispieces from volumes 2 and 4 of the 18th-century periodical The Female Spectator.
ALT Images from 1833 publication (first pamphlet in the series “Abolitionist’s Library): Title page and text of “Publishers’ Advertisement.” Excerpt from this page: “While our government professes to stand on the basis that ‘all men are born free and equal,’ we are excluding TWO MILLIONS of Americans, not only from the privileges of freeman, but from the rights of men.”
ALT Two images of 1926 edition of Pinocchio by C. Collodi: green cover with illustration of Pinocchio with foot caught in a door; orange, white and black title page with Pinocchio painting the text on a brick wall.
ALT Image of a cat, Pinocchio and a fox (in orange, black, and white colors) from a 1926 children’s book. Their arms (and legs) are positioned in an embrace such that their hands and paws are showing. Cat is wearing eyeglasses and a hat.
ALT Colorful illustrations of two couples from Shakespeare's plays (Anthony & Cleopatra and Romeo & Juliet) depicted within oval ornamental frames.
ALT Photo of 1818 book opened to title page and frontispiece (foldout map of Greenland).
ALT Images from 1632 Second Folio of Shakespeare: part of first page of As You Like It, excerpt from Act 5 Scene 2, and origin page of this excerpt.
ALT Photo of cover of book "The Harlem Gallery" and page signed by the author "M. B. Tolson, Avalon Chair of the Humanities, Tuskegee Institute Alabama."
ALT Photo of cover and title page of 1927 book God's Trombones by James Weldon Johnson. Cover is gold with back lettering.
ALT Photo of 1932 edition of The Dream Keeper by Langston Hughes: this book with blue cover and silver writing is visible on table near poster which reads “Black History Month Featured Book of the Day.” The 5th Floor Special Research Collections screen is in the background.
ALT Image of first page of 1813 Pride and Prejudice and photo of this edition's 3-volume set.
ALT Closeup of Frontispiece from 1630 book about Queen Elizabeth’s reign by William Camden (image of Lion with crown). There are two insets: full view of frontispiece depiction of Queen Elizabeth I, and quotation from A Midsummer Night’s Dream “Let mee play the Lyon, too” (from 1632 Second Folio).