We love the unusual floral decoration on our copy of the American Tract Society’s Daily Food for Christians (New York, circa 1830s) #MiniatureMonday 

Daily food for Christians. [New York] American Tract Society,  [between 1833 and 1848?]  

Welcome to another edition of Name that Mystery Mound!

Can you ID this [tasty?] meal?

Comment or share with  #LCPlarderuninvaded  #LCPfoodporn.

See this print and more as part of our mini exhibition : Larder Uninvaded : Food Porn of the 1950s opening November 2nd!

The decoration on our copy of Gail Hamilton’s First Love is Best (Boston, 1877) is on point for #Halloween and the #SpineTingling challenge. This edition of First Love is part of the Cobweb Series of Choice Fiction selected by the publishing firm Estes and Lauriat. #publishersbindingthursday

Hamilton, Gail. First love is best. Boston: Estes and Lauriat. 1877.

We are continuing our Animated Archive challenge for Archives Month. This week we have a balancing act. It’s goat to know how strong Brook’s thread can be.  

Ballin & Co., printer. Brook’s prize medal spool cotton. Hand & machine sewing.  New York : Ballin & Co. lith.,  [ca. 1885].  1 print : chromolithograph ; 7 x 10 cm. (2.75 x 4 in.)

Memories of the home of Grandma Lewis. Written for her grandchildren by Anne C. Lewis. Philadelphia, 1896.

This beautifully compiled memory album shows paintings of colorful interiors of Lewis’ home including this view highlighting furniture pieces. 

See this plate and more in the upcoming exhibition Stylish Books : Designing Philadelphia Books opening November 2nd! For more information please visit us HERE. 

Our copy of Kreutterbuch des Hochgelehrten und weitberühmten herrn D. Petri Andreae Matthioli (Frankfurt, 1600) lacked a title page, so a previous owner put their handwriting to good use creating a new one! #ManuscriptMonday 

Mattioli, Pietro Andrea. [Kreutterbuch des Hochgelehrten und weitberühmten herrn D. Petri Andreae Matthioli]. Frankfurt am Main . 1600  

We adore this decidedly witchy gilt decoration on our copy of Virginia W. Johnson’s The Kettle Club (Boston, 1866) #SpineTingling #PublishersBindingThursday #GreenPublishersBindingThursday

Johnson, Virginia W. The Kettle Club. Boston: Nichols and Noyes, 1866.

Our political cartoon seminar with Will Fenton, Signe Wilkinson, & other guests will include hands-on access to dozens of Library Company political cartoons—like this one! Sign up today:

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This cheeky monkey is messing with our sense of time! 

We are continuing with the #AnimatedArchive challenge for #ArchivesMonth. This trade card advertising the jeweler, Joseph S. Downie, Jr. was just asking to be brought to life. 

Joe Freeman Collection of Trade Cards. United States, [ca. 1874 - ca. 1910]

Register today for a very special political cartoon seminar with Will Fenton and  Pulitzer Prize winner Signe Wilkinson, plus other guests. It’ll be a rare opportunity to explore some of the Library Company’s favorite visual treasures, including this ole thing. The fun begins next week! 

More information can be found here: https://librarycompany.org/seminars/