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[Théatres section in Encyclopédie]

Description: Photographs of pages from a book titled "Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" (Encyclopedia; or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts, and Crafts) held by UNT Special Collections. In the first and second images the edges of the blue cloth cover are visible past the pages and the pages themselves are uneven around the edges. There is also aging going on with the paper and some stains. The printed information on the page is about "Théatres." In th… more
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Casualty lists from the War Department]

Description: Photographs of casualty lists held by UNT Special Collections. They are arranged in a loose pile with the title and lists visible on most. The papers were early releases for newspapers to prepare their morning editions and afternoon editions. There are also specified release dates on each and a note to editors. They are authorized by the War Department of the US government.
Date: October 9, 2014
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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Ticket Book for Texas Normal College and Training Institute, 1890]

Description: Photographs of a Ticket Book for courses at Texas Normal College and Training Institute held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the front. It has a top section with information about when the tickets were used and the three tickets out of five at the bottom for drills, lectures, and study courses. The second image is of the back. The larger portion includes a promise signed by Lewis L. Fry, namesake of Fry Street in Denton, TX. There are also signatures on the backs of each ticke… more
Date: October 15, 2014
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
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Title page for "The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England"]

Description: Photographs of a book titled "The Third Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: Concerning High Treason, and other Pleas of the Crown, and Criminall Causes" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is a detailed picture of the title page alone. There is a Latin quote from Ecclesiastes 8:11 beneath the title and printing information at the bottom of the page. There are very detailed illustrations around the title making a border with columns, scroll-work, and vines.The second imag… more
Date: October 9, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Idylls of the King, title page at angle]

Description: Photograph of the title page of Idylls of the King. The page reads "Idylls of the King. by Alfred Tennyson, D.C.L., Poet Laureate./'Flos Regum Arhurus.' Joseph of Exeter./London: Edward Moxon & Co., Dover Street. 1859." The inner portion of the cover is visible around the pages and the book is propped open on a clear book cradle against a white background.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pickwick Abroad, introduction]

Description: Photograph of the first page introduction to the Pickwick Abroad serial compiled in a book. The page numbers from the Table of Contents on the opposite page are visible. The book is propped open on a white background.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Dickens, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sunday Under Three Heads, front papers]

Description: Photograph of the front end-paper of the book Sunday Under Three Heads: As It Is, As Sabbath Bills Would Make It, As It Might Be. The cover is bordered with gold-stamped details and the pages are red, blue, green, and yellow marbling. There is also an illustration of a study with the name "Nicholas Frederic Brady" underneath it. There is also a place sticker at the top that reads "Cabinet IV, Shelf I". The book is resting on a clear book cradle.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Sparks, Timothy; Dickens, Charles & Browne, Hablot K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Chapter 1]

Description: Photograph of the beginning of Chapter 1 in the Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. A list of corrections ison the opposite page and is titled "Errata". The cover is decorated with a red, blue, white, and orange marbled print. The book is propped open on a clear book cradle and a clear band is holding down the left-hand pages.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Dickens, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mary Barton, title page and stamp]

Description: Photograph of the title page of the book Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life by Elizabeth Gaskell. The page reads "Collections of British Authors Vol. CLXXXII/Mary Barton A Tale of Manchester Life/in one volume." Anne Thackeray's signature is at the top and there is a blue stamp underneath. It is propped up with a clear book stand and is against a white background.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

['Our Mutual Friend' at Dickens exhibit]

Description: Photograph of the display given to the serial publication of 'Our Mutual Friend' at the reception for UNT Special Collections' Fall 2014 exhibit about the Dickens portion of the Vann Victorian Collection. The collection of first edition publications was laid out in two rows under a glass casing. There are nineteen issues in total and an information card at the top that details the piece.
Date: October 21, 2014
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Sunday Under Three Heads, city illustration]

Description: Photograph of the front pages of the book Sunday Under Three Heads: As It Is, As Sabbath Bills Would Make It, As It Might Be. The gold-stamped border details are visible around the pages and there is also an illustration of a city scene with people crowded in the streets. The book is resting on a clear book cradle and there is a clear band holding down the page with the illustration.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Sparks, Timothy; Dickens, Charles & Browne, Hablot K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mary Barton, Anne Thackeray signature]

Description: Photograph of Anne Thackeray's signature on the title page of the book Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life by Elizabeth Gaskell. The page reads "Collections of British Authors Vol. CLXXXII/Mary Barton A Tale of Manchester Life/in one volume." A portion of a blue stamp is at the bottom beneath the text.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[One of Our Conquerors, three volumes]

Description: Photograph of the spines of the three volumes of One of Our Conquerors by George Meredith. The spines are frayed at the top and bottom and there are smudges on the blue cover material. The title, author, and volume number are listed down the spine and the publisher is named at the bottom as "Chapman & Hall". The three volumes are standing up together and are in front of a white background.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Meredith, George
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Idylls of the King, title page]

Description: Photograph of the title page of Idylls of the King. The page reads "Idylls of the King. by Alfred Tennyson, D.C.L., Poet Laureate./'Flos Regum Arhurus.' Joseph of Exeter./London: Edward Moxon & Co., Dover Street. 1859." The inner portion of the cover is visible around the pages and the book is propped open on a book cradle against a white background.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Little Dorrit and Nicholas Nickleby, covers]

Description: Photograph of the covers of Little Dorrit and Nicholas Nickleby in their Lloyd's Sixpenny Dickens versions. Both have small pictures in the center, Little Dorrit has an illustration of Mr. Blandois in a coat and a hat standing on a cliff, and Nicholas Nickleby has two men, one who is Sir Mulberry, in evening suits carrying walking canes and a woman is standing between them. Both the books are resting in book stands in front of a white background.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Dickens, Charles
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, illustration]

Description: Photograph of an illustration in the Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. The image, which is illustrated by Robert Seymour, depicts Samuel Pickwick standing on a chair to address the club members who are sitting around a dining table. A note beneath the image reads "Mr. Pickwick addresses the club. / London, Chapman & Hall, 186 Strand." The book is propped open on a book cradle and there is a white background. A portion of the cover is visible and is printed with orange, red, blue, grey, an… more
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Dickens, Charles & Seymour, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dr. J. Don Vann with drink at Dickens exhibit]

Description: Photograph of Dr. J. Don Vann, a professor emeritus through UNT's English department and benefactor and donor to Special Collections, at the reception for UNT Special Collections' Fall 2014 exhibit about the Dickens portion of the Vann Victorian Collection. He is standing in front of a desk and is holding a drink in his hand. Behind him display cabinets and shelves are visible.
Date: October 21, 2014
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Idylls of the King, spine and cover]

Description: Photograph of the cover and spine of Idylls of the King. The cover is green cloth and has a frame detail and vine scroll-work on the front. The spine is brown and has five compartments and the title is applied in gold-stamp in the second compartment. The top and bottom of the spine is fraying. The book is resting on a clear book stand.
Date: July 9, 2014
Creator: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Guests speaking at Dickens exhibit]

Description: Photograph of two guests speaking to each other at the reception for UNT Special Collections' Fall 2014 exhibit about the Vann Victorian Collection. One is holding some guidebooks and a drink and the other is gesturing with her hands. There are old manuscripts and maps displayed on the wall behind them.
Date: October 21, 2014
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dolores and J. Don Vann with a guest at Dickens exhibit]

Description: Photograph of (L-R) Dolores Vann and Dr. J. Don Vann speaking with a guest at the reception for UNT Special Collections' Fall 2014 exhibit about the Vann Victorian Collection. They are standing together in the Special Collections reading room where the exhibit was housed and other attendees are visible in the background.
Date: October 21, 2014
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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