Results 201 .. 220 of 1957
| Inscription in the bookFamiliar Wild Flowers (1906) My copy of the book has my father’s signature, Eric A. Quin, on the inside of the cover and, opposite, this inscription. This book belonged to Mrs. Wilson of River’s Lodge. Given to Mrs. Hull for the [...] Keywords: handwriting, inscriptions, colour Places shown: none Added: 2017-01-15 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 144x200, 535x744, 714x992, 952x1324 | Frontispiece: “Yes, there he sat, on the back of the winged horse!”Myths Every Child Should Know (1914) “At length—not that he was weary, but only idle and luxurious—Pegasus folded his wings, and lay down on the soft green turf. But, being too full of aërial life to remain quiet for many moments togeth [...] Keywords: mythology, mythical creatures, people, illustrations for children, colour Places shown: none Added: 2006-07-29 + S K L |
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1059x717, 1412x956, 295x200, 794x538 | Frontispiece: Lâon, View From the PlainCathedral Cities of France (1907) The Cathedral of Lâon, or Laon, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon, was built in the 12th century. “Voillet-le-Duc, in his review of the cathedral of Lâon, says that it has a certain ring of democracy and [...] Keywords: colour, cityscapes, views, cathedrals, sheep, hills, trees Places shown: Lâon; Picardy; France Added: 2006-06-29 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1066x1718, 124x200, 533x859 | Victorian Border, Red on White.Christian Parlor Magazine Vol III (1847) This Victorian Floral Border is taken from the front cover. Gold border on a black background. Red border on a white background. Black border on a white background. Moody silver border on a black back [...] Keywords: borders, colour Places shown: none Added: 2010-05-08 + S K L |
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| 138x900, 184x1200, 31x200 | Spine from Our village bookOur Village (1893) The spine of “Our Village” by Miss Mitford; it is a dark greenish colour with gold flowers and gilt lettering. Keywords: book covers, colour Places shown: none Added: 2010-09-23 + S K L |
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1024x768, 1440x900, 1600x1200, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, 267x200, 800x600 | Photograph of the BookPicturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 1 (1870) A photograph of the “Picturesque Views” book showing the red moroccan leather cover and the gold tooling. In the background are some other antique books, and a brown leather-bound antiquarian book fr [...] Keywords: pictures of books, books, wallpaper, backgrounds, colour Places shown: none Added: 2007-06-10 + S K L |
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1095x1291, 170x200, 616x726, 821x968 | A Siege of the Fifteenth CenturyCastles (1926) From a manuscript belonging to EdwardIV., now in Sir John Soan’s Museum. The [castle] walls, having ben breached by the artillery, are being stormed through the breaches; the stormers are covered by t [...] Keywords: castles, colour, people, weapons, soldiers, towers Places shown: none Added: 2010-08-13 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1086x1415, 154x200, 611x796, 815x1062 | Title Page from Peck’s DesiderataDesiderata (1779) The title page from this collection of random fascinating articles by Fracis Peck in 1779. I have left it in colour to give a feel for the yellowed paper. The book is over twelve by nine inches in siz [...] Keywords: title pages, typography, page images, colour Places shown: none Added: 2012-06-03 + S K L |
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1054x1062, 198x200, 791x797 | Dustjacket flaps from Proverbs bookDictionary of Proverbs (1917) The dust-jacket of the fac-simle had adverts on the front and back flaps for other books by Yale University Press, including There’s Pippins and Cheese to Come, Journeys to Bagdad, Les Trophées and Th [...] Keywords: advertisements, book covers, colour Places shown: none Added: 2006-10-09 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1166x1708, 136x200, 341x500, 492x720, 656x961, 875x1281 | Frontispiece: She clipped a precious golden lockGoblin Market (1933) Laura snips off a lock of her golden hair to give to the goblin fairy folk, so that she can buy something to eat and drink. But sweet-tooth Laura spoke in haste: “Good folk, I have no coin; To take w [...] Keywords: goblins, people, trees, forests, colour, illustrations for children Places shown: none Added: 2010-05-10 + S K L |
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146x200, 652x891, 869x1188 | Title Page, American AnimalsAmerican Animals (1902) American Animals A popular guide to the mammals of North America north of Mexico, with intimate biographies of the more familiar species By Witmer Stone and William Everett Cram New York Doubleday, Pa [...] Keywords: title pages, page images, colour Places shown: none Added: 2006-11-13 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1010x1362, 148x200, 568x766, 758x1022 | Title Page from Famous MusiciansFamous Composers and their Music (1901) The title page has a border surrounding it printed in green, yellow, blue and black, which I have made available as a musical border. There is also a small picture from the top of the border, an open [...] Keywords: page images, title pages, colour Places shown: none Added: 2010-11-14 + S K L |
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141x200, 1589x2258, 528x750, 794x1129 | Frontispiece: St. Paul’s Catheral from Cheapside.English Cathedrals (1910) St. Paul’s Cathedral in London replaced a much older building that was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren. In the foreground a boy with a dustpan and trowel i [...] Keywords: churches, cathedrals, domes, buildings, roads, street scenes, children, horses, carriages, carts, trees, greyscale Places shown: London; Longon; England Added: 2020-10-15 + S K L R N |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 123x200, 462x750, 679x1102 | Title PageElements of Geography, Ancient and Modern (1825) Elements of Geography, ancient and modern: with an atlas. By J. E. Worcester, A.M. Stereotype Edition. Boston: Published by Cummings, Hilliard & Co., 134 washington-street. And sold by booksellers gen [...] Keywords: title pages, page images, typography, colour Places shown: none Added: 2017-05-05 + S K L |
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141x200, 141x200, 2521x3572, 565x800, 840x1191 | Frontispiece: A Dream: Tertiary Man.Paris Avant l’Histoire (1885) A naked man sits in a tree hugging his knees, his bare feet dangling. Behind him is a lake or river with elephants grazing. A bird wades through a marsh in the foreground. The man has short hair and a [...] Keywords: people, nudity, bare feet, trees, elephants, animals, rivers, water, birds, greyscale Places shown: Paris; Ile-de-France; France Added: 2014-01-21 + S K L R N |
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