Books have long been more than vessels of knowledge; they are objects of commerce shaped by the interplay of market forces, entrepreneurial ambition, and shifting patterns of consumer demand. At the core of this history is the book as both artifact and investment. The qualities...

No doubt it is "the early bird that catches the worm." But, as the pillow-loving boy said to his father, "it is the early worm that gets caught." Early Rising, Or It is the early worm that gets caught William Mathews San Francisco, CA: The Cloister Press, 1938 PS2368 M8...

“For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” — Hebrews 8:11, New King James Version HE KAINE DIATHEKE Paris: [Antoine Augereau for] Simon de Colines, [29 November or 22 December] 1534 BS1965 1534 This is the first...