“Don’t fancy I attempt dancing—no, no. I am well content to look on.” -- Elizabeth Gould The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle… Charles Darwin (1809-1882) London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1839-43 First edition Zoology was first published as a five-volume unbound book in nineteen parts as they were...

Tomorrow is easy, but today is uncharted, Desolate, reluctant as any landscape To yield what are laws of perspective After all only to the painter's deep Mistrust, a weak instrument though Necessary. Of course some things Are possible, it knows, but it doesn't know Which ones. Some day we will try To do...

In Spring 2019 students from Spanish 3070 Literary Analysis attended the Rare Books Classroom to consider the physical aspects of literary texts and to decipher first-hand the impact of examining a book and text as physical object. The viewing offered students a chance to see...