Mansucript leaf from a Latin Vulgate Bible. Written in Latin.

Excerpt of "The Lyfe of Saynt George" from "The Golden Legend." Originally written by Jacobus de Voragine (1229-1298) and translated and printed in English by William Caxton (circa 1422-1492).

Excerpt of the 1502 edition of Dante's "Divina Commedia" printed by Aldus Manutius. Printed in Italian.

Illustration of Act four, scene six of Shakespeare's "Othello." From a 1744 compilation of Shakespeare's works.

An issue of the Independent Gazetteer from October 8, 1782.

This item is an issue of the Independent Gazetteer from December 7, 1782

An issue of the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser from July 14, 1788.

Part two of profile on Tom Hickman featured in Pierce Egan's "Boxiana." This profile of Hickman is part of Egan's famous serialized publication, "Boxiana" (1818 - 1824).

Select illustrated excerpts from "Pierce Egan's Book of Sports and Mirror of Life."

In 1847, Frederick Douglass founded the abolitionist newspaper entitled "The North Star" in Rochester, NY. " In 1851, "The North Star" merged with The Liberty Paper Party in Syracuse, NY, and its name changed to "Frederick ...