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Profile on Tom Hickman from Egan's "Boxiana" (part two)

Egan, Pierce (1828)

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).

Excerpt from "Pierce Egan's Book of Sports and Mirror of Life: Embracing the Turf, the Chase, the Ring, and the Stage. . ."

Egan, Pierce (Printed for T.T. and J. Tegg and R. Griffin and Co. Glasgow, 1832)

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

Excerpt from "Boxiana" covering the death of Tom Hickman

Egan, Pierce (1828)

Excerpt from "Boxiana" covering the death of nineteenth-century British boxer Tom Hickman.

Profile on Tom Hickman from Egan's "Boxiana" (part one)

Egan, Pierce (1828)

Part one of profile of boxer Tom Hickman written by Pierce Egan. This profile of Hickman is part of Egan's famous serialized publication, "Boxiana" (1818 - 1824).

Reading Dante in the Sixteenth Century: The Bentley Aldine Divine Comedy and Its Marginalia

Dover, Paul (Studies in Medieval and Renaissance History, 2017)

Dr. Paul Dover, Professor of History at Kennesaw State University, provides an in-depth analysis of marginalia in the Bentley Rare Book Museum's 1502 copy of Dante's "Divine Comedy."

Engraving of "Othello" Act Four, Scene Six

Unknown author (Printed at the Theatre, 1744)

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

Excerpt from "The Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers," King James Bible

Unknown author (Printed by Robert Barker, 1611)

Excerpt of the Book of Numbers from a 1611 King James Bible. Printed in English.

Le Terze Rime di Dante or Divina Commedia

Alighieri, Dante (Printed by Aldus Manutius, 1502)

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

De Philosophico Consolatu. . . [Consolation of Philosophy]

Boethius (Printed by Johann Grüninger, 1501)

Excerpt of 1501 printing of Boethius's "Consolation of Philosophy."

Leaf from "The Chronicles of England"

Caxton, William (Printed by William Caxton, 1480)

A printed leaf from "The Chronicles of England." Printed in English by William Caxton.

Excerpt from "The Golden Legend"

de Voragine, Jacobus (Printed by William Caxton, 1483)

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).

Manuscript Bible Leaf from Latin Vulgate

Unknown author (1240)

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

The Liberator Magazine

Eastman, Max (The Liberator Publishing, 1921-03)

An issue of "The Liberator" magazine published in March 1921.

Frederick Douglass' Paper

Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass, 1854-02-17)

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 ...