The Care and Traning of Your Pet R̶o̶c̶k̶ Book
As much as I would have loved to be able to select a book from the Special Collections Library at Wesleyan I am unable to due to my full time job as a public school teacher and distance from campus. I would be lying if I did not say, I’m a bit jealous of all … Read more
The book that I have decided to adopt is a French Book of Hours from 1498 called “Horae secundum usum Romanae Curiae,” which translates to “Hours according to the custom of the Roman Court,” according to an online translation tool I used. A modern handwritten translation of the title is offered on the first full … Read more
Rest assured the trees at 100 Aker Wood were untouched in the construction of this book. As Pooh Bear is one of my favorite childhood characters, I have recently adopted Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, decorations by E. H. Shepard. The book is a first edition, published by Methuen in 1926, and part of the four-volume … Read more
Extinction has limited these animals to only being “pets” in the imaginary realm conjured up by the book artist’s printmaking process. I’ve adopted this book for the processes and collaborations that have gone into it’s creation. First to note is the book’s heft. It is folio size, meaning in bookbinder terms, a full sheet of … Read more
By John F Ward This copy of The House at Pooh Corner is rare. Published in London in 1928, it’s a first trade edition released in the author’s native land — among the first copies printed for sale to the general public. Plus, it’s signed by A.A. Milne, also author of three previous Winnie-the-Pooh books, … Read more
Hello students, this is our course wordpress. During our first weeks of class, you are going to select a book or bookish object from Wesleyan’s library and archives. You are going to adopt this book as your “pet” and get to know it throughout the semester. I want you to really get to know this … Read more
