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Background imageBook Collection: Bronte Sisters by Patrick Branwell Bronte

Bronte Sisters by Patrick Branwell Bronte
circa 1834: English writers Anne, Emily and Charlotte Bronte. Original Artwork: Painting by their brother, Patrick Branwell Bronte who painted himself among his sisters

Background imageBook Collection: Dylan Thomas Drinking & Smoking

Dylan Thomas Drinking & Smoking
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953) drinking a glass of beer and smoking while seated at a desk with stacks of his books of poetry, New York City, c. 1950. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBook Collection: Monkey puzzle tree (araucaria imbricata)

Monkey puzzle tree (araucaria imbricata)
Illustration of a monkey puzzle tree (araucaria imbricata)

Background imageBook Collection: Antique map of Hadrians wall

Antique map of Hadrians wall

Background imageBook Collection: Ancient and Modern Jerusalem Map Engraving

Ancient and Modern Jerusalem Map Engraving
Engraved illustration of Ancient and Modern Jerusalem Map Engraving from The Popular Pictorial Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Published in 1862. Copyright has expired on this artwork

Background imageBook Collection: The Hunchback of Notre Dame engraving 1888

The Hunchback of Notre Dame engraving 1888
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Background imageBook Collection: Wanderings of the Israelites Map Engraving

Wanderings of the Israelites Map Engraving
Engraved illustration of Wanderings of the Israelites Map Engraving from The Popular Pictorial Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Published in 1862. Copyright has expired on this artwork

Background imageBook Collection: Quasimodo

Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame from the book by Victor Hugo. Original Artwork: Illustrator - Antoine Wiertz of Brussels (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBook Collection: Canterbury Tales - The Wife of Bath

Canterbury Tales - The Wife of Bath
The Wife of Bath, a character in " The Canterbury Tales", a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century

Background imageBook Collection: Scene From Last Of The Mohicans

Scene From Last Of The Mohicans
Illustration of a scene from James Fenimore Coopers 1826 novel Last of the Mohicans: a Narrative of 1757 shows two men on horseback in European clothes

Background imageBook Collection: Robert the Bruce

Robert the Bruce at the altar of enemy

Background imageBook Collection: Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo
4th March 1868: French poet, author and leader of the French Romantic movement Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885). (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageBook Collection: The Last Supper

The Last Supper
Antique illustration of The Last Supper Engraving

Background imageBook Collection: Alice and the mirror engraving 1899

Alice and the mirror engraving 1899
Thought the Looking-Glass and What Alice found there

Background imageBook Collection: Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo Graeca)

Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo Graeca)
Antique illustration of Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo Graeca)

Background imageBook Collection: Isatis tinctoria (woad or glastum)

Isatis tinctoria (woad or glastum)
Antique illustration of Isatis tinctoria (woad or glastum)

Background imageBook Collection: Illustration of adults and children looking at books in a library

Illustration of adults and children looking at books in a library

Background imageBook Collection: Antique medical scientific illustration high-resolution: heart

Antique medical scientific illustration high-resolution: heart

Background imageBook Collection: (Nephelium litchi Cambess) lichi, lichee, laichi, leechee or lychee

(Nephelium litchi Cambess) lichi, lichee, laichi, leechee or lychee
Illustration of a (Nephelium litchi Cambess) lichi, lichee, laichi, leechee or lychee

Background imageBook Collection: Antique map of Nile River

Antique map of Nile River

Background imageBook Collection: Romania

Romania
Antique map of Romania

Background imageBook Collection: Olive Tree Branch with Fruits

Olive Tree Branch with Fruits
illustration of a Olive Tree Branch with Fruits

Background imageBook Collection: Moriche palm, buriti, muriti, canangucho or aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa)

Moriche palm, buriti, muriti, canangucho or aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa)
illustration of a Moriche palm, buriti, muriti, canangucho or aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa)

Background imageBook Collection: Palms

Palms
illustration of a palms

Background imageBook Collection: Chamois (Rupicapra Rupicapra)

Chamois (Rupicapra Rupicapra)
Illustration of a Chamois (Rupicapra Rupicapra)

Background imageBook Collection: Family Looking Toward the Bible

Family Looking Toward the Bible
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Background imageBook Collection: The hazel (Corylus)

The hazel (Corylus)
Antique illustration engraving of The hazel (Corylus)

Background imageBook Collection: largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon) and blue shark (Prionace glauca)

largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon) and blue shark (Prionace glauca)
Illustration of a largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon) and blue shark (Prionace glauca)

Background imageBook Collection: For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only
English author Ian Fleming (1908 - 1964) in his study with a copy of For Your Eyes Only, one of the series of James Bond novels that he wrote. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageBook Collection: Arachis hypogaea, the peanut or groundnu

Arachis hypogaea, the peanut or groundnu
Illustration of a Arachis hypogaea, the peanut or groundnu

Background imageBook Collection: European robin(Erithacus rubecula) and common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

European robin(Erithacus rubecula) and common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Illustration of a European robin(Erithacus rubecula) and common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

Background imageBook Collection: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero
Antique illustration of Marcus Tullius Cicero

Background imageBook Collection: Olm or proteus (Proteus anguinus)

Olm or proteus (Proteus anguinus)
Antique illustration of olm or proteus (Proteus anguinus)

Background imageBook Collection: Mathematician Charles Babbage

Mathematician Charles Babbage
(Original Caption) Charles Babbage (1792-1871). English mathematician and mechanical genius. Undated photograph.

Background imageBook Collection: Sarah Orne Jewett Writing in Chair

Sarah Orne Jewett Writing in Chair
(Original Caption) Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) American writer. Author of The Country of the Pointed First 1896.

Background imageBook Collection: Book Cover on Dutch Voyages

Book Cover on Dutch Voyages
(Original Caption) Title from Hartgetrt's series of Dutch Voyages, Amsterdam, 1648.

Background imageBook Collection: Novelist Frank Norris Reading

Novelist Frank Norris Reading
(Original Caption) Frank Norris, California novelist (1870-1902) author of the unfinished trilogy, Epic of Wheat.

Background imageBook Collection: Missionary Bringing Baptist Teachings to India

Missionary Bringing Baptist Teachings to India
(Original Caption) The Reverend W. Carey, D. D., and his Brahmin Pandit.

Background imageBook Collection: Portrait of John Keats, after a Painting by Joseph Severn

Portrait of John Keats, after a Painting by Joseph Severn
(Original Caption) John Keats.

Background imageBook Collection: Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt

Portrait of Edmond de Goncourt
Edmond de Goncourt, writer best known for his Journal, a detailed record of French social and literary life. Established the Academie des Garcourt with his brother Jules to authors of prose.

Background imageBook Collection: Portrait of Authoress Charlotte Bronte

Portrait of Authoress Charlotte Bronte
(Original Caption) English novelist Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855), seated with a small book in hand.

Background imageBook Collection: Portrait of Rosa Bonheur by Edouard Dubufe

Portrait of Rosa Bonheur by Edouard Dubufe

Background imageBook Collection: Cover Page Of Farmer'S Almanac 1810

Cover Page Of Farmer'S Almanac 1810
(Original Caption) First page of "The Farmer's Almanack" for the year 1810, by Robert B. Thomas. Ilustrated with engraving of an elderly, male angel pouring water outside in a wooded area

Background imageBook Collection: Daguerrotype Of Woman

Daguerrotype Of Woman
(Original Caption) 1845- This is one of the first known pictures ever taken, a daguerreotype photograph taken of a woman with a checked dress and a book in her hand

Background imageBook Collection: Lithograph of Woman Reading With A Servant Following

Lithograph of Woman Reading With A Servant Following
(Original Caption) 1846-"The Pursuit of Knowledge." From the London sketch. Lithograph, Hounsom Byles.

Background imageBook Collection: Thomas Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln seated with his favorite son Thomas "Tad" Lincoln

Background imageBook Collection: Mathematical Physicist Rudolf Clausius

Mathematical Physicist Rudolf Clausius
(Original Caption) Portrait of German mathematical physicist Rudolph Clausius (1822-1888), one of the founders of thermodynamics. Undated photograph.

Background imageBook Collection: Title Page from the Origin of Species

Title Page from the Origin of Species
(Original Caption) 1859-Title page of Charles Darwin's revolutionary book, "The Origin of the Species," published in 1859

Background imageBook Collection: Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Author Ralph Waldo Emerson seated holding a book.

Background imageBook Collection: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
(Original Caption) 1860-Rare full length portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the summer before he was elected President. He wears a suit and stands with his hand on a Bible that rests on a table.

Background imageBook Collection: Abraham Lincoln and Son

Abraham Lincoln and Son
A relaxed President and his son are immortalized by the camera of Matthew B. Brady. This fatherly shot of Lincoln with his son, Tad, was made in Brady's Washington studio on February 9, 1964.

Background imageBook Collection: Group of Middle-Eastern Men Study in North Africa

Group of Middle-Eastern Men Study in North Africa
Group of North African men studying.

Background imageBook Collection: Middle Eastern Scholar

Middle Eastern Scholar
Middle Eastern scholar posing with book.

Background imageBook Collection: Skeleton Reading at Desk

Skeleton Reading at Desk
(Original Caption) Posture. Skeleton reading. Meigs desk. B/W photograph, 1870.

Background imageBook Collection: Woman Reading Children Fairy Tales

Woman Reading Children Fairy Tales
Telling of the children fairy stories, from a drawing by W.H.Calwell, 1875.

Background imageBook Collection: Woodcut Depicting a Yankee Peddler Selling His Goods

Woodcut Depicting a Yankee Peddler Selling His Goods
(Original Caption) The yankee peddlar [sic] driving with wagon right into the barn.

Background imageBook Collection: American Educator Ella Flagg Young

American Educator Ella Flagg Young
Portrait of American educator Ella Flagg Young. She was a leader in the women's suffrage movement, first woman president (1910)

Background imageBook Collection: Oscar Wilde Seated on a Divan

Oscar Wilde Seated on a Divan
(Original Caption) Oscar Wilde in pensive mood sitting on divan. Photo taken during his stay in America in the 1880's. (Photo by Napoleon Sarony/Bettmann/Getty Images)

Background imageBook Collection: Elizabeth Stanton Reading at Table

Elizabeth Stanton Reading at Table
(Original Caption) Portrait of Elizabeth Stanton (1815-1902). American woman suffrage leader. Undated photograph.

Background imageBook Collection: Victorian Girl Holding Book Looking Demure

Victorian Girl Holding Book Looking Demure
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageBook Collection: Oscar Wilde Lounging

Oscar Wilde Lounging
(Original Caption) Oscar Wilde relaxing on the divan during his lecture trip through America. (Photo by Napoleon Sarony/Bettmann/Getty Images)

Background imageBook Collection: Minnie Marx, Mother of the Marx Brothers, at Age 17

Minnie Marx, Mother of the Marx Brothers, at Age 17
Picture shows Mrs. Samuel Marx, mother of the famous Marx Brothers, famed comedians, when she was 17-years-old. Undated photo circa 1920s.

Background imageBook Collection: Print Ad For Gargling Oil Almanac

Print Ad For Gargling Oil Almanac
(Original Caption) Print ad for Merchants Gargling Oil Almanac Dream and Fate book, 1886.

Background imageBook Collection: Family Relaxing at Home

Family Relaxing at Home
Self portrait of photographer, Mr. Neal, and his family in the 1890s. Printed from a cracked glass negative.

Background imageBook Collection: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony (L) reads a book with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The two women were leaders of the nineteenth century suffragist and abolitionist movements.

Background imageBook Collection: Entomologist Jean Henri Fabre In His Study

Entomologist Jean Henri Fabre In His Study
(Original Caption) Jules Henri Fabre, "The Homer of Insects," in his study (1823-1915). From an undated photograph.

Background imageBook Collection: Photos Of Solar Eclipse & Sun Spots

Photos Of Solar Eclipse & Sun Spots
(Original Caption) Book page showing photographs of sunspots and eclipse of the sun. Labeled in German. Fig. 1, photographed 1895; Figure 2 photographed 1893.

Background imageBook Collection: Conductor Aaron Copland Pointing

Conductor Aaron Copland Pointing
(Original Caption) Conductor Aaron Copland pointing. 1/2 length photograph. Undated.

Background imageBook Collection: Portrait Of James T. Farrell

Portrait Of James T. Farrell
(Original Caption) Portrait of James T. Farrell (1904-1979) American journalist and novelist. Undated Photograph.

Background imageBook Collection: Inhabitants Of The Moon By Cruikshank

Inhabitants Of The Moon By Cruikshank
(Original Caption) Cruikshank: Munchausen. Inhabitants of the Moon.

Background imageBook Collection: Title Page Of The Skeptical Chemist

Title Page Of The Skeptical Chemist
(Original Caption) The title page of the skeptical chemist by Robert Boyle published in Rotterdam, 1668. BPA2# 630

Background imageBook Collection: Agatha Christie Seated

Agatha Christie Seated
Devon: Agatha Christie corrects proofs of her latest book/devonshire. Jan. 1946

Background imageBook Collection: Slate Alphabet Tablet

Slate Alphabet Tablet
(Original Caption) A horn book made of slate. 17th Century. BPA 2 #554

Background imageBook Collection: Giacomo Puchini Checking Score For The Girl of the Golden West

Giacomo Puchini Checking Score For The Girl of the Golden West
(Original Caption) Naples, Italy: Giacomo Puchini checking score during premier of "Girl of the Golden West".

Background imageBook Collection: Christening Legendary Traveling Bookshop

Christening Legendary Traveling Bookshop
(Original Caption) Frank Shay (1888-1954), American bookdealer and editor (center), standing by as Christopher D. Morley (1890-1957), writer, christens his legendary Traveling Bookshop

Background imageBook Collection: Ben Cardozo And Charles Hughes In Robes

Ben Cardozo And Charles Hughes In Robes
(Original Caption) Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870-1938) and Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) as Justices of the Supreme Court. Photograph.

Background imageBook Collection: Title Page For Brief Description Of Ny

Title Page For Brief Description Of Ny
(Original Caption) Title page of a brief description of New York: Formerly called New Netherlands, by Daniel Denton, London, 1670; The first account of New York in English. BPA2# 3288

Background imageBook Collection: Cover for Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Cover for Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Background imageBook Collection: Scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin

Scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin
(Original Caption) Uncle tom's Cabin: Scene showing little Eva putting flower garland around Uncle Tom's neck. H. B. Stowe book.

Background imageBook Collection: An Evening in the Library

An Evening in the Library
(Original Caption) Oneida community of Free-Lovers. In the library at night.

Background imageBook Collection: Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
(Original Caption) Picture shows Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841-1935), Justice of the US Supreme Court (1902-1932).

Background imageBook Collection: John Milton Visiting Galileo

John Milton Visiting Galileo
John Milton, famed British poet, is seen here visiting Galileo, Italian astronomer and mathematician.

Background imageBook Collection: Title Page for Lope De Vega

Title Page for Lope De Vega
(Original Caption) Lope De Vega: Title page for his comedies. Madrid 1613.

Background imageBook Collection: Portrait of Clifford Odets Reading Book

Portrait of Clifford Odets Reading Book
(Original Caption) Clifford Odets (1906-1963), American playwright, reading a book.



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