In May’s Rare Book blog, we thanked Wilbur L. Fugate for the donation of his collection of 1st editions, but that’s not the only collection for which we owe him thanks. A writer of particular interest to Mr. Fugate was Rudyard Kipling, and the Rare Book Room also holds a fine collection of first and limited editions (some autographed) of Kipling’s works, including some rare 1st editions published by the A.H. Wheeler Indian Railway Company of Allahabad, India.
Fugate First Editions
People are intrigued by 1st editions of books, many of which become collectors’ items. Davidson has benefitted from one such collection, donated in the spring of 1992 by Wilbur Lindsay Fugate, Davidson class of 1934.
Arthur Rackham’s Magic
If you’re a fan of fairy tales and fantasies, particularly those with beautiful illustrations, you’ve probably seen some of Arthur Rackham’s magic.
Women in the Rare Book Room
March is Women’s History Month, and to celebrate that in RBR fashion, we’re displaying some of our holdings by important women writers, both historical and contemporary.
Happy Birthday, Bobby Burns!
January 25 was the birthday anniversary of the National Poet of Scotland, Robert Burns, often affectionately known as “Bobby.”
“Artists’ Books”
What are Artists’ Books? Stephen Bury defines them as “books or book-like objects, over the final appearance of which an artist has had a high degree of control; where the book is intended as a work of art in itself.”1
“Private” Presses and the Golden Cockerel Press
Most owners of printing companies print what they are paid by publishers to print. But, think of how much fun it would be to be able to just print what you wanted, when you wanted. Of course, you’d want to make a profit, but to really be able to design and print a really fine book with that being the real goal….
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Diderot Encyclopedia
One of the most interesting, valuable, and mysterious holdings in the Smith Rare Book Room is a first edition of the 35 volume Encyclopedie; ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences des arts et des metiers, published between 1751 and 1788 in Paris by Denis Diderot, writer and philosopher of the Enlightenment.
Davidson “Treasures”
“Hi” to those of you who have been reading “Around the D” since it launched in January. You’ll still be getting the tales and lore about Davidson and its history from Jan in Archives, but you’ll also get an occasional posting from me, Sharon Byrd, regarding some of the “treasures” in our other Special Collections.