rare books, library of congress

[Half-human monsters called "wonder-people" and soulless animal monste...

Illus. in: Buch der natur / Konrad von Magenberg. Augsburg : J. Bamler, 1481. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 79.

[Crowned Greek astronomer Ptolemy and his Renaissance translator Regio...

Frontspiece in: Epytoma in Almagestum / Regiomontus. Venice : J. Hammam, 1496. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 29.

St. Christopher. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Woodcut by Lukas Cranach the Elder, 1472-1553. Hollstein, 79 (later impression IIa? without inscriptions and with three breaks in the border; two on bottom and one at upper left); Bartsch, 58; LeBlanc, 12. Wate... More

[Deposition from the Cross] - Public domain dedication image

Illus. in: Fascicula mirre..., Antwerp, 1518. Reference copy may be in LOT 4444-B. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: RBD; Bible, NT; Shelf.

[Title page of Witelo, De Natura, illus. with composite of various phe...

Illus. in: Witelo, De Natura, 1535. Reference copy may be in LOT 7007. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Rainbow; Light; Natural phenomena; Science; BI Works; RBD; Shelf.

[Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519), in court, holding dagger to her breast] ...

Woodcut from De claris mulieribus by G. Boccaccio. Bernae Helvet, [1539] Reference copy may be in LOT 4966. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

[Cutaway view of water-powered saw mill]

Illus. in: Le Diverse et Artificose Machine del Capitano Agostino Ramelli, 1588, oppos. p. 212. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Incun.; Sawmills.

[Exercises of youth]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Illus. in: Brevis narratio eorvm qvæ in Florida Americæ provi̇cia Gallis acciderunt, : secunda in illam nauigatione, duce Renato de Laudōniere ... anno MDLXIIII. Qvae est secvnda pars Americae ... / Auctore Iac... More

Ceremonies used when killing enemies and eating these. Methods of kill...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 83. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Carius, an Indian from a different tribe, is slaughtered and eaten by ...

Illus. in: Theodor de Bry, America, Frankfurt, 1593, p. 48. Reference copy may be in LOT 4411. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Of the unicorne [sic] - Public domain dedication image

Unicorn facing right with one leg in air. Illus. and text in: The historie of foure-footed beastes / Edward Topsell. London : W. Laggard, 1607, p. 711. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno.... More

Marcus Sadeler - Presens Rustiques / Marcus, sc.

Landscape, with dead and live animals, baskets of fruit, and man standing holding dog on rope. Bradley Collection.

Il [mondo] e [per] lo piu [gabbia] di [matti] / Giuseppe Ma. Mitelli i...

Print shows a large cage containing all manner of men, from scientists and musicians to the dregs of society. Sitting outside on the top of the cage are Fortune, whom all desire to reach, and the artist, busily... More

Wenceslaus Hollar - [Horse, rose, narcissus, etc.]

Animalium, ferarum et bestiarum, florum, etc., no. 12. LeBlanc 2 (101-112) Parthey 2075.

[Native Americans collecting sap and cooking maple syrup in pots, till...

Illus. in: Moeurs des sauvages ameriquains, comparées aux moeurs des premiers temps / Joseph Francois Lafitau. Paris : Saugrain l'aîne [etc.], 1724, vol. 2, pl. 7, opp. p. 154.

While nature lies around deep--lull'd in noon / Schmolze.

Tree and riverbank in country setting. Reference copy also available in LOT 4638-A. Illus. in: Nivelon, F. / The rudiments of genteel behavior, p. 127.

[Title page of An argument in the case of James Sommersett ...]

Text in: Hargrave, Francis. An argument in the case of James Sommersett,... London : Printed for the author and sold by W. Otridge ..., 1772, title page. Published in: Slavery in the courtroom : an annotated bi... More

A Methodist, love feast. The gosple wife, or the bellows lecture, Brit...

Political cartoon showing man and woman at door and priest hiding under table. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

David Wooster, Esq'r. - commander in chief of the Provincial Army agai...

Print shows David Wooster, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing military uniform, holding pike in right hand, left hand resting on cannon. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collec... More

Maria Antoinetta van Oostenryk. Koningin van Frankryk / L.A. Claessens...

Head-and-shoulders portrait, in oval, facing left. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fountain of Egeria. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Signed in pencil. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall... Baltimore : John Hopkins Press, 1970, p. 106.

Enterprise and Boxer. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows the American warship Enterprise engaged in battle with HMS Boxer. In decorative border with anchors, American flags, ship rigging, an eagle, and cameo portraits of two ships.

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. South wing, section]

Inscriptions on recto: "Section of South wing of old Capitol as rebuilt looking north" "342." Verso obscured by lining. Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Libr... More

Mr. Burchell's first visit, Thomas Rowlandson

Eight people seated around dining table in large kitchen. Reference copy also available in LOT 4638-C. Illus. in: Goldsmith, Oliver / The vicar of Wakefield, 1823, p. 33. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturi... More

Sir Walter Scott and his literary friends at Abbotsford / painted by T...

Scott, Mackenzie, Wilson, Crabbe, Lockhart, Wordsworth, Jeffrey, Ferguson, Moore, Allen, Campbell, Wilkie, and Constable seated at table. Engraved for the Eclectic magazine.

Evenhanded justice of the breaking up of the star chamber

Another in the series of "Spoodlyks's" satires on the Glentworth affair. (See also nos. 1840-60, -61, and -63). Here the artist portrays Glentworth's attempt to remove evidence in the vote fraud inquiry from t... More

[The chief's daughter] / J. G. Chapman, del. ; Rawdon, Wright & Hatch...

Native woman standing in stream, clutching her clothes to her breast. Illus. in: The Evergreen. Philadelphia : Carey and Hart, 1847, title page. Published in: American women : a Library of Congress guide for th... More

The Virgin and Child on a grassy bench

Engraving by Albrecht Dürer, 1471-1528. Meder 31; Hollstein 31; Bartsch 34; Panofsky 141. Signed with monogram and dated on plate. Coll. mark on vereso: Hubbard (Lugt. suppl. 1267b). Hubbard Collection. This re... More

[Library of Congress Catalog, no. 5; invoice of 1800]

Shows pages 2 and 3 with lists of books and prices. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

General Burgoyne / Pollard sc., Head and Shoulders Portrait

General John Burgoyne, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left; in medallion. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the present war in America; containing an acc... More

Liberty, the fair maid of Kansas--in the hands of the "border ruffians...

A bitter indictment of the Democratic administration's responsibility for violence and bloodshed in Kansas in the wake of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act. (See also "Forcing Slavery Down the Throat of a Freesoiler... More

Temple block, with tabernacle, Salt Lake City

Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1857 July 11. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Special notice. Royal Mail Through Line

Advertisement for Royal Mail Steamer travel, Canada. Reference copy may be in LOT 4426 C. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Postal service Delivery Boat and shi... More

The grand trunk railway is the only cheap, direct & expeditious route ...

Woodcut printed by James Potts. Reference copy may be in LOT 4429 C. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Broadsides; Rare Bk. Div.; Railroads Ads.; PI Works; Shelf.

Palais sur le Tschar-Bag a Hispahan

Lithograph drawn from nature & lith. by Jules Laurens. Illus. in: Voyage en tùrquie... (Paris 1859) by Xavier Hommaire de Hell, plate 99. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption car... More

El buitre carnivoro - Cartoon illustration, public domain image.

Man attacking monstrous bird with pitchfork; large crowd watches in background. Etching by Goya. Illus. in: Los Desastres de la Guerra..., Madrid,1863, p. 76. Reference copy may be in LOT 4250. This record cont... More

"The Ithaca horse rake." Manufactured by Titus & Bostwick, Ithaca, N.Y...

Advertisement showing man with horse and rake. Reference copy may be in LOT 4434 F. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI Business; NY Ithaca; Ads. Misc.; Farm m... More

Thiers et Barthélemy St Hilaire

Drawing of Adolphe Thiers walking down a road by a wall. Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire appears as his shadow on the wall. Inscribed, lower left: 1876 Chateau des Tours. No copyright information found with item... More

Battle of Lake Erie / painted by W.H. Powell.

Print shows Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry in a rowboat while being transferred from the U.S. Brig Lawrence to the U.S. Brig Niagara. Caption: "If a victory is to be gained, I'll gain it" [Oliver H. Perry]. Ente... More

Oliver introduces Skippy to the Hydra-headed monster

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life magazine.

[Pheasant flying against trees]

Title devised by cataloger. No accession number. No publication information. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Coachman forming initial letter "W"]

Title devised by cataloger. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life magazine.

Threw her arms round the neck of her father

No publication information. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[On shipboard]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Title from handwritten notation on mat. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1936:0065). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

An impossible adventure : the wicked flea

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Life magazine.

In the toe of that old shoe - Public domain book illustration

No publication information. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Outline of a head] - Public domain portrait drawing

Title devised by cataloger. Preparatory drawing for Life magazine. Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

The Battle of New Orleans January 8th 1815 / drawn by O. Pelton ; engd...

Print shows General Andrew Jackson, American soldiers, African Americans, and irregulars firing on the advancing British forces from behind bales of cotton at the Battle of New Orleans. Engraved expressly for ... More

Main entrance to campus, Ann Arbor

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1937:0027). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Dendrœca Pennsylvanica, Chestnut-sided warbler

Nest and eggs of an Ohio bird. Reference copy also available in LOT 4707. Illus. in: Jones, Howard / Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio, 1886, plate LVII.

The children and von Nipkin - Public domain dedication image

Title on verso. (DLC/PP-1937:0027). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Von Nipkin's Defeat" by Boudinot Cole, Harper's young people, 9:760 (August 28, 1888).

Reading to her dolls - Public domain dedication image

(DLC/PP-1935:0022). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: St. Nicholas, 16:622 (June 1889).

Of a doll with a pedigree - Public domain dedication image

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1933:0205). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Why do you not warn me to cease?

(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 351.

[Knight and lance with letter I]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Cha... More

[Two large ducks with chicks] - Public domain book illustration

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0056, DLC/PP-1938:0066, DLC/PP-1938:0071, or DLC/PP-1938:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

[Eagle on perch]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1938:0056, DLC/PP-1938:0066, DLC/PP-1938:0071, or DLC/PP-1938:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

How did your husband find out? asked the head faintly

(DLC/PP-1933:0079). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Telegram" by Robert Livingston Beecher, Collier's weekly (July 1, 1905), p. 17.

[Covered chair, partial study] - Public domain book illustration

Title devised by cataloger. No accession number. No publication information. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

He began to push it slowly towards the Squirrel Inn

(DLC/PP-1933:0054). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Squirrel Inn" by Frank R. Stockton, Century magazine, 42:387 (July 1891).

The waterspout. Book illustration from Library of Congress

(DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Mystery of Abel Forfinger," Harper's young people, 14:682 (July 11, 1893).

I'm ac-chilly most afeerd to see you converted

(DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Second Mrs. Slimm" by Ruth McEnery Stuart, Harper's magazine, 88:969 (May 1894).

Playing as if he owned the green

(DLC/PP-1934:0009). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "Golf" by Henry E. Howland, Scribner's magazine, 17:544 (May 1895).

Spanish spy captured by the "Guasites" expedition ...

Illustration for McClure's magazine; not published. No accession number. Signed "W. Glackens, Tampa." Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Glimpses of Leland Stanford, jr., university, Palo Alto, California

LC copy 2 (DLC/PP-1987:360). Also available in digital form.

Das Zeitalter der Reformation - Public domain book illustration

Allegorical composite group of eighty men and one woman (Elizabeth I of England) prominent in the Protestant Reformation.

Thunderbolt Battery looking down the River

Signed above image: Wm Waud. Title inscribed above image. On verso sketch of river landscape with frigate. Published in: Harper's Weekly, January 21, 1865, p. 41. Reference print available in the Civil War Draw... More

Main Street, 400-700 Blocks (Commercial Buildings), Calvert, Robertson...

Significance: Once a thriving railhead for the Houston and Texas Central Railroad, the small town of Calvert, Texas is today known mainly for its many antique stores. Founded in 1868 by a group of businessmen w... More

[Troops on the march, Spanish American War]

Title devised by cataloger. Illustration for McClure's magazine; not published. No accession number. Pencil sketch of uniformed figure at upper right. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of... More

Das alte Rom mit dem Triumphzuge Kaiser Constantin's im Jahre 312 n. C...

Photographs of the painted panorama designed by J. Bühlmann and executed in collaboration with A. Wagner. "New York: Franz Hanfstaengl Fine Art Publishing House ; London W.: J. Gerson." Photographs are mounted ... More

The old maid. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cart...

An elderly woman seated at table drinking tea from a saucer and a cat standing on the table drinking from a bowl; cups and teapots stand on and next to the table. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collect... More

Part of Ward's line, Kershaw attacking

Signed lower left: ARW. Title inscribed lower right. Inscribed lower left: July 2nd 1863. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.393) Reference print available in the Civil War Drawings file 1863. Forms pa... More

Sir Cote Male Taile - Public domain book illustration

(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 192.

Fleet at Fortress Monroe - Public domain drawing

Broadside views of nine ships. Title inscribed within image. Inscribed lower left: white. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.1096) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

[Scene during embarkation at Port Tampa]

Illustration for McClure's magazine; not published. No accession number. Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

The Lessing J. Rosenwald collection : a catalog of the gifts of Lessin...

The Lessing J. Rosenwald collection : a catalog of the gifts of Lessin...

Truly I find small difficulty here, the matter being even a child's af...

(DLC/PP-1936:0089). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Samuel Clemens. New York : Charles L. Webster & Co., 1889, p. 313.

The baptism of our savior! - Public domain book illustration

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Baker. Check: artist name reads: Baker (attr.)

[Bull coming through the gate] - Public domain book illustration

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1933:0205). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: The Brownies around the World : in Spain / Palmer Cox. New York : The Centur... More

Behind the breastworks at Cold Harbor awaiting an attack

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.234) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

St. Patrick's Day in the army--The mule race / EF.

"Mar. 17 St. Patrick's Day at the Army of the Potomac Sports of the Irish Brigade, Genl. Meagher The mule race" on mat. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.47) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil Wa... More

Execution of five deserters in the 5th Corps

Right half of sketch missing. For complete image see DRWG/US-Forbes no. (A size)-155. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on verso: IV 12 Army of the Potomac. See page inscribed below image in pen and pencil... More

John Harris House, 4000 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Jackson County,...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11 Survey number: HABS MO-31-16 Building/structure dates: 1844 Initial Construction

Christmas Eve - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Hoover, J.

Edward Penfield - [Sailor hoisting with line]

Title devised by cataloger. Sketch for Costume Class, Dec. 11, 1889. (DLC/PP-1933:0034). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Warrens Brigade overpowered by Longstreets advance

Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on verso: The Dureyea [sic] Zouaves lost 300 about half the regiment the McChesneys (National Zouaves) 10 N.Y. about 150 in trying to hold a gap in the line that four time... More

The whim. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon ...

Print shows a rake seated behind the bar in a drinking establishment, next to a warm stove, a drink in one hand and a pipe in the other, to the left stands a woman serving a customer at the bar. Includes four l... More

Attempt of the Rebels to recapture Fort Harrison

Title inscribed upper left. Inscribed upper right: The Rebels in three lines of battle. Inscribed twice above image: artillery. Inscribed below image: Our men in a hastily constructed rifle pit. Published in: H... More

Occupation of Fredericksburg. General McDowell's corps crossing the Ra...

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.16) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Going into bivouac at night / Edwin Forbes.

"Going into camp at night. The fields on all sides are covered with troops cooking supper, and column of troops in the road marching on and disappearing over the hill in the distance" on mount. Part of "Life st... More

Building pontoon bridges at Fredericksburg Dec. 11th.

Engineers in foreground constructing bridge, while Fredericksburg burns in background. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed above title: 50th Engineers. Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.2.326) Referenc... More

Levi Coffin House, Main Cross & Mill Streets, Fountain City, Wayne Cou...

Survey number: HABS IN-79 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000009

Cavalryman escort, Culpeper / EF.

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.168) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

Pace. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Study drawing shows drapery and details of feet and an elbow. This is a study for the allegorical figure of Peace in the Library of Congress mural Peace and prosperity. The mural was installed in the Jefferson ... More

The Army of the Potomac, on the march to Chancellorsville

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.274) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.

The defenses of Centreville - Public domain scan / drawing

Inscribed in brown ink: sketch of the rebel forts, lately evacuated and now occupied by national troops (at Centreville) Va. Inscribed and identified in drawing: fort; fort; Gen. Lee's headquarters; log barrack... More

Martinsburg. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Includes four scenes: Ruins of the depot; The Square; The Barricades; On the Opequan n. Martinsburg 64. Signed lower right: A.R. Waud. Title inscribed in center of images. Published in Harper's Weekly, December... More

[A shop below the pavement : child life in New York]

Title from mat. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1933:0012). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Retreat of the Army of the Rappahannock (General Pope) to Groveton, Ma...

Gift, J.P. Morgan, 1919 (DLC/PP-1919:R1.1.36) Forms part of: Morgan collection of Civil War drawings.