Illustrated - Art, Photography, Architecture, Rare Books
The Illustrative Processes: Etching
Etching falls under the intaglio and engraving category of printmaking, where the printing press applies great force to push ink into lines. Though an etching is an engraving, not all… Read more
19th Century, Literature
Saved From the Flames: The First Series of the Poems of Emily Dickinson
In 1886, an elderly and reclusive spinster died in a small New England town, leaving instructions to her younger sister to burn all her surviving correspondences. The town was Amherst, and… Read More
Literature, Videos
Othello by William Shakespeare
Watch this short film by Las Vegas bookseller Embry Clark on why Othello is her favorite play by William Shakespeare. Read More
Science/Natural History, Videos
The Story Behind Dialogue by Galileo
Watch a short film featuring Las Vegas bookseller Christy Shannon and the story behind Galileo’s Dialogue. Read More
Economics
“The Laws of Nature” and Adam Smith’s Economy
Those who knew him described Adam Smith as dull, a day-dreamer, a hermit, and a hypochondriac, but the philosophical economist was certainly no less brilliant and worldly than his better-traveled… Read More
Travel, Videos
The Story Behind Captain James Cook’s Voyages
The voyages of Captain James Cook stand among the greatest feats of exploration undertaken in any age. The only 18th – century explorer to lead more than one Pacific voyage,… Read More
Polar, Travel
John Franklin: The Man Who Ate His Boots, Part III
In the decade or so following his disastrous-if-heroic Coppermine Expedition to the Arctic, John Franklin kept fairly busy. Upon his return to England, he married and became first a father… Read More
History, Literature, Videos
The Story Behind The Second World War by Winston Churchill
Watch a short film featuring Las Vegas bookseller Greg Hicks and the story behind The Second World War by Winston Churchill. Read More
American Revolution
Forgotten Founders: Thomas Paine, Part 3
Before the battle of Trenton the half-clad, disheartened soldiers of Washington were called together in groups to listen to that thrilling exhortation… The literary musket reaches its mark… The great… Read More
19th Century, Literature, Videos
The Story Behind Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Watch a short film by Las Vegas bookseller Embry Clark with the story behind Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Read More
Literature
“I’ll be your Boswell”: Words Coined From Literary Classics
When you call someone a “scrooge,” most people understand you to mean someone who is miserly, uncharitable, selfish, and just generally unfriendly. Most people also know that “scrooge” stems from… Read More