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Rare Books
The works of L.E. Landon
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
These typescripts from Mrs. L.E. Jewett [Grace S. (Kenville) Jewett] to her son [Homer Lee Jewett] relate to her travels from March 31-August 24, 1912. The first letter begins on March 31, 1912 on the steamer Ivernia. During her trip, she visits Morocco, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, England, and Canada. Laid in the typescripts are photographs, postcards, and various clippings. There are also two newspaper clippings depicting the ruins of Cologne, Germany in 1945. Note: These typescripts were originally bound in two suede volumes, which have been discarded. Volume 1 is now in folders 1-7 and volume 2 is now in folders 8-11.
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Manuscripts
Collection of correspondence, papers, and ephemera related to the life and professional work of Dr. Edward Anthony Spitzka and his father Dr. Edward Charles Spitzka. The chief subjects covered are: neurology, criminology, psychiatry and behavioral psychology and brain morphology.
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Visual Materials
One set of plates to accompany The Landon Course of Cartooning, published by C.N. Landon, Cleveland, Ohio, copyright 1914-1919. This set consists of a total of 27 plates that were issued with the cartooning coursebooks. Each lesson is comprised of several plates: Lesson No. 1, "Lines", plates 1-4; "The Head", plates 1-4; "Expression", plates 1-3; "The Hand," plates 1-2; "The Foot", 1 plate; "Comic Figures", plates 1-3; "Action", plates 1-4; "Women", plates 1-4 and "Shading", plates 1-3. Some plates is printed "Copyrighted 1914 [or 1919] by C.N. Landon" in the lower right-hand corner. Also with this set of plates are 11 sheets of drawing paper which contain original artwork, presumably based on the models given in the plates. The plates are in various sizes; the dimensions provided are for the largest of the plates. Alt title supplied by cataloger.
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