Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
A Collection of birds & riddles
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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
The volume beings in 1813. One of the first original poems by William Murton was written on his 20th birthday.The volume contains many poems written by William, several of which were written to his wife Mary (on the occasion of her birthday, Valentine's Day, their wedding day, etc.). There are also quotations and other writings in the volume. At some point William's son John took over the volume and there are several entries by him including some riddles and puzzles. The title "A collection of rebusses [sic], riddles, conundrums, &c, poetry, acrostics, epigrams, etc." seems to be John's title for the volume. On one of the inside covers is the inscription "Mrs. Murton." There are several tabs in the pages; the cataloger left them in place. William started writing from one side of the volume; John turned it and started writing from the other side.
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Visual Materials
Image of a sheet of six rewards of merit featuring images of children and families, children at school , and various birds, each with a verse and a decorative border, verses on verso.
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Visual Materials
One painting book entitled Birds to Paint, published by the Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, Ohio, 1910. The front cover features a parrot with a yellow head. On the back cover is a child's writing; the name "Louise" can be read. Thirty images of various birds are included, six of which have an identical color image. These color images were meant to guide the student in the use of color. The first page describes the book as: "a paint book for boys and girls which supplies sketches ready to color." Most of the images have been filled in with crayon rather than watercolor.
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Visual Materials
A collection of four chapbooks and seventeen chapbook covers dating from approximately the 1890s to the 1910s with artwork illustrated by Mexican lithographer José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913). The materials were all printed for various publications produced by Mexican editor Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (1852-1917). Three of the four chapbooks are part of the same series and are titled: Galería Infantil del Teatro Los Novios; Galería Infantil del Teatro la Almoneda del Diablo; Galería del Teatro Infa[n]til Colección De Comedias para Niños ó Títeres Los Gendarmes. The three chapbooks in this series are printed in black ink on buff paper and include illustrated covers. The fourth chapbook is from the "Nueva Colección de Cuentos Patrioticos" series and is titled "La Gorra del Cuartel." The booklet includes hand-colored details of printed images throughout the interior pages. The chapbook covers in the collection are printed either in black ink or black-and-red ink on various colored papers. Images include satirical and traditional representations of Mexican plays, historical retellings, and comedic stories.
priPosada
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Visual Materials
A collection of four chapbooks and seventeen chapbook covers dating from approximately the 1890s to the 1910s with artwork illustrated by Mexican lithographer José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913). The materials were all printed for various publications produced by Mexican editor Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (1852-1917). Three of the four chapbooks are part of the same series and are titled: Galería Infantil del Teatro Los Novios; Galería Infantil del Teatro la Almoneda del Diablo; Galería del Teatro Infa[n]til Colección De Comedias para Niños ó Títeres Los Gendarmes. The three chapbooks in this series are printed in black ink on buff paper and include illustrated covers. The fourth chapbook is from the "Nueva Colección de Cuentos Patrioticos" series and is titled "La Gorra del Cuartel." The booklet includes hand-colored details of printed images throughout the interior pages. The chapbook covers in the collection are printed either in black ink or black-and-red ink on various colored papers. Images include satirical and traditional representations of Mexican plays, historical retellings, and comedic stories.
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Rare Books
Collection of proofs from the first two editions of Audubon's Birds of America. Includes various notes in pencil from unknown hand.
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