Jun 14, 2013
Jenny's Birthday Book, the film!
Possibly the most adorable book video ever: Esther Averill's Jenny's Birthday Book comes to life in this vintage library film gem. 'Dainties and birthday cake,' anyone? [The answer is 'yes.']
seen from Hong Kong SAR China
seen from United States
seen from Singapore
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Yemen
seen from Indonesia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Yemen
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Brazil
seen from Italy
seen from United States
Jenny's Birthday Book, the film!
Possibly the most adorable book video ever: Esther Averill's Jenny's Birthday Book comes to life in this vintage library film gem. 'Dainties and birthday cake,' anyone? [The answer is 'yes.']
Book's checkout slip, digitized in neon colors and merged into endpaper.
The "Stall study charge" stamp has been cancelled with another stamp; appropriate, given the book's widespread digital circulation.
From back matter of Publications of the Pipe Roll Society, v.1 (1884). [Here]
Image of spine of bound periodical, with library sticker, checkered digitization equipment, and black and white filter.
From The Ibis, v.5 (1899). [Here]
Dueling bookplates; Harvard purchase plate placed over a paint advertisement, MIT deposit plate placed on top of that, and eventually crossed out (eventually held by Harvard)
From front matter of Metallic Structures: corrosion and fouling and their prevention by John Newman (1896). [Here]