Shakespeare, 1856
Shakespeare, 1856

From The Works of William Shakespeare, Complete; Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq.; With a Memoir by Alexander Chalmers, A. M. (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1856). Volume from a private collection.

Andrew Jackson, 1824
Andrew Jackson, 1824

From The Life of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Service of the United States: Comprising a History of the War in the South from the Commencement of the Creek Campaign to the Termination of Hostilities before New Orleans by John Henry Eaton, Senator of the United States (Philadelphia: Samuel F. Bradford, 1824). Volume from the MIT Libraries. © Thomas Gearty

Andrew Johnson, 1866
Andrew Johnson, 1866

From The Life and Public Services of Andrew Johnson, Seventeenth President of the United States, by John Savage (New York: Derby & Miller, Publishers, 1866). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Cesare Beccaria, 1821
Cesare Beccaria, 1821

From Opere di Cesare Beccaria, Volume Primo (Milano: Societá Tipogr. dei Classici Italiani, 1821). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Charlotte Brontë, 1884
Charlotte Brontë, 1884

From Life and Works of Charlotte Brontë and Her Sisters, Vol. VII, by Mrs. Gaskell (London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1884). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

George Washington, 1804
George Washington, 1804

From The Life of George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the American Forces, during the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Vol. 1, by John Marshall (Philadelphia: C. P. Wayne, 1804). Volume from a private collection.

 

Alexander Hamilton, 1864
Alexander Hamilton, 1864

From History of the Republic of the United States of America as Traced in the Writings of Alexander Hamilton and of His Contemporaries, Vol. 1, by John C. Hamilton (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1864).

 

Jefferson Davis, 1869
Jefferson Davis, 1869

From Life of Jefferson Davis, with a Secret History of the Southern Confederacy Gathered Behind the Scenes in Richmond, by Edward A. Pollard (Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, 1869). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

John Quincy Adams, 1859
John Quincy Adams, 1859

John Quincy Adams, from Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams, by Josiah Quincy (Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1859). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

King Charles the First, 1833
King Charles the First, 1833

From Memoirs of the Court of King Charles the First, by Lucy Aikin (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Abraham Lincoln, 1882
Abraham Lincoln, 1882

From From Pioneer Home to the White House; Life of Abraham Lincoln: Boyhood, Youth, Manhood, Assassination, Death by William M. Thayer (Norwich, Conn: The Henry Bill Publishing Company, 1882). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Napoleon Bonaparte, 1836
Napoleon Bonaparte, 1836

From Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Vol. 1, by M. De Bourrienne (London: Richard Bentley, 1836). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Queen Elizabeth, 1826
Queen Elizabeth, 1826

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Vol. 1, by Lucy Aikin (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Brown, and Green; 1826). Volume from the MIT Libraries. 

 

William Shakespeare, 1847
William Shakespeare, 1847

From The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately printed from the text of the corrected copies left by the late George Steevens, Esq., and Edmond Malone, Esq., with Mr. Malone’s various readings; a selection of explanatory and historical notes, from the most eminent commentators; a history of the stage, and a Life of Shakspeare; by Alexander Chalmers, F.S.A., Vol. 1 (London: Printed for Longman and Co., etc., 1847).

 

George Stephenson, 1862
George Stephenson, 1862

From Lives of the Engineers; With an Account of their Principal Works; Comprising also a History of Inland Communication in Britain; Vol. III, by Samuel Smiles (London: John Murray, 1862). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Thomas Jefferson, 1871
Thomas Jefferson, 1871

From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private, Vol. 1, by H. A. Washington (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1869). Volume from a private collection.

 

 

William Cullen Bryant, 1897
William Cullen Bryant, 1897

From Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897). Volume from a private collection.

 

William Tecumseh Sherman, 1865
William Tecumseh Sherman, 1865

From Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography, by Col. S.M. Bowman and Lt.-Col. R.B. Irwin (New York: C. B. Richardson, 1865). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

Shakespeare, 1856
Andrew Jackson, 1824
Andrew Johnson, 1866
Cesare Beccaria, 1821
Charlotte Brontë, 1884
George Washington, 1804
Alexander Hamilton, 1864
Jefferson Davis, 1869
John Quincy Adams, 1859
King Charles the First, 1833
Abraham Lincoln, 1882
Napoleon Bonaparte, 1836
Queen Elizabeth, 1826
William Shakespeare, 1847
George Stephenson, 1862
Thomas Jefferson, 1871
William Cullen Bryant, 1897
William Tecumseh Sherman, 1865
Shakespeare, 1856

From The Works of William Shakespeare, Complete; Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq.; With a Memoir by Alexander Chalmers, A. M. (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1856). Volume from a private collection.

Andrew Jackson, 1824

From The Life of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Service of the United States: Comprising a History of the War in the South from the Commencement of the Creek Campaign to the Termination of Hostilities before New Orleans by John Henry Eaton, Senator of the United States (Philadelphia: Samuel F. Bradford, 1824). Volume from the MIT Libraries. © Thomas Gearty

Andrew Johnson, 1866

From The Life and Public Services of Andrew Johnson, Seventeenth President of the United States, by John Savage (New York: Derby & Miller, Publishers, 1866). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Cesare Beccaria, 1821

From Opere di Cesare Beccaria, Volume Primo (Milano: Societá Tipogr. dei Classici Italiani, 1821). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Charlotte Brontë, 1884

From Life and Works of Charlotte Brontë and Her Sisters, Vol. VII, by Mrs. Gaskell (London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1884). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

George Washington, 1804

From The Life of George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the American Forces, during the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Vol. 1, by John Marshall (Philadelphia: C. P. Wayne, 1804). Volume from a private collection.

 

Alexander Hamilton, 1864

From History of the Republic of the United States of America as Traced in the Writings of Alexander Hamilton and of His Contemporaries, Vol. 1, by John C. Hamilton (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1864).

 

Jefferson Davis, 1869

From Life of Jefferson Davis, with a Secret History of the Southern Confederacy Gathered Behind the Scenes in Richmond, by Edward A. Pollard (Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, 1869). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

John Quincy Adams, 1859

John Quincy Adams, from Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams, by Josiah Quincy (Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1859). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

King Charles the First, 1833

From Memoirs of the Court of King Charles the First, by Lucy Aikin (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1833). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Abraham Lincoln, 1882

From From Pioneer Home to the White House; Life of Abraham Lincoln: Boyhood, Youth, Manhood, Assassination, Death by William M. Thayer (Norwich, Conn: The Henry Bill Publishing Company, 1882). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Napoleon Bonaparte, 1836

From Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Vol. 1, by M. De Bourrienne (London: Richard Bentley, 1836). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Queen Elizabeth, 1826

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Vol. 1, by Lucy Aikin (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Brown, and Green; 1826). Volume from the MIT Libraries. 

 

William Shakespeare, 1847

From The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately printed from the text of the corrected copies left by the late George Steevens, Esq., and Edmond Malone, Esq., with Mr. Malone’s various readings; a selection of explanatory and historical notes, from the most eminent commentators; a history of the stage, and a Life of Shakspeare; by Alexander Chalmers, F.S.A., Vol. 1 (London: Printed for Longman and Co., etc., 1847).

 

George Stephenson, 1862

From Lives of the Engineers; With an Account of their Principal Works; Comprising also a History of Inland Communication in Britain; Vol. III, by Samuel Smiles (London: John Murray, 1862). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

 

Thomas Jefferson, 1871

From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private, Vol. 1, by H. A. Washington (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1869). Volume from a private collection.

 

 

William Cullen Bryant, 1897

From Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897). Volume from a private collection.

 

William Tecumseh Sherman, 1865

From Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography, by Col. S.M. Bowman and Lt.-Col. R.B. Irwin (New York: C. B. Richardson, 1865). Volume from the MIT Libraries.

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