Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, in The works of Shakespear : in six volumes. Carefully revised and corrected by the former editions, and adorned with sculptures designed and executed by the best hands. Oxford, : Printed at the Theatre. 1744. To mark the 400th ...
It has been said that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. To celebrate the approaching spring, the Special Collections featured book for March 2016 is Love Notes: Experiencing the Natural Areas of Binghamton University, 2000, by ...
Special Collections’ featured book for February is Black Film as a Signifying Practice: Cinema, Narration and the African-American Aesthetic Tradition by Gladstone L. Yearwood. In this book, Yearwood explores cinema as part of the black cultural tradition. He argues that black film ...
In the nineteenth century, hand-bookbinding was considered a trade. Only boys were eligible to enter the trade as apprentices and although women were heavily employed in commercial binderies they were not allowed to advance to higher branches of the trade. ...
“The long-awaited Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena (“the Arena”) opened on August 29, 1973. An exhibition hockey game was played a monthe later before 4,620 curious spectators to officially introduce the sport to the area. Then came the regular season, ...
Guy Fawkes : or, The gunpowder treason by William Harrison Ainsworth. London : G. Routledge and sons, limited, [18–?]. Call number: PR4002 .A1 1876 v.6 Rare Book Collection. This book is housed in the Special Collections department of the Binghamton University Libraries, and available ...
A murderer whose last words at the gallows were “Hurry up! I want to be in Hell in time for dinner?” A red door and a ghostly nurse that serve as a reminder of a deadly influenza epidemic? A long ...
Rock & Roll Rock Hall of Fame Turns 20! To commemorate the 2oth anniversary of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the September book of the month is LSD: The Library of Julio Santo Domingo. The two volume set ...
In honor of a national pastime, Ball, Bat & Bible Baseball and Sunday Observance in New York, has been selected as the featured book for August 2015. Written by Charles DeMotte, baseball historian, this book chronicles the social and moral ...
The Serpent Charmer: a Tale of the Indian Mutiny is an English translation of the 1879 French edition: Le Charmeur de Serpents. Published by Charles Scribner & Sons, this book is the First American edition. Its highly decorated binding is ...