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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Last Chance To See Cruikshank's Greenwich Hospital In Original Boards

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By Stephen J. Gertz Take a good look at the book above. It is likely the first and last time you have  seen or will ever see  Greenwich H...
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Monday, June 11, 2012

Three Shamelessly Exhibitionist Bindings And A Voyeur

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By Stephen J. Gertz Exhibition binding by Zaehnsdorf, c. 1900. Three gorgeous bindings recently laid themselves upon my  desk. Each an...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Welcome To Marriage Island, The Isle of Connubial Blitz (1765)

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by Stephen J. Gertz Welcome Isola del Maritaggio (Marriage Island), the Too-Much-Reality TV show! I'm your host, Al Fresco, sitting ...
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Monday, June 4, 2012

Novelist Richard Brautigan's Unrecorded One Day Marriage Certificate Surfaces

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By Stephen J. Gertz If you were an American Boomer breathing during the 'Sixites and a part of or a close observer of the Countercult...
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Friday, June 1, 2012

The 1773 Committee For Tarring and Feathering Invites You To A Tea Party

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By Stephen J. Gertz On November 27, 1773, Philadelphia's Committee For Tarring and Feathering issued a playful yet very stern warning...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Europe's Favorite Nineteenth Century Turkish Delight

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By Stephen J. Gertz Harem scene. In 1842, Amadeo Preziosi (1816-1882),  from a noble and wealthy Maltese  family  and a graduate of ...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Knorr Shows Sea Shells By The Sea Shore

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By Stephen J. Gertz In Nuremberg, 1757 through 1772, Georg Wolfgang Knorr (1705-1761), an engraver of great skill who, through self-study...