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Charles Darwin & The Galapagos, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina Apr 2002

Charles Darwin & The Galapagos, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

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This catalog outlines an exhibit drawn chiefly from the C. Warren Irvin, Jr., Collection of Charles Darwin, and includes materials on the history of European exploration of the Galapagos, Darwin’s tenure on the islands, and the legacy of his discoveries.

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Duncan Glen & Akros: Forty Years Of A Scottish Press, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina Apr 2002

Duncan Glen & Akros: Forty Years Of A Scottish Press, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

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This catalogue records the first major exhibition outside Scotland about one of the most influential of modem Scottish literary publishers, Akros Publications, and its founder, Duncan Glen. Professor Glen, a graphic designer as well as poet and publisher, issued his first hand printed publication just forty years ago. Since then he has published over 300 separate items by many of the best known Scottish writers, in a variety of strikingly-designed and colorful publication formats. Thomas Cooper Library has, as part of the Ross Roy Collection of Robert Burns & Scottish Poetry, the fullest Akros collection in the U.S. The current …

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Architects & Antiquities, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina Mar 2002

Architects & Antiquities, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

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This catalog accompanied the exhibit of illustrated architectural books from the collections of the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. The exhibit focused on the career of South Carolina architect Robert Mills (1781-1855), now best-known as architect of the Washington Monument. Several of the titles were among those that Mills himself listed as influencing his development as an architect, while other represented the major schools of architectural influence from which he drew his work.

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Charles Darwin & The Galapagos, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

Duncan Glen & Akros: Forty Years Of A Scottish Press, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

Architects & Antiquities, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications