Books Available for Adoption
[Unpublished Manuscript of an Original Story] Silas Clack History of the Common Soldier in the Civil War Written and Illustrated by Civil War Veteran, P.M. Radford of Tennessee
Remarkable unpublished story by Tennessee native of Tennessee, Phillip M. Radford, who enlisted in the Union Army at Nashville on August 19, 1862. He mustered in as a private of the […]
BIBLE, New Testament, Greek. Edited by Robert Estienne. Paris: Robert Estienne, 1550
The “editio regia,” the third and most significant Estienne edition of the Greek New Testament and the first edition to contain a critical apparatus. After publishing this important edition (which was […]
Culpeper’s English Physician; and Complete Herbal
The definitive book on early English herbalism in cookery and medicine. Treatment: Reattach loose boards. Needs clam shell box for conservation. Adopt me for $150
Dedication and Inauguration of the Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee October 3,4, 1875
This is Bishop Holland Nimmons McTyeire’s personal copy of the dedication and inauguration of Vanderbilt University. As one of the most important figures in the history of Vanderbilt McTyeire’s particular […]
Give us a “hand” by helping to rehouse five historical decks of cards, 1700-1900
As part of the recent acquisition of the United States Playing Card Company collections, the Special Collections Library now houses several decks of historic cards, including x x and x. […]
John Seigenthaler’s Childhood Scrapbook
This childhood scrapbook of John Seigenthaler, Sr. who helmed The Tennessean for many decades, contains many unique photographs and mementos from the 1940s that are in need of rescuing from […]
Kreuterbuch
Treatment: Reattach front board. Build conservation clam shell box for protection. Adopt me for $150
La chanson à Montmartre
This rare French songbook captures the spirit of the time with songs of political satire, reflecting the Montmartre café life in Paris, illustrated by fin de siècle artists. Condition: Paper […]
Resolution of the Board of Trust to Accept Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Gift
This letter is probably only second in importance to the creation of Vanderbilt University, the first being the March 17th letter from Cornelius Vanderbilt offering a gift to start the […]
The Letters of St. Jerome. Liber Epistolarum sancti Hieronymi
Nicolaus Kesler’s second edition of St. Jerome’s letters, published in 1497. One of the oldest printed books in the library, the 1497 imprint includes an image of St. Jerome and […]
Transcribe 31 days of Iraq War News Coverage
Preservation Need: The Vanderbilt Television News Archive recorded over 4600 hours of television news coverage of the major combat operations in Iraq, March 19th to April 18th 2003. The VHS […]
Transcribe 7 days of 2003 Iraq War news coverage
Preservation Need: The Vanderbilt Television News Archive recorded over 4600 hours of television news coverage of the major combat operations in Iraq, March 19th to April 18th 2003. The VHS […]
Ulysses
Rare first edition. Published by Sylvia Beach, proprietor of a the small Parisian bookshop Shakespeare and Company. James came to Beach after trying, unsuccessfully, to serialize the book. Beach immediately […]
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