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The volume devoted to railway engineers George Stephenson and his son Robert features a fore-edge painting of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway at Newton, the construction of which is described in the book.

Marbled edges adorn the Cary Collection's copy of the enlarged edition of Giambattista Bodoni's Manuale tipografico (1818). Published after his death this type specimen remains a testament to one of history's most influential type designers.

The "T:W" inscribed on the head-edge of the top book are most likely the initials of an early owner of the book.

An early owner of these 17th century editions of Ovid's works had them bound in vellum with overhanging edges that protect the fore-edges.

An early owner of these 17th century editions of Ovid's works had them bound in vellum with overhanging edges that protect the fore-edges.

An early owner of these 17th century editions of Ovid's works had them bound in vellum with overhanging edges that protect the fore-edges.

An early owner of these 17th century editions of Ovid's works had them bound in vellum with overhanging edges that protect the fore-edges.

An abbreviated title reading ""Plutarchi Illustri Vitae" or "The lives of the Illustrious Plutarch" appears at the top of this book's fore-edge suggesting that it once rested vertically on a shelf with its fore-edge out.

The fore-edge painting on the Cary Collection's Poems by the late William Cowper show the poet at work in his garden at Orchard Side in Olney, Buckinghamshire, in the company of one of his pet rabbits, either Puss, Tiney, or Bess.

Typically found on large dictionaries, thumb indexes help readers quickly find the section of the book they need. In the case of this Linotype manual, readers can thumb to a specific typeface.