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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.

Even though it is numbered as issue #3, this is the first issue of Nature Boy. Issues #1 and #2 were titled Danny Blaze, and featured stories about a heroic firefighter. Charlton Comics' Nature Boy would last only 3 issues, before changing names…

This issue of Mystery Tales was featured in an episode of the TV series Lost in 2008 ("Cabin Fever," Season 4, Episode 11). Along with that bit of strange coincidence, the issue contains a number of strange stories, including famed comics artist…

An image of an English wooden common press found in Joseph Moxon's Mechanick Exercises: Or, The Doctrine of Handy-Works: began January 1, 1677.

Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft, Plate #58-59, "Monopolistic Production in European Countries, non-European Countries, and the USSR". These two plates show how different nations dominate the markets for specific products and commodities. For example,…

Technical drawings created with digital tools to show the whole press, and the subsystem of the spindle and hose, which send the platen down to exert the printing pressure

Technical drawings created with digital tools to show the whole press, and the subsystem of the spindle and hose, which send the platen down to exert the printing pressure

This war comic contains three stories about the Korean War, one story about World War II set in the Pacific, and a story about 19th-century Marines in the "South Seas." Typical of war comics at this time, Marines in Battle offers a mix of historical…