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A fore-edge painting of Windsor Castle adorns this edition of John Evelyn's biography of Margaret Blagge Godolphin (1652-1678), a courtier in King Charles II court known for her extraordinary beauty.

These gauffered edges adorn papier ma?he binding specimens found in the Bernard C. Middleton Collection at the Cary Collection. The silk bookmarks read "Faith Hope and Charity", "No Cross No Crown" and "The Truth Shall Make Us Free."

A view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, an important site in both the Old and New Testaments. The blue-domed building just left of center is the Dome of the Rock.

This fore-edge painting appears to be contemporaneous with the book's mid-eighteenth century decorative binding featuring a wheel motif with the crucifixion at the center. Some of the fore-edge painting has been rubbed away over the years.

This triptych of Westminster Abbey is a suitable subject for this Book of Common Prayer. Shown in the three panels are: the choir and nave, a view from the Thames, and the south choir aisle.

These gauffered edges adorn papier ma?he binding specimens found in the Bernard C. Middleton Collection at the Cary Collection. The silk bookmarks read "Faith Hope and Charity", "No Cross No Crown" and "The Truth Shall Make Us Free."

Team member Ferris Nicolais, with the finished mahogany platen.

The mahogany platen has hung from the hose with a series of 4 knots, tied with string.

The Uncommon Press team worked in the engineering machine shop to fit, assemble, and oil components of the press, before the final assembly in the Wallace Library. Here the tympan is being attached to the coffin.

This long-running series blends humor and adventure, as the well-meaning but somewhat inept reporter Jimmy Olsen stumbles into situations, many involving the help of Superman, that lead to stories in Metropolis’ Daily Planet newspaper. As Jonathan…