Monthly Archives: February 2012

In class today, we discussed that even though many of the same forms of a book exist, each individual book still takes on a life of its own. Different characteristics appeal to book collectors, such as different bindings, covers, endpapers, … Continue reading →

Life on the Mississippi was written by Twain as a sort of autobiographical account of his time spent on the Mississippi River. It contains a vast amount of information about the area as well as a number of illustrations to … Continue reading →

 Life on the Mississippi, started out as a series of magazine articles titled “Old Times on the Mississippi.” The articles spanned about an eight month period from January to August 1875. James R. Osgood was an owner of the magazine that … Continue reading →

In our culture, books and paper are sometimes things that have been taken for granted. One forgets to really take a deeper look into the history of the two. When done, you find a great amount of history and beauty … Continue reading →

Finding information on typography for my baby this week was beyond difficult for me. It seemed as though I searched and found many links for Life on the Mississippi but they never turned anything up on the subject of typography. … Continue reading →