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Featured Book(s) #3: “The Historians’ History of the World” 25 Volume Set

The Historians’ History of the World – 25 Volumes by Henry Smith Williams New York was where it was published by the Outlook Company  in 1904. It’s an illustrated bibliography conceived to combine luxury and information for a reader not only curious, but genuinely happy to learn. Vellum covers with decorative gilt and colored stampingContinue reading “Featured Book(s) #3: “The Historians’ History of the World” 25 Volume Set”

CANCELED: Authors and Editors: Butting Heads or Holding Hands?

Monday 22 May 2017, 6pm-7pm: Join us as we explore the various levels of editing that contribute to a professional-caliber book. We’ll scan the spectrum, ranging from work that can help clarify the author’s thinking early in the creation stage (developmental editing), through important stylistic and mechanical work that helps establish consistency (copyediting), and thenContinue reading “CANCELED: Authors and Editors: Butting Heads or Holding Hands?”

Brenna Hassett, archaeologist and author of ‘Built on Bones’, to visit Old Capitol Books

Friday 12 May 2017, 4pm: Built on Bones: 15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death is Brenna Hassett’s new book which explores the impact of urban living on our bodies and health throughout human history. Brenna Hassett, a bioarchaeologist for London’s Natural History Museum, wants to analyze the way that human’s transition from hunter-gatherer toContinue reading “Brenna Hassett, archaeologist and author of ‘Built on Bones’, to visit Old Capitol Books”