• Tim Gress on Collector Burton Emmett and American Book Design

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    During the First World War the American Red Cross mobilized fundraising with the slogan “All you need is a heart and a dollar.” It was so successful that it was quickly displayed all over the country on billboards, posters, in newspapers, and more. That catchphrase was the inspiration of Burton Emmett — a former book […]

  • Jack Lynch: The First English Dictionary?

    Sponsored by The Caxton Club Here’s a little quiz: Who was the second person to walk on the moon? What is Milorad Čavić’s distinction? Are you ready to Buzz in and name Buzz Aldrin as the second human being to step down onto the lunar surface? Or did you think of the one one-hundredth of […]