An early example of Yalensia. 8vo. Signers of this album include fellow classmates, faculty and administration. Among the still recognizable names inscribed herein are Jeremiah Day (President of the college), Benjamin Silliman, James Kingsley, and an ancestor of the Presidents Bush. (There are halograph autographs on the plates of Silliman, Kingsley, etc., not to be confused with the actual inscriptions. Steel engravings in the book include that of the New Haven Square, Elihu Yale, Jeremiah Day, James Kingsley, and the Library (now part of Linsly-Chittenden Hall). Angier (1819 - 1894), th... View More...
Unusual trade catalogue of sample pages to be used by college yearbooks. Pages are generally decorative, and their purpose was to separate sections within the yearbook. The decorative element could be derived from illsutration or decoration on the page or the texture of the page. 4to. 27 by 19.5 cm. Unpaginated. 70 leaves, all but two with content, always on rectos, with two also with printing on the versos as well. Six of the pages could be described as color plates, with several others featuring some color (Wedgwood blue especially). Title page features a photo of the Read-Taylor pla... View More...
