LaBudde Special Collections | Collections: English & Literature

Kelmscott Press publication
Kelmscott Press Book in the "Z" Collection

 

Bookplate Collection
Nearly 600 bookplates, plus promotional catalogs, directories, order forms, correspondence and other material related to bookplates, 1672-1948

 

Justin McCarthy Collection
Irish Nationalist, politician and writer, 1830-1912

 

Sheet Music Collection
Tens of thousands of commercially published titles covering a variety of musical styles, visual artistry, and thematic subjects; included are the Popular American, World War I & II, Kansas City imprints, Missouri & Kansas imprints, Classical & Sacred, and American Dance Band Music collections, 1800s-1900s

 

Z Collection
Rare and limited-edition books, fine-press imprints, artists' books and other similar works; spanning the 14th to the 20th centuries; covering fine arts, literature and music, especially as applied to the book arts, particularly the history of printing and books as objects

 

 


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