The “Private Lives” of Gleeson Library’s Books
The National Library of Scotland’s “The Private Lives of Books” website notes that “Books can tell all kinds of surprising stories through inscriptions people wrote in them, through the signatures of their owners, special bookplates and bindings.” Did you know that many of Gleeson Library’s books had “private lives” before they reached our stacks? Peruse … Continue reading The “Private Lives” of Gleeson Library’s Books