Heritage et AL

The 150 th anniversary of the publication of the classic story Alice’s adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is celebrated today, 4 July 2015.  Around the world there will be events and special publications.  There is also an official website for the anniversary . Ref: Alice's adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1907, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries,  IL:1907 RACK.

At the beginning of February Auckland Libraries resurrected our Instagram account. It gives us in the Heritage and Research teams a great channel to show off heritage collections and exhibitions that are happening around Auckland Libraries. Some of our contributions  from the heritage collections  have been photographs, illuminated manuscripts, vintage advertising from the ephemera collection , maps and even some images of incunabula and rare books.  The most recent post featuring our heritage collections showed the second to last book to bear the Kelmscott Press imprint: Love is enough: or, The freeing of Pharamond by William Morris. The illustration below was designed by Edward Burne-Jones and engraved on wood by WH Hooper; the borders are by Morris. Ref: William Morris, Love is enough, 1897, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, PR:KELM 1897.