A visitor dropped by the Print Shop today to share a book, meaning to trustingly leave it with us to study until they return in a week or two to retrieve it. Knowing of our interests in engravings, this one contains 2036 fine old engravings meant to help German speaking children learn English. It was printed nearby in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1887 and called, Kantner’s Illustrated Book of Objects containing over 2000 fine engravings with explanations in English and German. Want to see it? There are at least two versions online at the Internet Archive free to download in a variety of formats.
Kantner’s Book of Objects, Boston Library Copy – Yellowed background (shown).
Kantner’s Book of Objects, Google Version – whiter background but not as detailed.