Books in the Elgar How To Guides series

Presents over 200 selected original artworks from the collection Betsy Beinecke Shirley bequeathed to the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University. This volume offers to study the reading lives of children throughout American history. It invites reader to recollect images from the treasured books of his or her own childhood.

In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, this title presents fifty of the Library's most prized treasures. It features works ranging from recently acquired items from living authors and poets to some of the most famous, rare, and notorious books in history.