Clockwise from upper left: An example of Early London almanac, 1784; the "Book of Hours" manuscript; "Frontier Tales of the White Mustang" by J. Frank Dobie, 1979; an example of Early London almanac, 1909; "The Eclectic Abecedarium" by Edward Gorey, 1979; "Two Speeches" by Lincoln, a 1930 manuscript; "An Alphabet Book" by Nancy Chandler Edwards, a 1980 manuscript; and "Meurs," illustrated by Picasso, 1960.