Month: August, 2012

Der Bat Artist / Maurice Sendak RIP

28 August, 2012 (07:51) | East Carolina Manuscript Collection, Format, Stuart Wright Collection, drawings (visual works), letters (correspondence) | By: Jonathan Dembo

Dear Bat Poet & Wife
Thanks for the pretty little book! delightful!
Our book looks gorgeous and soon – soon! – it will be all put together & we will rejoice.
So all good wishes!
[Cartoon]
Der Bat artist

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Vaisseau de 90 Canons “Le Suffren” 1829

21 August, 2012 (08:10) | Rare Book Collection, military records | By: Ralph Scott

Source: Rare Books Vault V13.F82 P37 1883 plate 48 Staff Person: Ralph Scott Description: A vessel of 90 canons named “Le Suffren” in the French Navy in 1829.  Le Suffren was named after the French  Admiral Pierre Andre Suffren de Saint Tropez (1729-1788), the third son of the marquis de Saint Tropez. From 1776 to 1783 [...]

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