{"id":422,"date":"2024-12-01T21:58:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T21:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athaeneum\/?page_id=422"},"modified":"2024-12-15T21:20:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T21:20:31","slug":"featured","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/featured\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1199\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-283\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athaeneum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_7124-scaled.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_7124-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_7124-300x141.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_7124-1024x480.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_7124-768x360.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_7124-1536x719.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_7124-2048x959.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c5292bcf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\">Featured Highlights<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I like all the books in my collection, but this page highlights ones that are particularly interesting or notable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1036 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/illuminated-manuscript-leaf-from-a-book-of-hours-c-1250\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1872\" height=\"1847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8462.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours (c. 1250)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8462.jpeg 1872w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8462-300x296.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8462-1024x1010.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8462-768x758.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8462-1536x1515.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1872px) 100vw, 1872px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/illuminated-manuscript-leaf-from-a-book-of-hours-c-1250\/\" target=\"_self\" >Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours (c. 1250)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The oldest item in my collection, a beautiful illuminated manuscript leaf from a Parisian Book of Hours, dating to the 13th century. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1015 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-commentary tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-book-of-christmas-1848\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8408-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Book of Christmas (1848)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8408-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8408-300x230.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8408-1024x787.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8408-768x590.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8408-1536x1180.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8408-2048x1573.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-book-of-christmas-1848\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Book of Christmas (1848)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A pre-Dickensian book about Christmas traditions, some of which have been lost to the ages. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-986 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-commentary tag-earlyamerican tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/twenty-sermons-1774\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2054\" height=\"1838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8284.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Twenty Sermons (1774)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8284.jpeg 2054w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8284-300x268.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8284-1024x916.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8284-768x687.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8284-1536x1374.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_8284-2048x1833.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2054px) 100vw, 2054px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/twenty-sermons-1774\/\" target=\"_self\" >Twenty Sermons (1774)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">My oldest American printing, a collection of sermons by a pastor who provided spiritual support during the American Revolutionary War. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-968 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-commentary tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/winter-evening-conference-between-neighbors-1686\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8177-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Winter Evening Conference Between Neighbours (1686)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8177-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8177-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8177-1024x707.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8177-768x530.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8177-1536x1060.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8177-2048x1413.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/winter-evening-conference-between-neighbors-1686\/\" target=\"_self\" >Winter Evening Conference Between Neighbours (1686)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An early example of a moral guidance book, framed as a conversation between multiple characters. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-899 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-iron-heel-1908\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1983\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7774-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Iron Heel (1908)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7774-scaled.jpeg 1983w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7774-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7774-793x1024.jpeg 793w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7774-768x991.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7774-1190x1536.jpeg 1190w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_7774-1586x2048.jpeg 1586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1983px) 100vw, 1983px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-iron-heel-1908\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Iron Heel (1908)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The first example of my favorite genre of book &#8212; dystopian fiction. An unexpected novel by Jack London, this book went on to influence classics like Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-863 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/latin-missal-c-1350\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7584-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Latin Missal (c. 1350)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7584-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7584-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7584-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7584-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7584-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7584-2048x1535.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/latin-missal-c-1350\/\" target=\"_self\" >Latin Missal (c. 1350)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A 700 year old leaf from a handwritten Latin Missal. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-838 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-commentary tag-earlyamerican tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-civil-war-in-america-volume-1-1863\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7531-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The History of the Civil War In America, Volume 1 (1863)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7531-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7531-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7531-1024x675.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7531-768x506.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7531-1536x1013.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_7531-2048x1351.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-civil-war-in-america-volume-1-1863\/\" target=\"_self\" >The History of the Civil War In America, Volume 1 (1863)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A book about the Civil War, published during the Civil War. A fascinating, and opinionated, snapshot of history, before the outcome was decided. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-791 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-commentary tag-earlyamerican tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-economy-of-human-life-1793\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7439-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Economy of Human Life (1793)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7439-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7439-300x252.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7439-1024x861.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7439-768x646.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7439-1536x1292.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_7439-2048x1723.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-economy-of-human-life-1793\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Economy of Human Life (1793)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An early American printing. Two moral guidance books in one binding, including one directed at women, written by a man under the guise of being a woman. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-645 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-earlyamerican tag-highlight tag-science\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/an-analytical-view-of-the-animal-economy-1808\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7287-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An Analytical View of the Animal Economy (1808)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7287-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7287-300x248.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7287-1024x847.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7287-768x635.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7287-1536x1270.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7287-2048x1693.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/an-analytical-view-of-the-animal-economy-1808\/\" target=\"_self\" >An Analytical View of the Animal Economy (1808)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An early American-printed book, a highly narrative description of the human body interspersed with religion and etiquette. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-625 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/nuremberg-chronicle-1493\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2388\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-10-12-16.34.09-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-10-12-16.34.09-2-scaled.jpg 2388w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-10-12-16.34.09-2-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-10-12-16.34.09-2-955x1024.jpg 955w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-10-12-16.34.09-2-768x823.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-10-12-16.34.09-2-1433x1536.jpg 1433w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-10-12-16.34.09-2-1911x2048.jpg 1911w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2388px) 100vw, 2388px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/nuremberg-chronicle-1493\/\" target=\"_self\" >Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The oldest printed item in my collection, this is a single leaf from a book published in 1493, less than 50 years after the introduction of the printing press with the Gutenberg Bible. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-552 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/xxvii-lectures-or-readings-upon-part-of-the-epistle-written-to-the-hebrews-1590\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6702-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"XXVII Lectures, or Readings, Upon Part of the Epistle Written to the Hebrews (1590)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6702-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6702-300x233.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6702-1024x796.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6702-768x597.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6702-1536x1194.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_6702-2048x1592.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/xxvii-lectures-or-readings-upon-part-of-the-epistle-written-to-the-hebrews-1590\/\" target=\"_self\" >XXVII Lectures, or Readings, Upon Part of the Epistle Written to the Hebrews (1590)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">My oldest complete book, a collection of popular sermons given by a controversial priest. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-550 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-commentary tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/sensible-etiquette-of-the-best-society-1878\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2184\" height=\"2531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-01-21-11.03.25-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sensible Etiquette of the Best Society (1878)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-01-21-11.03.25-1.jpg 2184w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-01-21-11.03.25-1-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-01-21-11.03.25-1-884x1024.jpg 884w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-01-21-11.03.25-1-768x890.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-01-21-11.03.25-1-1325x1536.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-01-21-11.03.25-1-1767x2048.jpg 1767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2184px) 100vw, 2184px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/sensible-etiquette-of-the-best-society-1878\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sensible Etiquette of the Best Society (1878)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Incredibly interesting content, describing upper middle class etiquette of the Victorian era. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-548 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-book-of-common-prayer-1751\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1756\" height=\"1721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-21-10.25.41-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Book of Common Prayer (1751)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-21-10.25.41-1.jpg 1756w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-21-10.25.41-1-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-21-10.25.41-1-1024x1004.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-21-10.25.41-1-768x753.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-21-10.25.41-1-1536x1505.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1756px) 100vw, 1756px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-book-of-common-prayer-1751\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Book of Common Prayer (1751)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A common book, but this example has a stunningly beautiful binding, with marbled endpapers. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-531 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-commentary tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-religion-of-protestants-1638\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-03-04-11.13.30-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Religion of Protestants (1638)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-03-04-11.13.30-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-03-04-11.13.30-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-03-04-11.13.30-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-03-04-11.13.30-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-03-04-11.13.30-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-03-04-11.13.30-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/the-religion-of-protestants-1638\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Religion of Protestants (1638)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Arguing in favor of Protestantism, this book is surprisingly intertwined with the English Civil War that resulted in the execution of King Charles I. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-517 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-highlight tag-science\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/british-zoology-1776\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2540\" height=\"1803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-15-18.50.43-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"British Zoology (1776)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-15-18.50.43-1.jpg 2540w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-15-18.50.43-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-15-18.50.43-1-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-15-18.50.43-1-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-15-18.50.43-1-1536x1090.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-15-18.50.43-1-2048x1454.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2540px) 100vw, 2540px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/british-zoology-1776\/\" target=\"_self\" >British Zoology (1776)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Printed the same year that the Declaration of Independence was signed, this book seeks to document the animal species of Britain, full of illustrations. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-445 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-earlyamerican tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/elements-of-logic-1857\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1648\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-08-11.05.46-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Elements of Logic (1857)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-08-11.05.46-scaled.jpg 1648w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-08-11.05.46-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-08-11.05.46-659x1024.jpg 659w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-08-11.05.46-768x1193.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-08-11.05.46-989x1536.jpg 989w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-10-08-11.05.46-1318x2048.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1648px) 100vw, 1648px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/elements-of-logic-1857\/\" target=\"_self\" >Elements of Logic (1857)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This is a college textbook from 1857, but what makes it interesting is its prior owner &#8212; a college student who went on to fight, and die, in the Civil War. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-380 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-highlight tag-science\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/extinct-monsters-1893\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-07-31-17.10.48-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Extinct Monsters (1893)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-07-31-17.10.48-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-07-31-17.10.48-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-07-31-17.10.48-1024x956.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-07-31-17.10.48-768x717.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-07-31-17.10.48-1536x1434.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2023-07-31-17.10.48-2048x1912.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedberg.com\/athenaeum\/extinct-monsters-1893\/\" target=\"_self\" >Extinct Monsters (1893)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A book about dinosaurs from the late 1800s, just a few decades after the first dinosaurs were identified. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-246 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-commentary tag-highlight\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure 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