I assume this isolated card is from an early edition of “Authors.” There have been many versions over the years; they chart not only changing tastes in design, but in those authors a child was taught were canonical. I haven’t seen any later editions that include George Bancroft; I guess he was usurped by younger writers.
(Posted by Doug Skinner)
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1 Lisa // May 30, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I would love to see a full deck of authors nobody remembers.
The engraving is beautiful, especially the margins.
2 Doug // Jun 6, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Later editions of “Authors” also include some less familiar writers; they’re in the ullage pipeline.
Bancroft’s “History” is still in print, by the way. It’s supposed to be pretty good.