EditorialThe public school word-book; a contribution to a historical glossary of words, phrases and turns of expression obsolete and in present use, peculiar to our great public schools, together with some that have been or are modish at the universities : Farm...
EditorialCentropomus undecimalis, Print, The common snook (Centropomus undecimalis) is a species of marine fish in the family Centropomidae of the order Perciformes. The common snook is also known as the sergeant fish or robalo. It was originally assigned to th...
EditorialEuprepes sebae, Print, Euprepis is an obsolete genus of skinks in the subfamily Lygosominae. It was named by Wagler in 1830 and frequently used in subsequent years, often misspelled as Euprepes, a misspelling introduced by Wiegmann in 1834.It was then ...
EditorialTwo phallic votive columns with inscription in the obsolete and obscene Uscan language. Handcoloured lithograph from Cesar Famin's "Musee royal de Naples (The Royal Museum at Naples)," Abel Ledoux, Paris, 1836. This rare volume is a catalog of the coll...
Editorial2nd-Lt. A. Ball photographed after obtaining his pilot's certificate'. Ball standing in front of an obsolete Caudron G.3, widely used as a trainer in 1915–16. Albert Ball VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC (14 August 1896 – 7 May 1917) was an English fighter p...
EditorialTwo phallic votive columns with inscription in the obsolete and obscene Uscan language. Handcoloured lithograph from Cesar Famin's "Musee royal de Naples (The Royal Museum at Naples)," Abel Ledoux, Paris, 1836. This rare volume is a catalog of the coll...
EditorialTwo phallic votive columns with inscription in the obsolete and obscene Uscan language. Handcoloured lithograph from Cesar Famin's "Musee royal de Naples (The Royal Museum at Naples)," Abel Ledoux, Paris, 1836. This rare volume is a catalog of the coll...
EditorialSkin diseases: Prurigo nodularis and Psoriasis varieties. (Lepriasis is an obsolete term for psoriasis and leprosy.) Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by John Pass from John Wilkes' "Encyclopedia Londinensis," J. Adlard, London, 1822.