Presented by Adam Douglas, Senior Rare Book Specialist at Peter Harrington. A unique and vivid archive of extraordinary breadth, comprising nearly 1,200 images that provide a striking panorama of colonial life in the Ivory Coast during the 1930s, as seen through the eyes of Brents Rowlett Gruber, wife of Lewis H. Gruber, an American entrepreneur from Louisville, Kentucky, who was involved in the logging industry and ran a Chevrolet dealership in Abidjan and Grand Bassam, trading under the name L. H. Gruber & Cie.
300 Years of Immanuel Kant: A Collector’s Guide
The Enlightenment produced many great thinkers, but Immanuel Kant stands out as one of the most influential philosophers in history. As celebrations take place around the world to mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, it’s an ideal time to reflect on his legacy in...