English in Print from Caxton to Shakespeare to Milton examines the history of early English books, exploring the concept of putting the English language into print with close study of the texts, the formats, the audiences, and the functions of English books. Lavishly illustrated with more than 130 full-color images of stunning rare books, this volume investigates a full range of issues regarding the dissemination of English language and culture through printed works, including the standardization of typography, grammar, and spelling; the appearance of popular literature; and the development of school grammars and dictionaries. Valerie Hotchkiss and Fred C. Robinson provide engaging descriptions of more than a hundred early English books drawn from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the Elizabethan Club of Yale University. The study nearly mirrors the chronological coverage of Pollard and Redgrave's famous Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), beginning with William Caxton, England's first printer, and ending with John Milton, the English language's most eloquent defender of the freedom of the press in his Areopagitica of 1644. William Shakespeare, neither a printer nor a writer much concerned with publishing his own plays, nonetheless deserves his central place in this study because Shakespeare imprints, and Renaissance drama in general, provide a fascinating window on the world of English printing in the period between Caxton and Milton.
Who's going to be "The Money Champ"? Scrooge, Flintheart Glomgold, and a witch doctor battle it out in Carl Barks' feature-length classic -- and an all-new Don Rosa pin-up! Three wild Christmas tales fill out the issue. In "The Madness of King Scrooge," McDuck must feign generosity for a Billionaires' Club fundraiser. In "The Great Lot Plot," a winter swindler engages Donald to sell his rigged real estate. And in Janet Gilbert's "Scrooge's Workshop," Scrooge brings modern business methods to Santa's toy factory. Ho-ho... uh-oh!
This new Gemstone trade paperback series collects the comics of beloved Dutch Duck Man Daan Jippes! Alternating volumes will collect Jippes' "re-creations" of Carl Barks-written stories and (as in this volume) Jippes' classic solo stories. In this book we offer Jippes' earliest, rarest Disney comics work, including collaborations with famous colleague Freddy Milton! Donald sabotages a Junior Woodchuck medal quest in "The Great Survival Test," battles Gladstone Gander's ferryboat in "The Success Test," and dismantles Duckburg's giant town hall clock in "A Clean Case of Competence!" Short Donald, Mickey Mouse and Hiawatha tales round out this beautifully drawn collection.
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