books

“To A Friend From The Deaf Athletes Of The World” – Presentation Book
This 4th International Games for the Deaf gilt leather-bound book was presented to Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett, K.C.V.O., the chairman of the Games’ Executive Committee, and is a unique book on the Games held in London in 1935. This contains, as is believed, the signatures of all of the participating international..View Exhibit
The British Deaf Times Magazine Volume 1, Issue 1.
This very first issue of the British Deaf Times as Vol. 1, Issue 1 [bound in a hardback book] was edited by Joseph Hepworth and George Frankland and published in December 1903. Why was The British Deaf Times published? From 1889 to 1903 there was an unbroken line of..View Exhibit
The History Of The Life And Adventures Of Mr. Duncan Campbell By Daniel Defoe
Our copy in a gilt leather binding is of a rare book, The History of The Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell , which is claimed to have been written by Daniel Defoe and it was published in 1720. It was about a “Gentleman, who, tho’ Deaf and Dumb,..View Exhibit
The Happy Mute; Or The Dumb Child’s Appeal Booklet
This pamphlet The Happy Mute; or The Dumb Child’s Appeal was written by Charlotte Elizabeth [Tonna] about her deaf pupil, John Britt. It was first published in Dublin in 1833 and was reprinted as the second edition, revised, in London in the same year so as to achieve wider circulation...View Exhibit
Essays Written For Milan International Congress Book
The essays written for and the speeches made at the infamous 1880 Congress in Milan, Italy, were included in this book which was part of a bundle of books donated to the Deaf Museum by the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (now known as Action on Hearing Loss) Library...View Exhibit