Overview
Step inside one of the world's great treasure-houses of early Americana. History breathes in these pages. Compiled from the legendary holdings of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University, this second-volume, first-part catalogue is a landmark rare book catalogue of the colonial era Americas, anchored in a Providence, Rhode Island library whose shelves shaped modern understanding of the New World. As a meticulous historical library catalog, the Catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library brings together detailed records of colonial American imprints and related works across the wider history of the Americas. Scholars will find in it an indispensable bibliographic reference guide and early American bibliography; a reference for historians tracing debates, discoveries, religion, politics and daily life through the printed word. At the same time, its careful documentation offers a rich resource for rare book collectors, mapping the contours of an unparalleled early Americana collection and illuminating the provenance, rarity and significance of works that still define the field. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this John Carter Brown Library catalogue is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Prepared with respect for the original scholarship, it invites both specialised researchers and curious general readers to explore the foundations of Atlantic-world print culture, guided by one of the finest collecting projects ever undertaken.
- | Author: Unknown
- | Publisher: Alpha Edition
- | Publication Date: March 05, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 260 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 935444721X
- | ISBN-13: 9789354447211
