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Catalogue Of The John Carter Brown Library In Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (Volume Ii) (Part Ii)

Catalogue Of The John Carter Brown Library In Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (Volume Ii) (Part Ii)

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ISBN10: 9354447295
ISBN13: 9789354447297
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 280
Weight: 1.44
Height: 0.59 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
An indispensable window into the printed record of the early Americas, this authoritative historical library catalogue unlocks the legendary holdings of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. For historians, this is gold. Compiled at a time when many of these volumes were virtually unknown beyond specialist circles, Volume II (Part II) of the John Carter Brown Library catalog traces an unparalleled americana bibliography collection, from early American printed books and pamphlets to atlantic world exploration texts that shaped colonial imagination and empire. Each entry offers precise, period-specific details that turn the catalogue itself into colonial America source material and a trusted reference for academic researchers, genealogists, and anyone drawn to early modern Atlantic history. More than an institutional finding aid, it reads as a rare book catalog of the transatlantic experience, mapping encounters, conflicts, devotions, and discoveries across the New World. For librarians and curators it stands as a benchmark americana special collections reference; for a wider audience, it offers an evocative guide to the printed traces of lives long past. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint, a collector's item and a cultural treasure. An essential resource for rare book collectors as well as curious general readers, this carefully reproduced volume keeps a vital strand of bibliographical memory vibrantly in reach.

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