The First Century of The John Carter Brown Library - Wroth - 1946
$175.00
John Carter Brown’s famed Americana collection was initially formed in 1846 through a series of three spectacular purchases – in February, June, and November of that year – that made the Brown family residence on Benefit Street the site of a monument to American history writ large. Hemispheric in scope, and inclusive of all themes and topics related to the history of the Americas (and not merely the purported triumphs of Europe's colonizing powers), the collection quickly expanded to encompass maps, atlases, and other rare materials including indigenous language materials, manuscripts, and cartoons in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This edition celebrated the centennial in 1946 with a reflection on Brown and his collection. This is a beautifully collected work of historical value.
Providence: Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1946. First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, 88; frontispiece, 21 facsimiles on plates, fine copy in black cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. Printed at the Merrymount Press. Very good/near fine condition. Several pages remain uncut. No interior marks or foxing.
John Carter Brown’s famed Americana collection was initially formed in 1846 through a series of three spectacular purchases – in February, June, and November of that year – that made the Brown family residence on Benefit Street the site of a monument to American history writ large. Hemispheric in scope, and inclusive of all themes and topics related to the history of the Americas (and not merely the purported triumphs of Europe's colonizing powers), the collection quickly expanded to encompass maps, atlases, and other rare materials including indigenous language materials, manuscripts, and cartoons in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This edition celebrated the centennial in 1946 with a reflection on Brown and his collection. This is a beautifully collected work of historical value.
Providence: Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1946. First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, 88; frontispiece, 21 facsimiles on plates, fine copy in black cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. Printed at the Merrymount Press. Very good/near fine condition. Several pages remain uncut. No interior marks or foxing.
John Carter Brown’s famed Americana collection was initially formed in 1846 through a series of three spectacular purchases – in February, June, and November of that year – that made the Brown family residence on Benefit Street the site of a monument to American history writ large. Hemispheric in scope, and inclusive of all themes and topics related to the history of the Americas (and not merely the purported triumphs of Europe's colonizing powers), the collection quickly expanded to encompass maps, atlases, and other rare materials including indigenous language materials, manuscripts, and cartoons in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This edition celebrated the centennial in 1946 with a reflection on Brown and his collection. This is a beautifully collected work of historical value.
Providence: Associates of the John Carter Brown Library, 1946. First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, 88; frontispiece, 21 facsimiles on plates, fine copy in black cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. Printed at the Merrymount Press. Very good/near fine condition. Several pages remain uncut. No interior marks or foxing.