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stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 37 pages. Describes 12 examples of printing in Colonial America, from the Bay Psalm Book of 1640 to Jefferson's Summary View of the Rights of British America. Illustrated.

stiff paper wrappers. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 37 pages. Describes 12 examples of printing in Colonial America, from the Bay Psalm Book of 1640 to Jefferson's Summary View of the Rights of British America. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as Issued. Red cloth boards over black cloth spine, brand new and still sealed in original clear plastic protective wrapping.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Published Without Dust Jacket. 303 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Published without dust jacket. Book still in the original publisher shrink wrap.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 143p, color illustrations, 27cm tall, quarto. Soft bound in decorative covers.

hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st. 8vo, 303 pp., Limited to 1250 copies. Edited by Donald G. Rohr with an epilogue by J. Carter Brown. Fine copy (issued without dust jacket). Illustrated (illustrator).

cloth. 6 x 9 inches. cloth. 368 pages. With an Epilogue by J. Carter Brown. First edition. A meticulously prepared edition of a travel journal kept by John Carter Brown (1797-1874) when he was in Europe for eighteen months as a young man. On this grand tour, Brown, who twenty years later founded the John Carter Brown Library, visited England, Scotland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and above all, Italy. The book provides a rare glimpse of an educated young Americans impressions of the manners and the artistic and architectural wonders of the Old World in the early nineteenth century. Donald Rohrs fifty-page introduction to the work and his detailed annotation enhance understanding of the text without pedantry. Printed by Meridian Printing and bound by Acme Bookbinding. Designed and set in type by Gilbert Design Associates, Providence, Rhode Island. Distributed for the John Carter Brown Library. Brown, John Carter (illustrator).…

cloth. 6 x 9 inches. cloth. 256 pages. First edition. John Russell Bartlett, a major American bibliographer and artist of the Southwest, had a remarkably multi-faceted career. He was for a time a bookseller, Chief of the United States Boundary Commission that established the border with Mexico following the Mexican-American War, Secretary of State of Rhode Island for 17 years, and, for many years, John Carter Browns personal librarian. Bartletts Dictionary of Americanisms saw three editions in the nineteenth century, and was again reprinted in 2000. His Personal Narrative about his years on the Boundary commission is a classic document of Western Americana. Jerry Mueller has annotated and amplified Bartletts original memoir, adding 30 illustrations. Printed at Stamperia Valdonega, Arbizzano di Verona, Italy, and bound by Legatoria Zanardi Gropu, Padova, Italy. Designed and composed by Mark Argetsinger, Rochester, New York. Distributed for the John Carter Brown Library. Bartlett, John Russell (illustrator).…

Stitched paper wrappers. First edition. 46 pp. Sm. 8vo. A very good- unopened (uncut) copy with soiled wrappers, some foxing along fore edge, pencil notes on last page.

cloth. small 4to. cloth. xxii, 204 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints and manuscripts relating to maritime history from the collection of the John Carter Brown Library. "The Boundless Deep." addresses the epic story of the European expansion across the ocean, beginning with the Portuguese voyages down the west coast of Africa in the middle of the fifteenth century and culminating in the great scientific expeditions of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This maritime achievement, which on land often caused extraordinary and painful disruptions in the traditional societies around the world, at the same time, made possible the geographical unification of the earth and the overcoming of human isolation in every corner of the globe. Like the exhibition, held in the Spring of 2003 at the Newport Art Museum, this catalogue captures the diversity of man's relationship to the sea in the early modern era under seven broad themes: 1. Discovering the Globe and the Sky; 2. Discovering the Nature of the Sea and Its Winds, Tides, and Currents; 3. Preparing to Sail; 4. Life at Sea; 5. Paths Across the Sea; 6. Activities at Sea; and 7. The Literature of the Sea. Includes a chronological, author and title index of works in the catalogue in addition to a list of facsimile editions of maritime books from the John Carter Brown Library Collection. Contains 115 illustrations, many in full color. …

stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxii, 204 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints and manuscripts relating to maritime history from the collection of the John Carter Brown Library. "The Boundless Deep." addresses the epic story of the European expansion across the ocean, beginning with the Portuguese voyages down the west coast of Africa in the middle of the fifteenth century and culminating in the great scientific expeditions of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This maritime achievement, which on land often caused extraordinary and painful disruptions in the traditional societies around the world, at the same time, made possible the geographical unification of the earth and the overcoming of human isolation in every corner of the globe. Like the exhibition, held in the Spring of 2003 at the Newport Art Museum, this catalogue captures the diversity of man's relationship to the sea in the early modern era under seven broad themes: 1. Discovering the Globe and the Sky; 2. Discovering the Nature of the Sea and Its Winds, Tides, and Currents; 3. Preparing to Sail; 4. Life at Sea; 5. Paths Across the Sea; 6. Activities at Sea; and 7. The Literature of the Sea. Includes a chronological, author and title index of works in the catalogue in addition to a list of facsimile editions of maritime books from the John Carter Brown Library Collection. Contains 115 illustrations, many in full color.…

stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 83 pages. Italian involvement with the Americas before 1800 was much more extensive than is usually realized. Columbus's voyages were but the first of a long series of interrelationships. 127 items with full descriptions showing the Italian contribution to America from 1492 to 1800. Explorers, superb map makers, political thinkers, travelers, physicians, scientists, and translators are among the figures represented here. Many excellent illustrations, especially of maps. Beautifully printed at the Stinehour Press.…

stiff paper wrappers. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 93+(1) pages. With a Bibliographical Supplement by Burton Van Name Edwards. One of the greatest of British historians, David Beers Quinn, reviews in this essay some of the controversies swirling around Drake in his lifetime and brings to light the grudging admiration in which Drake was held by many Spaniards, in spite of his destructiveness to Spanish interest. With a bibliographical supplement describing more than 100 printed sources in the Library relating to Drake. Drake, Sir Francis (illustrator).…

stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xxi, 122 pages. Published to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution. Gives a 300 year history of the settlement and relationship of the French in the Western Hemisphere. With a descriptive bibliography of the 133 rare books from the Library's exhibition. Illustrated.…

stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 127, (3) pages. With a Bibliographical Supplement by Susan L. Newbury Including a List of Editions & Translations Published before 1801. Focuses on 70 significant works of history written in Spanish about America before 1700, including on-the-spot narratives, lives of missionaries, ethnographic studies, and natural histories. Complete bibliographical information on 70 books and short-title entries for 325 later editions and translations. Illustrated.…

hardcover. 6.25 x 10 inches. hardcover. 204 pages. Foreword by John B. Hattendorf. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its original publication, the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University has issued a new edition of Lawrence C. Wroth's Way of a Ship (1937), the foundational bibliographic essay on the literature of navigation science, along with a reprint of Some American Contributions to the Art of Navigation, 1519-1802 (1947). A prolific writer, well known for his graceful style and extensive historical knowledge, Wroth served as Director and Librarian of the JCB from 1924 to 1957. The Way of a Ship has been celebrated for its graceful brevity in dealing with the complex history of nautical science. Its origin in an exhibition at the John Carter Brown Library is evident in the arrangement of the chapters, each of which provides a short exposition on topics such as "The Search for an Infallible Method of Determining Longitude," "Prime Meridians of Earlier Days," "Charts of the Ancient World," and "The Mariners Instruments." Several more recent studies of early modern maritime history, science, and literature owe a great debt to the authority of Way of a Ship, but Wroth's essay has also served as the basis for the development of some of the most significant collections of books on the history and science of navigation, including the Henry C. Taylor Collection, now at the Beinecke Library at Yale. For many years, Lawrence Wroth worked on a revision to Way of a Ship that never made it to publication. Professor John B. Hattendorf, the Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI, has pieced together Wroth's manuscript notes and corrections to the original text to create this edition. To the revised essay, Hattendorf has added an index, a list of the books on navigation that are cited in the text, and a new Foreword. New reproductions of illustrations and title pages - from the Collection of the John Carter Brown Library -- are distributed throughout the volume, which was designed by Mark Argetsinger (Rochester, NY). Only one thousand copies were printed in the US by Capital Offset (Concord, NH). It is handsomely bound in navy blue cloth with gold stamping.…

cloth. 8 x 11 inches. cloth. 86 pages. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Rare Books from the John Carter Brown Library. Curated by Susan Danforth, the exhibition that formed the basis for this catalogue demonstrated how the urge to collect, preserve, and ultimately share books can, however subtly, affect the physical character of the book itself. With a focus on acquisitions made in the nineteenth century - including several made by founder John Carter Brown - this exhibition uses selections from the Library collection to illustrate some of the effects that taste and trends in book collecting have had on the book as an object. Some typical practices of the era-such as the use of book brands, ink library stamps on title pages and elaborate bindings-did not affect the integrity of the book as an expression of an idea, but according to Danforth, other practices are more problematic. The nineteenth-century collector's acceptance of "sophistication" (the gathering together of bits and pieces of several copies of a publication to make one "complete" volume) is a concern to scholars interested in textual integrity. Similarly, the use of carefully constructed facsimiles to complete imperfect books encouraged the specialized talents of artists and printers; the work of these skilled craftsmen could fool the eye of the casual observer and sometimes cause consternation in scholars' and collectors' circles. Knowledge of these past practices is helpful to today's scholars who use rare books as research material. The JCB exhibition has been grouped into four broad categories: identification, embellishment, restoration, and an exploration of the challenges presented by facsimiles. Among the items on display are long-collected books published by Aldus Manutius and Theodor DeBry, as well as a section on the Aldines. The latter group of special books was actively collected as early as the sixteenth century and just as enthusiastically presented to the buying public in forged editions. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Wraps (PB) in very good condition with some warping to book (slight). Mauve and color illus. French flaps. Issued in conjunction with a library exhibition with the theme of religious liberty. "Celebrates the numerous accommodations that went along with the growing diversity of sectarian opinion in early America, beginning with the original hero, Roger Williams." (preface) Includes illustrations from relevant publications. The catalogue addresses 91 specific pieces, and many are shown here. One of 1200 copies 102 pages.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Cover has edge wear, minor creases, rubbed/bent cover/page corners, rubbed/slightly bumped spine. No writing. Very good. Book.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 68 page softcover exhibition catalogue with B&W plates. Cover is blue with red lettering on spine & illuminated logo on front. Spine is bumped at upper corner, and worn and lightly sunfaded. Interior is unmarked, tight & clean. 16 pages are devoted to an address by Mr. Philip C. Duschnes before friends of the Library of Brown University on William Morris and the Kelmscott Press. …

Zustand: Fine (still shrink-wrapped). hardcover. 8vo. 256pp. Info from other listed copies.

cloth. 4to. cloth. xxvi, 184, (3) pages. with Cataloguing Records for Selected Titles prepared by Burton Van Edwards. First edition. Based on an exhibition at the John Carter Brown Library in 1998-99, this richly illustrated work presents the full range of New World animals as recorded by early naturalists. The book deals with North American, Caribbean, and Latin American species as presented in various narrative contexts, and comments on the distinctive style and emphasis of eighteenth-century observers who wrote from first-hand experience. Foreword by Norman Fiering, Director & Librarian. Printed under the supervision of Martino Mardersteig at Stamperia Valdonega and designed and composed by Mark Argetsinger. Filled with illustrations, including many in full color.…

paperback. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. Limited to 1,200 copies printed by The Stinehour Press. Exhibition catalog that gathers "sixty-one representative and significant titles selected by the editor of European American: A chornological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to America, 1493-1750 from the 32,000 entries in that work". Oversize [about 8" x 10"] pictorial wrappers, 94+ pages, heavily illustrated, selected sources, alphabetical list of authors and titles. Near Fine copy with a trace of wear. mag15. …

Stiff paper wrappers. First edition. 83 pp. Illus. with color & duotone plates. 4to. 127 items listed. A fine copy with small crease to corner of rear wrapper.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. 8 3/4 x 12 in. 102 pgs. Maroon paper with old print on cover. Condition is VERY GOOD ; slight wear to edges, some warping to book (slight) otherwise a very clean, tight copy.

PB. Zustand: very good, wraps (softcover). 144pp. B&W and color illustrations (illustrator).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. 21 page publication of the address given by Mr. Brown (third in succession in the family which founded and built the Library) at the Thirty-Third Annual Meeting of the Associates of the Library, April 23, 1976. Book.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good+. The first exhibition is a sampling of the works acquired by various individuals over the history of the library. The second exhibition was "designed to show the subjects which have been most actively collected during the 24 year being celebrated. Publisher's announcement slip of the catalogue is laid in. This catalogue was limited to 250 copies. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 79 pages.…

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good-. Wrapper has small tear bottom edge and has some discoloration edges. ; ".to which is appended an address by Philip C. Duschnes before The Friends of the Library of Brown University, December 7, 1959." ; 49 + plates pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket.