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Patterns
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Printing history
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Books read about the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan, 1841-1845
by Robin Davis28 items Last modified January 20, 2012These books were read by second mate James C. Osborn, ~26 years old. The list comes from a transcription of his logbook, digitized by Mystic Seaport: http://library.mysticseaport.org/initiative/PageImage.cfm?PageNum=185&BibID=30777
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Books aboard the Hopewell, 1849-1850
by Robin Davis10 items Last modified January 19, 2012The Hopewell of Warren, R.I., was a ship on a Gold Rush voyage to San Francisco. George Littlefield, the ship-master, recorded what books he read on the journey. See a scan of his log from the Providence Public Library Special Collections: http://pplspc.org/nicholson/rj5_nicholson_333/html/rj5_nicholson_333r-0939.html
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Book wish list aboard the James Andrews, 1851-1855
by Robin Davis9 items Last modified January 10, 2012These books were on the wish-list of the captain of the ships Fortune and James Andrews (both of New Bedford) between June 1851–Dec. 1855. Henry W. Beetle, ship-master, recorded these in his logbook as books he wanted. The digitized logbook is available online from the Providence Public Library: http://pplspc.org/nicholson/rj5_nicholson_347/html/rj5_nicholson_347r-0320.html
Recent Activity
| When | What | Who | Comment |
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| March 24, 2014 | Robin Davis | Added Wallpaper in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design. to the list. | |
| March 21, 2014 | Robin Davis | Added A dictionary of printers and printing to the list. | |
| March 21, 2014 | Robin Davis | Added Hand-lists of books printed by London printers, 1501-1556 to the list. | |
| March 21, 2014 | Robin Davis | Added A dictionary of the printers and booksellers who were at work in England, Scotland and Ireland from 1668 to 1725 to the list. | |
| March 21, 2014 | Robin Davis | Added A short history of English printing to the list. |