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Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.
A Feathursday edition of Publishers’ Binding Thursday! Published in 1850, The Book of Birds features a stunning color-blocked white cloth binding. #PutaBirdOnIt
Browse the Library Company’s database of 19th-Century Cloth Bindings to see more!
1850, The Book of birds.
Philadelphia : George S. Appleton.
1850.
11.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 2.5 cm