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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.
We are continuing our #BackToSchool theme this #PublishersBindingThursday.
Marion Kirkland Reid, who published under the name Mrs. Hugo Reid, was a Scottish feminist writer best known for her 1843 book, A Plea for Woman, an argument for gender equality in opportunities for higher education, which was later published in the United States under the title Woman, Her Education and Influence.
The Library Company’s copy is bound in brown bookcloth with blind ornamental blocking and gilt stamped cover title.
Browse the Library Company’s database of 19th-Century Cloth Bindings to see more!