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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 love the Eastlake-inspired decorative gilt blocking on our copy of Beautiful Snow; and Other Poems (1869).
Browse the Library Company’s database of 19th-Century Cloth Bindings to see more!
We love the Eastlake-inspired decorative gilt blocking on our copy of Bella Zilfa Spencer’s Right and Wrong, or, She Told the Truth at Last, published by W.J. Holland & Co. in 1870.
Browse the Library Company’s database of 19th-Century Cloth Bindings to see more!