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Library Company of Philadelphia

Ask 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.

Happy Caturday! Can any of you cat lovers relate to these words? :
Dear kitten, do lie still, I say, / I really want you to be quiet, / Instead of scampering away, / And always making such a riot.
The Snow-drop: : A collection of rhymes for the...

Happy Caturday! Can any of you cat lovers relate to these words? :

Dear kitten, do lie still, I say, / I really want you to be quiet, / Instead of scampering away, / And always making such a riot.

The Snow-drop: : A collection of rhymes for the nursery. / By the authors of “Original poems.” ; Embellished with beautiful engravings. New-Haven. : Printed and published by S. Babcock., [1841]. 24 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.

— 6 years ago with 26 notes

#BensLibrary #Caturday #SpecialCollections #Tumblarians #RareBooks #NurseryRhymes #Engravings #1840s #Cats #Kittens

#Caturday turns to night with a kitty couple catching moonlight.
Routlege’s Coloured Scrap Book. [1868?]

#Caturday turns to night with a kitty couple catching moonlight.

Routlege’s Coloured Scrap Book. [1868?]

— 6 years ago with 3 notes

#childrensillustration #Illustration #nurseryrhymes #fables #benslibrary #rarebooks #wood block printing