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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.
This week’s #MiniatureMonday feature is a circa 1850s #blook box measuring just 11 centimeters. Inside the box are 22 tracts published by the American Baptist Publication Society, each in its own colorful printed paper wrapper.
![This may look like a book, but is actually a die-cut trade card in the shape of a book. The bucolic scene features some wetnose-Wednesday-worthy animals.
Rapson’s trimmings and zephyrs, 132 N. Eighth Street, corner of Cherry St. [graphic]....](https://64.media.tumblr.com/63bf490315af95fb640ddbd555b32528/tumblr_nyn07vvRNZ1u23qdao1_250.jpg)
This may look like a book, but is actually a die-cut trade card in the shape of a book. The bucolic scene features some wetnose-Wednesday-worthy animals.