Letter, 1929, December 1, New York, to Mr. Harper.

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Letter, 1929, December 1, New York, to Mr. Harper.

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Gives printing history of Champigny's book on Louisiana, and locates copies of three early editions in John Carter Brown Library.

2 p.

Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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John Carter Brown library

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John Carter Brown of Providence, Rhode Island, began to decisively collect books about America in 1848, although he had started collecting rare books, “the favorite pastime of wealthy noblemen” much earlier. An admirer of Old World traditions, Brown focused upon European voyages and travels, as well as books that provided a background for European expansion. Around 1846, he began an avid pursuit of Americana, an area of interest he termed “the Great Subject....

Champigny, Jean Bochart, Chevalier de, d.1720.

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Harper, Henry Howard, 1871-1953

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Henry Howard Harper (1871-1953), American writer and editor. He served for years as an officer for The Bibliophile Society of Boston, and produced several works privately printed by that group, including The Letters of Charles Lamb (1905); Byron's Malach Hamoves (1918); and Letters of Mary W. Shelley (1918). From the description of Henry Howard manuscript material : 2 items, 1910 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 309913751 Treasurer of the Bibliophile Society an...

Eames, Charles Wilberforce.

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