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First Impressions: Printing in Cambridge, 1639-1989: An Exhibition at the Houghton Library and the Harvard Law School Library, October 6-27, 1989
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A catalogue of the exhibition at the Hougton Library and at the Harvard Law School Library in 1989 celebrating the 350th anniversary of the first printing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Each section of the catalogue focuses on a single book: The Bay Psalms Book, the Eliot Indian Bible, and The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780976492559 |
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Publisher: | Harvard |
Publication date: | 05/31/2005 |
Series: | Houghton Library Publications , #36 |
Pages: | 63 |
Sales rank: | 1,150,331 |
Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Hugh Amory was Senior Cataloguer at the Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library.
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