Description: BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA; OR, A CHRONOLOGICAL CATALOGUE OF THE MOST CURIOUS AND INTERESTING BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, STATE PAPERS, &c. UPON THE SUBJECT OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT, IN PRINT AND MANUSCRIPT. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE ON THE PRESENT STATE OF LITERATURE IN THOSE COUNTRIES BY LEMAN THOMAS REDE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 1789 SOFTCOVER 2009 REPRINT BELOW IS COPIED FROM THE INTERNET CHURCH 1235. SABIN 5198.First edition of this important work on early printed and manuscript Americana, with a valuable introductory essay. This anonymous work has in the past been ascribed variously to "[Alexander] Dalrymple, Homer, Long, and Reid" (Church), but is now known to have been written by the miscellaneous writer, Leman Thomas Rede, a student of the Middle Temple (see Stuart C. Sherman, "The William & Mary Quarterly", 3rd Ser., Vol. 4, No. 3 [July 1947], pp.332-349). According to the title, Rede compiled the work from the holdings of the British Museum "and the most celebrated public and private libraries, reviews, catalogues, etc." It is of particular value as it includes manuscript material in addition to printed works, and also for the seventeen-page "Introductory Discourse on the State of Literature in North and South America," which includes musings on the benefits of freedom of the press to the development of "Genius" (South America does not compare well with North), as well as interesting details of bookselling in the United States. The demand was for small format works on practical matters; imported books were generally cheaper than home-produced editions (even with the hefty premiums that booksellers were able to place on the imports) because of the cost of materials and printers' wages. 262 PP, 11" X 8 1/4" PUBLISHED BY KESSINGER PUBLISHING NOT EX-LIB HEAVY BOOK NO VIALIBRI OR WORLDCAT LISTINGS. I AM ESTIMATING INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. I WILL REFUND ANY EXCESS INVOICED POSTAL AMOUNT AFTER THE PACKAGE IS MAILED AND THE TRUE COST IS KNOWN. *********************************************************************** Items will usually ship within 2 days after payment is received/cleared. If payment is by paypal e-check, then shipment will be delayed until the payment clears. Feedback will be posted on all items. PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
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