Bookplates
In addition to collections of materials like books, manuscripts and images, the Historical Society has a wide range of ephemeral items, including bookplates like the ones below: Bookplates range in … Continue reading
25 August 2010 · Leave a comment
An Impartial Hand
In a recent New Yorker article on the history of debtor imprisonment*, Jill Lepore briefly mentions a 1754 Rhode Island imprint titled The Ill Policy and Inhumanity of Imprisoning Insolvent … Continue reading
17 April 2009 · Leave a comment
A Lively Experiment 