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Les Roses. Redouté, Pierre Joseph, 1759-1840. Paris, Imprimerie de Firmin Didot, 1817-24.

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Theodore Roosevelt Hunting Library (1566-1926)

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Meadowlark [graphic].

Prints by John James Audubon

Featured LibGuide

Hawaiian Imprint Collection: A Resource Guide

Location:
101 Independence Ave. SE
Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ 239
Washington, D.C. 20540-4740
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Hours:
Weekdays, 8:30am-5:00 pm
* Final book requests at 4:15pm
Closed Sat/Sun & Federal holidays

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Featured Digital Collection

National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) Collection

The unique materials of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, now totaling over 800,000 items, include books, broadsides, pamphlets, theater playbills, prints, posters, photographs, and medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. At the center is Thomas Jefferson's book collection, which was sold to Congress in 1815.

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April 12, 2021

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