Selected Special Collections

Bible. O.T. Psalms. English. Bay Psalm book. [The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre. Whereunto is Prefixed a Discourse Declaring Not Only the Lawfullnes, But Also the Necessity of the Heavenly Ordinance of Singing Scripture Psalmes in the Churches of God] ... [Cambridge, Mass.]: Imprinted [by S. Daye, 1640]
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British gentleman. An enquiry into the value of Canada and Guadaloupe: in answer to a late pamphlet... called The interest of Great Britain consider’d with regard to her colonies, and the acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe. [Philadelphia? : James Rivington?, 1761].

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Carter, Susannah. The frugal housewife, or complete woman cook.London: Printed for F. Newbery, at the corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard. Boston: Re-printed and Sold by Edes and Gill, in Queenstreet [1772]

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A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible, or, Select Passages in the Old and New Testaments, Represented with Emblematical Figures, for the Amusement of Youth... The first Worcester edition. [Worcester]: Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts, by Isaiah Thomas and sold ... at his bookstore, 1788
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This curious children’s Bible, certainly the most ambitious illustrated American book up to its time, contains nearly 500 woodcut images.  It was produced by the pioneer publisher of children’s books and preeminent early American printer, Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831). A hieroglyphic Bible replaces some of the words of the text with pictures in an attempt to tell a story in a direct and interesting way.  Such Bibles were quite popular in the eighteenth century as a device for teaching the Scripture, as well as reading, to youth.