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Bookplates
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The use of bookplates is almost as old as printing itself. They were used to record ownership and to reassure the owner...
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Clementina Rind
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Clementina Rind was Virginia’s first female printer and newspaper publisher, publishing important official documents for...
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Mark Catesby
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The first accounts of the strange flora and fauna of the New World created a great demand among European scientists for...