The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments
by (Bible)
- Used
- Condition
- Bound in full contemporary morocco, a.e.g. With "S. Augusta Brown" (1825-1909) stamped in gilt on the upper cover. With two exam
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
The daughter of Patrick Browne, an Anglo-Irish jurist and member of Her Majesty's Council of the Bahamas, and Harriet Thayer of Providence, a direct descendant of Roger Williams, Sophia Augusta Brown was "an indomitable force in an era when women were discovering a role for themselves in the charitable sector ... For Sophia Augusta, perpetuating her husband's mission through the sound management and enhancement of his collection was her way of contributing to the advancement of knowledge and understanding among peoples ... From her sons' earliest age, Sophia Augusta ensured they would develop an appreciation for the care, condition and housing of books ... John Nicholas and Harold often accompanied their mother to booksellers and private collectors. At an early age, they were shown priceless works: a Columbus letter, the papers of Leonardo daVinci, a note by Galileo ... On his trips to Europe [as an adult], John Nicholas was expected to report back ... with his assessment of the books he encountered ... When he turned 22, in 1883, Sophia Augusta entrusted him with the care of the library" (Sylvia Brown, Grappling with Legacy: Rhode Island's Brown Family and the American Philanthropic Impulse, 2017). While her husband was still alive, Sophia Augusta oversaw the construction, in 1862, of the fireproof library wing in the Nightingale-Brown House which remained the site of the library until it was relocated to its current home at Brown University, at the impetus of John Nicholas Brown's will.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 313594
- Title
- The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments
- Author
- (Bible)
- Format/Binding
- Royal 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in full contemporary morocco, a.e.g. With "S. Augusta Brown" (1825-1909) stamped in gilt on the upper cover. With two exam
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- American Bible Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- American | Bible | Rhode Island | Women | Book-Collecting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Social Thought; Sets & Fine Bindings; Art, Architecture & Design; Philosophy & Religion;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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