The Common Wealth: Treasures from the Collections of the Library of Virginia

Treadway, Sandra Gioia and Campbell, Jr., Edward D. C. (editors)

ISBN 10: 0884901858 / ISBN 13: 9780884901853

Published by Library of Virginia, Richmond VA, 1997

About this Item

Hardcover with dust jacket - Large (Folio) format - full black cloth over boards with copper lettering stamped on spine and front. Glossy illustrated DJ. Sewn binding. xiii + 293 pages, lavishly illustrated in color and b/w, with notes, bibliography, and index. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. CONDITION: Book FINE, binding square and tight, pages bright and unmarked; DJ NEAR FINE, light rubbing and shelf wear, not clipped, protected in a clear archival (Mylar) cover. CONTENT: This beautifully produced book follows the Library of Virginia from its origins as a small reference library in Jamestown to the new Library building in downtown Richmond that houses documents from Virginia's earliest colonial days as well as more than 83 million manuscripts and local records and more than 1.5 million books, periodicals, newspapers, photographs, prints, and maps. Book appears AS NEW and UNREAD in a NEAR FINE DJ. >Guaranteed secure packaging, free tracking, and no-hassle return policy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Common Wealth: Treasures from the Collections of the Library of Virginia
• Publisher: Library of Virginia, Richmond VA
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0884901858
• ISBN 13: 9780884901853
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Wetzel, Katherine (photographer)
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • History
  • Museums & Collecting

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Synopsis

The Common Wealth showcases more than 230 historic treasures - all illustrated in full color - revealing Virginia's role on the national and world stages and exploring the lives and lore of its citizens. The volume charts the development of the Library and its collections, presenting rarities such as Nova Virginiae Tabula (1671), a hand-colored map prepared for the first encyclopedia of the Americas, and Thomas Jefferson's "Act for Establishing Religious Freedom" (1786). The Common Wealth reveals the words of men and women from all ranks of Virginia's society, including the plea for freedom from Phillip Cowen, an African American indentured servant (1675), and the petition of Queen Ann of the Pamunkey Indian nation for protection of tribal lands (ca. 1705-1706). The Common Wealth: Treasures from the Collections of the Library of Virginia should find a special place on the bookshelf of anyone who studies and cherishes Virginia's rich past.

About the Author

Sandra Gioia Treadway is the Librarian of Virginia. Edward D. C. Campbell is the Deputy Librarian of Virginia.