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REVOLUTIONARY NEW CASTLE, THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
Corbett, Theodore
First edition. In June 1774, New Castles Green was the site of open rebellion, as citizens gathered to protest the actions of the Crown. From the raising of militia to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, New Castle became Delawares leader in supporting the Revolution. Yet this was truly a civil war that divided families, friends and churches, and when General Howe and his British army invaded in 1777, they found many Loyalists to welcome them. Beginning with the earliest protests through the invasion by the British and the subsequent harassment from Royal Navy and loyalist raiders to the communitys role in the new republic and its support of the French Revolution, historian Theodore Corbett traces the tumultuous course of the Revolutionary era in New Castle. Presentation from the author on the title page. Tipped-in is a newspaper clipping picturing Corbett and describing an upcoming talk.
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CLASSAZIONE DEI LIBRI A STAMPA DELL'I. E R. PALATINA IN C...
by Palermo, Francesco
This book presents the classification system Palermo devised for Florence's Biblioteca Palatina (royal palace library). In 1861, the Biblioteca Palatina was merged with Florence's Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, where the collection is now housed. The comprehensive system was designed to encompass all of human knowledge in 22 general categories: Religion, Language and Literature, Philosophy, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Natural Sciences, Geography, Antiquity, History, Education and Morality, Social Sciences, Political Sciences and Government, Semiotics and Cognition, Fine Arts, Architecture, Military Sciences, Performing Arts, Health Sciences, Applied Physics, Mining and Farming, Industrial Arts, and Tuscany. Petzholdt (p.61) lists the categories in Italian as published. The book includes an index and table of contents. A 15-page offprint from Archivio Storico Italiano (Nuova Serie T. VIII, 1858) of a detailed review of this work by E. Basevi is loosely inserted. The covers of this copy are worn, especially at the edges. The spine is damaged, cracked at the folds. The edges of the text block are moderately soiled. A modest early library stamp appears on the titlepage and a bookplate is on the front pastedown. The interior is clean, except for some minor foxing.
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