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An account of the College of New-Jersey : In which are described the methods of government, modes of instruction, manner and expences of living in the same, &c. With a prospect of the college neatly engraved. Published, by order of the Trustees, for the information of the public; particularly of the friends and benefactors of the institution, in Europe and America.
1764
Parts - 2 total
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Part of
Princeton and the Revolution
Selected materials that feature works from Princeton University Library, drawn from the Early American, Graphic Arts, and Numismatics Collections, and the Scheide Library. The selection also draws heavily from the Andre De Coppet ’15 Collection and the Sid Lapidus ’59 Collection. The commonplace book of Annis Boudinot Stockton is on deposit courtesy of the Stockton family.
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- People
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- Author
- Blair, Samuel, 1741-1818
- Language
- English
- Notes
- Signatures: [A]⁶ C-F⁴ G²
- With a half-title.
- By Samuel Blair.
- Princeton copy 5 MSS copy forms part of the Andre De Coppet collection (C0063).
- Princeton copy 5 MSS copy imperfect: plate wanting; facsimile of "A north-west prospect of Nassau-Hall" laid in.
- Princeton copy 2 Fold. plate has been mounted and put in a folder marked Doolittle and Dawkins prints: Nassau Hall with Doolittle, Amos. View of Nassau Hall, Princeton. [New Haven? 179-?]
- Princeton copy 2 Copy 2-4. Copy 3-4 lack folded plate. Copy 2 contains mounted newspaper items about Princeton. 20 cm. Copy 3 in portfolio.
- Princeton copy 3 Copy 2-4. Copy 3-4 lack folded plate. Copy 2 contains mounted newspaper items about Princeton. 20 cm. Copy 3 in portfolio.
- Princeton copy 4 Copy 2-4. Copy 3-4 lack folded plate. Copy 2 contains mounted newspaper items about Princeton. 20 cm. Copy 3 in portfolio.
- Binding Note
- Princeton copy 1 Ex copy 1: Bound in 20th cent. half calf, marbled boards; untrimmed; stamped inside with PUL accession number 219553.
- Princeton copy 2 Ex copy 2: Contemp. front blue wrapper present, untrimmed; stamped inside with PUL accession number 69040. In slipcase.
- Princeton copy 3 Ex copy 3: Tan 19th cent. wrapper marked 'Presented by M. T. Pyne', trimmed; stamped inside with PUL accession number 123081. In slipcase.
- Princeton copy 4 Ex copy 4: Bound in 19th cent. three quarter leather, marbled boards, trimmed; stamped inside with PUL accession number 69039. In slipcase.
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Descriptive Information
- Title
- An account of the College of New-Jersey : In which are described the methods of government, modes of instruction, manner and expences of living in the same, &c. With a prospect of the college neatly engraved. Published, by order of the Trustees, for the information of the public; particularly of the friends and benefactors of the institution, in Europe and America.
- Call Number
- EX 6694.73.1764
- 2004-1867N
- C0063 (Box 27, Folder 36)
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc4f16cg41p
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1764
- Format
- Book
- Extent
- 47, [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates ; 18 cm. (8vo)
- Provenance
- Princeton copy 2 Ex copy 2: Inscribed on half title 'Charles C. Olden 1866 (overwritten to '1877.). 19th cent. newspaper clippings relating to Princeton pasted in at back.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift; Andre de Coppet, Princeton Class of 1915.
- References
- ESTC W19846
- Evans 9752.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Signatures: [A]⁶ C-F⁴ G²
- With a half-title.
- By Samuel Blair.
- Princeton copy 5 MSS copy forms part of the Andre De Coppet collection (C0063).
- Princeton copy 5 MSS copy imperfect: plate wanting; facsimile of "A north-west prospect of Nassau-Hall" laid in.
- Princeton copy 2 Fold. plate has been mounted and put in a folder marked Doolittle and Dawkins prints: Nassau Hall with Doolittle, Amos. View of Nassau Hall, Princeton. [New Haven? 179-?]
- Princeton copy 2 Copy 2-4. Copy 3-4 lack folded plate. Copy 2 contains mounted newspaper items about Princeton. 20 cm. Copy 3 in portfolio.
- Princeton copy 3 Copy 2-4. Copy 3-4 lack folded plate. Copy 2 contains mounted newspaper items about Princeton. 20 cm. Copy 3 in portfolio.
- Princeton copy 4 Copy 2-4. Copy 3-4 lack folded plate. Copy 2 contains mounted newspaper items about Princeton. 20 cm. Copy 3 in portfolio.
- Binding Note
- Princeton copy 1 Ex copy 1: Bound in 20th cent. half calf, marbled boards; untrimmed; stamped inside with PUL accession number 219553.
- Princeton copy 2 Ex copy 2: Contemp. front blue wrapper present, untrimmed; stamped inside with PUL accession number 69040. In slipcase.
- Princeton copy 3 Ex copy 3: Tan 19th cent. wrapper marked 'Presented by M. T. Pyne', trimmed; stamped inside with PUL accession number 123081. In slipcase.
- Princeton copy 4 Ex copy 4: Bound in 19th cent. three quarter leather, marbled boards, trimmed; stamped inside with PUL accession number 69039. In slipcase.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Princeton and the Revolution
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/0b1ecfe0-ad8f-4c08-bf23-6ab79760d4dc/manifest