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Edith Wetmore Collection of Children's Books

 Collection
Identifier: 014-01-02

Dates

  • circa 1450-1966

Extent

approximately 1,850 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

General

In the 1950s, Miss Edith Wetmore, of Newport, gave the Library her collection of some 1,850 early children’s books in 20 languages. Among the highlights of the collection are a 15th century manuscript written in Germany and illustrated with many small illustrations relating to the Bible, a unique copy of a Latin grammar printed in 1499, and the rare first edition, first issue, of Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Items from this collection can be found in the library's online catalog.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Providence Public Library Repository

Contact:
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Providence RI 02903 United States of America
401-455-8021