Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University recently published a two-volume, folio-size descriptive catalogue of more than 6,370 19th-century books in their collections. “It’s a virtual visit to this library for a panoptic look at the 19th-century children’s books in [Cotsen],” said Stephen Ferguson, Acting Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections.
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