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The rock of wisdom : an explanation of the sacred Scriptures

Title
The rock of wisdom : an explanation of the sacred Scriptures / by the Rev. N.C. Cannon (a man of color) ; to which are added several interesting hymns.
Author
Cannon, Noah Calwell W., 1796?-1850.
Publication
[New York : s.n.], 1833.

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TextRestricted use Sc Rare 240-C (Cannon, N. Rock of wisdom)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
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Additional Authors
  • Slee, Sam.
  • Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection, bookplate.
Description
144 p., [1] leaf of plates : port.; 18 cm
Donor/Sponsor
Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Inscriptions (Provenance)
  • Bookplates (Provenance)
Note
  • Place of publication from Checklist of American Imprints.
  • "Biography of the author"--p. [6]-9.
Indexed In (note)
  • Checklist of American imprints
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature & History. Boston: G. K. Hall.
Provenance (note)
  • inscribed: in ink, on verso of preliminary endleaf: "A.A. Schomburg." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
  • inscribed: in ink, on recto of the frontispiece leaf, "Mr. J. Williams Mr. D. Williams June the 27 1833 N. C. C. Albany New York."
Call Number
Sc Rare 240-C (Cannon, N. Rock of wisdom)
OCLC
25624936
Author
Cannon, Noah Calwell W., 1796?-1850.
Title
The rock of wisdom : an explanation of the sacred Scriptures / by the Rev. N.C. Cannon (a man of color) ; to which are added several interesting hymns.
Imprint
[New York : s.n.], 1833.
Indexed In:
Checklist of American imprints, 18100
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature & History. Boston: G. K. Hall., v. 2, page 1196, column 3, row 6
Provenance
Copy in Sc Rare 240-C (copy 1) (accession no. B571177) inscribed: in ink, on verso of preliminary endleaf: "A.A. Schomburg." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
Copy in Sc Rare 240-C (copy 2) (accession no. C488594) inscribed: in ink, on recto of the frontispiece leaf, "Mr. J. Williams Mr. D. Williams June the 27 1833 N. C. C. Albany New York." NN
Local Note
The Schomburg Center Manuscripts, Archives & Rare Book Division has two copies of the book; copy 1 in Sc Rare 240-C (accession no. B571177) bound with a printed slip pasted to recto of final endleaf: "Important prediction: a new state of society in 1900!!: the year 1900 will find this world and its inhabitants in a state of perfection ... [by] Sam Slee, May 1, A.D., 1848 ..." [United States?: s.n., 1848?] 1 sheet ([1] p.); 9 x 9 cm; Copy 2 in Sc Rare 240-C (accession no. C488594) includes stamps of: "Division of Negro Literature and History;" Property of the City of New York;" and "The New York Public Library: Circulation Department, 135 Street Branch, 103 West 135th St." originally parts of the Circulation Department, and probably pre - 1926 purchase. Imperfect: lacks original cover; bound in dark brown cloth over boards library binding, and gilt spine.
Also availlable on microfilm; Schomburg Center researchers are restricted to the copy in: Sc Micro R-6076.
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Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Slee, Sam. Important prediction, a new state of society in 1900. NN
Arthur A. Schomburg Negro Collection, bookplate.
Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
Latimer, Catherine, ǂd 1896-1948 curator.
Research Call Number
Sc Rare 240-C (Cannon, N. Rock of wisdom)
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