Popular Books
The books listed below are those that were most popular among Library members during the years covered by the first charging ledger, 1789-1792. It provides a fascinating look at reading activity in 18th-century New York City, featuring titles and authors both canonical and nearly forgotten.
The number to the right of each title is the number of circulations recorded in the ledger. Click on book titles for more information, including fuller titles, links to pdfs of the Library’s 1789, 1791, 1792, or 1793 catalogs if the book appears therein, and a local note that indicates whether the book is still in the Library collection. If the book remains in the collection, a link will take the user to its cataloging record. Each book page also includes the circulation history of the title. Click on the borrower name for more information on the person.
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Smolletts Travels (33)
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Johnsons Anecdotes (33)
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Smiths Inquiry (33)
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Unfashionable Wife (32)
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Turkish Spy (32)
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Priestlys Lectures (31)
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Euphemia (31)
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Norman Tales (31)
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Julia Mandeville (31)
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Charles Mandeville (31)
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Browns Travels (31)
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Denial (30)
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Frederick (30)
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Bells Travels (30)
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Man of Feeling (30)
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Life Putnam (30)
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Gregorys Works (30)
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Herveys Works (30)
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Bielfields Letters (29)
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Brydones Tour (29)
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Empire of Morocco (29)
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Vaillants Travels (29)
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Love & Madness (29)
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Julia (29)
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Description of China (29)
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Beauties Genlis (29)
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New York Magazine (29)
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Cooks Life (28)
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Bougainvilles Voyage (28)
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Usong (28)
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Tacitus (28)
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Morses Geography (28)
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Lady Luxborough (28)
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Rabelais (28)
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Robertsons Scotland (27)
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De Retz Memoirs (27)
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Love in Cottage (27)
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Thickness Journey (27)
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Helvetius on Man (27)
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Two Lovers (27)
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Marmontels Incas (27)
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Henry & Frances (27)
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History France (27)
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Numa Pompilius (26)
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Memoirs de la Motte (26)
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Italian Nun (26)