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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Memoirs de Scepeaux (11)
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Herberts Life (11)
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Dalrymples Memoirs (11)
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Dodsleys Poems (11)
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Knoxs Tour (10)
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Fingal (10)
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Spirit of Laws (10)
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Rowes Callipaedia (10)
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DeNons Travels (10)
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Freneaus Poems (10)
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Rasselas (10)
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Jenyns on Evil (10)
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Macintosh (10)
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Franklins Tour (10)
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Adairs Hist America (10)
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Task (10)
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Johnsons Journey (10)
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Old Maid (10)
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Hayleys Poems (10)
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Bossus Travels (10)
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Dean on Brutes (10)
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Bibliotheca America (10)
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Saundersons Algebra (10)
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Churchills Poems (10)
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Orrery on Swift (10)
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Kaims Art Thinking (10)
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Beaumont & Fletcher (10)
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Fair Adultress (10)
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Elwes Life (10)
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Beauties Pope (9)
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Lyttletons Work (9)
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Homers Iliad (9)
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Campbells Survey (9)
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Scarce Tracts (9)
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Athenian Sports (9)
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Jenyns View (9)
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Gays Plays (9)
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Catos Essays (9)
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Trifler (9)
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Shenstones Works (9)
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Cooks World (9)
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Burns Poems (9)