Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 has been hailed as the definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America. This incomparable digital collection contains virtually every book, pamphlet and broadside published in America over a 160-year period.


Digitized from one of the most important collections ever produced on microform, Early American Imprints, Series I is based on Charles Evans’ renowned “American Bibliography” and Roger Bristol’s supplement. Including more than 36,000 printed works and 2.3 million pages, Series I also offers new imprints not available in microform editions.

Full text (scanned images) of over 100,000 historically significant titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave’s Short-Title Catalogue, Wing’s Short-Title Catalogue, Thomason Tracts, and English Books Tract Supplement. Works by Shakespeare, Bacon, Chaucer, and Galileo included.