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De admirabili fallacia et astutia vulpeculae reinikes libri… 1584.

REYNARD THE FOX

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"AN IMMENSE NUMBER OF USEFUL AND SCIENTIFIC OBJECTS"

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SENIOR (Nassau William).

Original scribal manuscript draft, with numerous manuscript corrections,… 1821.

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[SHACKLETON (Ernest)] & SMILES (Samuel).

Self-Help, with Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance, 1908.

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The Tragedie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke, 1930.

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[Watercolour sketch of members of Sir William Edward… 1821.

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SHIRLEY (James).

St. Patrick for Ireland. The first Part, 1640.

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Whispers of Arizona, 1944.

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[SLAVERY]. & TURNER (Thomas) signed.

Manuscript document recording the purchase of "a negro… 1799.

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SLEIDANUS (Johannes) & PÉREZ DE PINEDA (Juan) transl.

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Narrative of a Five Years' Expedition Against the… 1796.

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Interpraetamenti gemmarum libellus unicus, 1517.

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The New Jamaica Almanack, and register, Calculated to… 1794.

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STOCK (Richard).

The Churches Lamentation for the losse of the… 1614.

MOURNING THE YOUNG JOHN HARINGTON

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A Catalogue of Modern Books on Architecture, Theoretical,… 1802.

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Idylls of the King, 1904.

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Représentation extraordinaire de bénéfice de Mlle. Lucie Duchateau,… 1890.

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[Two fine panoramic views of Grenada.], 1852.

LOVELY VIEWS BY A SAILOR ARTIST

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Amorum emblemata, 1608.

SCARCE ISSUE WITH ENGLISH VERSES BY A CATHOLIC SPY

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Veteris & novi testamenti opus singulare, ac plane… 1538.

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U.S. Infantry Tactics, for the Instruction, Exercise, and… 1863.

MAKING EMANCIPATION A REALITY

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Democrat Extra: July 21, 1812. Prompt Patriotism. At… 1812.

THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION WAS JUST, THIS WAR IS NOT LESS SO

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Her Book of Sermons Anno Dom 1705, 1705.

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The Hopes of the Nation in its perilous… 1803.

“I LOVE TO BE DRILLED DEARLY”

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WHITMAN (Walt).

Complete Poems and Prose, 1888.

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A Letter on the abolition of the slave… 1807.

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WILDE (Oscar).

An Ideal Husband. By the Author of Lady… 1899.

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WILDE (Oscar).

Pan A Double Villanelle. And Desespoir a Sonnet.… 1909.

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WILDE (Oscar)].

The Trial of Oscar Wilde from Shorthand Reports, 1906.

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A Woman of No Importance, 1894.

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Advice to the Ladies in the Choice of… 1791.

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The House of Peeresses: or, Female Oratory, 1779.

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Le Baron Illuminé, 1804.

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YOUNG (Edward).

The Complaint: or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, &… 1742.

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