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A history of New York, from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty : containing among many surprising and curious matters, the unutterable ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the disastrous projects of William the Testy, and the chivalric achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the three Dutch governors of New Amsterdam : being the only authentic history of the times that ever hath been, or ever will be published / by Diedrich Knickerbocker ...

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.

New York : Printed for the Grolier Club, 1886.

PML 196626-27

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Printed Books

The Dances of death, through the various stages of human life : wherein the capriciousness of that tyrant is exhibited: in forty-six copper-plates / done from the original designs, which were cut in wood, and afterwards painted, by John Holbein, in the town-house of Basil. To which are prefixed, descriptions of each plate in French and English, with the Scripture text from which the designs were taken. Etched by D. Deuchar, F. A. S.

London : Printed by W. Smith & Co., ... for J. Scott, ... and Thomas Ostell, 1803.

PML 2118

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Printed Books

The myrrour or glasse of helth necessary and nedefull for every person to loke in that wyll kepe theyr body from the sekenes of the pestylence; and it sheweth howe the planettes reygne in every houre of the daye and the nyght with the natures and exposycyons of the .xii. sygnes, devyded by the .xii. monthes of the yere. And sheweth the remedyes, for many dyvers infyrmytes and dyseases that hurteth the body of man.

Moulton, Thomas.

[London, Wyllyam Myddelton, 1545?]

PML 6456

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Book

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Printed Books

Silva : or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions: as it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the honourable the principal officers and commissioners of the Navy. Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves / By John Evelyn. With notes by A. Hunter.

Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.

York : Printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley, 1786.

PML 152633.1-2

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Book

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Printed Books

Ducatus leodiensis, or, The topography of the ancient and populous towns and parish of Leedes, and parts adjacent, in the West-Riding of the county of York ... extracted from records, original evidences, and manuscripts / by Ralph Thoresby, F.R.S. To which is added ... a catalogue of his museum ... Also a catalogue of manuscripts, the various editions of the Bible, and of books published in the infancy of the art of printing ...

Thoresby, Ralph, 1658-1725.

Leeds : Printed by B. Dewhirst, for Robinson, Son, and Holdsworth, 1816.

PML 146525

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Printed Books

Milton's Mysterious Dream

William Blake

1757-1827

ca. 1816-1820

1949.4:11

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Drawing

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Drawings and Prints

Franklin Evans ; or The inebriate : A tale of the times / By Walter Whitman.

Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892.

[New York : Published by J. Winchester, 1842]

PML 6084

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Worshiper facing god with stylus on dragon and goddess with star scepter

between 1000 B.C. and 700 B.C.

Morgan Seal 691

Southern Mesopotamia.

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Cylinder seal

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Seals and Tablets

Tōn en tēde tē biblō periechomenōn onomata kai taxis : Aristotelous bios ek tōn laertiou = Eorum quæ hoc uolumine continentur nomina & ordo. Aristotelis uita ex Laertio.

Aristotle.

PML 19117

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Incunable Collection

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Printed Books

Decem librorum moralium Aristotelis : tres conversiones : prima Argyropili Byzantii, secunda Leonardi Aretini, tertia vero antiqua per capita et numeros conciliate, communi, familariq[ue] commentario ad Argyropilum adiecto.

Aristotle.

PML 37785

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Incunable Collection

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Printed Books