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This exhibition of the original manuscript and watercolor drawings—the most comprehensive ever mounted—explores the American origins of a story that reminds us that what matters most can only be seen with the heart.

Happy Holidays from the Morgan!

November 20, 2012 through January 13, 2013

Every holiday season, the Morgan displays Charles Dickens's original manuscript of A Christmas Carol in Pierpont Morgan's historic Library.

A short treatise on the game of whist containing the laws of the game: and also some rules, whereby a Beginner may, with due Attention to them, attain to the Playing it well. Calculations for those who will bet the odds on any Point of the Score of the Game then playing and depending. Cases stated, to shew what may be effected by a very good Player in Critical Parts of the Game. References to Cases, viz. at the End of the Rule you are directed how to find them. Calculations, directing with moral Certainty, how to play well any Hand or Game, by shewing the Chances of your Partner's having 1, 2, or 3 Certain Cards. With variety of cases added in the appendix. By Edmund Hoyle.

Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.

London : Printed by John Watts for the author, M DCC XLII [1742]

PML 79483

Classification

Book

Department

Printed Books

Three drawings for Crowquill's "Tales Of Magic and Meaning"

Alfred Crowquill

1856?

1956.28:58g-i

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

Memo to Stevie Wonder (from the series A Secretary to the Spirits [for Ishmael Reed])

Betye Saar

1975-1978

2017.306:7

Classification

Collage

Department

Modern and Contemporary Drawings

Order for payment to John Leigh, gentleman usher to the Duke of York : document signed : Whitehall, to David Cunningham, receiver of the revenue for the prince, 1641 Dec. 1.

Devereux, Robert, Earl of Essex, 1591-1646.

1641 Dec. 1.

MA Unassigned

Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts