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Mr. Hoyle's games of whist, quadrille, piquet, chess, and back-gammon, complete : in which are contained, the method of playing and betting at those games upon equal or advantageous terms, including the laws of the several games ; to which are now added, two new cases at whist ; Also, the new laws of the game of whist, as played at White's and Saunders' Chocolate Houses.

Hoyle, Edmond, 1672-1769.

London : Printed for J. Brambles, A. Meggitt, and J. Waters : by H. Mozley, Gainsborough, 1807.

PML 88132

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Book

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Printed Books

The Polite academy : or School of behaviour for young gentlemen and ladies intended as a foundation for good manners and polite address, in masters and misses ; containing, I. The beauty and advantages of a genteel behaviour and agreeable complaisance. II. Some rules and observations for moral behaviour in young ladies, very necessary to be inculcated while at the boarding-school, in order to be practised when they come from it. III. Directions for good manners, agreeable behaviour, and polite address, on the most common occasions in life. IV. Some directions for an easy genteel carriage in walking, saluting, making a courtesy, bow, and dancing the minuet. V. Some observations on the real use and advantages of dancing by Mr. Locke and the Chevalier De Ramsay; with a few very necessary instructions, by an eminent master ; illustrated with twelve copper-plate cuts, beautifully engraved.

London : Printed for R. Baldwin, in Paster-noster-Row ; and B.C. Collins, in Salisbury, 1786.

PML 88261

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Book

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Printed Books

Hagiographic Miscellany.

Created

Egypt, Feb. 8, 848.

Accession number

MS M.583

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Manuscript

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

Sanctuarium sive Vitae Sanctorum.

Mombrizio, Bonino, 1424?-1482?

PML 22406-407

Classification

Incunable Collection

Department

Printed Books

Bone or ivory calendar (MS M.1099).

Created

Scandinavia, ca. 1500.

Display Date

ca. 1500.

Accession number

MS M.1099

Classification

Manuscript

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

Oratorios. Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden The nobility, gentry, and public in general, are respectfully informed, the performances will commence at this theatre, tomorrow evening, Friday, Feb. 6, 1818 with a grand selection.

Accession number

PMC 1147

Department

Music Manuscripts and Printed Music

Royal cookery; or, The complete court-cook. Containing the choicest receipts in all the particular branches of cookery, now in use in the Queen's palaces of St. James's, Kensington, Hampton-court, and Windsor. With near forty figures (curiously engraven on copper) of the magnificent entertainments at coronations, instalment, balls, weddings, &c., at court. By Patrick Lamb. To which are added, bills of fare for every season in the year.

Lamb, Patrick.

London, A. Roper, 1710.

PML 66767

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Book

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Printed Books

Die sabbati 9. April. 1642 : the Lords and Commons do declare, that they intend a due and neccessary reformation of the government and liturgie of the church ... and for the better effecting thereof ... to have consultation with godly and learned divines ... Jo. Browne cleric. parliamentor. H Elsynge cler.parl.d. com. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament, that this declaration ... shall be ... printed ... Jo. Browne cler.par.

London : Robert Barker and the assignes of John Bill, 1642.

PML 17221

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Book

Department

Printed Books

Walt Whitman's books : Leaves of grass, the various former editions of 1855, '57, '60, and '71 ... in one volume, revised, and with new pieces ... price $3.00 : Democratic vistas ... price 75 cents : After all not to create only ... price 30 cents : As a strong bird on pinions free ... with other pieces, price 75 cents : also, John Burroughs' Notes on Walt Whitman as poet and person.

[s.l. : s.n., ca. 1872]

PML 50638

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Book

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Printed Books

By the King. A proclamation for calling in and suppressing of two books written by John Milton : the one intituled, Johannis Miltoni Angli pro populo Anglicano defensio, contra Claudii Anonymi aliàs Salmasii, defensionem regiam, and the other in answer to a book intituled, The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majesty in his solitude and sufferings : and also a third book intituled, The obstructors of justice, written by John Goodwin / by the King.

London : Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker ..., 1660.

PML 17243.3

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Book

Department

Printed Books