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The extraordinary adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornishman, among the flying women in the South Seas : giving an account of some of the most uncommon adventures man ever met with : taken from his own mouth, during his passage to England, on board the ship Hector, by R.S., one of the passengers.

Paltock, Robert, 1697-1767.

London : Printed and sold by Dean and Munday ..., [ca. 1820]

PML 84692.2

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Alexander's feast, or, The power of musick : an ode / wrote in honour of St. Cecilia by Mr. Dryden ; set to musik by Mr. Handel ; with the recitativo's, songs, symphonys and chorus's for voices & instruments ; together with the cantata, duet, and songs, as perform'd at the Theatre Royal, in Covent Garden.

Uniform title

Alexander's feast

Accession number

PMC 125

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London : Publish'd by the author : Printed for & sold by I. Walsh ..., [1738?]

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Autograph letters signed (17) and autograph postcards signed (6), one letter partly in the hand of Anna Malipiero, one card also signed by Anna Malipiero, Alfredo Casella, Manuel de Falla, and Lionel Tertis, dated : Venice, Asolo, Rome, Milan, Paris, Naples, [and other places], 1919-1926, to Louise Alvar, 1919-1926.

1919-1926.

Accession number

Harding M39

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Music Manuscript

Letter

Jane Eyre : a drama, in five acts / adapted from Charlotte Brontë's novel, by John Brougham ; to which are added, a description of the costume, cast of the characters, entrances and exits, relative positions of the performers on the stage, and the whole of the stage business ; as performed at Laura Keene's varieties.

Brougham, John, 1810-1880.

New York : Samuel French, 121 Nassau-Street, [1856?]

PML 131249

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Literary and Historical Manuscripts

The Humble Remonstrance Protestacion and Appeale of severall Knights and Gentl[emen] duly chosen to serve thier country in ye Parliamt; who attended at Westmr, for that purpose, but were violently kept out of the Parliamt House by armed men hired by the Lord Protector : [London] : manuscript unsigned, 1656 Sept. 17.

1656 Sept. 17.

MA 2053.10

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The Muses oblation on Hymen's altar expressed in Epithalamium... on the happy espousalls of... James, Lord Compton, Earle of Northampton; and... Lady Isabella Sackville, sole virgin daughter to the right honourable Richard Earle of Dorsett deceased... by the joyfull muse of Fra: Lenton, Gent. Poeta Reginae. Aprill 1647. : manuscript, 1647 Apr.

Lenton, Francis, active 1630-1640.

1647 Apr.

MA 3381

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Literary and Historical Manuscripts

The History of Tommy Titmouse : a little boy, who became a great man by minding his learning, doing as he was bid, and being good-natured and obliging to every body. Together with the adventures of the old man of the woods, and other stories equally pleasing and instructive / embellished with cuts.

London (Corner of St. Paul's) : Printed for J. Harris, 1815.

PML 80740.7

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Autograph manuscript signed, dated of a poem and sentiment addressed to [Henriette Sontag]. The poem begins: "O singe fort! Mir ist zu Muthe." The sentiment reads: "So war es mir, als ich Deine lieben Töne wieder hörte, Deine liebliche Gestalt wiedersah--unverändert--wie meine Freundschaft" : Paris, 4 January 1851, 1851 Jan. 4.

1851 Jan. 4.

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This present evening, Wednesday, January 28, 1835, will be performed Weber's grand romantic legendary opera, in three acts, called Der Freischutz ... After which will be performed, first time this season, the comic interlude called Billy Taylor ... The whole to conclude with the melo-dramatic romance called The vampire.

Accession number

PMC 1220.13

Published

[Edinburgh : publisher not identified, 1835].

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