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The hunting of the snark : an agony, in eight fits / by Lewis Carroll ; with nine illustrations by Henry Holiday.

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.

London, Macmillan and Co., 1876.

PML 61808

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Printed Books

Protecting the Word: Bookbindings of the Morgan

December 5, 2008, through March 29, 2009

One of the Morgan's core strengths is its collection of historically and artistically significant bookbindings.

The French Gardiner : instructing how to cultivate all sorts of Fruit-Trees and Herbs for the Garden : together with directions to dry and conserve them in their Natural ; six times printed in France, and once in Holland. An accomplished Piece / first written by R.D.C.D.W.B.D.N. ; and now transplanted into English by Philocepos.

Bonnefons, Nicolas de.

London : Printed by J.C. for John Crooke, 1658.

PML 53067

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English villanies seven severall times prest to death by the printers, but (still reviving againe) are now the eighth time, (as at the first) discovered by lanthorme and candle light and the helpe of a new cryer called O-Per-Se-O whose loud voyce proclaims to all that will heare him.

Dekker, Thomas, approximately 1572-1632.

London : M. Parsons : To be sold by James Becket 1638.

PML 6314

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A postill or collection of most godly doctrine vpon every gospell through the yeare, aswell for Holye dayes as Sondayes, dygested in suche order, as they bee appoynted and set forthe in the booke of common prayer : verye profytable for all curates, parentes, maysters of housholdes, and other gouerners of youth.

Corvinus, Antonius, 1501-1553.

Londini : Reynold Wolfe, 1550.

PML 16092

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Gift to young friends, or, The guide to good ; containing, The good man of the mill ; From whom all good things come ; The lost purse ; The great dunce ; Self will ; The careless boy ; Good boys ; and, The way to save / By Miss Julia Corner. Embellished with seven elegant coloured engravings.

Corner, Miss (Julia), 1798-1875.

London, Dean and Munday, Threadneedle Street, [ca. 1841.]

PML 86891

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Declaration of generall corruption of religion, Scripture and all learning; wrought by D. Bilson. While he breedeth a new opinion, that our Lord went from Paradiseto [sic] Gehenna, to triumph over the devills. To the most reverend Father in God Iohn Wh. Doct. in Divinitie, and Metropolitan of England. / By Hugh Broughton.

Broughton, Hugh, 1549-1612.

[Middelburg] : [Richard Schilders], 1603.

PML 7927.1

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The new wonderful museum, and extraordinary magazine : being a complete repository of all the wonders, curiosities, and rarities of nature and art, from the beginning of the world to the present year 1803[-1808] / by William Granger ... ; assisted ... by James Caulfield, and others ; embellished with elegant copper-plates ...

Granger, William.

London : M. Allen for T. Kelly and A. Hogg, 1803-1808.

PML 8495-500

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Dell'antica pettia overo Che Palamede non è stato l'inventor degli scacchi / trattato di M. Aurelio Severino ... Nel quale si dà piena contezza non solo de'scacchi, ma di più giuochi degli antichi, non men dilettevoli, che necessarii all'intelligenza di molti luoghi di greci, & latini scrittori ...

Severino, Marco Aurelio, 1580-1656.

In Napoli : A spese di Antonio Bulifon, MDCXC.

PML 128743

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A form of prayer with thanksgiving for the safe delivery of the Queen; and happy birth of the young Prince : To be used on Sunday next, being the seventeenth day of this instant June, in all churches and chappels, within the cities of London and Westminster. By his majesties special command.

London : Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty. 1688.

PML 7790

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Printed Books