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An account of the new invented Pennsylvanian fire-places: : wherein their construction and manner of operation is particularly explained; their advantages above every other method of warming rooms demonstrated; and all objections that have been raised against the use of them, answered and obviated. : With directions for putting them up, and for using them to the best advantage. : And a copper-plate, in which the several parts of the machine are exactly laid down, from a scale of equal parts.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.

Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by B. Franklin., 1744.

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The text of the New Testament of Iesus Christ : translated out of the vulgar Latine by the Papists of the traiterous seminarie at Rhemes, with arguments ... pretending to discover the corruptions of divers translations ... : whereunto is added the translation out of the original Greeke, commonly used in the Church of England, with a confutation of all such arguments, glosses, and annotations, as conteine manifest impietie, of heresie, treason and slander ... / by William Fulke ...

Imprinted at London : By the deputies of Christopher Barker ..., 1589.

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The pride of Britannia humbled, or, The queen of the ocean unqueen'd, "by the American cock boats" ... : illustrated and demonstrated by four letters addressed to Lord Liverpool, on the late American war / by Wm. Cobbett, Esq. ; including a number of his other most important letters, and arguments, in defence of the American republic ; to which is added, a glimpse of the American victories, on land, on the lakes, and on the ocean ; with a persuasive to political moderation ...

Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.

Philadelphia : Published by William Reynolds : Daniel Griffin, New York : J. Campbell, Baltimore : and P. Boyle, New Jersey, 1815.

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A new herball; or, Historie of plants: wherein is contained the whole discourse and perfect description of all sorts of herbes and plants: their diuers & sundrie kindes ... and that not onely of those which are heere growing in this our countrie of England but of all others also of forraine realms commonly vsed in physicke. First set foorth in the Douch or Almaigne toong ... and now first translated out of French into English, by Henrie Lyte, esquier.

Dodoens, Rembert, 1517-1585.

London : Imprinted by Ninian Newton, 1586.

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Emblems of mortality; representing, in upwards of fifty cuts, death seizing all ranks and degrees of people; imitated from a painting in the cemetery of the Dominican church at Basil, in Switzerland; ; with an apostrophe to each, translated from the Latin and French. Intended as well for the information of the curious, as the instruction and entertainment of youth. To which is prefixed a copious preface, containing an historical account of the above, and other paintings on this subject...

London: Printed for T. Hodgson, 1789.

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A short historical account of the kings of England. From Canutus the first monarch, and from William the Conquerour. Illustrated with all their atchievements blazon'd. To which is annexed A collection of the most remarkable passages out of several declarations, and speeches of the King, his l. chancellors, and keepers, and the speakers of the honourable House of commons in Parliament, since His Majesties happy restauration, anno 1660. till the end of the last Parliament in Jan. 1680/1.

London, T. Simmons, 1684.

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Worke concerning the trunesse of Christian religion against atheists, epicures, paynims, Iewes, Mahumetists, and other infidels / written in French by Philip of Mornay, Lord of Plessie and Marly, begunne to be translated into English by that honourable and worthy gentleman, Sir Philip Sidney, Knight, and at his request finished by Arthvr Golding : since which time it hath been reuiewed, and is the fourth time published, and purged from sundry faults escaped heretofore thorow ignorance, carelesnesse, or other corruption.

Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.

London : Printed by George Purslowe, 1617.

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Whereas in and by a certain act of Parliament made and passed in the third year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, it is enacted, that in all fairs held within ten miles of Temple Bar all business and amusements of all kinds shall cease at the hour of ten in the evening, and not recommence earlier than the hour of six in the morning ... By order of the Lord Mayor, S.R. Goodman.

London : Printed by Athur Taylor, [1847]

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As great a man as Nelson! Complete, in one number, for 6d. The life of the most noble the Marquis Cornwallis, that great friend to his country! Who has been engaged in the service of it ever since the year 1776, up to 1805, in the American & Indian war. Who has proved himself a bold and valiant warrior - a peace-maker - a good statesman - man for the people; a friend. To which is added, The riddle shot from the camp, with an explanation.

London, Printed by Ann Kemmish for J. Ker, [1805?]

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Collections Spotlight

August 18, 2021 through January 9, 2022

Objects on view in J. Pierpont Morgan’s library reflect the past, present, and future of building collections in four curatorial departments, comprising illuminated manuscripts from the medieval and renaissance eras, five hundred years of printed books, correspondence and literary manuscripts, as well as printed music and autograph manuscripts by composers.

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