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Letter from James Ivory, New York, New York, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1973 November 22: typescript signed.

Ivory, James, sender.

MA 23840.1200

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Literary and Historical Manuscripts

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Letter from James Ivory, New York, New York, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1973 December 3: typescript signed.

Ivory, James, sender.

MA 23840.1205

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Literary and Historical Manuscripts

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Letter from Robert Sherard, London, England, to Conal O'Riordan, 1900 February 25 : autograph manuscript signed

Sherard, Robert Harborough, 1861-1943, sender.

MA 23931.23

Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts

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The most excellent Hugo Grotius, his three books treating of the rights of war & peace : in the first is handled, whether any war be just, in the second is shewed, the causes of war, both just and unjust, in the third is declared, what in war is lawful, that is, unpunishable, with the annotations digested into the body of every chapter / translated into English by William Evats.

Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.

London : Printed by M[argaret]. W[hite]. for Thomas Basset ... and Ralph Smith ..., 1682.

PML 126376

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Book

Department

Printed Books

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Two leaves from a glossed Psalter.

Created

Italy, late 12th century

Accession number

MS M.1223.1-2

Classification

Manuscript

Department

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
Autograph letter signed with initial : Cirey [near Joinville], to [Nicolas Claude Thieriot], 1735 Sept. 11.

Voltaire, 1694-1778.

1735 Sept. 11.

MA 638.4

Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts

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Pappe with an hatchet, alias A figge for my God sonne, or Cracke me this nut, or A countrie cuffe, that is, a sound boxe of the eare, for the idiot Martin to hold his peace, seeing the patch will take no warning. / Written by one that dares call a dog, a dog, and made to prevent Martins dog daies.

Lyly, John, 1554?-1606.

[London?], Imprinted by Iohn Anoke and Iohn Astile for the Bayliue of Withernam [T. Orwin], [1589.]

PML 6262

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Book

Department

Printed Books

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Letter from the Marquis de Lafayette, Château de la Grange-Bléneau, to Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean, 1831 April 26 : autograph manuscript signed.

Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834.

Courpalay, France, 1831 April 26.

MA 22860

Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts

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[Collection of voyages : small voyages to India].

Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598.

Franckfort am Main, 1598-1628.

PML 3798-800

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Book

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Printed Books

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THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM PRESENTS VICTORIAN BESTSELLERS

Press release date

Friday, December 1, 2006

In a fascinating exhibition entitled Victorian Bestsellers, The Morgan Library & Museum explores the rise of this cultural phenomenon through original manuscripts, first editions, cheap trade publications, rare advertising posters, and other materials drawn largely from the Morgan's renowned literary collections.

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