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Penelope Surprised by the Suitors

John Flaxman

1755-1826

1975.40:1

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Drawing

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Drawings and Prints

Letter from Ismail Merchant to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, New York, New York, 1992 October 15 : autograph manuscript signed.

Merchant, Ismail, sender.

MA 23840.1670

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Literary and Historical Manuscripts

Africa : being accurate description of the regions of AEgypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billendulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, AEthiopia, and the Abyssines : with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern, or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations of their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages : their customs, modes, and manners, languages, religions, and inexhaustible treasure, with their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter, and also of their vvonderful plants, beasts, birds, and serpents / collected and translated from most authentick authors, and augmented with later observations ; illustrated with notes, and adorn'd with peculiar maps, and proper sculptures, by John Ogilby Esq. Master of His Majesties revels in the Kingdom of Ireland.

Ogilby, John, 1600-1676. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJymyqJCBxF8yh7qmF384q

London : Printed by Tho. Johnson for the author, and are to be had at his House in White Fryers, MDCLXX [1670]

PML 199086

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Book

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Printed Books

A catalogue of the large and noble library of James West, Esq; ... consisting of an uncommon number of British history and antiquities, many on large paper and with manuscript notes: a matchless collection printed by Caxton, Wynkin de Worde, Pynson, &c. with great variety of others in the finest preservation, and most elegant bindings. Which (by order of the administratix,) will be sold by auction, by Mess. Langford's, at his late dwelling house in King's-street aforesaid. In two distinct parts, viz. the first part will begin selling on Wednesday the 3d and end the 13th of February 1773; and the second part will begin on Monday the 22d of February, and end the 13th of March following. ...

West, James, 1703-1772.

London : Catalogues of the whole may be had on the days of viewing at the place of sale, and at Mess. Langford's ... 1773.

PML 195570

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Book

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Printed Books

A chronicle, conteyning the liues of tenne Emperours of Rome : wherin are discouered, their beginnings, proceedings, and endings, worthie to be read, marked and remembred : wherein are also conteyned lawes of speciall profite and policie : sentences of singular shortnesse and sweetenesse : orations of great grauitie and Wisedome : letters of rare ... learning and eloquence : examples of vices carefully to be auoyded, and notable paternes of vertue fruitfull to be followed / compiled by the most famous Syr Anthonie of Guevara, Bishop of Mondonnedo, preacher, chronicler, and counsellour to the Emperour Charles the fift: ; and translated out of Spanish into English, by Edward Hellowes, groome of her Maiesties Leashe : hereunto is also annexed a table, recapitulating such particularities, as are in this booke mentioned.

Guevara, Antonio de, -1545?

London : Imprinted for Ralphe Newberrie dwelling in Fleetstrete ..., 1577.

PML 38878

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Book

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Printed Books

A compendious sketch of a tour in various places of the world ... : to which is added the Traveller's guide : in a new and accurate description given of several places that the same editor of this book has travelled too, both abroad and at home / once written in the short hand by a traveller, and afterwards written at length by the same editor.

[S.l.] : Printed for the Author, [18--]

PML 136636

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Book

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Printed Books

Journal of the Senate of the United States of America ... : [First Congress] first session--[Thirteenth Congress, third session] March 4, 1789--[March 3, 1815].

Washington : Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1820-1821.

PML 22569

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Book

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Printed Books

Before/The rain / Robert Lundquist ; with a foreword by William Everson and drawings by Ray Rice.

Lundquist, Robert E., 1948-, author.

Santa Cruz, California : Moving Parts Press, 1985.

PML 176719

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Book

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Printed Books

The [rose] & the [ring] / by William Makepeace Thackeray ; with the marginal glosses by Michael Angelo Titmarsh [pseud.] and the illustrations drawn by Fritz Kredel with the considerable assistance of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh.

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.

New York : Prepared by George Macy for the members of the Limited editions club, l942.

PML 39382

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Book

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Printed Books

John Dunton's Letters from New-England.

Dunton, John, 1659-1733.

Boston, For the Society, 1867.

PML 11212

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Book

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Printed Books