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Cipher alphabets : autograph manuscript.

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.

Place not identified, circa 1868.

MA 6387.2

Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts

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Tales of Manhattan : screenplay, 1941 November 1-1942 March 3.

Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964, screenwriter.

1941 November 1-1942 March 3.

MA 22029

Department

Literary and Historical Manuscripts

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Coursing (preparatory design for lithograph in "An Almanac of Twelve Sports" (February) by the artist; words by Rudyard Kipling, London, published by William Heinemann, 1897 [1898]).

William Nicholson

1872-1949

1897.

2008.67

Classification

Drawing

Department

Modern and Contemporary Drawings

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An historical account of the campaign of the Netherlands, in 1815, under his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher : comprising the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras, and Waterloo : with a detailed narrative of the political events connected with those memorable conflicts, down to the surrender of Paris, and the departure of Bonaparte for St. Helena / drawn up from the first authorities by William Mudford ; illustrated by numerous public and private documents ... ; embellished with a series of plates ... from drawings made on the spot, by James Rouse, Esq. ; also a plan of the battle, and a map ...

Mudford, William, 1782-1848.

London : Printed for Henry Colburn, Conduit Street, Hanover Square, 1817.

PML 145703-06

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Book

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Printed Books

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Christ Child Asleep on the Lap of the Virgin. Verso: Standing Male Nude and Study of Drapery

Parmigianino

1503-1540

1534-1540

IV, 42

Classification

Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

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[Biblia latina].

PML 12

Classification

Incunable Collection

Department

Printed Books
Treasures from the Vault

February 25, 2020 to February 14, 2021

Treasures from the Vault, an ongoing exhibition series, features works drawn from these diverse collections in the sumptuous setting of J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library.

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North-west Fox or, Fox from the north-west passage. Beginning with King Arthvr, Malga, Octhvr, the two Zeni's of Iseland, Estotiland, and Dorgia; following with briefe abstracts of the voyages of Cabot, Frobisher, Davis, Waymouth, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baffin, Hawkridge: together with the courses, distance latitudes, longitudes ... Mr. Iames Hall's three voyages to Groynland, with a topographicall description of the countries, the salvages lives and treacheries ... Demonstrated in a polar card, wherein are all the maines, seas, and ilands, herein mentioned. With the author his owne voyage, being the XVIth. with the opinions and collections of the most famous mathematicians and cosmographers ... By Captaine Luke Foxe ... Printed by His Majesties command.

Foxe, Luke, 1586-1635.

London, Printed by B. Alsop & T Favvcet, 1635.

PML 3853

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Book

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Printed Books

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The English myrror. : A regard wherein al estates may behold the conquests of enuy : containing ruine of common weales, murther of princes, cause of heresies, and in all ages, spoile of deuine and humane blessings, : vnto which is adioyned, Enuy conquered by vertues. Publishing the peaceable victories obtained by the Queenes most excellent Maiesty, against this mortall enimie of publike peace and prosperitie, : and lastly A fortris against enuy, builded vpon the counsels of sacred scripture, lawes of sage philosophers, and pollicies of well gouerned common weales : wherein euery estate may see the dignities, the true office and cause of disgrace of his vocation : a worke safely, and necessarie to be read of euerie good subiect. / By George Whetstones ...

Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?

At London : Printed by I. Windet for G. Seton, and are to be sold at his shop vnder Aldersgate, 1586.

PML 6581

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Book

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Printed Books

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A Pleasant and useful companion to the Church of England, or, A short, plain, and practical exposition of the Book of Common Prayer : containing the harmony of the several parts and offices, and the substance of the liturgical remarks of Bp. Sparrow, Dr. Comber, Mr. Wheatley, Mr. Nelson, and the other learned writers on the same subject : as also a concise account of the feasts and fasts : carefully collected into a narrow compass, chiefly for the convenience of those who have not the opportunity of perusing many and larger books; but made serviceable to all by the addition of new observations : to which is prefixed, an introduction containing, a short account of the lives of the compilers of the liturgy.

London : Printed for J. Newbery ... , 1764.

PML 83724

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Book

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Printed Books

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