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The Deluge Story

17th century B.C.

MLC 1889

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Tablet

Department

Seals and Tablets

Tom Smart and the Armchair

John Leech

1817-1864

1982.85

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Drawing

Department

Drawings and Prints

The mysteries of Udolpho, a romance : founded on facts comprising The adventures & misfortunes of Emily St. Aubert, who being left as an orphan, was placed under the care of an unfeeling aunt, who treated her with great unkindness : her attachment to Monsr. Valancourt, and the particular circumstances that so long prevented their union : her confinement & adventures in the Castle of Udolpho, the attempt of Count Morano to forcibly carry her off and obtain possession of her inheritance : and how she escaped from thence through the bravery of Ludovico, servant of Count de Villefort.

London : Printed and published by W. Mason, 21, Clerkenwell Green, [18--]

PML 136666.6

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Book

Department

Printed Books

Anthropometamorphosis: man transform'd: or, the artificall changling historically presented, in the mad and cruell gallantry, foolish bravery, ridiculous beauty, filthy finenesse, and loathsome loveliness of most nations, fashioning and altering their bodies from the mold intended by nature; with figures of those transfigurations. To which artificiall and affected deformations are added, all the native and nationall monstrosities that have appeared to disfigure the humane fabrick. With a vindication of the regular beauty and honesty of nature. And an appendix of the pedigree of the English gallant / Scripsit J. B. Cognomento Chirosophus. M.D.

J. B. (John Bulwer), 1606-1656.

London : Printed by William Hunt, 1653.

PML 150958

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Book

Department

Printed Books

A form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God, for his late merciful preservation of the King's Majesty from the outrageous and desperate attmepts against his person, as he passed to the Parliament House, on Thursday the twenty-ninth day of October : to be used at morning and evening service, after the general thanksgiving, in all churches and chapels throughout England and Wales, and the town of Berwick upon Tweed, on the first Sunday after the ministers thereof shall receive the same, and to be continued for fourteen days afterwards.

London : Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1795.

PML 16032.4

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Book

Department

Printed Books

New principles of gardening, or, The laying out and planting parterres, groves, wildernesses, labyrinths, avenues, parks, &c. : after a more grand and rural manner than has been done before : with experimental directions for raising the several kinds of fruit-trees, forest-trees, ever-greens and flowering-shrubs with which gardens are adorn'd : to which is added, the various names, descriptions, temperatures, medicinal virtues, uses and cultivations of several roots, pulse, herbs, &c. of the kitchen and physick gardens, that are absolutely necessary for the service of families in general ... / by Batty Langley.

Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.

London : Printed for A. Bettesworth and J. Batley, 1728.

PML 55626

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Book

Department

Printed Books

The history of the pirates : containing the lives of those noted pirate captains, Misson, Bowen, Kidd, Tew, Halsey, White, Condent, Bellamy, Fly, Howard, Lewis, Cornelius, Williams, Burgess, North, and their several crews : also, an account of the piracies and cruelties of John Augur, William Cunningham, Dennis Mackarthy, William Dowling, William Lewis, Thomas Morris, George Bendall, and William Ling, who were tried, condemned and executed at Nassau, New-Providence, on Friday, the 12th of October, 1718 : to which is added, a description of Magadoxa, in Ethiopia / by Capt. Charles Johnson.

Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1731.

London ; Norwich [Conn.] : Re-printed by R. Hubbard, 1814.

PML 54101

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Book

Department

Printed Books

The Hive, or, A collection of thoughts on civil, moral, sentimental, and religious subjects / selected from the writings of near one hundred of the best and most approved authors of different nations; but chiefly from the most celebrated English writers, who have been esteemed the most correct and elegant models of fine composition : Intended as a repository of sententious, ingenious and pertinent sayings, in verse and prose, to which youth may have recourse upon any particular topic; and by which they may be taught to think justly, write correctly and elegantly, and speak with propriety.

Worcester [Mass.] : From the press of Isaiah Thomas, Jun. Sold at his bookstore, and by the booksellers in Boston, 1795.

PML 82288

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Book

Department

Printed Books

The Hive, or, A collection of thoughts on civil, moral, sentimental, & religious subjects / selected from the writings of near one hundred of the best and most approved authors of different nations; but chiefly from the most celebrated English writers, who have been esteemed the most correct and elegant models of fine composition : Intended as a repository of sententious, ingenious, and pertinent sayings, in verse and prose, to which youth may have recourse upon any particular topic; and by which they may be taught to think justly, write correctly and elegantly, and speak with propriety.

Worcester, (Massachusetts) : From the press of Thomas, Son and Thomas: sold at their bookstore and by the booksellers in Boston, June, 1796.

PML 82474

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Book

Department

Printed Books

A discourse and discovery of New-found-land : with many reasons to proove how worthy and beneficiall a plantation may there be made, after a far better manner than now it is : Together with the laying open of certaine enormities and abuses committed by some that trade to that countrey, and the meanes laid downe for reformation thereof / Written by Captaine Richard Whitbourne of Exmouth ... and published by authority ; As also, an invitation: and likewise certaine letters sent from that countrey; which are printed in the latter part of this booke.

Whitbourne, Richard, 1561-1635.

London : Imprinted by Felix Kingston, 1622.

PML 2982

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Book

Department

Printed Books