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ESTC R40635. Satire on Louis XIV and the Peace of Ryswick. Date of publication from Wing. Verse - "And hast thou left Old Jemmy in the lurch?"
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Visual Materials
Includes tintype of a horse with an African American trainer (Item 53); a carte-de-visite by Penelon & Addis (Item 46); a view of Sunny Slope house of Wachtels by A.E. Nichols & Co. (Item 49); a view of Maude and Daisy Rose in their bedroom in the Grand Avenue House by Howland and Chadwick (Item 50).
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Rare Books
This volume contains 146 British satirical prints, dating from 1760-1790, which are either etched or engraved and pasted onto pages in general chronological order. Many of the prints are annotated with handwritten identifications, descriptions, dates, and reference numbers from the British Museum Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires (BM numbers) in an unidentified hand. Ten of the prints have hand coloring (see pp. 16, 49, 57, 61, 67, 69, 76, 84, 110, and 116). The prints reflect a variety of political topics including the influence of Lord Bute (John Stuart); the 1763 Peace of Paris at the end of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War); the American Stamp Act; the 1783 Fox-North Coalition; the 1784 Westminster election; and the Warren Hastings trial. Some of the depicted individuals include King George III; Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland; Princess Augusta; Charles James Fox; Warren Hastings; William Murray, Earl of Mansfield; Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford; Fletcher Norton; William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham; John Russell, Duke of Bedford; John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute; John Wilkes; and Cecil Wray. Many artists, engravers, and printers are represented including artists Thomas Rowlandson and William Hogarth and publishers E. Darchery, S. W. Fores, H. Humphrey, and W. Humphrey. One print, "A Foreign Tree" (page 116), is dated as 1789, but appears to be from 1793-4 during the French "Reign of Terror." There are also two pages containing handwritten descriptions of events (pp. 8a, 87).
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Manuscripts
The collection consists of Lucile Selk Edgerton's professional papers, including the manuscripts of unpublished novels, original sketches meant to accompany her works of fiction, assorted printed magazines containing her published stories, copies of her published novels Pillars of Gold and In Walked Anny, some printed items, and ephemera. Part of the collection is made up by essays and research notes related to California history, and includes essays on Charles F. Wells, Thomas H. Blythe, Earl Rogers, Charlie Utting, C.E. Wells, and "Wild Horse Bill," as well as a variety of essays on the history of the Palo Verde Valley, the City of Blythe, and water reclamation around Isabella Lake. Many of the California research notes were compiled by Edgerton's son, Dean Edgerton, Jr. Also included is a bound volume with notes on his World War II experiences.
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Visual Materials
Senator Frank P. Flint, wearing riding boots, a jacket, and bow tie, sits on a horse. The horse is equipped with a saddle, halter, stirrups, and reins. There are trees and low buildings in the background.
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Visual Materials
Image of a large exhibition building for the National Peace Jubilee in Boston, Massachusetts, with three smaller ticket booths along one side; people stream towards the building, arriving on foot, in horse-drawn vehicles, and on horseback.
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