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A true and historical relation of the poysoning of Sir Thomas Overbury. With the severall arraignments and speeches of those that were executed thereupon. Also, all the passages concerning the divorce between Robert late Earle of Essex, and the Lady Frances Howard: with King James's and other large speeches. Collected out of the papers of Sir Francis Bacon, the Kings Attorney-Generall: manuscript
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A true and historical relation of the poysoning of Sir Thomas Overbury. : With the severall arraignments and speeches of those that were executed thereupon. : Also, all the passages concerning the divorce between Robert, late Earle of Essex, and the Lady Frances Howard : with King James's and other large speeches
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The great railway bazaar : by train through Asia
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Advance uncorrected proofs of the travelogue "The Great Railway Bazaar" in two volumes sent by the Houghton Mifflin Company to writer Graham Greene, with annotations by Theroux in the text to Greene. Signature and note of Theroux's annotations on the inside front cover by Greene. Accompanied by a three-page typescript document written by Paul Theroux, April 2017, describing the significance of these volumes.
mssHM 83628
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Botanik
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This German manuscript volume was probably prepared in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, 1860-1862. It contains the signature of the author at the top right and his name stamp on the bottom right of the title page; all of the text is done in very clean Gabelsberger shorthand. The text is organized first with general details of the plants from the Plant Kingdom, starting with plant cells and anatomy: leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds; then embryology and seed germination. There are numerous illustrative drawings, many in color, drawn in the margin with exceptional detail (p. 1-63). There is additional text to complement the drawings (p. 64-80) with description of Linnean System followed by the Ludwig Reichenbach (1793-1879) classification scheme for plants (p. 81-167). Additionally, there is the "Alphabetisches Register" (p. 169-191) with Foetsch's signature at the end. Pages 207-208 contain the Gabelsberger list of botanical topics with page to find information. The name of the scribe is written at the end of the register, with the date of completion of 14 February 1862.
mssHM 83396
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Musical memoranda, anecdotes, and lists
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A music-related volume of autograph text containing an index, titles of works performed, notes on musical events, and lists of singers and musical instruments; there are 99 pages of text with additional blank pages. Please note: the spine is heavily damaged and flaking and both covers are loose; also enclosed: 11 pages of autograph notes previously laid inside front cover and various pages.
mssHM 82869
Slate Drawings for the Young Folks
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One manufacturer's advertisement/drawing book entitled Slate Drawings for the Young Folks, published by Belding Bros. & Co., Boston, Massachusetts, ca. 1891. This 16-page booklet is a promotional piece for Belding Bros. & Co.'s silk products as well as an instructional aid. Each page contains several white-on-black illustrations, designed to represent chalk drawings on a drawing slate. Above and below each illustrated page are advertising and promotional statements about Belding Brothers & Co.'s silk thread. The front cover is designed to look like a drawing slate, with the text written on the slate. The insides of the front and back covers are advertisements, as is the back cover. "Lillian Wright, Jan. 4, 1891, Ayer, Mass." is written in ms., in pencil, at the top of the inside front cover.
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