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Adelina Patti letters
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Adelina Patti autograph book
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Autograph book of Adelina Patti when she was in San Francisco in March 1887. On cover: "Souvenir to The Great Diva Adelina Patti From her Friends and Admirers, San Francisco, Cal." With a biographical note on Adelina Patti.
mssHM 40700
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Adelina Patti letter to unidentified addressee
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The letter is addressed to: My dear friend and was written from Craig-y-Nos Castle, South Wales; it was originally mounted in a volume and was removed by Huntington Library staff in September 1938.
mssHM 13258
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Im Frühling: a song with words and music
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A musical piece dedicated to Adolf Böttger and written in Leipzig, Germany. The spine and front cover contain the English title "In the Spring;" the manuscript is bound in red morocco gilt and there is slight damage to the spine. Also included are various autograph notes and musical pieces originally laid into the volume.
mssHM 1020
Molokai
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Bound in black textured material. The title, "Molokai" is embossed in center of front cover in gold lettering. The number "54" is affixed to the top of spine with glue. This is the second volume of Molokai photographs. It contains panoramic views of scenic landscapes and images of island outings taken by the London's with their hosts on the Island.
JLP 492
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Poetical manuscript commonplace book
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A verse miscellany, entitled "Poetical Manuscript Commonplace book" on the spine and "English Verses, Time of James and Charles the First" within the volume; it is written in a single neat italic hand, probably written in Oxford, England, approximately 1635, and associated with Christ Church College, Oxford University. The volume contains 108 poems, almost all of which are presented anonymously; there are mentions of race and skin color and more than 60 of the poems concern women, love, or marriage. Some of the poems are attributed to, among others, Thomas Carew, Richard Corbet, Robert Herrick, Ben Jonson, Henry King, Thomas Randolph, and William Strode. The volume has 19th-century foliation and a list of contents in the front. The volume is bound in contemporary calf, sewn on four alum-tawed slips, covers with a single gilt rule border, head of spine has some damage, and the end leaves were replaced in approximately 1830; also, with a catalogue cutting pasted inside front cover and a morocco-backed slipcase.
mssHM 84418
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Born in exile
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An autograph manuscript of the novel "Born in Exile," written between the years 1891-1892; with the original title "Godwin's Peak" crossed out on the first page. The novel deals with the themes of class, religion, love, and marriage and the premise of the novel is drawn from Gissing's early life.The manuscript contains additions and corrections by Gissing, with additional notes in pencil possibly by Gissing; the manuscript is made up of unbound, loose pages. The manuscript is housed in a brown morocco slipcase, with gold-tooled title and author's name on the spine.
mssHM 42718