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The Jesuits justification, proving they died as innocent as the child unborn

Description: ESTC R37030 ; Sometimes attributed to John Oldham (cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints) and to Peter Chamberlen (cf. MS. note at head of Harvard copy) ; Place and date of publication from Wing ; Bernard Quaritch catalogue 1165, no. 160, is this item printed on one half of a sheet with A prophesie, which has been in a manuscript, in the Lord Powis's family sixty years (Wing P3685) printed on the other ; Verse - "They that can do no hurt are innocent"
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Date: 1679
Call number: 313743
Dimensions: (1/2 sheet)
Associated people: Oldham, John, (1653-1683.); Chamberlen, Peter, (1601-1683.)
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A prophesie, which hath been in a manuscript, in the Lord Powis's family sixty years

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ESTC R31933 ; Verse - "About the time that I shall be" ; Imprint from Wing. Wing CD-ROM, 1996, has publication date = 1679? Bernard Quaritch catalogue 1165, no. 160, is a sheet with this item printed on one half and "The Jesuits justification" (Wing J718), which can "with some confidence be dated 1679", printed on the other. Narcissus Luttrell copy at ICN (Case 6A 158 no.18) dated 1679 in MS ; Concerning political events occurring between 1647 and 1685

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Aces and kings

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An account of No. 1 squadron of the Australian flying corps, which operated in a Royal flying corps wing, durning the Palestine campaign. Cf. Foreword.

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For A Good Child

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One boxed set of watercolor paints entitled For A Good Child, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1925. The set is comprised of 21 small, rectangular embossed cakes of watercolor paint, one small, round porcelain dish, and a very small quill brush. The set is housed within a wooden box with a sliding lid. The set's title is printed on a paper label mounted to the interior of the box, just above the first row of paints. The sliding lid is decorated with a color printed illustration of two children by the water's edge. The illustration is signed "Dagood" in the lower left-hand corner. Each of the cakes of paint is embossed with an image of a swan. No manufacturer's name or date is present. Also included are two folded sheets of blotting paper.

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Photograph of a Mexican woman and child

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A small photograph (3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.) of a woman embracing a child that is standing on a table in a photograph studio. A painted backdrop features a steam locomotive and railroad water tower. There are no identifications, only a half postcard backing printed in Spanish, very faded.

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Fitzgerald, Edward. The Variorum and Definitive Edition of the Poetical and Prose Writings of Edward Fitzgerald (New York: Doubleday, Page and Company, 1902)

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Spine title: Complete Works of Edward Fitzgerald, Vol. II Dummy with blank pages containing pasted pages of printed text from Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1859 Bernard Quaritch edition); pencil notes indicating text placement; and inserted page 10 of "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" with note, "Trial page showing how autograph corrections have been indicated. There are no such corrections in the first volume, but a number occur later on."

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Dis ist das Buch der Cirurgia. : Hantwirckung der Wundartzny / von Hyero[n]imo Bru[n]schwig

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There are several variants of this edition, which had two distinct issues. The second issue, first state, corrected minor errors in the text, but not the date of publication, expanded the content of the fourth tract, and included two additional woodcut illustrations. The second issue, second state finally corrected the date of publication to read ".M.cccc.xcvii." Chancery folio, with paper measuring 26.9 x 18.8 cm. Text printed in 2 columns of 42-43 lines and headline; col. width: 6.1 cm.; area of text: 19.6 (20.5) x 13.3 cm. With foliation and signatures; without catchwords. Includes 48 mostly full- or half-page woodcut illustrations (many are repeated). Generally, they depict the master surgeon, his apprentices, his patients, and his instruments in a variety of scenarios. There are also 3 smaller sets of illustrations of surgical instruments within the text. The second issue contains two additional woodcut illustrations.--Cf. Schramm. Numerous foliation errors. Signatures: pi⁶ A-V⁶. Imperfect: leaf pi6 lacking. Binding: 16th/17th century Italian[?] semi-limp parchment; stamped "1604" on front cover.

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