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Tribute to Louis XIV
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Zannetti was a Roman poet who wrote this tribute to the seven-year-old Louis XIV. She claims her right as a woman to write on such a noble subject as …
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Neither vain nor frothy wit
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The author suggests that his stories about Queen Anne Boleyn and Lady Jane Gray “are very Instructive and Serious; and possibly some young …
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"Syrup of Turnips"
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This book of household hints was enormously popular in the 17th century. First published during Oliver Cromwell’s rule, it looks back to the …
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Mawwaige, mawwaige
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Beginning “to wed, or not to wed”, our soliloquy was printed in Penrith, England. Written from the male perspective, the anonymous author …
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The Devil comes to Dinner
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This little play – really more comic than tragic – was designed to be performed at Purim, the feast celebrating Esther’s rescue of …
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Read your palm, Miss?
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Chiromancy or palm-reading still fascinates people of all kinds. This edition of the work by the mysterious Ronphile was most popular in France. …
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Voyage to Persia
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The various provenances in this thoroughly used travel book in its original vellum binding shows that it was loved by its former owners. Apart from …
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Better to reign in Hell...
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This rare German pamphlet makes fun of both Gustav II Adolf, king of Sweden from 1611 until his death in 1632, and Oliver Cromwell, who meet in hell. …
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Verdi's Macbeth
$1,550 | |
This is the first edition of the piano solo score of Verdi’s opera Macbeth, dedicated to Verdi’s dear friend and father-in-law, Antonio …
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Fit to print
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This Thursday, March 23. 1664/5 newsletter announces that, on March 18, Charles II declared war against the Dutch. News from the Continent and …
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