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The Collation

“What manner o’thing is your crocodile?”: May 2018

For this month’s mystery, take a look at the image below and tell us, if you will, what this glyph is and what it’s doing on our collection?

Leave your guesses in the comments and we’ll be back next week with the answer—and more!

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Initials HP or PH of a writer or publisher.

Mary Dulany — April 26, 2018

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sorry, misunderstood, rather the signature of an artist

Christian Coppens — April 28, 2018

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