Manuscripts, in different hands, of a collection of several dozen primarily satirical and anonymous poems, many scatological. The majority of the poems are political satires, especially concerning the abdication of King James II and the accession of ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Cleveland, Barbara Palmer, Duchess of, 1640-1709., Etherege, George, Sir, 1635?-1691., Hall, Jacob., James II, King of England, 1633-1701., Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683., and William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
Subject (Topic):
English poetry, Political poetry, English, Verse satire, English, Ballads, English, Songs, English, Women, Conduct of life, Court and courtiers, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of quoted proverbs on such subjects as youth, wisdom, wealth and poverty, sin and wickedness, and virtue, drawn from contemporary collections such as John Clarke's Paroemiologia Anglolatina, George Herbert...
Description:
Binding: half calf over machine-grain morocco.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century.
Subject (Name):
Clarke, John,--1609-1676., Herbert, George,--1593-1633., and Shirley, James,--1596-1666.
Subject (Topic):
Aphorisms and apothegms., Conduct of life--17th century., and Proverbs, English.
Manuscript, in a single secretary hand, of a collection of several dozen Scottish Presybterian tracts in English and verses in Latin. The collection includes David Hume's De unione tractatus secundus, 1605; William Bradshaw's Treatise of the nature an...
Description:
Binding: limp parchment; leather ties.
Subject (Geographic):
Scotland--Politics and government--1625-1649 and Scotland--Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Hume, David,--1560?-1630?, Knox, John,--1505-1572, and Scaliger, Joseph Juste,--1540-1609
Subject (Topic):
Latin poetry, Presbyterian Church--Doctrinal and controversial works, and Presbyterian Church--Scotland
Berühmten Freih. v. Münchhausen wunderbare Reisen und lustige Abenteuer zu Wasser und zu Land. Feldzug der sieben Schwaben und ihre siegreiche Heimkehr. Geschichte der ebenso schönen als tugendhaften Agnes Bernauer, Tochter des Barbiers Kaspar Bern...
Description:
[1.] Caspar Hauser / von K. Nitram -- [2.] Rosa von Tannenburg -- [3.] Die Teufelsmühle am Wienerberge / von Ferdinand Schmid -- [4.] Robinson Krusoe -- [5.] Kurzer Auszug aus der merkwürdigen Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck ...
Publisher:
[Rob. Bardtenschlager]
Subject (Name):
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Robinson Crusoe. German, D'Rith, Armin. Bluthochzeit, Ernst Dannappel, Buch- und Kunst-Antiquariat (Dresden, Germany), bookseller, Frey, Edmund. Freischütz, Günther, Eduard. Gräfin Itha von Toggenburg, Günther, Eduard. Jungfrau v. Orleans, Haar, Albert. Schöne Griseldis als Bauernmädchen und Gräfin, Haar, August. Wilhelm Tell der heldenmütige Befreier der Schweiz, Höcker, Gustav, 1832-1911. Genovefa, Lang, Lorenz. Notburga, die fromme Königstochter, Marchthaler, Hans. Steinkreuz auf der Esslinger Steige bei Stuttgart, Nitram, K. Caspar Hauser, Rob. Bardtenschlager, publisher, Schmid, Ferdinand. Teufelsmühle am Wienerberge, Schneider, Ferdinand. Unterhaltende Geschichte von den vier Haymonskindern, Schönhuth, Ottmar F. H. (Ottmar Friedrich Heinrich), 1806-1864. Beiden Ritter von Rodenstein und Schnellert, and Trenck, Friedrich, Freiherr von der, 1726-1794. Kurzer Auszug aus der merkwürdigen Lebensgeschichte des Friedrich Freiherrn von der Trenck
Collection of 73 engraved visiting cards, 55 of which have the visitor's name either printed or written in manuscript. Identified travelers include Lady Mountstuart; Phillipina Deane and her daughter Cornelia; "Il Cavelier Mann" (possibly Horace Mann)...
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of several dozen poems by various authors, many of which are satirical treatments of religion and politics. The English poems include An epistle to my lord chamberlain by Charles Montague, earl of Halifa...
