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Ignoramus and the student. Fable

Ignoramus and the student. Fable

The Book of Fables is a collection of Aesop's fables that has been compiled and transmitted through the ages in various forms. Many of Aesop's fables have become well-known and have been translated into multipl... More

The travellers and the bear. Fable

The travellers and the bear. Fable

The Book of Fables is a collection of Aesop's fables that has been compiled and transmitted through the ages in various forms. Many of Aesop's fables have become well-known and have been translated into multipl... More

Georgius Imus D.G. Mag. Brit. Fran. et Hib. Rex F.D...

Georgius Imus D.G. Mag. Brit. Fran. et Hib. Rex F.D...

Public domain illustrated book page scan, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tales of terror, [Frontispiece]

Tales of terror, [Frontispiece]

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

Risen from the dead; or, The medical student, front cover

Risen from the dead; or, The medical student, front cover

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, , Preface

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, , Preface

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Helen Maria Williams - Public domain portrait engraving

Helen Maria Williams - Public domain portrait engraving

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Countries adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea
Portrait of Mary Robinson - Engraving, Public domain image

Portrait of Mary Robinson - Engraving, Public domain image

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Oil portrait of Lady Mount Cashell

Oil portrait of Lady Mount Cashell

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Engraved portrait of Prince Hoare

Engraved portrait of Prince Hoare

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1. Hardwicke's Polyplectron Hen, Polyplectron Hardwickii. China. Brit. Museum; 2. Bay Francolin [Bay Many Spurred Francolin], Plectophora (Francolinus) spadiceus. Kokee tree of the Mahrattas. Brit. Museum.

1. Hardwicke's Polyplectron Hen, Polyplectron Hardwickii. China. Brit....

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First map of Europe (Britain and Ireland).  Full gold border.

First map of Europe (Britain and Ireland). Full gold border.

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Julia Conyers album - Public domain dedication image

Julia Conyers album - Public domain dedication image

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Julia Conyers album - Drawing. Public domain image.

Julia Conyers album - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Julia Conyers album - Drawing. Public domain image.

Julia Conyers album - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Engraved portrait of Amelia Opie

Engraved portrait of Amelia Opie

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Clinton, Charles. Little Britain [N.Y.]. To [Goldsborow] Banyar

Clinton, Charles. Little Britain [N.Y.]. To [Goldsborow] Banyar

Public domain scan of a document related to American history, Colonial period, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

R.M.S. "Empress of Britain" - Restaurant menu
Empress of Britain - Restaurant menu
Empress of Britain" - Restaurant menu
Empress of Britain - Restaurant menu
Carolus II D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. et Hiber. Rex.

Carolus II D.G. Mag. Brit. Franc. et Hiber. Rex.

Public domain scan of manuscript related to American history, NYPL collection, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

A vindication of the rights of woman: with strictures on political and moral subjects.[Title page]

A vindication of the rights of woman: with strictures on political and...

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A father's legacy to his daughters, [Title page]

A father's legacy to his daughters, [Title page]

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Autograph letter signed to Thomas Love Peacock, 15 May 1818
Autograph letter signed to Teresa Guiccioli, 25 November 1819
Wolfstein; or, The mysterious bandit..., [Frontispiece]

Wolfstein; or, The mysterious bandit..., [Frontispiece]

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

Front cover

Front cover

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Autograph letter signed to George III, 1 August 1787
Autograph letter unsigned to Lord Byron, ?January-?March 1818
Mr. Sandford most respectfully begs leave to acquaint the nobility, gentry, his patrons, and the public generally that he has been fortunate enough to engage that most distinguished and justly celebrated actor, Mr. T. P. Cooke
Holograph poem, "On Parting"

Holograph poem, "On Parting"

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Autograph letter unsigned to Augusta White, 25 March 1817
Marius sitting among the ruins of Carthage

Marius sitting among the ruins of Carthage

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Autograph letter signed to Augusta White, 30 August 1817
Holograph poem, "Beppo – A [Venetian] Story"

Holograph poem, "Beppo – A [Venetian] Story"

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Mounted ink drawing of a pastoral scene, signed “C.H.P.”, leaf 6 (recto)

Mounted ink drawing of a pastoral scene, signed “C.H.P.”, leaf 6 (rect...

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Autograph letter signed to Augusta White, 25 October 1817
Plate X. - A black and white drawing of a group of women

Plate X. - A black and white drawing of a group of women

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

Pencil drawing of a tree and landscape, signed “M.A.F., Feb.y 12th 1821”, leaf 11 (recto)

Pencil drawing of a tree and landscape, signed “M.A.F., Feb.y 12th 182...

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Autograph letter unsigned to Lord Byron, ?Summer 1817-April 1819
Autograph letter signed to Augusta White, 18-20 August 1818
Sebastian escapes on a mast.

Sebastian escapes on a mast.

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

E1 - Public domain old vintage map - Public domain map
The last entertainment of Timon.

The last entertainment of Timon.

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

Autograph letter unsigned to Teresa Guiccioli, 9 December 1819
Pencil drawing of a puppy playing with a ball, signed “W”, leaf 29 (recto)

Pencil drawing of a puppy playing with a ball, signed “W”, leaf 29 (re...

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Miss Farren T. Lawrence - Public domain  engraving

Miss Farren T. Lawrence - Public domain engraving

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The cock and the precious stone.

The cock and the precious stone.

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

Autograph address leaf to John Murray, 20 February 1818
Spine - A brown book with gold designs on it

Spine - A brown book with gold designs on it

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

Photographic portrait of Wilhelm Clairmont

Photographic portrait of Wilhelm Clairmont

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Watercolor portrait of Laurette Tighe

Watercolor portrait of Laurette Tighe

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[A frozen fountain in the square, New Britain, Conn.]

[A frozen fountain in the square, New Britain, Conn.]

Connecticut stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ... More

R.M.S "Empress of Britain" - Restaurant menu
Holograph poem, "Justice with Mercy"

Holograph poem, "Justice with Mercy"

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Autograph letter signed to S.J. Pratt, 24 July 1799
Autograph letter signed to Thomas Jefferson Hogg, 21 October 1813
Memorandum (copy), with revisions by William Godwin, 11 June 1816
Autograph letter signed to John Taylor, 17 March 1818
Autograph letter signed to Teresa Guiccioli, 25 November 1819
Julia Conyers album - Public domain dedication image

Julia Conyers album - Public domain dedication image

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Autograph letter signed to Lydia Withering, 17 February 1810
Autograph letter signed to Thomas Love Peacock, 26 May 1818
Autograph letter signed to George III, 1 August 1787
Letter signed to Lord Byron, 11 April 1818
"Evelina", notebook 3
Mr. Sandford most respectfully begs leave to acquaint the nobility, gentry, his patrons, and the public generally that he has been fortunate enough to engage that most distinguished and justly celebrated actor, Mr. T. P. Cooke
George Eliot - Waiting for death, Book 3

George Eliot - Waiting for death, Book 3

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Autograph letter signed to Lord Byron, 18 May 1819
Autograph letter signed to Augusta White, 6 October 1817
Watercolor of bird at the shore, signed “Pitman 1823”, leaf 21 (recto)

Watercolor of bird at the shore, signed “Pitman 1823”, leaf 21 (recto)

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

Autograph letter unsigned to Teresa Guiccioli, 19 December 1819
Autograph letter signed to Matthew Gregory Lewis, 6 June 1815
Manuscript copy of Felicia Hemans poem, “On the Ivy”; with two ink drawings, one labeled “Part of Kenilworth Castle 1824,” the other “Lamprey Monastery 1819”, leaf 38 (recto-verso)-leaf 39 (recto)

Manuscript copy of Felicia Hemans poem, “On the Ivy”; with two ink dra...

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

Mounted pencil landscape with bridge over water, signed “Wood Wor.r”, leaf 49 (recto)
Mounted ink drawing of a beached sailboat, signed “L. Paget”, leaf 50 (recto)

Mounted ink drawing of a beached sailboat, signed “L. Paget”, leaf 50 ...

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Autograph letter signed to Martin Archer Shee, 15 April 1814
Mounted ink wash natural scene with trees and water, titled, “A Blot. S. Smith, 1822”, leaf 55 (recto)

Mounted ink wash natural scene with trees and water, titled, “A Blot. ...

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Six-page manuscript extract from “Recollections of an eventful life,” by a soldier, 1824, Glasgow; with a mounted pencil drawing of a smiling old man on leaf 74 (verso), leaf 72 (recto)-leaf 74 (verso)
Autograph letter signed to M. E. Sherwill, 21 October 1810
Itemized bill and autograph letter signed to Thomas Jefferson Hogg, 23 November 1811
Autograph letter to William Bryant, 11 June 1816
Autograph letter signed to Thomas Love Peacock, 26 May 1818
Autograph letter signed to George III, 1 August 1787
Autograph letter signed to Augusta White, 1 - 10 February 1817
Autograph letter unsigned to Lord Byron, 7 April 1818
Autograph letter signed to Lord Byron, 18 May 1819
Autograph letter signed to Teresa Guiccioli, 10 December 1819
George Eliot - The dead hand, Book 5

George Eliot - The dead hand, Book 5

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Autograph letter unsigned to Teresa Guiccioli, 14 December 1819
Autograph letter signed to Augusta White, 6 October 1817
Autograph letter signed to Augusta White, 29 April [1818]
Autograph letter signed to Galignani, 28 April 1820
Autograph note unsigned to Teresa Guiccioli, [circa February-mid-July 1820]
Autograph letter signed to Douglas Kinnaird, 3 May 1818
Manuscript copy of Felicia Hemans poem, “On the Ivy”; with two ink drawings, one labeled “Part of Kenilworth Castle 1824,” the other “Lamprey Monastery 1819”, leaf 38 (recto-verso)-leaf 39 (recto)

Manuscript copy of Felicia Hemans poem, “On the Ivy”; with two ink dra...

Public domain photograph of an album page related to Mary Shelley, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Mary Shelley was an English novelist, short story writer, and dramatist, bes... More

Holograph codicil to last will and testament
Empress of Britain - Restaurant menu
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