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    British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1880)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions (1880)

    Fore-Edge Book Paintings from the Boston Public Library
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    Landscapes, Music & Arts

    Fore-Edge Book Paintings from the Boston Public Library

    The Bakemono Zukushi “Monster” Scroll (18th–19th century)
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    Ghosts & Occult

    The Bakemono Zukushi “Monster” Scroll (18th–19th century)

    Ernst Haeckel’s Jellyfish
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    Animals & Beasts, Natural World

    Ernst Haeckel’s Jellyfish

    E. T. A. Hoffmann’s Strange Stories
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories, Ghosts & Occult

    E. T. A. Hoffmann’s Strange Stories

    The Philosophy of Beards (1854)
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    Fashion, Customs & Culture

    The Philosophy of Beards (1854)

    First recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)
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    Customs & Culture

    First recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (1909)

    Utagawa Hiroshige: Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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    Landscapes

    Utagawa Hiroshige: Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e

    Letters to Dead Authors (1886)
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    Music & Arts, Communication

    Letters to Dead Authors (1886)

    The Book of Exposition: A Collection of 15th-Century Erotica from the Middle East (1900)
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    Love & Lust

    The Book of Exposition: A Collection of 15th-Century Erotica from the Middle East (1900)

    The Egg Dance: From Peasant Village to Political Caricature
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    Customs & Culture

    The Egg Dance: From Peasant Village to Political Caricature

    Napoleon’s “Englich” Lessons
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    Communication

    Napoleon’s “Englich” Lessons

    Drawings of Tetradons and Diodons (ca. 1838–42)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Drawings of Tetradons and Diodons (ca. 1838–42)

    Adeline Harris Sears’ Autographs Quilt (1856–ca.1863)
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    People

    Adeline Harris Sears’ Autographs Quilt (1856–ca.1863)

    Autographs for Freedom (1853)
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    Politics

    Autographs for Freedom (1853)

    Steam-Powered Tooth Extraction on an Envelope (1894)
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    Science & Medicine, Technology

    Steam-Powered Tooth Extraction on an Envelope (1894)

    Cryptography: or the History, Principles, and Practice of Cipher-Writing (1898)
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    Communication, Technology

    Cryptography: or the History, Principles, and Practice of Cipher-Writing (1898)

    Omega: The Last Days of the World (1894)
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    Astronomy & Space, The Future

    Omega: The Last Days of the World (1894)

    A Collection of Fashionable English Words (1887)
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    Communication

    A Collection of Fashionable English Words (1887)

    Images from German “Caterpillar Calendar” (1837)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Images from German “Caterpillar Calendar” (1837)

    The Whims (1799) and The Follies (1815–23) of Francisco Goya
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    Animals & Beasts, Customs & Culture, Humour & Satire

    The Whims (1799) and The Follies (1815–23) of Francisco Goya

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop
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    Design & Typography, Death

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop

    Diagrams from Dr Alesha Sivartha’s Book of Life (1898)
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    Science & Medicine, Religion, Myth & Legend, Wisdom

    Diagrams from Dr Alesha Sivartha’s Book of Life (1898)

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)