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    *Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions* (1897)
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    Science & Medicine

    Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions (1897)

    The Hasheesh Eater (1857)
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    Science & Medicine

    The Hasheesh Eater (1857)

    Extracts from the Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks (1769)
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    Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Extracts from the Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks (1769)

    *The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents* (1658)
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    Animals & Beasts

    The History of Four-Footed Beasts and Serpents (1658)

    A Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards (1886)
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    Design & Typography, Politics

    A Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards (1886)

    Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902)
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    Science & Medicine, People, Emotion & Expression

    Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902)

    *On the Writing of the Insane* (1870)
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    Design & Typography, Religion, Myth & Legend, Music & Arts

    On the Writing of the Insane (1870)

    “Luscious Clusters of the Vine”: A Collection of 17-Century Garden Writing (1908)
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    “Luscious Clusters of the Vine”: A Collection of 17-Century Garden Writing (1908)

    Endless Amusement (1820)
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    Science & Medicine

    Endless Amusement (1820)

    Emblems Ancient and Modern (1699)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Wisdom

    Emblems Ancient and Modern (1699)

    A Dictionary of Victorian Slang (1909)
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    Communication

    A Dictionary of Victorian Slang (1909)

    The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)
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    Colonialism & the 'Other'

    The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)

    A Christmas Sermon by Robert Louis Stevenson (1900)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Wisdom

    A Christmas Sermon by Robert Louis Stevenson (1900)

    Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (1897)
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    Wisdom

    Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (1897)

    Sir Isaac Newton’s Daniel and the Apocalypse (1733)
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    Science & Medicine, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Sir Isaac Newton’s Daniel and the Apocalypse (1733)

    Diary Days from Christmas Past
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    People, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Diary Days from Christmas Past

    Prison diary of Michael Dougherty (1908)
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    War

    Prison diary of Michael Dougherty (1908)

    *Snowflakes: A Chapter From the Book of Nature* (1863)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Wisdom

    Snowflakes: A Chapter From the Book of Nature (1863)

    *Popular Scientific Recreations* (1883 edition)
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    Science & Medicine

    Popular Scientific Recreations (1883 edition)

    Robert Louis Stevenson’s Baby Book (1922)
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    People, Wisdom

    Robert Louis Stevenson’s Baby Book (1922)

    A Description of the Brain of Mr. Charles Babbage (1909)
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    Science & Medicine

    A Description of the Brain of Mr. Charles Babbage (1909)

    Manuscript Handbook of Firework Design (1785)
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    Science & Medicine, Design & Typography

    Manuscript Handbook of Firework Design (1785)

    Dennison’s Bogie Book for Halloween (1920)
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    Dennison’s Bogie Book for Halloween (1920)

    *The Proper Art of Writing* (1655)
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    Design & Typography, Communication

    The Proper Art of Writing (1655)