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    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Shewing how he Went Further than he Intended, and Came Safe Home Again (1782)
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    Travel & Exploration

    The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Shewing how he Went Further than he Intended, and Came Safe Home Again (1782)

    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales, illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1921)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales, illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett (1921)

    Napoleon’s “Englich” Lessons
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    Communication

    Napoleon’s “Englich” Lessons

    First English Edition of Michel de Montaigne’s Essays (1603)
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    Wisdom

    First English Edition of Michel de Montaigne’s Essays (1603)

    Autographs for Freedom (1853)
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    Politics

    Autographs for Freedom (1853)

    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)

    Russian Portraits (1921)
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    Politics, Travel & Exploration

    Russian Portraits (1921)

    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 Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1788)
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    Communication

    A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1788)

    The Book of the Homeless (1916)
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    War

    The Book of the Homeless (1916)

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age
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    Animals & Beasts

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age

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

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)

    Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African (1784)
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    Customs & Culture

    Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African (1784)

    The First Shape Book: Little Red Riding Hood (1863)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The First Shape Book: Little Red Riding Hood (1863)

    Hieroglyphic Journal of a Voyage to the Caribbean (1815)
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    Travel & Exploration

    Hieroglyphic Journal of a Voyage to the Caribbean (1815)

    The Victrola Book of the Opera (1913)
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    Music & Arts

    The Victrola Book of the Opera (1913)

    “Dialogue Between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies” by Giacomo Leopardi (1827)
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    Death

    “Dialogue Between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies” by Giacomo Leopardi (1827)

    The History of Ink: Including its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography (1860)
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    Music & Arts, Technology

    The History of Ink: Including its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography (1860)

    Micromégas by Voltaire (1752)
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    Wisdom, Astronomy & Space, The Future

    Micromégas by Voltaire (1752)

    Eighteen Hundred and Eleven (1812)
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    Politics, War

    Eighteen Hundred and Eleven (1812)

    Book of French Textile Samples (1863)
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    Design & Typography

    Book of French Textile Samples (1863)

    Public and Private Life of Animals (1877)
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    Animals & Beasts, Politics, Humour & Satire

    Public and Private Life of Animals (1877)

    Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote (1867)
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    Music & Arts, Humour & Satire

    Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote (1867)

    Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass
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    People, Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the 'Other', Customs & Culture

    Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass