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    California Digital Library

    The California Digital Library (CDL) is the digital library system of the University of California. It provides access to a vast digital repository that holds a wide range of materials, including books, journals, and multimedia. CDL's digital collections play a significant role in supporting research, education, and innovation across various disciplines. (Wikipedia)

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    Books and Bookmen (1886)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    Books and Bookmen (1886)

    Caw! Caw! or The Chronicle of Crows (ca. 1848)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Caw! Caw! or The Chronicle of Crows (ca. 1848)

    Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk (1836)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Love & Lust

    Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk (1836)

    Bird Gods (1898)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Bird Gods (1898)

    Pictures of Life and Character from the collection of Mr Punch (1887)
    Books / 
    Humour & Satire

    Pictures of Life and Character from the collection of Mr Punch (1887)

    The Travels of Ludovico di Varthema (1863)
    Books / 
    Travel & Exploration

    The Travels of Ludovico di Varthema (1863)

    The Hare of Inaba (1892)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts, Politics, Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Hare of Inaba (1892)

    The Newgate Calendar (1795)
    Books / 
    Death, Crime & Law

    The Newgate Calendar (1795)

    Toasts for All Occasions (1903)
    Books / 
    Customs & Culture

    Toasts for All Occasions (1903)

    Illustrations from a Teenage Holiday Journal (1821)
    Images / 
    People, Customs & Culture

    Illustrations from a Teenage Holiday Journal (1821)

    After London (1911)
    Books / 
    The Future

    After London (1911)

    The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog (1819)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts

    The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog (1819)

    English Book-Plates, Ancient and Modern (1893)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    English Book-Plates, Ancient and Modern (1893)

    Flowers of the Sky
    Images / 
    Astronomy & Space

    Flowers of the Sky

    Nature Through Microscope and Camera (1909)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Natural World

    Nature Through Microscope and Camera (1909)

    The London Guide and Stranger’s Safeguard against the Cheats, Swindlers, and Pickpockets (1819)
    Books / 
    Crime & Law

    The London Guide and Stranger’s Safeguard against the Cheats, Swindlers, and Pickpockets (1819)

    Dame Talkative’s Old Sayings (ca.1824)
    Books / 
    Humour & Satire

    Dame Talkative’s Old Sayings (ca.1824)

    Manipulus Vocabulorum: a Rhyming Dictionary from the 16th Century
    Books / 
    Communication

    Manipulus Vocabulorum: a Rhyming Dictionary from the 16th Century

    A Treatise on Adulteration of Food and Culinary Poisons (1820)
    Books / 
    Science & Medicine, Death

    A Treatise on Adulteration of Food and Culinary Poisons (1820)

    The Physiognomy of Hands (1917)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Emotion & Expression

    The Physiognomy of Hands (1917)

    Mungo Park’s Travels in the Interior of Africa (1858)
    Books / 
    Travel & Exploration

    Mungo Park’s Travels in the Interior of Africa (1858)

    The Adventures of Cinderella (ca.1810)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Adventures of Cinderella (ca.1810)

    Living Lights: a Popular Account of Phosphorescent Animals and Vegetables (1887)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts, Strange Phenomena

    Living Lights: a Popular Account of Phosphorescent Animals and Vegetables (1887)

    Mister Fox (1870)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Mister Fox (1870)

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