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Description (dc): OU Libraries’ Nichols Rare Books digital collection includes a 1598 edition of Chaucer’s works, a 1628 edition of Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy, and a second folio (1632 edition) of “Mr William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies”. All images in the digital collection have been released to the public domain. When using images from this collection, please include the following attribution statement: Image(s) courtesy of the John and Mary Nichols Collection, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman, Oklahoma.
Collection Title: Nichols Rare Books Collection

: Bible.; A fragment from a mediaeval Bible. The other side of the page (not examined) has the remainder of Genesis XL and the beginning of chapter XLI., Gift of Bob Burke.

: Evenings of a working man : being the occupation of his scanty leisure; Leaves from the register of the Lady Abbess of Godstow -- The Dodder-Weed -- Theology; or, the point at issue --Good-bye! good-bye! -- A Legend of Runna Mead and Magna Charta -- Woman's faithfulness -- Norris and Anne Boleyn -- A day-dream -- The Costar'monger -- Ring-a-tingle-dingle-ingle-ing-in-'n; Rap! "Ba--ker!" -- The carpenter., by John Overs ; with a preface relative to the author, by Charles Dickens., Accompanied by one hand-written letter to author, written and initialed by Charles Dickens., Book and hand-written letter in case.

: The return of Sherlock Holmes; The adventure of the empty house -- The adventure of the Norwood builder -- The adventure of the dancing men -- The adventure of the solitary cyclist -- The adventure of the priory school -- The adventure of Black Peter -- The adventure of Charles August Milverton -- The adventure of the six Napoleons -- The adventure of the three students -- The adventure of the golden pince-nez -- The adventure of the missing three-quarter -- The adventure of the Abbey Grange -- The adventure of the second stain., by A. Conan Doyle ; illustrated by Sidney Paget., Book in case.

: The Anatomy Of Melancholy. What it is, with all the kinds causes, symptomes, prognostickes, & seuerall cures of it. In three Partitions, with their severall Sections, members & subsections. Philosophically, Medicinally, Historically, opened & cut vp. By; Colophon [between woodcuts]: Oxford, Printed by Iohn Lichfield, Printer to the Famous Vniversity, for Henry Cripps. Ann. Dom. 1628., Illustrated t.-p., engr. by C. le Blon., Paging irregular: nos. 79-80 and 583-584 repeated in paging; 4 p. are inserted between p. 208-209 and 2 p. between p. 374-375. In this copy Sig. ** precedes Sig. A; according to the Hoe and Huntington library catalogues it precedes Sig. a.

: Life on the Mississippi, by Mark Twain. With more than 300 illus.

: Merci des enfants de France aux enfants des U.S.A. aux enfants de l'Oklahoma; One of a series of 50 kits given from France to President Truman and the various American states to thank them for the liberation of France., Holograph letter from President Auriol, dated Dec. 18, 1948, mounted on leaf [4]., 10 works of art on paper in various styles (crayon drawings, ink drawings, and paintings) from French children mounted and bound in portfolio on leaves [5]-[15]., 8 holograph essays (each [4] p. ; 22 cm.) from French children mounted in envelope on leaf [16]., In box 37 x 34 x 6 cm., Kit includes 2 letters from Governor Roy J. Turner (1947-1951) dated May 11 and May 19, 1949 concerning the presentation ceremony., Officially presented to the people of Oklahoma on May 23, 1949.

: Index librorum prohibitorum.; Prefatory matter contains : Regulae indicis...; Observationes ad regulam quartam & nonam; Observationes ad regulam decimam; Instructio Clementis VIII., The index is followed by Appendix ad indicem librorum prohibitoruma mense feb. MDCCXXXIX usque ad totum mensem junii MDCCXLIV . (p. 563-568) Then follows Raccolta d'alcune particolari operette spirituali, e profane proibite ... (p. 571-632); Nota ;, Decretum feria V. die XXV. septembris MDCCX; Appendix ad indicem librolum (!) proibitorum a mense junii MDCCXLIV. usque ad totum mensem junii MDCCXLV; Appendix ad indicem librorum prohibitorum a mense junii MDCCXLVI. usque ad totum mensem octobris MDCCXLVI; Appendix ad indicem librorum prohibitorum a mense junii MDCCXLVI. usque ad totum mensem septembris MDCCL.

: The courtier; written in Italian, in four books, I. Of the form and manner of a court life. II. Of the qualifications of a courtier. III. Of the accomplishments of a court lady and, IV. Of the duty of a prince...tr. from the original., Dedication signed: Robert Samber., "Errata": p. [8].

: Liber chronicarum.; Latin text with Gothic letters., Woodcuts by Wohlgemuth and Pleydenwurff., Supplement has title: De Sarmacia regione Europe., Sometimes referred to as Nuremberg, or Nurnberg chronicle., Colophon reads: ... Ad intuitu autem preces prouidoru ciuiu Sebaldi Schreyer Sebastiani kamermaister hunc librum dominus Anthonius koberger Nuremberge impressit. Adhibitis tame viris mathematicis pingendiq arte peritissimis. Michaele wolgemut et wilhelmo Pleydenwurff. quaru solerti acuratissimaq animadversione tum ciuitatum tum illustrium virorum figure inserte sunt. Consummatu autem duo-decima mensis Julij. Anno salutis nre. 1493.

: The workes of our antient and learned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. In this impression you shall find these additions. 1. His portraiture and progenie shewed. 2. His life collected. 3. Arguments to every booke gathered. 4. Old and obscure; Gothic type., Includes John Lydgate's The siege of Thebes., Many errors in numbering of leaves., Edited by Tho. Speght., Title within architectural border. The Canterbury tales, The romavnt of the rose, and The story of Thebes compiled by John Lindgate, are each prededed by a half-title (title within portraits of English kings).

: Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies : published according to the true originall copies.; Title vignette: Droeshout's portrait of Shakespeare., Colophon: Printed at London by Thomas Cotes, for John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot, 1632., Dedication, and preface "To the great variety of readers" signed: John Heminge, Henry Condell., The Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies are separately paged., Errors in pagination in pt.1, p 46, 58, 153, 194, 249-250, 265 misprinted respectively 64, 80, 151, 494 251-252, 273; in pt. 2, 47-48 omitted in numbering, p. 89-90 misprinted 91-92, p. 100 followed by an unnumbered leaf, which is followed by repeated numbering of 69-100, p. 194-95 (2nd group) misprinted 49 and 59, p. 209 misprinted 120; in pt. 3, 169-268 omitted in numbering, p. 96, 154, 286-287, 341-342, 351-352, 355, 389 misprinted respectively 67, 134, 186-187, 143-144, 151-152,335, 399.

: Il libro del cortegiano ...; Imprint from colophon., Device of the Aldine Press on t.-p. and on verso of leaf at end.