Nichols Rare Books Collection
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- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.