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[Arms of the British forces] - Public domain print

[Arms of the British forces] - Public domain print

Print shows British arms with drum and flag as title page ornament. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783 / John Andrews. London : J. Fi... More

Pādishāhnāmah - Persian manuscript

Pādishāhnāmah - Persian manuscript

Contains a biography of Shāhjahān from his birth through the first 10 years of his reign by Qazvīnī. This work is followed by the second and third parts of Muḥammad Ṣāliḥ Kambūh's ʻAmāl-i Ṣāliḥ's h... More

The dollar bill issued by the Merchant's Bank of Trenton, November 20th, 1861, is recorded in D. C. Wismer's "Obsolete Paper Money With Portrait of Lincoln.

The dollar bill issued by the Merchant's Bank of Trenton, November 20t...

Accompanying typed manuscript claims it is the earliest dated bill to be ornamented with the Lincoln lineaments. Handwritten note to bottom of manuscript indicates there is a bill earlier than that dates August 10, 1861.

Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engravings from drawings by J. Dugourc ... accompanied by descriptions / translated from the French of Mademoiselle St. Sernin ; and interspersed with original poetry and anecdotes.

Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engr...

Translation of: Jeux des jeunes demoiselles. Engravings signed: Pubd. by R. Ackermann 101 Strand, 1822. Date of printing based on dated engravings and inscription on Osborne Collection copy: 1822. Osborne Coll.... More

Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engravings from drawings by J. Dugourc ... accompanied by descriptions / translated from the French of Mademoiselle St. Sernin ; and interspersed with original poetry and anecdotes.

Healthful sports for young ladies : illustrated by eleven elegant engr...

Translation of: Jeux des jeunes demoiselles. Engravings signed: Pubd. by R. Ackermann 101 Strand, 1822. Date of printing based on dated engravings and inscription on Osborne Collection copy: 1822. Osborne Coll.... More