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1. The Decameron, or, Ten days entertainment of Boccaccio : translated from the Italian.

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Creator:
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313–1375
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Illustrations of Japan : consisting of private memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning dynasty of the Djogouns, or sovereigns of Japan : a description of the feasts and ceremonies observed throughout the year at their court : and of the ceremonies customary at marriages and funerals : to which are subjoined, observations on the legal suicide of the Japanese, remarks on their poetry, and explanation of their mode of reckoning time, particulars respecting the Dosia powder, the preface of a work Confoutzee on filial piety, &c. &c. / by M. Titsingh ; formerly chief agent to the Dutch East India Company at Nangasaki ; translated from the French, by Frederic Shoberl ; with colored plates ; faithfully copied from Japanese original designs.

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Creator:
Titsingh, Isaac, 1744–1812
Date:
MDCCXXII [1822]
Physical Description:
xvi, 325, [3] pages, [13] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : illustrations ; 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A select collection of views and ruins in Rome and its vicinity : recently executed from drawings made upon the spot.

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Creator:
Merigot, James
Date:
[1822?]
Physical Description:
[72] p., [62] leaves of plates : ill. ; 51 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Travels in South Africa : undertaken at the request of the London missionary society : being a narrative of a second journey in the interior of that country / by the Rev. John Campbell ; witha map and coloured prints.

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Creator:
Campbell, John, 1766–1840
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A cockney's shooting season, in Suffolk / by Henry Alken ; containing the remarkable adventures that actually occurred to a young cit on a visit to his friends in that county.

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Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
16 p., [6] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Hudibras : a poem / by Samuel Butler ; with historical, biographical, and explanatory notes, selected from Grey & other authors ; to which are prefixed, a life of the author, and a preliminary discourse on the civil war.

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Creator:
Butler, Samuel, 1612–1680
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
2 v. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Chrysal, or, The adventures of a Guinea : wherein are exhibited views of several striking scenes ; with interesting anecdotes of the most noted persons in every rank of life, through whose hands it has passed / by An Adept ; in three volumes.

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Creator:
Johnstone, Charles, 1719?-1800?
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Persia : containing a brief description of the country; and an account of its government, laws, and religion : and of the character, manners, and customs, arts, amusements, &c. of its inhabitants.

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Date:
1822
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Shampooing, or, Benefits resulting from the use of the Indian medicated vapour bath : as introduced into this country / by S.D. Mahomed ... ; containing a brief but comprehensive view of the effects produced by the use of the warm bath, in comparison with steam or vapour bathing ...

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Creator:
Mahomed, S. D. (Sake Deen)
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
[2], ix, [10]-127, [6] p., [2] leaves of plates : port., ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Life in Paris : comprising the rambles, sprees, and amours of Dick Wildfire of Corinthian celebrity and his bang up companions Squire Jenkins and Captain O'Shuffleton : with the whimsical adventures of the Halibut family : including sketches of a variety of other eccentric characters in the French metropolis / by David Carey ; embellished with twenty-one coloured plates, representing scenes from Real Life, designed and engraved by Mr. George Cruikshank ; enriched also with twenty-two engravings on wood, drawn by the same artist and executed by Mr. White.

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Creator:
Carey, David, 1782–1824
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
xxiv, 489 p., [21] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. A geographical panorama exhibiting characteristic representations of the scenery and inhabitants of various regions.

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Date:
1822
Physical Description:
1 diorama (various pieces) : paper, col. ; in box 27 x 30 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Six views of Hastings.

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Creator:
Gendall, John, 1790–1865
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
[6] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Architectural recreations : being a sequel to the Geometrical recreations illustrating in an entertaining and familiar manner, the most essential principles of solid geometry and architectural elevations : as also the effect of perspective, light and shadow, by means of cubic sections, figures and diagrams : capable of endless transformations : accompanied by a box containing the cubic sections.

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Date:
1822
Physical Description:
iv, 39 p., [14] leaves : ill.; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Travels in the oasis of Thebes : and in the deserts situated east and west of the Thebaid : in the years 1815, 16, 17, and 18 / by M. Frederic Cailliaud ; edited by M. Jomard ; translated from the French.

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Creator:
Cailliaud, Frédéric, 1787–1869
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
xii, 72 p., [18] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. The commercial tourist, or, Gentleman traveller : a satirical poem : in four cantos : embellished with colored engravings.

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Creator:
Hempel, Charles William, 1777–1855
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
[4], 140 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Ancient unedited monuments.

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Creator:
Millingen, James, 1774–1845
Date:
1822-1826
Physical Description:
3 pts. : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. A trip to Melton Mowbray / from drawings by J.D. Paul, Esqr.

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Creator:
Paul, John Dean, Sir, 1775–1852
Date:
[1822]
Physical Description:
14 leaves of plates : all ill. ; 17 x 61 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. The harmonist's preceptor, or, Treasury of mirth : being a new and extensive collection of modern and popular songs : in which will be found, distinctly arranged, English and Irish comic songs, Scotch songs, Yorkshire songs, Jews songs, love songs, and songs for the social board : with considerable additions, together with an entire new collection of toasts and sentiments, adapted to each song / written and selected by Mr. Bryant, of the Royal Cobourg theatre ; author of various dramatic pieces, poems, &c. &c.

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Creator:
Bryant, Mr
Date:
[1822]
Physical Description:
xv, [1], 204 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. Series of views in the island of Saint Helena ... / engraved by Robert Havell and Son, from drawings taken on the sport by J. Kerr, Esqr., paymaster of the 66th Regiment.

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Creator:
Kerr, John, -1849
Date:
[1822?]
Physical Description:
[16] pages, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 47 x 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. The costume of the hereditary states of the House of Austria : displayed in fifty coloured engravings / with descriptions, and an introduction by M. Bertrand de Moleville ; translated by R.C. Dallas, Esq. = Costumes des états héréditaires de la maison d'Autriche : consistant en cinquante gravures coloriées / dont les description, ainsi que l'introduction, ont été redigées par M. Bertrand de Moleville.

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Creator:
Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François, marquis de, 1744–1818
Date:
1804 [that is, 1822?]
Physical Description:
[4], xxviii, [102] pages, 50 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 36 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. Journal of an expedition 1400 miles up the Orinoco and 300 up the Arauca : with an account of the country, the manners of the people, military operations, &c. / by J. H. Robinson, late surgeon in the patriotic army ; illustrated with seven plates.

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Creator:
Robinson, J. H., surgeon
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
xix, 397 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts