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Brotherton Collection12
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indians of north america12
beggars2
cant2
indian art2
learned institutions and societies2
romanies2
adventure stories1
mohawk indians1
ojibwa indians1

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Carew, Bampfylde Moore2
Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?)2
Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?2
Comenius, Johann Amos2
Comenius, Johann Amos (1592-1670)2
Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-16702
Goadby, Mrs Robert2
Goadby, Robert2
Goadby, Robert (1721-1778)2
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882)2

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The surprising adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, king of the beggars : containing his life, a dictionary of the cant language and many entertaining particulars of that extraordinary man

Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?); Price, Thomas of Poole; Goadby, Robert (1721-1778); Goadby, Mrs Robert

[1813]

Engraved t.p., undated; plates undated. One of the numerous versions with varying titles, the authorship of which has been ascribed variously to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs. Goadby and Carew hi...

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The song of Hiawatha

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882)

1856

1st item in a bound volume of 2 items

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Aus Zelt und Wigwam : Ausstellung der Indianer-Sammlung Gottfried Hotz, Zürich

Hotz, Gottfried; Moppert-Schmidt, Anita; Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich

[1961]

Catalogue of an exhibition at Kunstgewerbemuseum Zürich, 12 May - 27 August, 1961.

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The surprising adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew, king of the beggars : containing his life, a dictionary of the cant language and many entertaining particulars of that extraordinary man

Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?); Price, Thomas of Poole; Goadby, Robert (1721-1778); Goadby, Mrs Robert

[1813]

Engraved t.p., undated; plates undated. One of the numerous versions with varying titles, the authorship of which has been ascribed variously to Thomas Price, Robert Goadby, Mrs. Goadby and Carew hi...

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Comenius in England : the visit of Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius), the Czech philosopher and educationist to London in 1641-1642; its bearing on the origins of the Royal Society, on the development of the encyclopaedia, and on plans for the higher education of the Indians of New England and Virginia, as described in contemporary documents

Young, Robert Fitzgibbon (1879-1960); Comenius, Johann Amos (1592-1670)

1932

John Dury's letter of 6 January 1642 to Sir Cheney Culpeper describing the treatises which Dury and Comenius proposed to write in the projected pansophic college.--John Dury's letter of 13 January 164...

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Comenius in England : the visit of Jan Amos Komenský (Comenius), the Czech philosopher and educationist to London in 1641-1642; its bearing on the origins of the Royal Society, on the development of the encyclopaedia, and on plans for the higher education of the Indians of New England and Virginia, as described in contemporary documents

Young, Robert Fitzgibbon (1879-1960); Comenius, Johann Amos (1592-1670)

1932

John Dury's letter of 6 January 1642 to Sir Cheney Culpeper describing the treatises which Dury and Comenius proposed to write in the projected pansophic college.--John Dury's letter of 13 January 164...

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The stolen boy : a story, founded on facts

Hofland, Mrs (1770-1844)

[1830?]

"The following story, in its principal incidents, was published in the Juvenile souvenir for 1828... the Story of the Stolen Boy is founded on facts, which were communicated to the writer by Mr. Parke...

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The contrast; or, The evils of war, and the blessings of Christianity exemplified in the life and adventures of Paul Placid

Holland, John (1794-1872); Roberts, Samuel (1763-1848)

[183-?]

Variously attributed to John Holland or Samuel Roberts.

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Life of the Rev. David Brainerd, missionary to the American Indians

Edwards, Jonathan (1703-1758); Brainerd, David (1718-1747); Montgomery, James (1771-1854)

1829

First edition, Boston, 1749, published under title: An account of the life of the late Reverend Mr. David Brainerd. Edwards' biography followed (pp. [421]-583) by: Divine grace displayed... a journa...

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The song of Hiawatha

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882)

1898

Title in black and red typeface within black decorative border.

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