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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Chetwood, W. R. (William Rufus), -1766
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Coventry, Francis, 1725?-1759
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Optic, Oliver, 1822–1897
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Orlebar, Frederica St. John, 1838–1928
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19th century
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wood engraving
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adventure fiction
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captivity narrative
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satire
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travel writing
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Adventure stories.
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Adventure and adventurers.
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Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children and death -- Juvenile fiction.
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Dogs -- Fiction.
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Gallup, Donald, 1913–2000 -- Autograph.
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Gallup, Donald, 1913–2000 -- Manuscript notes.
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Great Britain -- Description and travel.
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Holte, Lister, Sir -- Bookplate.
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Indian captivities -- Virginia -- Fiction -- Early works to 1800.
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Indian captivities.
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Indians of North America -- Social life and customs.
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Innocence (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Japan -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction.
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Princes -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction.
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Princesses -- Japan -- Juvenile fiction.
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Princesses -- Juvenile fiction.
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Randal, Thomas, 1641–1699.
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Ross, David N. -- Provenance.
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Wales
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Waltham Saint Lawrence
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Randal, Thomas, 1641–1699
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
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English
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Chetwood, W. R. (William Rufus), -1766
The voyages, dangerous adventures and imminent escapes of Captain Richard Falconer
1720
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Orlebar, Frederica St. John, 1838–1928
The adventures of her serene limpness, the Moon-faced Princess, dulcet and débonaire
1888
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Optic, Oliver, 1822–1897
Red cross, or, Young America in England and Wales
1868
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Coventry, Francis, 1725?-1759
The history of Pompey the Little, or, The life and adventures of a lap-dog
MCMXXVI [1926]