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The best kind of book owner: Edward Lightbourne left not only his lovely signature, but also the year he bought this collection of John Milton's pamphlets, and the cost.
Hmm, this might be a bit controversial: 'The purgatory of modern men', from 1619. As for that subtitle ...
No more Rivals until November?! We'll just have to occupy ourselves with medieval romance until then! From Le rommant de la rose, 1526.
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Armadillos & their cherub tormentors on a map of central and west coast Mexico, from Blaeu's Atlas Major, vol 10, 1662-5.
Before anyone gets too enraged it is an anonymous satire related to the 17th century 'Querelle des femmes' a debate on the capabilities of women and their role in society.
