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Page 8: British advertisement with three asterisk marking at end stating "patients may agree for a perfect cure, or by the month, by the year, or for life."

Page 12: British advertisement with three asterisk marking at end stating "letters (post…

French matrimony advertisements with cedilla and tail of the letter Q drawn in pen.

Marginalia written in reference to advertisement XCII. Words seem to read "shall, cart, a, oyster, v."

Portrait by an unknown painter of Scottish printer William Stahan, publisher of William Johnsons's Dictionary of the English Language (London, 1755).

Book Provenance for A Compendious System of Astronomy

Comparing the newer binding of the book with the original cover. The cover is blank and shows much wear and discoloration compared to the spine which is almost unmarked.

Provenance marks on the inside cover of Paruta's "History of Venice" (1658). Markings include signature of Robert Kitchen, dated 1680 and priced at 15 (shillings?). Sticker indicates that this book was donated to Tufts in 1860 from the personal…

Page 133 of Paruta's "History of Venice". Close up of handwritten correction made to the text. Previous owner crossed out original word and replaced it with an indecipherable handwritten word.

Unidentified markings on the inside back cover of Paruta's "History of Venice".

Excerpts from Grose's preface to "A Guide to Health." Grose's orginal writing in the book consists of only his eight-page preface, in which he employs a sarcastic tone to introduce the content of the advertisements.