Stories
- Article
The intimate and invasive art of ethical taxidermy
Does displaying dead animals bring us closer to nature, or drive us further apart?
- Interview
Inside the minds of A R Hopwood and Honor Beddard
The curators of ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ reveal the stories behind the exhibits, and the intriguing truths the show confronts us with.
- Article
Devilry and doom in 1666
Disastrous events and a significant combination of numbers signalled the end – or perhaps a new beginning – in 1666. But for some, this feverish period fuelled unprecedented inventiveness and development.
- Article
Black pepper to fuel fiery fights and cure haemorrhoids
This common condiment was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a versatile medicine.
Catalogue
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A catalogue of books, including the libraries of John Jebb, ... L. D. Nelme, ... and several other collections, ... Which are now selling, 1787, ... by Thomas and John Egerton, ...
Thomas and John Egerton.Date: 1787]- Books
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A catalogue of books, including the libraries of the Rev. Robert Markham, ... William Pagitt, ... Which are now selling, 1788 ... by Thomas and John Egerton, ...
Thomas and John Egerton.Date: 1788]- Books
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A catalogue of books, consisting of several libraries lately purchased, including those of the Reverend Peter Whalley, ... now selling, 1792 ... by Thomas and John Egerton, ...
Thomas and John Egerton.Date: 1792]- Books
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A catalogue of books, including the libraries of the Rev. Francis Blackburne, ... the Rev. Richard Ward, ... and several other collections: ... Which are now selling, 1789 ... by Thomas and John Egerton, ...
Thomas and John Egerton.Date: 1789]- Books
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A catalogue of a general collection of books, in every branch of useful and ornamental literature, including several libraries recently purchased, particularly those of the late Rev. John Parkhurst, ... and W. Bromfield, ... this day selling ... by Thomas Egerton, ...
Egerton, Thomas, bookseller.Date: 1798