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Mental efficiency : and other hints to men and women / by Arnold Bennett.
Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931.Date: [1911?]
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A family doctor, an obstetrician, a sensationalist author-doctor and a hypnotist; all pruriently satirised under the guise of moralism, as promoted by James Morison and his pharmaceutical company. Lithograph, 1852.
Date: 1852Reference: 18140i
Part of: Hygeian illustration
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The ideal of a gentleman, or, A mirror for gentlefolks : a portrayal in literature from the earliest times / by A. Smythe-Palmer.
Palmer, Abram Smythe.Date: [1908]
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Sir Thomas Browne's Religio medici : Letter to a friend, &c. and Christian morals / edited by W.A. Greenhill.
Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682.Date: 1881
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Hier. Cardani De utilitate ex adversis capeinda libri IV / [Girolamo Cardano].
Cardano, Girolamo, 1501-1576.Date: 1672
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The dream of a knight. Engraving by L. Gruner, 1837, after J.D. Passavant after Raphael.
Raphael, 1483-1520.Date: [between 1830 and 1839?]Reference: 2814488i
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Der Christliche Welt-Weise beweinent die Thorheit der neu-entdeckten Narrn-Welt, welcher die in diesem Buch befindliche Narrn zimblich durch die Hächel ziehet, jedoch alles mit sittlicher Lehr und H. Schrifft untermischet. [Th. II-III] / vorgestellt von Alberto Josepho Loncin von Gominn.
Gominn, Albertus Josephus Loncin von.Date: 1707
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A lecture on phrenology, as illustrative of the moral and intellectual capacities of man / by Disney Alexander.
Alexander, Disney, 1769-1844.Date: 1826
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The comedian James Spiller is selling tickets under a giant set of scales which is weighing the actor's debts against his proceeds from theatre tickets. Etching by T. Cook, 1808, after W. Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: Apr. 1st 1808Reference: 579403i
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Hercules choosing between glory and pleasure. Etching by J. Frey after a design attributed to C. Maratta.
Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 2496717i
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The gentlewomans companion, or, A guide to the female sex : containing directions of behaviour, in all places, companies, relations, and conditions, from their childhood down to old age ... With letters and discourses upon all occasions. Whereunto is added, A guide for cook-maids, diary-maids, chamber-maids, and all others that go to service. The whole being an exact rule for the female sex in general / By Hannah Woolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670.Date: 1682
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Mental growth and control / by Nathan Oppenheim.
Oppenheim, Nathan, 1865-1916.Date: 1902
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Six vignettes on a design for a fan illustrating how to lead a moral and happy life. Stipple engraving, 1797.
Date: 1 January 1797Reference: 18614i
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The French Academie. Fvlly discovrsed and finished in foure bookes. I. Institution of manners and callings of all estates. 2. Concerning the soule and body of man. 3. A notable description of the whole world, etc. 4. Christian philosophie ... This fourth part neuer before published in English / All written by the first author Peter de la Primavday.
La Primaudaye, Pierre de, approximately 1545-Date: 1618
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Mysteries of life : a book for boys and girls / by Stanley De Brath.
DeBrath, Stanley.Date: [1915]
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The fortunes of Peter Pickle, Esquire, whose fashionable lifestyle ends with a drink problem. Etching by R. Seymour, 1829.
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836.Date: 1 July 1829Reference: 26477i
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A way of life : an address delivered to Yale students on Sunday evening, April 20th, 1913 / by William Osler.
Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919.Date: 1914
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A naked man standing behind a curtain; naked men and women in the background. Line block by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1905.
Spare, Austin Osman, 1886-1956.Date: [1905]Reference: 579885i
Part of: Inferno: Earth; collection of occult subjects. Line blocks by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1905.
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The lives and singular vertues of Saint Elzear, Count of Sabran, and of his wife the blessed Countesse Delphina, both virgins and married / written in French by R.F. Stephen Binet, S.I. ; and translated into English by Sr. T.H.
Binet, Etienne, 1569-1639Date: M.DC.XXXVIII. [1638]
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A simpler life : a guide to greater serenity, ease and clarity.
Date: 2022
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The Christian physiologist. Tales illustrative of the five senses: their mechanism, uses and government; with moral and explanatory introductions. Addressed to a young friend / Edited by the author of "The Collegians' [G. Griffin].
Griffin, Gerald, 1803-1840.Date: 1830
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A significant life : human meaning in a silent universe / Todd May.
May, Todd, 1955-Date: 2015
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A board game leading to the mansion of happiness, with the rules of the game. Engraving.
Fox, George (Author of The cottagers)Date: 1st Sepr. 1851Reference: 37628i
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Hints for self-culture / by Har Dayal.
Har Dayal, Lala, 1884-1939.Date: [1934]
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La science d'u [sic] monde, ou aa sagesse civile de Cardan / [Girolamo Cardano].
Cardano, Girolamo, 1501-1576.Date: 1661

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Mental efficiency : and other hints to men and women / by Arnold Bennett.

A family doctor, an obstetrician, a sensationalist author-doctor and a hypnotist; all pruriently satirised under the guise of moralism, as promoted by James Morison and his pharmaceutical company. Lithograph, 1852.

The ideal of a gentleman, or, A mirror for gentlefolks : a portrayal in literature from the earliest times / by A. Smythe-Palmer.

Sir Thomas Browne's Religio medici : Letter to a friend, &c. and Christian morals / edited by W.A. Greenhill.

Hier. Cardani De utilitate ex adversis capeinda libri IV / [Girolamo Cardano].

The dream of a knight. Engraving by L. Gruner, 1837, after J.D. Passavant after Raphael.

Der Christliche Welt-Weise beweinent die Thorheit der neu-entdeckten Narrn-Welt, welcher die in diesem Buch befindliche Narrn zimblich durch die Hächel ziehet, jedoch alles mit sittlicher Lehr und H. Schrifft untermischet. [Th. II-III] / vorgestellt von Alberto Josepho Loncin von Gominn.

A lecture on phrenology, as illustrative of the moral and intellectual capacities of man / by Disney Alexander.

The comedian James Spiller is selling tickets under a giant set of scales which is weighing the actor's debts against his proceeds from theatre tickets. Etching by T. Cook, 1808, after W. Hogarth.

Hercules choosing between glory and pleasure. Etching by J. Frey after a design attributed to C. Maratta.

Mental growth and control / by Nathan Oppenheim.

Six vignettes on a design for a fan illustrating how to lead a moral and happy life. Stipple engraving, 1797.

Mysteries of life : a book for boys and girls / by Stanley De Brath.

The fortunes of Peter Pickle, Esquire, whose fashionable lifestyle ends with a drink problem. Etching by R. Seymour, 1829.

A way of life : an address delivered to Yale students on Sunday evening, April 20th, 1913 / by William Osler.

A naked man standing behind a curtain; naked men and women in the background. Line block by the "Arc" Engraving Co. after A.O. Spare, 1905.

The lives and singular vertues of Saint Elzear, Count of Sabran, and of his wife the blessed Countesse Delphina, both virgins and married / written in French by R.F. Stephen Binet, S.I. ; and translated into English by Sr. T.H.

A simpler life : a guide to greater serenity, ease and clarity.

The Christian physiologist. Tales illustrative of the five senses: their mechanism, uses and government; with moral and explanatory introductions. Addressed to a young friend / Edited by the author of "The Collegians' [G. Griffin].

A significant life : human meaning in a silent universe / Todd May.

A board game leading to the mansion of happiness, with the rules of the game. Engraving.

Hints for self-culture / by Har Dayal.

La science d'u [sic] monde, ou aa sagesse civile de Cardan / [Girolamo Cardano].