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Excerpt from the preface of Donne's Biathanatos, describing the author's desired reader.

Section heading for the first part of Donne's Biathanatos, "Of Law and Nature."

Detail from the title page of Donne's Biathanatos, indicating that the book was approved for publication.

Castle of Frankenstein cover featuring artwork of Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973)

Dedicatory epistle to Lord Phillip Harbert, written by John Donne's son, in Biathanatos.

Detailed description of the sections of Donne's Biathanatos.

The first of four pages that list the authors cited in Donne's Biathanatos.

Alterations to typography in the words "selfe-preservation" (p49) and "self-homicide" (p41) in Donne's Biathanatos.

Alterations to typography in the word "self-homicide" on page 41 of Donne's Biathanatos.

An engraved "A" at the beginning of "The First Part: Of Law and Nature" in Donne's Biathanatos.

Decorative "B" at the beginning of the Preface in Donne's Biathanatos.

Decorative "A" at the beginning of the dedication in Donne's Biathanatos.

Handwritten marginalia on the back of the last page in Donne's Biathanatos.

Appendix of the variety and similarity of languages encountered by Cook in his voyages. He is interested in the pronunciation of numbers.

Map of Hawaiian Islands

Map of the Bering Strait and Norton Sound

A sketch of the skylines of the West coast of North America

Captain Cook's account of his voyage to find the "Northwest Passage" in the North Pacific.
Ownership inscription by the name of Mary Lindsay inside each of the covers.

Map of the Northwest coast of America and the Northeast coast of Asia.

Views of the West Coast of America. Sketches of the skyline of the coast.