University of Virginia, 1819
JOHN S. PIERSON [figure description] 564EAF. Paste-Down Endpaper with Bookplates (2): generic University of Virginia library bookplate for gift texts. The bookplate includes the unofficial version of the University seal, which was drawn in 1916, with the donor's name typed in. The seal depicts the Roman goddess of wisdom, Minerva, in the foreground with the Rotunda and East Lawn filling the space behind her. On the left side of the image, an olive branch appears in the upper foreground. The bookplate has an off-white background with the seal printed in dark blue ink; generic University of Virginia library bookplate for gift texts. The bookplate includes the official University seal, drawn by order of the Board of Visitors in 1819, shows Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, holding an olive branch and cornucopia, emblems of "peace, plenty, and wisdom." The bookplate has an off-white background with the seal printed in dark blue ink.[end figure description]

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LAID BY THE HEELS.--Page 2. [figure description] Illustration Page. Image of solder sitting on a table. His ankles are both shackeled and chained to heavy balls that rest nearby, and he is raising his canteen as if in a toast. The sketched outlines of numerous other soldiers are in the background.[end figure description]

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MILES
O'REILLY
CARLETON PUBLISHER
N.Y
MDCCCLVIX [figure description] Illustrated Title Page. Images of hanged men in the top corners. In the center is a man on a flying horse. The man holds a quill raised in one hand, and the horse trails a ball and chain that is attached to his foreleg. Below that are a smoking chalice, an inkwell with a quill in it, and another smoking object. Text and borders are drawn to imitate branches and/or vines.[end figure description]

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