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First edition copies of some of the rarest books in the priceless Widener collection are on exhibition this week in the Memorial Room at the Library. These include the early English chronicles of the New World across the sea written by Holingshead, Hardyng, and Purchas, all printed before the first...
Perhaps the most interesting volume now on display is the only known presentation copy of "Purchas: His Pilgrimes", printed in London in 1624. The meticulous inscription on the flyleaf reads in part: "To...His Mties Sollicitor The Author Samuel Purchas; in thankfull acknowledgement of a Loving friend".