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1. Add MS 79532 A

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Four letters from Marie Pellechet, French incunabulist, to R. G. C. Proctor, of the British Museum, relating to her work on the Catalogue général of French incunabula, and his forthcoming Index to the early printed books in the British Museum; 1896-1897. Partly French. The third letter is a fr...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1896-1897
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1 item

2. Add MS 79532 M

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Scrap of paper containing lists of bookseller’s stock, circa 1783. On one side is the name of Mr Baynes, and on the other, Messrs. Richardson. Books mentioned include Sterne's Works in 10 octavo volumes and Shuckford's Connections in 3 octavo volumes. Transferred from Early Printed Collections...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
c 1783
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1 item

3. Add MS 79532 T

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Verses by Cesare Agostini (b. 1803, d. 1854), Italian nationalist; n.d. Four verses of four lines each, apparently unpublished, entitled 'La Campana della Sera', beg. 'Oh di foavi e trepidi'. For Agostini, see Dizionario biografico degli Italiani, I, (1960), pp. 460-461. Written on English paper...
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Western Manuscripts
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Italian
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[1850-1854]
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1 item

4. Add MS 79532 DD

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Three documents relating to Edward Gibbon's estate at Buriton; 1774-1789. Purchased from Stuart Lutz of New Jersey, Oct. 2003. As follows: 1. Letter of Richard Andrews concerning the mortgage of the estate; 11 May 1789. 2. Account of money owed to Gibbon by F. Hugonin for rent and taxes. 3....
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
1774-1789
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5. Add MS 79532 Y

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Note from Watts Phillips, dramatist and artist, to a friend addressed as 'Sir Henry de Huggins'; [1867?]. Illustrated with a drawing of the writer with outsized quill and inkstand, against a background with the words 'Adelphi Theatre Wednesday Oct. 23rd', the date in 1867 that his play 'Maud's ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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[1867?]
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1 item

6. Add MS 79532 E

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Letter from Nicholas Walton and Hugh Boag [Eden/Bendall B414.8], at Ravensworth Castle, County Durham, referring to a survey of Dilston Hall, Northumberland, and an estimate of the value of the building materials if the house were demolished; 22 Feb. 1740. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, May 20...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
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22 Feb 1740
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1 item

7. Add MS 79532 P

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Letter from Thomas Mitchell, classical scholar, to John Murray Junior in response to questions raised by [Stanley Lees?] Giffard about word usage in Greek drama; n.d. Imperfect, the central portion of the letter only, with the address on the verso. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, April, 2003. f...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
before 1892
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1 item

8. Add MS 79532 Q

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Letter from John Stirling, publisher, to William Strahan, congratulating him on his election as M.P. for Malmesbury; 18 Oct. 1774. Purchased from J. L. M. Gulley, April, 2003. ff. 63-64v. 223x 188mm. John Stirling, publisher: William Strahan, MP; printer and publisher: Letter to William), M.P...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
18 Oct 1774
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1 item

9. Add MS 79532 U

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Letter from Joshua Bowes (endorsed Bowds) at Dilston co. Northumb. to Sir Francis Radclyffe, Bart.; 8 April 1682. The letter describes the popular reaction to the return of James II. Joshua Bowes may be identified with the author of verses in Sloane MS 3516, f. 102. Purchased from J. L. M. Gu...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1682
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1 item

10. Add MS 79532 GG

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Letter from Paul Evans, poet, to Larry Wallrich, bookseller, offering for purchase manuscripts and letters relating to the poetry periodical Eleventh Finger published between 1965 and 1968; 23 May 1968. Signed. Transferred from the Printed Books collections, April, 2003. f. 114. 253 x 202m...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 May 1968
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1 item