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biography1
chapbooks, scottish1
characters and characteristics1
english drama (comedy)1
ethics1
inquisition1
maxims1

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Burns, Robert (1759-1796)3
Burns, Robert, 1759-17963
Currie, James (1756-1805)3
Thomson, Mr (1757-1851)3
Fuller, Thomas (1608-1661)1
Marshall, William (1617-1650)1
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)1
Theobald1
Theobald, Mr Lewis (1688-1744)1

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The Madrid shaver's singular adventures, and wonderful escape from the Spanish Inquisition : A true story

[Between ca. 1830 and 1850?]

No. 66 in a series. (Number printed below imprint). Ill. on t.p. References: Ratcliffe, F. W. Chapbooks with Scottish imprints in the Robert White collection (The bibliotheck, 4, 1966-69, p. 88-17...

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The holy state

Fuller, Thomas (1608-1661); Marshall, William (1617-1650)

1648

Added, engraved t.p., illustrated. Title, with device, within ornamental border. Initials; head- and tail-pieces. Portraits engraved by W. Marshall. In 5 books. Book 5 has special t.p.: The pr...

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The works of Robert Burns : with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings : to which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry (v.1)

Burns, Robert (1759-1796); Currie, James (1756-1805); Thomson, Mr (1757-1851)

1806

Title vignette. Edited by James Currie. Exact relation to earlier editions not certain. Not "a reprint of Dr. Currie's second edition" (Gibson), but most likely of the 4th ed. (1803), to judge by ...

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The works of Robert Burns : with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings : to which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry (v.2)

Burns, Robert (1759-1796); Currie, James (1756-1805); Thomson, Mr (1757-1851)

1806

Title vignette. Edited by James Currie. Exact relation to earlier editions not certain. Not "a reprint of Dr. Currie's second edition" (Gibson), but most likely of the 4th ed. (1803), to judge by ...

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The works of Robert Burns : with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings : to which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry (v.3)

Burns, Robert (1759-1796); Currie, James (1756-1805); Thomson, Mr (1757-1851)

1806

Title vignette. Edited by James Currie. Exact relation to earlier editions not certain. Not "a reprint of Dr. Currie's second edition" (Gibson), but most likely of the 4th ed. (1803), to judge by ...

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The works of Shakespeare: in eight volumes : Collated with the oldest copies, and corrected; with notes, explanatory, and critical: by Mr. Theobald. Printed verbatim from the octavo edition (v.2)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Theobald, Mr Lewis (1688-1744)

MDCCLXXIII. [1773]

Pagination: v.1: xii, [56], 395, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates -- v.2: 431, [1] p., [5?] leaves of plates -- v.3: 430 p., [5] leaves of plates -- v.4: 478 p., [5] leaves of plates -- v.5: 399, [1] p., ...

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