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A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed : consisting of five thousand volumes, including the collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart., the Rev. Thomas Birch, D.D. and about five hundred volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various times (v.1)

Ayscough, Samuel (1745-1804); Sloane, Sir Hans (1660-1753); Birch, Thomas (1705-1766); British Museum. Department of Manuscripts

1782

"Commenced in April 1780 and published in 1782 by leave of the Trustees, but as a private venture of the compiler." -- Dict. nat. biog.

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A catalogue of the manuscripts preserved in the British Museum hitherto undescribed : consisting of five thousand volumes, including the collections of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart., the Rev. Thomas Birch, D.D. and about five hundred volumes bequeathed, presented, or purchased at various times (v.2)

Ayscough, Samuel (1745-1804); Sloane, Sir Hans (1660-1753); Birch, Thomas (1705-1766); British Museum. Department of Manuscripts

1782

"Commenced in April 1780 and published in 1782 by leave of the Trustees, but as a private venture of the compiler." -- Dict. nat. biog.

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Pages in facsimile from a layman's prayer-book in English about 1400 A. D. : containing mediæval versions of the Lord's prayer, Te Deum, Magnificat, etc

Littlehales, Henry (1859-)

1890

Binder's title: A XIVth century prayer-book; half-title: A layman's prayer-book about 1400 A.D.

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Catalogue of the Samaritan manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, Manchester ([v.1])

Robertson, Edward (1879-); John Rylands University Library of Manchester

1938-1962

In double columns.

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General index to The acts of the Parliaments of Scotland : to which is prefixed a Supplement to the acts (Pt. 1)

Innes, Cosmo (1798-1874); Anderson, Archibald; Scotland; Great Britain. Record Commission; Scotland. Parliament

1875

"In the case of volumes V. and VI.... the references are exclusively to the new volumes" [published 1870-72]-Pref. The Supplement contains documents of ca.1116-1689. "Directions for repaging volum...

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General index to The acts of the Parliaments of Scotland : to which is prefixed a Supplement to the acts (Pt. 2)

Innes, Cosmo (1798-1874); Anderson, Archibald; Scotland; Great Britain. Record Commission; Scotland. Parliament

1875

"In the case of volumes V. and VI.... the references are exclusively to the new volumes" [published 1870-72]-Pref. The Supplement contains documents of ca.1116-1689. "Directions for repaging volum...

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General index to The acts of the Parliaments of Scotland : to which is prefixed a Supplement to the acts (Pt. 3)

Innes, Cosmo (1798-1874); Anderson, Archibald; Scotland; Great Britain. Record Commission; Scotland. Parliament

1875

"In the case of volumes V. and VI.... the references are exclusively to the new volumes" [published 1870-72]-Pref. The Supplement contains documents of ca.1116-1689. "Directions for repaging volum...

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Catalogue of the Greek and Latin papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester

Roberts, Colin H (1909-1990); John Rylands University Library of Manchester

1938

Includes index.

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Catalogue of the Towneley manuscripts, removed from Towneley Hall, Lancashire : which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge... on Wednesday the 27th day of June, 1883, and following day

Towneley, John (1731-1813); Towneley, Christopher (1604-1674); Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge

[1883]

Part of the library of John Towneley, including the papers of the antiquary Christopher Towneley. Cf. De Ricci. English collectors of books and manuscripts, 1930, p. 88-89.

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