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Archives	4

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Brotherton Collection	12
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Leeds Russian Archive	1
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Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)	19
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Titus Andronicus. II. iii. 119 - II. iii. 237

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (38)

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Topographical descriptions : with historico-political, and medico-physical observations: made in two several voyages, through most parts of Europe

Northleigh, John (1657-1705)

1702

First edition. In 2 pts. Vol. 1 of a projected work of 3 v. No more published. Sigs.Q4, Dd3-Dd4, Dd6, Ff5, Ff7, Gg1, Ii4-Ii5, Kk2 are cancels. Sig.Cc4 signed C4.

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The characters, or, The manners of the age : Made English by several hands : With The characters of Theophrastus. Translated from the Greek and a prefatory discourse to them

La Bruyère, Jean de (1645-1696); Theophrastus

1700

"The moral characters of Theophrastus" has special t.p. Leaves pi1v, ¹Bb7-8r and Dd8 carry advertisements.

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The life and acts of John Whitgift, D.D., the third and last Lord Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Queen Elizabeth (v.1)

Strype, John (1643-1737)

1822

"The whole digested, compiled, and attested from records, registers, original letters and other authentic mss. taken from the choicest libraries and collections of the kingdom" - title-pages. Vol. 1...

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The life and acts of John Whitgift, D.D., the third and last Lord Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Queen Elizabeth (v.2)

Strype, John (1643-1737)

1822

"The whole digested, compiled, and attested from records, registers, original letters and other authentic mss. taken from the choicest libraries and collections of the kingdom" - title-pages. Vol. 1...

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The life and acts of John Whitgift, D.D., the third and last Lord Archbishop of Canterbury in the reign of Queen Elizabeth (v.3)

Strype, John (1643-1737)

1822

"The whole digested, compiled, and attested from records, registers, original letters and other authentic mss. taken from the choicest libraries and collections of the kingdom" - title-pages. Vol. 1...

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A collection of Acts of Parliament, and clauses of Acts of Parliament : relative to those Protestant dissenters who are usually called by the name of Quakers, from the year 1688

Great Britain

1776

Indexed in: Smith II, 266.

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