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Quotation or commonplace book, by George Ashby
Ashby, George
c.1770-1800
Contains: (1) [p.iii] Entries for table of contents; (2) [p.1] Quotations from and lengthy resumés of the books listed on p.iii
Scrap-book of varieties
1859
Contains miscellaneous verse and prose quotations, with engravings, photographs, and other illustrations pasted in
Four commonplace books, 1930-1944, compiled by Thomas Henry Booth Bedford
Bedford, Thomas Henry Booth (1898-1961)
1930-1944
Containing mainly notes on Yorkshire folklife, cookery (especially oatcake), and natural history. Vol.2 contains a letter from G.R. Lane Fox, 13 Jan 1931, and vol.3 contains letters from M. Clarkson, ...
A commonplace book once in the possession of the Farside family
Farside Family
c.1785-1809
Contains (1) transcripts of legal documents originally dated 1764-1771, and (2) miscellaneous veterinary, medical and household recipes, mainly of Yorkshire origin, ca.1785-1809.
Fragment of a commonplace book compiled by Elizabeth Austin
Austin, Elizabeth (1812-1816)
1812-1816
Includes a reference on f.8v to the death of Elizabeth Austin's father on 29 August 1816
Poetical commonplace book
c.1710-c.1820
Large collection of satires, ballads, and songs (with a few pieces in prose), apparently compiled by members of the Smyth family of Heath, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. At least the first 260 pp. we...
A certain world : a commonplace book
Auden, W H (1907-1973); Bridgen, John William
[1970]
"A William Cole book."
A certain world : a commonplace book
Auden, W H (1907-1973); Bridgen, John William
1971
Bibliography: pages [441]-445.
The Winchester anthology : a facsimile of British Library Additional manuscript 60577
Wilson, Edward (1940-); Fenlon, Iain; British Library
1981
Bibliography: pages vi.
Miscellany of satirical poetry and prose
1670s
Miscellany mainly of satirical English poems and prose pieces, 1670s. Poems occupy ff.4r-12v, 19r-26v, 30r-33r, 35r-49r. Satirical prose pieces on political and religious themes appear on ff.12v-19r, ...
Commonplace book of Jacobite and other verse
c.1736-1747
Poetical commonplace book, including much anti-Hanoverian and Roman Catholic writing. Six additional loose fragments: following f.11v: notes and calculations, "London Parishes", etc.; facing f.19v: "M...