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Total number of records: 4164

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Books and printed items3586
Textiles548
Archives29
Coins1

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
International Textile Collection548
Brotherton Collection373
English Literature100
Leeds Russian Archive90
Herbert Read Collection39
Liddle Collection33
Cookery Collection29
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History21
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections19
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society9

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SubjectCount
courts and courtiers113
travel74
world war, 1914-191865
french literature59
biography49
bio-bibliography47
furniture45
politics and government44
manners and customs41
political science41

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France4164
Paris362
Great Britain256
Paris (France)189
Europe117
Lyon101
Italy63
Belgium32
Germany31
England30

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Pencheon, James Michael (1924-1982)523
Societe Des Nouveautes Textiles283
France173
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)104
France. Convention Nationale, 1792-1795103
France. Assemblee Nationale Constituante 1789-179191
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-179391
France. Assemblee Nationale Legislative, 1791-179271
Lenotre, G (1855-1935)63
Chanay & Pupat59

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From 19001287
From 200046

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Up to 19991407
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Boswell on the Grand Tour : Italy, Corsica, and France, 1765-1766

Boswell, James (1740-1795); Brady, Frank (1924-1986); Pottle, Frederick Albert (1897-1987)

1955

'Of this edition 400 copies only have been printed'.

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Atlas historique de la France depuis César jusqu'à nos jours

Longnon, Auguste (1844-1911)

1885-1889

In portfolio.

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Atlas des bailliages ou juridictions assimilées ayant formé unité electorale en 1789 : dressé d'après les actes de la Convocation conservés aux archives nationales

Brette, Armand (1848-1912)

1904

At head of title: Recueil de documents relatifs à la convocation des États généraux en 1789.

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Rouleau mortuaire du b. Vital, abbé de Savigni, contenant 207 titres écrits en 1122-1123 dans différentes églises de France et d'Angleterre

Héloïse Abbess of the Paraclete; Delisle, Léopold (1826-1910); Abbaye de Savigni

1909

Facsimiles are of Latin documents. "Tiré à 100 exemplaires." -- Lorenz, Catalogue gén. de la libr. fr., v. 21. "Réponses d'un grand nombre d'abbayes à la notification qui leur avait été fai...

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Memoirs of the life of Count de Grammont : containing, in particular, the amorous intrigues of the court of England in the reign of King Charles II

Hamilton, Anthony Count (1646-1720); Boyer, Abel (1667-1729); Walpole, Horatio Walpole baron (1678-1757)

1714

A translation by Abel Boyer of: Mémoires de la vie du comte de Grammont / Count Anthony Hamilton. Cf. Cioranescu, A. 18. s., 33459. "Sometimes erroneously called Horace Walpole's [translation]"--Pa...

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Furniture and works of art

H. Blairman & Sons

[2001]

"Exhibiting the Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair, London, 13-19 June 2001... the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show, New York, 19-25 October 2001"--Title page verso. Sales catalog.

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Pierre Chareau : architecte meublier, 1883-1950

Vellay, Marc; Chareau, Pierre

[1986]

"Bibliographie sommaire": page 111.

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Louis Süe, 1875-1968 : architecte des années folles, associé d'André Mare

Day, Susan; Institut français d'architecture

1986

Catalog of an exhibition at the Institut français d'architecture, Oct. 1986-Jan. 1987. Includes bibliographical references (page 86).

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Degas as a collector

Dumas, Ann; Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); National Gallery (Great Britain)

[1996]

"This book was published to accompany an exhibition at The National Gallery, London, 22 May-26 August 1996"--Title page verso Exhibition curators: John Leighton and Ann Dumas, with the assistance of ...

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Furniture and works of art

H. Blairman & Sons

©1998

Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair, London, June 10-20, 1998 and the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show, New York, Oct. 15-22, 1998...

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