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Total number of records: 18

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Brotherton Collection5
English Literature4
Coin Collection1
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Quaker Collection1

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classical antiquities7
philosophy, ancient7
political science7
greek language1
greek language, biblical1
hebrew language1
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medicines, specific1
therapeutics1

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Gaius Cornelius Tacitus7
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus7
Lipsius, Justus (1547-1606)7
Lipsius, Justus, 1547-16067
Livy7
Pliny the Younger7
Publius Tacitus7
Tacitus, Cornelius7
Bevilaqua, Simon (1485-1518)1
Bonisoli, Ognibene (1412-1474)1

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The abdicated prince: or, the adventures of four years : a tragi-comedy, as it was lately acted at the court of Alba regalis

1690

A political satire, relating to James II and the Duke of Monmouth. First edition. Signatures: A2, B-H4, I2.

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Nouveau traité de Monsieur Boyle... sur la convenance des remedes specifiques avec la philosophie des corpuscules, & sur l'usage & les proprietez des medicamens simples. De la traduction de Mr. Rostagny

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691); Rostagny, Jean de (fl. ca. 1680-90)

1689

Numbers 217-218 omitted and 241-242 repeated in pagination. "Catalogue des ouvrages de l'illustre Robert Boyle, qui ont été déja mis soûs la presse": p. [1-9] at end.

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The hind and the panther, transvers'd to the story of the country mouse and the city mouse : Much malice mingled with a little wit

Prior, Matthew (1664-1721); Halifax, Charles Montagu earl of (1661-1715)

1687

First edition. A burlesque of Dryden's poem, by Matthew Prior and Charles Montague, afterwards Earl of Halifax. Indexed in: See Macdonald's bibliography of Dryden, no.241a.

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Poems, with The Muses looking-glasse and Amyntas

Randolph, Thomas (1605-1635)

1643

Each play has special t.p. and separate pagination. Amyntas has imprint from 1640. The muses looking-glasse: Wing R240, Greg 547(c); Amyntas (dated 1640): Greg 548(c); The jealous lovers (dated 16...

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The life of that most illustrious prince, Charles V, late Duke of Lorrain and Bar, generalissimo of the imperial armies

La Brune, Jean de

1691

Attributed to Jean de La Brune. Cf. BM. Place of publication from Wing. Advertisements on p. [1]-[2] at end. Sigs P and Q omitted from the register, but no break in text (the gap in signatures o...

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Les conspirations d'Angleterre, ou l'histoire des troubles suscités dans ce royaume, de puis l'an 1600. jusques à l'an 1679, inclusivement

1680

The "Recit veritable" has individual part-title. The catchword at the bottom of p.418 is not followed. Pages 243, 247 and 534 numbered 423, 147 and 354. Anonymous. Volume contents: Conspiration du...

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Lucanus cum duobus commentis

Lucan (39-65); Bonisoli, Ognibene (1412-1474); Sulpitius Verulanus, Joannes; Bevilaqua, Simon (1485-1518); Koehler, F; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno salutis christia[n]æ.M.cccc.xcviii.die uero uicesima octobris. [20 October 1498]

Signatures: A⁴ a-z⁸ A-C⁸ D⁶. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on D6r reads: Exactu[m] hoc i[n]signe at[que] p[rae]cla[rum] op[us] Luca[n]i cu[m] Io. Sulpitii Verula[n]i viri clarissimi co[m]m...

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Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 134-8

Issuer/creator: Hadrian (117-38)

Place: Rome

Material: silver


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Dirae in Angliam. Ob patratum scelus IX. Februarij M.DC.XLIX

1649

Hexameters on King Charles' execution, signed: Ph. S.P. S.I.S.C.R.

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Iusti Lipsi V.C. Opera omnia, septem tomis distincta, postremùm aucta & recognita (v.1)

Lipsius, Justus (1547-1606); Livy; Pliny the Younger; Tacitus, Cornelius

1614

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