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Total number of records: 424

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Books and printed items417
Archives7

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Brotherton Collection154
English Literature121
Ripon Cathedral10
Cookery Collection5
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society3
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1
Quaker Collection1

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SubjectCount
rare books21
bibliography17
law11
criticism9
literature9
english poetry8
biography6
books6
french language6
incunabula6

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PlaceCount
Great Britain33
France8
Ireland7
Provence (France)6
Switzerland6
Comtat Venaissin (France)5
Poland4
L'Isle-Sur-La-Sorgue (France)3
Augsburg (Germany)2
Belgium2

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People and organisationsCount
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)29
Dryden, John (1631-1700)25
Charles I, King of England, 1600-164920
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)14
Charles King of England (1600-1649)11
Gauden, John10
Osborne, Thomas10
Osborne, Thomas (1767)10
Baillet, Adrien (1649-1706)9
Charles9

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From 1600120
From 1700288

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Catalogue des livres de la bibliotheque de feu M. le duc de La Vallière : Première partie, contenant les manuscrits, les premières éditions, les livres imprimés sur vélin & sur grand papier, les livres rares & précieux par leur belle conservation, les livres d'estampes, &c., dont la vente se fera dans les premiers jours du mois de décembre, 1783 (v.1)

La Vallière, Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc duc de (1708-1780); Debure, Guillaume (1734-1820); Praet, Joseph Basile Bernard van (1754-1837)

1783

The sale commenced on January 12, 1784, and continued to May 5. The manuscripts are described by M. van Praet. Sales of some of the Duke de La Vallière's books took place in 1767, 1772, 1777 and ...

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A concise history of the origin and progress of printing : with practical instructions to the trade in general

Luckombe, Philip (1803)

1770

Reissued in 1771 under author's name, with title "The history and art of printing."

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A critical and historical account of all the celebrated libraries in foreign countries, as well ancient as modern, and particularly the Vatican : with general reflections upon the choice of books, and the method of furnishing libraries : a work of great use to all men of letters

Oldys, William (1696-1761); Kelly, John (1680?-1751); Le Gallois Sieur (fl. 1672-1680)

1740

An abridged translation (variously attributed to John Kelly and William Oldys) of Pierre Le Gallois' Traitté des plus belles bibliothèques de l'Éurope.

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De bibliothecis liber singularis

Lomeier, Johannes (1636-1699)

1669

Printer's mark on title page.

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Bibliotheca Parisiana : a catalogue of a collection of books, formed by a gentleman in France... : to these are added, from another grand collection, selected articles of high value ... : they will be sold by auction in London, on Monday the 26th of March, 1791, and the five days following

Edwards, James (1757-1816); Paris d'Illens; Loménie de Brienne, Étienne Charles de Cardinal, Abp (1727-1794)

1791

Catalog of the library of Paris d'Illens with additions from the library of E.C. de Loménie de Brienne. Cf. English collectors of books and manuscripts... / S. de Ricci. 1930. p. 89. Preface signed...

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Catalogus librorum manuscriptorum quos Collegio Corporis Christi et B. Mariæ Virginis in Academia Cantabrigiensi legavit reverendissimus

Parker, Matthew (1504-1575); Nasmith, James (1740-1808); Corpus Christi College (University of Cambridge). Library

1777

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Bibliographie instructive : ou, Traité de la connoissance des livres rares et singuliers : contenant un catalogue raisonné de la plus grande partie de ces livres préciux... [etc.] (v.1-2)

Bure, Guillaume-François de (1731-1782)

1763-1768

"De l'imprimerie de Didot, rue Pavée"--V. 5, p. 631. (from t.p.) v. 1. Theólogie -- v. 2. Jurisprudence et des sciences et arts -- v. 3-4. Belles-Lettres -- v. 5-7. Histoire.

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