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Total number of records: 756

Count of Record type

Record type	Count
Books and printed items	578
Archives	157
People and organisations	13
Art items	5
Indexes	2
Objects	1

Top 10: Collection group

Collection group	Count
Brotherton Collection	138
Herbert Read Collection	60
English Literature	53
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive	23
Liddle Collection	18
Leeds Poetry	14
Leeds Russian Archive	11
Cookery Collection	7
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History	6
Letters Database	6

Top 10: Subject

Subject	Count
artists' books	124
art	29
artists	23
livres d'artistes	19
photography, artistic	18
concrete poetry	17
documentary photography	17
bookworks	15
letters	15
artists' books (books)	14

Top 10: Place

Place	Count
Great Britain	16
England	14
Solar System	14
SystèMe Solaire	14
London, United Kingdom	10
New York (N.Y.)	4
New York (State)	4
Leeds, United Kingdom	3
Russia	3
Europe	2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisations	Count
Cafe Royal Books	112
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)	28
Nicholson, Michael C (1962-)	22
Taylor, Chris	21
Am Bruno	19
Mcdowall, John (1953-)	19
Café Royal Books	15
Henner, Mishka (1976-)	15
Nicholson, Michael C., 1962-	15
Mason, Penny	14

Count of Earliest date

Earliest date	Count
From 1400	7
From 1500	2
From 1600	4
From 1700	24
From 1800	56
From 1900	439
From 2000	223

Count of Latest date

Latest date	Count
Up to 1499	7
Up to 1599	2
Up to 1699	4
Up to 1799	16
Up to 1899	41
Up to 1999	330
Up to latest	356

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Artist's book yearbook (2003/2005)

c1995-

Imprint varies. Bristol : Impact Press.

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Artist's book yearbook (2006/2007)

c1995-

Imprint varies. Bristol : Impact Press.

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Artist's book yearbook (1996/1997)

c1995-

Imprint varies. Bristol : Impact Press.

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Freedom : a celebration by artists & illustrators

Benjamin, Anthony (1931-); Cooper, Eileen (1953-); Daville, Greg; Dooren, Dirk van; Frink, Elisabeth (1930-1993); Hambling, Maggi (1945-); Harrison, Matilda (1962-); Hughes, Patrick (1939-); Ben Nahum, Dovrat; O'Donoghue, Hughie (1953-); Oulton, Thérèse (1953-); Powell, Gary; Bonnici, Peter; Henry, Jonathan; Sykes, Richard (1946-2019); Mason, Penny; Amnesty International

1988

Edition of 100 copies, signed by the artists. "With work by Anthony Benjamin, Eileen Cooper, Greg Daville, Dirk Van Dooren, Elisabeth Frink, Maggi Hambling, Matilda Harrison, Patrick Hughes, Dovrat B...

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Contemporary artists' book fair

Dean Clough Galleries

1998

"Published on the occasion of the Contemporary Artists' Book Fair at the Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax, 16 May 1998 " - Colophon.

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English artists desk book

Dunstan, Bernard

[19--?]

"This desk-book is designed to go from year to year for you to put down anniversaries and other important dates..." -- Title page.

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From book to book

McDowall, John (1953-); Taylor, Chris; Leeds (England). City Art Gallery

2008

Catalogue produced to accompany an exhibition of new artists' books and held at the Leeds Art Gallery from 6 Mar. to 20 Apr. 2008. Exhibition concept, book and installation design by John McDowall. ...

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Gathering : a book dust book

Greene, Barbara; McDowall, John (1953-)

2006

By Barbara Green and John McDowall. Artists' book. Printings of the dust surrounding removed books. ""Gatherings" presents the index of their trace in dust of absent books. This collaborative projec...

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