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Total number of records: 1958

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Brotherton Collection497
English Literature196
Herbert Read Collection109
Quaker Collection49
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society45
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society43
Leeds Russian Archive26
Ripon Cathedral26
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections18
Letters Database17

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almanacs, english9

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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)207
Great Britain. Post Office171
Guildhall Library (London, England)171
Southey, Robert (1774-1843)126
James, Henry (1843-1916)104
Shuckburgh, Evelyn S (1843-1906)58
Abbott, Evelyn (1843-1901)45
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)44
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)34
Abbott, Evelyn33

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London, 1843

Davies, Benjamin Rees; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Old House Books (Firm); Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)

1992

Relief shown by hachures. "One of the earliest street maps of London produced... so that passengers in Hansom cabs could check that they were being taken by the shortest route."--Sleeve. "Under the ...

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Public charities : Analytical digest of the Commissioners' reports, in continuation of digest printed in 1832 : presented in compliance with an order of the House of Commons, made 27th March, 1835 (v.2)

Great Britain. Commissioners upon the public charities; William Clowes and Sons; Great Britain. His Majesty's Stationery Office

1832-1835

"An Analytical Digest of the Reports made to Parliament by the Commissioners upon the Public Charities since the last Digest in August, 1831; such Digest to embrace the Counties and Cities which were ...

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Coin

Denomination: follis

Date(s): 367-08-24-375-11-17

Issuer/creator: Valens (364-78)

Place: Rome

Material: copper alloy


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Reports on zoology for 1843, 1844

Haliday, Alexander H; Tulk, Alfred (1891); Busk, George (1807-1886); Ray Society

1847

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Reports on zoology for 1843, 1844

Haliday, Alexander H; Tulk, Alfred (1891); Busk, George (1807-1886); Ray Society

1847

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Charles Doughty, 1843-1926

Davis, Herbert (1893-1967)

1945

"One hundred and twenty copies."

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Name: Whaley, Ellen

Reference: Carlton Hill A2

Meeting: Knaresborough MM 1754-75

Pages: 212-4 later Grimshaw

Sender: Keary, C.G.

Recipient: Shorter, Clement King

Letters: 1

Date(s): 18 Sep 1909

Location: BC. Shorter correspondence

Title: [unknown]

Author: Wilmot, John; Earl of Rochester

Attribution: Earl Rochester

Date(s): 1674 or 1675

Manuscript: Lt 48

Contents: The opening of Rochester's "Satire against mankind", criticising man for

relying on reason (which leads him astray) instead of instinct

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The Post Office London directory, 1843

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Kelly's Directories Ltd.

[1843]

Page 15 late entries and alterations.

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Svenska fornskriftsällskapet, 1843-1943 : historik

Collijn, Isak (1875-1949)

1944

"Förteckningar på av Svenska fornskriftsällskapet utgivna publikationer": p. [65]-78.

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In memoriam. William Cash (1843-1914)

Sheppard, Thomas (1876-1945)

1915

Extracted from the Naturalist for January 1915.

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