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Kelmscott Press74
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Ricketts, Charles S (1866-1931)69
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Archive Print Collection

Fine Printing (Brotherton Collection)

Mainly the works of private presses, with particularly strong representation of the Ashendene, Doves, Golden Cockerel, Kelmscott and Vale Presses. The collection also includes productions of fine comm...

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The dream of Scipio

Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Blakeney, Edward Henry (1869-1955); Fortune Press

1927

'This edition is limited to 525 copies'.

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The Golden legend (v. 1)

Jacobus de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa (1229-1298); Caxton, William (1422-1491); Ellis, Frederick Startridge (1830-1901); Kelmscott Press

1892

One of 500 copies. Ransom, Private Presses, p. 325-6. Decorated initials. Translated by William Caxton.

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Hai tou Sofokleous Tragōdiai sōzomenai hepta = Sophoclis Tragoediae quae extant septem : cum versione Latine (v. 1)

Sophocles; Johnson, Thomas (1746); Foulis, Robert (1707-1776)

1745

Gaskell 68; vol. 2 has the uncorrected title-page reading 'docissimi' for 'doctissimi'.

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Hai tou Sofokleous Tragōdiai sōzomenai hepta = Sophoclis Tragoediae quae extant septem : cum versione Latine (v. 2)

Sophocles; Johnson, Thomas (1746); Foulis, Robert (1707-1776)

1745

Gaskell 68; vol. 2 has the uncorrected title-page reading 'docissimi' for 'doctissimi'.

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Publii Terentii Afri Comoediæ

Terence; Baskerville, John (1706-1775)

1772

Gaskell 47.

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Catulli, Tibulli, et Propertii Opera

Catullus, Gaius Valerius; Baskerville, John (1706-1775); Tibullus; Propertius, Sextus

1772

Indexed in: Gaskell 45.

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Marci Accii Plauti comoediae (v. 1)

Plautus, Titus Maccius; Gronovius, Joannes Fredericus (1611-1671); Foulis, Andrew (1712-1775); Foulis, Robert (1707-1776)

1763

Contents: v.1. Amphitruo. Asinaria. Aulularia. Capteivei. Curculio. Casina. Cistellaria. Epidus -- v.2. Bacchides. Mostellaria. Menaechmei. Miles gloriosus. Mercator. Pseudolus -- v.3. Poenolus. Persa...

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Marci Accii Plauti comoediae (v. 2)

Plautus, Titus Maccius; Gronovius, Joannes Fredericus (1611-1671); Foulis, Andrew (1712-1775); Foulis, Robert (1707-1776)

1763

Contents: v.1. Amphitruo. Asinaria. Aulularia. Capteivei. Curculio. Casina. Cistellaria. Epidus -- v.2. Bacchides. Mostellaria. Menaechmei. Miles gloriosus. Mercator. Pseudolus -- v.3. Poenolus. Persa...

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Marci Accii Plauti comoediae (v. 3)

Plautus, Titus Maccius; Gronovius, Joannes Fredericus (1611-1671); Foulis, Andrew (1712-1775); Foulis, Robert (1707-1776)

1763

Contents: v.1. Amphitruo. Asinaria. Aulularia. Capteivei. Curculio. Casina. Cistellaria. Epidus -- v.2. Bacchides. Mostellaria. Menaechmei. Miles gloriosus. Mercator. Pseudolus -- v.3. Poenolus. Persa...

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