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Archive Print Item: BC Read D101

Henry James : man and author

Edgar, Pelham (1871-1948)

1927

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Archive Print Item: BC Sc/BOY

Tracts written by the Honourable Robert Boyle, containing New-experiments, touching the relation betwixt flame and air. And about explosions. An hydrostatical discourse occasion'd by some objections of Dr. Henry More, against some explications of new experiments made by the author of these tracts. To which is annex't, an hydrostatical letter... New experiments, of the positive or relative levity of bodies under water. Of the air's spring on bodies under water. About the differing pressure of heavy solids and fluids

Boyle, Robert (1627-1691)

1672

First edition, first issue.

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Archive Print Item: BC Sc q/REN

Another collection of philosophical conferences of the French virtuosi, upon questions of all sorts; for the improving of natural knowledg. Made in the assembly of the Beaux Esprits at Paris, by the most ingenious persons of that nation. Render'd into English, by G. Havers, gent. & J. Davies of Kidwelly, gent

Havers, G; Davies, John (1625-1693); Renaudot, Théophraste (1586-1653); Renaudot, Eusèbe (1613-1679); Bureau d'adresse et de rencontre (Paris, France)

1665

A translation of Conferences 101-240 of "Recueil général des questions traitées és conférences du Bureau d'adresse," compiled by T. and E. Renaudot, and originally published as: Première centuri...

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Archive Print Item: BC Lt/ROU

The life of Count Ulfeld, great master of Denmark, and of the Countess Eleonora his wife: Done out of French. With a supplement thereunto, and to the account of Denmark formerly published

Rousseau de la Valette, Michel

1695

Dedication signed: Rosseau de La Valette. First edition in English. The supplement begins on p.101 with a separate preface. Running title for main text: Teh life of Cornifix Count of Ulfield, &c...

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Archive Print Item: BC Lt q/PRO

The history of the warres of the Emperour Justinian in eight books : Of the Persian, II., Vandall, II., Gothicke, IV

Procopius; Holcroft, Sir Henry

1653

Headpieces. Some initials. Added engraved title-page, illustrated with figures. Title-page in red and black, with double ruled border.

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Archive File: BC MS 20c Theatre/Hodgson/1/1/18

Nazism/National Socialism

1930-1939

(1) Index card with John Hodgson's notes about copy of letter to Goebbels with note "Very effusive thanks for all his help towards the establishment of a dance course in Rangsdorf". "We will work with...

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Archive Item: BC MS Lt 114 Contains digital media

Commonplace book, compiled largely by Mr Charles Deynes of Roydon near Diss in Norfolk.

Deynes, Charles

c.1670-1744

Contains 10 miscellaneous seventeenth-century English poems, some anonymous, others by Ben Jonson, William Strode, and Abraham Cowley, written in a near contemporary hand; also, extensive historical a...

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Archive File: BC MS 20c Hill/5/1/101

Hobbes

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

c.1981-1995

This file contains a lecture and class materials relating to Hill's teaching on Hobbes, in particular as part of the course The 'Dissentient Voices' in British and American Poetry, Drama and Moral Tho...

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Archive Print Item: BC Lt q/MON

Honours academie. Or the famous pastorall, of the faire shepheardesse, Iulietta

Montreux, Nicolas de (1561-1610); Tofte, Robert (1620)

1610

First edition. Pp.35 [sign.E2],38 [E3],59 [H2],17 [Bb3],30 [Cc3],57[Ee5],94,95,92 [Ii2],97,114,116,122,181-189,191-194,195,198,199,200-203,204-5,206-7,208-12, 213-15,216,217-278,279,280-1,282,283,28...

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Archive File: BC MS 20c Theatre WYP Edu/2/1/24

Head On' by Mary Cooper

1998-2000

Boxes 101 & 102: File A includes general correspondence, minutes of meetings, memorandum of agreement between Leeds Theatre Trust Ltd and Mary Cooper, show report, cast and crew list, images of the ...

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Archive Collection: BC MS 20c Beaty

David and Betty Beaty Archive

Beaty, David (1919-1999)

1939-2004

Comprises: (a) 2 boxes of correspondence between David and Betty Beaty and several publishers, friends, and others, mainly concerning their respective publications, dated between 1939 and 1998, inclu...

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