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Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse1
Herbert Read Collection1
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books of hours1
commonplace-books1
english poetry1
eurydice (greek mythology)1
manuscripts, latin (medieval and modern)1
sermons, english1

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Buckingham, George Villiers Duke of (1628-1687)3
Dryden, John, 1631-17003
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham3
Sprat, Thomas3
Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713)3
Clifford, M2
Clifford, M (1677)2
Mallet, David (1705?-1765)2
Aulnoy1
Aulnoy Madame D' (1705)1

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The mint : a miscellany of literature, art and criticism

Grigson, Geoffrey (1905-1985)

1946

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“Dean Stanley”

1849-1928

Bound MS notes for a speech; 17pp (9 numbered); spine bound in dark blue leather with title and author in golden embossed letters

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The rehearsal : as it is now acted at the Theatre-Royal

Buckingham, George Villiers Duke of (1628-1687); Clifford, M (1677); Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713)

1683

By the Duke of Buckingham, assisted by Martin Clifford, Thomas Sprat and others. -- cf. DNB. An attack on Dryden and other contemporary dramatists. Dryden is satirized in the character of "Mr. Bayes...

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The rehearsal : as it is now acted at the Theatre-Royal

Buckingham, George Villiers Duke of (1628-1687); Clifford, M (1677); Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713)

1675

Errors in paging: pp. 28, 29, 32 misnumbered 27, 28, 31, respectively. By the Duke of Buckingham, assisted by Martin Clifford, Thomas Sprat, and others. Cf. Camb. Hist. Eng. Lit., and D.N.B. Dryde...

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Mustapha : A tragedy. Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by his Majesty's servants

Mallet, David (1705?-1765)

1739

Paged to follow his Eurydice in an edition of his works issued part by part. Cited by G. W. Bergquist, p. 165, as first published in London, 1739. Dedication over the name: D. Mallet. Apparently...

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Eurydice : A tragedy. Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's servants

Mallet, David (1705?-1765)

1731

Cited by G. W. Bergquist, p. 165, as first edition.

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The rehearsal : as it is now acted at the Theatre-Royal

Buckingham, George Villiers Duke of (1628-1687); Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713); Clifford, Martin (1677)

1711

By the Duke of Buckingham, assisted by Martin Clifford, Thomas Sprat and others. -- cf. DNB. An attack on Dryden and other contemporary dramatists.

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Memoirs of the court of France, and city of Paris: containing the intrigues of that court,... together with the occurrences of the town. In two parts. Translated from the original French

Aulnoy Madame d' (1705)

[c. 1702?]

Distinct from 'Memoirs of the court of France. In two parts...By Madam L.M.D., author of the Voyage into Spain [i.e. M.C.de la Mothe, comtesse d'Aulnoy],' London, R. Bentley and T. Benett, 1692. The L...

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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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Critiques of Kurt Jooss Ballets

1944-1974

Comprises a) Index Card with handwritten notes about a newspaper cutting in 'Dance News' entitled 'New Jooss Ballet Opens First Run' by A.V. Coton - June 11 Essen -The return of Jooss to Essen. John ...

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Sermons on several occasions

Whitaker, Thomas (1710); Dickenson, Thomas (1669-1743); Bradbury, Thomas (1677-1759); Gill, Jeremiah (1668-1709); Jollie, Timothy ca. 1659-1714

1712

Contents: 1. A discourse on the parable of the unclean spirit. -- 2. A sermon on the death of Mr. Joesph Lister... -- 3. A sermon on the death of Mr. Joshua Sager ... -- 4. A sermon on the death of Mr...

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Commonplace book containing verse and historical prose

c.1690

Following initial blank, ff.2r-136v: prose accounts in a single hand of Edward VI, John of Gaunt, Sir Edward Poynings and Richard, Earl of Cornwall, of tournaments and of "the vast power formerly enjo...

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