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Brotherton Collection1075
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Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)49
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The revolt of Islam : a poem, in twelve cantos

Shelley, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822)

1818

First edition. Largely composed of sheets prepared for 'Laon and Cythna' with the t.p. and 28 leaves of the text cancelled and replaced by new ones: t.p., c3, d1, D5-6, E4, G5, I2, K6, K8, L2, N2-4,...

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Abuses stript, and whipt. Or Satirical essayes

Wither, George (1588-1667)

1613

In verse. Collation: A⁸ a⁴ B-V⁸ (A1, V7,8 blank). In this edition A4r line 4 has: quareld. This and STC 25891.5 may have been printed after 25894 (STC).

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Useful exercises

Dressler, Raphael (1734-1835)

[18--]

Caption title. Exercises for flute.

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Romische Historie vsz Tito liuio gezogen

Livy; Schöferlin, Bernhard; Wittig, Ivo (1507); Schöffer, Johann (1468-1531)

1505

Free adaptation from the Latin begun by Bernhard Schöferlin, continued by Ivo Wittig. Imprint from colophon. Signatures: pi⁶, chi⁶, a⁸, b-o⁶, p⁴, A⁸, B-R⁶ (-R6), Aa⁸, Bb-Dd⁶, Ee...

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BC MS Lt 49, f. 1r: The opening of Thomas Brewster's translation from Persius, 'Satires', 2 (
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Verse translations from the classics

173-?

Collection of three verse translations from the classics in a single 18th-century hand: ff.1r-6r: Translation of Persius, "Satires", 2, by Mr T. Brewster, A.M. & c.; ff.8r-10r: Paraphrase of Persius, ...

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Manipulus curatorum officia sacerdotum secundum ordinem septem sacramentorum perbreuiter complectens

Guido de Monte Rocherii

1508

Signatures: a-n⁸, o⁵. Capital spaces with guide letters. Imprint from colophon, (sig. o5r).

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30 preludes or cadenzas for the flute

Berbiguier, T (1782-1838)

[ca. 1830]

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[Studies for the flute]

Pratten, R S (1868)

[ca. 1830]

Wanting title-page.

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BC MS Lt q 20, f.10r: The opening of Henry Pemberton's poem
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Collection of English verse, begun on March 26th 1732 by William Jermy of Norfolk

Jermy, William

1732-c.1741

Bound in modern cream vellum over boards, with black ink lettering on front cover and spine (the latter with NORFOLK MSS); modern endpapers and flyleaves. F.3r: ornamental ink cartouche with author/co...

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