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The post-boy robb'd of his mail : or, The pacquet broke open
Gildon, Charles (1665-1724); Pallavicino, Ferrante (1615-1644); Dunton, John (1659-1733)
1706
The epistle dedicatory signed: C. G. Wrongly attributed to John Dunton. Pagination and signatures are continuous. Bookseller's lists on unnumbered page following [xxii] and unnumbered final page...
Porter, Melinda Camber to Ross, Alan
5 Oct 1974 - 30 Nov 1975
Known as Melinda Camber in Britain. Relating to [Edmond] Jabès; "Change"; "Tel Quel"; Rosemarie Waldrop; Artaud; Gallimard; Wesleyan Press; Blanchet; [Julio] Cortazar; Alberti; Monique Wittig; Peter ...
The post-man robb'd of his mail : or, The packet broke open. Being a collection of miscellaneous letters, serious and comical, amorous and gallant. Amongst which are, The lover's sighs: or, The amours of the beautiful Stremunia and Alphonso the Wise, king of Castile, and Aragon, and earl of Provence; with her passionate letters to the king on his chusing another mistress. In five books
Gildon, Charles (1665-1724)
1719
Preface "signed" by the fictitious "Sir Roger de Whimsey"; the whole work is actually by Charles Gildon. Four pages of Contents follow p. 340. A separate work from the same author's "The post-boy ...
Ross, Alan to [miscellaneous]
29 Mar 1962 - n.d.
Including copies of two letters sent out - names of recipients not present, letters unsigned. Both letters are invitations to contribute - probably sent out to a number of individuals. Relating to [C....
Armes, Roy to Ross, Alan
9 Mar 1972 - 16 Nov 1982
Addressed to Alan, signed Roy. Relating to Alain Robbe-Grillet; National Film Theatre (N.F.T.); Miklos Jancsó; I.C.A.; Fellini; Visconti; Bernardo Bertolucci; Alain Resnais; Vivienne [Lewis]; British...
Rodway, Allan to Ross, Alan
25 Sept 1975 - 31 Nov 1980
Relating to [W.H.] Auden; [Tom] Stoppard; [James] Joyce; [Oscar] Wilde; Joan Littlewood; Lenin; Henry Carr; Dada; Beethoven; Gallagher and Shean; "Encounter"; [Samuel] Beckett; David Hare; [Henrik] Ib...
Title: [unknown]
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 18
Contents: Epigram arguing that those who challenge soldiers should expect to be robbed in return
Title: Sent with a quill to Dean Swift hearing he receivd a present of ink and paper
from a lady
Author: Pilkington, Laetitia
Date(s): 1732
Manuscript: Lt 9
Contents: Praising Jonathan Swift's poetry and urging him to use the quill as his
pen; also pointing out its usefulness to music and painting. Cf BCMSV 793.
Autobiography of a Scotch country gentleman, the Rev. John Hamilton Gray, of Carntyne : with a supplemental memoir of his later years
Gray, John Hamilton (1800-1867); Gray, Caroline Elizabeth Johnstone (1887)
1868
"Memoirs and memorials supplemental to the foregoing autobiography", by Mrs. Caroline Hamilton Gray: p. 279-424.