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A commonplace book of Mary Cowgill containing mainly notes on astronomical, medical and natural history topics

Cowgill, Mary

c.1801-1850

Contents include: (1) a plan of York Minster (f.33) and local topographical notes on Malham Cove, Whernside, Ingleborough, Pen-y-Ghent and Pendle Hill (ff.40v-41); (2) financial accounts dated 1838 on...

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An account of some new microscopical discoveries : founded on an examination of the calamary... also observations on the Farina faecundans of plants ... . Dedicated to the Royal Society

Needham, John Turberville (1713-1781)

1745

Edition statement from DNB v. xiv, p. 158. Dedication signed T.N [sic; Turbeville Needham]. The B.M. catalogue lists "another copy with a new titlepage bearing the author's name", also dated 1745 ...

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Four commonplace books, 1930-1944, compiled by Thomas Henry Booth Bedford

Bedford, Thomas Henry Booth (1898-1961)

1930-1944

Containing mainly notes on Yorkshire folklife, cookery (especially oatcake), and natural history. Vol.2 contains a letter from G.R. Lane Fox, 13 Jan 1931, and vol.3 contains letters from M. Clarkson, ...

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Idle days in Patagonia

Hudson, W H (1841-1922)

1893

First edition. "This edition consists of 1750 copies". Four pages of advertisements at the end.

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Incipit Prohemium De proprietatibus rerum Fratris Bartholomei Anglici de ordine Fratrum Minorum

Bartholomaeus Anglicus; Reinhard, Marcus; Philippi, Nicolaus; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930); Reider, Martin Joseph von (1793-1862)

Sub anno d[omi]ni Millesimoquadringe[n]tesimo octogesimo.die vero Iulij.xxix. [29 July 1480]

Signatures: a-i¹⁰ k-l⁸ L⁸ m-x¹⁰ y-z⁸ [et]⁸ [con]⁸ A-F¹⁰ G-H⁸. Title from incipit on a2r. Imprint from colophon (the printers were active in Lyon). Colophon on H7v reads: Imp...

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De las propiedades de las cosas
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De las propiedades de las cosas

Bartholomaeus Anglicus; Burgos, Vincente de; Mayer, Henricus; Mancebo, Julián; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

a[n]no del señor de mil [e] quatro çientos [e] nouenta quatro a diez [e] ocho del mes de setie[m]bre. [18 September 1494]

Signatures: a⁶ 2a⁸ b-m⁸ n-o⁶ A-M⁸ aa⁶ bb-ee⁸ ff-gg⁶ hh-oo⁸ pp⁴. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on pp4v reads: Feneçe el libro delas propiedades delas cosas trasladado de lat...

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Francisci Redi Opusculorum (v.2)

Redi, Francesco (1626-1698); Redi, Francesco (1626-1698); Lachmund, Friedrich (1635-1676); Redi, Francesco (1626-1698); Hooghe, Romeyn de (1645-1708)

1685-1686

Includes illustrations by or after Romeyn de Hooghe. Vol. 1 has title: Francisci Redi, patricii Aretini, Opusculorum pars prior, sive Experimenta circa generationem insectorum ad illustrem virum Car...

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