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Total number of records: 398

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English Literature398
Brotherton Collection307
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Herbert Read Collection1

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clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)22
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Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)49
Defauconpret, A.-J.-B (1767-1843)30
Scott, Walter, 1771-183230
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)25
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)23
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)23
Hills, Henry19
Hills, Henry (1713)19
Dryden, John (1631-1700)18
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The case of the helmeted airman : a study of W.H. Auden's poetry

Duchêne, François (1927-); Bridgen, John William

1972

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W.H. Auden

Davison, Dennis (1923-); Bridgen, John William

1970

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Auden

Davenport-Hines, R P T (1953-); Bridgen, John William

1995

Includes bibliographical references (pages [353]-391) and index.

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Weyfarers

jno.13-15 (Sept. 1975-Apr. 1976); 22 (Aug. 1978) d

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English drawings and watercolors, 1550-1850, in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Baskett, John; Snelgrove, Dudley; Pierpont Morgan Library

1972

"Exhibition of the Mellon Collection, 13 April to 28 July 1972, the Pierpont Morgan Library." Compiled by J. Baskett and D. Snelgrove.

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English drawings and watercolors, 1550-1850, in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Baskett, John; Snelgrove, Dudley; Pierpont Morgan Library

1972

"Exhibition of the Mellon Collection, 13 April to 28 July 1972, the Pierpont Morgan Library." Compiled by J. Baskett and D. Snelgrove.

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The medall : A satyre against sedition

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Tate, Nahum (1652-1715)

1682

The authour of Absalom and Achitophel = John Dryden. First edition; first issue. There are at least two issues. The first [Macdonald 13ai] lacks the two Latin lines at end which occur in Macdonald...

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Belphegor : or, The marriage of the Devil. A tragi-comedy lately Acted at the Queen's Theatre in Dorset-Garden

Wilson, John (1626-1696); Machiavelli, Niccolò (1469-1527)

1691

Licens'd, October 13. 1690. Claimed in "The author to the reader" to be based on a work by Machiavelli.

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Untraced poem, By Wisdom Strung With Cords of Love poem

1744-1816

Hand 7, watermark: W Field 1806: A bifolium containing an untraced poem: By wisdom strung with cords of love, with a wax seal of a lyre topped by the owl of wisdom, dated: Hamste[a]d Jan Sunday 13 Sep...

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The grand defeat : or, the downfall of the S---d---an party. To the tune of, Chevy Chace: or God prosper long our noble king, &c

1741

"On the defeat of Samuel Sandys's motion for the removal of Walpole, 13 Feb 1741" (Foxon). Bookseller's name from colophon. Heading title: The grand defeat of the S------d-----donian party. Firs...

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