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Commonplace book
1810
Commonplace book belonging to Charles Cowden Clarke and dated 1810. 185 pages with an index at the back. It is bound in brown leather with decorative embossed borders. Inserts are in a separate envelo...
Literary pocket book
1821-1823
One literary pocket book with a red leather cover inscribed 'To Vincent Novello from his affectionate friend Leigh Hunt'. Containing ‘The two Lysanders’, various writings in Novello’s hand and e...
Fragment of a book with dedications
1840-1888
Fragment of the cover of an unidentified book bound in marbled paper and brown leather, with two inscriptions on the pastedown: one from Vincent Novello to his wife Mary Sabilla Novello dated 3 April ...
A Companion to Every Hymn Book
c. 1860
Volume of printed music titled 'A Companion to Every Hymn Book', which appears to be a proof copy annotated by (Joseph) Alfred Novello before publication. The volume contains two inserted letters from...
Villa Novello visitors' book
1863-1903
Visitors’ book for the home of the Novello Cowden Clarke family in Genoa. Inscribed 'Visitors brought to Villa Novello'. Begins in 1863 and ends in 1903. The names of visitors have not been signed i...
Autograph book of Mary Sabilla Serle
1860-1861
Green leather autograph book belonging to Mary Sabilla Serle, daughter of Thomas James and Cecilia Serle (née Novello), including entries from her relatives Vincent Novello, (Joseph) Alfred Novello, ...
Poetry book of Ann Isabella Stott
6 May 1783
Poetry book of Ann Isabella Stott containing handwritten verses. Inscribed by the author on 6 May 1783 and later by her daughter Isabella Jane Towers on 9 October 1842. Towers was the sister of Charle...
Commonplace book including copies of Wills
c. 1833-1852
A commonplace book belonging to Mary Sabilla Novello, including a copy of her Will dated 20 September 1852 with a note from her husband Vincent Novello and a loose memorandum of her son (Joseph) Alfre...
Letter book relating to Music Publishing affairs
Novello, J Alfred (1810-1896); Novello and Company
25 Feb 1853 - 24 Sept 1853
Volume of letters (include both transcripts and attached correspondence) written by and addressed to (Joseph) Alfred Novello relating to Novello & Co. The volume includes correspondence, notes, partia...
Commonplace book with verse by Mary Cowden Clarke and others
c. 1883
Commonplace book with verse by Mary Cowden Clarke and transcriptions of poetry by other authors, including William Cullen Bryant.
'Doggrel [sic] rhymes on Mrs. Mozley's blotting book' by (Mary) Sabilla Novello
1871
'Doggrel [sic] rhymes on Mrs. Mozley's blotting book' by (Mary) Sabilla Novello, likely to have been written for either Charlotte Sophia Mozley or her sister Edith Margaret Mozley, who were married he...
Major, John to Novello, Vincent
9 Oct 1844
Handwritten letter from the publisher and bookseller John Major to Vincent Novello, hoping that Novello enjoys the enclosed book. Inserted into Walton and Cotton's book 'The Complete Angler' edited by...