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Total number of records: 289

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items265
Archives22
Objects2

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection71
English Literature15
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection15
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive12
Ripon Cathedral6
Leeds Russian Archive5
Herbert Read Collection4
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society3
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History2
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
books289
livres141
booksellers' catalogs124
catalogues de librairies123
rare books76
book prices73
catalogues, booksellers'73
livres rares50
illustrated books47
antiquarian booksellers46

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain88
England65
Europe19
Latin America7
Spain7
London, United Kingdom5
Genoa, Italy3
China2
Horsham, United Kingdom2
Andover (England)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)150
Bernard Quaritch (Firm)73
Marlborough Rare Books45
Anderson, James (1739-1808)11
Nichols, John9
Nichols, John (1745-1826)9
Sotheby'S (Firm)9
Timperley, Charles Henry9
Brunet, Jacques-Charles7
Brunet, Jacques-Charles (1780-1867)7

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From 16001
From 170018
From 180048
From 1900163
From 20005

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Up to 16991
Up to 179918
Up to 189945
Up to 1999165
Up to latest6

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Books and theatres

Craig, Edward Gordon (1872-1966)

1925

Contents: John Evelyn and the theatre.--Books and actors.--Books, mules and idleness in Italy.--On certain booksellers.--Traveling monuments.--The theatre of Sabbioneta.--Candlelight.--Delicate drama....

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Books reviewed

Squire, Sir John Collings (1884-1958)

[1922]

Contents: John Clare.--Miss Mansfield's stories.--A book-collector.--Editing Shakespeare.--William James's letters.--Baudelaire.--Keats.-Austin Dobson's essays.--Mr. George Moore's tapestry.--Andrew M...

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The ideal book or book beautiful : a tract on calligraphy, printing, and illustration & on the book beautiful as a whole

Cobden-Sanderson, T J (1840-1922); Doves Press

1900

Colophon: 'This tract, written by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, was printed by him & Emery Walker at the Doves press and finished Oct. 19, 1900'.

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The care of fine books

Greenfield, Jane; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1988]

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-156) and index.

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Antiquarian Book Fair (1998)

Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Antiquarian Book Fair; Antiquarian Booksellers' Association

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The Saturday Book 4

Oct 1944

Printed copy of volume four of 'The Saturday Book' edited by Leonard Russell and published in October 1944. Includes a colour reproduction of a street scene by Maurice de Sausmarez, featuring a shop f...

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English book collectors

Fletcher, William Younger (1830-1913); Graves, Walter Stanley

1902

Title within ornamental border. Alphabetical list of collectors: p. [xiii]-xvi.

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Books : autumn 1961

De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969); Thames and Hudson

1961

Catalogued from cover.

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Caring for books and documents

Baynes-Cope, A D; British Museum

1981

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English book collectors

Fletcher, William Younger (1830-1913); Graves, Walter Stanley

1902

Title within ornamental border. Alphabetical list of collectors: p. [xiii]-xvi.

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