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Total number of records: 47

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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)6
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Devonshire, William Cavendish4
Devonshire, William Cavendish Duke of (1808-1891)4
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Cox, E H M (1893-1977)3

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A catalogue of books belonging to Walter Stanhope

Spencer Stanhope, Walter (1749-1821)

c.1770

Only stubs remain of ff.36 and 46; ff.32-46 are blank

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Alphabetical catalogue of the books of R.A. Hellewell

Hellewell, Richard Alexander

1936

Comprises books bought from Easter 1936 onwards

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A catalogue of books belonging to the Rev. George Holden

Holden, George (1783-1865)

c.1836-1864

The most recently published items are dated 1864. The books listed here formed the nucleus of the Holden Library belonging to the diocese of Ripon

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Catalogue of Mr Mountegu Garrard Drake's books

Drake, Mountegu Garrard

1730

Comprises a booklist arranged broadly alphabetically by author or title with dates and places of publication and shelfmarks. Within each letter of the alphabet there is a subdivision of books into fol...

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Accession catalogue of books bought by R.A. Hellewell

Hellewell, Richard Alexander

1927-1940

Covers the period from November 1927 to August 1940

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Catalogue of books in the private library of Edward Feilde of Harrogate

Feilde, Edward

c.1868

The additional folios contain material noted as from 'Bookcase in Mrs. Feilde's Room' and the Library

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Anonymous catalogue of theological books, chiefly on aspects of nonconformity

c.1901-1950

Modern pencil foliation. Leather binding with some blind tooling and marbled endpapers. Attached to the front endpaper are two letters from librarians at Dr Williams's Library: first, one from Miss In...

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List of books belonging to J.R. Dakyns, Sept. [18]67

Dakyns, John Roche (1836-1910)

1867

Modern pencilled numeration. Ff. 6v-12v are blank. Written on both sides of the paper in an exercise book with marbling on the outside covers

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The private library : what we do know, what we don't know, what we ought to know about our books

Humphreys, Arthur L (1865-1946)

1897

What is a good edition? -- What is a fine copy? -- Book values -- On the care of books -- The art of reading -- Common-place books -- Reference books -- Boudoir libraries -- Bookbinding -- Book hobbie...

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The private library : what we do know, what we don't know, what we ought to know about our books

Humphreys, Arthur L (1865-1946)

1897

What is a good edition? -- What is a fine copy? -- Book values -- On the care of books -- The art of reading -- Common-place books -- Reference books -- Boudoir libraries -- Bookbinding -- Book hobbie...

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