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Total number of records: 252

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
English Literature252
Brotherton Collection35

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
english language252
english literature13
english poetry10
dialect literature, english6
linguistic geography6
folklore5
ballads, english4
indo-european languages4
language and languages4
quotations, english4

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Yorkshire (England)9
Leeds (England)6
West Yorkshire (England)4
Cumberland2
England2
Great Britain2
Oxford (England)2
London (England)1
Swaledale (England)1
West Riding of Yorkshire (England)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)19
Carr, William (1843)10
Todd, Henry John (1763-1845)9
Grose, Francis (1731?-1791)7
Moorman, F W (1872-1919)7
Yorkshire Dialect Society7
American Council of Learned Societies6
Bloch, Bernard (1907-1965)6
Bloch, Julia6
Hanley, Miles L6

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From 170033
From 1800146
From 190063

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Up to 179929
Up to 1899147
Up to 199965
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The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire

Moorman, F W (1872-1919); Thoresby Society

1910

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A dictionary of the English language

Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)

1799

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Epea pteroenta, or, The diversions of Purley (v.1)

Tooke, John Horne (1736-1812)

1798-1805

Vol.2 has no edition statement.

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Epea pteroenta, or, The diversions of Purley (v.2)

Tooke, John Horne (1736-1812)

1798-1805

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Epea pteroenta, or, The diversions of Purley (v.1)

Tooke, John Horne (1736-1812); Taylor, Richard (1781-1858)

1829

"Wholesale and retail list of books, published and sold by Mr. Tegg, no. 73, Cheapside, London" inserted before title page.

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Epea pteroenta, or, The diversions of Purley (v.2)

Tooke, John Horne (1736-1812); Taylor, Richard (1781-1858)

1829

"Wholesale and retail list of books, published and sold by Mr. Tegg, no. 73, Cheapside, London" inserted before title page.

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The philosophy of language, containing practical rules for acquiring a knowledge of English grammar, with remarks on the principles of syntax and composition

Cramp, William

1838

Includes index "comprising a dictionary of technical words commonly used by writers on language and elocution, with notes and additional observations on the rules and principles of grammar."

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