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Gosse, Edmund (1849-1928)4
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Behold, this dreamer : of reverie, night, sleep, dream, love-dreams, nightmare, death, the unconscious, the imagination, divination, the artist, and kindred subjects

De La Mare, Walter (1873-1956); Freedman, Barnett (1901-1958); Bridgen, John William

1939

Frontispiece and decoration on title-page by Barnett Freedman.

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Appreciations : with an essay on style

Pater, Walter (1839-1894)

1924

First published 1889.

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The modern age

Ford, Boris

1961

Turquoise and black paper covers printed in black and white. Includes index. "For further reading and reference": p. 497-[510]. "Authors and works": p. 511-[545].

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Selected essays : (first series)

Gosse, Edmund (1849-1928)

1928

Contents: On fluctations of taste. Walter Pater. The charm of Sterne. Wine and Mr. Saintsbury. Christina Rossetti. A first sight of Tennyson. The last of the pagans. A nun's love letters. The fairy in...

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Studies in English philology, linguistics and literature : presented to Alarik Rynell, 7 March 1978

Rydén, Mats; Björk, Lennart A; Rynell, Alarik

1978

Contents: Björk, L. A., Courtly love or Christian love.--Danielsson, B., The birth of a legend.--Hallander, L.-G., Clearer than usual, as clear as usual, less clear than usual?--Hargevik, S., Daniel ...

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Gossip in a library

Gosse, Edmund (1849-1928)

1893

Contents: Introductory -- Camden's "Britannia" -- A mirror for magistrates --A poet in prison -- Death's duel --Gerard's Herbal -- Pharamond -- A volume of old plays -- A censor of poets -- Lady Winch...

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Gossip in a library

Gosse, Edmund (1849-1928)

1892

Contents: Introductory -- Camden's "Britannia" -- A mirror for magistrates --A poet in prison -- Death's duel --Gerard's Herbal -- Pharamond -- A volume of old plays -- A censor of poets -- Lady Winch...

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Poems by Lascelles Abercrombie and other members of the Abercrombie family

1881-1940

Autograph manuscript poems by Lascelles Abercrombie including 'Deep-Sea Bathing', and 'Rondeau'.

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Les fleurs du mal and other studies

Swinburne, Algernon Charles (1837-1909); Gosse, Edmund (1849-1928); Wise, Thomas James (1859-1937)

1913

Colophon: London: Printed for Thomas J. Wise, Hampstead, N.W. Edition limited to thirty-two copies. Each of the seven studies preceded by half-title. Introduction -- Les fleurs du mal -- The golde...

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John Braine Archive notebooks

1950-1986

14 boxes containing 209 autograph manuscript notebooks of John Braine, with some previously numbered, presumably by Braine. D 1-125 serve as diaries (dated from 1950 to 1986), FF 1-10 contain dra...

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John Braine manuscript and typescript drafts

1943-1985

(b) 22 boxes containing autograph manuscript and typescript drafts of his novels, stories, playscripts, articles, broadcasts, and poems. 'These golden days' (boxes 1-3), 'The two of us' (boxes 4-6)...

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Miscellanies of the Fuller Worthies' Library (v.4)

Grosart, Alexander Balloch (1827-1899)

1870-76

Vols. I-II edition of 156 copies. Vols. III-IV edition of 106 copies. Contents: v. 1. Bacon, F. The poems of Francis Bacon. Taylor, J. The poems and verse-translations. Bale, J. The temptacyon of ou...

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