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Brotherton Collection12
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biography17
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biography 20th century1
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Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge4
Dobree, Bonamy (1891-1974)3
Rolfe, Frederick, 1860-19133
Smith, William3
Smith, William (1813-1893)3
Symons, A J A (1900-1941)3
Symons, Alphonse James Albert3
Nepos, Cornelius2
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)2
Baxter, Richard, 1615-16911

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Distinguished men of modern times (vol.1)

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1838

At head of title: Under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. "A republication of the memoirs in the Gallery of portraits, published under the superintendence of ...

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Distinguished men of modern times (vol.2)

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1838

At head of title: Under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. "A republication of the memoirs in the Gallery of portraits, published under the superintendence of ...

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Distinguished men of modern times (vol.3)

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1838

At head of title: Under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. "A republication of the memoirs in the Gallery of portraits, published under the superintendence of ...

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Distinguished men of modern times (vol.4)

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1838

At head of title: Under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. "A republication of the memoirs in the Gallery of portraits, published under the superintendence of ...

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Life of the Rev. Richard Baxter

Religious Tract Society (Great Britain)

[1834?]

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Characters and commentaries

Strachey, Lytton (1880-1932)

1933

Essays.

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The lives of illustrious men

Nepos, Cornelius

1684

Dedication signed Leopold William Finch. List of contributors' names on c6 verso. First edition.

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Edna Manley Biography

Brown, Wayne

c.1969-1974

This subfonds contains papers relating to Wayne Brown's work on the first part of his biography of the Jamaican sculptor Edna Manley. Brown's research for this volume and its publication coincided wit...

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The quest for Corvo : an experiment in biography

Symons, A J A (1900-1941)

1993

Originally published: London : Cassell, 1934.

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Biography

Shelston, Alan

1977

Bibliography: p.75-77. - Includes index.

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