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Total number of records: 807

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items473
Archives334

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
English Literature597
Brotherton Collection575
Leeds Poetry37
Herbert Read Collection14
Leeds Russian Archive8
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse3
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society3
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1
Liddle Collection1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
english drama788
english poetry332
english literature279
letters275
english fiction267
theater28
french drama20
english drama (comedy)18
rare books14
english drama (tragedy)10

Count of Place

PlaceCount
England1
Great Britain1
Italy1
Nigeria1
Venice (Italy)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Cumberland, John52
Cumberland, John (1787-1866)52
Daniel, George52
Daniel, George (1789-1864)52
Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)32
Reed, Isaac31
Reed, Isaac (1742-1807)31
Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692)23
Collier, John Payne (1789-1883)16
La Place, Pierre Antoine De16

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 160071
From 1700126
From 1800177
From 1900429
From 20004

Count of Latest date

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Up to 169970
Up to 1799123
Up to 1899170
Up to 1999417
Up to latest27

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A bibliography of the English printed drama to the Restoration (v.4)

Greg, W W (1875-1959); Bibliographical Society (Great Britain)

1939-59

Contents: v.1. Stationers' records; plays to 1616: nos. 1-349 - v.2. Plays, 1617-1689: nos. 350-836. Latin plays. Lost plays - v.3. Collections, appendix, reference lists - v.4. Introduction, addition...

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A list of English plays written before 1643 and printed before 1700

Greg, W W (1875-1959); Bibliographical Society (Great Britain)

1900

Printed for the Bibliographical Society, by Blades, East and Blades. March, 1900, for 1899.

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Old Fortunatus : a play

Dekker, Thomas (1572-1632); Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant (1856-1914)

1904

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The Spanish tragedy : a play

Kyd, Thomas (1558-1594); Schick, Josef (1859-1944)

1898

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The tragical history of Doctor Faustus : a play

Marlowe, Christopher (1564-1593); Gollancz, Sir Israel (1864-1930)

1897

Title within ornamental border.

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List of performances in London theatres, 1700 - 1745.

Nicoll, Allardyce

1924-1933?

Comprises three volumes of the results of Nicoll's research listing performances at London theatres on a day-to-day basis, with a column for each of the major theatres, principally Drury Lane and the ...

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The libertine: : a tragedy. Acted by His Royal Highness's Servants

Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692); Rosimond sieur (1645-1686); Herringman, Henry (1704); Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1676

First edition. An adaption of: "Nouveau festin de Pierre" by Rosimond. Cf. Steiger, A. T. Shadwell's "Libertine," p. 40; Miles, D.H. Influence of Molière, p. 231. BHL 01 (vol 1): seventh item in ...

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Psyche : a tragedy, acted at the Duke's Theatre

Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692); T. N; Herringman, Henry (1704); Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1675

Dedication to James Duke of Monmouth. BHL 01 (vol 1): sixth item in bound volume of 8 items. BHL 01 (vol 1) bound with The sullen lovers. / Thomas Shadwell. London: Henry Herringman, 1668. Index...

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The scowrers: : a comedy, acted by Their Majesties Servants

Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692); Knapton, James (1738); Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1691

First edition. Publisher's advertisements H4. BHL 01 has 17 items/plays in two volumes. Volume 1 has 8 items and volume 2 has 9 items. BHL 01 (vol 2): sixteenth item in bound volumes of total 17...

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The woman-captain: : a comedy acted by His Royal Highnesses Servants

Shadwell, Thomas (1642?-1692); Carr, Samuel (1675-1685); Blavatnik Honresfield Library

1680

Signatures: A-K⁴. Paper: watermarked: Strasburg lily GH/-. With epilogue on leaf A4. Leaf A2v in two states. Last line of dedication begins: State 1) "Wish of"; State 2) "your Countrey;". BH...

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