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Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)3
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The battailes of Crescey and Poictiers : under the fortunes and valour of King Edward the third of that name, and his sonne Edward Prince of Wales, named the Black

Aleyn, Charles (1640)

1633

Page 57 wrongly numbered 75. In verse. Author statement follows edition statement on title page. First leaf is blank. Caption title, page 65, reads: The battaile of Poictiers under the fortune...

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Letters to Jon Silkin, Manuscripts, Etc.

Smith, Ken (1938-2003)

December 1965 - 10 January 1994

Correspondence and other items sent to Jon Silkin by the poet Ken Smith. Includes 10 typescript letters and 7 ms letters/notes from Smith to Silkin. Letter dated 'Aug 12' [1971?] accompanied by an ann...

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Notebook 8: Nigeria Poems and Notes

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1967

White and green spiral-bound notebook, with ms title on front cover 'Nigeria: Poems & Notes. January 2nd 1967 - March 28th 1967.' The pages of the notebook are numbered in ms pp. 7-26, pp. 29-46, pp. ...

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Religion/Literature: Sermon

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1983-1990

This file chiefly contains items relating to the sermon 'Thus my noblest capacity becomes my deepest perplexity', written and delivered by Geoffrey Hill at Great St Mary's Church, Cambridge, on 8 May ...

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Aesop's Fables

Aesop; Rundell, Joseph Benjamin; Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Croxall, Samuel (1752); La Fontaine, Jean de (1621-1695); L'Estrange, Sir Roger (1616-1704)

[1874-1875]

Multi-part item originally issued in 13 parts. Pagination as follows: Part 1 (April 1874) [2], 32 p., [1] leaf of plates, Part 2 (May 1874) p. 33-64, Part 3 (June 1874) p. 65-96, Part 4 (July 1874) p....

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Divine and moral speculations in metrical numbers, upon various subjects

Aylett, Robert (1583-1655?)

1654

Sig: A⁵, B-R⁴, Aa-Hh⁴; B-C⁸; Ii-Ll⁸; Mm-Tt⁸ in eights; leaf without sig.-mark. Title within a single ruled line border. Portrait by T. Cross. Head and tail-pieces, initials. Wing A42...

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Notebook 55

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1955-1956

Notebook containing the following drafts of poems: - Eros and Agape(fol. 1-2. Published in Into the Fire(1956) - Crime Time(fol. 2-3) - Family History(fol. 3-4, 8-10. Published in Into the Fire(19...

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The British critic

v.1-2, no.i; 5-31; 32 (index & preliminary matter), no.i,v; 33; 34, no.i-v; 35-36; 37, no.i,iii-v; 38, no.iii-iv; 39, no.v (lacks final pages), vi; 40, no.v; 41, no.i,iii; 42, no.iii-vi; new ser. v.1...

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Notebook 27

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

June 1953 - December 1954

Notebook with drafts of poems and dramatic works, and some prose passages. Most of the poems appear to have been published in the collection'In the Fire' (1956), which was written during Blackburn's t...

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Notebook 51

Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)

1974

This notebook contains photographs and typescript and manuscript poems, often with annotations by the author. Some are labelled with ms notes on where items were published or submitted.The contents ar...

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Glaucus, or, The wonders of the shore

Kingsley, Charles (1819-1875)

1855

"The basis of this little book was an article which appeared in the North British review for November 1854"--p. [7].

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Notebook 17

Blackburn, Thomas (1916-1977)

c.1956-1957

Poetry notebook which containing drafts of the following poems: - Only I am breft (untitled poem and notes fol. 1) - I do not think the dawn will ever break (untitled poem fol. 1-3) - Connubial(fo...

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