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Total number of records: 33

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives32
Objects1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection30
Brotherton Collection4
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive3

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
gift giving33
letter writing26
books9
poetry4
family3
publishing3
art books2
writing2
artists1
childhood1

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom9
Genoa, Italy3
Nice, France3
Manchester, United Kingdom2
Edinburgh, United Kingdom1
Evesham, United Kingdom1
Exeter, United Kingdom1
Gadebridge, United Kingdom1
Maidenhead, United Kingdom1
Manchester, United Kindom1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria10
Cowden Clarke, Charles6
Hunt, James Henry Leigh2
Coleridge, Sir John Duke, Baron Coleridge1
Cowden Clarke, Charles & Clarke, Mary Victoria1
Cowden Clarke, Charles and Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria1
Dennel, Charles F.1
Dickens, Charles1
Farrar, Eliza Ware1
Hume, George1

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From 180030
From 19003

Count of Latest date

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Up to 189929
Up to 19994

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Books

1956-1959

Two books owned by and gifted to Bridget Riley.

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Literary pocket book

1821-1823

One literary pocket book with a red leather cover inscribed 'To Vincent Novello from his affectionate friend Leigh Hunt'. Containing ‘The two Lysanders’, various writings in Novello’s hand and e...

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Fragment of a book with dedications

1840-1888

Fragment of the cover of an unidentified book bound in marbled paper and brown leather, with two inscriptions on the pastedown: one from Vincent Novello to his wife Mary Sabilla Novello dated 3 April ...

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'Doggrel [sic] rhymes on Mrs. Mozley's blotting book' by (Mary) Sabilla Novello

1871

'Doggrel [sic] rhymes on Mrs. Mozley's blotting book' by (Mary) Sabilla Novello, likely to have been written for either Charlotte Sophia Mozley or her sister Edith Margaret Mozley, who were married he...

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Major, John to Novello, Vincent

9 Oct 1844

Handwritten letter from the publisher and bookseller John Major to Vincent Novello, hoping that Novello enjoys the enclosed book. Inserted into Walton and Cotton's book 'The Complete Angler' edited by...

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Zimmern, Helen to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

18 Nov 1883

Handwritten letter from the author Helen Zimmern to Mary Cowden Clarke, presenting her with a copy of her book 'Maria Edgeworth' in memory to their time together. Inserted into Helen Zimmern's book 'M...

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Pickering, Richard to Cowden Clarke, Charles

5 Sep 1842

Handwritten letter from Richard Pickering to Charles Cowden Clarke, presenting a book on behalf of Royston Mechanics' Institute as a token of gratitude. Inserted into the book 'On Heroes, Hero-Worship...

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Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Cowden Clarke, Charles

7 Nov 1815

Handwritten letter from Leigh Hunt to Charles Cowden Clarke, mentioning a picture Cowden Clarke had left for Hunt at Paddington, which was being withheld and books sent from Hunt to Cowden Clarke, wit...

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Mahaffy, John Pentland to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla

c, 1877

Handwritten letter from the classicist John Pentland Mahaffy to (Mary) Sabilla Novello, thanking her for the gift of a book.

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Coleridge, Sir John Duke, Baron Coleridge to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

1879

Two handwritten letters on mourning paper from Sir John Duke Coleridge, Lord Chief justice of England, to Mary Cowden Clarke, enclosing his book for her, noting that there are only 75 copies and menti...

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Notes

1840-1947

Various notes relating to the Novello Cowden Clarke family, including fragments of book dedications, biographical notes, autographs and puzzles.

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Moore, R. to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

3 Jan 1848

Handwritten letter from R. Moore to Mary Cowden Clarke, thanking her for sending a copy of her book 'Shakespeare Proverbs or the Wise Saws of our Wisest Poet Collected into a Modern Instance' and prai...

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