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Uglow, Jenny to Ross, Alan

27 Nov 1985 - 12 Mar 1986

On behalf of Chatto and Windus / Hogarth Press; relating to Jeremy Lewis; James Hanley; John Sommerfield; Liam Hanley; Hugo Williams; Christopher Hawtree; Roy Fuller; London Magazine Editions; Keith V...

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Jane Eyre

Brontë, Charlotte (1816-1855); Gabain, Ethel; Imprimerie nationale (France)

1923

Of 495 copies,15 numbered 1-15 with 17 original lithographs and 5 supplementary lithographs signed by the artist, Ethel Gabain; 460 numbered 16 to 675 with 17 original lithographs.

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The golden farmer : a poem. Humbly inscrib'd to the Right Honourable William, Lord Craven

Wilkes, Thomas (1786)

1723

Head and tail pieces. No full stop printed after "farmer". The farmer's name was probably Scudamore (p.6, 1.17).

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[Vocabularius praedicantium]

Melber, Johannes; Zeninger, Conrad (1480-1489); Suess, Heinricus; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[1481-82]

Imprint from ISTC. Compiled by Johannes Melber from the lectures of Jodocus Eichmann. Hain ascribes the printing of this book to Peter Wagner of Nuremberg who printed an edition of this work in 14...

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The life of George Washington : commander in chief of the American forces, during the war which established the independence of his country, and first president of the United States : compiled under the inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from original papers

Marshall, John (1755-1835); Washington, Bushrod (1762-1829); Crissy, James; Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869); Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1820)

1832

"In two volumes." Abridged from the 1st edition, Philadelphia, 1804-07. "Stereotyped by J. Crissy and G. Goodman."--T.p. verso. Pagination, v. 1: iv, 460, 42, vi, iii-v, [1] (last p. blank), [1]...

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Thoughts upon the four last things : death; judgement; heaven; hell. A poem in four parts. Part I

Trapp, Joseph (1679-1747)

1734[-1735]

This edition of pt. I has "judgement" spelled with an "e" in the title and signature C printed under "t" of "the Body". Parts 2-4 have no title-pages. Notes are at the end of pt. 4 (sig. [1-2]), w...

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Thoughts upon the four last things : death, judgment, heaven, hell : a poem, in four parts

Trapp, Joseph (1679-1747)

1734-1735

This edition of pt. I has "judgment" spelled without an "e" in the title and signature C printed under "B" of "Body". Imprint, pts. II-IV: Printed by J. Wright for Lawton Gilliver...; pt. II dated 1...

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The spectator

Addison, Joseph (1672-1719); Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729); De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)

no.1-555 Thurs. 1st March 1711 - Sat. 6th Dec.1712 Bound in 1 vol. -- A general t.-p. and the dedications to the first 7 vols. of the collected ed. of 1712 (i.e. comprising the numbers bound together ...

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Amyntor: or, A defence of Milton's life : Containing I. A general apology for all writings of that kind. II. A catalogue of books attributed... to Jesus Christ, ... III. A complete history of the book, entitul'd, Icon basilike ... [etc.]

Toland, John (1670-1722)

1699

"The author to a friend" signed: J.T. (i.e. John Toland). A reply to a sermon preached by Offspring Blackall before the House of Commons on January 30th, 1698/9 (cf. DNB). Signatures: [A]² B-L⁸...

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The Tempest. I. ii. 460 - II. i. 67

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (6)

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Henry the Sixth, Part One. III. i. 40 - III. i. 156

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (106)

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