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Brotherton Collection27
English Literature14
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society8
Herbert Read Collection5
Leeds Russian Archive3
Ripon Cathedral3
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse1
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society1

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private libraries74
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art3
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Private Libraries Association14
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)7
Cavendish Family4
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Devonshire, Dukes of. Library (Chatsworth)4
Devonshire, William Cavendish4
Devonshire, William Cavendish Duke of (1808-1891)4
Lacaita, James Phillip4
Lacaita, Sir James Phillip (1813-1895)4

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Accession catalogue of books bought by R.A. Hellewell

Hellewell, Richard Alexander

1927-1940

Covers the period from November 1927 to August 1940

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Alphabetical catalogue of the books of R.A. Hellewell

Hellewell, Richard Alexander

1936

Comprises books bought from Easter 1936 onwards

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List of books belonging to J.R. Dakyns, Sept. [18]67

Dakyns, John Roche (1836-1910)

1867

Modern pencilled numeration. Ff. 6v-12v are blank. Written on both sides of the paper in an exercise book with marbling on the outside covers

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The Althorp library

Spencer, John Poyntz Spencer Earl (1835-1910)

[1884?]

"Reprinted from Book-Lore." Title from half-title.

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Catalogus librorum, compiled by Anthony Higgin, followed by Latin exercises and commentaries on Ovid's Heroides and Tristia, written by Roger Phillips

Higgin, Anthony

c.1620

Contains: (1) ff.3-10: Catalogus librorum, containing the theology section of Dean Higgin's library, arranged in 30 classes, under the headings 'Biblia sacra, Conciones, Patres, Leiturgiae & Missalia...

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Catalogue of Mr Mountegu Garrard Drake's books

Drake, Mountegu Garrard

1730

Comprises a booklist arranged broadly alphabetically by author or title with dates and places of publication and shelfmarks. Within each letter of the alphabet there is a subdivision of books into fol...

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