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Total number of records: 269

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Books and printed items267
Archives2

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English Literature152
Brotherton Collection124
Herbert Read Collection31
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections9
Leeds Russian Archive6
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society2
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John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1

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authors, english262
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Rolfe, Frederick, 1860-191323
Rolfe, Frederick William (1860-1913)13
Allan, George, 1736-18009
Basire, Isaac9
Basire, Isaac (1704-1768)9
Basire, James, 1730-18029
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)9
Bentley, Samuel9
Bentley, Samuel (1785-1868)9
Bowyer, William, 1663-17379

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The authors of England : a series of medallion portraits of modern literary characters, engraved from the works of British artists

Collas, Achille (1795-1859); Chorley, Henry Fothergill (1808-1872); Nolte, Vincent Otto (1779-1856)

1838

Added engraved t.p.

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Father and son : a study of two temperaments

Gosse, Edmund (1849-1928); Hepburn, James G

1974

Originally published: London : Heinemann, 1907.

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Memories

Clodd, Edward (1840-1930)

1926

4 p. of publishers' advertisments after final page.

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Lives of the most eminent literary and scientific men of Great Britain : early writers

Dunham, S A (1858)

1840

By S.A. Dunham. Engraved title-page. Published also in Lardner's Cabinet cyclopedia as v. 1 of three volumes (v. 36-38) having title: Eminent literary and scientific men of Great Britain.

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Personal recollections

Charlotte Elizabeth (1790-1846)

1841

Extra t.p., engraved. Includes bibliographical references.

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Beckford of Fonthill

Fothergill, Brian; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1979

Includes bibliography (pages 376-380), and index.

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The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, Esqr : with an introductory letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper (v.1)

Hayley, William (1745-1820); Blake, William (1757-1827); Cowper, William (1731-1800)

1803-04

Vols. 1 and 3, and part of v. 2 have running title: Life of Cowper. The engravings, all by William Blake, comprise parts. of Cowper after Romney and Lawrence, a port. of Cowper's mother, Blake's ori...

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The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, Esqr : with an introductory letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper (v.2)

Hayley, William (1745-1820); Blake, William (1757-1827); Cowper, William (1731-1800)

1803-04

Vols. 1 and 3, and part of v. 2 have running title: Life of Cowper. The engravings, all by William Blake, comprise parts. of Cowper after Romney and Lawrence, a port. of Cowper's mother, Blake's ori...

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The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, Esqr : with an introductory letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper (v.3)

Hayley, William (1745-1820); Blake, William (1757-1827); Cowper, William (1731-1800)

1803-04

Vols. 1 and 3, and part of v. 2 have running title: Life of Cowper. The engravings, all by William Blake, comprise parts. of Cowper after Romney and Lawrence, a port. of Cowper's mother, Blake's ori...

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The life of Thomas Hardy : a critical biography

Turner, Paul (1917-2005)

1998

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Lord Byron and some of his contemporaries : with recollections of the author's life, and of his visit to Italy

Hunt, Leigh (1784-1859)

1828

Includes sketches of Moore, Shelley, Keats, and others.

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