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“Speech by Sir E. Gosse”
1849-1928
Bound MS draft; added to title: “At a meeting of The Royal Society of Literature”; 5pp (not numbered); spine bound in dark blue leather with title and author in golden embossed letters
Pontefract. Engraved by J Walker from an original drawing by T Hearn.
1798
Publish'd Novr. 1, 1798, by J Walker, no. 16, Rosomans Street, London. Volume 4, Pl. 163.
The consolidator : or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon
Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731)
1705
A satire on English politics and government. Pp. 247, 258-9, 263 wrongly numbered 147, 158-9, 163. Bragg's advertisements at foot of p.360. By D. Defoe.
La guida de' forestieri : curiosi di vedere, e di riconoscere le cose più memorabili di Pozzuoli, Baja, Cuma, Miseno, Gaeta, ed altri luoghi circonvicini, spiegata con l'aiuto di gravi autori
Sarnelli, Pompeo; Bulifon, Antonio; Alcadino (fl. 1191); Capaccio, Giulio Cesare (1550-1631)
1768
First published in 1685; edited by Antoine Bulifon. "Alcadini de balneis Puteolorum eorumque virtutibus": p. 112-137; "Descrizione delle virtú, e proprietà de' bagni d'Ischia, di Giulio Cesare Cap...
The Role of the Operatic Chorus
1928
Article from 'Singchor und Tanz'. Four page typed article in English headed "Role of the Operatic Chorus. Contemporary problem- "vocal chorus-movement chorus"" by Dr Herbert Graf. Noted on front: "Box...
Jus regium: or The just and solid foundations of monarchy in general; and more especially of the monarchy of Scotland: maintain'd against Buchannan, Naphtali, Dolman, Milton, &c
Mackenzie, Sir George (1636-1691)
1684
A reply to George Buchanan's 'De jure regni apud Scotos' and Robert Parsons's 'A conference about the next succession', both reprinted in 1681, and Sir James Stewart's 'Naphtali, or The wrestlings of ...
Miscellaneous poems
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832); Archibald Constable & Co; Hurst, Robinson, and Co; James Ballantyne and Co
1820
Signatures: pi⁴ A-C⁸ D-L⁴ M⁸ A-U⁸ X⁴ Y². P. 90 misnumbered 84. The first part of the book, containing 'miscellaneous poems', 'songs', and 'miscellanies', is of the first edition, firs...
First World War
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
c.1986-1988
This file contains items relating to Hill's teaching on the course Four Poets of the First World War at Cambridge University, and other items collected by Hill relating to the War. Includes ms of 2 In...
Africa : being an accurate description of the regions of Aegypt, Barbary, Lybia, and Billedulgerid, the land of Negroes, Guinee, Aethiopia and the Abyssines, with all the adjacent islands, either in the Mediterranean, Atlantick, Southern or Oriental Sea, belonging thereunto : with the several denominations of their coasts, harbors, creeks, rivers, lakes, cities, towns, castles, and villages : their customs, modes, and manners, languages, religions, and inexhaustible treasure... [etc]
Ogilby, John (1600-1676); Dapper, Olfert (1639-1689)
1670
Title concludes: With their governments and policy, variety of trade and barter, and also of their wonderful plants, beasts, birds and serpents. Collected and translated from most authentick authors, ...
Notes for Lectures, Etc.
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)
1990s
Ms notes and photocopied material used by Hill in writing lectures and delivering seminars on the course English Poetry and the First World War course at Boston University. Includes ms notes on Sir Wa...
Honours academie. Or the famous pastorall, of the faire shepheardesse, Iulietta
Montreux, Nicolas de (1561-1610); Tofte, Robert (1620)
1610
First edition. Pp.35 [sign.E2],38 [E3],59 [H2],17 [Bb3],30 [Cc3],57[Ee5],94,95,92 [Ii2],97,114,116,122,181-189,191-194,195,198,199,200-203,204-5,206-7,208-12, 213-15,216,217-278,279,280-1,282,283,28...