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Hadrian the Seventh : a romance

Rolfe, Frederick William (1860-1913)

1904

Publisher's catalogue (32p) at end, dated Sept. 1903.

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Poems on Several Occasions

Printed in the Year 1714

Pp. 25-28 misnumbered 29-32.

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The Penguin new writing

Lehmann, John (1907-1987)

no.2-6, no.10, no.14, no.16-21, no.23-30, no.32-33, no.35, no.37 (1941-1947) Number 35 mutilated: only one article remains, 'An approach to Dylan Thomas' by Linden Huddlestone Edited by John Lehmann...

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Notes upon Mr. Dryden's poems in four letters

Clifford, Martin (1677); Brown, Thomas (1663-1704)

1687

The "Reflections" (p.17-35) are by Thomas Brown. Collation: A-D⁴, E². No error in pagination. Indexed in: Issue not in Macdonald.

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Rivers Review: Drafts and Notes

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

c.1991-1994

Photocopied ms draft of Hill's review of Isabelle Rivers's 'Reason, Grace and Sentiment', vol. 1 (45 ff); 10 ff ms notes with title 'Planning'; ms 'First Working Draft' (5 ff); ms 'Second Working Draf...

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Page Proofs: A Treatise of Civil Power

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

2007

This file contains 2 sets of proofs for Geoffrey Hill's 'A Treatise of Civil Power'. The first set (ii-xii, 56 ff) is dated 6 March 2007, is marked 'author's set' in ms, and includes Hill's ms notes o...

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The British essayists : with prefaces, historical and biographical (v.1)

Chalmers, Alexander (1759-1834)

1823

v.1 Includes "Advertisement to the first edition" dated 1803; and to the 2nd ed., dated 1807 ; both these editions were published in 45 volumes.

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The British essayists : with prefaces, historical and biographical (v.2)

Chalmers, Alexander (1759-1834)

1823

v.1 Includes "Advertisement to the first edition" dated 1803; and to the 2nd ed., dated 1807 ; both these editions were published in 45 volumes.

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The British essayists : with prefaces, historical and biographical (v.3)

Chalmers, Alexander (1759-1834)

1823

v.1 Includes "Advertisement to the first edition" dated 1803; and to the 2nd ed., dated 1807 ; both these editions were published in 45 volumes.

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The British essayists : with prefaces, historical and biographical (v.5)

Chalmers, Alexander (1759-1834)

1823

v.1 Includes "Advertisement to the first edition" dated 1803; and to the 2nd ed., dated 1807 ; both these editions were published in 45 volumes.

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The British essayists : with prefaces, historical and biographical (v.6)

Chalmers, Alexander (1759-1834)

1823

v.1 Includes "Advertisement to the first edition" dated 1803; and to the 2nd ed., dated 1807 ; both these editions were published in 45 volumes.

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The British essayists : with prefaces, historical and biographical (v.7)

Chalmers, Alexander (1759-1834)

1823

v.1 Includes "Advertisement to the first edition" dated 1803; and to the 2nd ed., dated 1807 ; both these editions were published in 45 volumes.

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