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Total number of records: 128

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Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of (1694-1773)26
Ruskin, John (1819-1900)24
Stanhope, Philip19
Stanhope, Philip (1732-1768)19
Bacon, Francis (1561-1626)10
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-177310
Fittler, James (1758-1835)10
Penn, William (1644-1718)10
Stanhope, Eugenia (1783)10
Stanhope, Eugenia8

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Letters on the improvement of the mind

Chapone, Mrs Hester (1727-1801); Gregory, John (1724-1773)

1808

Engraved title-page.

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Letters on the improvement of the mind : addressed to a lady

Chapone, Mrs Hester (1727-1801)

1806

Scatcherd and Letterman's booklist [4pp.] at end.

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Letters on the improvement of the mind : addressed to a lady

Chapone, Mrs Hester (1727-1801)

1806

Scatcherd and Letterman's booklist [4pp.] at end.

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Letters on education : with observations on religious and metaphysical subjects

Macaulay, Catharine (1731-1791)

1790

No chain-lines, 8 leaves per gathering.

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William Penn's letter to his wife and children

Penn, William (1644-1718); Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846)

1817

Reprinted from "The life of William Penn" by Thomas Clarkson.

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William Penn's letter to his wife and children

Penn, William (1644-1718); Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846)

1826

Reprinted from "The life of William Penn" by Thomas Clarkson.

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William Penn's letter to his wife and children

Penn, William (1644-1718); Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846)

1822

Reprinted from "The life of William Penn" by Thomas Clarkson.

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Letter from 'Buff' to 'Marquis', by James Thomson.

Thomson, James (1700-1748)

1742

Autograph prose letter, dated 7 December 1742, ostensibly from Thomson's dog 'Buff' to another named 'Marquis', the pet of Mrs Mary Robertson, giving advice about canine conduct and morals. The letter...

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William Penn's letter to his wife and children

Penn, William (1644-1718); Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846)

1826

Reprinted from "The life of William Penn" by Thomas Clarkson.

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William Penn's letter to his wife and children

Penn, William (1644-1718); Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846)

1826

Reprinted from "The life of William Penn" by Thomas Clarkson.

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Fors clavigera : letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain (v.1)

Ruskin, John (1819-1900)

1871-1884

Ninety-six letters, issued in two series, collected into eight volumes of twelve letters each, to which general title-pages are prefixed. Vols. 1-7 are in the First Series, and are dated sequentially ...

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