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Quotation or commonplace book, by George Ashby
Ashby, George
c.1770-1800
Contains: (1) [p.iii] Entries for table of contents; (2) [p.1] Quotations from and lengthy resumés of the books listed on p.iii
Scrap-book of varieties
1859
Contains miscellaneous verse and prose quotations, with engravings, photographs, and other illustrations pasted in
Four commonplace books, 1930-1944, compiled by Thomas Henry Booth Bedford
Bedford, Thomas Henry Booth (1898-1961)
1930-1944
Containing mainly notes on Yorkshire folklife, cookery (especially oatcake), and natural history. Vol.2 contains a letter from G.R. Lane Fox, 13 Jan 1931, and vol.3 contains letters from M. Clarkson, ...
A commonplace book once in the possession of the Farside family
Farside Family
c.1785-1809
Contains (1) transcripts of legal documents originally dated 1764-1771, and (2) miscellaneous veterinary, medical and household recipes, mainly of Yorkshire origin, ca.1785-1809.
Fragment of a commonplace book compiled by Elizabeth Austin
Austin, Elizabeth (1812-1816)
1812-1816
Includes a reference on f.8v to the death of Elizabeth Austin's father on 29 August 1816
Poetical commonplace book
c.1710-c.1820
Large collection of satires, ballads, and songs (with a few pieces in prose), apparently compiled by members of the Smyth family of Heath, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. At least the first 260 pp. we...
Miscellany of satirical poetry and prose
1670s
Miscellany mainly of satirical English poems and prose pieces, 1670s. Poems occupy ff.4r-12v, 19r-26v, 30r-33r, 35r-49r. Satirical prose pieces on political and religious themes appear on ff.12v-19r, ...
Commonplace book of Jacobite and other verse
c.1736-1747
Poetical commonplace book, including much anti-Hanoverian and Roman Catholic writing. Six additional loose fragments: following f.11v: notes and calculations, "London Parishes", etc.; facing f.19v: "M...
Commonplace book compiled by William Stone
Stone, William
c.1748
Ownership inscriptions and family details inside front covers. Ff.1-17r: medical recipes preceded by alphabetical index. From back: inside back cover, note on 'climatic' years, etc. Remainder inverted...