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Total number of records: 5649

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Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection1941
English Literature464
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society314
Ripon Cathedral79
Quaker Collection78
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society46
Herbert Read Collection16
Leeds Russian Archive6
Liddle Collection4
Cookery Collection2

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SubjectCount
heraldry67
poor56
popish plot, 167853
church and state51
poor laws46
political science43
education43
decoration and ornament43
fashion40
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PlaceCount
Great Britain5649
France227
England133
Ireland125
Europe124
United States70
Scotland59
Netherlands47
Yorkshire (England)45
Hull (England)34

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Great Britain. Parliament621
Great Britain338
Hume, David (1711-1776)138
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)116
Charles King of England (1600-1649)104
Charles I, King of England, 1600-164999
Great Britain. Army91
Great Britain. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)91
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Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons81

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From 18002105

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Biographia Britannica literaria : or, Biography of literary characters of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged in chronological order (v.1)

Wright, Thomas (1810-1877); Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom

1842-1846

"Published under the superintendence of the Council of the Royal Society of Literature." "It is proposed by the Society, in continuing the work, to trace down the stream of British literature, in su...

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Biographia Britannica literaria : or, Biography of literary characters of Great Britain and Ireland, arranged in chronological order (v.2)

Wright, Thomas (1810-1877); Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom

1842-1846

"Published under the superintendence of the Council of the Royal Society of Literature." "It is proposed by the Society, in continuing the work, to trace down the stream of British literature, in su...

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Holland House (v.1)

Liechtenstein, Marie Princess of (1843-1931); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor

1874

"With numerous illustrations." Includes index (volume 2).

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Holland House (v.2)

Liechtenstein, Marie Princess of (1843-1931); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor

1874

"With numerous illustrations." Includes index (volume 2).

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La vraie cronicque d'Escoce : pretentions des Anglois a la couronne de France. Diplome de Jacques VI. roi de la Grande Bretagne

Anstruther, Robert (1805-1856); Roxburghe Club; Great Britain. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)

1847

Listed as no. 65 in the club's Catalogue of publications. Sir David Dundas' copy (name in red in list of members). Title in red and black.

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Literary remains of King Edward the Sixth : Edited from his autograph manuscripts, with historical notes and a biographical memoir (v.1)

Edward King of England (1537-1553); Nichols, John Gough (1806-1873); Roxburghe Club

1857

Illustrated and engraved half-title and list of members. Paged continuously.

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