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Total number of records: 328

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Brotherton Collection328
Herbert Read Collection64
English Literature34
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections28
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse1

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english language328
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Bywater, Abel (1795-1873)20
Leland, Charles Godfrey (1824-1903)10
Partridge, Eric (1894-1979)9
Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784)9
Wright, Joseph (1855-1930)7
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)5
Fowler, H W (1858-1933)5
Todd, Henry John (1763-1845)5
Haywood, James (Of Sheffield)5
Coles, Elisha (1640?-1680)5

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The place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire

Moorman, F W (1872-1919); Thoresby Society

1910

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The inventories of church goods for the counties of York, Durham, and Northumberland

Page, William (1861-1934); Surtees Society

1897

Edited by William Page. "Errata": p. [186]. "Glossary": p. [169]-172.

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Rhymes, verses, and poems, from a Yorkshire Loom

Turner, Sir Ben (1863-1942)

1934

Author's address to reader, Batley, October 5th, 1934, followed by preface by Philip Snowden.

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The Shevvild chap's song book : containing a choice selection of songs & recitations

Bywater, Abel (1795-1873)

[183-?]

At head of title: "Just published, no.2".

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The Shevvild chap's song book : containing a choice selection of songs & recitations

Bywater, Abel (1795-1873)

[183-?]

At head of title: "Just published, no.2".

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Writing in action

Mills, Paul (1948-)

1996

Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-219) and indexes.

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The Routledge creative writing coursebook

Mills, Paul (1948-)

2005

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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The practice of speaking and writing English, by John Kirkby.

Kirkby, John (1705-1754)

c.1745

Also known as:A new English grammar, by John Kirkby. Contains an English grammar divided into 15 chapters, which deal, in order, with letters, syllables, sounds, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunc...

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A most short instruction teaching or reason etc., of the knowledge of the art of grammer..., by William Lily.

Lily, William

c.1560-1600

Also known as:Brevissima Institutio - English Contains an apparently unpublished English translation of William Lily's 'Brevissima Institutio', which forms the second part of his 'A short introductio...

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English prose style

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1949

Minor revisions have been made in the various reprints of this book. cf. Pref.

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Modern prose style

Dobrée, Bonamy (1891-1974)

1964

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