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Total number of records: 326

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Books and printed items316
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English Literature141
Brotherton Collection127
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society28
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections4
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse3
Quaker Collection2
Herbert Read Collection1

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Barbauld, Mrs (Anna Letitia) (1743-1825)50
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Nichols, John (1745-1826)17
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Almon, John (1737-1805)16
Brydges, Sir Egerton (1762-1837)14
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Archive Collection:
BC MS 19c Arnold
1810-1894
Correspondence: Series I, Letters of Thomas Arnold: 107 letters to family members and friends. Series II, Letters of Mary Arnold: 45 letters to family members and friends. Series III, Miscellaneous fa...
Archive Collection:
BC MS 19c Barton
1818-1848
(Envelope 1) 25 letters to Barton from literary figures, 1818-1836; 3 poems, by Lucy Barton, E. Charlesworth, and J. E. Roscoe; silhouette portrait (unknown); printed sheet featuring portraits of lite...
Archive Collection:
BC MS 19c Southey
c.1797-1839
Comprises: (1) A collection of autograph letters written by Robert Southey to John May and others, together with manuscript poems and notes by Robert Southey, and autograph letters to John May from T...
Archive Collection:
BC MS 19c Thackeray
c.1835-1860
Comprises: (1) 26 letters and manuscripts dated 1835-1860, guarded in order and bound in 1 vol., accompanied by an annotated typed list of contents by Dr Eric Millar and the bill for the cost of bindi...
Archive File:
MS 17
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
Archive File:
MS 21
1859
Contains miscellaneous verse and prose quotations, with engravings, photographs, and other illustrations pasted in
Archive File:
MS 586
185-?
1. "The folly of judging the Scriptures"; begins "Stop infidel awhile, lay down thy sneer". n.d. 100 lines. Signed by author. 4 ff. 2. "On the birthday of Mrs. Ann Ellis"; begins "Not with the gorgeou...
Archive Print Item:
English J-0.31/NIC
1817-58
Vols. 5-8 have imprint: London, Printed by and for J.B. Nichols and Son. Vols. 5 and 6 were published posthumously; two more volumes (v. 7-8) were added by John Bowyer Nichols in 1848 and 1858. cf. ...
Archive Print Item:
English J-0.31/NIC
1817-58
Vols. 5-8 have imprint: London, Printed by and for J.B. Nichols and Son. Vols. 5 and 6 were published posthumously; two more volumes (v. 7-8) were added by John Bowyer Nichols in 1848 and 1858. cf. ...
Archive Print Item:
English J-0.31/NIC
1817-58
Vols. 5-8 have imprint: London, Printed by and for J.B. Nichols and Son. Vols. 5 and 6 were published posthumously; two more volumes (v. 7-8) were added by John Bowyer Nichols in 1848 and 1858. cf. ...
Archive Print Item:
English J-0.31/NIC
1817-58
Vols. 5-8 have imprint: London, Printed by and for J.B. Nichols and Son. Vols. 5 and 6 were published posthumously; two more volumes (v. 7-8) were added by John Bowyer Nichols in 1848 and 1858. cf. ...
Archive Print Item:
English J-0.31/NIC
1817-58
Vols. 5-8 have imprint: London, Printed by and for J.B. Nichols and Son. Vols. 5 and 6 were published posthumously; two more volumes (v. 7-8) were added by John Bowyer Nichols in 1848 and 1858. cf. ...