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Total number of records: 60

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Archives15

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Brotherton Collection22
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society8
English Literature5
Ripon Cathedral3
Leeds Russian Archive3
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society1
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse1

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libraries5
books4
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english drama3
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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)7
Devonshire, Dukes of4
Lacaita, Sir James Phillip (1813-1895)4
Lacaita, James Phillip4
Devonshire, Dukes of. Library (Chatsworth)4
Devonshire, William Cavendish4
Cavendish Family4
Chatsworth (England)4
Devonshire, William Cavendish Duke of (1808-1891)4
Cox, E H M (1893-1977)3

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Accession catalogue of books bought by R.A. Hellewell

Hellewell, Richard Alexander

1927-1940

Covers the period from November 1927 to August 1940

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Alphabetical catalogue of the books of R.A. Hellewell

Hellewell, Richard Alexander

1936

Comprises books bought from Easter 1936 onwards

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List of books belonging to J.R. Dakyns, Sept. [18]67

Dakyns, John Roche (1836-1910)

1867

Modern pencilled numeration. Ff. 6v-12v are blank. Written on both sides of the paper in an exercise book with marbling on the outside covers

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A catalogue of the library of the Rev. George Holden

Holden, George (1783-1865)

c.1816-1837

The most recently published items are dated 1837. On several of the later folios there is very little written

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Catalogus librorum, compiled by Anthony Higgin, followed by Latin exercises and commentaries on Ovid's Heroides and Tristia, written by Roger Phillips

Higgin, Anthony

c.1620

Contains: (1) ff.3-10: Catalogus librorum, containing the theology section of Dean Higgin's library, arranged in 30 classes, under the headings 'Biblia sacra, Conciones, Patres, Leiturgiae & Missalia...

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A catalogue of books belonging to the Rev. George Holden

Holden, George (1783-1865)

c.1836-1864

The most recently published items are dated 1864. The books listed here formed the nucleus of the Holden Library belonging to the diocese of Ripon

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An alphabetical author catalogue of the library of old books on alchemy, chemistry and medicine collected by Alfred Chaston Chapman

Chaston Chapman, Alfred (1869-1932)

c.1901-1925

Contents: (1) authors, A-F, (2) authors, G-O, (3) authors, P-Z, and modern works on the history of chemistry, on the Royal Society and on brewing and distilling

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A catalogue of books belonging to Walter Stanhope

Spencer Stanhope, Walter (1749-1821)

c.1770

Only stubs remain of ff.36 and 46; ff.32-46 are blank

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A shelf-list of the library of Walter Spencer Stanhope

Spencer Stanhope, Walter (1749-1821)

c.1807

Watermarks: f.23, 1806, f.45, 1807. Text inverted from f.35 to end; ff.29-35r, blank

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Catalogue of books in the private library of Edward Feilde of Harrogate

Feilde, Edward

c.1868

The additional folios contain material noted as from 'Bookcase in Mrs. Feilde's Room' and the Library

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Anonymous catalogue of theological books, chiefly on aspects of nonconformity

c.1901-1950

Modern pencil foliation. Leather binding with some blind tooling and marbled endpapers. Attached to the front endpaper are two letters from librarians at Dr Williams's Library: first, one from Miss In...

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Catalogue of the library at Cannon Hall, Cawthorne, March 7, 1833, made by John Ray, Bookseller, Barnsley

Ray, John

1833

Contains an inventory of the books kept in different rooms at Cannon Hall

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