A Catalogue of Rare Books, Original Drawings, Extra Illustrated Works, and Other Interesting Literary Material, Chiefly from the Library of the Late Augustin DalyMills printing Company, 1900 - 68 pages |
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... written by the prompter of the theatre at which it was produced , and his handwriting bore about as much resemblance to Sheridan's as does General Washington's to my own . It is not my intention or desire to recapitulate all the errors ...
... written by the prompter of the theatre at which it was produced , and his handwriting bore about as much resemblance to Sheridan's as does General Washington's to my own . It is not my intention or desire to recapitulate all the errors ...
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... written order and at certain hours , that only the most persistent were en- abled to see desired books . Again , a rigorously exacted sum of one dollar was required before a catalogue could be had . On top of all this the auctioneer ...
... written order and at certain hours , that only the most persistent were en- abled to see desired books . Again , a rigorously exacted sum of one dollar was required before a catalogue could be had . On top of all this the auctioneer ...
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... written by ; published by Mr. Chas . Gildon , unabridged edition , 2 vols . , 16mo , original calf , nice copy , scarce . London , 1751 . $ 7.50 21 BELLAMY ( Thomas ) . THE LONDON THEATRES , Geo . D. Smith's Catalogue of Books . 5.
... written by ; published by Mr. Chas . Gildon , unabridged edition , 2 vols . , 16mo , original calf , nice copy , scarce . London , 1751 . $ 7.50 21 BELLAMY ( Thomas ) . THE LONDON THEATRES , Geo . D. Smith's Catalogue of Books . 5.
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... written by himself , portrait after the rare origi- nal and another plate , sq . , 16mo , paper covers uncut . London , 1894. $ 1.50 Privately printed for presents only , by John Dare . Includes an account of the founding of " The ...
... written by himself , portrait after the rare origi- nal and another plate , sq . , 16mo , paper covers uncut . London , 1894. $ 1.50 Privately printed for presents only , by John Dare . Includes an account of the founding of " The ...
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... written . Robert Southey . - The original drafts in Southey's autograph of the famous letters written by him to the editor of The Courier , replying to Byron's attacks ; these most valuable letters , which refer to one of the most ...
... written . Robert Southey . - The original drafts in Southey's autograph of the famous letters written by him to the editor of The Courier , replying to Byron's attacks ; these most valuable letters , which refer to one of the most ...
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