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Page 11
... written by Himself , col . folding frontispiece , 2 vol . , hf . roan , t.e.g. , Printed for the Roxburghe Club ... writing of the author and illustrator , “ With the united kind remembrances of W. Harrison Ainsworth and George ...
... written by Himself , col . folding frontispiece , 2 vol . , hf . roan , t.e.g. , Printed for the Roxburghe Club ... writing of the author and illustrator , “ With the united kind remembrances of W. Harrison Ainsworth and George ...
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... written Letters , signed " Amy Lowell , " written to Hervey Allen ; Autograph Letter signed " Wm . Lyon Phelps , " to the author's father : Autograph Letter , signed " Hervey , " to Mr. W. Van R. Whitall , with envelope [ these 5 ...
... written Letters , signed " Amy Lowell , " written to Hervey Allen ; Autograph Letter signed " Wm . Lyon Phelps , " to the author's father : Autograph Letter , signed " Hervey , " to Mr. W. Van R. Whitall , with envelope [ these 5 ...
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... written in bold gothic characters in red and black , square musical notation in black on a 4 - line stave in red , 10 lines to a page , 173 11. , 32 large and fine initial letters , a few 11. at beginning and end water - stained , some ...
... written in bold gothic characters in red and black , square musical notation in black on a 4 - line stave in red , 10 lines to a page , 173 11. , 32 large and fine initial letters , a few 11. at beginning and end water - stained , some ...
Page 87
... written in a neat gothic hand , double columns , 51 lines , 61 ll . , imperfect at beginning and end , some 11 . somewhat stained , 36 of the 61 11. inserted loose after binding , 14th Cent . - Vita Johannis Baptistae , manuscript on ...
... written in a neat gothic hand , double columns , 51 lines , 61 ll . , imperfect at beginning and end , some 11 . somewhat stained , 36 of the 61 11. inserted loose after binding , 14th Cent . - Vita Johannis Baptistae , manuscript on ...
Page 90
... written in a bold roman hand , the commentary in similar but smaller characters , initial V at the beginning of the text painted in gold and colours , a few other initials in red , fol . 184 slightly de- fective and mended , upper fore ...
... written in a bold roman hand , the commentary in similar but smaller characters , initial V at the beginning of the text painted in gold and colours , a few other initials in red , fol . 184 slightly de- fective and mended , upper fore ...
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Page 801 - Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, Never before Printed in Folio: viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre. The London Prodigal. The History of Thomas Lord Cromwel. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The Puritan Widow. A Yorkshire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine, The Fourth Edition.
Page 405 - Cosmologia Sacra: or a discourse of the universe as it is the creature and kingdom of God.
Page 532 - LAMB, Charles.— Beauty and the Beast ; or, A Rough Outside with a Gentle Heart. A Poem. Fcap.
Page 511 - Americanae Primordia. An Attempt Towards laying the Foundation of an American Library, In several Books, Papers, and Writings, Humbly given to the Society for Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts...
Page 733 - Wright.— THE BIBLE WORD-BOOK : A Glossary of Archaic Words and Phrases in the Authorised Version of the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer. By W. ALDIS WRIGHT, MA, Fellow and Bursar of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Page 396 - The lew and Ptolome, showne at the Bull, the one representing the • greedinesse of worldly chusers, and bloody mindes of Usurers...
Page 95 - THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, &c. The Cambridge Paragraph Bible of the Authorized English Version, with the Text revised by a Collation of its Early and other Principal Editions...
Page 139 - Ludus literarius : or, the Grammar Schoole; shewing how to proceede from the first entrance into learning, to the highest perfection required in the Grammar Schooles, with ease, certainty and delight...
Page 41 - The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, now first completely done into English Prose and Verse, from the original Arabic, by John Payne, 9 vols., 1884; Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) Editions of the Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, not occurring in the other printed texts of the work, now first done into English by John Payne, 3 vols., 1884; Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp...
Page 502 - THE Worthy tract of Paulus louius, contayning a Discourse of rare inventions, both Militarie and Amorous called Imprese. Whereunto is added a Preface contayning the Arte of composing them with many other Notable devises. By Samuel Daniell, late Student in Oxenforde AT LONDON Printed for Simon Waterson.