Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 1F. C. & J. Rivington, 1807 - Bibliographical literature |
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... History of the Drama ; no man pos- sesses more copious , or more valuable ma- terials ; no man communicates what he knows and possesses , to his friends , with greater or more agreeable facility . When I intimated to Mr. Malone the ...
... History of the Drama ; no man pos- sesses more copious , or more valuable ma- terials ; no man communicates what he knows and possesses , to his friends , with greater or more agreeable facility . When I intimated to Mr. Malone the ...
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... History , by Agricola , fol . were purchased by Mr. Johnes for 1731. 5s . LOT 167. GUILLERMI FICHETI Theologiæ Doctoris , Rhetoricorum Libri tres , 311. 10s . This very rare book is in the Cracherode Collection . QUINTILIANI ...
... History , by Agricola , fol . were purchased by Mr. Johnes for 1731. 5s . LOT 167. GUILLERMI FICHETI Theologiæ Doctoris , Rhetoricorum Libri tres , 311. 10s . This very rare book is in the Cracherode Collection . QUINTILIANI ...
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... History of Printing , p . 57 of Herbert's edition , enumerates among Caxton's works . " Le Morte De Arthur ; " but Herbert adds these words : " I make no question , but that Mr. Ames saw " this book ; but it is rather extraordinary that ...
... History of Printing , p . 57 of Herbert's edition , enumerates among Caxton's works . " Le Morte De Arthur ; " but Herbert adds these words : " I make no question , but that Mr. Ames saw " this book ; but it is rather extraordinary that ...
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... History of Caxton's Portrait seems to be involved in some perplexity . On referring to Granger , vol . 1. p . 47 , mention is made of one only with his cypher in old black capitals cut in wood for Ames's History of Printing . This is a ...
... History of Caxton's Portrait seems to be involved in some perplexity . On referring to Granger , vol . 1. p . 47 , mention is made of one only with his cypher in old black capitals cut in wood for Ames's History of Printing . This is a ...
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... History of Printing was taken , 2d edition by Herbert . There is ; however , another head of Caxton in Ames's first edition , and in Lewis's Life of Caxton , as different as possible from that above- mentioned . In these two latter ...
... History of Printing was taken , 2d edition by Herbert . There is ; however , another head of Caxton in Ames's first edition , and in Lewis's Life of Caxton , as different as possible from that above- mentioned . In these two latter ...
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