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Books of King Henry VIII and his Wives
$40.00King Henry VIII was one of the most intelligent and widely read monarchs of the renaissance. From surviving catalogues, which tell us what books he had, it is clear he…
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Breaking the Mould
$40.00This stimulating and richly illustrated volume addresses the changes brought about by lithography in the design and production of a wide range of graphic material: books, prints, music, maps, and…
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British Book Publishing as a Business since the 1960s
$40.00The years since the 1960s have seen a period of unprecedented change in British book publishing. This re-shaping has been an irregular process, with trends established in one period being…
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Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts c.888-1600 in London Libraries
$190.00This Catalogue, with 285 illustrated entries and 318 original-size photographs, provides an invaluable conspectus of histories and chronicles, legal and medical manuscripts, Livery Companies’ Ordinance Books, as well as literary…
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Decisions and Revisions in T.S. Eliot
$32.00Decisions and Revisions in T.S. Eliot attends to one specific embodiment of Eliot’s re-thinking: changes that he made after publication. Such revisions have a different standing from any made prior…
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Duke of Wellington
$26.00Praised by Queen Victoria as the “greatest man this country has ever produced,” the Duke of Wellington possessed an unmatched career in Britain as a soldier, politician, and statesman. A…
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Elizabeth I and the Culture of Writing
$75.00As Queen of England for nearly forty-five years, Elizabeth I left behind a formidable and fascinating paper trail. She wrote copiously, including works in verse and in prose, original works…
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English Manuscript Studies 1100-1700 Volume 7
$90.00English Manuscript Studies is an annual periodical reflecting the growing level of scholarly interest in manuscript sources for literature and intellectual history from medieval to early modern times. Contributors to…
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Form and Meaning in the History of the Book
$93.00Nicolas Barker was deputy keeper at the British Library for twenty years and has been editor of The Book Collector since 1965.
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George III
$26.00King George III, who reigned in Britain from 1760 to 1820, is perhaps best remembered today for being the monarch who lost the American Colonies and for his own uncertain…
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Guide to Scripts Used in English Writings up to 1500
$80.00Despite a resurgence of interest in the history of the English language, this work is the only book available to introduce readers to the scripts used in Old and Middle…
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Hans Christian Andersen
$60.00The stories of Hans Christian Andersen are known all over the world and he is one of the most translated authors of all time. Andersen’s fame rests on his fairy…
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