Nichols Rare Books Collection

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The poetical works of Percy Bysshe Shelley
edited by Harry Buxton Forman., T.-p.s and prefaces of original editions includes.
Bible.
A fragment from a mediaeval Bible. The other side of the page (not examined) has the remainder of Genesis XL and the beginning of chapter XLI., Gift of Bob Burke.
The history of Bath.
By the Rev. Richard Warner.
Histoire de l'Académie royale des inscriptions et belles lettres.
T. 1 [1666/1710]-t. 50 (depuis l'année 1784 jusques et compris l'année 1793)., Alternate issues have title: Mémoires de littérature tiréz des registres de l'Académie royale des inscriptions et belles lettres; index vols. 11, 22, 33, and 44 have title: Table des matières., T.1-t. 2 reissued in 1736; t. 3-t. 4 reissued in 1746., T. 1-t. 10 as t. 11; t. 12-t. 21 as t. 22; t. 23-t. 32 as t. 33; t.34-t. 43 as t. 44; t. 45-t.50 as t. 51 (published 1843); t. 1-t. 44.
Evenings of a working man : being the occupation of his scanty leisure
Leaves from the register of the Lady Abbess of Godstow -- The Dodder-Weed -- Theology; or, the point at issue --Good-bye! good-bye! -- A Legend of Runna Mead and Magna Charta -- Woman's faithfulness -- Norris and Anne Boleyn -- A day-dream -- The Costar'monger -- Ring-a-tingle-dingle-ingle-ing-in-'n; Rap! "Ba--ker!" -- The carpenter., by John Overs ; with a preface relative to the author, by Charles Dickens., Accompanied by one hand-written letter to author, written and initialed by Charles Dickens., Book and hand-written letter in case.
The return of Sherlock Holmes
The adventure of the empty house -- The adventure of the Norwood builder -- The adventure of the dancing men -- The adventure of the solitary cyclist -- The adventure of the priory school -- The adventure of Black Peter -- The adventure of Charles August Milverton -- The adventure of the six Napoleons -- The adventure of the three students -- The adventure of the golden pince-nez -- The adventure of the missing three-quarter -- The adventure of the Abbey Grange -- The adventure of the second stain., by A. Conan Doyle ; illustrated by Sidney Paget., Book in case.
The Anatomy Of Melancholy. What it is, with all the kinds causes, symptomes, prognostickes, & seuerall cures of it. In three Partitions, with their severall Sections, members & subsections. Philosophically, Medicinally, Historically, opened & cut vp. By
Colophon [between woodcuts]: Oxford, Printed by Iohn Lichfield, Printer to the Famous Vniversity, for Henry Cripps. Ann. Dom. 1628., Illustrated t.-p., engr. by C. le Blon., Paging irregular: nos. 79-80 and 583-584 repeated in paging; 4 p. are inserted between p. 208-209 and 2 p. between p. 374-375. In this copy Sig. ** precedes Sig. A; according to the Hoe and Huntington library catalogues it precedes Sig. a.
Histoire de l'Académie royale des inscriptions et belles lettres.
T. 1 [1666/1710]-t. 50 (depuis l'année 1784 jusques et compris l'année 1793)., Alternate issues have title: Mémoires de littérature tiréz des registres de l'Académie royale des inscriptions et belles lettres; index vols. 11, 22, 33, and 44 have title: Table des matières., T.1-t. 2 reissued in 1736; t. 3-t. 4 reissued in 1746., T. 1-t. 10 as t. 11; t. 12-t. 21 as t. 22; t. 23-t. 32 as t. 33; t.34-t. 43 as t. 44; t. 45-t.50 as t. 51 (published 1843); t. 1-t. 44.
The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
[Vol. 1], no. 1 (Mar. 31, 1832)-, Ceased with v. 14 in Dec. 1845?, Editor: 1832- Charles Knight., Vols. 10-14 also called new ser. v. 1-5., Also issued in American edition; which has slightly differing content.