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An Historical Account of the Conspiracies of the Earls of Gowry against King James VI
Horace Walpoles copy with his bookplate; presented by Dr RW Chapman
Holy Bible
Michael Faradays bible containing his autograph & bookplate, presented by TG Mathews
The Excellency of the Pen and Pencil, first edition with second edition
Rare early work on the graphic arts, presented by JH Burn, illustrated in AR plate VII
Collection of letters and papers relating to the Lyceum & Drury Lane Theatres & other documents relating to his family.
Presented by the Duke of Bedford; bulk of papers relate to Drury Lane. Add MSS 42720 - 42723
2 letters to Hester Anne Roe
Presented by Professor A F Pollard, illustrated in AR plate V, Add MS 42711, ff.122-123
Dissected maps of the four continents
Probably the only set to survive in the form as issued, in original matching oak boxes; includes the first published jigsaw; they were designed to be geographical teaching aids. Illustrated on p20 of AR
Funeral odes printed in Augsburg
A volume of tracts containing nearly 50 poems in German or Latin on the death of leading citizens of Augsburg and othe related material. An important source of historical and biograhical information on one of 18th century Germanys leading commercial centres
Archive of papers, historical transcripts and important autograph letters
An important addition to the Mackintosh papers already held by the BL, containing autograph letters from Pitt, Fox, Perceval, Canning, Thomas Moore, Maria Edgeworth, Godwin, Malthus, James Mill and ST Coleridge
Archive of correspondence and papers
The most extensive personal theatrical archive of the 20th century, for which The Friends gave the largest single grant to date from the Philip Larkin fund. Illustrated on p16 of AR
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