Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 1F. C. & J. Rivington, 1807 - Bibliographical literature |
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Page 30
... Robert Langdon . 1525 . A copy of this book was purchased by Dr. Askew at Mr. West's sale for three pounds . At Dr. Askew's sale it was bought by Mr. Mason for five pounds . It would , if sold now , produce four times as much . BIBLIA ...
... Robert Langdon . 1525 . A copy of this book was purchased by Dr. Askew at Mr. West's sale for three pounds . At Dr. Askew's sale it was bought by Mr. Mason for five pounds . It would , if sold now , produce four times as much . BIBLIA ...
Page 38
... valuable Col- lection , was edited by the celebrated Robert Ainsworth . The two following letters were written by him to his Patron , The Right Hon . Lord Colerane ; April April 14 , 1720 . MY LORD , THE relation 38 KEMPIANA .
... valuable Col- lection , was edited by the celebrated Robert Ainsworth . The two following letters were written by him to his Patron , The Right Hon . Lord Colerane ; April April 14 , 1720 . MY LORD , THE relation 38 KEMPIANA .
Page 58
... Robert Wal- pole , something short of 40,000l . , including the pictures in the house at the treasury , which he inhabited , as Chancellor of the Exchequer . . It should , however , be remembered , that se- veral of the pictures were ...
... Robert Wal- pole , something short of 40,000l . , including the pictures in the house at the treasury , which he inhabited , as Chancellor of the Exchequer . . It should , however , be remembered , that se- veral of the pictures were ...
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... Robert Walpole had purchased the picture , and it was sent to Civita Vecchia to be embarked for England , Pope Innocent the x111th , ordered it to be brought back again , as being too fine a thing to be allowed to be removed from Rome ...
... Robert Walpole had purchased the picture , and it was sent to Civita Vecchia to be embarked for England , Pope Innocent the x111th , ordered it to be brought back again , as being too fine a thing to be allowed to be removed from Rome ...
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... [ Robert . Stephani ] prodiit jam Bezæ alia quædam , & c . Upon which De Missy remarks : Cur Bezæ dicatur hæc editio ego quidem non video : imo et contrarium videre mihi videor , tum quia in Epistola nuncupatoria Henricus Stepha- nus sic ...
... [ Robert . Stephani ] prodiit jam Bezæ alia quædam , & c . Upon which De Missy remarks : Cur Bezæ dicatur hæc editio ego quidem non video : imo et contrarium videre mihi videor , tum quia in Epistola nuncupatoria Henricus Stepha- nus sic ...
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