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quadgram	frequency
one of the most	165
in the british museum	124
a copy of the	108
the first edition of	100
the end of the	92
the library of the	91
for the most part	89
at the end of	85
in the case of	78
a catalogue of the	77
of the library of	74
a large number of	72
is one of the	68
at the same time	68
is said to have	64
in the library of	61
at the sale of	61
of the first edition	59
for the sake of	58
on the other hand	57
in the possession of	55
the sale of the	55
for the purpose of	53
seems to have been	53
was one of the	52
the history of the	49
from time to time	49
be found in the	49
on the part of	49
copy of the first	48
of the last century	48
to be found in	48
in the course of	48
the middle of the	48
a good deal of	47
of the british museum	46
a great number of	45
in the hands of	45
a few years ago	44
in the shape of	42
of one of the	41
the greater part of	41
of the sixteenth century	41
of some of the	41
the name of the	41
of the works of	40
library of the late	40
it is to be	40
sold by auction by	39
into the hands of	38
of the seventeenth century	37
the catalogue of the	37
as well as the	37
the beginning of the	36
catalogue of the library	36
of the eighteenth century	35
the rest of the	35
now in the british	34
will be found in	34
in the midst of	34
is now in the	33
in the way of	33
for the first time	32
a great deal of	32
as well as a	32
i do not know	32
on the th of	32
the first volume of	32
to have been a	31
the close of the	31
in the reign of	31
of the th century	30
is by no means	30
symptom of the bibliomania	30
the greek and latin	30
greek and latin classics	30
by wynkyn de worde	29
appears to have been	29
in one of the	29
one or two of	29
there can be no	29
it is impossible to	29
the works of the	29
the hands of the	29
first edition of the	28
of the duke of	28
it is difficult to	28
on account of the	28
the use of the	28
to have been the	28
at the head of	27
in the time of	27
he seems to have	27
of the university of	27
the possession of the	27
at the present day	27
of the fifteenth century	27
in the first place	27
to be sold by	27
a few of the	27
a copy of this	27
editions of the classics	26
was a man of	26
account of his library	26
an account of the	26
the university of oxford	26
the whole of the	26
for the benefit of	26
of the late mr	26
to the british museum	26
said to have been	25
of the history of	25
some of the most	25
for the use of	24
at the time of	24
is not to be	24
under the title of	24
at the sign of	24
be sold by auction	24
seem to have been	24
that is to say	24
the manner in which	23
in the form of	23
came under the hammer	23
the sign of the	23
as a matter of	23
at the beginning of	23
the death of the	23
the title of the	22
may be said to	22
it is said that	22
are to be found	22
to the end of	22
of the present century	22
of the catalogue of	22
printed upon large paper	22
in the collection of	22
of the greek and	22
of the books which	22
a list of the	22
as well as of	22
that it is a	22
into the possession of	21
the first editions of	21
a collection of books	21
the hands of a	21
sold by auction at	21
the latter part of	21
the formation of a	21
a member of the	21
the author of the	21
may be regarded as	21
of the present day	20
the part of the	20
of the art of	20
the duke of roxburghe	20
in the fifteenth century	20
in the habit of	20
in the seventeenth century	20
in the bodleian library	20
to the history of	20
became the property of	20
to the value of	20
one of the best	20
appear to have been	20
the value of the	20
the libraries of the	20
the earlier part of	20
in the history of	20
as well as in	19
the reign of henry	19
it would have been	19
in the same way	19
in spite of the	19
of the nineteenth century	19
in the middle of	19
of the society of	19
the books of the	19
there is no doubt	19
by the late mr	19
latter part of the	19
the time of the	19
under the hammer at	19
but it is not	19
catalogue of his library	19
we are told that	19
a part of the	19
in the matter of	18
it was in the	18
was sold by auction	18
the character of the	18
sale of his library	18
under the name of	18
in the annals of	18
it is not a	18
for the publication of	18
the subject of the	18
as one of the	18
earlier part of the	18
the first part of	18
that he was a	17
of the royal society	17
in the english language	17
the names of the	17
but it is a	17
by leigh and sotheby	17
the love of books	17
is to be found	17
i do not think	17
on the death of	17
it would be difficult	17
one of the earliest	17
the abbey of st	17
the contents of the	17
in the libraries of	17
in a copy of	17
of the name of	17
in the first volume	17
of a copy of	17
to be met with	17
in the united states	17
he was a man	17
the back of the	17
i am not sure	17
catalogue des livres de	17
part of the library	17
the publication of the	17
at the close of	17
so fortunate as to	17
of which there are	17
the property of the	16
the catalogue of his	16
in the same year	16
the time of his	16
at the foot of	16
a certain amount of	16
symptoms of the bibliomania	16
the order of the	16
it is necessary to	16
the head of the	16
in possession of a	16
from the press of	16
by the name of	16
for a copy of	16
a fine copy of	16
to say nothing of	16
at the same place	16
the art of printing	16
a new edition of	16
the shape of a	16
first editions of the	16
on the subject of	16
a word or two	16
in which he was	16
the founder of the	16
of the church of	16
the case of the	16
from the library of	16
the nature of the	16
one of the finest	16
to the study of	16
it will be seen	16
of which he was	16
des livres de la	16
and it is not	16
a first edition of	16
catalogue of his books	15
the case of a	15
in great russell street	15
at the age of	15
one of the greatest	15
of the most interesting	15
it is one of	15
of the house of	15
so far as the	15
in the presence of	15
a catalogue of a	15
of wynkyn de worde	15
the invention of printing	15
to be able to	15
so far as i	15
note in this book	15
history of great britain	15
in the direction of	15
and one of the	15
editions of the greek	15
the commencement of the	15
the owner of the	15
but i do not	15
by auction by leigh	15
some of the books	15
first edition of this	15
is a copy of	15
the fact that he	15
of the reign of	15
auction by leigh and	15
on account of its	15
the university of cambridge	15
or two of the	15
could not have been	15
issued from the press	15
of the early english	15
to the effect that	14
a list of books	14
it is easy to	14
the form of a	14
that he did not	14
of the most remarkable	14
by auction by mr	14
by the side of	14
it would be a	14
would be difficult to	14
and at the same	14
part of the last	14
the earl of oxford	14
for some of the	14
it must have been	14
of the libraries of	14
all parts of the	14
the editor of the	14
the second edition of	14
and some of the	14
a copy of it	14
in the life of	14
a portion of the	14
it has been said	14
in the last century	14
first volume of the	14
the sale of his	14
of the roxburghe club	14
catalogue of the books	14
of the life of	14
in a letter to	14
at the british museum	14
great britain and ireland	14
to the duke of	14
of the most famous	14
the preface to the	14
that it was not	14
formation of a library	14
the early part of	14
at the expense of	14
this symptom of the	14
of the united states	14
be said to have	14
on the other side	14
of the earl of	14
he is said to	13
with a view to	13
extra fine and rare	13
in the list of	13
i should like to	13
the story of the	13
that it was a	13
it is that the	13
may be seen in	13
of one or two	13
is said to be	13
be said to be	13
of the contents of	13
it is not so	13
the library of mr	13
it has been my	13
in addition to the	13
at home and abroad	13
about the same time	13
the society of antiquaries	13
it may not be	13
copy of this work	13
is no doubt that	13
that it is not	13
told me that he	13
supposed to have been	13
the collection of the	13
it was published in	13
by one of the	13
the last few years	13
of the most important	13
at a very early	13
the sale of mr	13
the possession of mr	13
after the death of	13
a fine collection of	13
to the catalogue of	13
do not think that	13
it is possible to	13
it is certain that	13
in some of the	13
the writings of the	13
a number of books	13
the care of books	13
rare and curious books	13
in the preface to	13
so long as the	13
in the formation of	13
the copy of the	13
the value of a	13
a quarter of a	13
a great part of	13
many of the books	13
to be in the	13
with the exception of	13
early part of the	13
it would seem that	13
the reader will find	13
the first folio shakespeare	13
large paper copy of	13
as in the case	13
in the first edition	13
be regarded as the	13
the duke of devonshire	13
as acted by the	13
of the books of	13
of this class of	13
it must be confessed	13
towards the end of	13
some of the more	13
at the present time	13
edition of this work	13
books printed in the	12
of the books were	12
towards the close of	12
of the man who	12
in consequence of the	12
a catalogue of books	12
the greek and roman	12
will be found to	12
may be found in	12
the sake of the	12
book of common prayer	12
come down to us	12
the history of book	12
copies of the first	12
that there was a	12
have been able to	12
the presence of a	12
was the owner of	12
of some of these	12
the second volume of	12
new edition of the	12
some of the rarest	12
of great britain and	12
the literature of the	12
is a list of	12
was not to be	12
of a number of	12
in two octavo volumes	12
the archbishop of canterbury	12
which have been published	12
will be seen that	12
order of the garter	12
of which i have	12
one of the few	12
of those who have	12
to the extent of	12
of the most valuable	12
in the original binding	12
in our own country	12
and valuable library of	12
and the rest of	12
as if it were	12
his copy of the	12
with a copy of	12
in the pursuit of	12
the foundation of the	12
in the sixteenth century	12
from the fact that	12
by the fact that	12
of the typographical antiquities	12
the last of the	12
the course of his	12
side by side with	12
in one of his	12
of the date of	12
and there is no	12
are now in the	12
of the book clubs	12
the fact that the	12
it will be found	12
not to be found	12
of books in the	12
to the abbey of	12
value of a book	12
nine cases out of	12
in the choice of	12
that they should be	12
copies were struck off	12
the owner of a	12
fine copy of the	12
it is in the	12
the best part of	12
to the university of	12
a perfect copy of	11
of a collection of	11
of the old school	11
of the same kind	11
a more or less	11
that it should be	11
a certain number of	11
to the number of	11
of the book of	11
that it would be	11
a view of the	11
am not sure that	11
and one or two	11
some account of the	11
that there is no	11
with the rest of	11
of the middle ages	11
and that is the	11
it is hard to	11
the following is a	11
it is true that	11
a complete set of	11
in a position to	11
the life of the	11
for a few shillings	11
the imperial library at	11
at the commencement of	11
that they are not	11
as well as to	11
of the most curious	11
it was to be	11
a large collection of	11
there is a curious	11
to one of the	11
part of the present	11
the study of the	11
it is interesting to	11
are more or less	11
to the present time	11
i remember to have	11
the number of books	11
quarter of a century	11
sold by auction in	11
by means of the	11
of the writings of	11
to the library of	11
of the editio princeps	11
was a sort of	11
a catalogue of his	11
a history of the	11
a knowledge of the	11
a considerable number of	11
greater part of the	11
it was not until	11
it is not necessary	11
of this kind of	11
out of the question	11
in the public library	11
for a long time	11
i am inclined to	11
so far as to	11
the great fire of	11
books printed upon vellum	11
was in the habit	11
had it not been	11
years of his life	11
the other side of	11
to say that the	11
was sold for l	11
out of the window	11
the spirit of the	11
under the auspices of	11
the number of copies	11
in the department of	11
as we have seen	11
in the following year	11
in which it was	11
are not to be	11
that some of the	11
of many of the	11
it was purchased by	11
in which they are	11
it was printed in	11
the price of a	11
a very fine copy	11
the publications of the	11
to the conclusion that	11
in course of time	11
a year or two	11
the origin of the	11
but it must be	11
known to have been	11
the opening of the	11
be borne in mind	11
the city of london	10
the most famous of	10
every now and then	10
the pages of the	10
the heart of the	10
the public library at	10
is likely to be	10
of some of our	10
in the cause of	10
of the aldine press	10
was at that time	10
the british museum and	10
life and death of	10
i am indebted to	10
seems to have had	10
a man of great	10
a beautiful unique copy	10
you will find that	10
history of the bibliomania	10
books in the library	10
copy of the same	10
to have had a	10
first part of the	10
dressing of a booke	10
of the life and	10
to be had for	10
the sixteenth and seventeenth	10
in the original boards	10
to the lot of	10
the transactions of the	10
which i have seen	10
the immortal memory of	10
the influence of the	10
to the formation of	10
of the city of	10
of the sale of	10
of the roman empire	10
but it was not	10
of the fact that	10
of the rarest occurrence	10
it is probable that	10
if we are to	10
which may be found	10
the progress of the	10
in the study of	10
part of the collection	10
on his own account	10
of books printed in	10
the books in the	10
by the help of	10
to the literature of	10
the editio princeps of	10
the catalogues of the	10
in his history of	10
are by no means	10
of the most beautiful	10
printed in the black	10
the history of his	10
that of the late	10
by no means a	10
the cause of the	10
the remainder of the	10
as far as the	10
the various editions of	10
does not seem to	10
the first book of	10
gilding and dressing of	10
does not appear to	10
this is a very	10
will be found a	10
it would appear that	10
it may be said	10
the time of henry	10
and it will be	10
half a century ago	10
the new edition of	10
that i do not	10
for the preservation of	10
it is a pity	10
was the author of	10
the editions of the	10
this is not the	10
but it is time	10
the foot of the	10
to the memory of	10
the end of this	10
cases out of ten	10
the value of books	10
the knowledge of the	10
is known to have	10
of the bodleian library	10
in the pages of	10
that he was the	10
up and down the	10
one of the first	10
shop was at the	10
i know of no	10
to the fact that	10
the productions of the	10
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries	10
in regard to the	10
there has been a	10
in the days of	10
in the eyes of	10
many of the most	10
the possession of a	10
of the holy scriptures	10
he was a very	10
in nine cases out	10
my introduction to the	10
since the days of	10
there are a few	10
to the present day	10
be seen in the	10
it is not to	10
of the old english	10
far as i am	10
and dressing of a	10
men of the time	10
it may be mentioned	10
can be no doubt	10
a matter of fact	10
it was said that	10
the bulk of the	10
president of the royal	10
and you will find	10
to part with it	10
on the back of	10
of the owner of	10
to the amount of	10
so long as it	10
in connection with the	10
to do with the	10
of the same book	10
to the cause of	10
the way in which	10
to enable him to	10
books which have been	10
through the medium of	10
is due to the	10
and of which the	10
at a time when	10
for a few pence	10
what might have been	10
the centre of the	9
all that can be	9
of the author of	9
tells us that he	9
as i am aware	9
it has been the	9
that he had not	9
there is no end	9
it is by no	9
by sir joshua reynolds	9
relating to the history	9
the early history of	9
the most important of	9
middle of the sixteenth	9
you will find the	9
in the art of	9
of two or three	9
at the feet of	9
of the english language	9
it seems to have	9
the bottom of the	9
such and such a	9
sale of the library	9
in the university of	9
he would not have	9
other side of the	9
you will find a	9
of the new testament	9
the rest of his	9
by the earl of	9
with the help of	9
the course of a	9
of this kind in	9
were sold by auction	9
he was the first	9
of the age of	9
over and over again	9
of the books printed	9
will be able to	9
but there is a	9
to be the most	9
on the authority of	9
in a great measure	9
the owner of this	9
in which they were	9
the books which he	9
and that it was	9
what has become of	9
is supposed to have	9
was the first to	9
on the shelves of	9
and i am not	9
which he did not	9
the beauty of the	9
to do justice to	9
at the hands of	9
in the present place	9
catalogue of the entire	9
the preservation of the	9
no doubt that the	9
ought not to be	9
end of the last	9
to be preferred to	9
their weight in gold	9
collection of books in	9
printed in the fifteenth	9
the book of the	9
of the bibliomania is	9
the late duke of	9
at his house in	9
two of the most	9
came into the possession	9
with a number of	9
in the value of	9
of his books is	9
may be sure that	9
it seems to me	9
in the face of	9
in favour of the	9
there are very few	9
in the same manner	9
books of the world	9
with some of the	9
to the death of	9
in a volume of	9
certain it is that	9
the author of a	9
it would be interesting	9
as if he were	9
it must be remembered	9
it is scarcely necessary	9
it was one of	9
by far the most	9
this is one of	9
on the formation of	9
one of the very	9
it may be worth	9
of greek and latin	9
the price of books	9
of the world and	9
passed into the possession	9
have been in the	9
of a booke called	9
the appearance of the	9
sale of his books	9
end of the year	9
it would not be	9
the sale of dr	9
from the time of	9
there is a very	9
editions of the bible	9
of the sixteenth and	9
in my power to	9
as if they were	9
the members of the	9
and it is a	9
to be the first	9
be one of the	9
of the origin of	9
of the most celebrated	9
parts of the world	9
is a work of	9
in the absence of	9
would be interesting to	9
is to be hoped	9
a copy of his	9
in the centre of	9
of the marquis of	9
history of english literature	9
an introduction to the	9
that he had no	9
of the nature of	9
the top of the	9
the remains of the	9
one of the chief	9
there is nothing to	9
the end of his	9
of the first folio	9
edition was published in	9
he was one of	9
was published in the	9
that he had the	9
the price of the	9
to have been in	9
works of the fathers	9
the height of the	9
the typographical antiquities of	9
extra rare and fine	9
of the united kingdom	9
is much to be	9
from the earliest times	9
in two folio volumes	9
the side of the	9
it is time to	9
portrait of the author	9
there is an interesting	8
and there is an	8
had an opportunity of	8
it is well known	8
know something of the	8
am in possession of	8
to some of the	8
greater part of them	8
the library of st	8
the second part of	8
of which we have	8
the antiquity of the	8
i have not yet	8
the duke of marlborough	8
in four octavo volumes	8
of the time of	8
that there is a	8
was a copy of	8
be said of the	8
for it is a	8
sense of the word	8
it was bought by	8
of the late rev	8
of the names of	8
has been said that	8
as well as with	8
which are to be	8
the best editions of	8
acted by the lord	8
there is not a	8
he was born in	8
realized a total of	8
it is a very	8
said to be the	8
a description of the	8
the th of june	8
a few words about	8
of old english plays	8
edited by the rev	8
it would be well	8
of a large number	8
the mind of the	8
the state of the	8
two copies of the	8
of the first editions	8
the size of the	8
nearly half a century	8
as well as an	8
there is a good	8
to the subject of	8
me that he had	8
great number of the	8
were sold for l	8
books as well as	8
to the earl of	8
there is a copy	8
bound in blue turkey	8
not appear to have	8
of the library association	8
a copy of a	8
and on the other	8
the cause of learning	8
this part of the	8
was not in the	8
report on public libraries	8
the sale of a	8
the reader may consult	8
it might have been	8
as soon as i	8
which once belonged to	8
do not know that	8
i have not been	8
which had belonged to	8
in the library at	8
choice collection of books	8
the th of april	8
in the eighteenth century	8
for the british museum	8
that he had been	8
under the influence of	8
complaint of books against	8
books of which the	8
the great books of	8
the prices for which	8
the first and second	8
of part of the	8
for the reason that	8
the game of chess	8
did not fail to	8
generations of a literary	8
great fire of london	8
very fine and rare	8
the most beautiful and	8
to the best of	8
of gower and chaucer	8
with regard to the	8
the death of his	8
i am in possession	8
one of the rarest	8
history and antiquities of	8
the life of a	8
the face of the	8
of the value of	8
there are many who	8
we may judge from	8
it may be that	8
in the catalogue of	8
was purchased by the	8
of the very first	8
the work of the	8
when it came to	8
copy of the catalogue	8
that he had bought	8
to the works of	8
must have been a	8
of the death of	8
and i do not	8
the greater number of	8
it is the same	8
in one or two	8
the course of the	8
the service of the	8
of the same name	8
that there should be	8
to speak of the	8
in the name of	8
the library of dr	8
of the literature of	8
in the hope that	8
the symptoms of the	8
in the original calf	8
the famous library of	8
a collector of books	8
must be remembered that	8
every thing connected with	8
as well as by	8
at the corner of	8
the study of bibliography	8
the eyes of the	8
in the purchase of	8
borne in mind that	8
greater part of his	8
little more than a	8
a copy in the	8
of the state of	8
a few years afterwards	8
the lives of the	8
the date of the	8
in a manner which	8
the first two volumes	8
there is no reason	8
of books which are	8
of the elizabethan period	8
the first book printed	8
with the contents of	8
the printer of this	8
we must not forget	8
it is not only	8
some of the best	8
it is full of	8
died in the year	8
presented with the following	8
that the books were	8
have been published in	8
close of the th	8
and in the same	8
copy is in the	8
to that of the	8
in the words of	8
address to the reader	8
the last edition of	8
press of wynkyn de	8
works which treat of	8
was purchased by mr	8
a priced copy of	8
in the general case	8
that it is the	8
of this great man	8
of the old world	8
of such books as	8
of king richard the	8
the historian of the	8
was at the sign	8
large paper copies of	8
a good copy of	8
great books of the	8
at the latter part	8
the character of a	8
the third volume of	8
one or the other	8
of the number of	8
that part of the	8
contains an account of	8
the vicar of wakefield	8
of which he had	8
the house of commons	8
of a century ago	8
it may have been	8
it was not in	8
the library of a	8
by one or two	8
to the family of	8
a few of these	8
in the huth library	8
the reign of elizabeth	8
and a copy of	8
in the early part	8
the end of a	8
the history of this	8
as we have said	8
of our own country	8
number of curious and	8
the jugemens des savans	8
we do not know	8
as well as those	8
on the one hand	8
the true spirit of	8
is scarcely necessary to	8
various editions of the	8
the dissolution of the	8
for the possession of	8
the completion of the	8
at the cost of	8
for the gratification of	8
will have to be	8
history of his own	8
a long series of	8
the treasures of the	8
of a book was	8
in the earlier part	8
that it had been	8
he was able to	8
many of them are	8
of a literary family	8
the complaint of books	8
was by no means	8
copies of this catalogue	8
what is to be	8
the banks of the	8
of the mazarin bible	8
was at one time	8
the books printed by	8
before the days of	8
fine collection of books	8
to have been printed	8
are apt to be	8
the dispersion of the	8
four sons of aymon	8
it seems to be	8
who seems to have	7
the fifth volume of	7
of the most distinguished	7
has not yet been	7
the shelves of the	7
from the year to	7
the first of these	7
the midst of the	7
one of these was	7
it will not be	7
at his death in	7
illustrations of gower and	7
for a history of	7
was that of the	7
if it had been	7
the hand of the	7
they are to be	7
the residence of the	7
it is a great	7
the book of common	7
it is quite possible	7
if he does not	7
from all parts of	7
of the most splendid	7
the discovery of the	7
came to the hammer	7
of the sale catalogue	7
my copy of this	7
the words of the	7
the ship of fools	7
of most of the	7
the royal library at	7
value of the book	7
catalogue of the same	7
all over the world	7
for the last time	7
first editions of modern	7
or the other of	7
that has ever been	7
the quality of the	7
the best edition of	7
i think i have	7
of the library at	7
in order that he	7
in the opinion of	7
the arms of the	7
with the name of	7
by the use of	7
who is said to	7
that the book was	7
last quarter of the	7
of sir thomas bodley	7
from the pen of	7
to say that he	7
and presented to the	7
is upon large paper	7
the best of them	7
the th of february	7
in the spring of	7
during the last few	7
it is the fashion	7
in his description of	7
seems to be that	7
is not likely to	7
printed books in the	7
it not been for	7
say nothing of the	7
literature and scarce books	7
the account of the	7
editions of modern authors	7
of which it is	7
the office of the	7
the most part of	7
the body of the	7
the reign of james	7
not seem to have	7
is presented with the	7
it is to the	7
so as to be	7
in the true spirit	7
to the public library	7
to think of the	7
four generations of a	7
by auction at st	7
in the person of	7
the absence of the	7
the second and third	7
an act of parliament	7
to the notice of	7
at the outset of	7
of this work is	7
to do is to	7
decline and fall of	7
with the arms of	7
but it has been	7
catalogue of the curious	7
shortly before his death	7
of the books in	7
the address to the	7
second half of the	7
on the ground that	7
and the late mr	7
the rise and progress	7
in all parts of	7
an interesting account of	7
not been able to	7
in our own language	7
this is the first	7
a collector of the	7
about the time of	7
in the royal library	7
the foundation of a	7
a history of printing	7
a set of the	7
of the late sir	7
was knocked down to	7
the north of england	7
to return to the	7
the direction of the	7
the men of the	7
there is but one	7
symptoms of the disease	7
of old english poetry	7
so far as they	7
tells us that the	7
the fathers of the	7
with each other in	7
bound in blue morocco	7
in the twelfth century	7
room of the british	7
a portrait of the	7
the attention of the	7
to a certain extent	7
it is essential that	7
the possessor of a	7
the appearance of a	7
a shilling or two	7
at that time in	7
would not have been	7
we are indebted to	7
one side of the	7
the fate of the	7
of a public library	7
of those who are	7
in the handwriting of	7
literature of great britain	7
a few specimens of	7
to the middle of	7
the history and antiquities	7
and is now in	7
but i did not	7
in the first instance	7
that he was not	7
to the top of	7
number of copies of	7
of the editions of	7
in for the publication	7
of the royal institution	7
it is not the	7
it is not always	7
it will be observed	7
be regarded as a	7
but to return to	7
by the same author	7
number of books which	7
the british museum catalogue	7
means of its cure	7
will tell you that	7
which seems to have	7
most of the books	7
i know not whether	7
the british museum for	7
branch of the subject	7
dissolution of the monasteries	7
a visit to the	7
i am aware that	7
which had been the	7
some of the first	7
the last quarter of	7
the marquis of bute	7
can be no question	7
as a sort of	7
so far as we	7
in the th century	7
the library of this	7
he told me that	7
of a book is	7
supposed to be the	7
library of the duke	7
is no reason why	7
in spite of his	7
i have never been	7
he was obliged to	7
of greek and roman	7
the father of the	7
to those who are	7
passed into the hands	7
his edition of the	7
rest of the world	7
and the fine arts	7
fall of the roman	7
the leaves of a	7
valuable collection of books	7
may be considered as	7
there is a large	7
part of the sixteenth	7
portion of the library	7
and it has been	7
with the result that	7
to which i have	7
principal librarian of the	7
purchased by the late	7
there is hardly a	7
will be pleased to	7
of the curious and	7
from the same press	7
of the edition of	7
of the best of	7
of the manner in	7
those who do not	7
catalogue of books in	7
by the duke of	7
the society of friends	7
priced copy of the	7
this branch of the	7
which i have been	7
to go to the	7
and a few other	7
of richard de bury	7
the history of printing	7
time of his death	7
i like to read	7
in possession of the	7
i am sure that	7
nearly the whole of	7
sale of the books	7
the original edition of	7
he used to say	7
say a few words	7
that he is not	7
the remainder of his	7
are told that the	7
have not been able	7
i do not remember	7
he appears to have	7
the introduction of printing	7
the midst of his	7
when we come to	7
many of which were	7
of the men of	7
library of earl spencer	7
in the great fire	7
copy of the editio	7
with his own hand	7
rise and progress of	7
the memory of the	7
that the first edition	7
a considerable proportion of	7
when he was in	7
to a great extent	7
it must be borne	7
of literature and scarce	7
anecdotes of literature and	7
which will be sold	7
one would like to	7
lives of the saints	7
in a sort of	7
the society was dissolved	7
and fall of the	7
the reign of queen	7
that he had a	7
of the first book	7
not only in the	7
the same may be	7
in the production of	7
was sold at the	7
the house of the	7
a book of which	7
on the history of	7
is the first edition	7
in the language of	7
of the fathers of	7
the total number of	7
and is one of	7
the expense of the	7
with the names of	7
what has been said	7
end of the century	7
of what may be	7
must be borne in	7
with one of the	7
a large paper copy	7
if ever there was	7
in the hope of	7
the greatest number of	7
as if they had	7
is to be done	7
as i have said	7
printed by wynkyn de	7
there would be no	7
there is only one	7
manner in which the	7
i take to be	7
copy of the second	7
a large proportion of	7
the hands of an	7
copies of the same	7
the dukes of urbino	7
as soon as he	7
a century and a	7
i was in the	7
amount of the sale	7
of the fourteenth century	7
not the place to	7
is not the place	7
is not necessary to	7
is a sort of	7
the press of wynkyn	7
which was published at	7
it was sold in	7
of sir thomas more	7
in the preface of	7
in the second volume	7
it is possible that	7
may be useful to	7
of which we are	7
not so much to	7
it is necessary that	7
the church of england	7
reign of henry viii	7
the memory of this	7
on the top of	7
by reason of the	7
on the banks of	7
at the price of	7
of reading in bed	7
not seem to be	7
in prose and verse	7
the amount of the	7
no less than in	7
society was founded in	7
what shall we say	7
that it may be	7
of him that he	7
to the time of	7
it is curious to	7
antiquities of great britain	7
in the summer of	7
and the british museum	7
was a collector of	7
to know something of	7
of ancient and modern	7
at about the same	7
imperial library at paris	7
in the preparation of	7
it is bound in	7
any one who has	7
two or three times	7
on the day of	7
the prince of wales	7
and the number of	7
whose shop was at	7
for the encouragement of	7
in three quarto volumes	7
that the book is	7
a similar copy of	7
the destruction of the	7
des livres rares et	7
was first published in	7
edition of the typographical	7
end of the seventeenth	7
not to have been	7
within the reach of	6
from the perusal of	6
the first edition was	6
which will begin to	6
by the publication of	6
the establishment of the	6
the early editions of	6
only copies of this	6
for the purposes of	6
to get rid of	6
of the study of	6
public and private collections	6
in the black letter	6
it is only a	6
copy of the mazarin	6
of three or four	6
is taken from a	6
by the aid of	6
two hundred and fifty	6
to him that he	6
used to say that	6
the recent edition of	6
to be one of	6
but there is another	6
of the archbishop of	6
as a means of	6
more than a single	6
a vast number of	6
of taylor the water	6
the only known copy	6
that there is nothing	6
reign of henry vii	6
during the last half	6
of the progress of	6
as a collector of	6
books are to be	6
the majority of the	6
of the twelfth century	6
the british museum was	6
i do not care	6
the good fortune to	6
of the catalogues of	6
the death of her	6
as might be expected	6
to come to the	6
in such a manner	6
illustrative of the history	6
middle of the fifteenth	6
catalogue des livres du	6
the title of a	6
was for many years	6
are known to exist	6
which he has been	6
may be permitted to	6
at least it is	6
the collection of books	6
rede me and be	6
i may be permitted	6
copies on large paper	6
be met with in	6
engage the attentions of	6
always struck me as	6
of the love of	6
that the author of	6
edition of the works	6
elegantly bound in russia	6
within the category of	6
would have been the	6
and it may be	6
in the sale of	6
the founder of a	6
under the following title	6
as much as the	6
of early printed books	6
after the manner of	6
in order to be	6
he had not been	6
i will not pretend	6
copies upon large paper	6
by de la monnoye	6
the number of articles	6
i have said that	6
he did not live	6
books were sold at	6
the same way as	6
found its way into	6
in the duke of	6
that it has been	6
from day to day	6
as it has been	6
contains a list of	6
of all the books	6
to the greek and	6
in addition to these	6
i have heard of	6
recent edition of the	6
very fine copy of	6
to point out that	6
complete concordance to the	6
second edition of the	6
not a few of	6
list of all the	6
on his way to	6
the hall of the	6
some of the choicest	6
the same place in	6
the contents of a	6
the statutes at large	6
books which he had	6
it is evident that	6
to the use of	6
what can be more	6
the list of the	6
within a few years	6
to the nature of	6
at least in the	6
there are bibliographies of	6
which were in the	6
by no means the	6
with the assistance of	6
was offered for sale	6
it is only the	6
the earl of pembroke	6
it became the property	6
greek and roman classics	6
and francois villon i	6
at the present moment	6
but he did not	6
the books were in	6
were at one time	6
same may be said	6
a complete concordance to	6
collection of greek and	6
books of this kind	6
of a certain class	6
reader is presented with	6
and the works of	6
the life and death	6
and for which he	6
a record of the	6
contains a large number	6
a work of this	6
des livres du cabinet	6
in the city of	6
formed part of the	6
his account of the	6
he would have been	6
me and be not	6
shape of a book	6
shall we say to	6
the eye of the	6
of a man who	6
the most part they	6
of the elegant and	6
preface to the catalogue	6
of sir robert cotton	6
it is a curious	6
which were sold for	6
ought to have been	6
of books relating to	6
come to the front	6
was that of a	6
the closing years of	6
so staked down as	6
the benefit of the	6
the second book of	6
copy in the british	6
library was sold in	6
too well known to	6
as a general rule	6
the first and last	6
in the long run	6
much has been written	6
and valuable collection of	6
in the house of	6
in the seventh century	6
its way into the	6
and that there are	6
at his own expense	6
some of the old	6
of works on the	6
of old english books	6
in the abbey of	6
villon and francois villon	6
the site of the	6
after the lapse of	6
with a sort of	6
introduction to the classics	6
in the character of	6
are likely to be	6
the formation of the	6
the old and new	6
in the finest preservation	6
not by any means	6
say a word or	6
before the end of	6
a work of art	6
to look at the	6
off on large paper	6
he was in the	6
in my introduction to	6
in order that the	6
do not know whether	6
the loss of his	6
and truly valuable library	6
a few years after	6
valuable library of the	6
the son of a	6
who lived in the	6
bound in green morocco	6
of the more important	6
after the publication of	6
is a good deal	6
painted by sir joshua	6
the wife of the	6
the head of a	6
in his edition of	6
the king and queen	6
to take charge of	6
in the huth catalogue	6
there can be little	6
works on natural history	6
during the reign of	6
well as of the	6
a translation of the	6
if we may judge	6
beginning of the present	6
that none of the	6
the collection of mr	6
lord mayor of london	6
that he would not	6
duke de la valliere	6
the literary history of	6
and as to the	6
is in possession of	6
between the years and	6
his books to the	6
on the site of	6
am inclined to think	6
from the collection of	6
and i have not	6
the selection of books	6
to the bodleian library	6
the best way to	6
royal and noble authors	6
be no doubt that	6
rest of his books	6
with which i have	6
number of his books	6
in common with the	6
for the reception of	6
were francois villon and	6
had the opportunity of	6
livres du cabinet de	6
of the prince of	6
own copy of the	6
middle of the eighteenth	6
if he did not	6
the reader is presented	6
at least of the	6
believed to have been	6
that it is impossible	6
it must be admitted	6
the habit of reading	6
the lord bishop of	6
so far as it	6
as time goes on	6
as long as he	6
as a guide to	6
the th of november	6
occurred to me that	6
of the first rarity	6
is a book of	6
many of these books	6
the catalogue of a	6
there were but few	6
the total of the	6
remember to have seen	6
of a large library	6
of the collection of	6
collection of books and	6
have the satisfaction of	6
than that of the	6
is printed in the	6
first half of the	6
at the bottom of	6
the place of the	6
the marquis of blandford	6
the gift of the	6
it is not easy	6
i have no doubt	6
from the same authority	6
and i could not	6
of more or less	6
in the present century	6
and founders of libraries	6
it will be remembered	6
produced the sum of	6
is a catalogue of	6
was especially rich in	6
now deposited in the	6
that it was the	6
i am able to	6
he was not a	6
the purchase of a	6
the second half of	6
of the right hon	6
year or two ago	6
of books against the	6
old editions of the	6
catalogue of the mss	6
but there is no	6
the king and his	6
i was glad to	6
in a few years	6
the title to the	6
the best of my	6
in such a way	6
in the philosophical transactions	6
in two quarto volumes	6
the merits of the	6
in the style of	6
to be the best	6
is said that the	6
and other works of	6
in defence of the	6
and valuable editions of	6
may be as well	6
in the imperial library	6
of the round table	6
of his books for	6
a long list of	6
the edition of the	6
it was not my	6
on the same subject	6
and it was not	6
the form of an	6
the author of this	6
end of his life	6
must of necessity be	6
in the original sheepskin	6
that one of the	6
to be had at	6
i were francois villon	6
fine copy in russia	6
copy of this book	6
the duc de la	6
of the thirteenth century	6
on either side of	6
it will be necessary	6
in the light of	6
the number of volumes	6
in the price of	6
the upper part of	6
the works of those	6
they appear in the	6
one of the oldest	6
were for the most	6
as those of the	6
that it might be	6
of an old book	6
he was wont to	6
paper copy of the	6
to be bound in	6
the style of the	6
as they are called	6
the edition de luxe	6
is as good as	6
to the court of	6
aspect of the matter	6
and some of them	6
of the dukes of	6
of first editions of	6
one or other of	6
the glory of the	6
but by no means	6
his knowledge of books	6
as if it had	6
first volume of my	6
the ignorance of the	6
came to pass that	6
to the late mr	6
if you wish to	6
at the end is	6
so well known in	6
in the use of	6
at one of the	6
particular account of the	6
as the author of	6
an exception to the	6
the sides of the	6
the idea of a	6
was a young man	6
well as to the	6
necessary to say that	6
not to be considered	6
a single copy of	6
as well as any	6
letters of the alphabet	6
for the study of	6
the key of the	6
a generation or two	6
with my own hand	6
in the united kingdom	6
the description of the	6
of books of the	6
the library of sir	6
extensive collection of books	6
the preparation of the	6
in the german language	6
copy of this edition	6
found their way to	6
has become of the	6
this is not a	6
either side of the	6
of the first part	6
in addition to this	6
in the nineteenth century	6
seems to be the	6
the best of all	6
the value of his	6
all parts of europe	6
it came to pass	6
will be found useful	6
and for many years	6
printed by the same	6
good deal of the	6
at whose sale it	6
according to his own	6
the prince of abissinia	6
the interior of the	6
the entire library of	6
of a bygone age	6
of the elzevir press	6
that i did not	6
is to be preferred	6
of his books in	6
in all its branches	6
had belonged to the	6
his attention to the	6
the west end of	6
the first half of	6
it may be so	6
of the greek testament	6
the development of the	6
within the compass of	6
be as well to	6
of the seventeenth and	6
the following is the	6
the whole of his	6
in a state of	6
over the pages of	6
the good old days	6
in the national library	6
begin to be sold	6
one of the two	6
the best and most	6
the result of the	6
in the same style	6
if i were francois	6
of the late dr	6
left behind him a	6
of rare and valuable	6
on the side of	6
into the society of	6
the society of the	6
the most curious and	6
years before his death	6
sale of books by	6
be found in a	6
that the number of	6
the master of the	6
at the top of	6
his description of the	6
of books to the	6
an intimate friend of	6
he had been a	6
the issue of the	6
to judge from the	6
which he might have	6
the amenities of book	6
time of henry viii	6
be numbered among the	6
history of the world	6
take upon me to	6
one of his most	6
to be considered as	6
will be necessary to	6
became one of the	6
i am not prepared	6
of them in the	6
said of him that	6
now in the library	6
the boundaries of the	6
of the eighth century	6
there is very little	6
the loss of the	6
century and a half	6
the cause of his	6
but you will find	6
of some of his	6
of it in the	6
or two of his	6
to recommend it to	6
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the days of the	6
the formation of libraries	6
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the case may be	6
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i had almost said	6
a magnificent copy of	6
in one of these	6
have descended to us	6
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this kind in the	6
are to be had	6
in greek and latin	6
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that i had not	6
of all kinds of	6
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of the rise and	6
upon the history of	6
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and a great number	6
under the authority of	6
may be mentioned that	6
down to the present	6
of the rarest books	6
of the bishops of	6
are taken from the	6
quite a number of	6
which he had given	6
of the existence of	6
a number of other	6
for the formation of	6
richard de bury had	6
of a work which	6
of a volume of	6
we are indebted for	6
the encouragement of learning	6
by the space of	6
as i have already	6
of the king of	6
books of all kinds	6
of the classics in	6
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of rare and curious	6
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to say a word	6
first book printed in	6
this aspect of the	6
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the latter half of	6
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a book which has	6
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most famous of the	6
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of the late duke	6
the library of earl	6
will begin to be	6
what may be termed	6
first folio of shakespeare	6
may have been the	6
the care of the	6
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we have already seen	6
down to our own	6
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his passion for books	6
say that it is	6
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of this or that	6
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part of the world	6
by him in the	6
the duke of bedford	6
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the parish of st	6
is not so much	6
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in the following pages	6
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one and the same	6
be gathered from the	6
francois villon and francois	6
he had been in	6
valuable editions of the	6
tragedie of king richard	6
to the library at	6
is reported to have	6
to be hoped that	6
one hundred and fifty	6
from beginning to end	6
and many of them	6
must be confessed that	6
of early english poetry	6
if it were not	6
much to be preferred	6
so that they may	6
it is not worth	5
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as well as for	5
so far as he	5
us fancy we see	5
knowledge of the subject	5
of his library to	5
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large number of books	5
copies of a book	5
for my own part	5
and the earl of	5
copies of a work	5
it was he who	5
it may be necessary	5
earliest times to the	5
a good deal more	5
a hundred years ago	5
to add that the	5
biographical history of england	5
he left behind him	5
both sides of the	5
for the greater part	5
their way to the	5
the text of the	5
he must have been	5
the collector and the	5
not sure that i	5
the case with the	5
of the various editions	5
the last half century	5
the british museum copy	5
the most interesting of	5
the former of which	5
ever there was a	5
a fair price for	5
to be of any	5
a brief account of	5
the great majority of	5
edition of his works	5
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once the property of	5
about the same date	5
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the first time in	5
i was able to	5
to me to be	5
in the appendix to	5
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fell into the hands	5
he had come to	5
judge methuen and i	5
your affectionate and dutiful	5
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to be the only	5
in the world of	5
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at a public sale	5
to be sold at	5
have been printed by	5
the sale by auction	5
the characters in the	5
if he had not	5
copies of this kind	5
in the fact that	5
best of my recollection	5
of books from the	5
the subject of this	5
a man may be	5
to the heart of	5
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a great many of	5
not appear to be	5
lives of the poets	5
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the first leaf of	5
that he might be	5
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at the opening of	5
may be said of	5
specimens of the early	5
of the work of	5
of his own library	5
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to every thing connected	5
by means of which	5
the art of book	5
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the latter of which	5
an extensive series of	5
the scene of action	5
the large number of	5
the earl of surrey	5
title of the book	5
western islands of scotland	5
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in that of the	5
i ought to have	5
was published at paris	5
to find that the	5
the prices of books	5
in the third volume	5
of a circulating library	5
in a catalogue of	5
in our own time	5
thousand dollars for a	5
of the monastery of	5
it occurred to me	5
the reputation of the	5
any of the books	5
to the education of	5
a great portion of	5
the hospitality of the	5
and a number of	5
the purchase of the	5
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the family of the	5
you will have to	5
his collection of books	5
to the glory of	5
through the hands of	5
in a few minutes	5
at oxford and cambridge	5
to become master of	5
out of the house	5
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of the volumes in	5
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founded in for the	5
the sizes of books	5
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ne plus ultra of	5
of oxford and cambridge	5
a vast amount of	5
the magnitude of the	5
the level of the	5
in the ensuing year	5
the sale catalogue is	5
a considerable portion of	5
quarter of an hour	5
it is much to	5
and sir thomas phillipps	5
once upon a time	5
has been more than	5
life of sir thomas	5
books in the world	5
copy of the gutenberg	5
which was published in	5
so foolish as to	5
of the public libraries	5
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the history of their	5
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to come across it	5
of the first leaf	5
once told me that	5
fifth volume of the	5
to get out of	5
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now to be found	5
the fact that it	5
a descriptive catalogue of	5
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of the first rank	5
which i am acquainted	5
on the score of	5
introduction to the knowledge	5
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works issued from the	5
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a man of considerable	5
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few copies of this	5
large sum of money	5
to the close of	5
many of which are	5
of which only copies	5
he did not know	5
with the works of	5
of the class of	5
a selection of the	5
a place in the	5
to the history and	5
possession of the late	5
it is not surprising	5
i know not how	5
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the time of charles	5
of the best editions	5
on account of their	5
have thought fit to	5
dictionary of the english	5
in the west end	5
in his rd year	5
is a matter of	5
which treat of the	5
the rarest books in	5
the works of john	5
it is likely to	5
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catalogue des livres rares	5
bound in one volume	5
it will be sufficient	5
his autograph on the	5
of which have been	5
end of the fifteenth	5
of which only one	5
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am not insensible to	5
the number of his	5
now in the bodleian	5
the catalogue of mr	5
within the last few	5
during the latter part	5
of his own times	5
well known in the	5
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title to the catalogue	5
books were sold in	5
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after his death the	5
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just at the moment	5
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of greece and rome	5
by the museum authorities	5
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at one time the	5
to be in a	5
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the owner of them	5
edition of the same	5
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the antiquities of glastonbury	5
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or other of the	5
with whom he had	5
and i know that	5
collectors in this country	5
the art of reading	5
the corner of the	5
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the bishops of england	5
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books printed by caxton	5
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list of the books	5
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charles and mary lamb	5
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copy on vellum of	5
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the early english poets	5
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account of the books	5
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the third part of	5
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greek and latin books	5
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edition of this book	5
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or any of the	5
years after his death	5
in the ensuing pages	5