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Author's gift inscription, "To D McNaught, Esq., With best wishes of W. Stewart Ross 7th May, 1903."

ContributorsRoss, William Stewart (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-04-16
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This edition includes the author's inscription, "With the Authoress's best regards." A second hand writes "S. Huband."

ContributorsVane, Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-04-16
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Editor Anne Manning's gift inscription to author William Stebbing (1832–1926), "To William Stebbing from his affectionate friend the editor Nov. 2, 1860".

ContributorsManning, Anne (Author) / Zarka, Emily (Contributor)
Created2017-04-13
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This edition includes an author's gift inscription, "To Mr. M. B. Sanford with the sincere regards of Arthur H. Nason Nov 11, 1916".

ContributorsNason, Arthur Huntington (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-03-15
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This edition includes an owner's inscription, "Helen Runyan, October 1905, Vassar College".

ContributorsBagehot, Walter (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-03-15
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Probable editor's gift inscription, "Jacobo Hiltonio Amico Suo Amicissimo D. D. D Libri hujus Editor et Interpres. W. B. A.D. CMMII".

ContributorsGott, Samuel (Author) / Milton, John (Author) / Begley, Walter (Editor) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-03-15
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This edition has a gift dedication from the author's nephew to Edmund Gosse, suggesting he once owned the book. Dedicatation, "Mr. Edmund Gosse in remembrance of my Uncle Philip James Bailey Sep: 1902 F. CC."

ContributorsBailey, Philip James (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-03-15
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This edition has a tipped-in letter and an advertisement for the book. The letter is a patronage request from the editor, Henry Brown of Newington Butts, "31 Albert Street Newington Butts London Jan 4th 1870 Sir I am the author of the new work upon the Sonnets of Shakespeare, and

This edition has a tipped-in letter and an advertisement for the book. The letter is a patronage request from the editor, Henry Brown of Newington Butts, "31 Albert Street Newington Butts London Jan 4th 1870 Sir I am the author of the new work upon the Sonnets of Shakespeare, and am seeking a little aid from a few of my Subscribers, to enable me to cover the expenses of my work. being a poor working man now unfortunately out of work, any slight assistance would be most thankfully received, Yours Obediently Henry Brown. C. Walton Esqr".

ContributorsBrown, Henry (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-03-15
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This edition includes handwritten annotations to subscription lists. Many of the annotations are regarding numbers of copies, additional subscribers, etc.

ContributorsBaillie, Joanna (Author) / Looser, Devoney (Project director)
Created2017-03-15
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Contains hundred of handwritten slips of paper laid-in by a previous owner that serve as additions to all six volumes in this 1865 series, authored by William Thomas Lowndes and revised by Henry G. Bohn.

ContributorsLowndes, William Thomas (Author) / Bohn, Henry George (Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Author) / Zarka, Emily (Contributor)
Created2017-04-19