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A Directory of the Parochial Libraries of the Church of England and the Church in Wales
Language: en
Pages: 502
Authors: Neil Ripley Ker
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: OUP/The Bibliographical Society of London

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Because of the unauthorized sale, loss, or deteriorating condition of parochial libraries in the 1930s and 1940s, a postal survey of surviving collections was u
Reading Between the Lines
Language: en
Pages: 350
Authors: Jessica G. Purdy
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-13 - Publisher: BRILL

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This book provides an overview of the establishment and use of parish libraries in early modern England and includes a thematic analysis of surviving marginalia
Godly Reading
Language: en
Pages: 319
Authors: Andrew Cambers
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-10 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This innovative exploration of Puritan reading practices from c.1580-1720 connects the history of religion with the history of the book.
Vanity Fair and the Celestial City
Language: en
Pages: 476
Authors: Isabel Rivers
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-07-26 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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In John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, the pilgrims cannot reach the Celestial City without passing through Vanity Fair, where everything is bought and sold.
Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Language: en
Pages: 609
Authors: Karen Attar
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-31 - Publisher: Facet Publishing

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This directory is a handy on-volume discovery tool that will allow readers to locate rare book and special collections in the British Isles. Fully updated since