14 grants for 1956.
Binding made to the order of J & J Leighton by Messrs Elkington after a design by Luke Limner. Binding contains a circular metal plaque set in relief showing a proclamation of the Exhibition with names of inventors and practitioners in the useful arts. Presented by A Ehrman
Mostly a fair copy with a number of unimportant variations from printed texts, but also containing marginal notes in Stanley's hand indicating his sources for borrowed conceits and turns of phrase. Add . MS 7514
Autobiography. DWs first published book, presented by Sir Eric Miller. Add MS 49062
Written as a tribute to Wilfrid Meynell's two daughters Sylvia and Monica, contains stanzas omitted from published version. With 2 letters to Wilfrid Meynell about the poem
Presented by FF Madan. With this work are bound Le Soldat Francois, 1604, Basilikon Doron in French, 1603, (Craigie 30). Also given a 1604 edition of Basilikon Doron (Craigie 35) a translation into Italian of Popes Pastorals 1755, Tolands Nazarenus in French, 1777 and a first Dublin edition of Smolletts Humphrey Clinker 1771
Presented by Professor LC Martin
Presented by Group-Captain Arthur B Burdett with a 1695 edition of Camden's Britannia
Published anonymously, one of Bridges scarcest books. Finely bound in full crimson morocco, gilt preserving the original wrappers. Presented by Simon Nowell-Smith
Parts II and III of five parts only. Bound by Nicolaus von Havelberg, a good example in excellent preservation of this important binders work. Presented by Mr & Mrs A Ehrman
Collection contains 860 single plays plus 480 bound volumes, including 37 Shakespeare quartos. The 1600 edition of The Merchant of Venice has notes by both Lewis Theobald and George Steevens, the 18th century editors of Shakespeare and their hand writing can be seen in some of the other plays.
Contains the only known copy of the Commonitorium, a project by Louis Ellies du Pin for the union of the Anglican and Gallican churches; other letters mention the activities of the Old Pretender in Paris
Very scarce. Presented by Stephen K Jones
Presented by Sir Stanley Unwin with various numbers of other early newspapers, The Star and The Mirror of the Times 1797 - 1806
Inscribed by RA Bathurst, Vice Chancellor of the University 1676. Presented by Group-Captain Arthur B Burdett