Brett-Smith, H.F.B. (Herbert Francis Brett)

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British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000176

H. F. B. Brett-Smith, British literary scholar. He edited Peacock's memoirs of Shelley (1909), Peacock's Four ages of poetry (1921), and a 1924 ten-volume edition of Peacock's works.

From the description of H. F. B. Brett-Smith manuscript material : 3 items, 1924 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76944679

From the guide to the H. F. B. Brett-Smith manuscript material : 3 items, 1924, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)

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referencedIn Blunden, Edmund, 1896-1974. Papers, 1922-1986. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf includes:ff. 1-2b Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith, literary critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith: 1929. British Library
creatorOf H. F. B. Brett-Smith manuscript material : 3 items, 1924 The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.
creatorOf includes:ff. 120, 121b Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith, literary critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith: 1930. British Library
referencedIn Vol. XI (ff. 149). 1925-1938, n.d.includes:f. 1 Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, sculptor: Letter to Miss May Morris: 1925.ff. 2, 13 Anna Simons, German calligrapher: Letters to Miss May Morris: 1925, 1927.f. 5 Welbore St Clair Baddeley, of Painsw..., 1925-1938 British Library
creatorOf LIBRARY CATALOGUES. Vol. IX, pt.2. Miscellaneous notes, correspondence and cuttings, with engravings etc. taken from printed works; 1779-early 20th cent. Found loose with Add. 54178 A above. ff. 52. British Library arrangement.Printed Matter: Cutting..., 1779 British Library
creatorOf Letters to T. J. Wise concerning his A Shelley Library, 1925. [Ashley Library Catalogue, viii, p. 190]; 1925-1927. As follows:―1. Two letters from H. F. B. Brett-Smith; 6, 7 Jan. 1925. ff. 61-64b.2. Letter from Roger Ingpen; 24 Feb. 1925. f. 65.3. Le..., 1925-1927 British Library
creatorOf includes:ff. 161-162b Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith, literary critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith: 1930. British Library
creatorOf Letter from H. F. B. Brett-Smith to T. J. Wise, chiefly concerning a dinner invitation; 23 Oct. 1923. [Ashley Library Catalogue, v, p. 146].includes:ff. 46, 47b Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith, literary critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: ... British Library
creatorOf Two Letters from H. F. B. Brett-Smith to T. J. Wise, the earlier letter (ff. 28-29b) seeking Wise's help in seeing a MS. of twenty-eight early poems by T. L. Peacock, dated 1798-1804, in the possession of W. T. Spencer, and the later (ff. 30, 30b) sp..., 1928-1934 British Library
referencedIn Cleverdon mss. II, 1926-1988 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Brett-Smith, H. F. B. (Herbert Francis Brett). H. F. B. Brett-Smith papers, 1896-1942 (bulk 1921-1925) Princeton University Library
creatorOf Brett-Smith, H. F. B. (Herbert Francis Brett). H. F. B. Brett-Smith manuscript material : 3 items, 1924 New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Letters to T. J. Wise from various correspondents, chiefly on biblio-graphical subjects; 18 May 1882-31 March 1936. Also included are five autograph poems, 1868-1877, by Edmund Gosse (ff. 50-54), a copy of a letter, 29 June 1888, from Robert Browning... British Library
creatorOf includes:ff. 122b, 123 Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith, literary critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith: 1928. British Library
creatorOf WILFRED PARTINGTON PAPERS. Vol. I A (ff. 326). Papers, etc., chiefly comprising correspondence with and relating to T. J. Wise; circa 1920-1938. Partly signed, partly printed, partly copies.Maurice Buxton Forman, bibliographer: Letters to Wilfred Par..., approximately 1920-1938 British Library
creatorOf includes:ff. 9, 9b Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith, literary critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter rel. to the bibliography of John Gay, 'The Shepherd's Week' to Thomas James Wise from Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith: 1924. British Library
creatorOf Letters (4) to T. J. Wise from various correspondents; 1930, 1931. [Ashley Library Catalogue, xi, p. 62]. As follows:―1. Two letters from H. F. B. Brett-Smith, the earlier (ff. 190-191b) chiefly devoted to abuse of Montague Summers, the later agreein..., 1930-1931 British Library
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associatedWith Blunden, Edmund, 1896-1974. person
associatedWith Cleverdon, Douglas. person
associatedWith Green-Armytage, R. N. (Robert N.), d. 1966. person
associatedWith Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866 person
associatedWith Shakespeare Head Press. corporateBody
associatedWith Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 person
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