A catalogue of the books and pamphlets being part of the library of Sir Roger Twysden, Bart. of Royden Hall in the 17th century : and others since collected [manuscript], [after 1816].

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A catalogue of the books and pamphlets being part of the library of Sir Roger Twysden, Bart. of Royden Hall in the 17th century : and others since collected [manuscript], [after 1816].

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Catalog is a 19th century manuscript in six parts which describes several hundred books, most from the library of Sir Roger Twysden at Royden Hall, East Peckham, Kent, but some added thereafter. Titles include a Shakespeare quarto and volumes of tracts published between 1650 and 1697. Authors represented include Dryden, Swift, and Addison and 16th and 17th century English poets, playwrights and clergymen, as well as Greek and Latin writers.

136 leaves ; 24 cm.

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