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2 Letters removed from An Introduction to Bibliography File 1927-30
1 Letter from G. E. Durham to R. B. McKerrow Item 23 Sept. 1927
2 Letter from Kenneth Sisam to R. B. McKerrow Item 23 Sept. 1927
3 Letter from G. E. Durham to R. B. McKerrow Item 26 Sept. 1927
4 Letter from Max Förster to R. B. McKerrow Item 27 Oct. 1927
1 Revised proof of the title-page of The Works of Thomas Nashe, vol. i, marked ‘a’ Item 6 Oct. 1903
2 Revised proof of the title-page of The Works of Thomas Nashe, vol. i, marked ‘b’ Item 6 Oct. 1903
3 Leaf from a catalogue issued by William H. Robinson, bookseller, 4–6 Nelson Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne Item early 20th c.
4 Reproduction of an engraving of Henry Smith (c. 1560-1591) from his Sermons (1657 ed.), perhaps removed from a book Item early 20th c.
9 List of variations between McKerrow’s text of Nashe’s Tragedie of Dido (Works of Nashe, iii. 329-97) and the quarto (Malone 133), with readings from other editors; in an unidentified hand Item early 20th c.
10 Rough note by McKerrow, relating to Nashe’s Christes Teares over Jerusalem Item early 20th c.
14 Reproduction of the engraving of ‘The picture of Gabriell Haruey, as hee is readie to let fly vpon Aiax’ (from Nashe’s Pierce Penilesse His Supplication to the Divell) Item early 20th c.
17 Transcript by W. W. Greg of a passage from Henslowe’s diary, 27 Sept. 1598 Item early 20th c.
18 Rough note by McKerrow, mentioning Gabriel Harvey(?) Item early 20th c.
19 Notes by McKerrow on the title and signatures of Nashe’s Summer’s Last Will and Testament Item early 20th c.
20 Rough notes by McKerrow on Nashes Lenten Stuffe, etc. (cf. Works of Nashe, iv. 396, 398) Item early 20th c.
22 Rough note by McKerrow on the phrase ‘Sapiens dominabitur astris’ (cf. Works of Nashe, iv. 364) Item early 20th c.
26 Cutting, probably from a sale catalogue, containing details of a copy of Aegidius Everartus’s De Herba Panacea Item early 20th c.
31 Note by E. S. de Beer on Nashe’s The Unfortunate Traveller Item early 20th c.
32 Brief note by McKerrow of an article by Don Cameron Allen entitled ‘The Anatomie of Absurditie: A Study in Literary Apprenticeship’ (Studies in Philology, xxxii (1935), 170–6) Item c. 1935
36 Galley proof of an article by Hyder E. Rollins in the Modern Language Review (xv. 87-90), entitled ‘“King Lear” and the Ballad of “John Careless”’ Item 20 Nov. 1919
4 Papers removed from Notes on Bibliographical Evidence File early 20th c.
2 Leaf from a book sale catalogue Item early 20th c.
5 Papers removed from An Introduction to Bibliography File early 20th c.
2 Note by R. B. McKerrow on The Devil’s Charter, p. x, ll. 2-4 Item early 20th c.
5 Printed prospectus for Materialen zur Kunde des älteren Englischen Dramas, annotated in an unidentified hand Item 1903
6 Notes by R. B. McKerrow on The Devil’s Charter, marked ‘from G.C.M.S.’ (i.e. G. C. Moore Smith) Item early 20th c.
8 Quotation from John Taylor’s Armado or Navye of 103 Ships (1627), in McKerrow’s hand Item early 20th c.
9 Correction, in McKerrow’s hand, probably relating to his edition of The Devil’s Charter Item early 20th c.
1 Letter from Walter Worrall to R. B. McKerrow Item 7 Oct. 1913