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- 1877 (Creation)
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Philip James Bailey was born in Nottingham in 1816. He was educated at Glasgow University before reading law at Lincoln's Inn, London. He never practised law seriously, instead writing poetry. His most successful poem was the early work Festus, which became a bestseller.
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GB 0096 AL138 1877 fonds 2 leaves Bailey , Philip James , 1816-1902 , poet
Philip James Bailey was born in Nottingham in 1816. He was educated at Glasgow University before reading law at Lincoln's Inn, London. He never practised law seriously, instead writing poetry. His most successful poem was the early work Festus, which became a bestseller.
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Found inserted in a copy of Plimsoll's Shipping Survey Bill - classmark: [G.L.] 1873.
Letter from Philip James Bailey of 59 Netherwood Road, West Kensington Park, London to an unknown recipient, 21 Sep 1877. 'The publishers of my new edition [10th edition] of Festus are Longmans and Compy. I have nothing now in the hands of Mr Bell. You are quite welcome to extract the songs named.' Autograph, with signature.
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
On negative microfilm - reference: MIC 242/2.
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Found inserted in a copy of Plimsoll's Shipping Survey Bill - classmark: [G.L.] 1873.
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Letter from Philip James Bailey of 59 Netherwood Road, West Kensington Park, London to an unknown recipient, 21 Sep 1877. 'The publishers of my new edition [10th edition] of Festus are Longmans and Compy. I have nothing now in the hands of Mr Bell. You are quite welcome to extract the songs named.' Autograph, with signature.
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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
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- Latin
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
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On negative microfilm - reference: MIC 242/2.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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