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One of two commonplace books, 1843-1844, of a Monmouthshire doctor containing entries of Welsh and border county interest.

An album or commonplace book containing a romance, illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings, entitled The Cuckow and the Hedge-Sparrow or Mr. Jacques & Mr. Lockit ...; a poem entitled The Humble Petition of the Bryn morfydd Oak to John Price, Esq., Llanrhaiadr Hall, with a reference to the meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Society at Ruthin, September 1854; Prologue to the Eunuch of Terence, 1854; the script of a charade; songs of the Royal British Bowmen; cartoons and other miscellaneous items, many of them illustrated with pen-and-ink sketches, of north-east Wales and Cheshire interest.

A book of extracts, mainly relating to the French Revolution, taken from The Gentleman's Magazine and other sources, with an article entitled Of the Druids.

A commonplace book containing poetry, prose extracts, medical recipes, etc.

A commonplace book, [19 cent., second ¼], probably written in the vicinity of Henllan, Denbighshire, containing poetry, prose, medical recipes and proverbs in English and Welsh.

A manuscript volume, 1750-1758, compiled by Henry Young, perhaps of Tregaron, Cardiganshire, containing commonplace entries including notes on astronomy, astrology, physiology, weather lore (ff. 1 verso-3 verso) and Biblical and historical material, amongst which are extracts from R. B., The History of the nine worthies of the world (London: printed for Nath. Crouch..., 1687, STC C7337). Also included are model letters, extracts from poems by John Gay (ff. 6 verso, 30) and Alexander Pope (ff. 33 verso-35), valentines and other verse, medical and cookery recipes and recipes for ink and gilding, together with many related drawings and decorations in ink and polychrome.

One of two commonplace books, 1843-1844, of a Monmouthshire doctor containing entries of Welsh and border county interest.

A pocket book containing miscellaneous verse, 1748-1787, and particulars of cocks sent to Dyffryn, Penmachno, Ffestiniog and Carmarthenshire, 1757.

Commonplace book containing scraps of music, poetry in English and Welsh, accounts, etc. English, Welsh. Paper. Purchased from Winifred Myers, London, October 1963.

A photostat facsimile of the commonplace book of John Penry, Puritan author, contained in Ellesmere MS. 2146 in the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California, U.S.A.

Commonplace book of Louisa H. Morgan and others. English. 1/4 leather. Purchased from Commander H. B. Stewart, c/o Messrs C. E. Williams & Co., Oswestry, 1968.

Commonplace book of Louisa Morgan and others. English. 1/4 leather. Purchased from Commander H. B. Stewart, c/o Messrs C. E. Williams & Co., Oswestry, 1968.

Commonplace book of Louisa Morgan and others. English. Parchment. Purchased from Commander H. B. Stewart, c/o Messrs C. E. Williams & Co., Oswestry, 1968.

Commonplace book of poetry in the hand of Ellen Tompson. English. (Formerly Carl Hanson MS 3.) Red morocco. Donated by the family of the late Carl Hanson, October 1961.