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John Hanbury Angus Sparrow (1906–1992)

Author of Renaissance Latin Verse: An Anthology

22+ Works 86 Members

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Works by John Hanbury Angus Sparrow

Renaissance Latin Verse: An Anthology (1979) — Editor — 32 copies

Visible Words: A Study of Inscriptions In and As Books and Works of Art (1969) 8 copies

Line Upon Line: An Epigraphical Anthology (1967) 7 copies

Words on the Air (1981) 6 copies

Controversial Essays (1966) 4 copies

After the assassination: a positive appraisal of the Warren report (1967) 4 copies

A. E. Housman: An Annotated Hand-list (1952) 3 copies

Mark Pattison and the Idea of a University (1967) 2 copies

Independent essays (1963) 2 copies

Sense and poetry. Essays on the place of meaning in contemporary verse 2 copies

Harold Nicolson and V. Sackville-West; an address delivered by John Sparrow at a memorial service, St James's, Piccadilly, 16 May 1968 (1968) 2 copies

Poems in Latin : together with a few inscriptions 2 copies

Grave epigrams 2 copies

Too much of a good thing (1977) 2 copies

Grave epigrams and other verses (1981) 1 copy

Poems in Latin. second series 1 copy

Lapidaria octava 1 copy

Lapidaria altera 1 copy

Lapidaria septima 1 copy

Robert Bridges (Writers and Their Work: No. 147, Published for the National British Council and the National Book League) (1962) 1 copy

Lapidaria sexta; 1 copy

The Warden's Meeting : a tribute to John Sparrow 1 copy

Associated Works

The Collected Poems of A. E. Housman (1960) — Introduction, some editions — 1,020 copies, 9 reviews

Geoffrey Madan's Notebooks: A Selection (Oxford Paperback Reference) (1981) — Editor — 43 copies, 1 review

A. E. Housman: A Collection of Critical Essays (1968) — Contributor — 22 copies, 1 review

Then and Now. A Selection of Articles, Stories & Poems, Taken from the First Fifty Numbers of ‘Now & Then’, 1921–35. Together with Some Illustrations, etc. (1935) — Contributor — 2 copies

The book collector, Vol. 5, no. 1 (Spring 1956) (1956) — Contributor — 2 copies

Robert Bridges Poetry & Prose (1955) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1906-11-13
Date of death: 1992-01-24
Gender: male
Education: Wolverhampton Grammar School
Winchester College
New College, Oxford
Brockhurst, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, UK
The Old Hall, Wellington, Shropshire, England, UK
Occupations: academic
barrister
Warden of All Souls College, Oxford University (1951-77)
book collector
bibliographer
Organizations: All Souls College, Oxford University
Winchester College
New College, Oxford
Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles (President)
Awards and honors: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Bushbury, West Midlands, England, UK
Place of death: Iffley, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Associated Place (for map): England, UK

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Robert; Sparrow Bridges, John(introduction and notes)

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Works: 22
Also by: 6
Members: 86
Popularity: #213,012
Rating: 4.0

ISBNs: 16
Languages: 1

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