Title page

Yes: "Anecdota 1700. Honi soit qui mal y pense."

Yes, for each volume.

c.139: "A Collection of Poems. Thomas Binns Liverpool 1789 Vol II."

c.140: "A Collection of Poems. Vol. III. Thomas Binns Liverpool 1793."

c.141: "Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Vol: 3. Thomas Binns Liverpool 1797."

c.142: "Miscellaneous Manuscripts Vol. 4. Thomas Binns Liverpool 1799."

Yes, decorated.

Yes: "Poems on severall occasions" followed by a Latin motto.

Yes, in first hand.

No, but a number of internal title pages. 

Yes, "A Collection Of Hymns From Dr. Watts; Doddridge And Others. Being A Suppliment to A larger Collection; Westharptree, written in the year 1771."

Also a glued-in printed device of dove and book and IHS – glued over “Vol. 2”

Followed by a motto.

Yes, at the beginning of the volume. 

Not for the book as a whole or the first section, but there are title pages later on: [PDF p. 170] "William Dickinson's Poetical Common-Place Book. written by him about the year 1828" and [PDF p. 175] "Poetical Common Place Book." Both of these are in different hands, neither of which is that of the compiler of the first verse section. 

Yes, two: one at the beginning decorated with a pencil-drawing of a ship, and one at the end specifically for Odes by Thomas Gray decorated with a pencil-drawing of Strawberry Hill.

Yes, "Arabella Browne Her Booke Annoque Dom 1728" with a large decorative swirl. 

Yes: "M.S. being A choice Farrago of new Poems,—lately collected from the papers of that wonder-working Genius, S. Simpson of Coventry Weaver. — pace quo coeteri poet ce sondent[?] and Now first copied by himself at his Garret in the High Street. Cum pribilegio Apollonius. 10th July 1773."

'Poems by S. T. Coleridge, late of Jesus college – Cambridge'.

May only apply to first few poems.

Yes, for sections two and three. Plain; no decorations or decorative script. Section two is titled: "The Thoughts of Three Vol 1^st Employment during the time of Cards part of October and November 1808." Section three is titled: "The Thoughts of Three Vol 2^nd Employment during the time of Cards November 1808."

No title page at the beginning of the manuscript but there’s a title page for “The Year of Sorrow Written in the Spring of 1803, By W. R. Spencer” on p. 69 followed by a dedication in a very large font; also a title page on p. 313 for “Verses to the memory of Garrick. Spoken as a monody, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane,” also followed by a dedication in a large font.

Yes, inscribed: "In diem natalem Jam. Forbes 19th May 1766—Bombay—Aet: 17."

Yes. The title page features a red border (the only coloured ink in the manuscript). There is also a half-title page before the title page which reads, "Selected Pieces from Various Authors. November 25th, 1790.”

Yes—"Gleanings in prose and verse, selected by Joseph Taylor, 1799. Vol. 1." 

Yes: "The Parson’s Barn A Collection of Poems of various kinds. Transcrib’d By Julia Evelyn And Frances Boscawen 1746."

Yes: "Lusus Seniles Or Trifles to kill Time in Confinement and Old Age." 

Also features a motto. 

First printed item, “The Banks of the Dee,” arguably serves as title page.

Yes, for each volume.

Yes: "Poetry, Selected & Original. 1788 & 1789."

Not for the book overall, but the section beginning f. 196 is titled: "Occasional Pieces, publish’d at different Times in the Newspapers etc."

Decorative title page.

Yes: "Poems on Several Occasions."

Three title pages — first for the book, "A Poetical Miscellany. In two Parts.[with motto from Virgil;] By S. Greatheed." Then, for the first part, "A Poetical Miscellany Part the First. Containing Poems on several Occasions. Mostly Written In the Year MDCCLXXII." Then on p. 43, for the second part: "A Poetical Miscellany. Part the Second. Containing Novels & Tales in Verse. With the Advantages of Adversity. A Poem Translated from the French. Written A.D.1773."

Yes.

Title page: "Miscellany Poems : containing various kinds of Poetry collected from the most Eminent Poets With some Originals never publishd. / By Eliz. Munbee, Vol: ye 3d."

Also a motto on the titlepage: “Ransack[ing] rich Book, glean[ing] all ye good you find …" then "MDCCXLV."

Yes.

On front cover pastedown: "Mrs. Stapleton. Pleasing Variety for Miss Mary Arnold." Back cover pastedown: "A Medley: Both Serious and Comic." - These create an enclosure for the book. 

Very ornate hand used for title page.

Yes, for each volume. Each title page includes dates and place of composition: Vol. 1 1790, Doncaster; Vol. 2 1796, Houghton; Vol. 3 1805, Darfield; Vol. 4 1799, Tyers-Hill. 

Volumes 1–3 (not volume 4).

Yes.

Yes: "Miscellaneous Articles, in Poetry and Prose." 

Yes.

Also internal title pages for Alexander Pope poems.

Yes, with the mottos: "Hic est quem legis. Mart:" and "Dectes Repetita Placebunt."

Yes, covered with silk for protection.

Several unattributed mottos on title page.

Yes.

Each volume has a title page like "1^st: Poems Vol: 1" (or variation – e.g. Vol^me. 3^rd.) except for Vol. 2, which has no title page.

Yes, and also a final page after entries.

Yes, for each volume.

Yes: "A poetical flame blown up by the breath of a fanatical religioso — or a prolific imagination, stumbling on various subjects, that does no honor to Christianity. / H. Catholicus."

Yes: "Miscellany Poems Anno 1731." Definite effort at decoration here with swirls beneath the title, though where the title is repeated again below this original title, the ink is very smudged.

Yes: “Rebecca Story’s Book,” and “Mrs. Rebecca Story Porter.” 

Yes, for each volume.

Yes, with an ink and wash drawing.

Also includes title pages for some individual poems. 

Yes, for each volume.

Volume 1: "Scraps of Poetry On Winter, Its Opposites, & Concomitants: And many other agreeable Fragments all Collected Chiefly from borrowed Books Begun April 7th: 1760. and finished May 20th: 1760."

Volume 2: "Little Fragments of Essays & Detach’d Pieces of Poetry, Prose Reflections, & The like performances, (being mostly originals), purposely Calculated for an Occasional Supply to the Monthly Magazine Writers."

Yes: "Poems on Various Occasion’s and By Several Hands. Bristol 1780."

Yes.

"Vol. ye 1st compleated at ye age of 5 yrs & 5 mo" written on first titled page. 

First page: "Poems of various kinds by the late Revd. Peter Pinnell D.D. Prebendary of Rochester, & Vicar of Eltham and Shorne in Kent. He died August 16. 1783.—Aged 63.—"

Yes: "Poems, & Verses on Several Occasions. 1726."

Not for the manuscript, but for the "Epigrams..." section on p. 32.

Blank page between “Epigrams” section and the next section, perhaps left for the later addition of a section title page.

Yes: "The Six first Pastorals of Virgil, With Three of His Georgics; Together with some Miscellany Poems. Transcrib’d and Collected By E. Beardwell, 1724."

Yes: "Poems and Songs upon Several Occasions./ Joshua Peart/ June 18. 1726."

Yes.

Yes, not decorated: "A Collection of Religious Poems &c. by an uncertain Author. Some are borrowed from Dr. I. Watts. There is another vol, larger Quarto."

No title page for overall volume.

Simple title page for the first item