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Divine examples of God's severe judgments upon Sabbath-breakers

1671

Liverine Limited (Firm)

Advertisement for Liverine Limited's "Longlivs."

[1920?]

Let anthems rise! With heart with voice. Let earth rejoice! - Let Anthems rise!

[approximately 1870]

Rogissart, sieur de, fl. 1706

Les delices de l'Italie

1707

Greaves, John, 1602–1652

Pyramidographia, or, A description of the pyramids in Ægypt

1646

Josephus, Flavius

The works of Josephus

MDCLXXVI [1676]

Gilpin, William, 1724–1804

Observations on the River Wye and several parts of South Wales, &c.

MDCCLXXXIX [1789]

Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720–approximately 1778

A new book of Chinese designs, calculated to improve the present taste

MDCCLIV [1754]

Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843

Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched

1808

Notice, the game within the Manor of Witton cum-Twambrooks, belonging to Sir John Fleming Leicester, Bart., having of late years been much destroyed, all persons are requested to refrain from sporting thereon in future, or legal measures will be had recourse to

[1822]

London & North Western Railway

[1897?]

Twelve remarkable views in North America and West Indies

[between 1771 and 1785]

Many happy returns of the day

[approximately 1880]

Coleman, Edmund T

Scenes from the snow-fields;

1859

Scott, William Bell, 1811–1890

Antiquarian gleanings in the North of England

[1851]

Anniversary dinner of the St. Nicholas Society, at the St. Nicholas Hotel, December 6th, 1853

1853

The grand historical picture of the storming of Seringapatam by the British troops and their allies, May 4th, 1799 : painted by Robert Ker Porter

[1800?]

Ptolemy, active 2nd century

Claudii Ptolemei viri Alexandrini mathematic[ae] disciplin[ae] philosophi doctissimi Geographi[ae] opus nouissima traductione e Gr[ae]corum archetypis castigatissime pressum, c[ae]teris ante lucubratorum multo pr[ae]stantius ..

anno Christi Opt. Max. MDXIII. Marcii XII [1513]

Dickson, Archibald, 1703–1747

Drawings of houses and gardens

1736-1743

Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711

The art of painting

1778

Angus, William, 1752–1821

The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain and Wales

Feby. 1, 1787 [i.e. 1787-1815]

E. & S.R. Richards

Billheads recording clothing purchased by Robert W. Stevenson from E. & S.R. Richards, clothiers, London

1891

Jesuits

Allerhand so lehr- als geist-reiche Brief, Schrifften und Reis-Beschreibungen

1726-1758

Scanlan, Wm. J. (William James), 1856–1898

Terry, my blue-eyed Irish boy

[189-?]

Angelo, Henry, 1780–1852

Angelo's infantry sword exercise

Octr. 1, 1816

Cowley, Charlotte

The ladies history of England

1780 [i.e. 1781]

Rocque, John, -1762

A survey of the house, gardens & park of Claremount

1821

A Set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Russia

1788

Belzoni, Giovanni Battista, 1778–1823

Six new plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia

1822

Canu, Jean Dominique Etienne, 1768–

Violettes du 20 Mars 1815

20 Mars 1815

Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888

With best wishes for your birthday

[ca. 1870]

Till the boys come home

1914 or 1915

Sweet, Robert, 1783–1835

Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands

1827-28

Constable & Company (Firm : London, England)

Constable & Compy

[approximately 1850]

Carrick, Robert, active 1853–1895

The blue lights

[1853?]

Luard, John, 1790–1875

Views in India, Saint Helena,

[1838]

Britton, John, 1771–1857

Historical and descriptive essays

1847

Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677

Ars pictoria, or, An academy treating of drawing, limning, painting, etching

1675

Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

In montibus sanctis

1885

The miller's maid

[between 1840 and 1850]

[Postcard with birthday wishes]

[approximately 1910]

Stirling Maxwell, William, 1818–1878

Annals of the artists of Spain

1848

Cut-paper featherwork illustrations of birds

1830s?

Dexter, Thomas E.

Animal and vegetable substances used in the arts and manufactures, illustrative of the imports and exports of Great Britain & her colonies, and explanatory of Dexter's cabinet of objects

1857

Dry drug jar

circa 1740

Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863

Myriorama

[1824]

Baldwin, Thomas

Airopaidia

1786

Broughton, Samuel Daniel, 1787–1837

Letters from Portugal and Spain,

1809

Burton, John, 1710–1771

An essay towards a complete new system of midwifry

1751

Furttenbach, Joseph, 1591–1667

Architectura navalis, das ist, Von dem Schiffgebäw, auf dem Meer vnd Seekusten zugebrauchen

anno MDCXXIX [1629]

Parlby, Fanny Parkes

Wanderings of a pilgrim in search of the picturesque

1850

W.T. Copeland & Sons

Portrait plate of Albert Smith

circa [1859?]

Leslie, John, 1527–1596

Scotiae Regni Antiqvissimi Accvrata Descriptio

MDLXXVIII [1578]

Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849

Le Mexique en 1823,

1824

Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791

A treatise on ancient armour and weapons,

Williamson, Thomas

Oriental field sports

1807

Harcourt, Susan Vernon, 1829–1894

Sketches in Madeira

1851

Ireland, Samuel, -1800

Original watercolors for A picturesque tour through Holland, Brabant, and part of France,

1789

Crane, Walter, 1845–1915

The Graphic

[1876?]

Coles, Frederick Rhenius, 1853 or 1854–

This book contains drawings of marine shells (from Forbes & Hanley) generally considered as specially British

1884

Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840

[Views in Calcutta]

1786-1788

St. Helens (Clifton, Bristol)

Bill for school expenses for Miss Mason at St. Helens School, Clifton, Bristol

1884

South Metropolitan Cemetery (London, England)

[Billhead of South Metropolitan Cemetery, opposite St. Luke's Church, Norwood

1865

Bury, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1811–1877

Fantascope

1833

Fairland, Thomas, 1804–1852

Juliens' New progressive drawing book of the human figure

[18--]

Aglio, Agostino, 1777–1857

A series of panoramic views of Sant Jago, the capital of Chili

1823

The principles of drawing and painting

1811

Pine, John, 1690–1756

The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords

[1739]

Switzer, Stephen, 1682?-1745

Ichnographia rustica, or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation

1742

Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800–1877

The pencil of nature

1844 [i.e. 1844-1846]

London manners and dandy fashions

[approximately 1825?]

Lindley, John, 1799–1865

Lectures delivered by John Lindley in the junior course of botany at University College London

1848

Perring, John

Advertisement for hats and caps sold by John Perring, 85 Strand, London

between 1834-1845

[The Popish Plot]

[1679?]

Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

Letters upon subjects of general interest from John Ruskin to various correspondents

1892

Rocque, John, -1762

The environs of London

[1763]

Twelve prints of sea engagements

[between 1771 and 1785]

Great Britain. Admiralty

Sailing and fighting instructions for His Majesties fleet

[approximately 1711]

The Chinese sensitive leaf

[185-?]

Baxter, George, 1804–1867

Baxter's gems of the Great Exhibition

[1854]

Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895

The great glass house opend;

1851

Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840

Oriental scenery

1795-1807 [that is, 1808]

D'Oyly, Charles, 1781–1845

Behar amateur lithographic scrap book

[1830?]

D'Oyly, Charles, 1781–1845

Extra Behar amateur lithographic scrap book

[1829?]

Fisher, George (Barber)

George Fisher

mid-19th century

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus L.), with tiphiid wasp (Hymenoptera ?Tiphidae), Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines), soldier fly (Diptera ?Stratiomyidae), longhorned beetle (Chlorida festiva), and shell (Natica euzona Récluz 1844) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768