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401. [Birthday card with floral illustration].

[Birthday card with floral illustration].
Date:
[approximately 1874]
Physical Description:
1 birthday card : chromolithograph ; 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

402. The young artist's companion, or, Drawing-book of studies and landscape embellishments : comprising a great variety of the most picturesque objects required in the various compositions of landscape scenery, arranged as progressive lessons / by David Cox , author of 'A treatise on landscape-painting and effect in water-colours,' &c. &c.

The young artist's companion, or, Drawing-book of studies and landscape embellishments : comprising a great variety of the most picturesque objects required in the various compositions of landscape scenery, arranged as progressive lessons / by David Cox , author of 'A treatise on landscape-painting and effect in water-colours,' &c. &c.
Creator:
Cox, David, 1783–1859
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
[2], 15 p., 64 leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

403. Notes on some of the principal pictures exhibited in the rooms of the Royal Academy : 1855 / by the author of Modern painters.

Notes on some of the principal pictures exhibited in the rooms of the Royal Academy : 1855 / by the author of Modern painters.
Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
Date:
1855
Physical Description:
30 p. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

404. Picturesque views on the River Wye : from its source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its junction with the Severn below Chepstow : with observations on the public buildings, and other works of art, in its vicinity / by Samuel Ireland ...

Picturesque views on the River Wye : from its source at Plinlimmon Hill, to its junction with the Severn below Chepstow : with observations on the public buildings, and other works of art, in its vicinity / by Samuel Ireland ...
Creator:
Ireland, Samuel, -1800
Date:
1797
Physical Description:
xii, 159, [1] pages, [32] leaves of plates : illustrations, map, portrait ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

405. A new map of the river Thames from Oxford to London : from entirely new surveys, taken during the summer of 1871 : with a guide, giving every information required by the tourist, the oarsman, and the angler /by Henry W. Taunt ; illustrated with eighty photographs.

A new map of the river Thames from Oxford to London : from entirely new surveys, taken during the summer of 1871 : with a guide, giving every information required by the tourist, the oarsman, and the angler /by Henry W. Taunt ; illustrated with eighty photographs.
Creator:
Taunt, Henry
Date:
[1873]
Physical Description:
79 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 17 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

406. Key to the picture of the fancy going to a fight at Moulsey-Hurst : dedicated, by permission, to Mr. Jackson and the Pugilistic Club / designed and etched by I.R. Cruickshank, under the direction of P. Egan.

Key to the picture of the fancy going to a fight at Moulsey-Hurst : dedicated, by permission, to Mr. Jackson and the Pugilistic Club / designed and etched by I.R. Cruickshank, under the direction of P. Egan.
Creator:
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Date:
1819
Physical Description:
36 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

407. Tregear's Black jokes : being a series of laughable caricatures on the march of manners amongst the Blacks : twenty plates.

Tregear's Black jokes : being a series of laughable caricatures on the march of manners amongst the Blacks : twenty plates.
Date:
1834
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, 20 leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 27 x 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

408. A tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire : comprehending a general survey of the picturesque scenery, remains of antiquity, historical events, peculiar manners, and commercial situations, of that interesting portion of the British empire. / By J. T. Barber ...

A tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire : comprehending a general survey of the picturesque scenery, remains of antiquity, historical events, peculiar manners, and commercial situations, of that interesting portion of the British empire. / By J. T. Barber ...
Creator:
Barber, J. T
Date:
1803
Physical Description:
xiii, 359, [1] p., 2 leaves of plates (1 folding) : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

409. The absent minded beggar.

The absent minded beggar.
Creator:
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865–1936
Date:
c1899
Physical Description:
1 printed handkerchief : damask cotton ; 62 x 60 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972

410. [Inn tally for food and drink at the Black Lion Inn, Scarthingmoor].

[Inn tally for food and drink at the Black Lion Inn, Scarthingmoor].
Creator:
Black Lion Inn (Scarthingmoor, England)
Date:
[early 19th century]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 17 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

411. Geo. Wostenholm & Son's, Ltd. : Sheffield, England : the finest cutlery in the world.

Geo. Wostenholm & Son's, Ltd. : Sheffield, England : the finest cutlery in the world.
Creator:
George Wostenholm & Son (Sheffield, England)
Date:
[not before 1875]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 10 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

412. Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the Englyshe bathe the bodyes of the womenne & childrenne in the sea.

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the Englyshe bathe the bodyes of the womenne & childrenne in the sea.
Creator:
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 pages) : etching ; 19 x 12 cm, folded to 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

413. A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / by James Sowerby ... ; originally designed for the use of his pupils ...

A botanical drawing-book, or, An easy introduction to drawing flowers according to nature / by James Sowerby ... ; originally designed for the use of his pupils ...
Creator:
Sowerby, James, 1757–1822
Date:
[1807?]
Physical Description:
11 leaves, 10 leaves of plates : col. ill. 19 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

414. Antiquities of Great Britain, illustrated in views.

Antiquities of Great Britain, illustrated in views.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

415. Sixteen scenes taken from The miseries of human life / by one of the wretched.

Sixteen scenes taken from The miseries of human life / by one of the wretched.
Creator:
Atkinson, John Augustus, 1775–approximately 1833
Date:
March 1st 1807
Physical Description:
[16] leaves, [17] leaves of plates : ill ; 20 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

416. Twenty lessons on British mosses, or, First steps to a knowledge of that beautiful tribe of plants / by William Gardiner.

Twenty lessons on British mosses, or, First steps to a knowledge of that beautiful tribe of plants / by William Gardiner.
Creator:
Gardiner, William, 1809?-1852
Date:
1846
Physical Description:
46 p. : samples ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

417. Blanchet, artistes capillaires : hair cutter.

Blanchet, artistes capillaires : hair cutter.
Creator:
Blanchet, Etienne
Date:
not before 1866?
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 19 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

418. Sketches for college rooms / from the portfolio of a gentleman of the University of Cambridge.

Sketches for college rooms / from the portfolio of a gentleman of the University of Cambridge.
Creator:
Smith, Charles Loraine, 1751–1835
Date:
[ca. 1820?]
Physical Description:
[6] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 28 x 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

419. A catalogue of curious and true original pictures, by the best Italian and other masters : viz. Mich. Angelo, Lucas Jordans, Vanderdoes, Vanzon, Burguignon, Hondecoeter, Saftleven, Brower, Rubens, Polenbergh, Dobson, Wyck, Wenix, Baptist, Huisman, &c. : will be sold by auction at the Marlborough Coffee-House the corner of Great Marlborough-Street, on Thursday next, being the 7th of this instant February, 1712 : the sale to begin exactly at three a clock in the afternoon, and must be all sold off that day : the pictures may be seen on the Tuesday and Wednesday before, and catalogues had gratis, at the place of sale.

A catalogue of curious and true original pictures, by the best Italian and other masters : viz. Mich. Angelo, Lucas Jordans, Vanderdoes, Vanzon, Burguignon, Hondecoeter, Saftleven, Brower, Rubens, Polenbergh, Dobson, Wyck, Wenix, Baptist, Huisman, &c. : will be sold by auction at the Marlborough Coffee-House the corner of Great Marlborough-Street, on Thursday next, being the 7th of this instant February, 1712 : the sale to begin exactly at three a clock in the afternoon, and must be all sold off that day : the pictures may be seen on the Tuesday and Wednesday before, and catalogues had gratis, at the place of sale.
Creator:
Marlborough Coffee House (London, England)
Date:
[1712]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 36 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

420. Bill for school expenses at King's Lodge Academy, Exeter, to be paid to the Messrs. Quicke.

Bill for school expenses at King's Lodge Academy, Exeter, to be paid to the Messrs. Quicke.
Creator:
King's Lodge Academy (Exeter, England)
Date:
1850
Physical Description:
4 unnumbered pages ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

421. Crystal Palace season ticket, 1855.

Crystal Palace season ticket, 1855.
Creator:
Crystal Palace Company (Sydenham, London, England)
Date:
[1855]
Physical Description:
1 admission ticket ; 47 x 86 mm, in folded wallet 55 x 92 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

422. Bill from the Daily Post Waggon Office, Edinburgh for carriage expenses fo Mr. G. Alexander, Banff.

Bill from the Daily Post Waggon Office, Edinburgh for carriage expenses fo Mr. G. Alexander, Banff.
Date:
4th November, 1812
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 7 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

423. Scotiae Regni Antiqvissimi Accvrata Descriptio / Io Leslavs, Epus Rossen.

Scotiae Regni Antiqvissimi Accvrata Descriptio / Io Leslavs, Epus Rossen.
Creator:
Leslie, John, 1527–1596
Date:
MDLXXVIII [1578]
Physical Description:
1 map : engraving ; 40.5 x 53.5 cm, on sheet, 41.5 x 54.5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

424. [Billheads of John Vindin, oil & colourman, Knightsbridge for purchases by Mr. Gibbs, 1823].

[Billheads of John Vindin, oil & colourman, Knightsbridge for purchases by Mr. Gibbs, 1823].
Creator:
Vindin, John, 1795–1852
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
5 sheets ; 12 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

425. Queen Hotel : Chester.

Queen Hotel : Chester.
Creator:
Queen Hotel (Chester, England)
Date:
[188-?]
Physical Description:
4 pages : illustrations ; 120 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

426. The artist's vade mecum : being the whole art of drawing : a new work : elegantly engraved on eighty quarto copper plates : containing great variety of examples in every branch of that noble art : as parts of the face, heads, hands, feet, academy, antiques, and groups of figures, beasts, birds, insects, flowers, fruit, shells, landscapes ... / collected from the works of the greatest masters ; to which is prefixed an essay on drawing ; with introductory rules for the use of learners ; wherein the first principles of that useful and noble art are explained in such manner that it may be attained in a short time without a master.

The artist's vade mecum : being the whole art of drawing : a new work : elegantly engraved on eighty quarto copper plates : containing great variety of examples in every branch of that noble art : as parts of the face, heads, hands, feet, academy, antiques, and groups of figures, beasts, birds, insects, flowers, fruit, shells, landscapes ... / collected from the works of the greatest masters ; to which is prefixed an essay on drawing ; with introductory rules for the use of learners ; wherein the first principles of that useful and noble art are explained in such manner that it may be attained in a short time without a master.
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
8 p., [80] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

427. The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated : from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes, and armes : beautified with maps, prospects, and portraictures / by Sir William Dugdale.

The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated : from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes, and armes : beautified with maps, prospects, and portraictures / by Sir William Dugdale.
Creator:
Dugdale, William, 1605–1686
Date:
MDCCXXX [1730]
Physical Description:
2 v. ([6], x, [4], 1153, [31] p.) : ill., port., maps, tables ; 49 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

428. Vues des Cordillères, et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique.

Vues des Cordillères, et monumens des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique.
Creator:
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769–1859
Date:
1810 [that is, 1813?]
Physical Description:
2 volumes (xvi, 350 pages, 69 leaves of plates) : 69 illustrations (engraving, aquatint, some color) ; 59 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

429. Without.

Without.
Creator:
Lydiat, Anne
Date:
[1999]
Physical Description:
[50] leaves ; 21 x 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist

430. Terry, my blue-eyed Irish boy / written & composed by W.J. Scanlan ; sung by James Norrie.

Terry, my blue-eyed Irish boy / written & composed by W.J. Scanlan ; sung by James Norrie.
Creator:
Scanlan, Wm. J. (William James), 1856–1898
Date:
[189-?]
Physical Description:
1 score ([2], 3, [3] p.) ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson

431. Stevens Art Gallery : fine etchings : picture frames made to order : Lowry Building, 340 St. Peter St., St. Paul, Minn.

Stevens Art Gallery : fine etchings : picture frames made to order : Lowry Building, 340 St. Peter St., St. Paul, Minn.
Creator:
Stevens Art Gallery (St. Paul, Minn.)
Date:
early 20th century
Physical Description:
1 label ; 50 x 50 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

432. Rawstorne, architect, Birmingham : estates surveyed, pleasure grounds laid out &c. / W. Platt of London fecit. ; Rawstorne deln.

Rawstorne, architect, Birmingham : estates surveyed, pleasure grounds laid out &c. / W. Platt of London fecit. ; Rawstorne deln.
Creator:
Rawstorne, John, 1761?-1832
Date:
approximately 1800
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; sheet 89 x 113 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

433. Oxford University : arms of the colleges of Oxford.

Oxford University : arms of the colleges of Oxford.
Creator:
Alfred Savage Ltd.
Date:
[between 1961 and 1963]
Physical Description:
1 postcard : color illustrations ; 14 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

434. Catalogue raisonné of the pictures belonging to the most honourable the Marquis of Stafford, in the gallery of Cleveland House : comprising a list of the pictures, with illustrative anecdotes, and descriptive accounts of the execution, composition, and characteristic merits of the principal paintings / by John Britton.

Catalogue raisonné of the pictures belonging to the most honourable the Marquis of Stafford, in the gallery of Cleveland House : comprising a list of the pictures, with illustrative anecdotes, and descriptive accounts of the execution, composition, and characteristic merits of the principal paintings / by John Britton.
Creator:
Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
viii, 147, [13] pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations, plan ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

435. The repository of arts, literature, fashions, &c.

The repository of arts, literature, fashions, &c.
Date:
[1809-1829]
Physical Description:
41 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

436. The blue lights / by R. Carrick ; after J.M.W. Turner, Esqre. R.A. ; shewing the progress of the printing.

The blue lights / by R. Carrick ; after J.M.W. Turner, Esqre. R.A. ; shewing the progress of the printing.
Creator:
Carrick, Robert, active 1853–1895
Date:
[1853?]
Physical Description:
27 prints in 1 volume : chromolithography volume 62 x 87 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

437. Select illustrations of Hampshire : comprising picturesque views of the seats of the nobility & gentry, lodge entrances &c. / with descriptions by G.F. Prosser.

Select illustrations of Hampshire : comprising picturesque views of the seats of the nobility & gentry, lodge entrances &c. / with descriptions by G.F. Prosser.
Creator:
Prosser, George Frederick
Date:
1833
Physical Description:
[114] p., [53] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

438. To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these six views of the metropolis of the British Empire are respectfully dedicated / by William Daniell.

To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these six views of the metropolis of the British Empire are respectfully dedicated / by William Daniell.
Creator:
Daniell, William, 1769–1837
Date:
January 1st, 1805
Physical Description:
7 prints in 1 portfolio : soft ground etching and aquatint ; platemarks 48 x 72 cm, on sheets 53 x 78 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

439. Proposal for printing by subscription L'ecole des armes, ou, L'explication generale des principales attitudes et positions concernent l'escrime / written the first edition in French, the second in English, by Mr. Angelo Tremamondo, fencing master to Their Royal Highnesses Prince William Henry & Prince Henry Frederick.

Proposal for printing by subscription L'ecole des armes, ou, L'explication generale des principales attitudes et positions concernent l'escrime / written the first edition in French, the second in English, by Mr. Angelo Tremamondo, fencing master to Their Royal Highnesses Prince William Henry & Prince Henry Frederick.
Creator:
Angelo, Domenico, 1717?-1802
Date:
circa 1763
Physical Description:
[2] sheets ([4] p.) ; 31 x 46 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

440. The Regency. Ramsgate : Sunday, 18th October, 1953 : dinner 7/-.

The Regency. Ramsgate : Sunday, 18th October, 1953 : dinner 7/-.
Creator:
Regency Hotel (Ramsgate, England)
Date:
1953
Physical Description:
1 menu ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

441. [Billhead of J. Fallon & Co., fish merchant, Leek, Staffordshire, for purchases made by Mr. Russell, 1887].

[Billhead of J. Fallon & Co., fish merchant, Leek, Staffordshire, for purchases made by Mr. Russell, 1887].
Creator:
J. Fallon & Co. (Leek, England)
Date:
1887
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 28 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

442. John V. Harrison & Co. : (successors to R. Wootten & Co.) : (late Josh. Barton) : glue manufacturers, Grange Road, Bermondsey.

John V. Harrison & Co. : (successors to R. Wootten & Co.) : (late Josh. Barton) : glue manufacturers, Grange Road, Bermondsey.
Creator:
John V. Harrison & Co.
Date:
[approximately 1840?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 7 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

443. Topographical sketches of Brighthelmston and its neighbourhood / by E.W. Brayley ... ; illustrated with twelve engravings by R. Havell, jun.

Topographical sketches of Brighthelmston and its neighbourhood / by E.W. Brayley ... ; illustrated with twelve engravings by R. Havell, jun.
Creator:
Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773–1854
Date:
[1824]
Physical Description:
82, [2] p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

444. Line of march of a Bengal regiment of infantry.

Line of march of a Bengal regiment of infantry.
Date:
[1845?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([22] p.) : ill. ; 8 x 711 cm. folded to 8 x 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

445. A collection of select views from the different seats of the nobility and gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland / engraved by Thomas Milton. From original drawings, by the best masters.

A collection of select views from the different seats of the nobility and gentry in the Kingdom of Ireland / engraved by Thomas Milton. From original drawings, by the best masters.
Creator:
Milton, Thomas, 1743?-1827
Date:
[1783-1793]
Physical Description:
xlvii, [5] p., xxiv leaves of plates : ill ; 21 x 27cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

446. Journal of a visit to some parts of Ethiopia / by George Waddington ... and the Rev. Barnard Hanbury ... ; with maps and other engravings.

Journal of a visit to some parts of Ethiopia / by George Waddington ... and the Rev. Barnard Hanbury ... ; with maps and other engravings.
Creator:
Waddington, George, 1793–1869
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 333, [3] p., [18] leaves of plates ([3] folded) : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

447. Documents concerning "James II receiving the mathematical scholars of Christ's Hospital" : manuscript.

Documents concerning "James II receiving the mathematical scholars of Christ's Hospital" : manuscript.
Date:
1837
Physical Description:
4 items ; various sizes
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

448. Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Collection of drawings depicting specimens from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
20 drawings : watercolor and gouache over graphite on parchment.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

449. An artistic calendar : well hung in your customer's house cannot fail to effectively advertise your business from one year's end to the other.

An artistic calendar : well hung in your customer's house cannot fail to effectively advertise your business from one year's end to the other.
Date:
[approximately 1950?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : color illlustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

450. Extra Behar amateur lithographic scrap book : containing a variety of Indian subjects.

Extra Behar amateur lithographic scrap book : containing a variety of Indian subjects.
Creator:
D'Oyly, Charles, 1781–1845
Date:
[1829?]
Physical Description:
[29] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 26 x 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

451. Album of cut-paper flowers.

Album of cut-paper flowers.
Creator:
W., Ellen
Date:
circa 1835
Physical Description:
1 volume (23 collages) : cut paper, collage ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

452. Cyder Cellars, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden.

Cyder Cellars, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden.
Date:
[early 19th century]
Physical Description:
1 advertisement : illustration ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

453. George Fisher : 149 Leadenhall Street.

George Fisher : 149 Leadenhall Street.
Creator:
Fisher, George (Barber)
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

454. Bill for assorted coats, hose, and other clothing.

Bill for assorted coats, hose, and other clothing.
Date:
1673
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 23 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

455. William's return.

William's return.
Date:
[18th century]
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 page) : illustration ; 22 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

456. Palatial and parliamentary edifices of Westminster.

Palatial and parliamentary edifices of Westminster.
Date:
[1835]
Physical Description:
[126] leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

457. A collection of landscapes / drawn by P. Sandby, Esq. R.A. and engraved by Mr. Rooker, and Mr. Watts, with descriptions.

A collection of landscapes / drawn by P. Sandby, Esq. R.A. and engraved by Mr. Rooker, and Mr. Watts, with descriptions.
Creator:
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
Date:
MDCCLXXVII [1777]
Physical Description:
[4], 39, [1] p., 32 leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 x 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

458. Description of a view of the city of Delhi, with an action between Her Majesty's troops and the revolted Sepoys : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford and Henry C. Selous and assistants, from drawings by Captain Robert Smith, R.E.

Description of a view of the city of Delhi, with an action between Her Majesty's troops and the revolted Sepoys : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford and Henry C. Selous and assistants, from drawings by Captain Robert Smith, R.E.
Creator:
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
Date:
1858
Physical Description:
16 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

459. Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert.

Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert.
Creator:
Silver & Co. (London, England)
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 26 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

460. Billhead recording clothing purchased by George W. Humphreys, Esq. from, Alexander McBean & Sons, clothiers, Inverness.

Billhead recording clothing purchased by George W. Humphreys, Esq. from, Alexander McBean & Sons, clothiers, Inverness.
Creator:
Alexander McBean & Sons
Date:
1900
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 26 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

461. Simpson's in-the-Strand, Grand Divan Tavern : bill of fare.

Simpson's in-the-Strand, Grand Divan Tavern : bill of fare.
Creator:
Simpson's-in-the-Strand
Date:
1960
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 28 x 36 cm, folded to 28 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

462. Bill for school expenses for F. Blanchard at B. Barrett's boarding school, Great Yarmouth.

Bill for school expenses for F. Blanchard at B. Barrett's boarding school, Great Yarmouth.
Creator:
Barrett, B., Mr., active 1847
Date:
1847
Physical Description:
4 unnumbered pages ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

463. Airopaidia : containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from minutes made during the voyage : hints on the improvement of balloons, and mode of inflation by steam : means to prevent their descent over water : occasional enquiries into the state of the atmosphere, favouring their direction : with various philosophical observations and conjectures. To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain : with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to aërial navigation : with a copious index / by Thomas Baldwin, Esq. A. M.

Airopaidia : containing the narrative of a balloon excursion from Chester, the eighth of September, 1785, taken from minutes made during the voyage : hints on the improvement of balloons, and mode of inflation by steam : means to prevent their descent over water : occasional enquiries into the state of the atmosphere, favouring their direction : with various philosophical observations and conjectures. To which is subjoined, mensuration of heights by the barometer, made plain : with extensive tables. The whole serving as an introduction to aërial navigation : with a copious index / by Thomas Baldwin, Esq. A. M.
Creator:
Baldwin, Thomas
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
[3], viii, [1], 360 [i.e. 361], [1] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

464. Thomas Sydney Cooper's cattle subjects.

Thomas Sydney Cooper's cattle subjects.
Creator:
Cooper, Thomas Sidney, 1803–1902
Date:
[Published by E. Gambart & Co.],
Physical Description:
30 leaves of plates : ill. ; 35 x 54 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

465. S.A., her book.

S.A., her book.
Date:
approximately 1920?
Physical Description:
1 bookplate : lithograph ; 65 x 61 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

466. Allerhand so lehr- als geist-reiche Brief, Schrifften und Reis-Beschreibungen : welche von denen Missionariis der Gesellschaft Jesu aus beyden Indien, und andern über Meer gelegenen Ländern, seit Anno 1642 biss aufg das Jahr 1726 in Europa angelangt seynd : jetzt zum erstenmal theils aus handschrifftlichen Urkunden, theils aus denen französischen Lettres edifinantes verteutscht und zusammen getragen / von Joseph Stöcklein, gedachter Jesu Priester ...

Allerhand so lehr- als geist-reiche Brief, Schrifften und Reis-Beschreibungen : welche von denen Missionariis der Gesellschaft Jesu aus beyden Indien, und andern über Meer gelegenen Ländern, seit Anno 1642 biss aufg das Jahr 1726 in Europa angelangt seynd : jetzt zum erstenmal theils aus handschrifftlichen Urkunden, theils aus denen französischen Lettres edifinantes verteutscht und zusammen getragen / von Joseph Stöcklein, gedachter Jesu Priester ...
Creator:
Jesuits
Date:
1726-1758
Physical Description:
36 pts. : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

467. The antiquities of Magna Graecia / by William Wilkins, Jun., M.A. F.A.S., fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

The antiquities of Magna Graecia / by William Wilkins, Jun., M.A. F.A.S., fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Creator:
Wilkins, William, 1778–1839
Date:
MDCCCVII [1807]
Physical Description:
[6], xxii, 74, [2] pages, [73] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 57 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

468. Essay on transparent prints.

Essay on transparent prints.
Creator:
Orme, Edward, 1775–1848
Date:
1807
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

469. [Luncheon menu for the University Arms Hotel, Cambridge, Sept. 6th, 1939].

[Luncheon menu for the University Arms Hotel, Cambridge, Sept. 6th, 1939].
Date:
1939
Physical Description:
1 menu ; 19 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

470. Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby.

Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby.
Creator:
Siddall, Charles, 1804–
Date:
March 31st 1840
Physical Description:
1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

471. Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.

Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.
Date:
1766
Physical Description:
44 pages, [20] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

472. A. Jacques Molay : 172 & 181, rue du Temple et rue des Fontaines.

A. Jacques Molay : 172 & 181, rue du Temple et rue des Fontaines.
Creator:
Molay, A. Jacques
Date:
[1870?-1890?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 10 x 7 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

473. A couple of hundred just to go with : wishing you a ton of real Xmas joy.

A couple of hundred just to go with : wishing you a ton of real Xmas joy.
Creator:
London & County Banking Company
Date:
1900
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 24 x 9 cm folded to 12 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

474. Frock me : vintage fashion show.

Frock me : vintage fashion show.
Creator:
Frock me (London, England)
Date:
[2013]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 21 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

475. J. Turrill, manufacturer of dressings cases, writing desks, leather travelling cases, work boxes, &c. : 250, Regent Street, near Oxford Street, London.

J. Turrill, manufacturer of dressings cases, writing desks, leather travelling cases, work boxes, &c. : 250, Regent Street, near Oxford Street, London.
Creator:
Turrill, John
Date:
[between 1830 and 1840?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet (2 pages) : illustrations ; 15 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

476. [Bill of receipt for the purchase of a sedan chair by W. Murdoch of Madeira, London, 1788]

[Bill of receipt for the purchase of a sedan chair by W. Murdoch of Madeira, London, 1788]
Creator:
Holmes & Griffin (Firm : London, England)
Date:
1788
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 21 x 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

477. Prize medal of the Exhibition : Hullmandel & Walton, Class XXX

Prize medal of the Exhibition : Hullmandel & Walton, Class XXX
Creator:
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 medal : bronze ; 8 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

478. A present from the Crystal Palace.

A present from the Crystal Palace.
Creator:
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
Date:
[1868?]
Physical Description:
1 silk picture : color ; 24 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

479. Hull Mechanics' Institute : the public and the members are respectfully informed that, on Thursday next, April 3rd, 1845, Mr. John Mayfield will deliver his lecture, "On the impossibility of deducing from abstract mathematical principles several important arrangements in the solar system" : and, on Thursday, April 10th, E.V. Rippingille, Esq., will deliver a lecture on painting.

Hull Mechanics' Institute : the public and the members are respectfully informed that, on Thursday next, April 3rd, 1845, Mr. John Mayfield will deliver his lecture, "On the impossibility of deducing from abstract mathematical principles several important arrangements in the solar system" : and, on Thursday, April 10th, E.V. Rippingille, Esq., will deliver a lecture on painting.
Creator:
Literary and Scientific Mechanics' Institute (Hull, England)
Date:
[1845]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 28 x 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

480. Billhead recording shoes purchased by Mr. Roberts from P. Roche, boot maker, Liverpool.

Billhead recording shoes purchased by Mr. Roberts from P. Roche, boot maker, Liverpool.
Creator:
Roche, Patrick (Bootmaker)
Date:
1850
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 12 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

481. Album of drawings after John Flaxman's illustrations for The divine comedy, as engraved by Étienne Achille Reveil.

Album of drawings after John Flaxman's illustrations for The divine comedy, as engraved by Étienne Achille Reveil.
Date:
not before 1833
Physical Description:
1 volume (107 drawings) : graphite ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund; Gift of Diane Nixon

482. [ A Ballad singer / by John Smith after Lorenzo Castro]

[ A Ballad singer / by John Smith after Lorenzo Castro]
Creator:
Smith, J. (John), 1652–1743
Date:
[1680?]
Physical Description:
1 print : mezzotint ; 17 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

483. Pike & Garnham, linen drapers, silk mercers & hosiers : 12, Red Lion Street, Holborn.

Pike & Garnham, linen drapers, silk mercers & hosiers : 12, Red Lion Street, Holborn.
Creator:
Pike & Garnham
Date:
[1830?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 90 x 70 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

484. Behar amateur lithographic scrap book.

Behar amateur lithographic scrap book.
Creator:
D'Oyly, Charles, 1781–1845
Date:
[1830?]
Physical Description:
[54] pages : 57 lithographs ; 26 x 41 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

485. Relics of old London.

Relics of old London.
Date:
1875-1886]
Physical Description:
2 portfolios (120 carbon photoprints) ; 49 x 38 cm. + 14 leaves of text.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

486. Album of pressed wild flowers.

Album of pressed wild flowers.
Date:
1882-1899
Physical Description:
1 v. (75 leaves) : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

487. Practical farriery, or, The complete directory : in whatever relates to the food, management, and cure of the diseases incident to horses ; the whole alphabetically digested, and illustrated with copper-plates / by John Blunt, surgeon, at Leominster, Hereforshire.

Practical farriery, or, The complete directory : in whatever relates to the food, management, and cure of the diseases incident to horses ; the whole alphabetically digested, and illustrated with copper-plates / by John Blunt, surgeon, at Leominster, Hereforshire.
Creator:
Blunt, John, surgeon
Date:
MDCCLXXIII [1773]
Physical Description:
viii, 316, [8] p., III leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (engraving) ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

488. Children's tea party held on board R.M.S. "Ivernia" : in the dining room at 3:45 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 1955.

Children's tea party held on board R.M.S. "Ivernia" : in the dining room at 3:45 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 1955.
Creator:
Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.
Date:
1955
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 16 x 26 cm, folded to 16 x 13 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

489. Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1830.

Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1830.
Creator:
Cracknall, James
Date:
1830
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 17 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

490. In affectionate remembrance of Frances Stenning : who departed this life, May 5th, 1874 : aged 61 years : interred at Barking, Essex, May 10th, 1874.

In affectionate remembrance of Frances Stenning : who departed this life, May 5th, 1874 : aged 61 years : interred at Barking, Essex, May 10th, 1874.
Date:
1874
Physical Description:
1 embossed print : letterpress ; 78 x 116 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

491. Grant of exclusive right of burial.

Grant of exclusive right of burial.
Creator:
Sheffield General Cemetery Company (Sheffield, England), creator
Date:
1864
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

492. Baxter's gems of the Great Exhibition. Dedicated by special command to His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria, by his most humble servant, George Baxter.

Baxter's gems of the Great Exhibition. Dedicated by special command to His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria, by his most humble servant, George Baxter.
Creator:
Baxter, George, 1804–1867
Date:
[1854]
Physical Description:
[11] p. ill., mounted col. plates. 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

493. The great glass house opend; the exhibition wot is!! ... / by G. A. Sala.

The great glass house opend; the exhibition wot is!! ... / by G. A. Sala.
Creator:
Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
24 leaves. : col. ill. : 14 x 555 cm. fold. to 14 x 25 cm. (in case 26 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

494. A plan of Rome / survey'd & publish'd by Mr. G.B. Nolli, this plan has been reduced to the same scale as those of Paris & London, survey'd & publish'd by J. Rocque ... = La topographia di Roma / da G.B. Nolli è stato ridotta alla medemo scalo di quella di Londra è Parigi che sona publicate de me J.R. = Plan de Rome / levé & publié en 1748 par le Sr. G.B. Nolli, ce plan a été reduit sur la meme echelle de ceux de Paris & de Londres ; levé et publie par Jean Rocque ...

A plan of Rome / survey'd & publish'd by Mr. G.B. Nolli, this plan has been reduced to the same scale as those of Paris & London, survey'd & publish'd by J. Rocque ... = La topographia di Roma / da G.B. Nolli è stato ridotta alla medemo scalo di quella di Londra è Parigi che sona publicate de me J.R. = Plan de Rome / levé & publié en 1748 par le Sr. G.B. Nolli, ce plan a été reduit sur la meme echelle de ceux de Paris & de Londres ; levé et publie par Jean Rocque ...
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1750
Physical Description:
1 map ; 43 x 53 cm., on sheet 55 x 74 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

495. A plan of the city of Bristol / survey'd and drawn by John Rocque ; engraved by John Pine, 1742.

A plan of the city of Bristol / survey'd and drawn by John Rocque ; engraved by John Pine, 1742.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1743
Physical Description:
1 map on 2 sheets ; 100 x 228 cm., sheets 110 x 122 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

496. Oriental scenery.

Oriental scenery.
Creator:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
Date:
1795-1807 [that is, 1808]
Physical Description:
(plate volumes): 6 volumes : illustrations, plans ; 80 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

497. Costumes of the French Pyrenees : drawn on stone by J.D. Harding ; from original sketches by J. Johnson.

Costumes of the French Pyrenees : drawn on stone by J.D. Harding ; from original sketches by J. Johnson.
Creator:
Johnson, John
Date:
1832
Physical Description:
[2], iv, [2], 60 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

498. [Twelve views of the island of Bombay and its vicinity].

[Twelve views of the island of Bombay and its vicinity].
Creator:
Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795
Date:
[May 1, 1800]
Physical Description:
12 prints : hand-colored etchings ; images 39 x 65 cm, on sheets 44 x 71 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

499. Father's garden / Ken Campbell.

Father's garden / Ken Campbell.
Creator:
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
Date:
1989
Physical Description:
[51] p. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

500. Descriptive catalogue of the series of pictures, : formed on subjects selected from the history of England, painted by British artists for Alexander Davison, Esquire, MDCCCVI. In the order in which they arranged, at his house in St. James's-Square, London.

Descriptive catalogue of the series of pictures, : formed on subjects selected from the history of England, painted by British artists for Alexander Davison, Esquire, MDCCCVI. In the order in which they arranged, at his house in St. James's-Square, London.
Creator:
Davison, Alexander
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
[6], 49 p. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts