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1. G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker : Albion House, Walworth : family mourning.

G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker : Albion House, Walworth : family mourning.
Creator:
G.A.E. Wilmot (Firm)
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 7 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.

The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.
Date:
[approximately 1820?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 22 x 14 cm + 1 printed 'sensitive' leaf.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.

Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.
Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
[1808]
Physical Description:
[50] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. W. & T. Gregson : wholesale grocers, & roaster of coffee : 69, Lord Street. Liverpool.

W. & T. Gregson : wholesale grocers, & roaster of coffee : 69, Lord Street. Liverpool.
Creator:
W. & T. Gregson (Firm)
Date:
[approximately 1820]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 40 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. [Three-dimensional cut-paper album card].

[Three-dimensional cut-paper album card].
Date:
[approximately 1890]
Physical Description:
1 album card : color illustrations ; 100 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. W. Stevens's circulating library and general newspaper office : 23, Trinity Square, Tower HIll.

W. Stevens's circulating library and general newspaper office : 23, Trinity Square, Tower HIll.
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 12 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Tax bill for William Hanham, Cranleigh, Surrey, August 27th, 1843.

Tax bill for William Hanham, Cranleigh, Surrey, August 27th, 1843.
Date:
1843
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party.

By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party.
Date:
between 1792 and 1818?
Physical Description:
1 admission ticket ; 8 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. [Silver metallic cut paper album card].

[Silver metallic cut paper album card].
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 album card : chromolithograph ; 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Wild flowers worth notice : being a selection from the British flora of some of our native plants, which are most attractive from their beauty, uses, or associations / by Mrs. Lankester ; fully illustrated by J.E. Sowerby.

Wild flowers worth notice : being a selection from the British flora of some of our native plants, which are most attractive from their beauty, uses, or associations / by Mrs. Lankester ; fully illustrated by J.E. Sowerby.
Creator:
Lankester, Phebe, 1825–1900
Date:
1861
Physical Description:
xiv, 138, [2] p., [8] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

11. The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.

The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.
Date:
[approximately 1825?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 22 x 14 cm + 1 printed 'sensitive' leaf.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Instructions for collecting, rearing, and preserving British & foreign insects : also for collecting and preserving crustacea and shells / by Abel Ingpen.

Instructions for collecting, rearing, and preserving British & foreign insects : also for collecting and preserving crustacea and shells / by Abel Ingpen.
Creator:
Ingpen, Abel, -1854
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
106 p., 3 leaves of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. [Billhead of F. Henderson, clothier & outfitter, recording purchases by Mr. G. Duncan, Imperial Hotel, 1888].

[Billhead of F. Henderson, clothier & outfitter, recording purchases by Mr. G. Duncan, Imperial Hotel, 1888].
Creator:
Henderson, F. (Clothier)
Date:
1888
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 18 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings : [game]

Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings : [game]
Date:
[ca. 1815?]
Physical Description:
[26] pictorial cards : ill. ; 65 x 45 mm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Ancient Chinese.

Ancient Chinese.
Creator:
Cavanders, Ltd. (Firm)
Date:
[1926]
Physical Description:
25 cards : illustrations ; 70 x 40 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Floral designs for the table : being directions for its ornamentation with leaves, flowers & fruit, with classified lists of suitable plants, berries, and leaves, and twenty-four original coloured designs / by John Perkins, head gardener for twenty-nine years to the late and present Lord Henniker.

Floral designs for the table : being directions for its ornamentation with leaves, flowers & fruit, with classified lists of suitable plants, berries, and leaves, and twenty-four original coloured designs / by John Perkins, head gardener for twenty-nine years to the late and present Lord Henniker.
Creator:
Perkins, John (Gardener)
Date:
1877
Physical Description:
38, [2] pages, 24 leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 22 x 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. "Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book.

"Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book.
Creator:
Our Boys Clothing Company
Date:
[ca. 1885?]
Physical Description:
[16] p. : chiefly ill. ; 15 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. [Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]

[Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]
Creator:
British Fire Office (London, England)
Date:
March 1st, 1808
Physical Description:
4 pages : illustrations ; 25 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf : patronized by the Emperor of China, the principal court of Europe, the Royal Family, and nobility of Great Britain.

The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf : patronized by the Emperor of China, the principal court of Europe, the Royal Family, and nobility of Great Britain.
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 28 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. Many happy returns of the day.

Many happy returns of the day.
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 card : color illustrations ; 10 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

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

The grand historical picture of the storming of Seringapatam by the British troops and their allies, May 4th, 1799 : painted by Robert Ker Porter / Lee sc.
Date:
[1800?]
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; sheet 37 x 51 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. Happy may they birthday be.

Happy may they birthday be.
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 item : color illustrations ; 22 x 8 cm, folded to 12 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. Constable & Compy : successor to John Meabry & Son : wholesale and retail tea, coffee & grocery warehouse : No. 1 Broad Street, Bloomsbury, London.

Constable & Compy : successor to John Meabry & Son : wholesale and retail tea, coffee & grocery warehouse : No. 1 Broad Street, Bloomsbury, London.
Creator:
Constable & Company (Firm : London, England)
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 100 x 70 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. Crosse & Blackwell : purveyors by appointment to the Queen : Soho Square, London.

Crosse & Blackwell : purveyors by appointment to the Queen : Soho Square, London.
Creator:
Crosse & Blackwell
Date:
[1876?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustration ; 77 x 118 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. The Chinese sensitive leaf.

The Chinese sensitive leaf.
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. Apolla Quadrille Party

Apolla Quadrille Party
Date:
[approximately 1860?]
Physical Description:
1 invitation : illustrations ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. To the diletanti [sic] and lovers of the fine arts : drawings let out to copy at Stoddart & Craggs' literary repository, Lowgate, Hull.

To the diletanti [sic] and lovers of the fine arts : drawings let out to copy at Stoddart & Craggs' literary repository, Lowgate, Hull.
Date:
[1830]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. Happy families [game] : a new and most diverting game for juveniles : forty-four grotesque characters, beautifully colored.

Happy families [game] : a new and most diverting game for juveniles : forty-four grotesque characters, beautifully colored.
Date:
[186-?]
Physical Description:
1 card game (44 cards) : col. ill. ; in box 10 x 8 x 3 cm. + 1 instruction card (93 x 65 mm.), 1 instruction sheet (1 folded sheet ([4] p. ; 19 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. The Chinese sensitive leaf.

The Chinese sensitive leaf.
Date:
[approximately 184-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 22 x 14 cm + 2 printed 'sensitive' leaves.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. Universal building-blocks box = Boite à construction en bois = Universal-Holzbaukasten.

Universal building-blocks box = Boite à construction en bois = Universal-Holzbaukasten.
Date:
[late 19th century?]
Physical Description:
1 set of building blocks (63 pieces) : wood ; various sizes, in wooden box 17 x 24 x 5
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. [Tax bill for Samuel Staneforth Esqr of Attercliff [illegible] Darnall, dated July 12, 1814]

[Tax bill for Samuel Staneforth Esqr of Attercliff [illegible] Darnall, dated July 12, 1814]
Date:
1814
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 22 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. Hayter's compendium : Determining the natural consanguinity of colours in legitimate order of descent, by the unavoidable consequence of union or mixture of any two approximating predecessors from the three primitives down to their equilateral concentration into palpable shade. : The natural contrast to each colour, is its opposite in the scale.

Hayter's compendium : Determining the natural consanguinity of colours in legitimate order of descent, by the unavoidable consequence of union or mixture of any two approximating predecessors from the three primitives down to their equilateral concentration into palpable shade. : The natural contrast to each colour, is its opposite in the scale.
Creator:
Hayter, Charles, 1761–1835
Date:
[ca. 1826]
Physical Description:
[1] sheet : ill. ; 38 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. Classes for oil painting, water colour and pencil drawing, &c., 46, Renfield Street.

Classes for oil painting, water colour and pencil drawing, &c., 46, Renfield Street.
Creator:
MacKenzie, David Maitland, 1800–1875
Date:
May, 1843
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. Programme of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc, August, 12th & 13th 1851.

Programme of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc, August, 12th & 13th 1851.
Creator:
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
1 folding fan : ill. ; 24 x 40 cm. folded to 24 x 3 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. A description of the correct method of waltzing : the truly fashionable species of dancing. That, from the graceful and pleasing beauty of its movements, has obtained on ascendancy over every other department of that polite branch of education. Part I. Containing a correct explanatory description of the several movements and attitudes in German and French waltzing / by Thomas Wilson , dance-master, (from the King's Theatre, Opera House. Author of "The analysis of country dancing," "The treasures of Terpischore," and a variety of other works on music and dancing. Illustrated by engravings, from original designs and drawings, by J.H.A. Randall.

A description of the correct method of waltzing : the truly fashionable species of dancing. That, from the graceful and pleasing beauty of its movements, has obtained on ascendancy over every other department of that polite branch of education. Part I. Containing a correct explanatory description of the several movements and attitudes in German and French waltzing / by Thomas Wilson , dance-master, (from the King's Theatre, Opera House. Author of "The analysis of country dancing," "The treasures of Terpischore," and a variety of other works on music and dancing. Illustrated by engravings, from original designs and drawings, by J.H.A. Randall.
Creator:
Wilson, Thomas, dancing master
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
[2], lxi, [62]-113, [5] leaves, [7] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill., music ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. Bill for clothes, buttons and trimmings.

Bill for clothes, buttons and trimmings.
Creator:
Leaf, Edward (Tailor)
Date:
1813
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 15 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. Trade cards for Van Houten's cocoa.

Trade cards for Van Houten's cocoa.
Creator:
Van Houten (Firm)
Date:
[ca. 1880?]
Physical Description:
3 trade cards : color illustrations, 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

38. Sketches at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition / by John Dinsdale.

Sketches at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition / by John Dinsdale.
Creator:
Dinsdale, John
Date:
[1886]
Physical Description:
[9] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 19 x 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. By His Majesty's Royal Letter Patent : , J.G. Christ & Co., No. 12 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden : London copper plate printers in gold, silver &c., & manufacturers of enamelled visiting and other cards-glazed and ornamental papers for drawing, painting etc.

By His Majesty's Royal Letter Patent : , J.G. Christ & Co., No. 12 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden : London copper plate printers in gold, silver &c., & manufacturers of enamelled visiting and other cards-glazed and ornamental papers for drawing, painting etc.
Date:
[not after 1837]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 12 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. Day & Martin : proprietors of the real Japan blacking. London, and Liverpool.

Day & Martin : proprietors of the real Japan blacking. London, and Liverpool.
Creator:
Day and Martin
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : chromolithograph ; 9 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. Paper doll.

Paper doll.
Date:
approximately 1830?
Physical Description:
1 paper doll (4 pieces) ; 80 x 110 mm, in envelope 120 x 400 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. [Tax bill for C. Johnstone, Paddington, Middlesex, October 4th, 1856]

[Tax bill for C. Johnstone, Paddington, Middlesex, October 4th, 1856]
Date:
1856
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 6 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. With love and good wishes for a happy New Year.

With love and good wishes for a happy New Year.
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 pop-up card : color illustrations ; 15 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. P. J. Lara : house agent, funeral economist & licensed appraiser : 4, Warwick Place, Kingsland Road & no. 6 Oxford Street, Mile End.

P. J. Lara : house agent, funeral economist & licensed appraiser : 4, Warwick Place, Kingsland Road & no. 6 Oxford Street, Mile End.
Creator:
P. J. Lara (Firm)
Date:
[approximately 1860-1880]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 7 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. Album of comic sketches.

Album of comic sketches.
Creator:
A.J.K.H.
Date:
1869-1873
Physical Description:
1 album (91 drawings) ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. Henry Halvoet & Cie. : negt. en poissons : Edmonds Place, Aldersgate Street, No. 36, city, Londres / Daveluy, Lith. du Roi, Bruges.

Henry Halvoet & Cie. : negt. en poissons : Edmonds Place, Aldersgate Street, No. 36, city, Londres / Daveluy, Lith. du Roi, Bruges.
Creator:
Daveluy, Édouard, 1812–1894
Date:
[approximately 1840]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 11 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. Visiting card for Mansfield Stone Quarries for a visit by Mr. W. Williams on Feb. 18th, 1870.

Visiting card for Mansfield Stone Quarries for a visit by Mr. W. Williams on Feb. 18th, 1870.
Creator:
Mansfield Stone Quarries
Date:
1870
Physical Description:
1 visiting card : photograph ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. A round of days described in original poems / by some of our most celebrated poets, and in pictures by eminent artists engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.

A round of days described in original poems / by some of our most celebrated poets, and in pictures by eminent artists engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
Date:
MDCCCLXVI [1866]
Physical Description:
[6], 93, [1] leaves : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross

49. Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts / by H. Repton.

Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts / by H. Repton.
Creator:
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
16, 222, [2] p., [28] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill., port., map, 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. Skelton, copper plate printer : no. 8 Leicester Street, Leicester Square : opposite Sidney's Alley,

Skelton, copper plate printer : no. 8 Leicester Street, Leicester Square : opposite Sidney's Alley,
Creator:
Skelton, William, 1763–1848
Date:
[approximately 1800?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 10 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. Six progressive lessons for flower painting : with letter-press directions for drawing and coloring of flowers upon botanical principles.

Six progressive lessons for flower painting : with letter-press directions for drawing and coloring of flowers upon botanical principles.
Date:
January 1, 1802
Physical Description:
14, [2] p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

52. Jones & Halton : furnishing undertakers, and funeral feathermen : 11 & 12 Church Row, Islington.

Jones & Halton : furnishing undertakers, and funeral feathermen : 11 & 12 Church Row, Islington.
Creator:
Jones & Halton (Firm)
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 7 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. A concise account of the surprising feats achieved by Signor M. Girmondi's wonderful performing dogs, lately arrived from Paris, Lisbon, Vienna, Madrid, &c. &c. : to which are annexed a brief sketch of their species, a few lines addressed to the proprietor : an anecdote, &c. &c. : with a correct engraving prefixed of their various attitudes.

A concise account of the surprising feats achieved by Signor M. Girmondi's wonderful performing dogs, lately arrived from Paris, Lisbon, Vienna, Madrid, &c. &c. : to which are annexed a brief sketch of their species, a few lines addressed to the proprietor : an anecdote, &c. &c. : with a correct engraving prefixed of their various attitudes.
Creator:
Girmondi, M
Physical Description:
18 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. The shooting directory / by R.B. Thornhill.

The shooting directory / by R.B. Thornhill.
Creator:
Thornhill, R. B. (Richard Badham)
Date:
1804
Physical Description:
xvi, ix, [1], 432 p., [8] leaves of plates ([3] folded) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. [Caricature card depiciting a sepia illustration of a shop assistant, with verse]

[Caricature card depiciting a sepia illustration of a shop assistant, with verse]
Creator:
Dean & Son
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 card ; illustrations ; 16 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

56. The youths drawing book complete.

The youths drawing book complete.
Creator:
Fussell, Joseph, 1818–1912
Date:
[1832?]
Physical Description:
v. ; illustrations ; 15 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

57. Bill for clothes, notions, and fabrics, 1801.

Bill for clothes, notions, and fabrics, 1801.
Creator:
Watson (Clothier)
Date:
1801
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 24 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. Funeral biscuits : made by A. Butterworth, Confectioner, Ardwick.

Funeral biscuits : made by A. Butterworth, Confectioner, Ardwick.
Date:
[approximately 1825]
Physical Description:
1 biscuit wrapper ; 110 x 100 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

59. Day & Martin : proprietors of the real Japan blacking, London and Liverpool.

Day & Martin : proprietors of the real Japan blacking, London and Liverpool.
Creator:
Day and Martin
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : chromolithograph ; 9 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

60. [Metallic cut paper greeting card].

[Metallic cut paper greeting card].
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 folded card : color illustrations ; 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. The Eastern puzzle.

The Eastern puzzle.
Date:
[approximately 1885]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

62. Admission ticket for the balloon ascension of Vincenzo Lunardi on May 13, 1785.

Admission ticket for the balloon ascension of Vincenzo Lunardi on May 13, 1785.
Creator:
Lunardi, Vincent, 1759–1806
Date:
1785
Physical Description:
1 admission ticket : engraving ; 7.5 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

63. Quadrilling [music] : a favourite song / by the author of "Rejected Addresses" ; the decorations designed and executed by William Hawkes Smith.

Quadrilling [music] : a favourite song / by the author of "Rejected Addresses" ; the decorations designed and executed by William Hawkes Smith.
Date:
[1822]
Physical Description:
[4] p. : ill., music ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

64. A description of the Oxford baths, and school of natation / illustrated with four lithographic plates, by N. Whittock.

A description of the Oxford baths, and school of natation / illustrated with four lithographic plates, by N. Whittock.
Creator:
Richardson, Andrew Hude
Date:
[ca. 1830]
Physical Description:
8 p., IV leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

65. Album of domestic interiors and figures in fashionable dress.

Album of domestic interiors and figures in fashionable dress.
Date:
circa 1860
Physical Description:
1 v. ([32] p.) ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

66. Liston's characters : six coloured engravings.

No cover image available
Date:
1826
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

67. Celebrated & extraordinary exhibition, patronized by the royal families of England, France, Belgium, &c. &c. &c. of the industrious fleas : from Regent Street, is now exhibiting at Somerset Gallery, Strand.

No cover image available
Date:
[183-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1]) p.) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. Pyramiden Spiel = Jeu de pyramides.

No cover image available
Date:
[ca. 1835?]
Physical Description:
1 set of building blocks (54 pieces) : wood ; various sizes, in wooden box 18 x 23 x 3 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

69. An historical description of the tower of London and its curiosities : giving an account 1. Of its foundation, gradual increase, and present state. 2. Of its government, customs, and privileges. 3. Of its antiquities, records, and curiosities. 4. Of the lions, and other wild beasts kept there. 5. Of the spoils of the Spanish Armada, with the history of the Spanish Invasion in 1588. 6. Of the small armory, in which are arms for 100,000 men. 7. Of the Royal Train of Artillery, comprehending a variety of cannon, mortars, &c. &c. 8. Of the horse armory; with a concise history of the Kings fitting there on horseback, in full armour, from William the Conqueror to George II. 9. Of the Jewel-Office, and the regalia used at coronations, with a full account of Colonel Blood's attempt to steal them. 10. Of the mint, and the manner of stamping money : written principally to direct the attention of strangers to what is most curious in this Repository, and to enable them afterwards to describe what they have seen.

No cover image available
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
60 p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

70. Album of photo-lithographic views of Liverpool & district.

No cover image available
Date:
[1886?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([12] p.) : ill. ; 21 x 372 cm, folded to 21 x 31 cm, attached to boards 23 x 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. A synoptical compend of British botany : (from the class Monandria to polygamia inclusive) arranged after the Linnean system : and containing the essential characters of the genera, the specific characters, English names, places of growth, soil and situation, colour of the flowers, times of flowering, duration, and references to figures / by John Galpine.

No cover image available
Creator:
Galpine, John, 1769–1806
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
viii, [194] p. in various pagings : ill ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

72. The Royal Victoria : an album of essays, romance, poetry, anecdote, &c. : embellished with twenty-six chalk drawings.

No cover image available
Date:
[ca. 1840]
Physical Description:
26 pt. in 1 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

73. The family coach.

No cover image available
Creator:
E. R. T
Date:
1868
Physical Description:
1 volume ([2], 11, [1] pages) ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

74. Rural sports / by the Rev. Wm. B. Daniel.

No cover image available
Creator:
Daniel, William Barker, 1753?-1833
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

75. Collins' national drawing books / designed by D. Mackinlay.

No cover image available
Date:
[ca. 1880]
Physical Description:
36 pt. : ill. ; 19 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

76. Das Kreisrätsel = The circular puzzle.

No cover image available
Creator:
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Date:
[between 1891 and 1900]
Physical Description:
[8], 42 pages : illustrations ; 84 x 79 mm, in box 92 x 92 x 15 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

77. The shooter's guide, or, Complete sportsman's companion : containing a compendious view of the game laws : a description of the various kinds of dogs : and the best mode of breeding, rearing, and training them : with an account of the diseases to which they are liable, and the best methods of cure : to which are added, directions for grouse, partridge, pheasant, woodcock, snipe, hare, and wild duck shooting : particular instructions for the young sportsman : and much miscellaneous information on the choice of guns, gunpowder, shot, &c. &c. / by B. Thomas.

No cover image available
Creator:
Johnson, Thomas Burgeland, -1840
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
[5], viii-x, 304 pages, [4] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

78. Sciography, or, Radial projection of shadows / by R. Campbell Puckett.

No cover image available
Creator:
Puckett, R. Campbell (Robert Campbell)
Date:
1871
Physical Description:
xiv, 52 p., [20] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

79. The elegancies of fashion and general remembrancer of taste and manners, or, Impartial record of painting, music, elegant literature, the theatre, costume, and arts conducive to the ornament or amusement of polished life / by Florio Honeysuckle. Vol. I.

No cover image available
Creator:
Honeysuckle, Florio
Date:
1804
Physical Description:
1 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

80. The Harrogate alphabet for 1870.

No cover image available
Date:
1870?
Physical Description:
1 v. (13 p.) ; 12 x 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

81. [Calling card for Mr. Edmund Goodwin : Ducie House, Manchester].

No cover image available
Date:
[publisher not identified],
Physical Description:
1 card ; 4 x 7 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

82. Cassell's sixpenny drawing copies. Series A. : Floral & vegetable forms.

No cover image available
Date:
[1872]
Physical Description:
[12] pt. : chiefly ill. ; 19 x 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

83. Delineations of British field sports : together with the various methods of poachings / drawn in lithography by Samuel Alken.

No cover image available
Creator:
Alken, Samuel, 1756–1815
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
[14] p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 x 46 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

84. A plain and easy account of the British ferns : together with their classification, arrangement of genera, structure, and functions ; and a glossary of technical and other terms / edited by Mrs. Lankester ; with illustrations.

No cover image available
Creator:
Lankester, Phebe, 1825–1900
Date:
[1859]
Physical Description:
[5], viii-xv, [1], 108, [4] pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

85. Modern horsemanship : a new method of teaching riding and training by means of pictures from the life / by Edward L. Anderson, author of 'A System of School Training for Horses,' 'The Gallop,' etc.

No cover image available
Creator:
Anderson, Edward L. (Edward Lowell), 1842–1916
Date:
MDCCCLXXXVI [1886]
Physical Description:
xiii, [3], 168, 20 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

86. Applied sciences, or, Sciences applied.

No cover image available
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
1 v. ([16] leaves) : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

87. Harrogate diary.

No cover image available
Date:
1824, July 28-September 8
Physical Description:
1 v. (29 p.) ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

88. Figure training, or, Art the handmaid of nature / by E.D.M.

No cover image available
Date:
[between 1865 and 1873]
Physical Description:
125, [1] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

89. Out for a holiday.

No cover image available
Creator:
G. C. T
Date:
1880, August 10-1881, August 15
Physical Description:
1 v. ([31] leaves) : ill. ; 15 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

90. A guide to sketching from nature in water colours / by Leonidas Clint Miles ; with numerous illustrations, drawn on stone and wood by the author.

No cover image available
Creator:
Miles, Leonidas Clint
Date:
1868
Physical Description:
85, 48 p., 8 leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

91. [Fire insurance policy for Mr. Thomas Mason, May 9th, 1891 from the Phœnix Fire Office]

No cover image available
Creator:
Phœnix Fire Office (Firm : London, England)
Date:
1891-1892
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet : illustrations ; 52 x 38 cm, folded to 27 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. The whole art of dress, or, The road to elegance and fashion, at the enormous saving of thirty per cent!!! : being a treatise upon that essential and much-cultivated requisite of the present day, gentlemen's costume : explaining and clearly defining, by a series of beautifully engraved illustrations, the most becoming assortment of colours and style of dress and undress, in all their varieties; suited to different ages and complexions, so as to render the human figure most symmetrical and imposing to the eye : also, directions in the purchase of all kinds of wearing apparel: accompanied by hints for the toilette, containing a few valuable and original recipes; likewise, some advice to the improvement of defects in the person and carriage : together with a dissertation on uniform in general, and the selection of fancy dress / by a cavalry officer.

No cover image available
Creator:
Cavalry officer
Date:
1830
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 100 p., 5 [i.e. 6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

93. Forfeitiana, or, An elegant budget of winter evening's recreation for young persons / written by a lady.

No cover image available
Creator:
Lady
Date:
[1824]
Physical Description:
34 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

94. Artistic amusements : being instructions for a variety of art work for home employment, and suggestions for a number of novel and saleable articles for fancy bazaars. : illustrated.

No cover image available
Date:
[1879?]
Physical Description:
[2], 112 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

95. The book of sports, games, and athletic exercises / by William Martin, author of The Parlour Book, &c. &c. &c.

No cover image available
Creator:
Martin, William, 1801–1867
Date:
[between 1837 and 1845]
Physical Description:
[4], 268 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

96. Principles of effect and colour as applicable to landscape painting : illustrated by examples for the amateur and professional student in art / by G.F. Phillips.

No cover image available
Creator:
Phillips, G. F. (Giles Firman), 1780–1867
Date:
1833
Physical Description:
28 p., [1], 7 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

97. Diorama, Regent's Park : two views: Ruins of Holyrood Chapel, A Moonlight Scene, Painted by M. Daguerre, Knight of the Legion of Honor : and the Cathedral of Chartres, painted by M. Bouton.

No cover image available
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (8, [4] p.) ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

98. The funnyshire fox chace : a new game.

No cover image available
Date:
[ca. 1830?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([1] p.) : chiefly ill. ; 40 x 53 cm. folded to 18 x 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

99. Pierce Egan's book of sports, and mirror of life : embracing the turf, the chase, the ring, and the stage / interspersed with original memoirs of sporting men, etc.

No cover image available
Creator:
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Date:
1832
Physical Description:
iv, 414 pages : illustrations. ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. The school perspective : being a progressive course of instruction in Linear Perspective, both theoretical and practical : specially designed for the use of schools / by J.R. Dicksee, principal drawing master to the city of London School, to The Normal College for training teachers of the British and Foreign School Society, &c. ; illustrated with many woodcuts and forty engraved plates.

No cover image available
Creator:
Dicksee, J. R. (John Robert), 1817–1905
Date:
[1862]
Physical Description:
xiv, 79, [1] p., 40 leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts