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The fables of Aesop, and others

1818

Hakewill, James, 1778–1843

A picturesque tour of the island of Jamaica, from drawings made in the years 1820 and 1821

1825

Bickham, George, 1706?-1771

The beauties of Stow, or, A description of the pleasant seat, and noble gardens, of the right honourable Lord Viscount Cobham

1750

Bedford Lemere & Co.

Intérieurs anglais

circa 1900

W. & T. Gregson (Firm)

W. & T. Gregson

[approximately 1820]

Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)

[Original Calverley cigarette packet manufactured by Bacon Brothers of Cambridge England]

[approximately 1930]

Bonnell, Mandy

The coral aquarium

[1997]

Callcott, Maria, Lady, 1785–1842

Three months passed in the mountains east of Rome,

1820

Barrow, John, Sir, 1764–1848

A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793

H.R.H Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton on the occasion of their engagement, 16th November 2010

2010

Stevens, Francis, 1781–1823

Domestic architecture

[between 1844 and 1850]

Roberts

Spurgeon's

[approximately 1870]

Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho

[approximately 1855]

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400

The Canterbury tales

1483]

Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1875 : Leeds, West Yorkshire)

Official catalogue

1875

Simons, Matthew, d. 1654

A direction for the English traviller

1643

Regency Hotel (Ramsgate, England)

The Regency. Ramsgate

1953

John V. Harrison & Co.

[approximately 1840?]

G. W.'s transparencies

[approximately 1840?]

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

1843

South Bank Centre

Summer of smiles

2011

Constable & Company (Firm : London, England)

Constable & Compy

[approximately 1850]

Nightingall, Miles

A catalogue of the genuine collection of pictures, of Mrs. Gamberini, widow of the late Charles Gamberini Esq., deceased, by whom these pictures were collected, at a great expence out of the principal cabinets abroad : consisting of the most eminent and approved masters of the Italian and other schools, amongst which are the undoubted works of Titian, Corregio, Raphael, Rembrant, Rubens, Vandyke, Poussin, Albert Durer, Carracci, Guercino, Guido, Zucharelli, Demenichino, Gio. Dom. Porta, Michael Angelo and other scarce performances, some remarkably curious : also her houshold furniture, an exceeding fine ton'd double key'd harpsichord, by Hawes of Hamburgh : a ditto single key'd harpsichord, with two unison, by Jos. Shudi, in a neat mahogany case : a neat brass measuring wheel, by Adams, on a new construction; and a great variety of other valuable effects : which by order of the executrix will be sold at publick auction by Miles Nightingall, on Wednesday the 10th May, 1775, and two following days, at his great room, the end of Saville Row, next Conduit-Street : beginning each day punctually at 12 o'clock : catalogues may be had as above, the Rainbow Coffee-House Cornhill, and at the auctioneer's in Golden Square

[1775]

Jones, Edward, 1752–1824

The bardic museum

1802

Fittler, James, 1758–1835

Scotia depicta, or, the antiquities, castles, public buildings, noblemen and gentlemen's seats, cities, towns, and picturesque scenery, of Scotland

1804

Grüner, Ludwig, 1801–1882

Fresco decorations and stuccoes of churches and palaces in Italy

1854

Prosser, George Frederick

Select illustrations of Hampshire

1833

Jesuits

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

1726-1758

Stevens Art Gallery (St. Paul, Minn.)

Stevens Art Gallery

early 20th century

Rawstorne, John, 1761?-1832

Rawstorne, architect, Birmingham

approximately 1800

Alfred Savage Ltd.

Oxford University

[between 1961 and 1963]

T'is happiness we have in view, and mine is in possessing you

mid-19th century

Wet drug jar

circa 1660

Orme, Edward, 1775–1848

Essay on transparent prints

1807

Pillement, Jean, 1728–1808

A new book of Chinese designs

1755

Tayler, William

Sketches illustrating the manners and customs of the Indians and Anglo-Indians

1842

Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769–1859

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

1810 [that is, 1813?]

Dick, James Nicholas, 1832–1920

Journals of James Nicholas Dick, British naval surgeon, and James Douglas Dick, naval officer

1853-1898

Main Vista South

1951

Britton, John, 1771–1857

The union of architecture, sculpture, and painting;

1827

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

Terry, my blue-eyed Irish boy

[189-?]

Herring, Francis M.

[Billhead of Francis M. Herring, chemist]

1849

Trollope, Robert, -1686

Osbourne's Fort

1676

Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888

Full cry

[1879]

In sacred memory of the victims of the great explosion in the East End of London on Friday evening, January, 19th, 1917

1917

Molay, A. Jacques

A. Jacques Molay

[1870?-1890?]

London & County Banking Company

A couple of hundred just to go with

1900

Hutchins, Mr. (Hassil), active 1779–1789

A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship

[1783]

Smith, Christopher Webb, 1793–1871

The feathered game of Hindostan

[1828]

Binns, T. B. (Theodore Barker)

Lithographic views

1836

Breame, James, born 1793 or 1794

Half a cwt. of coals, James Breame's warehouse, near the bridge

[approximately 1845]

Thompson, Miss, active 1889

Bill for school expenses for Mr. Bryans from Miss Thompson, 17 and 18 Holland Road, Brighton

April 1889

Zoological Society of London

Zoological Society's gardens, Regent's Park. Sunday, December 14th, 1879. Admit one

1879

Yarmouth

[approximately 1880?]

J. Grossmith & Son

Phul-nana perfume

[ca. 1926?]

Whitehaven and West Cumberland steeplechase, hurdle, & hunters' flat race meeting

1890

[Folded sheet of stationery with engraved satirical vignette at top]

Octr 11, [18]51

C. W

Portraits of brood mares belonging to the Royal Stud at Hampton Court

1837

Leighton, Clare, 1898–1989

Clare Leighton collection,

1949-1953

John R. Purssell & Comp.

John R. Purssell & Comp., 20, Ludgate Hill, opposite the Old Bailey

[between 1850 and 1875?]

Walter, John

A tour in North Wales

1817

In loving memory of George Bye

1895

A lady's ticket for the anniversary sermon of the Small Pox Hospital

[1752]

Wright, James, coach builder

Billhead recording repairs to the carriages of Sir George Musgrave in Penrith,Cumbria, from March, 1864 to January, 1865

1864-1865

Album of cartes-de-visite depicting royalty of Britain and Europe and other contemporary notables

1860-1862

J. R. Jaffray & Son (Firm : New York)

The prize embroidery from the World Fair, 1851 will be exhibited from 1st, February to 1st, May 1852 : Messrs. J. R. Jaffray & Sons, 73, Broadway, New York

1851

Celebrated horses of America

1881-1882

Whereas the game within the manor of Pinkhurst, and in several parts of the parishes of Itchingfield, Slinfold, Billingshurst, and Rudgwick, in the county of Sussex, has of late years, and up to the present time, been greatly destroyed by poachers, unqualified, and unlicenced persons ..

[1797]

Swaine, Alport & Lothian (London, England)

[Billhead of Swaine, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, London, recording gin purchased by Thomas Tebbitt, 1828]

1828

Savoy Hotel (London, England)

Savoy Hotel

[192-?]

London & Sunderland royal mail coach

[ca. 1800]

Dreyfus, John

Type specimen facsimiles;

1963

Gascoigne, George, -1577

The noble arte of venerie or hunting

[1575]

Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863

Lessons on trees

[1855]

Galilei, Galileo, 1564–1642

Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo, matematico sopraordinario dello studio di Pisa

MDCXXXII [1632]

[3 postcards from the Franco-British Exhibition]

[1908]

Abbott, George, 1803–1838

Views of the forts of Bhurtpoore & Weire

[1827]

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400

The works of Geoffrey Chaucer

Finished on the 8th day of May, 1896]

Bridgens, Richard

West India scenery with illustrations of Negro character, the process of making sugar, &c. from sketches taken during a voyage to, and residence of seven years in, the island of Trinidad

[1836?]