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Bill for school expenses for Mr. Bryans from Miss Thompson, 17 and 18 Holland Road, Brighton.
Creator:
Thompson, Miss, active 1889
Date:
April 1889
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 18 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
John R. Purssell & Comp., 20, Ludgate Hill, opposite the Old Bailey : French and Italian ices to-day.
Creator:
John R. Purssell & Comp.
Date:
[between 1850 and 1875?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Zoological Society's gardens, Regent's Park. Sunday, December 14th, 1879. Admit one.
Creator:
Zoological Society of London
Date:
1879
Physical Description:
1 admission ticket ; 70 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Eleventh anniversary of the United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps : (established June 15th, 1825,) for the benefit of their apprentices.
Creator:
United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps (London, England)
Date:
1836
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 27 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Bill for school expenses from the Royal Academy for Lord Augustus Beauclerk.
Creator:
Royal Academy (Gosport, England)
Date:
August 2nd, 1834
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 25 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Twenty four plates illustrative of Hindoo and European manners in Bengal / drawn on the stone by A. Colin from sketches by Mrs. Belnos.
Creator:
Belnos, S. C., Mrs.
Date:
[1832]
Physical Description:
[52] pages, [1], 24 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Potter, No. 22, Old Bond Street, late foreman to Mr. Breach, hatter to Their Majesties.
Creator:
Potter, John (Hatter)
Date:
[approximately 1816]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 50 x 82 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
G. Purt, licensed compounder & manufacturer of elder cordial : 13, St. Mary at Hill, Lower Thames Street, London.
Date:
[approximately 1842]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
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
Dean's steam-boat alphabet : a companion to the Railway alphabet.
Date:
[1855?]
Physical Description:
1 scroll : illustrations ; in box 18 x 23 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
As in a looking glass / by F.C. Philips ; iIllustrated by G. du Maurier.
Creator:
Philips, F. C. (Francis Charles), 1849–1921
Date:
1889
Physical Description:
[10], 293, [1] p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
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
Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school, Hendersyde.
Creator:
Waldie, Mrs., active 1808
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
1 sheets ; 16 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
[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
"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
Album of family portrait photographs, from Newcastle upon Tyne.
Date:
between 1870 and [1890?]
Physical Description:
1 album (73 photographs) ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
A token of faithful love! To my dearest Valentine!
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
W. Burt scrapbook : manuscript.
Date:
1820s?-1867 (bulk 1820s)
Physical Description:
1 volume (80 pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 44 x 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Sample books for printed cotton fabrics manufactured by Koechlin & Frères.
Creator:
Koechlin, Camille, 1811–1890
Date:
1841-1843
Physical Description:
2 volumes (395; 357 pages) ; 32 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Views in India : chiefly among the Himalaya Mountains / taken during tours in the direction of Mussooree, Simla, the sources of the Jumna and Ganges, &c. &c., in 1829-31-32 ; with notes and descriptive illustrations.
Creator:
White, George Francis, 1808–1898
Date:
1836-1837
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
F. Furness, painter and gilder : Repository of Arts, High Street, Stockton / W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinb.
Creator:
Furness, F.
Date:
[between 1826 and 1840?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 7 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
Cyder Cellars, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden.
Date:
[early 19th century]
Physical Description:
1 advertisement : illustration ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
[Silver metallic cut paper album card].
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 album card : chromolithograph ; 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
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
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
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
Billheads recording clothing purchased by Robert W. Stevenson from E. & S.R. Richards, clothiers, London.
Creator:
E. & S.R. Richards
Date:
1891
Physical Description:
2 sheets : illustration, 19 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
[Billhead of John R. Barklie, Proprietor, 99 Grafton Street, Dublin for items purchased by Mrs. Brewster of 9 Prince Edwards Terrace on March 15/55].
Creator:
Barklie, John R.
Date:
1855
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 30 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
The beauties & defects in the figure of the horse / comparatively delineated by H. Alken in a series of coloured plates.
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
[1816]
Physical Description:
2, [18] pages, 19 leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Box of pigments and implements for painting on china.
Creator:
Reeves & Sons (London, England)
Date:
ca. 1880
Physical Description:
1 box : wood box, with pigments, varnish, glass muller, ceramic palettes, and brushes ; 17.5 x 26.5 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
A collection of portraits sketched from the life since the year 1793 / by George Dance ... ; and engraved in imitation of the original drawings by William Daniell ...
Creator:
Dance, George, 1741–1825
Date:
1809-1814
Physical Description:
2 v. : 72 ports. ; 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Herman W. Liebert
Billhead of James Haldane, London tailor, recording services rendered to Viscount Strathallan, 1843.
Creator:
Haldane, James (Tailor)
Date:
1843
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 25 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
In sorrowing remembrance of Jessie, wife of Horace Hart : who died at Worthing, June 14, 1871, aged 22 years : and was buried at Finchley Cemetery, June 20, 1871.
Date:
1871
Physical Description:
1 card : photograph ; 100 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
[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
[Photographic postcard of an unidentified group of people and 4 wheeled wagon].
Date:
[approximately 1880-1900?]
Physical Description:
1 postcard : b & w ; 9 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Notebook of recipes and taxidermic instructions.
Date:
1830-1834
Physical Description:
1 v. ([68] p.) ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Amateurs repository of Indian sketches. Pt. 1.
Date:
1828
Physical Description:
11 unnumbered leaves : illustrations ; 27 x 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
Anniversary dinner of the St. Nicholas Society, at the St. Nicholas Hotel, December 6th, 1853.
Date:
1853
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) : illustrations ; 27 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
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
The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture : set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott / by A. Welby Pugin.
Creator:
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812–1852
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
67, 40 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Charles Dashwood diaries and commissions relating to Xalapa and Guatemala City.
Creator:
Dashwood, Charles, 1787–1832
Date:
1826-1830
Physical Description:
2 v. + (2 commissions) : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Receipt for taxes paid by Samuel Forester.
Date:
April 25, 1803
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 16 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
The Kafir wars and the British settlers in South Africa / a series of picturesque views from original sketches by T.W. Bowler ; with descriptive letterpress by W.R. Thomson.
Creator:
Bowler, Thomas William, 1813–1869
Date:
1865
Physical Description:
24 leaves, [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : Showynge howe the womenne doe goe shoppynge.
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
Bills for school expenses for Miss Gleason, to be paid to Amy Godfreys, Vernon Street, Derby.
Creator:
Godfreys, Amy, active 1879
Date:
1878-1879
Physical Description:
2 items ; 26 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
[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
Pigmy revels, or, All alive at Lilliput [graphic] / Woodward delin.
Creator:
Sansom, Francis, active 1784–1799
Date:
1800-1801
Physical Description:
8 prints : hand-colored etchings ; sheets 45 x 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Lawrence & Co.'s cheap clothing establishment : 153, Caledonia Road (near the canal bridge).
Creator:
Lawrence & Co. (London, England)
Date:
[not before 1882]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 13 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
[Almanac for 1881].
Date:
[1880]
Physical Description:
8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 91 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
A Merry Christmas to you.
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 Christmas card : color illustrations ; 100 x 70 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Bill for school expenses from Broomfield Hall for Miss Dodson.
Creator:
Broomfield Hall (Kidderminster, England)
Date:
December 19, 1882
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 pages) ; 21 x 26 cm, folded to 21 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Easy boots.
Creator:
Grundy, T., (Boot maker)
Date:
[approximately 1851]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
Street life in London : with permanent photographic illustrations taken from life expressly for this publication / by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith.
Creator:
Thomson, J. (John), 1837–1921
Date:
[1877-1878]
Physical Description:
100 p., [36] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
[Billhead of T.L. Barrett, general warehouseman, Peterborough, for a purchase by Maude K. Kirkby].
Creator:
Barrett, Thomas Lawrence
Date:
1899
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 26 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Front views of F. & R. Sparrow & Co.'s original London genuine tea warehouses.
Creator:
Frederick & Robert Sparrow & Co.
Date:
[1823]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm, folded to 23 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
The Japanese waterproof polish : manufactured at 97, High Holborn.
Creator:
Day and Martin
Date:
approximately 1880
Physical Description:
1 trade card : chromolithograph ; 90 x 118 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
[Program for performance by Marion Hood in Dorothy at the Prince of Wales theatre]
Creator:
Prince of Wales Theatre (London, England)
Date:
[approximately 1887]
Physical Description:
[8] pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
Bill for school expenses for Miss Davenport, at H. Boulaye's school, Manchester.
Creator:
Boulaye, H., active 1819
Date:
June 17, 1819
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 13 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Modern London : being the history and present state of the British metropolis : illustrated with numerous copper plates.
Creator:
Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767–1840
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
viii, 571 p., [23] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : ill., plan : 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
The last days of Lord Byron : with his lordship's opinions on various subjects, particularly on the state and prospects of Greece / by William Parry, Major of Lord Byron's Brigade, commanding officer of artillery, and engineer in the service of the Greeks.
Creator:
Parry, William, fl. 1825
Date:
MDCCCXXV [1825]
Physical Description:
xxiii, [1], 360 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Quartettes.
Date:
circa 1860?
Physical Description:
53 cards (rectos only) ; 92 mm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Album of the work of William Walter Burch, engraver on gold and silver.
Creator:
Burch, William Walter, approximately 1796–1873
Date:
1821-1871
Physical Description:
1 volume (226 pages) ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
Parnell & Banner : ship & insurance brokers : No. 57 Gracechurch Street, London.
Creator:
Parnell & Banner
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 7 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Billhead of Battle-Bridge Brewhouse, London, for purchases made by Mr. Gibbs, 1808.
Creator:
Battle-Bridge Brewhouse (London, England)
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 11 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the younge menne doe smoke.
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
[Advertisement for venetian fan blinds, brass cornice poles spring roller blinds, painted blinds and curtain brackets, London, 1818]
Creator:
Barron & Co. (Firm : London, England)
Date:
[1818]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 33 x 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
[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
Behar amateur lithographic scrap book.
Creator:
D'Oyly, Charles, 1781–1845
Date:
[1828?]
Physical Description:
[27] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 29 x 41 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Billhead of Frederick Hammond, London clothier, recording purchases by Lord G. Beauclerk, 1871.
Creator:
Hammond, Frederick (Hosier)
Date:
1871
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 18 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Dean's new magic picture book : showing wonderful & lifelike effects of real distance & space : book I : contains The Crystal Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, The Thames Tunnel.
Date:
[between 1857 and 1865]
Physical Description:
[4] leaves : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Photographs of the Abyssinian Campaign.
Date:
[1867-1868]
Physical Description:
1 album (78 photographic prints) : albumen ; 21 x 28 cm, and smaller.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Establishment for the education of young ladies conducted by the Misses Sadler, Chignell House, near the turnpike, Uxbridge road, Ealing W.
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ; 19 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
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
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
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
Advertisement for hats and caps sold by John Perring, 85 Strand, London.
Creator:
Perring, John
Date:
between 1834-1845
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 28 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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
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
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
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