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Porter, John, fl. 1445–1485

John Porter manuscript

circa 1450

Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800–1877

The pencil of nature

1844 [i.e. 1844-1846]

Dilnot, John

Weeds and pests

2009

Jervis, Anne Sarah Paget, 1801–1886

Drawings of England and India

1817-1852

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

between 1792 and 1818?

Sincere good wishes for Christmas

[1880?]

Douglas, Helen, 1952–

Follow the river

2015-2017

Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879

The origin and progress of the art of writing

MDCCCLIII [1853]

Hunsley, William

Costumes of the Madras Army

1841

Sinclair, George, 1786–1834

Hortus ericaeus woburnensis, or, A catalogue of heaths, in the collection of the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey

MDCCCXXV [1825]

Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637

How to chuse, ride, traine, and diet, both hunting-horses and running horses

1599

James, H. G. (Henry Gould), -1842

This work, comprising a series of the most interesting views of old halls, buildings &c. in Manchester and the neighbourhood

[1821]

Lawrence & Co. (London, England)

Lawrence & Co.'s cheap clothing establishment

[not before 1882]

J.S. Moss & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)

Billhead of J.S. Moss & Son, draper and general outfitter, Manchester

1881

Hume, David, 1711–1776

The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688

1806

Sayers, Henry, 1819 or 1820–1891

Toy soldier paper dolls

ca. 1830

London manners and dandy fashions

[approximately 1825?]

Coq d'Or (London, England)

Carte du jour

1955

Smallwood, B.

Billhead of B. Smallwood, London haberdasher, for purchase of ribbon by an unidentified buyer

180-?

[Advertisement for patent doors, windows, & shutters for the prevention of burglary]

[1817?]

Godfreys, Amy, active 1879

Bills for school expenses for Miss Gleason, to be paid to Amy Godfreys, Vernon Street, Derby

1878-1879

Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)

[Label for Bacon Brothers Ye Golden Pride

[approximately 1905]

Collis, Isaac Mossop, 1852 or 1853–

Isaac Collis album of pawnbroker's tickets

1879-1881

Anti-Corn Law League

[Campaign card advertising the free trade movement, and the Free Trade Star]

[approximately 1844]

Sturmy, Samuel, 1633–1669

The mariner's magazine, or, Sturmy's mathematical and practical arts

1669

Scott, Walter, 1771–1832

The provincial antiquities and picturesque scenery of Scotland

1826

Sansom, Francis, active 1784–1799

Pigmy revels, or, All alive at Lilliput

1800-1801

A full & true account of a pleasure party to Rockingham in 1817 by C.R., illustrated by J.P

1817?

Constant as the sun in heaven above, this heart that thou has won will be to see in love

mid-19th century

Dry drug jar

circa 1750

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

Fantascope

1833

Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576–approximately 1643

The art of dravving vvith the pen,

1607

Neville, Alexander, 1544–1614

Alexandri Nevylli Angli De furoribus Norfolciensium Ketto duce, liber vnus

1575

Lucas, Fielding, Jr., 1781–1854

Lucas' progressive drawing book, in three parts

1827

Coles, Frederick Rhenius, 1853 or 1854–

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

1884

Parkes, Zachariah

Zachariah Parkes, Digbeth, Birmingham

[between 1820 and 1840?]

Crane, Walter, 1845–1915

The Graphic

[1876?]

Der freischutz

[between 1840-1850]

St. Helens (Clifton, Bristol)

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

1884

South Metropolitan Cemetery (London, England)

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

1865

Barnard, George, 1807–1890

The Continental drawing book

Jany. 2nd, 1837

Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863

Panorama of the Thames from London to Richmond

[1824]

Hindoostan

[1822]

Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796–1880

Souvenir of the bal costume

1843

Papendiek, George Ernest, 1788–1835

Six sketches in Germany

[1822?]

T. Daft & Son (Birmingham, England)

T. Daft & Son, manufacturers of metallic hot-houses and every description of horticultural buildings

approximately 1850

Hafod Arms Hotel (Ceredigion, Wales)

[Printed invoice and promotional handbill of Hafod Arms Hotel]

[184-?]

Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791

A treatise on ancient armour and weapons,

Harcourt, Susan Vernon, 1829–1894

Sketches in Madeira

1851

Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750–1823

Outline of the countries between Delhi and Constantinople

1814 [i.e. 1821?]

Morris, William, 1834–1896

The roots of the mountains

MDCCCXC [1890]

White, John, active 1757–1759

Journal of a voyage to New South Wales

MDCCXC [1790]

Cope, Charles West, 1811–1890

Views of Bolton Abbey and its environs

1822

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes blackburnii), Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae) and (Nymphalidae cf. Haematera); shells, from left: (Cypraea ocellata L. 1758), (Conus marmoreus L. 1758), and (Semicassis granulate Born, 1778), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768

Rook, Anne

Apple story

2016

The wonders of the world

[ca. 1843]

Morton, Edward

Presentation album to Abraham Follett Osler, on his eightieth birthday

1888

Middleton, John Izard, 1785–1849

Grecian remains in Italy

1812 [i.e. not before 1819]

British School

Prospectus and catalogue of the British School

1802

The complete dictionary of arts and sciences

1765-1766

Indenture placing James Harris into the service of Anthony Harison, goldsmith

Williamson, Thomas

Oriental field sports

1807

Valentine card

[approximately 1859]

Officer's photograph album of British military hospitals and camps

1917-1918

Stukeley, William, 1687–1765

Itinerarium curiosum, or, An account of the antiquities and remarkable curiositys in nature or art

MDCCXXIV [1724]

Douglas, Helen, 1952–

Leda and the swan

[2011]

Kirby, John Joshua, 1716–1774

Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy,

1754

Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828

History of British birds

1797-1804

J.S. Fry & Sons

Chocolate box by J.S. Fry & Sons, with photograph of Lily Elsie

ca. 1909

May mutual loves count us blest

mid-19th century

Probert, John, active 1764

A survey and valuation of estates the property of Nicholas Smyth Esqr. and his Lady

1767

Aesop's Fables

1687

Wet drug jar

circa 1750

Dickinsons' comprehensive pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851

1854

Rawlings, James, active 1862

Rawlings' patent boot and shoe cleaning machine

1862?

Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people

[approximately 1850]

Westminster Hotel (Chester, England)

The Westminster Hotel

[189-?]

Seller, John, active 1658–1698

A new system of geography

[1685]

Jerrold, Blanchard, 1826–1884

London

1872

Harris, Charles, -1795?

Le catalogue des statues, bas-reliefs, busts, &c.

1777

Nichols, John, 1745–1826

History and antiquities of the county of Leicester

1795-1811

Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760–1809

Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions

[1800]

Leighton, John, 1822–1912

Contrasts & conceits for contemplation

[1849?]

Ingpen, Abel, -1854

Instructions for collecting, rearing, and preserving British & foreign insects

1839

Twelve prints of Pamela

published 25 June 1774

Memento of the Mission for Children and Young People hald at Eastbourne

[approximately 1890]

Bolton, James, active 1775–1795

Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), with raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.), and wood lice (?Isopoda), and pupa (Lepidoptera ?Saturniidae) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne

circa 1768