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1. The anatomy of the horse : including a particular description of the bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins, and glands / illustrated by twenty-four plates by George Stubbs, painter.

The anatomy of the horse : including a particular description of the bones, cartilages, muscles, fascias, ligaments, nerves, arteries, veins, and glands / illustrated by twenty-four plates by George Stubbs, painter.
Creator:
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Date:
1853
Physical Description:
68 p., [48] leaves of plates : ill. ; 46 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Proposals for publishing, a comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, with that of a tyger and a common fowl : in thirty tables, two copper-plates to each table, 20 inches by 15 : forming six numbers, ten plates to each number / the whole executed by George Stubbs, author of "The anatomy of the horse."

Proposals for publishing, a comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, with that of a tyger and a common fowl : in thirty tables, two copper-plates to each table, 20 inches by 15 : forming six numbers, ten plates to each number / the whole executed by George Stubbs, author of "The anatomy of the horse."
Creator:
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Date:
[1802]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 29 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Hogarth moralized : a complete edition of all the most capital and admired works of William Hogarth / accompanied with concise and comprehensive explanations of their moral tendency by ... Dr. Trusler ; an introduction, and many additional notes ...

Hogarth moralized : a complete edition of all the most capital and admired works of William Hogarth / accompanied with concise and comprehensive explanations of their moral tendency by ... Dr. Trusler ; an introduction, and many additional notes ...
Creator:
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Date:
1831
Physical Description:
xxvi, 293 p., [55] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Alphabet.

Alphabet.
Creator:
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Date:
1857
Physical Description:
1 v. ([26] leaves) : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Picturesque views in England and Wales / from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. ; engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath ; with descriptive and historic illustrations by H.E. Lloyd., Esq. ; in two volumes.

Picturesque views in England and Wales / from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. ; engraved under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Heath ; with descriptive and historic illustrations by H.E. Lloyd., Esq. ; in two volumes.
Creator:
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
Date:
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 60 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. [Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors].

[Gentlemen's fitting measurements diagram for use by tailors].
Creator:
Howle, J. (Tailor)
Date:
[approximately 1820-1830]
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too : long has tried your love to claim and vows twill e'er be true. They say at once you will incline to be my faithful Valentine.

A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too : long has tried your love to claim and vows twill e'er be true. They say at once you will incline to be my faithful Valentine.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Grand architectural panorama of London : Regent Street to Westminster Abbey [graphic] / from original drawings made expressly for the work by R. Sandeman, architect ; and executed on wood by G.C. Leighton.

Grand architectural panorama of London : Regent Street to Westminster Abbey [graphic] / from original drawings made expressly for the work by R. Sandeman, architect ; and executed on wood by G.C. Leighton.
Creator:
Leighton, George Cargill, 1826–1895
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
1 print on 8 sheets : wood engraving ; full image 15 x 677 cm, accordion folded to 15 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Masterpieces of industrial art & sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862 / selected and described by J.B. Waring ... ; chromo-lithographed by and under the direction of W.R. Tymms, A. Warren, and G. Macculloch, from photographs supplied by the London Photographic and Stereoscopic Company, taken exclusively for this work by Stephen Thompson ...

Masterpieces of industrial art & sculpture at the International Exhibition, 1862 / selected and described by J.B. Waring ... ; chromo-lithographed by and under the direction of W.R. Tymms, A. Warren, and G. Macculloch, from photographs supplied by the London Photographic and Stereoscopic Company, taken exclusively for this work by Stephen Thompson ...
Creator:
Waring, J. B. (John Burley), 1823–1875
Date:
1863
Physical Description:
3 volumes ([8], 14, [200]; [204]; [2], 14, [202] pages, 300 (i.e. 301) plates) : illustrations (some color) ; 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Views of the Crystal Palace and Park, Sydenham. From drawings by eminent artists, and photographs by P. H. Delamotte. With a title-page and literary notices by M. Digby Wyatt ... First series.

Views of the Crystal Palace and Park, Sydenham. From drawings by eminent artists, and photographs by P. H. Delamotte. With a title-page and literary notices by M. Digby Wyatt ... First series.
Creator:
Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820–1877
Date:
1854
Physical Description:
4 p. ., [7]-39 p. 24 [i. e. 23] col. plates. 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. 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

12. [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

13. J. Clarke : boot & shoe maker : 110 High Holborn, London.

J. Clarke : boot & shoe maker : 110 High Holborn, London.
Creator:
Clarke, J., active 1820
Date:
[approximately 1820?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. 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

15. 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

16. The cottage of content; or, Right roads and wrong ways. A humourous game.

The cottage of content; or, Right roads and wrong ways. A humourous game.
Date:
1848
Physical Description:
1 sheet. 57 x 43 cm., fold. to 21 x 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. The seaweed collector : a handy guide to the marine botanist : suggesting what to look for, and where to go, in the study of the British algae, and the British sponges / by Shirley Hibberd ...

The seaweed collector : a handy guide to the marine botanist : suggesting what to look for, and where to go, in the study of the British algae, and the British sponges / by Shirley Hibberd ...
Creator:
Hibberd, Shirley, 1825–1890
Date:
[1872]
Physical Description:
vii, 152 p. illus., 8 col. pl. (incl. front) 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. 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

19. 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

20. China : its state and prospects : with especial reference to the spread of the gospel : containing allusions to the antiquity, extent, population, civilization, literature, and religion of the Chinese / by W.H. Medhurst ... ; illustrated with engravings on wood by G. Baxter.

China : its state and prospects : with especial reference to the spread of the gospel : containing allusions to the antiquity, extent, population, civilization, literature, and religion of the Chinese / by W.H. Medhurst ... ; illustrated with engravings on wood by G. Baxter.
Creator:
Medhurst, Walter Henry, 1796–1857
Date:
1838
Physical Description:
xv, [1], 592 p., [7] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (some col.), map ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. The poultry book: comprising the breeding and management of profitable and ornamental poultry, their qualities and characteristics; to which is added "The standard of excellence in exhibition birds," authorized by the Poultry Club. By W. B. Tegetmeier ... With coloured illustrations by Harrison Weir, and numerous engravings on wood.

The poultry book: comprising the breeding and management of profitable and ornamental poultry, their qualities and characteristics; to which is added "The standard of excellence in exhibition birds," authorized by the Poultry Club. By W. B. Tegetmeier ... With coloured illustrations by Harrison Weir, and numerous engravings on wood.
Creator:
Tegetmeier, W. B. (William Bernhard), 1816–1912
Date:
1867
Physical Description:
2 p.., [iii]-viii, 356 p. col. front., ill. col. plates. 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. Vues choisies d'Amsterdam et ses environs / dessinées d'après nature par C. de Kruyf et autres artistes.

Vues choisies d'Amsterdam et ses environs / dessinées d'après nature par C. de Kruyf et autres artistes.
Creator:
Kruyff, Cornelis de, 1771–1854
Date:
[1825?]
Physical Description:
[2] p., [46] leaves of plates : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. London labour and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew.

London labour and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew.
Creator:
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
Date:
1851[-1861]
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. Catalogue of up to date suites & chairs in Chippendale, Sheraton, Queen Anne, Jacobean, Hepplewhite, & Louis Styles : frames only.

Catalogue of up to date suites & chairs in Chippendale, Sheraton, Queen Anne, Jacobean, Hepplewhite, & Louis Styles : frames only.
Creator:
T. C. L. (London, England)
Date:
[1890?]
Physical Description:
[28] leaves : illustrations ; 28 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. Are you ready?

Are you ready?
Creator:
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
Date:
[1880]
Physical Description:
1 silk picture : color ; 5 x 15 cm, in mount 13 x 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. The forty thieves.

The forty thieves.
Date:
[between 1837-1840]
Physical Description:
24 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

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

[Billhead of Swaine, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, London, recording gin purchased by Thomas Tebbitt, 1828]
Creator:
Swaine, Alport & Lothian (London, England)
Date:
1828
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 11 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. In affectionate remembrance of Mary, the beloved wife of Joseph Hardy, of Alston : who departed this life on the 12 August, 1870, and was interred in the Alston Cemetery, August 15th, 1870 : aged 25 years.

In affectionate remembrance of Mary, the beloved wife of Joseph Hardy, of Alston : who departed this life on the 12 August, 1870, and was interred in the Alston Cemetery, August 15th, 1870 : aged 25 years.
Date:
1870
Physical Description:
1 card : letterpress ; 90 x 130 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. In affectionate remembrance of Moses : youngest son of James and Sarah Wardle : who died June 1th, 1875 : aged 4 years & 2 months : and was interred at St. John's Church, Farnworth-with-Kersley.

In affectionate remembrance of Moses : youngest son of James and Sarah Wardle : who died June 1th, 1875 : aged 4 years & 2 months : and was interred at St. John's Church, Farnworth-with-Kersley.
Date:
1875
Physical Description:
1 card ; 7 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. Archbald, the property of Mr. George Wilson, of Walkington, will serve mares this season, 1839, at one guinea and a-half each.

Archbald, the property of Mr. George Wilson, of Walkington, will serve mares this season, 1839, at one guinea and a-half each.
Date:
[1839]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) : illustrations ; 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. 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

32. George Gordons Glasgow Ginghams original standard qualities : entirely new designs, most expensive colors : made only from the finest yarns.

George Gordons Glasgow Ginghams original standard qualities : entirely new designs, most expensive colors : made only from the finest yarns.
Date:
[approximately 1846?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 24 x 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

33. Love has triumphed.

Love has triumphed.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 14 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. Billhead recording purchases for repairs to a trunk and items of clothing purchased by John Hancock in 1820, from Joseph Gibson, Portsmouth.

Billhead recording purchases for repairs to a trunk and items of clothing purchased by John Hancock in 1820, from Joseph Gibson, Portsmouth.
Creator:
Gibson, Joseph (Merchant)
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 16 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. Pidcock's Royal Menagerie farthing token.

Pidcock's Royal Menagerie farthing token.
Creator:
Pidcock's Royal Menagerie (London, England)
Date:
[approximately 1800]
Physical Description:
1 token : copper ; 21 mm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. Narrative of a visit to the court of Sinde at Hyderabad on the Indus : illustrated with plates and a map : with a sketch of the history of Rutch : and an appendix / by James Burnes.

Narrative of a visit to the court of Sinde at Hyderabad on the Indus : illustrated with plates and a map : with a sketch of the history of Rutch : and an appendix / by James Burnes.
Creator:
Burnes, James, 1801–1862
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
xviii, 168, xviii, 74, 73., [6] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. Contrasts : a series of twenty drawings / designed by S. Stickney.

Contrasts : a series of twenty drawings / designed by S. Stickney.
Creator:
Ellis, Sarah Stickney, 1799–1872
Date:
1832
Physical Description:
[21] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. A companion from London to Brighthelmston, in Sussex : consisting of a set of topographical maps from actual surveys, on a scale of two inches to a mile ... / by J. Edwards, topographer.

A companion from London to Brighthelmston, in Sussex : consisting of a set of topographical maps from actual surveys, on a scale of two inches to a mile ... / by J. Edwards, topographer.
Creator:
Edwards, James, 1756–1816
Date:
1801
Physical Description:
[3],viii, [1], 31, 86, [3] p., [15] leaves of plates, ([2] folded) : ill., maps ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. Flower time & fruit time.

Flower time & fruit time.
Creator:
C. Goodall & Son
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 print : chromolithograph ; 90 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. Antiquities of Great Britain, illustrated in views.

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

41. 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

42. 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

43. The Illustrated London news Colosseum view of London.

The Illustrated London news Colosseum view of London.
Date:
[1843]
Physical Description:
1 print (2 sheets) : wood engraving ; full sheet 30 x 254 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. [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

45. Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Clough from James Shoubridge, hatter, London.

Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Clough from James Shoubridge, hatter, London.
Creator:
Shoubridge, James
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
2 sheets : illustration, 20 x 24 cm and 9 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. 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

47. 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

48. Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire : with memoirs of his life and writings / composed by himself ; illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield ; in two volumes.

Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire : with memoirs of his life and writings / composed by himself ; illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield ; in two volumes.
Creator:
Gibbon, Edward, 1737–1794
Date:
MDCCXCVI [1796]
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations, portraits, genealogical tables ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies.

Medal commemorating the abolition of the apprenticeship system in the British West Indies.
Creator:
Davis, Joseph, active 1818–1857
Date:
1838
Physical Description:
1 medal : white metal ; 38 mm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. Glasgow looking glass.

Glasgow looking glass.
Date:
[1825]
Physical Description:
1 v. : ill. ; 45 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. Album of pressed seaweed specimens.

Album of pressed seaweed specimens.
Creator:
Mathiss, Madeleine
Date:
1869
Physical Description:
1 volume (30 leaves) ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

52. L'orient, or, The Indian travellers : a geographical and historical game.

L'orient, or, The Indian travellers : a geographical and historical game.
Date:
[1846]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : hand-colored lithograph ; 56 x 75 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

53. [One cut-paper work].

[One cut-paper work].
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 cut-paper work : chromolithograph ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. [Victorian pop-up Valentines Card].

[Victorian pop-up Valentines Card].
Date:
[approximately 1875]
Physical Description:
1 valentine card : chromolithograph ; 90 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. Now publishing in numbers, price 1s. and in monthly parts, at 2s. each, Commemoration of Hogarth by an edition of his works, commenced exactly a century after their first appearance.

Now publishing in numbers, price 1s. and in monthly parts, at 2s. each, Commemoration of Hogarth by an edition of his works, commenced exactly a century after their first appearance.
Creator:
Jones and Co. (London, England)
Date:
[1833?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

56. The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park : building for the Great Exhibition in London, 1851 ...

The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park : building for the Great Exhibition in London, 1851 ...
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
1 print : on silk ; 83 x 94 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

57. Lacey's railway companion and Liverpool and Manchester guide : describing all the scenery on, and contiguous to, the railway : and pointing out to the visitor at both places all that is interesting and necessary for business and pleasure / by Arthur Freeling.

Lacey's railway companion and Liverpool and Manchester guide : describing all the scenery on, and contiguous to, the railway : and pointing out to the visitor at both places all that is interesting and necessary for business and pleasure / by Arthur Freeling.
Creator:
Freeling, Arthur
Date:
[1832]
Physical Description:
iv, 68 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. 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

59. Decalcomania sample book.

Decalcomania sample book.
Date:
circa 1870
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

60. Collection of ornaments at Austin & Seeley's artificial stone works ... for gardens, parks, and pleasure grounds, and for every description of building: consisting of fountains, tazzas, vases, and pedestals ... and a variety of other articles.

Collection of ornaments at Austin & Seeley's artificial stone works ... for gardens, parks, and pleasure grounds, and for every description of building: consisting of fountains, tazzas, vases, and pedestals ... and a variety of other articles.
Creator:
Austin & Seeley
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
20, [2] p. (chiefly ill.) 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. The noble game of the elephant and castle, or Travelling in Asia.

The noble game of the elephant and castle, or Travelling in Asia.
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
1 game ; 51 x 41 cm. fold. to 17 x 14 cm. & booklet (viii, [9]-84 p. 14 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

62. Panorama, Leicester Square : now exhibiting, in the first circle, Paris : and in the second circle is exhibiting a painting of Edinburgh and the surrounding country ...

Panorama, Leicester Square : now exhibiting, in the first circle, Paris : and in the second circle is exhibiting a painting of Edinburgh and the surrounding country ...
Creator:
Panorama (Leicester Square, London, England)
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; sheet 27 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

63. [Teleorama].

[Teleorama].
Date:
[approximately 1825?]
Physical Description:
1 peepshow (7 sheets) : hand-colored lithographs ; 11 x 14 cm, 52 cm in depth (extended)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

64. 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

65. [The Souvenir Rose].

[The Souvenir Rose].
Date:
[approximately 1865?]
Physical Description:
([1] folded sheet) ; 26 x 26 cm, folded to 14 x 7 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mrs. Phyliss Anscombe in honor of her husband, Professor Francis J. Anscombe, founder of Yale's Department of Statistics

66. Sketches in India : taken at Hyderabad and Secunderabad, in the Madras Presidency / by Captain Allan N. Scott, Madras Artillery ; edited by Charles Richard Weld, barrister-at-law.

Sketches in India : taken at Hyderabad and Secunderabad, in the Madras Presidency / by Captain Allan N. Scott, Madras Artillery ; edited by Charles Richard Weld, barrister-at-law.
Creator:
Scott, Allan N. (Allan Newton), 1824–1870
Date:
1862
Physical Description:
1 volume (various pagings) : 101 albumen prints ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

67. Armer's, Flookborough.

Armer's, Flookborough.
Creator:
Armer's (Flookborough, England]
Date:
[early 19th century]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 21 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. The costume of Hindostan : elucidated by sixty coloured engravings / with descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799 by Balt. Solvyns, of Calcutta.

The costume of Hindostan : elucidated by sixty coloured engravings / with descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799 by Balt. Solvyns, of Calcutta.
Creator:
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760–1824
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
[132] pages, 60 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

69. Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay.

Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay.
Creator:
Luxmoore, Mary
Date:
circa 1830
Physical Description:
1 v. ([20] leaves) : ill. ; 14 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

70. Map of China and the adjacent countries : drawn from the latest surveys and other authentic documents ... / by William H. Allen & Co.

Map of China and the adjacent countries : drawn from the latest surveys and other authentic documents ... / by William H. Allen & Co.
Date:
1842
Physical Description:
1 map : hand col., mounted on linen ; 59 x 74 cm., folded to 19 x 10 cm., in covers 23 x 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. As in a looking glass / by F.C. Philips ; iIllustrated by G. du Maurier.

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

72. A new pocket sketch book : containing an easy method of drawing landscape, figures, cattle, &c. from nature : the general principles of perspective, accompanied with nine explanatory etchings : the theory and use of colours, in water and oil : with many necessary and practical rules for tinting, varnishing, &c. / by T.R. Guest.

A new pocket sketch book : containing an easy method of drawing landscape, figures, cattle, &c. from nature : the general principles of perspective, accompanied with nine explanatory etchings : the theory and use of colours, in water and oil : with many necessary and practical rules for tinting, varnishing, &c. / by T.R. Guest.
Creator:
Guest, T. R. (Thomas Robert)
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
viii, 38, [2] p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

73. 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

74. Crimean War.

Crimean War.
Creator:
Bowers, George Frederick
Date:
1856?
Physical Description:
1 jug : white transferware; 24 cm high (including handle) x 13 cm in diameter (17 cm including handle)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.

75. 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

76. J. Sage : furniture japanner, sign painter and glass enameller : Aldens Court, Broadmead, Bristol.

J. Sage : furniture japanner, sign painter and glass enameller : Aldens Court, Broadmead, Bristol.
Creator:
Sage, John (Painter)
Date:
[approximately 1830]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

77. Receipts by John Williams, of White Hill Kiln, for chimney tunnel tiles purchased by Breandveath, of Houghton, 1848.

Receipts by John Williams, of White Hill Kiln, for chimney tunnel tiles purchased by Breandveath, of Houghton, 1848.
Creator:
White Hill Kiln (Luton, England)
Date:
1848
Physical Description:
2 sheets ; 13 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

78. The most extensive and cheapest establishment in the West of England : Cullum, letter-press and copper-plate, printer, bookbinder, and stationer, to Their Majesties, Goldsmiths'-Street : Exeter : old-established genuine patent medicine warehouse.

The most extensive and cheapest establishment in the West of England : Cullum, letter-press and copper-plate, printer, bookbinder, and stationer, to Their Majesties, Goldsmiths'-Street : Exeter : old-established genuine patent medicine warehouse.
Creator:
Cullum (Firm)
Date:
[1840s?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 12 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

79. Corporal Violette!!

Corporal Violette!!
Date:
[1815?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 31 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

80. "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

81. The brigand.

The brigand.
Date:
[between 1840-1850]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

82. A faithful tribute of affection! To my love.

A faithful tribute of affection! To my love.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

83. The decorative painters' and glaziers' guide : containing the most approved methods of imitating oak, mahogney, maple, rose, cedar, coral, and every other kind of fancy wood ... : also a complete body of information on the art of staining and painting on glass ... / by Nathaniel Whittock.

The decorative painters' and glaziers' guide : containing the most approved methods of imitating oak, mahogney, maple, rose, cedar, coral, and every other kind of fancy wood ... : also a complete body of information on the art of staining and painting on glass ... / by Nathaniel Whittock.
Creator:
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
iv, 322 p., [77] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

84. Thomas Macdonald, sketch maker & designer.

Thomas Macdonald, sketch maker & designer.
Creator:
Macdonald, Thomas (Engraver)
Date:
[approximately 1880?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustration ; 12 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

85. May nothing cloud your Xmas day, or interrupt its glee, but may its joys con-neck-tie-dly be collared all by thee!

May nothing cloud your Xmas day, or interrupt its glee, but may its joys con-neck-tie-dly be collared all by thee!
Date:
[approximately 1875?]
Physical Description:
1 Christmas card : color illustrations ; 6 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

86. Album of family portrait photographs, from Newcastle upon Tyne.

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

87. The majestic game of the Asiatic ostrich.

The majestic game of the Asiatic ostrich.
Date:
[approximately 1825]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet : hand-colored engraving, on linen ; 51 x 41 cm, folded (in slipcase) to 17 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

88. Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding.

Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 item (1 shell, 30 seaweed specimens) ; 13 x 12 x 4 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

89. In remembrance of the late Robert Minto of Barton-Upon-Humber : who died January 29th, 1857, aged 76 years.

In remembrance of the late Robert Minto of Barton-Upon-Humber : who died January 29th, 1857, aged 76 years.
Date:
1857
Physical Description:
1 embossed print : letterpress ; 78 x 116 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

90. Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap.

Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap.
Creator:
Lever Brothers Ltd.
Date:
[approximately 1894?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : color illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

91. Register of criminal offenders in Nottingham, England : manuscript.

Register of criminal offenders in Nottingham, England : manuscript.
Date:
circa 1879-circa 1921
Physical Description:
83 leaves (with blanks after leaf 50) : photographs ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. Advertisement for Young's London Drapery House.

Advertisement for Young's London Drapery House.
Creator:
Young's London Drapery House (Firm : Tynemouth and Whitley)
Date:
1886
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 page) : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

93. 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

94. 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

95. Explanation of the view of the splendid victory gained by the Marquis of Wellington over the French army, consisting of 65,000 men, commanded by Joseph Bonaparte, on the plains of Vittoria : the view, painted by Henry Aston Barker and assistants, from drawings taken on the spot by Mr. Burford, is now exhibiting in the great rotunda of the Panorama, Leicester Square.

Explanation of the view of the splendid victory gained by the Marquis of Wellington over the French army, consisting of 65,000 men, commanded by Joseph Bonaparte, on the plains of Vittoria : the view, painted by Henry Aston Barker and assistants, from drawings taken on the spot by Mr. Burford, is now exhibiting in the great rotunda of the Panorama, Leicester Square.
Creator:
Barker, Henry Aston, 1774–1856
Date:
1814
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; sheet 40 x 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

96. Dean's steam-boat alphabet : a companion to the Railway alphabet.

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

97. Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school, Hendersyde.

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

98. Six views of Buxton & neighbourhood : for the Buxton Bath Charity bazaar.

Six views of Buxton & neighbourhood : for the Buxton Bath Charity bazaar.
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
6 leaves : all ill. ; 29 x 45 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

99. Celebrated horses of America / from paintings by Scott Leighton, Henry Stull, and others.

Celebrated horses of America / from paintings by Scott Leighton, Henry Stull, and others.
Date:
1881-1882
Physical Description:
[24] leaves, [24] leaves of plates : col ill. ; 49 x 63 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. Six months' residence and travels in Mexico : containing remarks on the present state of New Spain, its natural productions, state of society, manufactures, trade, agriculture, and antiquities, &c. with plates and maps / by W. Bullock, F.L.S., proprietor of the late London Museum.

Six months' residence and travels in Mexico : containing remarks on the present state of New Spain, its natural productions, state of society, manufactures, trade, agriculture, and antiquities, &c. with plates and maps / by W. Bullock, F.L.S., proprietor of the late London Museum.
Creator:
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
xii, 532 p., [19] leaves of plates ([4] folded) : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts