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1. Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple : Marquis of Buckingham, Earl Temple, Viscount and Baron Cobham.

Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple : Marquis of Buckingham, Earl Temple, Viscount and Baron Cobham.
Date:
1788
Physical Description:
54, [2] pages, [21] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

2. Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.

Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.
Date:
1766
Physical Description:
44 pages, [20] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

3. Japan : its architecture, art, and art manufactures / by Christopher Dresser, PH.D., F.L.S., etc.

Japan : its architecture, art, and art manufactures / by Christopher Dresser, PH.D., F.L.S., etc.
Creator:
Dresser, Christopher
Date:
1882
Physical Description:
xi, 467, [1] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

4. Modern ornamentation, being a series of original designs : for the patterns of textile fabrics, for the ornamentation of manufactures in wood, metal, pottery, &c.; also for the decoration of walls & ceilings and other flat surfaces / by Chr. Dresser, Ph.D., &c. ; (author of "The art of decorative design," "Japan : its architecture, arts," etc.)

Modern ornamentation, being a series of original designs : for the patterns of textile fabrics, for the ornamentation of manufactures in wood, metal, pottery, &c.; also for the decoration of walls & ceilings and other flat surfaces / by Chr. Dresser, Ph.D., &c. ; (author of "The art of decorative design," "Japan : its architecture, arts," etc.)
Creator:
Dresser, Christopher
Date:
1886
Physical Description:
[8] pages, 50 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 40 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

5. Moor Park, Rickmansworth : a series of photographs / by Alvin Langdon Coburn ; with an introduction by Lady Ebury.

Moor Park, Rickmansworth : a series of photographs / by Alvin Langdon Coburn ; with an introduction by Lady Ebury.
Creator:
Coburn, Alvin Langdon, 1882–1966
Date:
1914
Physical Description:
11, [1], 53-55, [1] pages, XX leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

6. Addenda to the Aedes Hartwellianae / by Admiral W.H. Smyth.

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Creator:
Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788–1865
Date:
MDCCCLXIV [1864]
Physical Description:
[4], viii, 332 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

7. A history of the Holtes of Aston, baronets : with a description of the family mansion, Aston Hall, Warwickshire / by Alfred Davidson ; with illustrations from drawings by Allen E. Everitt.

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Creator:
Davidson, Alfred, of Aston
Date:
1854
Physical Description:
76 pages : illustrations ; 38 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

8. An history of the manor, and manor-house, of South Winfield, in Derbysire / by Tho. Blore, of the Society of the Middle Temple, and F.S.A.

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Creator:
Blore, Thomas, 1764–1818
Date:
MDCCXCCIII [1793]
Physical Description:
[2], 100, [2] pages, [3], IV leaves of plates ([2]) folded : illustrations ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

9. The art of decorative design : with an appendix, giving the hours of the day at which flowers open (the floral clock) : the characteristic flowers of the months (both indigenous and cultivated), of all countries, and of the diversified soils / by C. Dresser, Professor of ornamental art and botany in the Crystal Palace Sydenham ; of botany applied to the fine arts in the department of science and art, South Kensington Museum ; and of scientific botany in the Polytechnic Institution, and the London and St. Mary's Medical Colleges.

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Creator:
Dresser, Christopher
Date:
1862
Physical Description:
xi, [1], 241, [3] pages, xxviii leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

10. History of Hatfield House : illustrated by plans, elevations, and internal views of the apartments, from actual measurement / by P.F. Robinson, architect, F.A.S. and F.G.S.

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Creator:
Robinson, P. F. (Peter Frederick), 1776–1858
Date:
MDCCCXXXIII [1833]
Physical Description:
[2], 28 pages, [10] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 62 x 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

11. Catalogue of the celebrated Fountaine collection of majolica, Henri II, ware, Palissy ware, Nevers ware, Limoges enamels, carvings in ivory, hone stone and rock crystal, Greek and Roman coins, ancient armour, &c, &c : removed from Narford Hall, Norfolk, which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods, at their great rooms, 8 King Street, St. James's Square, on Monday, June 16, 1884, and following days, at one o'clock precisely : may be viewed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday preceding, and catalogues had, at Messrs. Christie, Manson and Woods' Offices, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, S.W.

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Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
1884
Physical Description:
66, [2] pages, [22] leaves of plates : illustrations. ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

12. Excursion to Kenilworth : with modern and ancient history of the town : historical account of the castle, full particulars of the gorgeous fête given there by the Earl of Leicester to Queen Elizabeth in the year 1575 : description of the ruins in romance of Kenilworth : and calculated to form a clear guide to the curious visitor : embellished with an elegant engraving of the castle, as it now stands / by W.T. Moncrieff ; author of the Visitors new guide to Leamington Spa, Excursions to Warwick, Stratford, &c. &c.

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Creator:
Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794–1857
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
[6], 36 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

13. New description of Blenheim, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough : to which is prefixed, Blenheim, a poem.

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Creator:
Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
Physical Description:
ix, [3], 172 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

14. The visitor's guide to Knole, in the county of Kent : with catalogues of the pictures contained in the mansion, and biographical notices of the principal persons whose portraits form part of the collection / by John H. Brady, F.R.A.S.

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Creator:
Brady, John Henry
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
xx, 258, [2] pages, [5] leaves of plates, ([1] folded) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

15. Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.

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Creator:
Seeley, B. (Benton)
Date:
1769
Physical Description:
44 pages, [20] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.