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1. Oriental memoirs : selected and abridged from a series of familiar letters written during seventeen years residence in India : includung observations on parts of Africa and South America, and a narrative of occurences in four India voyages : illustrated by engravings from original drawings / by James Forbes ; ... in four volumes.

Oriental memoirs : selected and abridged from a series of familiar letters written during seventeen years residence in India : includung observations on parts of Africa and South America, and a narrative of occurences in four India voyages : illustrated by engravings from original drawings / by James Forbes ; ... in four volumes.
Creator:
Forbes, James, 1749–1819
Date:
1813 [i.e. 1839]
Physical Description:
4 v. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. On painting in oil and water colours, for landscape and portraits : including the preparation of colours, vehicles, oils &c., methods of painting in wax, or encaustic : also on the chemical properties and permanency of colours, and on the best methods of cleaning and repairing old paintings, &c. ... / by T. H. Fielding ...

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Creator:
Fielding, T. H. (Theodore Henry), 1781–1851
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
viii, 159 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26-28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. An explanation of the works of the tunnel under the Thames from Rotherhithe to Wapping.

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Creator:
Brunel, Marc Isambard, Sir, 1769–1849
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
23 p., [11] leaves of plates (four folded) : ill., plans ; 11 x 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The handbook for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont : including the Protestant valleys of the Waldenses.

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Date:
1839
Physical Description:
xcix, [1], 517 p., [5] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The voyages and travels of Captains Ross, Parry, Franklin, and Mr. Belzoni : forming an interesting history of the manners, customs, and characters of various nations / selected by Captain John Frederick Dennett ...

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Creator:
Dennett, John Frederick
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
[4], 992 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A practical treatise on drawing and on painting in water colours : with illustrative examples in pencil, in sepia, and in water colours leading the pupil progressively ... : comprehending the treatment of coast scenery, river scenery, and general landscape / by G.F. Phillips ; with twenty plates ...

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Creator:
Phillips, G. F. (Giles Firman), 1780–1867
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
[iv], vi, 48 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. The night riders of Nacton : a series of four plates, beautifully coloured / from original drawings by Henry Alken ; shewing the rise, progress, and downfalling of "The first steeple chase on record" ; from an authentic account published in the "Sporting Review," No. 1, for January, 1839.

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Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
[2] p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 49 x 62 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts