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1. A description of the antiquities and curiosities in Wilton-House : illustrated with twenty-five engravings of some of the capital statues, bustos and relievos : in this work are introduced the anecdotes and remarks of Thomas, Earl of Pembroke, who collected these antiques, now first published from His Lordship's mss. / by James Kennedy.

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Creator:
Kennedy, James, active 1759
Date:
MDCCLXIX [1769]
Physical Description:
[10], xxxviii, 116, [2] pages, 25 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

2. A descriptive and historical account of Dudley Castle : and its surrounding scenery : with graphic illustrations / by the Rev. Luke Booker.

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Creator:
Booker, Luke, 1762–1835
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
x, 144, [2] pages, [12] leaves of plates, ([2]) folded : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

3. A guide to Burghley House, Northamptonshire, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter : containing a catalogue of all the paintings, antiquities, &c. : with biographical notices of the artists.

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Creator:
Blore, Thomas, 1764–1818
Date:
1815
Physical Description:
x, 292, [4] pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

4. A new description of Blenheim, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture : a picturesque tour of the gardens and park : and a general description of the china gallery, &c. : with a preliminary essay on landscape gardening.

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Creator:
Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:
MDCCCXIV [1814]
Physical Description:
iv, [2], 150 pages, [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

5. A summer's day at Hampton Court : being a guide to the palace and gardens : with an illustrative catalogue of the pictures according to the new arrangement, including those in the apartments recently opened to the public / by Edward Jesse, Esq., surveyor of Her Majesty's park and palaces, author of 'Gleaning in natural history.'.

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Creator:
Jesse, Edward, 1780–1868
Date:
1840
Physical Description:
viii, 142, [1] pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

6. A visit to Goodwood, near Chichester, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Richmond : with an appendix, descriptive of an ancient painting / by D. Jacques, librarian of Goodwood.

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Creator:
Jaques, Dennett
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
[9], 18-127, [1] pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

7. An historical account of Corsham House, in Wiltshire, the seat of Paul Cobb Methuen, Esq. : with a catalogue of his celebrated collection of pictures dedicated to the patrons of the British Institution, and embracing a concise historical essay on the fine arts : with a brief account of the different schools, and a review of the progressive state of the arts in England : also biographical sketches of the artists, whose works constitute this collection / by John Britton ; embellished with a view and plan of the house.

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Creator:
Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
[4], 108 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

8. An historical and topographical account of the town of Woburn, its abbey, and vicinity : containing also a concise genealogy of the house of Russell, and memoirs of the late Francis Duke of Bedford.

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Creator:
Dodd, Stephen, active 1818
Date:
1818
Physical Description:
140 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.

9. An historical and topographical sketch of Knole, in Kent : with a brief genealogy of the Sackville family : embellished with engravings / by John Bridgman.

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Creator:
Bridgman, John
Date:
1821
Physical Description:
[5], p. viii, 164 pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

10. Goodwood : its house park and grounds, with a catalogue raisonné of the pictures in the gallery of His Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G. : to which are added an account of the antient encampment, tumuli, and British village of the adjacent downs : and a deailed record of Goodwood races from their first establishment : with six illustrations / by William Hayley Mason, librarian of Goodwood.

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Creator:
Mason, William Hayley, -1864
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
215, [1] pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

11. New description of Blenheim, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture; a picturesque tour of the gardens & park : and a general description of the china gallery, &c. : with a preliminary essay on landscape gardening.

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Creator:
Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 152 pages, [4] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

12. 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.

13. Six views of Blenheim, Oxfordshire : the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough / by J.P. Neale ; with an historical description of that magnificent edifice ; a complete list of pictures according to the present arrangement, including those lately removed from Marlborough House, London, &c.

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Creator:
Neale, John Preston, 1780–1847
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
24 pages, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

14. Stowe : a description of the house and gardens of the most noble & puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple, Marquis of Buckinghamshire.

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Date:
1797
Physical Description:
[3], vi-[viii], [9]-63, [1] pages, [32] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

15. 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.

16. The history of Belvoir castle, from the Norman conquest to the nineteenth century : accompanied by a description of the present castle, and critical notices of the paintings, tapestry, statuary, &c. : with which it is enriched / by the Rev. Irvin Eller, of Queen's College Cambridge.

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Creator:
Eller, Irvin
Date:
MDCCCXLI [1841]
Physical Description:
viii, 410 pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

17. The tourist's companion, or, The history and antiquities of Harewood in Yorkshire : giving a particular description of Harewood House, church, and castle : with some account of its environs / by John Jewell.

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Creator:
Jewell, John, of Harewood, Yorkshire
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
103, [1] pages, [2] folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

18. The Tunbridge Wells guide, or, An account of the ancient & present state of that place : with a particular description of all the towns, villages, antiquities, natural curiosities, ancient & modern seats, founderies, &c. within the circumference of sixteen miles, with accurate views of the principal objects.

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Date:
1828
Physical Description:
viii, 188 p., [14] leaves of plates ([3] folded) : ill., col. map ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. The Tunbridge Wells guide, or, An account of the ancient & present state of that place : with a particular description of all the towns, villages, antiquities, natural curiosities, ancient & modern seats, founderies, &c. within the circumference of sixteen miles, with accurate views of the principal objects.

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Date:
[1831?]
Physical Description:
viii, 188 p., [6] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., col. map ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. 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.

21. The visitors' guide to Ripon : Studley Royal, Fountains Abbey, Brimham Rocks, Hackfall etc. with plates.

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Date:
[1866]
Physical Description:
34 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts