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Rare Books and Manuscripts 3,024
Reference Library 107

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Dilnot, John 23
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022 21
Sackett, Colin 20
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 19
Finlay, Ian Hamilton 16
Somerville, E. Œ. (Edith Œnone), 1858–1949 15
Edwards, Lionel, 1878–1966 14
Kemplen, Tony 14
King, Ronald, 1932– 14
Labour Party (Great Britain) 14
Liberal Party (Great Britain) 14
Blake, William, 1757–1827 11
Fairfax-Blakeborough, J. (John), 1883– 11
Horl, Mikel 11
Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886–1967 11
Rindl, Deb 10
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 10
Coppard, A. E. (Alfred Edgar), 1878–1957 9
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888 9
Metal Box Company 9
Young, Percy M. (Percy Marshall), 1912–2004 9
Fisher, Roy, 1930–2017 8
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 8
Clark, William Andrews, 1877–1934 7
Donne, John, 1572–1631 7
Higginson, A. Henry 7
Hislop, John 7
Shirley Smith, Richard 7
Aldin, Cecil, 1870–1935 6
Bicknell, Leslie 6

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Accessible in the Study Room 3,024
Accessible in the Reference Library 107

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 3,024

Image Available

unavailable 3,024

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 1

Classification

Books 3,024

Collective Title

Period

20th century 3,024

19th century 53
18th century 20
17th century 11
16th century 8
15th century 7
21st century 3

Materials & Techniques

Height [cm]

Width [cm]

Work Type

artists' book 367
private press books (publishing) 312
wood engraving 277
exhibition catalog 221
ephemera 156
photomechanical print 145
poem 65
accordion fold format (binding) 61
livres d'artiste 52
engraving 47
poetry 46
etching 38
exhibition catalogue 37
advertisement 35
screen print 35
fiction 33
memorial card 31
memorial work 30
dust jackets (binding) 29
bookmark 28
botanical illustration 28
lithograph 28
dust jacket 27
chromolithograph 26
concrete poem 26
photograph 25
prospectuse 24
relief print 23
linocut 22
pamphlet 20

Genre

Subject Terms

Artists' books -- Great Britain. 378
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. 224
Art, Modern -- Exhibitions. 122
Fox hunting. 111
Horses. 80
Private press books -- England -- Waltham Saint Lawrence -- Specimens. 69
English poetry. 66
Circle Press -- Publisher. 53
Horsemanship. 53
Horse racing. 51
Horse racing -- Great Britain. 49
Death. 34
Mourning customs -- Great Britain. 33
Grief. 32
English poetry -- 20th century. 30
Hunting. 28
Photography, Artistic. 28
Bookmarks -- Specimens. 25
Horses -- Breeding. 25
Hunting -- Great Britain. 25
Political parties -- Great Britain. 25
Politics -- Great Britain. 25
Great Britain. 24
Horse racing -- United States. 24
Exhibitions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. 22
Horses in art. 22
Thoroughbred horse. 22
Race horses. 21
Fox hunting -- Great Britain. 19
Toy and movable books -- Specimens. 19

Subject Period

20th century 249
19th century 54
18th century 25
17th century 15
16th century 12
15th century 3
11th century 2
15th and 16th centuries 2
Description and travel 2
Elizabeth II 2
14th century 1
17th cenury 1
58 B.C.-511 A.D 1
Twentieth Century 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 733
England 362
London 226
United States 82
Waltham Saint Lawrence 76
France 28
London (England) 28
Ireland 26
Guildford 19
Guildford (England) 12
Italy 12
Oxford 12
Virginia 12
Cambridge 11
Edinburgh 11
Oxford (England) 11
Australia 10
Kentucky 10
Newtown (Powys, Wales) 10
Europe 9
Scotland 9
Cambridge (England) 8
India 8
Liverpool (England) 8
Axminster 7
Glasgow 7
Marlborough (England) 7
New York (State) 7
Bristol 6
Canada 6

Associated People

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926– 24
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952 13
Shirley Smith, Richard 12
Blake, William, 1757–1827 11
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 11
Procktor, Patrick, 1936–2003 10
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900–2002 9
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936 9
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806 9
Mellon, Paul, 1907–1999 8
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828 7
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022 7
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888 7
Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867–1953 7
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900 7
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 6
Finlay, Ian Hamilton 6
Borgia, Lucrezia, 1480–1519 5
Morris, William, 1834–1896 5
Picasso, Pablo, 1881–1973 5
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851 4
Baxter, George, 1804–1867 4
Bembo, Pietro, 1470–1547 4
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 4
Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961–1997 4
Edwards, Lionel, 1878–1966 4
Fulton, Hamish, born 1946 4
Jesus Christ 4
Nicholson, William Sir, 1872–1949 4
Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886–1967 4

Exhibition History

"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 9
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11) 2
“The Poet of Them All”: William Shakespeare and Miniature Designer Bindings from the Collection of Neale and Margaret Albert (Yale Center for British Art, June 16, 2016-August 21, 2016) 2
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 1
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) 1

Credit Line

22711723710008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 2
22711731110008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 2
22711731170008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 2
22781079680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert. 2
22606018760008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606039610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606091430008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David W.P. Jewitt 1
22606096070008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David W.P. Jewitt 1
22606107810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David W.P. Jewitt 1
22606110530008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David W.P. Jewitt 1
22606125190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David W.P. Jewitt 1
22606514650008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606582880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D. 1
22606930130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972 1
22607144580008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607197660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607246420008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607597140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607654640008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607664040008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607685220008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607686490008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22607686500008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22608025680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert 1
22608105100008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22608108990008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22608114850008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Nigel Hamway 1
22608123860008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22608141520008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1

Language

English 2,945
French 29
German 17
Welsh 9
Undetermined 4
Italian 3
Latin 3
Portuguese 3
Dutch 2
English, Middle (1100-1500) 1
Japanese 1
Norwegian 1
Polish 1
Spanish 1
Swedish 1

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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

Stubbs

1984
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Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

George Stubbs, 1724-1806

1984
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Constable, John, 1776–1837

Constable with his friends in 1806

1981
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Illustrations of the family of Psittacidae, or parrots

1978
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Indian Journal

1953
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

St. Kiven and the gentle Kathleen

1973
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Edward Lear's journals

1952
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

The book of nonsense

[approximately 1916?]
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Lear in Sicily

1938
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Nonsensus

1988
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Letters of Edward Lear, author of "The book of nonsense"

[approximately 1908?]
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Teapots and quails

1953
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

The beggar's opera by Hogarth and Blake

1965
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds

1929
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

William Blake's designs for Edward Young's Night thoughts

1980-
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Illustrations of the book of Job by William Blake;

1935
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

The note-book of William Blake

MCMXXXV [1935]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Blake's pencil drawings

1956
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Pencil drawings by William Blake

1927
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Spring

1993
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

The illustrations of William Blake for Thornton's Virgil

1937
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

The complete writings of William Blake

MCMLVII [1957]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

The Blake-Varley sketchbook of 1819

1969
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

The writings of William Blake

MCMXXV [1925]
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

Poetry and prose of William Blake

1935
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Casson, Michael, 1925–

The craft of the potter

1979
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The Compact edition of the Dictionary of national biography

1975
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Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870

Barnaby Rudge

1937
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Forrest, Ebenezer, active 1774

An account of what seem'd most remarkable in the five days... [Read more]

1989
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Thomson, David Croal, 1855–1930

The water-colour drawings of Thomas Bewick

1930
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Cameron, L. (Ludovick)

Rhymes of sport

1926
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Liberal Party (Great Britain)

Who gets the job?

[approximately 1966?]
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Laclos, Choderlos de, 1741–1803

Les liaisons dangereuses

1929
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Van Horn, Erica

Scraps of an aborted collaboration

1994
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Van Horn, Erica

Gumigas zimogs

1996
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Williams, Moyra

Horse psychology

[1957]
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Myers, A. Wallis (Arthur Wallis), b. 1878

Lawn tennis, its principles & practice

1930
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Kieran, John, 1892–

The story of the Olympic games, 776 B.C.-1936 A.D.,

1936
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Harewood, Henry George Charles Lascelles, Earl of, 1882–1947

... Flat racing,

[1940]
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Musaeus, Grammaticus

Hero & Leander

1949
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Walker, Alan Yuill

Thoroughbred studs of Great Britain

c1991
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Woodcuts from books of the 15th century shown in original specimens

1929
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Muldoon, Paul

New selected poems, 1968-1994

c1996
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Parke-Bernet Galleries

Five centuries of sport

1945]
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University of Pennsylvania. Library. Jean Austin DuPont Library

The Fairman Rogers Collection on the horse and equitation

1975
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Fairfax-Blakeborough, J. (John), 1883–

Hunting in Dumfriesshire

[ca. 1936]
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Folio Society (London, England)

Prospectus, 1965

1965
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Shepperd, Tad

Pack & paddock

c1938
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Prior, Charles Matthew

The history of the racing calendar and stud-book

1926
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Phillips, Tom, born 1937

Ein deutsches Requiem, after Brahms

1972

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