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Reference Library 39

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Christie & Manson 123
Christie, James, 1773–1831 114
Christie, Manson & Woods 69
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803 64
Phillips, H., -1840 40
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857 26
Edward Foster (Firm) 17
British Institution 15
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 13
Phillips, Mr. 13
Coxe, Peter, -1844 11
Foster and Son (London, England) 11
Peter Coxe, Burrell, and Foster (London, England) 10
Mr. Langford and Son 9
Sotheby, Samuel, 1771–1842 9
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797 9
Greenwood, John, 1727–1792 8
Blake, William, 1757–1827 7
Langford, Mr. (Abraham), 1711–1774 7
Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 7
Richardson, William, active 1778–1815 7
Donne, John, 1572–1631 6
Fairfax-Blakeborough, J. (John), 1883– 6
Leigh and Sotheby 6
Metal Box Company 6
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792–1872 6
Prout, Samuel, 1783–1852 6
Sotheby and Son 6
Squibb, Mr. 6
Mr. Stanley (Firm) 5

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2024 - 2025 1

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Books 1,667

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19th century 1,047
20th century 362
18th century 208
21st century 43
17th century 13
15th century 2

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auction catalog 684
private press books (publishing) 188
wood engraving 141
catalog 101
engraving 84
lithograph 54
aquatint 49
ephemera 46
etching 38
exhibition catalog 36
poem 36
auction catalogue 35
photomechanical print 30
prospectuse 29
armorial bookplates (provenance) 27
drawing book 25
publisher's advertisement 22
fiction 19
advertisement 18
annotations (provenance) 17
chromolithograph 13
prices (provenance) 13
artists' book 12
map 11
publishers' advertisement 11
steel engraving 11
translation 10
book auction catalog 9
extra-illustrated copies (provenance) 9
photograph 9

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Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. 651
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs. 636
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate. 538
Painting, European -- Catalogs. 408
London Institution -- Ownership. 326
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph. 321
Painting, British -- Catalogs. 255
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. 170
Decorative arts -- Catalogs. 145
Drawing, European -- Catalogs. 133
Drawing, British -- Catalogs. 129
Prints, European -- Catalogs. 87
Art -- Private collections. 71
Prints, British -- Catalogs. 69
Sculpture, European -- Catalogs. 64
Gunnis, Rupert -- Bookplate. 62
Agar, James Charles Herbert Welbore Ellis, Earl of Normanton, 1818–1896 -- Bookplate. 61
Bronzes -- Catalogs. 39
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher. 38
Book auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. 33
Furniture -- Catalogs. 33
Porcelain -- Catalogs. 32
Painting -- England -- London -- Exhibitions. 30
Private libraries -- Catalogs. 30
Exhibitions -- England -- London -- Catalogs. 29
Sculpture, British -- Catalogs. 28
Architecture, Domestic -- England. 26
England. 21
English poetry. 18
Private libraries -- England -- Catalogs. 18

Subject Period

19th century 66
20th century 49
18th century 29
17th century 11
21st century 4
16th century 3
11th century 2
Description and travel 2
14th century 1
15th century 1
17th cenury 1
Silurian 1

Associated Places

England 1,667

London 1,082
Great Britain 10
Wales 9
Oxford 7
Worcestershire 7
Waltham Saint Lawrence 6
Manchester 5
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 4
London (England) 4
Norfolk 4
Oxfordshire 4
Wiltshire 4
Brighton 3
Buckinghamshire 3
Cheltenham 3
Shropshire 3
Yorkshire 3
Angleterre 2
Cambridge 2
Cambridgeshire (England) 2
Chipping Norton 2
Derbyshire 2
Ireland 2
Liverpool 2
North Yorkshire 2
Northumberland 2
Sheffield 2
Southampton 2

Associated People

Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792, 17
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792 13
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606–1669 11
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577–1640 10
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599–1641 10
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599–1641, 9
Blake, William, 1757–1827 8
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788, 8
Lorrain, Claude, 1600–1682, 8
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606–1669, 8
Teniers, David, 1610–1690, 8
Etty, William, 1787–1849, 7
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830 7
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577–1640, 7
Wilson, Richard, 1713–1782, 7
Cooper, Thomas Sidney, 1803–1902, 6
Ostade, Adriaen van, 1610–1685 6
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 6
Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785–1841, 6
Beckford, William, 1760–1844 5
Berchem, Nicolaas Pietersz, 1620–1683, 5
Both, Jan, 1618?-1652 5
Both, Jan, 1618?-1652, 5
Callcott, Augustus Wall, 1779–1844, 5
Dughet, Gaspard, 1615–1675, 5
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471–1528 5
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857 5
Gilmore, Allan, approximately 1765–1841 5
Glover, John, 1767–1849 5
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 5

Exhibition History

The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05) 3
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978) 2
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014) 1
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17) 1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12) 1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30) 1
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) 1
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29) 1
“Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science, and the Visual Arts (Yale Center for British Art, February 12, 2009-May 3, 2009) 1

Credit Line

22709619660008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22709639120008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 6
22709619420008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 5
22709620320008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 4
22711725610008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22826534440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer 3
22709601630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709619600008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709619630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709619720008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709620170008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709620290008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22711724970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22711725370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22711725670008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22738131370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter 2
22770966170008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22781089790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22818957730008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22960434330008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 2
221196231760008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
221197978380008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606018760008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606696800008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606704000008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606724490008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606727260008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606737970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606839470008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606850810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1

Language

English 1,649
Latin 8
French 5
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600) 1
German 1
Italian 1
Swedish 1
Undetermined 1

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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

A collection of prints illustrative of English scenery from the drawings and... [Read more]

1819
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

A collection of prints illustrative of English scenery, from the drawings and... [Read more]

[1819?]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

The harbours of England

1856
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

The complete writings of William Blake

MCMLVII [1957]
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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

The note-book of William Blake

MCMXXXV [1935]
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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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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Picturesque views in England and Wales

MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851

Turner's rivers of England

1883
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Blake, William, 1757–1827

The illustrations of William Blake for Thornton's Virgil

1937
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Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818

TEST RECORD Designs for the pavillon at Brighton

1808
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Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803

A catalogue of the superb jewels, trinkets, plate, gold and silver medals,... [Read more]

[1773]
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Wild, Charles, 1781–1835

[Twelve beautiful specimens of the ecclesiastical architecture of the... [Read more]

1828]
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Sneyd, Walter, 1809–1888

Additional mss. in the possession of the revd. Walter Sneyd, of Denton House, Oxon

1863]
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Phillips, H., -1840

Catalogue of a collection of pictures, including many fine specimens... [Read more]

[1831]
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Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721–1771

The adventures of Roderick Random

1831
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Paterson, Samuel, 1728–1802

A catalogue of a curious collection of the rare old stained, or painted glass

[1762]
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Baker, Samuel, approximately 1711–1778

Catalogue of the entire and valuable library of Martin Folkes, Esq.... [Read more]

[1756]
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E. A. S. (Elizabeth Anne Steele-Graves)

List of the family portraits at Mickleton Manor House Gloucestershire. 1845

1860
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Christie & Manson

Catalogue of the exquisite cabinet of pictures, of the Honourable Lady... [Read more]

[1841]
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Christie, Manson & Woods

Catalogue of the magnificent collection of modern pictures, removed... [Read more]

[1875]
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British Institution

[Catalogue of pictures by Italian, Spanish, Flemish, Dutch, and French... [Read more]

1839
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Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857

A catalogue of the prints of Benjamin Heath Malkin, Esq. LL.D

[1828]
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Farebrother & Co.

A catalogue of the very choice collection of original cabinet... [Read more]

[1837]
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[Admission ticket for a lecture at the Royal Academy

1850
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Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803

A catalogue of a capital collection of prints and drawings, scarce and valuable,... [Read more]

[1791]
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Vernon, Thomas

A catalogue of a capital and extensive collection of valuable, pictures,... [Read more]

[1797]
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Phillips, H., -1840

A catalogue of the splendid & highly estimable collection of pictures

[1832]
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Lane, Charles

Cooper Henderson and the open road

1984
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Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)

Blow

1994
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Leighton, Clare, 1898–1989

The farmer's year

1933 [i.e. 1934]
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Pasquin, Anthony, 1761–1818

A liberal critique on the present exhibition of the Royal Academy

1794
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Christie, James, 1773–1831

A catalogue of the remaining part of the valuable collection of modern drawings

[1830]
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Thomson, James, 1700–1748

The seasons

1927
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Twiti, William, d. 1328

The Middle English text of The Art of Hunting

c2009
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Ferguson, James, 1710–1776

The art of drawing in perspective made easy

1778
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Christie, Manson & Woods

Catalogue of a choice collection of old Sèvres porcelain, the property of a... [Read more]

1871
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Kane, Gregory, active 1851

Gregory Kane, 68 & 69 Dame-Street, Dublin, begs to call the attention of visitors... [Read more]

1851
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Christie, James, 1773–1831

A catalogue of the contents of the very valuable copy of Granger's... [Read more]

[1826]
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The book of English trades, and library of the useful arts

1824
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Southgate, Henry 1818–1888

Catalogue of a splendid collection of engravings

[1827]
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Christie & Manson

Catalogue of the very choice cabinet of Italian pictures of a high class

[1847]
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White, John, active 1785–1816

A catalogue of the renowned and valuable collection of Italian, Venetian,... [Read more]

[1801]
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Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803

A catalogue of the reserved collection of statues, busts, vases, urns,... [Read more]

[1788]
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Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy

Proposals for publishing by subscription, in three volumes,... [Read more]

[1826?]
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Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

Notes on some of the principal pictures exhibited in the rooms of the Royal... [Read more]

1858
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Mr. Stanley (Firm)

Catalogue of drawings and prints, in the portfolio

[1834]
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Vincent, John

Country cottages

1860

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