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Rare Books and Manuscripts 223
Reference Library 2

Creator

Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784 7
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870 5
Alexander, William, 1767–1816 4
Boydell, John, 1719–1804 4
Lowth, Robert, 1761 or 1762–1822 4
Boswell, James, 1740–1795 3
Mason, George Henry 3
Beverley, Robert, approximately 1673–1722 2
Gardiner, Richard, 1723–1781 2
Gray, Thomas, 1716–1771 2
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764 2
Korb, Johann Georg, -1720 2
Mason, William, 1725–1797 2
Nichols, John, 1745–1826 2
Polygraphic Society (London, England) 2
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843 2
Soane, John, Sir, 1753–1837 2
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760–1809 2
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805–1882 1
Anburey, Thomas, author 1
Arnaud, Henri, 1641–1721 1
Artist, pseud., fl. 1780 1
Aspin, Jehoshaphat, 18th/19th cent 1
Beatson, Robert, 1742–1818 1
Beaumont, Francis, 1584–1616 1
Biggs, Charlotte, d. 1827 1
Boothby, Brooke, Sir, 1743–1824 1
Boulton, M. P. W. (Matthew Piers Watt), -1894 1
Boydell and Co 1
Britton, John, 1771–1857 1

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On-site Access

Accessible in the Study Room 223
Accessible in the Reference Library 2

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 223

Image Available

unavailable 223

Provenance

New Online Additions

Classification

Books 223

Collective Title

Period

18th century 115
19th century 72
20th century 25
17th century 7
21st century 2
16th century 1

Materials & Techniques

Height [cm]

Width [cm]

Work Type

engraving 33
wood engraving 20
aquatint 16
armorial bookplates (provenance) 15
private press books (publishing) 14
etching 11
poem 9
mezzotint 7
drawing book 6
map 6
extra-illustrated copies (provenance) 5
historical fiction 5
history 4
prospectuse 4
annotations (provenance) 3
auction catalog 3
handbooks and manual 3
lithograph 3
pattern book 3
photomechanical print 3
steel engraving 3
subscription lists (publishing) 3
armorial bindings (provenance) 2
binders' stamps (binding) 2
biographie 2
booksellers' labels (provenance) 2
catalog 2
early work 2
exhibition catalog 2
fiction 2

Genre

Subject Terms

Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century. 24
English poetry -- 18th century. 13
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens. 12
Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain. 6
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760–1789. 6
Russia -- Social life and customs -- 18th century. 6
Satire, English. 6
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 5
London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction. 5
Miller, W. -- Publisher. 5
Russia -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 5
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. 5
Caricatures and cartoons -- Social aspects. 4
Clothing and dress -- Russia. 4
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4
Drawing -- Technique. 4
Engraving -- 18th century -- Catalogs. 4
Fox hunting -- Poetry -- Great Britain. 4
Fox hunting in literature. 4
Hunt riding -- Poetry -- Great Britain. 4
Satire, English -- Early works to 1800. 4
Architecture, Modern -- 18th century -- Europe -- Early works to 1800. 3
Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography. 3
Bathurst, C. -- Publisher. 3
Bensley, T. -- Printer. 3
Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) 3
Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796. Dissertation on oriental gardening. 3
China -- Social life and customs -- 18th century. 3
China -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 3
Costume -- Russia -- Pictorial works. 3

Subject Period

18th century 223

Associated Places

Great Britain 76
England 29
United States 16
France 15
London 15
London (England) 13
Russia 9
Canada 5
Virginia 5
China 4
Great Britain America 3
Melton Mowbray 3
Scotland 3
West Indies 3
America 2
Birmingham 2
Dublin 2
Edinburgh (Scotland) 2
England London 2
Europe 2
India 2
Italy 2
Leeward Islands (West Indies) 2
Mississippi River Valley 2
New England 2
New York (State) 2
Parc de Versailles (Versailles, France) 2
Paris (France) 2
Southern States 2
Wales 2

Associated People

Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796 3
Beckford, William, 1760–1844 2
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 2
Adam (Biblical figure) 1
Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665–1714 1
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719–1772 1
Biggs, Charlotte, d. 1827 1
Boothby, Penelope, 1785–1791 1
Bowyer, William, 1699–1777 1
Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605–1682 1
Bry, Theodor de, 1528–1598 1
Burns, Robert, 1759–1796 1
Butler, Eleanor, Lady, 1738 or 9–1829 1
Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683–1737 1
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694–1773 1
Christophle, Albert, 1830–1904 1
Copley, John Singleton, 1738–1815 1
Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700–1788 1
Eve (Biblical figure) 1
Evelyn family 1
Finlay, Ian Hamilton 1
Garrick, David, 1717–1779 1
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683–1760 1
Gordon, William 1
Gray, Thomas, 1716–1771 1
Guy, Thomas, 1645?-1725 1
Hamilton, Charles, 1704–1786 1
Hamilton, Dorothea, active 18th century 1
Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773 1
Hayley, Thomas Alphonso, 1780–1800 1

Exhibition History

Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) 2
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) 1
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05) 1

Credit Line

22738165790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22770966170008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22609529050008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22609529070008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22609529090008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22610299640008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22611222480008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22612473440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22612473470008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22612478060008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22614573550008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22618319950008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22618901400008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22623832360008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22631618130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22631655790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22633019180008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22634529810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22634852450008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22634852470008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22636032680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22636795070008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22643012690008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22647157800008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22647822970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross 1
22649662510008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22651543010008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22652385720008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22653465210008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22655723020008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1

Language

English 200
French 12
German 4
Latin 4
Dutch 1
Italian 1
Polish 1

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Collection: Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Classification: Books
Subject Period: 18th century
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

Prints published by W. Hogarth

1762
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764

The works of William Hogarth

1824
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Phillips, H., -1840

A catalogue of the magnificent, rare, and valuable library, (of 20,000 volumes)

[1823]
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Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de, d. 1625

Description des Indes Occidentales, qu'on appelle aujourdhuy le Nouveau Monde

1622
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Labat, maître d'armes

The art of fencing, or, The use of the small sword

MDCCXXXV [1735]
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Lowth, Robert, 1761 or 1762–1822

Billesdon Coplow, hunt

[1800]
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Egerton, Daniel Thomas, 1797–1842

The necessary qualifications of a man of fashion

1823
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821

Supper at Beaucaire

MCMXLV [1945]
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Tarleton, Lieutenant-General (Banastre), 1754–1833

A history of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the southern provinces of North... [Read more]

MDCCLXXXVII [1787]
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Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870

A Tale of Two Cities

1964
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784

The patriot

1774
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784

The lives of the English poets

MDCCLXXIX-MDCCLXXXI [1779-81]
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The Boston gazette, and country journal

[ca. 1920?]
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Lackington, James, 1746–1815

Memoirs of the forty-five first years of the life of James Lackington, the... [Read more]

[1810]
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Smith, John, fl. 1673–1680

Short and direct method of painting in water-colours

1730
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Hanway, Jonas, 1712–1786

State of chimney-sweepers young apprentices

1773
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Alexander, William, 1767–1816

The costume of the Russian Empire

MDCCCIII [1803]
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King, William, 1685–1763

Oratio in Theatro Sheldoniano habita idibus Aprilibus, MDCCXLIX. die... [Read more]

[1749]
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Gray, Thomas, 1716–1771

Poems

MCMXXVIII [1928]
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Mason, George Henry

The punishments of China

1801 [i.e. 1822?]
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Alexander, William, 1767–1816

The costume of the Russian Empire

1804
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Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827

A new book of horses and carriages

[1784]
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Lowth, Robert, 1761 or 1762–1822

Billesdon Coplow

1804
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Grosley, Pierre Jean, 1718–1785

A tour to London, or, New observations on England and its inhabitants

1772
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Lowth, Robert, 1761 or 1762–1822

Billesdon Coplow

[ca. 1827]
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Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803

A catalogue of the genuine, capital, and valuable collection of pictures, by the... [Read more]

[1796]
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Guy, Thomas, 1645?-1725

A copy of the last will and testament of Thomas Guy, Esq.

1815
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Warton, Thomas, 1728–1790

Verses on Sir Joshua Reynolds's painted window at New-College Oxford

1783
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Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870

A tale of two cities

1937
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Wallis, N

The complete modern joiner, or, A collection of original designs in... [Read more]

[1772]
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An accurate and impartial narrative of the war

1796
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A catalogue of the exhibition of stained glass by Mr. Pearson, painter to His Royal... [Read more]

[1790]
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Noorthouck, John, 1746?-1816

A new history of London, including Westminster and Southwark

1773
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Richardson, William, fl. 1778–1815

Richardson's catalogue

1791
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Biggs, Charlotte, d. 1827

A residence in France during the years 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795

1797
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Narrative sketches of the conquest of the Mysore, effected by the British troops... [Read more]

MDCCC [1800]
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Gray, Thomas, 1716–1771

Gray's Elegy written in a country church-yard

McMxlvi [1946]
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Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843

Cross readings

1826
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784

The lives of the most eminent English poets

1781
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Britton, John, 1771–1857

The fine arts of the English school

1812
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Seeley, L. B. (Leonard Benton), 1831–1893

Mrs. Thrale, afterwards Mrs. Piozzi

1891
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[Carriage and harness manufacturer's pattern book]

[179-?]
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Proposals for publishing by subscription, an engraving from the... [Read more]

[180-]
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Boswell, James, 1740–1795

A letter to the people of Scotland, on the present state of the nation

1783
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Soane, John, Sir, 1753–1837

Plans, elevations, and sections of buildings

MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
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La Tour du Pin Gouvernet, Henriette Lucie Dillon, marquise de, 1770–1853

Memoirs

1999, c1969
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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771

The natural and civil history of the French dominions in North and South America

MDCCLX [1760]
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Hore, John Philip

The history of Newmarket

1886
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784

Prefaces biographical and critical to the Works of the English poets

1779-1781
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Six landscapes from original paintings

1779

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