Collection: Rare Books and Manuscripts / On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room

To the keepers and drivers of donkeys

[approximately 1850]

Urch, Henry

[Price list for items produced and sold by Henry Urch, Saddle and Harness Manufacturer, 84, Long Acre, London]

May, 1851

Cremer & Co. (Firm : London, England)

Advantages of the Cremerian Boot

1851

Pumphrey & Day

Photographs of Wye scenery

[not before 1879]

Grundy, T., (Boot maker)

Easy boots

[approximately 1851]

[Ticket for the Anniversary meeting of the Charity Children in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, London]

1830

Collection of eight prize awards given in dog shows

1924-1925

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To the visitors at watering places, and to the owners and drivers of donkeys

approximately 1875

Dilnot, John

[Set of five postcards made to accompany "Out of the Trees and into the Wood."]

1985

Dean's steam-boat alphabet

[1855?]

Parmenter, S., active 1821

An elegy

[1821?]

Sweet, Robert, 1783–1835

Flora Australasica, or, A selection of handsome, or curious plants, natives of New Holland, and the South Sea Islands

1827-28

Nightingall, Miles

A catalogue of the genuine collection of pictures, of Mrs. Gamberini, widow of the late Charles Gamberini Esq., deceased, by whom these pictures were collected, at a great expence out of the principal cabinets abroad : consisting of the most eminent and approved masters of the Italian and other schools, amongst which are the undoubted works of Titian, Corregio, Raphael, Rembrant, Rubens, Vandyke, Poussin, Albert Durer, Carracci, Guercino, Guido, Zucharelli, Demenichino, Gio. Dom. Porta, Michael Angelo and other scarce performances, some remarkably curious : also her houshold furniture, an exceeding fine ton'd double key'd harpsichord, by Hawes of Hamburgh : a ditto single key'd harpsichord, with two unison, by Jos. Shudi, in a neat mahogany case : a neat brass measuring wheel, by Adams, on a new construction; and a great variety of other valuable effects : which by order of the executrix will be sold at publick auction by Miles Nightingall, on Wednesday the 10th May, 1775, and two following days, at his great room, the end of Saville Row, next Conduit-Street : beginning each day punctually at 12 o'clock : catalogues may be had as above, the Rainbow Coffee-House Cornhill, and at the auctioneer's in Golden Square

[1775]

Basebé, Charles Jones, approximately 1818–1880

The cabinet

[1841?]

Hutchins, Mr. (Hassil), active 1779–1789

A catalogue of a sundry elegant solid gold snuff-boxes, of rich workmanship

[1783]

Perring, John

Advertisement for hats and caps sold by John Perring, 85 Strand, London

between 1834-1845

Phillips, Nicholas

Four details from a suit of armour

[1979]

White, Mr., active 1798

A catalogue of the very choice and valuable musical library

[1798]

Belloc, Bessie Rayner, 1829–1925

Photogenic drawings of various objects

1848-1859

Sarah Annette Jones photograph album

1853-1855

Pollard, G.

Letter

1928 April 13th

Affidavit certifying the burial in wool of Mary Harvey of Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire

1680 April 1

Bede, Cuthbert, 1827–1889

Scraps collected from all books, at all times, in all places and on all subjects

circa 1841-1872

London Association for the Blind

[Advertisement for household items made by blind workers]

[approximately 1930]

Smith, Albert, 1816–1860

A pottle of strawberries, to beguile a short journey, or a long half hour

MDCCCXLVIII [1848]

Salisbury, W. T

Select meditations and reflections on death

circa 1782-1792

Brown, Hannah (Bookbinder)

Butterflies

made in 2011

Wyon, Edward William, 1811?-1885

Tazza, with representation of Heracles and the Garden of the Hesperides

1851

Dexter, Thomas E.

Animal and vegetable substances used in the arts and manufactures, illustrative of the imports and exports of Great Britain & her colonies, and explanatory of Dexter's cabinet of objects

1857

Rook, Anne

Apple story

2016

Bodington, John, -1727

Reward notice for recovery of a silver quart tankard

1727

Cut-paper flower arrangements

London?,

Fairbrother, Jessa

Green garden trilogy I

2014-2017

Lady Fanny Flutter, at home on midsummer night

circa 1800

Douglas, Helen, 1952–

Follow the river

2015-2017

Indenture placing William Spill into the service of William Beales, broad weaver

1728 April 8

In affectionate remembrance of Moses

1875

Wild flowers and their teachings

1848

Dilnot, John

Black apples

2016

Valentine card

[approximately 1859]

In loving memory of Betsy Ann

[1924]

Edge, John, 1873–1896

Photograph album of Sir John Edge in Allahabad, India

ca. 1888-1894

First lessons in plain sewing for home or school

[approximately 1900?]

Lever Brothers Ltd.

Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap

[approximately 1894?]

First lessons in knitting for home or school

[approximately 1900?]

School Board for London Certificate

[1888]

The English pilot

MDCCIII [1703]

M'Culloch, John A.

Scottish National Exhibition, 1908

[1908]

The live doll

[approximately 1860?]

Empire Exhibition (1938 : Glasgow, Scotland)

Souvenir of the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow 1938

[1938]

Jas. Middleton, portable writing desk and dressing box manufacturer

[approximately 1830?]

Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world

[ca. 1820]

Nurse's photograph album from Kinmel Park Military Training Camp

1917

Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho

[approximately 1855]

The destruction of Jerusalem

[ca. 1824?]

[Receipt from Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Fleet Street, E.C.]

[approximately 1930?]

Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868

The paths of life

[circa 1840]

The wonders of the world

[ca. 1843]

Newton, T

The mansion of bliss

1822

Wallis's tour of Europe

Nov. 24th, 1794

The magic ring

November 1st, 1796

Game of the Great Exhibition of 1851

[1851]

The British tourist

[1830s?]

Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of nature in each quarter of the world

1st Novr. 1818

The new game of the multiplication table

[between 1830 and 1832]

Mayall, J. E. (John Jabez Edwin), 1813–1901

The Royal album

ca. 1860-1861

The Royal Regatta

[ca. 1852?]

An arithmetical pastime

April 19th, 1798

The royal pastime of cupid, or, Entertaining game of the snake

12th May 1794

Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), 1853–1942

Racial photographs from the Egyptian monuments

[1887]

Fox, Geo. (George)

A new, moral, and entertaining game of the reward of merit

December 10th, 1801

The circle of knowledge

[ca. 1850?]

The combat with the giant

September 1st, 1796

Fox, George

Laurie & Whittle's new, moral & entertaining game of the mansion of happiness / invented by George Fox, W.M., author of The cottagers, and various poetical pieces

13 Octr. 1800