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1. Proposals for publishing, a comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, with that of a tyger and a common fowl : in thirty tables, two copper-plates to each table, 20 inches by 15 : forming six numbers, ten plates to each number / the whole executed by George Stubbs, author of "The anatomy of the horse."

Proposals for publishing, a comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, with that of a tyger and a common fowl : in thirty tables, two copper-plates to each table, 20 inches by 15 : forming six numbers, ten plates to each number / the whole executed by George Stubbs, author of "The anatomy of the horse."
Creator:
Stubbs, George, 1724–1806
Date:
[1802]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([2] pages) ; 29 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The decorative painters' and glaziers' guide : containing the most approved methods of imitating oak, mahogney, maple, rose, cedar, coral, and every other kind of fancy wood ... : also a complete body of information on the art of staining and painting on glass ... / by Nathaniel Whittock.

The decorative painters' and glaziers' guide : containing the most approved methods of imitating oak, mahogney, maple, rose, cedar, coral, and every other kind of fancy wood ... : also a complete body of information on the art of staining and painting on glass ... / by Nathaniel Whittock.
Creator:
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
iv, 322 p., [77] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. In affectionate remembrance of Moses : youngest son of James and Sarah Wardle : who died June 1th, 1875 : aged 4 years & 2 months : and was interred at St. John's Church, Farnworth-with-Kersley.

In affectionate remembrance of Moses : youngest son of James and Sarah Wardle : who died June 1th, 1875 : aged 4 years & 2 months : and was interred at St. John's Church, Farnworth-with-Kersley.
Date:
1875
Physical Description:
1 card ; 7 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Blanchet, artistes capillaires : hair cutter.

Blanchet, artistes capillaires : hair cutter.
Creator:
Blanchet, Etienne
Date:
not before 1866?
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 19 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Tregear's Black jokes : being a series of laughable caricatures on the march of manners amongst the Blacks : twenty plates.

Tregear's Black jokes : being a series of laughable caricatures on the march of manners amongst the Blacks : twenty plates.
Date:
1834
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, 20 leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 27 x 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Floral designs for the table : being directions for its ornamentation with leaves, flowers & fruit, with classified lists of suitable plants, berries, and leaves, and twenty-four original coloured designs / by John Perkins, head gardener for twenty-nine years to the late and present Lord Henniker.

Floral designs for the table : being directions for its ornamentation with leaves, flowers & fruit, with classified lists of suitable plants, berries, and leaves, and twenty-four original coloured designs / by John Perkins, head gardener for twenty-nine years to the late and present Lord Henniker.
Creator:
Perkins, John (Gardener)
Date:
1877
Physical Description:
38, [2] pages, 24 leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 22 x 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. J. Clarke : boot & shoe maker : 110 High Holborn, London.

J. Clarke : boot & shoe maker : 110 High Holborn, London.
Creator:
Clarke, J., active 1820
Date:
[approximately 1820?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. "Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book.

"Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book.
Creator:
Our Boys Clothing Company
Date:
[ca. 1885?]
Physical Description:
[16] p. : chiefly ill. ; 15 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap.

Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap.
Creator:
Lever Brothers Ltd.
Date:
[approximately 1894?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : color illustrations ; 11 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Lacey's railway companion and Liverpool and Manchester guide : describing all the scenery on, and contiguous to, the railway : and pointing out to the visitor at both places all that is interesting and necessary for business and pleasure / by Arthur Freeling.

Lacey's railway companion and Liverpool and Manchester guide : describing all the scenery on, and contiguous to, the railway : and pointing out to the visitor at both places all that is interesting and necessary for business and pleasure / by Arthur Freeling.
Creator:
Freeling, Arthur
Date:
[1832]
Physical Description:
iv, 68 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Catalogue of up to date suites & chairs in Chippendale, Sheraton, Queen Anne, Jacobean, Hepplewhite, & Louis Styles : frames only.

Catalogue of up to date suites & chairs in Chippendale, Sheraton, Queen Anne, Jacobean, Hepplewhite, & Louis Styles : frames only.
Creator:
T. C. L. (London, England)
Date:
[1890?]
Physical Description:
[28] leaves : illustrations ; 28 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.

Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.
Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
[1808]
Physical Description:
[50] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. The naval achievements of Great Britain, from the year 1793 to 1817.

The naval achievements of Great Britain, from the year 1793 to 1817.
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
viii, [150] p., [56] leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.

The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.
Date:
[approximately 1820?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 22 x 14 cm + 1 printed 'sensitive' leaf.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Lessons on trees / by J. D. Harding ; author of "Lessons on Art," "Guide and Companion to Lessons on Art," "Elementary Art," "The Principles and practice of Art," &c. &c.

Lessons on trees / by J. D. Harding ; author of "Lessons on Art," "Guide and Companion to Lessons on Art," "Elementary Art," "The Principles and practice of Art," &c. &c.
Creator:
Harding, James Duffield, 1798–1863
Date:
[1855]
Physical Description:
[8] p., 30] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Domestic architecture : a series of views of cottages and farmhouses, in England and Wales, built chiefly during the dynasty of the house of Stuart : from drawings by S. Prout, R.C. Burney, A. Pugin, C. Varley, J.J.Chalon, W. De La Motte, R. Hills, W.H. Pyne, and others / the plates etched by Francis Stevens.

Domestic architecture : a series of views of cottages and farmhouses, in England and Wales, built chiefly during the dynasty of the house of Stuart : from drawings by S. Prout, R.C. Burney, A. Pugin, C. Varley, J.J.Chalon, W. De La Motte, R. Hills, W.H. Pyne, and others / the plates etched by Francis Stevens.
Creator:
Stevens, Francis, 1781–1823
Date:
[between 1844 and 1850]
Physical Description:
iv, 36 p., [53] leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. An elegy : to the memory of our illustrious and lamented Queen Caroline of England.

An elegy : to the memory of our illustrious and lamented Queen Caroline of England.
Creator:
Parmenter, S., active 1821
Date:
[1821?]
Physical Description:
1 broadside : illustrations ; 47 x 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. An attempt to discriminate the styles of English architecture, from the conquest to the reformation : preceded by a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders : with notices of nearly five hundred English buildings / by Thomas Rickman.

An attempt to discriminate the styles of English architecture, from the conquest to the reformation : preceded by a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders : with notices of nearly five hundred English buildings / by Thomas Rickman.
Creator:
Rickman, Thomas, 1776–1841
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
iv, 146 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. The seaweed collector : a handy guide to the marine botanist : suggesting what to look for, and where to go, in the study of the British algae, and the British sponges / by Shirley Hibberd ...

The seaweed collector : a handy guide to the marine botanist : suggesting what to look for, and where to go, in the study of the British algae, and the British sponges / by Shirley Hibberd ...
Creator:
Hibberd, Shirley, 1825–1890
Date:
[1872]
Physical Description:
vii, 152 p. illus., 8 col. pl. (incl. front) 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. Archbald, the property of Mr. George Wilson, of Walkington, will serve mares this season, 1839, at one guinea and a-half each.

Archbald, the property of Mr. George Wilson, of Walkington, will serve mares this season, 1839, at one guinea and a-half each.
Date:
[1839]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) : illustrations ; 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf : patronized by the Emperor of China, the principal court of Europe, the Royal Family, and nobility of Great Britain.

The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf : patronized by the Emperor of China, the principal court of Europe, the Royal Family, and nobility of Great Britain.
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 28 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. Contrasts : a series of twenty drawings / designed by S. Stickney.

Contrasts : a series of twenty drawings / designed by S. Stickney.
Creator:
Ellis, Sarah Stickney, 1799–1872
Date:
1832
Physical Description:
[21] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. Sixteen scenes taken from The miseries of human life / by one of the wretched.

Sixteen scenes taken from The miseries of human life / by one of the wretched.
Creator:
Atkinson, John Augustus, 1775–approximately 1833
Date:
March 1st 1807
Physical Description:
[16] leaves, [17] leaves of plates : ill ; 20 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. Twenty lessons on British mosses, or, First steps to a knowledge of that beautiful tribe of plants / by William Gardiner.

Twenty lessons on British mosses, or, First steps to a knowledge of that beautiful tribe of plants / by William Gardiner.
Creator:
Gardiner, William, 1809?-1852
Date:
1846
Physical Description:
46 p. : samples ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. Now publishing in numbers, price 1s. and in monthly parts, at 2s. each, Commemoration of Hogarth by an edition of his works, commenced exactly a century after their first appearance.

Now publishing in numbers, price 1s. and in monthly parts, at 2s. each, Commemoration of Hogarth by an edition of his works, commenced exactly a century after their first appearance.
Creator:
Jones and Co. (London, England)
Date:
[1833?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. Panoramacopia. Designed by T.T. Dales, drawing master.

Panoramacopia. Designed by T.T. Dales, drawing master.
Creator:
Dales, T. T
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
18 col. plates. 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. J. Pigot, engraver, and copper plate printer : 11, Fountain Street, Manchester.

J. Pigot, engraver, and copper plate printer : 11, Fountain Street, Manchester.
Creator:
Pigot, James, 1769–1843
Date:
[between 1810 and 1821]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 56 x 84 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. The Chinese sensitive leaf.

The Chinese sensitive leaf.
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. Prize medal of the Exhibition : Hullmandel & Walton, Class XXX

Prize medal of the Exhibition : Hullmandel & Walton, Class XXX
Creator:
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 medal : bronze ; 8 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. A collection of portraits sketched from the life since the year 1793 / by George Dance ... ; and engraved in imitation of the original drawings by William Daniell ...

A collection of portraits sketched from the life since the year 1793 / by George Dance ... ; and engraved in imitation of the original drawings by William Daniell ...
Creator:
Dance, George, 1741–1825
Date:
1809-1814
Physical Description:
2 v. : 72 ports. ; 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Herman W. Liebert

31. A gentleman's park dissected.

A gentleman's park dissected.
Date:
18--]
Physical Description:
1 diorama (various pieces) : paper, col. and lead, col. ; in box, 13 x 18 x 9 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688 / by David Hume.

The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688 / by David Hume.
Creator:
Hume, David, 1711–1776
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
5 v. in 10 : ill. ; 48 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Ginsberg.

33. Contrasts & conceits for contemplation / by Luke Limner, Esq.

Contrasts & conceits for contemplation / by Luke Limner, Esq.
Creator:
Leighton, John, 1822–1912
Date:
[1849?]
Physical Description:
[2] p., 20 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 16 x 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. Valentine card.

Valentine card.
Date:
[approximately 1859]
Physical Description:
1 card : color lithograph ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. Jennens, Bettridge & Sons, manufacturers to Her Majesty & The Royal Family : 6, Halkin St. West-Belgrave Squ., London and 99, Constitution Hill, Birmingham.

Jennens, Bettridge & Sons, manufacturers to Her Majesty & The Royal Family : 6, Halkin St. West-Belgrave Squ., London and 99, Constitution Hill, Birmingham.
Creator:
Jennens, Bettridge & Sons
Date:
[approximately 1849?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 8 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Doret, Yale BA 1968, and Linda Mitchell

36. Tender feet : the elastic enamelled cloth for boots & shoes for tender feet : invented by Richard Hall, manufacturer of elastic spring ankle boots, for ladies and gentlemen, of the same material.

Tender feet : the elastic enamelled cloth for boots & shoes for tender feet : invented by Richard Hall, manufacturer of elastic spring ankle boots, for ladies and gentlemen, of the same material.
Creator:
Hall, Richard, (Boot maker)
Date:
[approximately 1851]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain and Wales : in a collection of select views / engraved by W. Angus, from pictures and drawings by the most eminent artists ; with descriptions of each view.

The seats of the nobility and gentry in Great Britain and Wales : in a collection of select views / engraved by W. Angus, from pictures and drawings by the most eminent artists ; with descriptions of each view.
Creator:
Angus, William, 1752–1821
Date:
Feby. 1, 1787 [i.e. 1787-1815]
Physical Description:
[130] p., [1], LXIII leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched / by W.H. Pyne and aquatinted by J. Hill ; to which are added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray.

Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched / by W.H. Pyne and aquatinted by J. Hill ; to which are added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray.
Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 30 x 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. To the Queen's private apartments.

To the Queen's private apartments.
Date:
1843]
Physical Description:
[1] sheet : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. To the diletanti [sic] and lovers of the fine arts : drawings let out to copy at Stoddart & Craggs' literary repository, Lowgate, Hull.

To the diletanti [sic] and lovers of the fine arts : drawings let out to copy at Stoddart & Craggs' literary repository, Lowgate, Hull.
Date:
[1830]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick ...

History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick ...
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:
1797-1804
Physical Description:
2 v. ill. 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. Newly invented portable walking-stick telescope : with achromatic object-glasses, of exceeding great power, by which views of nature's scenery & animate objects are warranted to be seen clearly, at a distance of six miles : made in handsome foreign woods, and sold wholesale, at extremely moderate prices by the manufacturers, J. Somalvico and Co. opticians, London, Hatton Garden.

Newly invented portable walking-stick telescope : with achromatic object-glasses, of exceeding great power, by which views of nature's scenery & animate objects are warranted to be seen clearly, at a distance of six miles : made in handsome foreign woods, and sold wholesale, at extremely moderate prices by the manufacturers, J. Somalvico and Co. opticians, London, Hatton Garden.
Creator:
J. Somalvico & Co
Date:
[between 1842 and 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. A record of the Black Prince. Being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connected with English history. By Henry Noel Humphreys.

A record of the Black Prince. Being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connected with English history. By Henry Noel Humphreys.
Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
3 p.l., xciv, ii p. col. illus. 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. The naval chronology of Great Britain, or, An historical account of naval and maritime events, from the commencement of the War in 1803, to the end of the year 1816 : also, particulars of the most important courts-martial, votes of Parliament, lists of flag-officers in commission, and of promotions for each year : the whole forming a complete naval history of the above period : illustrated with numerous engravings / by Mr. J. Ralfe ; in three volumes.

The naval chronology of Great Britain, or, An historical account of naval and maritime events, from the commencement of the War in 1803, to the end of the year 1816 : also, particulars of the most important courts-martial, votes of Parliament, lists of flag-officers in commission, and of promotions for each year : the whole forming a complete naval history of the above period : illustrated with numerous engravings / by Mr. J. Ralfe ; in three volumes.
Creator:
Ralfe, James, active 1820–1829
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
12 pts. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. Monastic and baronial remains : with other interesting fragments of antiquity in England, Wales, and Scotland ... / by G.J.[!] Parkyns ...

Monastic and baronial remains : with other interesting fragments of antiquity in England, Wales, and Scotland ... / by G.J.[!] Parkyns ...
Creator:
Parkyns, George Isham, approximately 1750–approximately 1820
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. Prospectus and catalogue of the British School : instituted for the perpetual exhibition and sale of the original works of modern artists : under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ...

Prospectus and catalogue of the British School : instituted for the perpetual exhibition and sale of the original works of modern artists : under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ...
Creator:
British School
Date:
1802
Physical Description:
45 p. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture : set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott / by A. Welby Pugin.

The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture : set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott / by A. Welby Pugin.
Creator:
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812–1852
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
67, 40 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. [Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]

[Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]
Date:
2d Novr. 1773
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 13 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. Dison & Co., lace manufacturers : special appointment to their Royal Highnesses, the Princess Augusta, Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of Kent and Duchess of Cambridge : 257, Regent Street, London.

Dison & Co., lace manufacturers : special appointment to their Royal Highnesses, the Princess Augusta, Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of Kent and Duchess of Cambridge : 257, Regent Street, London.
Creator:
Dison & Co. (Firm : London, England)
Date:
[circa 1850?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. Descriptive catalogue of the series of pictures, : formed on subjects selected from the history of England, painted by British artists for Alexander Davison, Esquire, MDCCCVI. In the order in which they arranged, at his house in St. James's-Square, London.

Descriptive catalogue of the series of pictures, : formed on subjects selected from the history of England, painted by British artists for Alexander Davison, Esquire, MDCCCVI. In the order in which they arranged, at his house in St. James's-Square, London.
Creator:
Davison, Alexander
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
[6], 49 p. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. J. Smithson, dealer in every description of watches, jewellery, plated goods &c. : Birkenhead : watches, clocks, jewellery and every description of fancy articles cleaned and repaired.

J. Smithson, dealer in every description of watches, jewellery, plated goods &c. : Birkenhead : watches, clocks, jewellery and every description of fancy articles cleaned and repaired.
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

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

Advertisement for hats and caps sold by John Perring, 85 Strand, London.
Creator:
Perring, John
Date:
between 1834-1845
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 28 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. Antiquarian gleanings in the North of England : being examples of antique furniture, plate, church decorations, objects of historical interest, etc. / drawn and etched by William B. Scott, Government School of Design, Newcastle.

Antiquarian gleanings in the North of England : being examples of antique furniture, plate, church decorations, objects of historical interest, etc. / drawn and etched by William B. Scott, Government School of Design, Newcastle.
Creator:
Scott, William Bell, 1811–1890
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
18 p., 38 leaves of plates : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, & c. of Great Britain, in a series of above a thousand groups of small figures ... the whole accurately drawn from nature and etched by W.H. Pyne, and aquatinted by J. Hill. To which are now added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray ...

Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, & c. of Great Britain, in a series of above a thousand groups of small figures ... the whole accurately drawn from nature and etched by W.H. Pyne, and aquatinted by J. Hill. To which are now added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray ...
Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 29 x 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. Wild flowers worth notice : being a selection from the British flora of some of our native plants, which are most attractive from their beauty, uses, or associations / by Mrs. Lankester ; fully illustrated by J.E. Sowerby.

Wild flowers worth notice : being a selection from the British flora of some of our native plants, which are most attractive from their beauty, uses, or associations / by Mrs. Lankester ; fully illustrated by J.E. Sowerby.
Creator:
Lankester, Phebe, 1825–1900
Date:
1861
Physical Description:
xiv, 138, [2] p., [8] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

56. The Chinese sensitive leaf.

The Chinese sensitive leaf.
Date:
[approximately 184-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 22 x 14 cm + 2 printed 'sensitive' leaves.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

57. Printer's sample: "Boots and Shoes neatly mended"

Printer's sample: "Boots and Shoes neatly mended"
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 14 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. George McKoen, maker of the celebrated French calf side-spring boots at 12/6, equal to bespoke, Albert Boot and Shoe Warehouse : No. 9, Albert Terrace, Bishop's Road, Bayswater, near the Royal Oak.

George McKoen, maker of the celebrated French calf side-spring boots at 12/6, equal to bespoke, Albert Boot and Shoe Warehouse : No. 9, Albert Terrace, Bishop's Road, Bayswater, near the Royal Oak.
Creator:
Albert Boot and Shoe Warehouse (London, England)
Date:
[mid 19th century]
Physical Description:
4 unnumbered pages ; 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

59. Bot. of Daniel Jones, sail maker, ship chandler : wholesale rope, canvas & oil merchant and general inronmonger : warehouses 48 & 51 Strand : 14 & 45 Adelaid St., Swansea.

Bot. of Daniel Jones, sail maker, ship chandler : wholesale rope, canvas & oil merchant and general inronmonger : warehouses 48 & 51 Strand : 14 & 45 Adelaid St., Swansea.
Creator:
Jones, Daniel (Ship chandler)
Date:
[approximately 1870?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) : illustration ; 9 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

60. 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.

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.
Creator:
Dexter, Thomas E.
Date:
1857
Physical Description:
viii, 184, [2] pages ; 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. Mr. Ingham, general dealer, Sheffield : dealer in marine stores, cast-off wearing apparel, &c. &c.

Mr. Ingham, general dealer, Sheffield : dealer in marine stores, cast-off wearing apparel, &c. &c.
Date:
[approximately 1840?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

62. Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby.

Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby.
Creator:
Siddall, Charles, 1804–
Date:
March 31st 1840
Physical Description:
1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

63. Thomas Miller, manufacturer of the most improved water and oil colours : (52, Long Acre), and 33, Rathbone Place, London.

Thomas Miller, manufacturer of the most improved water and oil colours : (52, Long Acre), and 33, Rathbone Place, London.
Creator:
Miller, Thomas, 1799 or 1800–1854
Date:
[approximately 1840]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 14 x 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

64. Hortus ericaeus woburnensis, or, A catalogue of heaths, in the collection of the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey : alphabetically and systematically arranged.

Hortus ericaeus woburnensis, or, A catalogue of heaths, in the collection of the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey : alphabetically and systematically arranged.
Creator:
Sinclair, George, 1786–1834
Date:
MDCCCXXV [1825]
Physical Description:
xiv, [2], 42 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

65. Roberson & Company, manufacturers of oil and water colors, materials for drawing and painting : no. 99 Long Acre, London, W.C.

Roberson & Company, manufacturers of oil and water colors, materials for drawing and painting : no. 99 Long Acre, London, W.C.
Creator:
Roberson & Company
Date:
[not before 1862]
Physical Description:
1 broadside : ill. ; 44 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

66. A voyage round Great Britain : undertaken in the summer of the year 1813, and commencing from the Land's-End, Cornwall / by Richard Ayton ; with a series of views, illustrative of the character and prominent features of the coast, drawn and engraved by William Daniell, A.R.A.

A voyage round Great Britain : undertaken in the summer of the year 1813, and commencing from the Land's-End, Cornwall / by Richard Ayton ; with a series of views, illustrative of the character and prominent features of the coast, drawn and engraved by William Daniell, A.R.A.
Creator:
Daniell, William, 1769–1837
Date:
1814-1825
Physical Description:
8 v. in 6 : col. ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

67. Classes for oil painting, water colour and pencil drawing, &c., 46, Renfield Street.

Classes for oil painting, water colour and pencil drawing, &c., 46, Renfield Street.
Creator:
MacKenzie, David Maitland, 1800–1875
Date:
May, 1843
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. A slice of bread and butter / cut by G. Cruikshank ; being the substance of a speech delivered at a public meeting, held for the benefit of the Jews' and General Literary and Mechanics' Institution.

A slice of bread and butter / cut by G. Cruikshank ; being the substance of a speech delivered at a public meeting, held for the benefit of the Jews' and General Literary and Mechanics' Institution.
Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Date:
[1857]
Physical Description:
16 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

69. Gleanings among the British ferns : illustrated by dried specimens / by Jane M. Patison.

Gleanings among the British ferns : illustrated by dried specimens / by Jane M. Patison.
Creator:
Patison, Jane M
Date:
1858
Physical Description:
69 p., [16] leaves of plates : samples ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

70. The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.

The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.
Date:
[approximately 1825?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 22 x 14 cm + 1 printed 'sensitive' leaf.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. Instructions for collecting, rearing, and preserving British & foreign insects : also for collecting and preserving crustacea and shells / by Abel Ingpen.

Instructions for collecting, rearing, and preserving British & foreign insects : also for collecting and preserving crustacea and shells / by Abel Ingpen.
Creator:
Ingpen, Abel, -1854
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
106 p., 3 leaves of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

72. The naturalist's pocket-book, or, Tourist's companion : being a brief introduction to the different branches of natural history, with approved methods for collecting and preserving the various productions of nature / by George Graves, F.L.S., author of British Ornithology, Ovarium Britannicum, and editor of The new edition of Curtis's Flora Londinensis.

The naturalist's pocket-book, or, Tourist's companion : being a brief introduction to the different branches of natural history, with approved methods for collecting and preserving the various productions of nature / by George Graves, F.L.S., author of British Ornithology, Ovarium Britannicum, and editor of The new edition of Curtis's Flora Londinensis.
Creator:
Graves, George, 1754–1839
Date:
1818
Physical Description:
viii, [8], 335, [1] p., 8 leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

73. A round of days described in original poems / by some of our most celebrated poets, and in pictures by eminent artists engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.

A round of days described in original poems / by some of our most celebrated poets, and in pictures by eminent artists engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
Date:
MDCCCLXVI [1866]
Physical Description:
[6], 93, [1] leaves : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross

74. Pigot, engraver & copper plate printer : no. 11, Fountain Street, Manchester.

Pigot, engraver & copper plate printer : no. 11, Fountain Street, Manchester.
Creator:
Pigot, James, 1769–1843
Date:
[between 1810 and 1821]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 60 x 78 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

75. Cocking and its votaries.

Cocking and its votaries.
Creator:
Taylor, S. A
Date:
1885]
Physical Description:
36, i-iv p., [29] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

76. Antiquarian and topographical cabinet, containing a series of elegant views of the most interesting objects of curiosity in Great Britain. Accompanied with letter-press descriptions.

Antiquarian and topographical cabinet, containing a series of elegant views of the most interesting objects of curiosity in Great Britain. Accompanied with letter-press descriptions.
Creator:
Storer, James, 1771–1853
Date:
1807-11
Physical Description:
10 v. illus., plates. 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

77. The costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W.H. Pyne.

The costume of Great Britain / designed, engraved, and written by W.H. Pyne.
Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1804 [that is, not before 1819]
Physical Description:
[2], iii, [101] pages, 60 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

78. A pottle of strawberries, to beguile a short journey, or a long half hour / by Albert Smith ; with illustrations by Gilbert and Henning.

A pottle of strawberries, to beguile a short journey, or a long half hour / by Albert Smith ; with illustrations by Gilbert and Henning.
Creator:
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Date:
MDCCCXLVIII [1848]
Physical Description:
62 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

79. The youths drawing book complete.

The youths drawing book complete.
Creator:
Fussell, Joseph, 1818–1912
Date:
[1832?]
Physical Description:
v. ; illustrations ; 15 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

80. [Collection of prints illustrating Victoria and Albert and their children].

[Collection of prints illustrating Victoria and Albert and their children].
Date:
ca. 1845]
Physical Description:
[10] sheets : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

81. Coloured views on the Liverpool and Manchester railway : with plates of the coaches, machines, &c., from drawings made on the spot / by Mr. T.T. Bury ; with descriptive particulars, serving as a guide to travellers on the railway.

Coloured views on the Liverpool and Manchester railway : with plates of the coaches, machines, &c., from drawings made on the spot / by Mr. T.T. Bury ; with descriptive particulars, serving as a guide to travellers on the railway.
Creator:
Bury, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1811–1877
Date:
1833 [i.e. 1834]
Physical Description:
2 pt. : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

82. Three advertisements for American Fluid leather treatment, manufactured by W. Webb, London.

Three advertisements for American Fluid leather treatment, manufactured by W. Webb, London.
Creator:
Webb, W., active 1813
Date:
not before 1813
Physical Description:
3 sheets ; 17 x 21 cm, and smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

83. Dean's new magic picture book : showing wonderful & lifelike effects of real distance & space : book I : contains The Crystal Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, The Thames Tunnel.

Dean's new magic picture book : showing wonderful & lifelike effects of real distance & space : book I : contains The Crystal Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, The Thames Tunnel.
Date:
[between 1857 and 1865]
Physical Description:
[4] leaves : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

84. A description of the Oxford baths, and school of natation / illustrated with four lithographic plates, by N. Whittock.

A description of the Oxford baths, and school of natation / illustrated with four lithographic plates, by N. Whittock.
Creator:
Richardson, Andrew Hude
Date:
[ca. 1830]
Physical Description:
8 p., IV leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

85. A description of the correct method of waltzing : the truly fashionable species of dancing. That, from the graceful and pleasing beauty of its movements, has obtained on ascendancy over every other department of that polite branch of education. Part I. Containing a correct explanatory description of the several movements and attitudes in German and French waltzing / by Thomas Wilson , dance-master, (from the King's Theatre, Opera House. Author of "The analysis of country dancing," "The treasures of Terpischore," and a variety of other works on music and dancing. Illustrated by engravings, from original designs and drawings, by J.H.A. Randall.

A description of the correct method of waltzing : the truly fashionable species of dancing. That, from the graceful and pleasing beauty of its movements, has obtained on ascendancy over every other department of that polite branch of education. Part I. Containing a correct explanatory description of the several movements and attitudes in German and French waltzing / by Thomas Wilson , dance-master, (from the King's Theatre, Opera House. Author of "The analysis of country dancing," "The treasures of Terpischore," and a variety of other works on music and dancing. Illustrated by engravings, from original designs and drawings, by J.H.A. Randall.
Creator:
Wilson, Thomas, dancing master
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
[2], lxi, [62]-113, [5] leaves, [7] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill., music ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

86. Select views in Great Britain / engrav'd by S. Middiman ; from pictures and drawings by the most eminent artists ; with descriptions.

Select views in Great Britain / engrav'd by S. Middiman ; from pictures and drawings by the most eminent artists ; with descriptions.
Creator:
Middiman, Samuel, approximately 1750–1831
Date:
[1813?]
Physical Description:
[112] p., 54 leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

87. Hayter's compendium : Determining the natural consanguinity of colours in legitimate order of descent, by the unavoidable consequence of union or mixture of any two approximating predecessors from the three primitives down to their equilateral concentration into palpable shade. : The natural contrast to each colour, is its opposite in the scale.

Hayter's compendium : Determining the natural consanguinity of colours in legitimate order of descent, by the unavoidable consequence of union or mixture of any two approximating predecessors from the three primitives down to their equilateral concentration into palpable shade. : The natural contrast to each colour, is its opposite in the scale.
Creator:
Hayter, Charles, 1761–1835
Date:
[ca. 1826]
Physical Description:
[1] sheet : ill. ; 38 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

88. Eidodendron : views of the general character & appearance of trees : foreign & indigenous, connected with picturesque scenery / by H.W. Burgess.

Eidodendron : views of the general character & appearance of trees : foreign & indigenous, connected with picturesque scenery / by H.W. Burgess.
Creator:
Burgess, Henry William, approximately 1792–1844
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
[12], iii, 26 [i.e. 53], [2] p., [55] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 57 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

89. Queen Fire Insurance company of Liverpool and London.

Queen Fire Insurance company of Liverpool and London.
Date:
[approximately 1878?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 15 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

90. Sketches at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition / by John Dinsdale.

Sketches at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition / by John Dinsdale.
Creator:
Dinsdale, John
Date:
[1886]
Physical Description:
[9] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 19 x 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

91. [Billhead of S. Dixon, carver and gilder, looking glass and picture frame manufacturer, recording purchase made by Lady Hartland on May 25th, 1835]

[Billhead of S. Dixon, carver and gilder, looking glass and picture frame manufacturer, recording purchase made by Lady Hartland on May 25th, 1835]
Creator:
Dixon, S. (Carver)
Date:
1835
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 13 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. J. Bosford, bookseller : no. 11 Cheapside : furnished lodgings, to let.

J. Bosford, bookseller : no. 11 Cheapside : furnished lodgings, to let.
Creator:
Bosford, J., active 1850
Date:
[approximately 1850?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 63 x 90 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

93. Sea-side walks of a naturalist with his children / by Rev. W. Houghton ... ; illustrated with eight coloured plates and numerous wood engravings.

Sea-side walks of a naturalist with his children / by Rev. W. Houghton ... ; illustrated with eight coloured plates and numerous wood engravings.
Creator:
Houghton, W. (William), 1828–1895
Date:
1870
Physical Description:
vi, 154 p.,, [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

94. [Broadside addressed to the Rev. G. A. Rogers, Vicar of Leominster].

[Broadside addressed to the Rev. G. A. Rogers, Vicar of Leominster].
Date:
January 10, 1850
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

95. Woodcuts of British fishes / engraved by Thomas Bewick.

Woodcuts of British fishes / engraved by Thomas Bewick.
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:
1878
Physical Description:
[25] leaves : all ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

96. The habit makes the man = L'habit forme l'homme.

The habit makes the man = L'habit forme l'homme.
Date:
18--]
Physical Description:
1 game (26 pieces) : paper, col. ; in case, 12 x 8 x 2 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

97. Spooner's transformations.

Spooner's transformations.
Date:
1838 [-39]
Physical Description:
col. plates : 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

98. Rowlandson's sketches from nature.

Rowlandson's sketches from nature.
Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
[1822]
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, [18] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

99. A picturesque tour of the English lakes : containing a description of the most romantic scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire with accounts of antient and modern manners and customs, and elucidations of the history and antiquities of that part of the country, &c., &c. : illustrated with forty-eight coloured views / drawn by Messrs. T.H. Fielding and J. Walton during a two years' residence among the lakes.

A picturesque tour of the English lakes : containing a description of the most romantic scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire with accounts of antient and modern manners and customs, and elucidations of the history and antiquities of that part of the country, &c., &c. : illustrated with forty-eight coloured views / drawn by Messrs. T.H. Fielding and J. Walton during a two years' residence among the lakes.
Creator:
Fielding, T. H. (Theodore Henry), 1781–1851
Date:
MDCCCXXI [1821]
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 288 p., [49] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick ...

History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick ...
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:
1797 [i.e. 1798]-1804
Physical Description:
2 v. ill. 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts