Collection: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Associated Places: Great Britain / Image Available: Unavailable / Work Type: wood engraving / Classification: Books

1. Naval speculations, and maritime politicks : being a modest and brief discourse of the Royal Navy of England: of its oeconomy and government, and a projection for an everlasting seminary of seamen, by a royal maritime hospital. With a project for a royal fishery. Also necessary measures in the present war with France, &c. / by Henry Maydman.

Creator:: Maydman, Henry
Date:: 1691
Physical Description:: [32], 348, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The gentleman and farmer's guide for increase and improvement of cattle : viz. lambs, sheep, hogs; calves, cows, oxen. Also the best manner of breeding, and breaking horses, both for sport and burden: with an account of their respective distempers, and the most approved medicines for the cure of them. Also some observations on the many benefits of the woollen manufactures of Great-Britain, and the great advantages arising from hides, tallow, &c. Illustrated with copper plates / by R. Bradley, Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F.R.S.

Creator:: Bradley, Richard, 1688–1732
Date:: 1732
Physical Description:: [4], iv, [10], 352 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. All sorts of wheel-carriage, improved : wherein it is plainly made appear, that a much less than the usual draught of horses, &c. will be requir'd, in waggons, carts, coaches, and all other wheel vehicles, as likewise all water-mills, wind-mills and horse-mills ... The whole illustrated with copper plates ... And an explanation of the structure of a coach and cart, according to this method / by Jacob Rowe, Esq;.

Creator:: Rowe, Jacob
Date:: 1734
Physical Description:: [4], 38, [2] p. (last leaf blank), [5] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The art of fencing, or, The use of the small sword / translated from the French of the late celebrated Monsieur L'Abbat, master of that art at the Academy of Toulouse, by Andrew Mahon, professor of the small sword.

Creator:: Labat, maître d'armes
Date:: MDCCXXXV [1735]
Physical Description:: [2], x, 133, [3] p., 12 leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Deliciæ britannicæ, or, The curiosities of Hampton-Court and Windsor-Castle, delineated : with occasional reflections, and embellished with copper-plates of the two palaces, &c. / by George Bickham, jun.

Creator:: Bickham, George, 1706?-1771
Date:: 1742
Physical Description:: 203 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. The Harleian miscellany, or, a collection of scarce, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts : as well in manuscript as in print, found in the late earl of Oxford's library : interspersed with historical, political, and critical notes : with a table of contents, and an alphabetical index.

Date:: 1744-46
Physical Description:: 8 v. ; 26 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal architect's assistant : comprehending the London and country prices of the different works of bricklayers ... : interspersed with such useful and necessary rules and observations as are of the greatest consequence in estimating of any building ... : with a compleat index to the whole / by William Salmon.

Creator:: Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
Date:: 1748
Physical Description:: [2], ii, [8], 187 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat and universal estimator : comprehending the London and country prices of the different works of bricklayers, masons, carpenters, ... &c : interspersed with such useful and necessary rules and observations as are of the greatest consequence in estimating of any building ... with a compleat index to the whole / by William Salmons.

Creator:: Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
Date:: 1755
Physical Description:: [1], ii, [8], 187, [1] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. The complete sportsman, or, Country gentleman's recreation : containing the whole arts of breeding and managing game cocks, with the best methods of fighting them : of rearing and backing colts : of managing race-horses, hunters, &c. : of horse-racing : of bowling : of hare-hunting : of fox-hunting : of buck-hunting : of otter-hunting : of coursing : of breeding and ordering dogs for the gun or chase, &c. : of angling in all its various branches : of breeding pigeons, rabbets, canary birds, &c. : of finding the haunts of partridges, pheasants, and all manner of game : of shooting, and of shooting flying, &c. : together, with several other equally curious articles, too numerous to be mentioned in this title page / by Thomas Fairfax, Esq.

Creator:: Fairfax, Thomas, Esq.
Date:: [1760?]
Physical Description:: vi, [1], 8-240, [1], 2-24 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. A succinct description of that elaborate pile of art, call'd the microcosm.

Date:: 1760
Physical Description:: 32 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. The London and country builder's vade mecum, or, The compleat [sic] and universal estimator : comprehending the London and country prices of the different works of bricklayers, masons, carpenters ... &c., intersperd with such useful and necessary rules and observations as are of the greatest consequence in estimating of any building : with a great variety of new and useful tables ... / by William Salmon.

Creator:: Salmon, William, approximately 1703–1779
Date:: 1760
Physical Description:: [2], ii, 187, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. An essay on design in gardening.

Creator:: Mason, George, 1735–1806
Date:: 1768
Physical Description:: [iv], 54 p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. State of chimney-sweepers young apprentices : shewing the wretched condition of the distrest boys, the ill conduct of such matters as do notobserve the obligations of indentures, the necessity of a strict enquiryin order to support the civil and religious rights of these apprentices : to encourage good masters and regulate the trade, that the useful occupation of chimney-sweepers may be considered as an object worthy of attention: and the humanity of the nation be no longer violated in the persons of these boys.

Creator:: Hanway, Jonas, 1712–1786
Date:: 1773
Physical Description:: 58, 1 leaf of plates (folded) : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. [Cost of artificial slate in roofing compared with that of plain tiles and that of slate].

Creator:: Searles, Michael, fl. 1779–1781
Date:: 1779?]
Physical Description:: [7] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 23 x 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. [Artificial slate roofs].

Creator:: Searles, Michael, fl. 1779–1781
Date:: 178-?]
Physical Description:: [7] leaves : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Memoirs of the ancient earls of Warren and Surrey : and their descendants to the present time / by the Rev. John Watson, M.A. F.A.S. late fellow of the Brasen-Nose College in Oxford, and rector of Stockport in Cheshire.

Creator:: Watson, John, 1725–1783
Date:: MDCCLXXXII [1782, that is 1785]
Physical Description:: 2 volumes : illustrations ; 31 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. [Carriage and harness manufacturer's pattern book].

Date:: [179-?]
Physical Description:: [41] folded leaves of plates : all ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. The biographical mirrour : comprising a series of ancient and modern English portraits of eminent and distinguished persons, from original pictures and drawings.

Creator:: Waldron, F. G. (Francis Godolphin), 1744–1818
Date:: 1795-[1814]
Physical Description:: 3 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. Artistic anatomy of the human figure / by Henry Warren ... ; with twenty-three illustrations drawn on wood by the author.

Creator:: Warren, Henry, 1794–1879
Date:: [18--]
Physical Description:: 72 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. Now exhibiting at the large exhibition room near the foot of Waterloo Bridge, a small distance from the Coburg theatre, the ancient vessel : this celebrated remains of antiquity is caulked with moss : and is supposed to have been on of the vessels used by the Danes when they invaded England in the time of Alfred the Great.

Date:: [18--]
Physical Description:: 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. [Catalogue of prints for books]

Date:: [18--]
Physical Description:: [54] p. : all ill. ; 27 x 32 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. Figures of British land birds / engraved on wood by T. Bewick ; to which are added, a few foreign birds, with their vulgar and scientific names. Vol. I.

Creator:: Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:: 1800
Physical Description:: [2], 134 leaves : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. The remarkable story and sudden death of a cock-fighter : who died on the pit-hill as he was about to descend into a coal pit : together with a copy of verses' upon the occasion / by the celebrated poet William Cowper.

Creator:: Cowper, William, 1731–1800
Date:: [18--]
Physical Description:: 8 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. A prospectus, &c. of the British School : His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, patron.

Creator:: British School
Date:: [1802?]
Physical Description:: 20 p. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possesion of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts / by H. Repton, Esq.

Creator:: Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Date:: 1803
Physical Description:: 16, 222, [2] p., [28] leaves of plates : ill., port., map ; 35 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. The geographical guide : a poetical nautical trip round the island of Great-Britain : with entertaining and illustrative notes, in prose, descriptive of its principal ports, havens, rivers, creeks, and inlets, cities, towns, forts, and mountains ... and a particular description of the general appearance of the country, as viewed from the sea.

Date:: 1805
Physical Description:: [4], 69, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. The antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon church / by the Rev. John Lingard.

Creator:: Lingard, John, 1771–1851
Date:: 1806
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. [Collection of printed ephemera : trade bills, receipts, advertising cards, etc.]

Date:: [1808-1849]
Physical Description:: 23 pieces ; ill. ; 8-25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. A biographical peerage of the Empire of Great Britain : in which are memoirs and characters of the most celebrated persons of each family.

Creator:: Brydges, Egerton, Sir, 1762–1837
Date:: 1808-1817
Physical Description:: 4 v. : coats of arms ; 15 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. The lady's economical assistant, or, The art of cutting out, and making the most useful articles of wearing apparel, without waste : explained by the clearest directions, and numerous engravings, of appropriate and tasteful patterns : designed for domestic use / by a Lady ; designed for domestic use.

Creator:: Lady
Date:: 1808
Physical Description:: xv, [1], 55, [9] p., XXVII folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. Hints to the bearers of walking-sticks and umbrellas : illustrated by six engravings.

Creator:: Duncan, John Shute, 1769–1844
Date:: 1809
Physical Description:: 32 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. An academy for grown horsemen : containing the completest instructions for walking, trotting, cantering, galloping, stumbling, and tumbling : The annals of horsemanship : containing accounts of accidental experiments and experimental accidents, both successful and unsuccessful : communicated by various correspondents to the author / Geoffrey Gambado, Esq. ; Riding master, Master of the Horse, and Grand Equery tp the Doge of Venice ; illustrated with cuts, by the most eminent artists.

Creator:: Bunbury, Henry William, 1750–1811
Date:: 1809
Physical Description:: [4], 140 pages, [29] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. The history and delineation of the horse, in all his varieties : comprehending the appropriate uses, management, and progressive improvement of each : with a particular investigation of the character of the race-horse, and the business of the turf : illustrated by anecdotes and biographical notices of distinguished sportsmen : the engravings from original paintings : with instructions for breeding, breaking, training, and the general management of the horse, both in a state of health and of disease / by John Lawrence, author of "A philosophical and practical treatise on horses," &c. &c.

Creator:: Lawrence, John, 1753–1839
Date:: 1809
Physical Description:: iv, [1], 6-288, [4] pages, [15] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. Typographical antiquities, or, The history of printing in England, Scotland and Ireland : containing memoirs of our ancient printers, and a register of the books printed by them / begun by the late Joseph Ames ... considerably augmented by William Herbert ... and now greatly enlarged with copious notes, and illustrated with appropriate engravings ; comprehending the history of English literature, and a view of the progress of the art of engraving in Great Britain by the Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin ...

Creator:: Ames, Joseph, 1689–1759
Date:: 1810-1819
Physical Description:: 4 v. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 29 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. Cary's new itinerary: or, An accurate delineation of the great roads, : both direct and cross, throughout England and Wales; with many of the principal roads in Scotland. / From an actual admeasurement by John Cary; made by command of His Majesty's postmaster general, for official purposes; under the direction and inspection of Thomas Hasker ...

Creator:: Cary, John, approximately 1754–1835
Date:: 1810
Physical Description:: [94], 866 col., 868-936, 12 p., 5 leaves of folding plates : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. Collins's Peerage of England : genealogical, biographical, and historical / greatly augmented, and continued to the preent time, by Sir Egerton Brydges ...

Date:: 1812
Physical Description:: 9 v. : coats of arms ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. Abridgement of the history of England : from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George II / by Dr. Goldsmith ; and continued by an eminent writer to the peace of Amiens, in the year 1802 ; with heads by Bewick.

Creator:: Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774
Date:: 1812
Physical Description:: 323 p. : ill., ports. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. The memoirs and travels of Sir John Reresby, bart. : the former containing anecdotes, and secret history, of the courts of Charles II. and James II : the latter (now first published) exhibiting a view of the governments and society in the principal states and courts of Europe during the time of Cromwell's usurpation.

Creator:: Reresby, John, Sir, 1634–1689
Date:: 1813
Physical Description:: xii, 160, 159-160, [161]-414, [32] p., [39] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. The antiquarian itinerary, comprising specimens of architecture, monastic, castellated, and domestic ; with other vestiges of antiquity in Great Britain. Accompanied with descriptions.

Creator:: Storer, James, 1771–1853
Date:: 1815-1818
Physical Description:: 7 v. : pl. ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. The bibliographical decameron, or, Ten days pleasant discourse upon illuminated manuscripts, and subjects connected with early engraving, typography, and bibliography / by the Rev. T.F. Dibdin ...

Creator:: Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776–1847
Date:: 1817
Physical Description:: 3 v. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 29 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. The sportsman's calendar, or, Monthly remembrancer of field diversions / by the author of the British field sports.

Creator:: Lawrence, John, 1753–1839
Date:: 1818
Physical Description:: [4], 144, [49], 146-172 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. Portraits, memoirs, and characters, of remarkable persons : from the revolution in 1688 to the end of the reign of George II. Collected from the most authentic accounts extant. / By James Caulfield ...

Creator:: Caulfield, James, 1764–1826
Date:: 1819-1820
Physical Description:: 4 volumes : frontispiece, portraits ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. Dr. Goldsmith's Abridged history of England : from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George II / continued from that period to the bombardment of Copenhagen by an able writer ; and brought down to the present time by an attentive observer of public events.

Creator:: Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774
Date:: 1819
Physical Description:: [4], 444 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., ports ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. Life in London, or, The day and night scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his elegant friend Corinthia Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their rambles and sprees through the metropolis / by Pierce Egan, author of Walks through Bath, Sporting anecdotes, Pictures of the Fancy, Boxiana, &c. ; dedicated to His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Fourth ; embellished with thirty-six scenes from real life, designed and etched by I. R. & G. Cruikshank ; and enriched also with numerous original designs on wood, by the same artists.

Creator:: Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Date:: 1821
Physical Description:: xvi, 376, [10] p., [39] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. Sporting and highly amusing humorous prints, of a superior class, and of a novel kind : lately published, solely by Thomas M'Lean, printseller, bookseller, and publisher, 26, Haymarket, London : principally designed and executed by that unrivalled artist, Henry Alken.

Date:: [1823?]
Physical Description:: 15, [1] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. Points of humour : illustrated by the designs of George Cruikshank.

Date:: 1823-1824
Physical Description:: 2 pt. : ill. 26 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

47. The works of William Hogarth : containing one hundred and fifty-eight engravings / by Mr. Cooke, and Mr. Davenport ; with descriptions, in which are pointed out many beauties that have hitherto escaped notice ; with a comment on their moral tendency ; in two volumes.

Creator:: Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen : in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland / by J. P. Neale. 2d series....

Creator:: Neale, John Preston, 1780–1847
Date:: 1824-1829
Physical Description:: 5 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. Sir Harry Herald's Graphical representation of the coronation regalia : with the degrees and costume of different ranks.

Creator:: Herald, Harry, Sir
Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: 17 leaves : ill., 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. Illustrations of the field movements of cavalry : in a series of copper plate engravings : with an introductory chapter, illustrated by engravings upon wood : intended for the use of yeomanry and volunteer cavalry : and also of noblemen and gentlemen, who, contemplating service in this force, or from whatever other motive, may wish to acquire a knowledge of cavalry tactics / by Captain John Bamford.

Creator:: Bamford, John, Captain
Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: xvi, 18, [2] p., 13 leaves of plates : ill. ; 53 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. The book of English trades, and library of the useful arts : with seventy engravings.

Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: iv, 454, 18 pages, [86] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

52. The Tom & Jerry flash dictionary.

Date:: 1825
Physical Description:: 69, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 13 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. Temple of Fancy.

Creator:: S. and J. Fuller
Date:: [1825?]
Physical Description:: [4] p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. Debrett's peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland.

Date:: 1825
Physical Description:: 2 volumes (cliv, 1308 pages) : illustrations, coats of arms, portrait ; 17 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. The life of an actor / by Pierce Egan, author of "Life in London," "Tom and Jerry," "A Musical Drama," etc. ; dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. ; the poetical descriptions by T. Greenwood ; embellished with twenty-seven characteristic scenes, etched by Theodore Lane ; enriched also with several original designs on wood, executed by Mr. Thompson.

Creator:: Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Date:: 1825
Physical Description:: xvi, 272 p., [27] leaves of plates : ill ; 25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

56. Facetiæ and miscellanies / by William Hone ; with one hundred and twenty engravings, drawn by George Cruiksbank.

Creator:: Hone, William, 1780–1842
Date:: 1827
Physical Description:: 14 pts. in 1 v. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

57. Pierce Egan's anecdotes (original and selected) of the turf, the chase, the ring, and the stage : the whole forming a complete panorama of the sporting world, uniting with it a book of reference and entertaining companion to the lovers of British sports / embellished with thirteen colored plates, designed from nature, and etched by Theodore Lane ; dedicated to Sir Bellingham Graham, Bart.

Creator:: Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Date:: MDCCCXXVII [1827]
Physical Description:: viii, 304, [1] p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. An essay on warm, cold and vapour bathing : with practical observations on sea bathing, diseases of the skin, bilious, liver complaints, and dropsy / by Sir Arthur Clarke ...

Creator:: Clarke, Arthur, Sir, 1778–1857
Date:: 1820
Physical Description:: 232 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

59. Time's telescope for 1829, or, A complete guide to the almanack : containing an explanation of saints' days and holidays : with illustrations of British history and antiquities, existing and obsolete rites and customs, sketches of comparative chronology, and contemporary biography : astronomical occurrences in every month, comprising remarks on the phenomena of the celestial bodies : and the naturalist's diary, explaining the various appearances in the animal and vegetable kingdoms : with numerous engravings on wood, from drawings by eminent artists : published annually.

Date:: 1829 [i.e., 1828]
Physical Description:: [2], ii, [2], 428 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

60. The panorama of London, or, Visitor's guide / by T. Allen ; with numerous engravings.

Creator:: Allen, Thomas, 1803–1833
Date:: 1828]
Physical Description:: 318 p., [32] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., map ; 14 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. A treatise on Cobbett's corn : containing instructions for propagating and cultivating the plant, and for harvesting and preserving the crop; and also an account of the several uses to which the produce is applied, with minute directions relative to each mode of application / by William Cobbett.

Creator:: Cobbett, William, 1763–1835
Date:: 1828
Physical Description:: iv p., [146] leaves : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

62. The Tower menagerie: comprising the natural history of the animals contained in that establishment; with anecdotes of their characters and history. Illustrated by portraits of each, taken from life, by William Harvey; and engraved on wood by Branston and Wright.

Creator:: Bennett, Edward Turner, 1797–1836
Date:: 1829
Physical Description:: xviii, 241, [1] p. illus. 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

63. Celebrated & extraordinary exhibition, patronized by the royal families of England, France, Belgium, &c. &c. &c. of the industrious fleas : from Regent Street, is now exhibiting at Somerset Gallery, Strand.

Date:: [183-?]
Physical Description:: 1 sheet ([1]) p.) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

64. Arliss's funny library, of wit, satire, and humour : containing, facetiae, under the heads of pasquinades, anecdotes, jeu d'esprits, witticisms : mornings at Bow Street, new punning songs, broad grins, maxims, irish bulls, conundrums, anagrams, enigmas, bon mots, whims, tid bits, curious epitaphs, brevities, yarns, miseries, long bows, puzzles, &c., &c., : embellished with forty-eight numerous wood engravings by the most eminent artists.

Date:: 1832
Physical Description:: 128 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

65. Pierce Egan's book of sports, and mirror of life : embracing the turf, the chase, the ring, and the stage / interspersed with original memoirs of sporting men, etc.

Creator:: Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Date:: 1832
Physical Description:: iv, 414 pages : illustrations. ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

66. Extraordinary exhibition! : under the patronage of her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, the nobility, gentry, &c. &c. : 209, Regent Street, the industrious fleas : performing most astonishing feats : the whole different from last season.

Date:: 1833?]
Physical Description:: 1 sheet ([1]) p.) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

67. A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank : but uninvested with heritable honours / by John Burke ...

Creator:: Burke, John, 1787–1848
Date:: 1833-1838
Physical Description:: 4 v. : coats of arms, ports. ; 25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. The field book, or, Sports and pastimes of the United Kingdom : compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern / by the author of "Wild sports of the West."

Creator:: Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792–1850
Date:: 1833
Physical Description:: viii, 616 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

69. A brief account of Ibbetson's Geometric Chuck, manufactured by Holtzapffel & Co. : with a selection of specimens illustrative of some of its powers / by John Holt Ibbetson, Esq.

Creator:: Ibbetson, John Holt
Date:: 1833
Physical Description:: 47, [1] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

70. A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours / by John Burke, Esq., author of "The history of the peerage and baronetage," "of the extinct and dormant peerage," &c.

Creator:: Burke, John, 1787–1848
Date:: MDCCCXXXIV-MDCCCXXXVIII [1834-1838]
Physical Description:: 4 v. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. Three hundred and twenty picturesque views in Great Britain : land and water scenery, castles, towns, villages, seats, ruins, villas, churches, bridges, public buildings, and all objects of note and interest / the whole drawn & engraved by G.W. Bonner ; with descriptive illustrations by Charles Mackenzie.

Creator:: Bonner, G. W. (George Wilmot), 1796–1836
Date:: [1835?]
Physical Description:: [22] p., 36 leaves of plates : ill. 23 x 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

72. Helps and hints how to protect life and property : with instructions in rifle and pistol shooting, &c. / by Lt. Col. baron de Berenger ; the embellishments by Mr. Bonner and others ; after designs by Messrs. G. and R. Cruikshank, Alken, Haghe, Fussell, and de Berenger.

Creator:: Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
Date:: 1835
Physical Description:: vii, [1], 286, [2] p., [10] leaves of plates (two folded) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

73. The complete angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation : being a discourse of rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing / written by Isaac Walton ; and instructions how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clear stream by Charles Cotton ; with original memoirs and notes by Sir Harris Nicolas, K.C.M.G.

Creator:: Walton, Izaak, 1593–1683
Date:: 1836
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

74. The book of sports, games, and athletic exercises / by William Martin, author of The Parlour Book, &c. &c. &c.

Creator:: Martin, William, 1801–1867
Date:: [between 1837 and 1845]
Physical Description:: [4], 268 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

75. Practical remarks on aerial navigation / by Sir George Cayley, Bart.

Creator:: Cayley, George, Sir, 1773–1857
Date:: [1837?]
Physical Description:: 16 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

76. Sketches in London / by James Grant, the author of "Random recollections of the Lords and Commons," "The Great Metropolis," &c. &c. ; with twenty-four humorous illustrations, by "Phiz," and others.

Creator:: Grant, James, 1802–1879
Date:: [1837-1838]
Physical Description:: [12] pt. ([4], viii, 408 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

77. The chace, the turf, and the road / by Nimrod ; with illustrations by Henry Alken, and a portrait by D. Maclise, R.A.

Creator:: Nimrod, 1778–1843
Date:: MDCCCXXXVII [1837]
Physical Description:: [2], xx, 301, [1] pages, [14] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

78. Sporting : embellished by large engravings and vignettes illustrative of British field sports, from pictures painted by T. Gainsborough, R.A., E. Landseer, R.A., A. Cooper, R.A., Charles Hancock, J.F. Lewis, W. Barraud, &c. / edited by Nimrod ; with literary contributions by Thomas Hood ... John Hamilton Reynolds ... &c.

Date:: 1838
Physical Description:: [8], viii, 144 p., [22] leaves of plates : ill. ; 38 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

79. State procession from the Queen's palace to the western door of Westminster Abbey, on the 28th of June, 1838, the day of Her Majesty's coronation : under the direction of one of the Queen's equerries, with two assistants.

Date:: 1838
Physical Description:: 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 134 x 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

80. The artificial florist, or, The art of making artificial flowers, in easy progressive lessons / by John Foster.

Creator:: Foster, John
Date:: 1838
Physical Description:: 26, [18] p., 6 leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

81. Osborne's guide to the grand junction of Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester railway : with the geography of the country : through which the line passes, and complete guides to the towns of Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester : illustrated with numerous wood engravings and maps.

Date:: 1838
Physical Description:: iv, 347, 38 p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 17 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

82. Public works of Great Britain : consisting of railways, rails, chairs, blocks, cuttings, embankments, tunnels, oblique arches, viaducts, bridges, stations, locomotive engines &c : cast iron bridges, iron and gas works : canals, lock gates, centering, masonry and brick work for canal tunnels, canal boats, the London and Liverpool docks, plans and dimensions, dock gates, walls, quays and their masonry, mooring chains : plan of the harbour and port of London, and other important engineering works with descriptions and specifications : the whole rendered of the utmost utility to the civil engineer, to the nobility and gentry, as monuments of the useful arts in this country and as examples to the foreign engineer / edited by F.W. Simms, C.E. ; 153 plates.

Date:: 1838
Physical Description:: [5], viii-xii, 72, 32, 24, 70 pages, [142] leaves of plates in various foliations : illustrations, maps, plans ; 56 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

83. The suburban gardener and villa companion : comprising the choice of a suburban or villa residence, or of a situation on which to form one : the arrangement and furnishing of the house and the laying out, planting, and general management of the garden and grounds : the whole adapted for grounds from one perch to fifty acres and upwards in extent : and intended for the instruction of those who know little of gardening and rural affairs : and more particularly for the use of ladies / by J. C. Loudon ... ; illustrated by numerous engravings.

Creator:: Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783–1843
Date:: 1838
Physical Description:: xvi, 752 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

84. Parlour magic.

Date:: MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
Physical Description:: vii, [2], iv-viii, [2],183, [1] pages : illustrations ; 15 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

85. An historical and descriptive account of Brimham Rocks in the West Riding of Yorkshire : intended as a guide to visitors.

Date:: 1839
Physical Description:: 24 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

86. The Great Western, Cheltenham and Great Western, and Bristol and Exeter railway guides : containing a topographical, antiquarian, and geological account of the country and of the towns and villages in the neighbourhood of the railways : with a preliminary description of the construction of the Great Western and other railways : illustrated with numerous and accurate engravings on wood, and guides to Windsor, Reading, Oxford, Glocester, Hereford, Cheltenham, Bath, Wells, and Bristol.

Date:: 1839
Physical Description:: xxxvi, 284 p. [7] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps ; 15 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

87. Sergeant Bell and his raree-show : embellished with wood cuts / by Cruikshanks [sic], Thompson, Williams, etc.

Creator:: Old Humphrey, 1787–1854
Date:: 1839
Physical Description:: viii, 447, [1] p. : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

88. The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries : with accounts of bridges, tunnels, and canals, in various parts of the world.

Date:: MDCCCXXXIX [1839]
Physical Description:: viii, 340 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

89. An encyclopaedia of rural sports, or, A complete account, historical, practical, and descriptive, of hunting, shooting, fishing, racing, and other field sports and athletic amusements of the present day / by Delabere P. Blaine ... ; illustrated by six hundred engravings on wood, by R. Branston, from drawings by Alken, T. Landseer, Dickes, etc.

Creator:: Blaine, Delabere P. (Delabere Pritchett)
Date:: 1840
Physical Description:: xv, [1], 1240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

90. Bacchus and the tee-totallers / by Rumfusticus Bibulus, Esq., president of the Anti-temperance society.

Creator:: Bibulus, Rumfusticus
Date:: 1841
Physical Description:: 19, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

91. An epitome, historical and statistical, descriptive of the Royal Naval Service of England / by E. Miles ; with the assistance of Lieutenant Lawford Miles, R.N. ; embellished with eight highly-finished, coloured, engraved views of shipping, by W. Knell ; besides fourteen coloured illustrations of the flags, pendants, and ensigns, as worn by Her Majesty's ships and vessels in commission.

Creator:: Miles, Edmund
Date:: 1841
Physical Description:: xii, 184, 14 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. The new picture of London : being a complete guide & hand-book to all that can amuse, interest, and instruct in this vast metropolis : and a useful and entertaining companion to the exhibitions and public buildings, sights and amusements, for the stranger, resident, and visitor.

Date:: [1841]
Physical Description:: xii, 276 p., [11] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 15 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

93. George Cruikshank's omnibus : illustrated with one hundred engravings on steel and wood ... / edited by Laman Blanchard, Esq.

Creator:: Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Date:: 1842
Physical Description:: [2], vi, [2], 300 p., [22] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

94. Histories of noble British families : with biographical notices of the most distinguished individuals in each : illustrated by their armorial bearings, portraits, monuments, seals, etc.

Creator:: Drummond, Henry, 1786–1860
Date:: 1842-1846
Physical Description:: 2 volumes : illustrations ; 56 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

95. History of the orders of knighthood of the British Empire : of the Order of Guelphs of Hanover, and of the medals, clasps, and crosses, conferred for naval and military services / by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas ...

Creator:: Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir, 1799–1848
Date:: 1842
Physical Description:: 4 v. col. fronts., illus., col. plates, 39 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

96. The tutor's assistant, or, Comic figures of arithmetic : slightly altered and elucidated from walking-game / by Alfred Crowquill.

Creator:: Crowquill, Alfred
Date:: MDCCCXLIII [1843]
Physical Description:: xiv, [2], 128 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

97. The comic album : a book for every table.

Date:: 1843
Physical Description:: [138] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

98. The tutor's assistant, or, Comic figures of arithmetic / slightly altered and elucidated from Walking-game, by Alfred Crowquill.

Creator:: Crowquill, Alfred
Date:: MDCCCXLIII [1843]
Physical Description:: xiv, 128 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

99. The country house : (with designs) / edited by Lady Mary Fox.

Date:: MDCCCXLIII [1843]
Physical Description:: viii, 65 p., 5 leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. The comic album : a book for every table.

Date:: 1844
Physical Description:: [140] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

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4. The art of fencing, or, The use of the small sword / translated from the French of the late celebrated Monsieur L'Abbat, master of that art at the Academy of Toulouse, by Andrew Mahon, professor of the small sword.

5. Deliciæ britannicæ, or, The curiosities of Hampton-Court and Windsor-Castle, delineated : with occasional reflections, and embellished with copper-plates of the two palaces, &c. / by George Bickham, jun.

6. The Harleian miscellany, or, a collection of scarce, curious, and entertaining pamphlets and tracts : as well in manuscript as in print, found in the late earl of Oxford's library : interspersed with historical, political, and critical notes : with a table of contents, and an alphabetical index.

10. A succinct description of that elaborate pile of art, call'd the microcosm.

12. An essay on design in gardening.

14. [Cost of artificial slate in roofing compared with that of plain tiles and that of slate].

15. [Artificial slate roofs].

16. Memoirs of the ancient earls of Warren and Surrey : and their descendants to the present time / by the Rev. John Watson, M.A. F.A.S. late fellow of the Brasen-Nose College in Oxford, and rector of Stockport in Cheshire.

17. [Carriage and harness manufacturer's pattern book].

18. The biographical mirrour : comprising a series of ancient and modern English portraits of eminent and distinguished persons, from original pictures and drawings.

19. Artistic anatomy of the human figure / by Henry Warren ... ; with twenty-three illustrations drawn on wood by the author.

21. [Catalogue of prints for books]

22. Figures of British land birds / engraved on wood by T. Bewick ; to which are added, a few foreign birds, with their vulgar and scientific names. Vol. I.

23. The remarkable story and sudden death of a cock-fighter : who died on the pit-hill as he was about to descend into a coal pit : together with a copy of verses' upon the occasion / by the celebrated poet William Cowper.

24. A prospectus, &c. of the British School : His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, patron.

27. The antiquities of the Anglo-Saxon church / by the Rev. John Lingard.

28. [Collection of printed ephemera : trade bills, receipts, advertising cards, etc.]

29. A biographical peerage of the Empire of Great Britain : in which are memoirs and characters of the most celebrated persons of each family.

31. Hints to the bearers of walking-sticks and umbrellas : illustrated by six engravings.

36. Collins's Peerage of England : genealogical, biographical, and historical / greatly augmented, and continued to the preent time, by Sir Egerton Brydges ...

37. Abridgement of the history of England : from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George II / by Dr. Goldsmith ; and continued by an eminent writer to the peace of Amiens, in the year 1802 ; with heads by Bewick.

39. The antiquarian itinerary, comprising specimens of architecture, monastic, castellated, and domestic ; with other vestiges of antiquity in Great Britain. Accompanied with descriptions.

40. The bibliographical decameron, or, Ten days pleasant discourse upon illuminated manuscripts, and subjects connected with early engraving, typography, and bibliography / by the Rev. T.F. Dibdin ...

41. The sportsman's calendar, or, Monthly remembrancer of field diversions / by the author of the British field sports.

42. Portraits, memoirs, and characters, of remarkable persons : from the revolution in 1688 to the end of the reign of George II. Collected from the most authentic accounts extant. / By James Caulfield ...

43. Dr. Goldsmith's Abridged history of England : from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the death of George II / continued from that period to the bombardment of Copenhagen by an able writer ; and brought down to the present time by an attentive observer of public events.

45. Sporting and highly amusing humorous prints, of a superior class, and of a novel kind : lately published, solely by Thomas M'Lean, printseller, bookseller, and publisher, 26, Haymarket, London : principally designed and executed by that unrivalled artist, Henry Alken.

46. Points of humour : illustrated by the designs of George Cruikshank.

47. The works of William Hogarth : containing one hundred and fifty-eight engravings / by Mr. Cooke, and Mr. Davenport ; with descriptions, in which are pointed out many beauties that have hitherto escaped notice ; with a comment on their moral tendency ; in two volumes.

48. Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen : in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland / by J. P. Neale. 2d series....

49. Sir Harry Herald's Graphical representation of the coronation regalia : with the degrees and costume of different ranks.

51. The book of English trades, and library of the useful arts : with seventy engravings.

52. The Tom & Jerry flash dictionary.

53. Temple of Fancy.

54. Debrett's peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland.

56. Facetiæ and miscellanies / by William Hone ; with one hundred and twenty engravings, drawn by George Cruiksbank.

58. An essay on warm, cold and vapour bathing : with practical observations on sea bathing, diseases of the skin, bilious, liver complaints, and dropsy / by Sir Arthur Clarke ...

60. The panorama of London, or, Visitor's guide / by T. Allen ; with numerous engravings.

62. The Tower menagerie: comprising the natural history of the animals contained in that establishment; with anecdotes of their characters and history. Illustrated by portraits of each, taken from life, by William Harvey; and engraved on wood by Branston and Wright.

63. Celebrated & extraordinary exhibition, patronized by the royal families of England, France, Belgium, &c. &c. &c. of the industrious fleas : from Regent Street, is now exhibiting at Somerset Gallery, Strand.

65. Pierce Egan's book of sports, and mirror of life : embracing the turf, the chase, the ring, and the stage / interspersed with original memoirs of sporting men, etc.

66. Extraordinary exhibition! : under the patronage of her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, the nobility, gentry, &c. &c. : 209, Regent Street, the industrious fleas : performing most astonishing feats : the whole different from last season.

67. A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank : but uninvested with heritable honours / by John Burke ...

68. The field book, or, Sports and pastimes of the United Kingdom : compiled from the best authorities, ancient and modern / by the author of "Wild sports of the West."

69. A brief account of Ibbetson's Geometric Chuck, manufactured by Holtzapffel & Co. : with a selection of specimens illustrative of some of its powers / by John Holt Ibbetson, Esq.

70. A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank, but uninvested with heritable honours / by John Burke, Esq., author of "The history of the peerage and baronetage," "of the extinct and dormant peerage," &c.

72. Helps and hints how to protect life and property : with instructions in rifle and pistol shooting, &c. / by Lt. Col. baron de Berenger ; the embellishments by Mr. Bonner and others ; after designs by Messrs. G. and R. Cruikshank, Alken, Haghe, Fussell, and de Berenger.

74. The book of sports, games, and athletic exercises / by William Martin, author of The Parlour Book, &c. &c. &c.

75. Practical remarks on aerial navigation / by Sir George Cayley, Bart.

76. Sketches in London / by James Grant, the author of "Random recollections of the Lords and Commons," "The Great Metropolis," &c. &c. ; with twenty-four humorous illustrations, by "Phiz," and others.

77. The chace, the turf, and the road / by Nimrod ; with illustrations by Henry Alken, and a portrait by D. Maclise, R.A.

79. State procession from the Queen's palace to the western door of Westminster Abbey, on the 28th of June, 1838, the day of Her Majesty's coronation : under the direction of one of the Queen's equerries, with two assistants.

80. The artificial florist, or, The art of making artificial flowers, in easy progressive lessons / by John Foster.

81. Osborne's guide to the grand junction of Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester railway : with the geography of the country : through which the line passes, and complete guides to the towns of Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester : illustrated with numerous wood engravings and maps.

84. Parlour magic.

85. An historical and descriptive account of Brimham Rocks in the West Riding of Yorkshire : intended as a guide to visitors.

87. Sergeant Bell and his raree-show : embellished with wood cuts / by Cruikshanks [sic], Thompson, Williams, etc.

88. The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries : with accounts of bridges, tunnels, and canals, in various parts of the world.

90. Bacchus and the tee-totallers / by Rumfusticus Bibulus, Esq., president of the Anti-temperance society.

92. The new picture of London : being a complete guide & hand-book to all that can amuse, interest, and instruct in this vast metropolis : and a useful and entertaining companion to the exhibitions and public buildings, sights and amusements, for the stranger, resident, and visitor.

93. George Cruikshank's omnibus : illustrated with one hundred engravings on steel and wood ... / edited by Laman Blanchard, Esq.

94. Histories of noble British families : with biographical notices of the most distinguished individuals in each : illustrated by their armorial bearings, portraits, monuments, seals, etc.

95. History of the orders of knighthood of the British Empire : of the Order of Guelphs of Hanover, and of the medals, clasps, and crosses, conferred for naval and military services / by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas ...

96. The tutor's assistant, or, Comic figures of arithmetic : slightly altered and elucidated from walking-game / by Alfred Crowquill.

97. The comic album : a book for every table.

98. The tutor's assistant, or, Comic figures of arithmetic / slightly altered and elucidated from Walking-game, by Alfred Crowquill.

99. The country house : (with designs) / edited by Lady Mary Fox.

100. The comic album : a book for every table.