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1. Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse.

Thomas Gainsborough letter to Elizabeth Rasse.
Creator:
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
Date:
[1753]
Physical Description:
1 sheet (2 pages) : autograph letter signed ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. 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

3. 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

4. Programme of events, Sunday, February 9th, 1930 : T.S.S. "Caledonia", Anchor Line.

Programme of events, Sunday, February 9th, 1930 : T.S.S. "Caledonia", Anchor Line.
Creator:
Anchor Line (Firm)
Date:
1930
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm, folded to 19 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

5. Post Office Jubilee of Uniform Penny Postage at South Kensington Museum, 2nd July, 1890.

Post Office Jubilee of Uniform Penny Postage at South Kensington Museum, 2nd July, 1890.
Date:
[1890]
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 11 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A token of faithful love! To my dearest Valentine!

A token of faithful love! To my dearest Valentine!
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. W. Burt scrapbook : manuscript.

W. Burt scrapbook : manuscript.
Date:
1820s?-1867 (bulk 1820s)
Physical Description:
1 volume (80 pages) : illustrations (some color) ; 44 x 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The ports, harbours, watering-places, and coast scenery of Great Britain / illustrated by views taken on the spot by W.H. Bartlett ; with descriptions by William Beattie, J.D. Harding, T. Creswick, and others ; with descriptions, historical and topographical.

The ports, harbours, watering-places, and coast scenery of Great Britain / illustrated by views taken on the spot by W.H. Bartlett ; with descriptions by William Beattie, J.D. Harding, T. Creswick, and others ; with descriptions, historical and topographical.
Creator:
Finden, William, 1787–1852
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. The book of 4021 & 4020 : (golden delicious).

The book of 4021 & 4020 : (golden delicious).
Creator:
Rook, Anne
Date:
2002
Physical Description:
[8] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 16 cm. + 1 plastic food container (19 x 14 x 4 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Album of pressed plant, flower, and seaweed specimens.

Album of pressed plant, flower, and seaweed specimens.
Date:
1856-1863
Physical Description:
1 volume (31 leaves) ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. [Bill of receipt by Nicholas Watson, on behalf of his mother Ann Watson, for the purchase of coffee and sugar by Mrs. De Sausmarez, 1793].

[Bill of receipt by Nicholas Watson, on behalf of his mother Ann Watson, for the purchase of coffee and sugar by Mrs. De Sausmarez, 1793].
Creator:
Watson, Nicholas, active 1793
Date:
1793
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 70 x 164 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Lichen.

Lichen.
Creator:
Bonnell, Mandy
Date:
[2012]
Physical Description:
20 packets : illustrations ; in box 8 x 21 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. An account of the charges for catching the red deer out of the woods of the Rt. Honble. the Earl of Salsbury at Hatfield, from Novre. the 9th, 1734, to February the 2nd 1734/5.

An account of the charges for catching the red deer out of the woods of the Rt. Honble. the Earl of Salsbury at Hatfield, from Novre. the 9th, 1734, to February the 2nd 1734/5.
Date:
1735
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 34 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Two funeral scenes, with horse-drawn hearses.

Two funeral scenes, with horse-drawn hearses.
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut ; sheet 14 x 22
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a woman and a sister?"

Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a woman and a sister?"
Date:
circa 1835
Physical Description:
1 fob seal : gilding over copper or copper alloy, amethyst-colored glass ; face 15 x 8 mm, depth 22 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts