<< YCBA Home Yale Center for British Art Yale Center for British Art << YCBA Home

YCBA Collections Search

Search Constraints

Start Over
You searched for:

Collection Rare Books and Manuscripts

Remove constraint Collection: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Language English

Remove constraint Language: English

Image Use Under Certain Circumstances

Remove constraint Image Use: Under Certain Circumstances

Search Results

1. Letter to John Thomas Smith.

Letter to John Thomas Smith.
Creator:
Constable, John, 1776–1837
Date:
1797, between January 16 and March 23
Physical Description:
1 item (1 p.) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too : long has tried your love to claim and vows twill e'er be true. They say at once you will incline to be my faithful Valentine.

A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too : long has tried your love to claim and vows twill e'er be true. They say at once you will incline to be my faithful Valentine.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Geo. Wostenholm & Son's, Ltd. : Sheffield, England : the finest cutlery in the world.

Geo. Wostenholm & Son's, Ltd. : Sheffield, England : the finest cutlery in the world.
Creator:
George Wostenholm & Son (Sheffield, England)
Date:
[not before 1875]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 10 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the Englyshe bathe the bodyes of the womenne & childrenne in the sea.

Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people : How the Englyshe bathe the bodyes of the womenne & childrenne in the sea.
Creator:
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 pages) : etching ; 19 x 12 cm, folded to 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Open house London : 17-18 September 2011.

Open house London : 17-18 September 2011.
Date:
[2011]
Physical Description:
72 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school, Hendersyde.

Bill for school expenses for Jean Cockburn, at Mrs. Waldie's school, Hendersyde.
Creator:
Waldie, Mrs., active 1808
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
1 sheets ; 16 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker : Albion House, Walworth : family mourning.

G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker : Albion House, Walworth : family mourning.
Creator:
G.A.E. Wilmot (Firm)
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 7 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. First lessons in plain sewing for home or school.

First lessons in plain sewing for home or school.
Date:
[approximately 1900?]
Physical Description:
16 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. The absent minded beggar.

The absent minded beggar.
Creator:
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865–1936
Date:
c1899
Physical Description:
1 printed handkerchief : damask cotton ; 62 x 60 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972

10. [Inn tally for food and drink at the Black Lion Inn, Scarthingmoor].

[Inn tally for food and drink at the Black Lion Inn, Scarthingmoor].
Creator:
Black Lion Inn (Scarthingmoor, England)
Date:
[early 19th century]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 17 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. May Christmas bring you many blessings.

May Christmas bring you many blessings.
Creator:
Castell Brothers (Firm : London, England)
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 Christmas card : color illustrations ; 10 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Thomas Macdonald, sketch maker & designer.

Thomas Macdonald, sketch maker & designer.
Creator:
Macdonald, Thomas (Engraver)
Date:
[approximately 1880?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustration ; 12 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. May nothing cloud your Xmas day, or interrupt its glee, but may its joys con-neck-tie-dly be collared all by thee!

May nothing cloud your Xmas day, or interrupt its glee, but may its joys con-neck-tie-dly be collared all by thee!
Date:
[approximately 1875?]
Physical Description:
1 Christmas card : color illustrations ; 6 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding.

Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 item (1 shell, 30 seaweed specimens) ; 13 x 12 x 4 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. 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

16. A faithful tribute of affection! To my love.

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

17. Wm. Walker & Son : family grocers & wine merchants : net cash : price list : 78 Main Street, Wexford.

Wm. Walker & Son : family grocers & wine merchants : net cash : price list : 78 Main Street, Wexford.
Creator:
Wm Walker & Son (Firm)
Date:
1891
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 29 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

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

Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho.
Date:
[approximately 1855]
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored lithograph ; 33 x 44 cm folded to 33 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

19. A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth : performed by a student there 177[blank].

A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth : performed by a student there 177[blank].
Creator:
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801
Date:
approximately 1798-1799
Physical Description:
518 pages : illustrations, diagrams, maps ; 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. [Victorian pop-up Valentines Card].

[Victorian pop-up Valentines Card].
Date:
[approximately 1875]
Physical Description:
1 valentine card : chromolithograph ; 90 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. Register of criminal offenders in Nottingham, England : manuscript.

Register of criminal offenders in Nottingham, England : manuscript.
Date:
circa 1879-circa 1921
Physical Description:
83 leaves (with blanks after leaf 50) : photographs ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. British butterflies.

British butterflies.
Creator:
Bush, Tracey
Date:
[2004]
Physical Description:
8 cut-paper butterflies ; in box 13 x 18 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape.

Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape.
Creator:
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Date:
circa 1790
Physical Description:
1 v. (44 leaves, with blanks) : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. Packet of embossed gilt paper ornaments.

Packet of embossed gilt paper ornaments.
Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Date:
1810?
Physical Description:
1 packet ; 45 x 62 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. Sketchbooks.

Sketchbooks.
Creator:
Estcourt, Thomas Grimston Bucknall, 1775–1853
Date:
1826-1851
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 19 x 27 cm, and smaller.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. I am thine love.

I am thine love.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. Frock me : vintage fashion show.

Frock me : vintage fashion show.
Creator:
Frock me (London, England)
Date:
[2013]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 21 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. J. Turrill, manufacturer of dressings cases, writing desks, leather travelling cases, work boxes, &c. : 250, Regent Street, near Oxford Street, London.

J. Turrill, manufacturer of dressings cases, writing desks, leather travelling cases, work boxes, &c. : 250, Regent Street, near Oxford Street, London.
Creator:
Turrill, John
Date:
[between 1830 and 1840?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet (2 pages) : illustrations ; 15 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. Bill for school expenses at King's Lodge Academy, Exeter, to be paid to the Messrs. Quicke.

Bill for school expenses at King's Lodge Academy, Exeter, to be paid to the Messrs. Quicke.
Creator:
King's Lodge Academy (Exeter, England)
Date:
1850
Physical Description:
4 unnumbered pages ; 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. Bill from the Daily Post Waggon Office, Edinburgh for carriage expenses fo Mr. G. Alexander, Banff.

Bill from the Daily Post Waggon Office, Edinburgh for carriage expenses fo Mr. G. Alexander, Banff.
Date:
4th November, 1812
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 7 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. A journal of a voyage to Madrass : in the year of our Lord Christ, 1761 : manuscript / by Richard Rose, Leiutenant [sic] in the 96th Regiment of Foot.

A journal of a voyage to Madrass : in the year of our Lord Christ, 1761 : manuscript / by Richard Rose, Leiutenant [sic] in the 96th Regiment of Foot.
Creator:
Rose, Richard, 1728–1770
Date:
1761
Physical Description:
1 volume ([6], 80 pages) : illustrations ; 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. My heart is where thou art!

My heart is where thou art!
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. [Bill from Wainwright and Watkins for Sir J.G. Cotterell, 1812]

[Bill from Wainwright and Watkins for Sir J.G. Cotterell, 1812]
Creator:
Wainwright and Watkins (Firm : Hereford, England)
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
[1] sheet ; 39 x 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. In affectionate remembrance of Isabella, the beloved wife of James Clark, of Camerton : who died January 2nd, 1898, aged 53 years : interred at Camerton Church on Wednesday, January 5th, at 3 o'clock.

In affectionate remembrance of Isabella, the beloved wife of James Clark, of Camerton : who died January 2nd, 1898, aged 53 years : interred at Camerton Church on Wednesday, January 5th, at 3 o'clock.
Date:
1898
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. In affectionate remembrance of John Farres, who died November 5th, 1885 : aged 72 years.

In affectionate remembrance of John Farres, who died November 5th, 1885 : aged 72 years.
Date:
1885
Physical Description:
1 card : letterpress ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. Specimens of articles in common use.

Specimens of articles in common use.
Date:
between 1840 and 1860?
Physical Description:
1 box (141 specimens) ; 16 x 25 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. Happy may they birthday be.

Happy may they birthday be.
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 item : color illustrations ; 22 x 8 cm, folded to 12 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. In loving memory of Emily Clifford, dearly beloved wife of George Clifford : who died October 24th, 1905 : aged 41 years.

In loving memory of Emily Clifford, dearly beloved wife of George Clifford : who died October 24th, 1905 : aged 41 years.
Date:
1905
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 70 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. [Set of three postcards made to accompany "Estate : a book of collected drawings."]

[Set of three postcards made to accompany "Estate : a book of collected drawings."]
Creator:
Dilnot, John
Date:
1991
Physical Description:
[3] postcards : color ; 11 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist

40. Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent.

Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. Album of drawings of English moths, butterflies, flowers, and mollusks.

Album of drawings of English moths, butterflies, flowers, and mollusks.
Date:
1805-1822
Physical Description:
1 volume (65 leaves, rectos only) ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. [Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship] [realia].

[Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship] [realia].
Creator:
Wood, Charles H., fl. 1840–1870
Date:
[ca. 1859]
Physical Description:
1 Turbo (gastropod) shell : mother of pearl, engraved ; 120 x 125 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. Ellen Fenton diaries.

Ellen Fenton diaries.
Creator:
Fenton, Ellen, b. ca. 1813
Date:
1854-1862
Physical Description:
9 v. : ill. ; 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

44. Winter buds / John Dilnot.

Winter buds / John Dilnot.
Creator:
Dilnot, John
Date:
2008
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([18] pages) : col. ill. ; 10 x 53 cm, folded to 10 x 3 cm, attached to boards 11 x 4 cm + 1 postcard (15 cm) and 1 card insert (16 cm)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. Presentation album to Abraham Follett Osler, on his eightieth birthday : illuminated with miniatures.

Presentation album to Abraham Follett Osler, on his eightieth birthday : illuminated with miniatures.
Creator:
Morton, Edward
Date:
1888
Physical Description:
1 volume (10 leaves) ; 36 x 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. Memento mori ring.

Memento mori ring.
Date:
1689
Physical Description:
1 ring : gold, glass, ivory, gold wire, and hair ; face 21 x 17mm, band 20 mm in depth
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Susan M. Yecies, Yale BA 1971

47. A survey and description of the principal harbours : with their accommodation and conveniences for erecting, moaring, securing and refitting the Navy Royal of England via the rivers of Thames and Medway, containing Chatham and Sheerness Dockyards on the latter, and Woolwich and Deptford on the former : also the port of Portsmouth and Southampton water, with the dockyard on the former, Plymouth sound with the coast of Devonshire to Torbay, with the late erected new dockyard at Hamoze & the Navy Office near Tower-Hill, London : illustrated by general planns and proper views or prospects of each place to which the particular buildings thereof are confin'd : together with an account of the improvements which have been made at each yard since the Revolution, 1688, giving a numericall account of the several kinds of buildings with their quantity and value which by an estimate rate they may be accounted worth to the nation : also an account of the nature and usefullness of the late erected New Docks at Portsmouth and the yard at Plymouth.

A survey and description of the principal harbours : with their accommodation and conveniences for erecting, moaring, securing and refitting the Navy Royal of England via the rivers of Thames and Medway, containing Chatham and Sheerness Dockyards on the latter, and Woolwich and Deptford on the former : also the port of Portsmouth and Southampton water, with the dockyard on the former, Plymouth sound with the coast of Devonshire to Torbay, with the late erected new dockyard at Hamoze & the Navy Office near Tower-Hill, London : illustrated by general planns and proper views or prospects of each place to which the particular buildings thereof are confin'd : together with an account of the improvements which have been made at each yard since the Revolution, 1688, giving a numericall account of the several kinds of buildings with their quantity and value which by an estimate rate they may be accounted worth to the nation : also an account of the nature and usefullness of the late erected New Docks at Portsmouth and the yard at Plymouth.
Creator:
Dummer, Edmund, -1712
Date:
1698
Physical Description:
1 volume (157 leaves) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 53 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. Photogenic drawings of various objects / Bessie Parkes.

Photogenic drawings of various objects / Bessie Parkes.
Creator:
Belloc, Bessie Rayner, 1829–1925
Date:
1848-1859
Physical Description:
1 album (18 photographs) ; album 20 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. The mansion of bliss : a new game for the amusement of youth / by T. Newton ...

The mansion of bliss : a new game for the amusement of youth / by T. Newton ...
Creator:
Newton, T
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 57 x 45 cm, folded to 19 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

50. Manuscript of Keble's morning hymn.

Manuscript of Keble's morning hymn.
Creator:
B. B. B
Date:
1860
Physical Description:
[13] leaves ; 18 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts