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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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21,261
Reference Library
175
Creator
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
118
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
108
Christie, Manson & Woods
77
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
70
Britton, John, 1771–1857
55
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
52
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
50
Clark, Thomas A
50
Dilnot, John
50
Rocque, John, -1762
49
Phillips, H., -1840
42
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
41
Bush, Tracey
39
Sackett, Colin
37
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
33
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
32
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
31
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
31
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
29
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Unknown
1,015
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
21,261
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
175
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
20,113
Free to Use
1,148
Image Available
Unavailable
19,455
Available
1,806
New Additions
2024-2025
75
Classification
Books
17,085
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
755
Prints
734
Archives & Manuscripts
708
Maps & Atlas (printed)
483
Music (printed)
248
Periodicals
188
Articles & Chapters
174
Drawings & Watercolors
166
Postcards
131
Photographs
129
Visual Materials
73
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
44
Videos
7
Musical Sound Recordings
6
Paintings
3
Computer Files
1
Dissertations & Theses
1
Kits
1
PrintsVisual Materials
1
Creator Gender
unknown
21,257
female
4
Period
19th century
11,744
20th century
4,044
18th century
2,753
21st century
891
17th century
546
15th century
326
16th century
202
14th century
2
13th century
1
Materials & Techniques
ceramic (material)
23
wove paper
22
throwing (pottery technique)
11
wood
10
wood engraving (process)
10
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
watercolor (paint)
8
ink
6
albumen process
5
paper
5
engraving (action)
4
graphite (color)
4
silk (textile)
4
graphite (mineral)
3
lithography
3
transfer printing
3
weaving
3
cardboard
2
glue
2
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Work Type
wood engraving
1,880
engraving
1,489
lithograph
1,340
ephemera
1,229
aquatint
1,152
artists' book
894
auction catalog
780
chromolithograph
692
etching
621
map
464
woodcut
460
armorial bookplates (provenance)
396
accordion fold format (binding)
338
recreation
337
photograph
324
advertisement
317
private press books (publishing)
315
photomechanical print
306
exhibition catalog
305
drawing book
296
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Subject Terms
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
852
Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
673
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
665
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
605
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
457
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
443
London Institution -- Ownership.
348
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
343
Incunabula in Yale Library.
300
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
295
Drawing -- Technique.
276
Grief.
271
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
271
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
250
Women in natural history.
238
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
236
Private press books -- England -- London -- Specimens.
226
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
197
Satire, English.
193
Drawing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
184
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Subject Period
19th century
1,548
20th century
507
18th century
333
17th century
98
16th century
63
21st century
35
15th century
27
11th century
7
15th and 16th centuries
4
12th century
3
Alfred, 871-899
3
13th century
2
14th century
2
17th-18th centuries
2
Description and travel
2
Elizabeth II
2
Silurian
2
To 500
2
To 510 B.C
2
16th century,
1
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Associated Places
Great Britain
4,614
England
2,019
London
1,205
London (England)
527
France
316
United States
245
Italy
229
Scotland
193
Edinburgh (Scotland)
191
India
172
Europe
130
Ireland
130
Edinburgh
128
Wales
127
Oxford (England)
96
Germany
89
Waltham Saint Lawrence
76
Switzerland
73
Spain
68
Egypt
67
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Associated People
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
87
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
85
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
40
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
38
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
38
Jesus Christ
32
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
32
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
32
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
29
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
29
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
26
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
26
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
25
Raphael, 1483–1520
24
Shirley Smith, Richard
23
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
21
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
21
Blackburne, Anna, 1726–1793
20
George V, King of Great Britain, 1865–1936
20
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
20
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
138
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
118
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
115
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
78
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
64
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
54
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
39
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
24
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
24
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
23
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
23
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
19
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
15
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
15
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
14
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
13
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
8
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
8
Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars (Yale Center for British Art, May 24, 2006-September 10, 2006)
8
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25)
8
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
221
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
175
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
164
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
136
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
133
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
116
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
97
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
91
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
79
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
72
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
55
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
51
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
46
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jack W. C. Hagstrom, M.D.
43
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.
38
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
33
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
32
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
27
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
26
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
25
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Language
English
18,426
French
552
Latin
400
German
272
Italian
136
Dutch
51
No linguistic content
51
Undetermined
34
Spanish
25
English, Middle (1100-1500)
10
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)
10
Swedish
10
Welsh
10
German, Middle High (ca. 1050-1500)
8
Multiple languages
7
Japanese
6
Efik
5
Portuguese
5
Russian
5
Danish
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Chalmers, Patrick R. (Patrick Reginald), 1872–1942
"A dozen dogs or so"
1928
2
Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895
"All the world's a cheese!"
1851
3
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Ask mamma"
1858
4
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Ask mamma," or, The richest commoner in England
[1888]
5
"Baxter" colour prints
1909
6
Gough, E. W. (Edward W.)
"Centaur," or, The "turn out"
1878
7
Ryress, Robert
"Cockey Ryress"
late 19th century
8
Leech, John, 1817–1864
"Coming home"
[1851]
9
Atkinson, George Francklin
"Curry & rice," on forty plates, or, The ingredients of social life at "our station" in India
[1859]
10
Currier, Everett R
"Gone away"
1953, c1951
11
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Hawbuck Grange," or, The sporting adventures of Thomas Scott, Esq.
[1888?]
12
Forbes, W. B
"Hounds, Gentlemen, please!"
1910
13
London Association for the Blind
"I am blind."
[approximately 1930]
14
Lyon, W. E. (William Edgar)
"In my opinion--" ;
1928
15
"It's a long, long way to Tipperary."
between 1914 and 1918
16
Kent Argus (Ramsgate, England)
"Kent Argus" office specimen types
[approximately 1896]
17
British Pens Ltd
"Lakeland" "Fotocol" photographic colouring set
mid-20th century
18
Cunard White Star, ltd
"Mauretania"
[1938]
19
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Modern painters"
1888
20
"Nellie"
1951
21
"Nellie"
1951
22
"Oceanic" leaving New York
[approximately 1906?]
23
Gilbert & George
"Oh, the grand old Duke of York"
c1996
24
"Organizing a foxhunting country"
1976
25
Liberty & Co.
"Orientals" Swimming Club's annual dinner held at the St. Stephen's Restaurant, Bridge Street, Westminster 7th March 1887
[1887]
26
Our Boys Clothing Company
"Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book
[ca. 1885?]
27
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Our fathers have told us"
1884
28
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811–1863
"Our street."
1848
29
"Painted work" on papier-maché, wood & cloth, "Munukush-karee" Kashmeeree
circa [1850?]
30
Waddy Productions
"Physogs"
[between 1940 and 1949]
31
Surtees, Robert Smith, 1805–1864
"Plain or ringlets?"
1860
32
Ross, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1842?-1897
"Stage whispers" and "shouts without"
[1882]
33
Dunn, Nathan, 1782–1844
"Ten thousand Chinese things."
1844
34
Cutts, Simon, 1944–
"The allies"
1973
35
R. H. Smith Manufacturing Company
"The Easy" sign marker
[not before 1898]
36
W. B. Fordham & Sons Limited (London, England)
"The Easy" sign marker, for making display signs of all kinds
[not before 1898]
37
Mayhew, Augustus, 1826–1875
"The greatest plague of life", or, The adventures of a lady in search of a good servant
[1847]
38
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
"The struggle."
[1879]
39
"Titanic Memorial"
[approximately 1914]
40
Sheddon, Diana Maud Nina (FitzRey), 1898– Lady
"To whom the goddess.."
[1932]
41
"Traffic signs and signals" by Gaul
[1966]
42
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
"Unto this last"
1862
43
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778–1868
"We can't afford it!"
1835
44
"Wild Goose"
1951
45
Whitecroft Pin Manufacturing Co
"Witch" stay put invisible hair pins
early or mid-20th century?
46
Stewart, F. A. (Frank Algernon), 1877–
'Cross country with hounds
c1936
47
Le Brunn, George, 1863–1905
'Liza Johnson, or, The rag-time coster
[190-?]
48
Payne, Charlie Johnson, 1884–1967
'Osses and obstacles
1935
49
Sackett, Colin
'ticket'
2012
50
Lowry, Howard Foster, 1901–1967
'What was, and is, and will abide ...'
1943
51
Low, David, Sir, 1891–1963
'With all faults'
1973
52
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
-'S wings, -'s wings
1998]
53
Rindl, Deb
--and half a dozen of the other
1998]
54
Vesey-FitzGerald, Brian Seymour, 1900–
... British game,
[1946]
55
Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques, 1757–1810
... Costumes des représentans du peuple,
1795
56
Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Jacques, 1757–1810
... Costumes des représentans du peuple,
1796
57
Harewood, Henry George Charles Lascelles, Earl of, 1882–1947
... Flat racing,
[1940]
58
Robinson, P. F. (Peter Frederick), 1776–1858
... History of Castle Ashby
1841
59
Robinson, P. F. (Peter Frederick), 1776–1858
... History of Hardwicke Hall
1835
60
Spicer, Charles William
... History of Warwick Castle
1844
61
Robinson, P. F. (Peter Frederick), 1776–1858
... History of Woburn Abbey
1833
62
Trollope, Anthony, 1815–1882
... Hunting sketches,
1929
63
Spencer, Sydney
... Mountaineering,
[1934]
64
France. Sovereign (1824–1830 : Charles X)
... Ordonnance du roi, du 6 décembre 1829
1829
65
Grüner, Ludwig, 1801–1882
... Specimens of ornamental art,
1850
66
Bishop, John George
... The Brighton pavilion and its royal and municipal associations
1900
67
Bishop, John George
... The Brighton pavilion and its royal associations
1897
68
... The builder's practical director,
[1850?]
69
Thomas Nelson & Sons
... The Crystal Palace. With twenty-four illustrations ..
[1867?]
70
John Tallis & Company
... The great exhibition of the world's industry,
[1852]
71
Laurent, Jean Louis Maurice, 1784–1854
... Zoophytologie,
1844
72
Tremlett, David, born 1945
1, 9, 8, 7 Front side
1990
73
King, Ronald, 1932–
1/4 hollow log book
1998
74
Johnstone, Julie
10 x 10
2012
75
Johnstone, Julie
10% 20% 30% [cyan]
2013
76
Johnstone, Julie
10%, 15%
2013
77
Clark, Laurie
100 buttercups
2010
78
Clark, Laurie
100 harebells
2012
79
100 neueste Charakter-Bilder =
[approximately 1865?]
80
Canale, Giuseppe, 1725–1802
119 etchings after original designs of Raffaelle ..
1775
81
12 beautiful photo snapshots of St. Ives
[between 1920 and 1929?]
82
12 beautiful snapshots of Dartmoor
[between 1920 and 1929?]
83
Clements, Mike
12 seaside benches
[2012]
84
130 years of royal photographs
1977
85
Dilnot, John
15 cows
1994
86
Hudson, W. H. (William Henry), 1841–1922
153 letters from W.H. Hudson
1923
87
Metal Box Company
16th annual dinner
[1949]
88
Richards, Charles
1816. To Attornies, Merchants, Tradesmen, and all persons of business. This day is published ... Richards's Daily Remembrancer, for 1816.
1816
89
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
1851, or, The adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and family, who came up to London to "enjoy themselves," and to see the Great Exhibition
[1851]
90
Frederik Muller & Cie
1886. Price list of fine art materials
1886
91
Palo Alto Stock Farm
1891 trotting and thoroughbred stock
[1891]
92
Metal Box Company
18th Annual Dinner
1950
93
19 famous recipes
between 1877 and 1901?
94
1950, aspects of British art
[1950]
95
1952 Silver Jubilee 1977
[1977]
96
Metal Box Company
19th annual dinner
1951
97
2 painters from Europe
[1961]
98
Metal Box Company
20th annual dinner
1952
99
20th century poetry
[1951]
100
Hockney, David, born 1937
220 for 2020
[2021]
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