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1. Aedes Walpolianae, or, A description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk : the seat of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford.

Creator:: Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797
Date:: Printed in the year MDCCLXVII [1767]
Physical Description:: 143 pages, [6] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 29 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

2. Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.

Creator:: Seeley, B. (Benton)
Date:: 1769
Physical Description:: 44 pages, [20] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

3. A description of the antiquities and curiosities in Wilton-House : illustrated with twenty-five engravings of some of the capital statues, bustos and relievos : in this work are introduced the anecdotes and remarks of Thomas, Earl of Pembroke, who collected these antiques, now first published from His Lordship's mss. / by James Kennedy.

Creator:: Kennedy, James, active 1759
Date:: MDCCLXIX [1769]
Physical Description:: [10], xxxviii, 116, [2] pages, 25 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

4. A new description of the pictures, statues, bustos, basso-relievos, and other curiosities at the Earl of Pembroke's house at Wilton : in the antiques of this collection are contained the whole of Cardinal Richelieu's and Cardinal Mazarine's, and the greatest part of the Earl of Arundel's : besides several particular pieces, purchased at different times / by James Kennedy.

Creator:: Kennedy, James, active 1769
Date:: 1771
Physical Description:: [6], 144 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : illustration ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

5. A new description of the pictures, statues, bustos, basso-relievos, and other curiosities in the Earl of Pembroke's house at Wilton : in the antiques of this collection are contained the whole of Cardinal Richelieu's, and Cardinal Mazarine's, and the greatest part of the Earl of Arundel's, besides several particular pieces purchased at different times / by James Kennedy.

Creator:: Kennedy, James, active 1769
Date:: 1774
Physical Description:: [6], 146 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

6. A description of Hagley, Envil and the Leasowes : wherein all the Latin inscriptions are translated, and every particular beauty described : interspersed with critical observations.

Creator:: Heely, Joseph
Date:: [1775?]
Physical Description:: 142 pages ; 17 cm (12 mo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

7. New description of Blenheim, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough : to which is prefixed, Blenheim, a poem.

Creator:: Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:: MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
Physical Description:: ix, [3], 172 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

8. An history of the manor, and manor-house, of South Winfield, in Derbysire / by Tho. Blore, of the Society of the Middle Temple, and F.S.A.

Creator:: Blore, Thomas, 1764–1818
Date:: MDCCXCCIII [1793]
Physical Description:: [2], 100, [2] pages, [3], IV leaves of plates ([2]) folded : illustrations ; 30 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

9. Biographical sketches of eminent persons, whose portraits form part of the Duke of Dorset's collection at Knole : with a brief description of the place : embellished with a front and east view of Knole.

Date:: 1795
Physical Description:: xxiii, [1], 164, [4] pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

10. Stowe : a description of the house and gardens of the most noble & puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple, Marquis of Buckinghamshire.

Date:: 1797
Physical Description:: [3], vi-[viii], [9]-63, [1] pages, [32] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

11. A history or description, general and circumstantial, of Burghley House, the seat of the Right Honorable the earl of Exeter.

Creator:: Horn, John, active 1791–1817
Date:: 1797
Physical Description:: vii, [1], 205, [3] pages ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

12. Grove-Hill : a descriptive poem, with An ode to Mithra / by the author of Indian antiquities ; the engravings on wood by J. Anderson, from drawings by G. Samuel.

Creator:: Maurice, Thomas, 1754–1824
Date:: 1799
Physical Description:: [6], 76 pages, [15] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

13. An historical account of Corsham House, in Wiltshire, the seat of Paul Cobb Methuen, Esq. : with a catalogue of his celebrated collection of pictures dedicated to the patrons of the British Institution, and embracing a concise historical essay on the fine arts : with a brief account of the different schools, and a review of the progressive state of the arts in England : also biographical sketches of the artists, whose works constitute this collection / by John Britton ; embellished with a view and plan of the house.

Creator:: Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:: 1806
Physical Description:: [4], 108 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

14. New description of Blenheim, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture; a picturesque tour of the gardens & park : and a general description of the china gallery, &c. : with a preliminary essay on landscape gardening.

Creator:: Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:: 1806
Physical Description:: vi, [2], 152 pages, [4] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

15. Description of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire / illustrated by views, drawn and engraved by James Storer.

Creator:: Storer, James, 1771–1853
Date:: 1812
Physical Description:: [2], 24 pages, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

16. Illustrations of the poems of Cowper : from designs by Craig.

Date:: [1813?]
Physical Description:: [12] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

17. A new description of Blenheim, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture : a picturesque tour of the gardens and park : and a general description of the china gallery, &c. : with a preliminary essay on landscape gardening.

Creator:: Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:: MDCCCXIV [1814]
Physical Description:: iv, [2], 150 pages, [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

18. A guide to Burghley House, Northamptonshire, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter : containing a catalogue of all the paintings, antiquities, &c. : with biographical notices of the artists.

Creator:: Blore, Thomas, 1764–1818
Date:: 1815
Physical Description:: x, 292, [4] pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

19. The stranger's guide to Holkham : containing a description of the paintings, statues, &c. of Holkham House, in the county of Norfolk, the magnificent seat and residence of T.W. Coke, Esq. M.P. : also, a brief account of the park, gardens &c. &c. with a short narrative of the sheep-shearing, annually held at Holkham : embellished with a view of the south front / compiled by J. Dawson.

Creator:: Dawson, J. (John)
Date:: 1817
Physical Description:: [4], v, 151 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

20. An historical and topographical account of the town of Woburn, its abbey, and vicinity : containing also a concise genealogy of the house of Russell, and memoirs of the late Francis Duke of Bedford.

Creator:: Dodd, Stephen, active 1818
Date:: 1818
Physical Description:: 140 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

21. The history and description of Arundel Castle, Sussex : the seat of His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, with an abstract of the lives of the earls of Arundel, from the conquest to the present time : to which is annexed, topographical delineations of the Roman pavement at Bignor, Little Hampton and Bognor Rocks / by C. Wright ; author of Brighton Ambulator, &c.

Creator:: Wright, C. (Charles), active 1817–1820
Date:: 1818
Physical Description:: xi, [1], 168 pages, [2] leaves of folded plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

22. An historical and topographical sketch of Knole, in Kent : with a brief genealogy of the Sackville family : embellished with engravings / by John Bridgman.

Creator:: Bridgman, John
Date:: 1821
Physical Description:: [5], p. viii, 164 pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

23. A catalogue of pictures by British artists, in the possession of Sir John Fleming Leicester, Bart.: with etchings from the whole collection. Including the pictures in his gallery at Tabley House, Cheshire; executed by permission of the proprietor; and accompanied with historical and biographical notices. / by John Young, engraver in mezzotinto to His Majesty, and Keeper of the British Institution.

Creator:: De Tabley, John Fleming Leicester, Baron, 1762–1827
Date:: April 2, 1821
Physical Description:: [8], 31, [3] pages, [33] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

24. The tourist's companion, or, The history and antiquities of Harewood in Yorkshire : giving a particular description of Harewood House, church, and castle : with some account of its environs / by John Jewell.

Creator:: Jewell, John, of Harewood, Yorkshire
Date:: 1822
Physical Description:: 103, [1] pages, [2] folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

25. Aedes Althorpianae, or, An account of the mansion, books, and pictures, at Althorp, the residence of George John Earl Spencer, K.G. : to which is added A supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana / by the Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin, F.R.S., S.A., librarian to His Lordship.

Creator:: Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776–1847
Date:: 1822
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

26. A visit to Goodwood, near Chichester, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Richmond : with an appendix, descriptive of an ancient painting / by D. Jacques, librarian of Goodwood.

Creator:: Jaques, Dennett
Date:: 1822
Physical Description:: [9], 18-127, [1] pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

27. A catalogue of the pictures at Leigh Court, near Bristol, the seat of Philip John Miles, Esq. M.P. : with etchings from the whole collection : executed by permission of the proprietor, and accompanied with historical and biographical notices / by John Young, engraver in mezzotinto to His Majesty, and Keeper of the British Institution.

Creator:: Young, John, 1755–1825
Date:: 1822
Physical Description:: [8], 32, [2] pages, 33 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

28. Six views of Blenheim, Oxfordshire : the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough / by J.P. Neale ; with an historical description of that magnificent edifice ; a complete list of pictures according to the present arrangement, including those lately removed from Marlborough House, London, &c.

Creator:: Neale, John Preston, 1780–1847
Date:: 1823
Physical Description:: 24 pages, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

29. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire : with heraldical and genealogical notices of the Beckford family / by John Britton.

Creator:: Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:: 1823
Physical Description:: [3], vi-viii, [5]-68, [8] pages, [10] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 37 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

30. Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey / by John Rutter, Shaftesbury.

Creator:: Rutter, John, 1796–1851
Date:: MDCCCXXII [1823]
Physical Description:: xxvi, 127, [1] pages, 13, [1] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 37 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

31. The Eaton tourists, or, A "colloquial description" of the hall, grounds, gardens, &c. at Eaton : the seat of the Right Hon. Earl Grosvenor.

Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: [4], 103, [1] pages, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

32. Excursion to Kenilworth : with modern and ancient history of the town : historical account of the castle, full particulars of the gorgeous fête given there by the Earl of Leicester to Queen Elizabeth in the year 1575 : description of the ruins in romance of Kenilworth : and calculated to form a clear guide to the curious visitor : embellished with an elegant engraving of the castle, as it now stands / by W.T. Moncrieff ; author of the Visitors new guide to Leamington Spa, Excursions to Warwick, Stratford, &c. &c.

Creator:: Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794–1857
Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: [6], 36 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

33. Excursion to Stratford upon Avon : with historical and descriptive notices of the town, church, Shakspeare's house, and other remarkable buildings : together with a compendious life of Shakspeare, being by far more complete than any other hitherto published : copious extracts from the Shakspearian album : account of the far-famed jubilee : catalogue of the Shakspeare relics : with the controversy on their authenticity : and an analysis of the proceedings on the proposed national monument to the memory of the immmortal bard : embellished with an elegant engraving of the interior of the church, &c. / by W.T. Moncrieff ; author of the Visitors' new guide to Leamington Spa, Excursions to Warwick, Kenilworth, &c. &c.

Creator:: Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794–1857
Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: [4], 60 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

34. Excursion to Warwick : with an historical account of the town from the earliest periods, the great fire in 1694, modern improvements, description and history of Saint Mary's Church, Beauchamp Chapel, Saint Nicholas Church, Leicester Hospital, the priory, history : and description of Warwick Castle, and the various objects of curiosity and interest in its interior, gardens, &c. &c. : with a descriptive account of the adjoining seats of Guy's Cliff, and Stoneleigh Abbey : embellished with three elegant engravings / by W.T. Moncrieff ; author of the Visitors' new guide to Leamington Spa, Excursions to Kenilworth, Stratford &c. &c.

Creator:: Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794–1857
Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: [6], 72 pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

35. A descriptive and historical account of Dudley Castle : and its surrounding scenery : with graphic illustrations / by the Rev. Luke Booker.

Creator:: Booker, Luke, 1762–1835
Date:: 1825
Physical Description:: x, 144, [2] pages, [12] leaves of plates, ([2]) folded : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

36. A catalogue of pictures by British artists in the possession of Sir John Fleming Leicester, Bart. : with etchings from the whole collection : including the pictures in his gallery at Tabley House, Cheshire : executed by permission of the proprietor : and accompanied with historical and biographical notices / by John Young ; engraver in mezzotinto to His Majesty, and Keeper of the British Institution.

Creator:: De Tabley, John Fleming Leicester, Baron, 1762–1827
Date:: 1825
Physical Description:: [8], 33, [2] pages, 33 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

37. A guide to Woburn Abbey / by J.D. Parry, M.A.

Creator:: Parry, J. D. (John Docwra), -1833?
Date:: 1831
Physical Description:: 137, [1] pages ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

38. History of Hatfield House : illustrated by plans, elevations, and internal views of the apartments, from actual measurement / by P.F. Robinson, architect, F.A.S. and F.G.S.

Creator:: Robinson, P. F. (Peter Frederick), 1776–1858
Date:: MDCCCXXXIII [1833]
Physical Description:: [2], 28 pages, [10] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 62 x 45 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

39. Annals and antiquities of Lacock Abbey : in the county of Wilts : with memorials of the foundress, Ela, countess of Salisbury, and of the earls of Salisbury of the houses of Sarisbury and Longespe : including notices of the monasteries of Bradenstoke, Hinton, and Farley / by the Rev. W. L. Bowles, M.A. M.R.S.L. and John Gough Nichols.

Creator:: Bowles, William Lisle, 1762–1850
Date:: 1835
Physical Description:: xvi, 374 (i.e. 386), lxiii, [1] pages, [15] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

40. The history of Audley End : to which are appended notices of the town and parish of Saffron Walden in the county of Essex / by Richard, Lord Braybrook.

Creator:: Braybrooke, Richard Griffin, Baron, 1783–1858
Date:: MDCCCXXXVI [1836]
Physical Description:: xiv, 331 (i.e. 333), [1] pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

41. The visitor's guide to Knole, in the county of Kent : with catalogues of the pictures contained in the mansion, and biographical notices of the principal persons whose portraits form part of the collection / by John H. Brady, F.R.A.S.

Creator:: Brady, John Henry
Date:: 1839
Physical Description:: xx, 258, [2] pages, [5] leaves of plates, ([1] folded) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

42. Goodwood : its house park and grounds, with a catalogue raisonné of the pictures in the gallery of His Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G. : to which are added an account of the antient encampment, tumuli, and British village of the adjacent downs : and a deailed record of Goodwood races from their first establishment : with six illustrations / by William Hayley Mason, librarian of Goodwood.

Creator:: Mason, William Hayley, -1864
Date:: 1839
Physical Description:: 215, [1] pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

43. Graphic illustrations, with historical and descriptive accounts, of Toddington, Gloucestershire : the seat of Lord Sudeley / by John Britton, F.S.A.

Creator:: Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:: 1840
Physical Description:: xvi, 46, [2], viii pages, [28] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 36 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

44. The Longleat views / by R.R. Pocock.

Creator:: Pocock, Alfred
Date:: [1840?]
Physical Description:: [13] leaves : illustrations ; 42 x 59 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

45. A summer's day at Hampton Court : being a guide to the palace and gardens : with an illustrative catalogue of the pictures according to the new arrangement, including those in the apartments recently opened to the public / by Edward Jesse, Esq., surveyor of Her Majesty's park and palaces, author of 'Gleaning in natural history.'.

Creator:: Jesse, Edward, 1780–1868
Date:: 1840
Physical Description:: viii, 142, [1] pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

46. The history of Belvoir castle, from the Norman conquest to the nineteenth century : accompanied by a description of the present castle, and critical notices of the paintings, tapestry, statuary, &c. : with which it is enriched / by the Rev. Irvin Eller, of Queen's College Cambridge.

Creator:: Eller, Irvin
Date:: MDCCCXLI [1841]
Physical Description:: viii, 410 pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

47. The history and antiquities of Haddon Hall : with an account of the Hall in its present state / by S. Rayner ; illustrated from numerous highly-finished sketches by Cattermole.

Creator:: Rayner, Samuel, 1806–1879
Date:: MDCCCVLII [1842]
Physical Description:: [10], 35, [4], 38-53, [7] pages, [10], 6 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 40 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

48. A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.

Creator:: Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797
Date:: 1842
Physical Description:: xxiv, 250 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

49. The gem of the peak, or, Matlock Bath and its vicinity : an account of Derby, a tour from Derby to Matlock, excursions to Chatsworth, Haddon, Monsal Dale, Dovedale, Ilam, Alton Towers, Hardwick, Wingfield, Ashbourne, Buxton, and Castleton, historical and geological : brief history of the Fluor Spar, from the earliest period, down to the present time, a review of the geology of Derbyshire, catalogue of minerals and rocks, and of the flora of the high and low peak : illustrated with maps and numerous engravings / by W. Adam.

Creator:: Adam, William, -1873
Date:: 1843
Physical Description:: xvi, [4], 432, [4] pages, [10] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

50. Museum Disneianum : being a description of a collection of ancient marbles, specimens of ancient bronze, and various ancient fictile vases, in the possession of John Disney, at the Hyde, near Ingatestone ; with engravings.

Date:: 1846-1849
Physical Description:: 3 volumes (xv, [1], 281 pages) : illustrations ; 35 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

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1. Aedes Walpolianae, or, A description of the collection of pictures at Houghton-Hall in Norfolk : the seat of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford.

6. A description of Hagley, Envil and the Leasowes : wherein all the Latin inscriptions are translated, and every particular beauty described : interspersed with critical observations.

7. New description of Blenheim, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough : to which is prefixed, Blenheim, a poem.

8. An history of the manor, and manor-house, of South Winfield, in Derbysire / by Tho. Blore, of the Society of the Middle Temple, and F.S.A.

9. Biographical sketches of eminent persons, whose portraits form part of the Duke of Dorset's collection at Knole : with a brief description of the place : embellished with a front and east view of Knole.

10. Stowe : a description of the house and gardens of the most noble & puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple, Marquis of Buckinghamshire.

11. A history or description, general and circumstantial, of Burghley House, the seat of the Right Honorable the earl of Exeter.

12. Grove-Hill : a descriptive poem, with An ode to Mithra / by the author of Indian antiquities ; the engravings on wood by J. Anderson, from drawings by G. Samuel.

15. Description of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire / illustrated by views, drawn and engraved by James Storer.

16. Illustrations of the poems of Cowper : from designs by Craig.

18. A guide to Burghley House, Northamptonshire, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter : containing a catalogue of all the paintings, antiquities, &c. : with biographical notices of the artists.

20. An historical and topographical account of the town of Woburn, its abbey, and vicinity : containing also a concise genealogy of the house of Russell, and memoirs of the late Francis Duke of Bedford.

22. An historical and topographical sketch of Knole, in Kent : with a brief genealogy of the Sackville family : embellished with engravings / by John Bridgman.

24. The tourist's companion, or, The history and antiquities of Harewood in Yorkshire : giving a particular description of Harewood House, church, and castle : with some account of its environs / by John Jewell.

25. Aedes Althorpianae, or, An account of the mansion, books, and pictures, at Althorp, the residence of George John Earl Spencer, K.G. : to which is added A supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceriana / by the Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin, F.R.S., S.A., librarian to His Lordship.

26. A visit to Goodwood, near Chichester, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Richmond : with an appendix, descriptive of an ancient painting / by D. Jacques, librarian of Goodwood.

28. Six views of Blenheim, Oxfordshire : the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough / by J.P. Neale ; with an historical description of that magnificent edifice ; a complete list of pictures according to the present arrangement, including those lately removed from Marlborough House, London, &c.

29. Graphical and literary illustrations of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire : with heraldical and genealogical notices of the Beckford family / by John Britton.

30. Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey / by John Rutter, Shaftesbury.

31. The Eaton tourists, or, A "colloquial description" of the hall, grounds, gardens, &c. at Eaton : the seat of the Right Hon. Earl Grosvenor.

35. A descriptive and historical account of Dudley Castle : and its surrounding scenery : with graphic illustrations / by the Rev. Luke Booker.

37. A guide to Woburn Abbey / by J.D. Parry, M.A.

38. History of Hatfield House : illustrated by plans, elevations, and internal views of the apartments, from actual measurement / by P.F. Robinson, architect, F.A.S. and F.G.S.

40. The history of Audley End : to which are appended notices of the town and parish of Saffron Walden in the county of Essex / by Richard, Lord Braybrook.

41. The visitor's guide to Knole, in the county of Kent : with catalogues of the pictures contained in the mansion, and biographical notices of the principal persons whose portraits form part of the collection / by John H. Brady, F.R.A.S.

43. Graphic illustrations, with historical and descriptive accounts, of Toddington, Gloucestershire : the seat of Lord Sudeley / by John Britton, F.S.A.

44. The Longleat views / by R.R. Pocock.

46. The history of Belvoir castle, from the Norman conquest to the nineteenth century : accompanied by a description of the present castle, and critical notices of the paintings, tapestry, statuary, &c. : with which it is enriched / by the Rev. Irvin Eller, of Queen's College Cambridge.

47. The history and antiquities of Haddon Hall : with an account of the Hall in its present state / by S. Rayner ; illustrated from numerous highly-finished sketches by Cattermole.

48. A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.

50. Museum Disneianum : being a description of a collection of ancient marbles, specimens of ancient bronze, and various ancient fictile vases, in the possession of John Disney, at the Hyde, near Ingatestone ; with engravings.