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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Reference Library
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Creator
King, Ronald, 1932–
4
Armour, G. D. (George Denholm), 1864–1949
1
Crane, Walter, 1845–1915
1
Dunn, James (Children's author)
1
Farjeon, Eleanor, 1881–1965
1
Gould, F. Carruthers (Francis Carruthers), 1844–1925
1
Harris, John, 1931–2022
1
Hill, L. J.
1
Hockney, David, born 1937
1
Hodgman, Carolyn S. (Carolyn Stecher)
1
Kirkpatrick, George, 1938–
1
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
1
Nicholson, William Sir, 1872–1949
1
Powell, Hilary
1
Price, Richard, 1966–
1
Robinson, Elly
1
Royle, Amy Mabel Fanshawe, 1863–1951
1
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1814
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2014
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
28
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
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Under Certain Circumstances
22
Free to Use
7
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Unavailable
22
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7
Classification
Books
24
Archives & Manuscripts
4
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
1
Creator Gender
unknown
29
Period
19th century
15
21st century
9
20th century
5
Work Type
alphabet book
29
ink drawing
4
accordion fold format (binding)
3
artist's book
3
cut-paper work
3
embossed print
3
lithograph
3
wood engraving
3
artists' book
2
bestiarie
2
chromoxylograph
2
humorous picture
2
poem
2
prospectuse
2
woodcut
2
acrostic
1
alphabet rhyme
1
chromolithograph
1
collagraph prints (printing)
1
color lithograph
1
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Subject Terms
Alphabet -- Juvenile literature.
7
Alphabets.
6
Alphabet rhymes.
5
Alphabet.
5
English language -- Alphabet.
4
Animal welfare -- Poetry.
3
Animals -- Pictorial works.
3
Alphabet books.
2
Alphabets in art.
2
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
2
Children's poetry.
2
Chron. -- 2007.
2
Circle Press -- Publisher.
2
Extinct animals.
2
Extinction (Biology)
2
Alliteration.
1
Alphabet books -- Great Britain.
1
Alphabet rhymes -- Juvenile literature.
1
Animals -- Juvenile literature -- Pictorial works.
1
Animals.
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19th century
2
21st century
2
20th century
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Associated Places
Great Britain
3
West Sussex
2
England
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Harrogate (England)
1
London (England)
1
Stratford
1
Associated People
Cavan, James, 1856–1911
1
Cavan, Mabel, 1890–1928
1
Cavan, Phillip Charles, 1889–
1
Cavan, Sylvia, 1888–1962
1
Crake, Barrington
1
Crake, Vandeleur Benjamin, 1816–1894
1
Hockney, David, born 1937
1
King, Ronald, 1932–
1
Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
1
Nightingale, Florence, 1820–1910
1
Royle, Amy Mabel Fanshawe, 1863–1951
1
Williams, Winifred
1
Exhibition History
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
2
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
1
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ronald King
1
Language
English
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Alphabet
1857
2
Nicholson, William Sir, 1872–1949
An alphabet
1898
3
Dean's steam-boat alphabet
[1855?]
4
ABC of animals
[approximately 1896?]
5
Hill, L. J.
An alphabet allegorical, alliterative & amusing : appreciable at all ages
MDCCCLXXI [1871]
6
The panoramic alphabet of peace
[1856]
7
The darlings delight, or, Easy ABC
[between 1814 and 1817]
8
Royle, Amy Mabel Fanshawe, 1863–1951
Eaton Mascott alphabet
circa 1894?-1918
9
King, Ronald, 1932–
Armadillo
2012
10
Farjeon, Eleanor, 1881–1965
The country child's alphabet
1924
11
King, Ronald, 1932–
Alphabeta concertina
2007
12
The child's alphabet
[ca. 1820?]
13
The Harrogate alphabet for 1870
1870?
14
Powell, Hilary
Legend
[2014]
15
Hodgman, Carolyn S. (Carolyn Stecher)
A.B.C book of birds
1916
16
The pretty ABC
[between 1829 and 1839]
17
Alphabet book for Winnifred
1896
18
King, Ronald, 1932–
Going, going ... gone!
2013
19
Price, Richard, 1966–
Little but often
2007
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King, Ronald, 1932–
Going, going ... gone!
[2013]
21
Crane, Walter, 1845–1915
Walter Crane's New toy book, containing sixty-four pages of pictures
[1874?]
22
Armour, G. D. (George Denholm), 1864–1949
A hunting alphabet
1929
23
Sunday alphabet
[1861]
24
Dunn, James (Children's author)
ABC London
2015
25
Harris, John, 1931–2022
A garden alphabet
1979
26
Gould, F. Carruthers (Francis Carruthers), 1844–1925
ABC for the SE
[approximately 1870]
27
Robinson, Elly
A-Z of printmaking
2014
28
Kirkpatrick, George, 1938–
Alphabets of stone
[2007]
29
Hockney, David, born 1937
Hockney's alphabet
c1991