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1. The gentle shepherd, a pastoral comedy; : with illustrations of the scenary: an appendix, containing memoirs of David Allan, the Scots Hogarth; besides original, and other poems connected with the illustrations: and a comprehensive glossary. To which are prefixed, an authentic life of Allan Ramsay, and an inquiry into the origin of pastoral poetry; the propriety of the rules prescribed for it; and the practice of Ramsay ...

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Creator:
Ramsay, Allan, 1686–1758
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
2 v., [16] leaves of plates (some folding) : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. An introductory course of fencing.

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Creator:
Roland, George
Date:
[1840?]
Physical Description:
41 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Encyclopædia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, &c. on a plan entirely new: by which, the different sciences and arts are digested into the form of distinct treatises or systems, comprehending the history, theory, and practice, of each, according to the latest discoveries and improvements; and full explanations given of the various detached parts of knowledge, whether relating to natural and artificial objects, or to matters ecclesiastical, civil, military, commercial, &c. Together with a description of all the countries, cities ... a general history, ancient and modern, of the different empires, kingdoms and states; and an account of the lives of the most eminent persons in every nation, from the earliest ages down to the present times ...

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Date:
1778-1783
Physical Description:
10 v. fold. plates, fold. maps, fold. tables, fold. diagrs. (1 col.) 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. British fresh-water fishes / by the Rev. W. Houghton ... Illustrated with a coloured figure of each species drawn from nature by A. F. Lydon, and numerous engravings.

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Creator:
Houghton, W. (William), 1828–1895
Date:
[pref. 1879]
Physical Description:
2 v. col. fronts., illus., col. plates. 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Of kings' treasuries / by John Ruskin.

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Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
Date:
1902
Physical Description:
[4], 99 p. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A spring day, or, Contemplations on several occurrances which naturally strike the eye in that delightful season / by James Fisher.

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Creator:
Fisher, James, 1759–
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 11-207 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. A practical guide for the tailor's cutting-room : being a treatise on measuring and cutting clothing in all styles, and for every period of life from childhood to old age / by Joseph Couts ; with numerous diagrams and pictorial illustrations.

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Creator:
Couts, Joseph
Date:
[1848]
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 166 p., xxvii, 17 leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. To the honourable Archibald Douglas esqr. of Douglas ... these plates exhibiting the solemnities, and ceremonies used at the sitting down, & rising of the Scots Parliament, before the union with England, are most humbly enscribed, by his most obedient & devoted humble servt. Thomas Sommers.

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Date:
17--]
Physical Description:
3 plates 48 x 56 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. London and its environs : a practical guide to the metropolis and its vicinity : illustrated by maps, plans, and views.

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Date:
1862
Physical Description:
xv, 391, 16 p., [13] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. A panoramic view of Edinburgh from the Carlton Hill [graphic] / drawn on stone by G. Tytler, (46 Essex St., Strand) from an original drawing taken on the spot, August 1822.

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Creator:
Tytler, George, 1798–1859
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
1 print on 3 joined sheets : hand-colored lithograph ; sheets end-to-end 25 x 213 cm, rolled to 25 x 6 cm (scroll format)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. The laws of harmonious colouring, adapted to interior decorations, &c. to which is now added, An attempt to define æsthetical taste. By D. R. Hay ...

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Creator:
Hay, D. R. (David Ramsay), 1798–1866
Date:
1844
Physical Description:
103 p. ill. (diagrs.) plates (part col.) 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Journal of a tour through Wales, the lakes in Lancashire, Westmoreland & Cumberland, Edinburgh, and manufacturing towns in England in the year 1808.

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Date:
1808 August 10-September 26
Physical Description:
1 volume (178 pages) : illustrations ; 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. The geometric beauty of the human figure defined; to which is prefixed a system of aesthetic proportion applicable to architecture and the other formative arts, by D.R. Hay ...

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Creator:
Hay, D. R. (David Ramsay), 1798–1866
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
2 p. ., [vii]-xiv p. 1 ., 68 p. diagrs. on xvi pl. 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. The hermit of Warkworth : a Northumberland ballad in three fits / by Dr. Thos. Percy ... ; with designs by Mr. Craig ; and engraved on wood by Mr. Bewick.

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Creator:
Percy, Thomas, 1729–1811
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
[v]-xiv, [15]-90 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Description of the banquet given in honour of the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel ... : on his election as lord rector of the University of Glasgow : detailing the proceedings at the election and inauguration, the addresses of various public bodies, and reports of the speeches at the dinner / corrected by Sir Robert Peel and the other speakers ; containing also pictorial illustrations, plans, and sections of the banqueting hall, and the common hall of the university ; with a list of the names of the noblemen and gentlemen who attended the festival.

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Date:
1837
Physical Description:
[6], 144 p., [6] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts