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1. Floral designs for the table : being directions for its ornamentation with leaves, flowers & fruit, with classified lists of suitable plants, berries, and leaves, and twenty-four original coloured designs / by John Perkins, head gardener for twenty-nine years to the late and present Lord Henniker.

Floral designs for the table : being directions for its ornamentation with leaves, flowers & fruit, with classified lists of suitable plants, berries, and leaves, and twenty-four original coloured designs / by John Perkins, head gardener for twenty-nine years to the late and present Lord Henniker.
Creator:
Perkins, John (Gardener)
Date:
1877
Physical Description:
38, [2] pages, 24 leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 22 x 34 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The Chinese sensitive leaf.

The Chinese sensitive leaf.
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf : patronized by the Emperor of China, the principal court of Europe, the Royal Family, and nobility of Great Britain.

The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf : patronized by the Emperor of China, the principal court of Europe, the Royal Family, and nobility of Great Britain.
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 28 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. To the diletanti [sic] and lovers of the fine arts : drawings let out to copy at Stoddart & Craggs' literary repository, Lowgate, Hull.

To the diletanti [sic] and lovers of the fine arts : drawings let out to copy at Stoddart & Craggs' literary repository, Lowgate, Hull.
Date:
[1830]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Advertisement for hats and caps sold by John Perring, 85 Strand, London.

Advertisement for hats and caps sold by John Perring, 85 Strand, London.
Creator:
Perring, John
Date:
between 1834-1845
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 28 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Thomas Miller, manufacturer of the most improved water and oil colours : (52, Long Acre), and 33, Rathbone Place, London.

Thomas Miller, manufacturer of the most improved water and oil colours : (52, Long Acre), and 33, Rathbone Place, London.
Creator:
Miller, Thomas, 1799 or 1800–1854
Date:
[approximately 1840]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 14 x 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched / by W.H. Pyne and aquatinted by J. Hill ; to which are added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray.

Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched / by W.H. Pyne and aquatinted by J. Hill ; to which are added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray.
Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 30 x 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture : set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott / by A. Welby Pugin.

The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture : set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott / by A. Welby Pugin.
Creator:
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812–1852
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
67, 40 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.

Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.
Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
[1808]
Physical Description:
[50] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby.

Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby.
Creator:
Siddall, Charles, 1804–
Date:
March 31st 1840
Physical Description:
1 unnumbered page ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Apolla Quadrille Party

Apolla Quadrille Party
Date:
[approximately 1860?]
Physical Description:
1 invitation : illustrations ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, & c. of Great Britain, in a series of above a thousand groups of small figures ... the whole accurately drawn from nature and etched by W.H. Pyne, and aquatinted by J. Hill. To which are now added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray ...

Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, & c. of Great Britain, in a series of above a thousand groups of small figures ... the whole accurately drawn from nature and etched by W.H. Pyne, and aquatinted by J. Hill. To which are now added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray ...
Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 29 x 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. J. Clarke : boot & shoe maker : 110 High Holborn, London.

J. Clarke : boot & shoe maker : 110 High Holborn, London.
Creator:
Clarke, J., active 1820
Date:
[approximately 1820?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. "Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book.

"Our Boys" Clothing Company's universal progressive drawing book.
Creator:
Our Boys Clothing Company
Date:
[ca. 1885?]
Physical Description:
[16] p. : chiefly ill. ; 15 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. A collection of portraits sketched from the life since the year 1793 / by George Dance ... ; and engraved in imitation of the original drawings by William Daniell ...

A collection of portraits sketched from the life since the year 1793 / by George Dance ... ; and engraved in imitation of the original drawings by William Daniell ...
Creator:
Dance, George, 1741–1825
Date:
1809-1814
Physical Description:
2 v. : 72 ports. ; 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Herman W. Liebert

16. George McKoen, maker of the celebrated French calf side-spring boots at 12/6, equal to bespoke, Albert Boot and Shoe Warehouse : No. 9, Albert Terrace, Bishop's Road, Bayswater, near the Royal Oak.

George McKoen, maker of the celebrated French calf side-spring boots at 12/6, equal to bespoke, Albert Boot and Shoe Warehouse : No. 9, Albert Terrace, Bishop's Road, Bayswater, near the Royal Oak.
Creator:
Albert Boot and Shoe Warehouse (London, England)
Date:
[mid 19th century]
Physical Description:
4 unnumbered pages ; 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.

The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.
Date:
[approximately 1820?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 22 x 14 cm + 1 printed 'sensitive' leaf.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. The Chinese sensitive leaf.

The Chinese sensitive leaf.
Date:
[approximately 184-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 22 x 14 cm + 2 printed 'sensitive' leaves.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. Prize medal of the Exhibition : Hullmandel & Walton, Class XXX

Prize medal of the Exhibition : Hullmandel & Walton, Class XXX
Creator:
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 medal : bronze ; 8 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. Wild flowers worth notice : being a selection from the British flora of some of our native plants, which are most attractive from their beauty, uses, or associations / by Mrs. Lankester ; fully illustrated by J.E. Sowerby.

Wild flowers worth notice : being a selection from the British flora of some of our native plants, which are most attractive from their beauty, uses, or associations / by Mrs. Lankester ; fully illustrated by J.E. Sowerby.
Creator:
Lankester, Phebe, 1825–1900
Date:
1861
Physical Description:
xiv, 138, [2] p., [8] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

21. A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft : constructed on purpose for the invasion of England and intended to carry 30,000 men, ammunition, stores &c. &c.

A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft : constructed on purpose for the invasion of England and intended to carry 30,000 men, ammunition, stores &c. &c.
Date:
Feby. 1st 1798
Physical Description:
1 broadside : ill. ; 37 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. Tender feet : the elastic enamelled cloth for boots & shoes for tender feet : invented by Richard Hall, manufacturer of elastic spring ankle boots, for ladies and gentlemen, of the same material.

Tender feet : the elastic enamelled cloth for boots & shoes for tender feet : invented by Richard Hall, manufacturer of elastic spring ankle boots, for ladies and gentlemen, of the same material.
Creator:
Hall, Richard, (Boot maker)
Date:
[approximately 1851]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. A description of the correct method of waltzing : the truly fashionable species of dancing. That, from the graceful and pleasing beauty of its movements, has obtained on ascendancy over every other department of that polite branch of education. Part I. Containing a correct explanatory description of the several movements and attitudes in German and French waltzing / by Thomas Wilson , dance-master, (from the King's Theatre, Opera House. Author of "The analysis of country dancing," "The treasures of Terpischore," and a variety of other works on music and dancing. Illustrated by engravings, from original designs and drawings, by J.H.A. Randall.

A description of the correct method of waltzing : the truly fashionable species of dancing. That, from the graceful and pleasing beauty of its movements, has obtained on ascendancy over every other department of that polite branch of education. Part I. Containing a correct explanatory description of the several movements and attitudes in German and French waltzing / by Thomas Wilson , dance-master, (from the King's Theatre, Opera House. Author of "The analysis of country dancing," "The treasures of Terpischore," and a variety of other works on music and dancing. Illustrated by engravings, from original designs and drawings, by J.H.A. Randall.
Creator:
Wilson, Thomas, dancing master
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
[2], lxi, [62]-113, [5] leaves, [7] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill., music ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. Classes for oil painting, water colour and pencil drawing, &c., 46, Renfield Street.

Classes for oil painting, water colour and pencil drawing, &c., 46, Renfield Street.
Creator:
MacKenzie, David Maitland, 1800–1875
Date:
May, 1843
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. Gleanings among the British ferns : illustrated by dried specimens / by Jane M. Patison.

Gleanings among the British ferns : illustrated by dried specimens / by Jane M. Patison.
Creator:
Patison, Jane M
Date:
1858
Physical Description:
69 p., [16] leaves of plates : samples ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. Valentine card.

Valentine card.
Date:
[approximately 1859]
Physical Description:
1 card : color lithograph ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. Contrasts & conceits for contemplation / by Luke Limner, Esq.

Contrasts & conceits for contemplation / by Luke Limner, Esq.
Creator:
Leighton, John, 1822–1912
Date:
[1849?]
Physical Description:
[2] p., 20 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 16 x 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. Instructions for collecting, rearing, and preserving British & foreign insects : also for collecting and preserving crustacea and shells / by Abel Ingpen.

Instructions for collecting, rearing, and preserving British & foreign insects : also for collecting and preserving crustacea and shells / by Abel Ingpen.
Creator:
Ingpen, Abel, -1854
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
106 p., 3 leaves of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. A record of the Black Prince. Being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connected with English history. By Henry Noel Humphreys.

A record of the Black Prince. Being a selection of such passages in his life as have been most quaintly and strikingly narrated by chroniclers of the period, embellished with highly wrought miniatures and borderings selected from various illuminated mss., referring to events connected with English history. By Henry Noel Humphreys.
Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
3 p.l., xciv, ii p. col. illus. 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. Roberson & Company, manufacturers of oil and water colors, materials for drawing and painting : no. 99 Long Acre, London, W.C.

Roberson & Company, manufacturers of oil and water colors, materials for drawing and painting : no. 99 Long Acre, London, W.C.
Creator:
Roberson & Company
Date:
[not before 1862]
Physical Description:
1 broadside : ill. ; 44 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. Hayter's compendium : Determining the natural consanguinity of colours in legitimate order of descent, by the unavoidable consequence of union or mixture of any two approximating predecessors from the three primitives down to their equilateral concentration into palpable shade. : The natural contrast to each colour, is its opposite in the scale.

Hayter's compendium : Determining the natural consanguinity of colours in legitimate order of descent, by the unavoidable consequence of union or mixture of any two approximating predecessors from the three primitives down to their equilateral concentration into palpable shade. : The natural contrast to each colour, is its opposite in the scale.
Creator:
Hayter, Charles, 1761–1835
Date:
[ca. 1826]
Physical Description:
[1] sheet : ill. ; 38 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. A picturesque tour of the English lakes : containing a description of the most romantic scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire with accounts of antient and modern manners and customs, and elucidations of the history and antiquities of that part of the country, &c., &c. : illustrated with forty-eight coloured views / drawn by Messrs. T.H. Fielding and J. Walton during a two years' residence among the lakes.

A picturesque tour of the English lakes : containing a description of the most romantic scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire with accounts of antient and modern manners and customs, and elucidations of the history and antiquities of that part of the country, &c., &c. : illustrated with forty-eight coloured views / drawn by Messrs. T.H. Fielding and J. Walton during a two years' residence among the lakes.
Creator:
Fielding, T. H. (Theodore Henry), 1781–1851
Date:
MDCCCXXI [1821]
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 288 p., [49] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. Easy boots.

Easy boots.
Creator:
Grundy, T., (Boot maker)
Date:
[approximately 1851]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. Parnell & Banner : ship & insurance brokers : No. 57 Gracechurch Street, London.

Parnell & Banner : ship & insurance brokers : No. 57 Gracechurch Street, London.
Creator:
Parnell & Banner
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 7 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. Short account of Lord Nelson's defeat of the French at the Nile : ... The view of Margate is in the upper circle : open from eight till dusk, 1799.

Short account of Lord Nelson's defeat of the French at the Nile : ... The view of Margate is in the upper circle : open from eight till dusk, 1799.
Creator:
Panorama (Leicester Square, London, England)
Date:
[1799]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : ill. ; 42 x 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. Six progressive lessons for flower painting : with letter-press directions for drawing and coloring of flowers upon botanical principles.

Six progressive lessons for flower painting : with letter-press directions for drawing and coloring of flowers upon botanical principles.
Date:
January 1, 1802
Physical Description:
14, [2] p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.

The Chinese sensitive leaf : discovered by a celebrated physician and eminent Professor of Botany and chemistry, named Zaphrintra, of China : afterwards introduced into other parts of the continent, and into England by a very learned and sensible foreigner.
Date:
[approximately 1825?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 22 x 14 cm + 1 printed 'sensitive' leaf.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. [Almanac for 1881].

[Almanac for 1881].
Date:
[1880]
Physical Description:
8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 91 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts / by H. Repton.

Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening : including some remarks on Grecian and Gothic architecture, collected from various manuscripts, in the possession of the different noblemen and gentlemen, for whose use they were originally written; the whole tending to establish fixed principles in the respective arts / by H. Repton.
Creator:
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
16, 222, [2] p., [28] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill., port., map, 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. Admission ticket for the balloon ascension of Vincenzo Lunardi on May 13, 1785.

Admission ticket for the balloon ascension of Vincenzo Lunardi on May 13, 1785.
Creator:
Lunardi, Vincent, 1759–1806
Date:
1785
Physical Description:
1 admission ticket : engraving ; 7.5 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. Sketches at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition / by John Dinsdale.

Sketches at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition / by John Dinsdale.
Creator:
Dinsdale, John
Date:
[1886]
Physical Description:
[9] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 19 x 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. An essay on trees in landscape, or, An attempt to shew the propriety and importance of characteristic expression in this branch of art, and the means of producing it, with examples / by Edward Kennion.

An essay on trees in landscape, or, An attempt to shew the propriety and importance of characteristic expression in this branch of art, and the means of producing it, with examples / by Edward Kennion.
Creator:
Kennion, E
Date:
1844
Physical Description:
x, 48 p., L, [II] leaves of plates ([4] folded) : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. Dean's new magic picture book : showing wonderful & lifelike effects of real distance & space : book I : contains The Crystal Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, The Thames Tunnel.

Dean's new magic picture book : showing wonderful & lifelike effects of real distance & space : book I : contains The Crystal Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, The Thames Tunnel.
Date:
[between 1857 and 1865]
Physical Description:
[4] leaves : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. A concise account of the surprising feats achieved by Signor M. Girmondi's wonderful performing dogs, lately arrived from Paris, Lisbon, Vienna, Madrid, &c. &c. : to which are annexed a brief sketch of their species, a few lines addressed to the proprietor : an anecdote, &c. &c. : with a correct engraving prefixed of their various attitudes.

A concise account of the surprising feats achieved by Signor M. Girmondi's wonderful performing dogs, lately arrived from Paris, Lisbon, Vienna, Madrid, &c. &c. : to which are annexed a brief sketch of their species, a few lines addressed to the proprietor : an anecdote, &c. &c. : with a correct engraving prefixed of their various attitudes.
Creator:
Girmondi, M
Physical Description:
18 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. The shooting directory / by R.B. Thornhill.

The shooting directory / by R.B. Thornhill.
Creator:
Thornhill, R. B. (Richard Badham)
Date:
1804
Physical Description:
xvi, ix, [1], 432 p., [8] leaves of plates ([3] folded) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. [Caricature card depiciting a sepia illustration of a shop assistant, with verse]

[Caricature card depiciting a sepia illustration of a shop assistant, with verse]
Creator:
Dean & Son
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 card ; illustrations ; 16 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. Journal of the late campaign in Egypt : including descriptions of that country, and of Gibralter, Minorca, Malta, Marmorice, and Macri : with an appendix, containing official papers and documents / by Thomas Walsh, Captain in His Majesty's ninety-third regiment of foot, aide-de-camp to Major-General Sir Eyre Coots, K. B. and K.c. M. P. &c. ; illustrated by numerous engravings of antiquities, views, costumes, plans, positions, &c.

Journal of the late campaign in Egypt : including descriptions of that country, and of Gibralter, Minorca, Malta, Marmorice, and Macri : with an appendix, containing official papers and documents / by Thomas Walsh, Captain in His Majesty's ninety-third regiment of foot, aide-de-camp to Major-General Sir Eyre Coots, K. B. and K.c. M. P. &c. ; illustrated by numerous engravings of antiquities, views, costumes, plans, positions, &c.
Creator:
Walsh, Thomas, fl. 1801
Date:
1803
Physical Description:
viii, [20], 261, [7], *145, [1] p., 49 [i.e.41] leaves of plates ([9] folded) : ill., maps (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. Family tea establishment : Hollis, Walford & Co. : 2, Bold Street & 8, Dale Street, Liverpool.

Family tea establishment : Hollis, Walford & Co. : 2, Bold Street & 8, Dale Street, Liverpool.
Creator:
Hollis, Walford & Co.
Date:
[after 1842]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 21 x 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. The youths drawing book complete.

The youths drawing book complete.
Creator:
Fussell, Joseph, 1818–1912
Date:
[1832?]
Physical Description:
v. ; illustrations ; 15 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. Coloured views on the Liverpool and Manchester railway : with plates of the coaches, machines, &c., from drawings made on the spot / by Mr. T.T. Bury ; with descriptive particulars, serving as a guide to travellers on the railway.

Coloured views on the Liverpool and Manchester railway : with plates of the coaches, machines, &c., from drawings made on the spot / by Mr. T.T. Bury ; with descriptive particulars, serving as a guide to travellers on the railway.
Creator:
Bury, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1811–1877
Date:
1833 [i.e. 1834]
Physical Description:
2 pt. : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. A round of days described in original poems / by some of our most celebrated poets, and in pictures by eminent artists engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.

A round of days described in original poems / by some of our most celebrated poets, and in pictures by eminent artists engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
Date:
MDCCCLXVI [1866]
Physical Description:
[6], 93, [1] leaves : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross

52. A description of the Oxford baths, and school of natation / illustrated with four lithographic plates, by N. Whittock.

A description of the Oxford baths, and school of natation / illustrated with four lithographic plates, by N. Whittock.
Creator:
Richardson, Andrew Hude
Date:
[ca. 1830]
Physical Description:
8 p., IV leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. This Cabinet : formed entirely of Whigs and Blocks ingeniously constructed by His Most Gracious Majesty was presented to the British Nation A. D. 1831.

This Cabinet : formed entirely of Whigs and Blocks ingeniously constructed by His Most Gracious Majesty was presented to the British Nation A. D. 1831.
Date:
1834
Physical Description:
1 sheet : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

54. Liston's characters : six coloured engravings.

No cover image available
Date:
1826
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. Celebrated & extraordinary exhibition, patronized by the royal families of England, France, Belgium, &c. &c. &c. of the industrious fleas : from Regent Street, is now exhibiting at Somerset Gallery, Strand.

No cover image available
Date:
[183-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1]) p.) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

56. A new drawing book of figures : sketches from life at home and abroad / drawn on stone by George Childs ; author of "The little sketch book," " Drawing book of objects," &c.

No cover image available
Creator:
Childs, George
Date:
[between 1845 and 1852]
Physical Description:
[1] leaf, [24] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 18 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

57. An historical description of the tower of London and its curiosities : giving an account 1. Of its foundation, gradual increase, and present state. 2. Of its government, customs, and privileges. 3. Of its antiquities, records, and curiosities. 4. Of the lions, and other wild beasts kept there. 5. Of the spoils of the Spanish Armada, with the history of the Spanish Invasion in 1588. 6. Of the small armory, in which are arms for 100,000 men. 7. Of the Royal Train of Artillery, comprehending a variety of cannon, mortars, &c. &c. 8. Of the horse armory; with a concise history of the Kings fitting there on horseback, in full armour, from William the Conqueror to George II. 9. Of the Jewel-Office, and the regalia used at coronations, with a full account of Colonel Blood's attempt to steal them. 10. Of the mint, and the manner of stamping money : written principally to direct the attention of strangers to what is most curious in this Repository, and to enable them afterwards to describe what they have seen.

No cover image available
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
60 p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. Album of photo-lithographic views of Liverpool & district.

No cover image available
Date:
[1886?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([12] p.) : ill. ; 21 x 372 cm, folded to 21 x 31 cm, attached to boards 23 x 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

59. Hints for sketching in water-colour from nature / by Thomas Hatton.

No cover image available
Creator:
Hatton, Thomas, active 1757–1774
Date:
1859
Physical Description:
62 p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

60. The new descriptive lesson for carbonic drawing / by Rawson Walker ; carbonic drawing is the only known mode of drawing that can imitate the photographs, calotypes, or sun pictures.

No cover image available
Creator:
Walker, John Rawson, 1796–1873
Date:
[ca. 1847]
Physical Description:
4 p. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. Rural scenery : coloured / by Calvert.

No cover image available
Creator:
Calvert, Frederick, fl. 1811–1844
Date:
[ca.1825]
Physical Description:
[6] p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

62. Lights in art : a review of ancient and modern pictures : with critical remarks on the present state, treatment, and preservation of oil paintings / by George William Novice, artist.

No cover image available
Creator:
Novice, George William
Date:
1874
Physical Description:
ix, [3], 368 p. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

63. [Specimens of illustrated works] / published by Messrs. Longman, Brown, & Co., London.

No cover image available
Creator:
Longman (Firm)
Date:
[1849?]
Physical Description:
[170] p. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

64. Plans and views of ornamental domestic buildings : executed in the castellated and other styles / by R. Lugar, architect.

No cover image available
Creator:
Lugar, Robert
Date:
MDCCCXXXVI [1836]
Physical Description:
32 p., 32 leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

65. Guide to figure drawing / by G.E. Hicks ; with illustrations.

No cover image available
Creator:
Hicks, George Elgar, 1824–1914
Date:
1869
Physical Description:
47 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

66. Absurdities : in prose and verse / written and illustrated by A. Crowquill.

No cover image available
Creator:
Crowquill, Alfred
Date:
1827
Physical Description:
[2], x, [2], 132 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

67. The training of a craftsman / written by Fred Miller ; illustrated by many workers in the art crafts.

No cover image available
Creator:
Miller, Fred, decorative artist
Date:
1898
Physical Description:
x, 249, [1], 9, [1] p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. Scenes on the road.

No cover image available
Creator:
Newhouse, Charles B., ca. 1805–1877
Date:
[1835]
Physical Description:
[18] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 29 x 41 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

69. The sketcher's manual, or, The whole art of picture making reduced to the simplest principles : by which amateurs may instruct themselves without the aid of a master / by Frank Howard.

No cover image available
Creator:
Howard, Frank, 1805–1866
Date:
1846
Physical Description:
xvi, 79, [1] p., [28] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

70. Drawing for schools : containing expositions of the method of teaching drawing in schools ; a full explanation of the practice of model drawing after the method of Dupuis, as first practised at the Battersea Training College ; the principles and practice of outline and perspective drawing : together with numerous illustrations and drawing exercises / by Thomas Tate, F.R.A.S., of Kneller Training College, Twickenham; late mathematical professor and lecturer on chemistry in the National Society's Training College, Battersea. Author of "The principles of the differential and integral calculus;" " A treatise on the strength of materials;" "The principles of geometry and mensuration," etc. etc.

No cover image available
Creator:
Tate, Thomas, 1807–1888
Date:
1854
Physical Description:
[4], 45, [3] p., [15] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. The roadsters album.

No cover image available
Creator:
Newhouse, Charles B., ca. 1805–1877
Date:
1845
Physical Description:
[17] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

72. A guide to sketching from nature in water colours / by Leonidas Clint Miles ; with numerous illustrations, drawn on stone and wood by the author.

No cover image available
Creator:
Miles, Leonidas Clint
Date:
1868
Physical Description:
85, 48 p., 8 leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

73. Manufacturers of Roman and Parian cement, plaster of paris, and anticorrosian paint : at Nine Elms, near Vauxhall, London, S. and Medina Mill, near Cowes, Isle of Wight.

No cover image available
Creator:
Francis Brothers, & Pott
Date:
14th February, 1859
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 8 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

74. The new album of London.

No cover image available
Date:
[ca. 1882?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([12] p.) : all ill. ; 17 x 163 cm, folded to 17 x 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

75. A collection of ornamental designs after the manner of the antique : composed for the use of architects, ornamental painters, statuaries, carvers, casters in metal, paper makers, carpet, silk, and calico manufacturers, and every trade dependent on the fine arts / by G. Smith ; engraved on forty-three plates.

No cover image available
Creator:
Smith, George, upholsterer to His Majesty
Date:
[1812]
Physical Description:
[1], [43] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

76. Series of sketches of cottages, landscapes, trees, bridges, water-falls, ruins, castles, boats, &c.

No cover image available
Creator:
Calvert, Frederick, fl. 1811–1844
Date:
[1830?]
Physical Description:
[60] leaves : ill. ; 20 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

77. The whole art of dress, or, The road to elegance and fashion, at the enormous saving of thirty per cent!!! : being a treatise upon that essential and much-cultivated requisite of the present day, gentlemen's costume : explaining and clearly defining, by a series of beautifully engraved illustrations, the most becoming assortment of colours and style of dress and undress, in all their varieties; suited to different ages and complexions, so as to render the human figure most symmetrical and imposing to the eye : also, directions in the purchase of all kinds of wearing apparel: accompanied by hints for the toilette, containing a few valuable and original recipes; likewise, some advice to the improvement of defects in the person and carriage : together with a dissertation on uniform in general, and the selection of fancy dress / by a cavalry officer.

No cover image available
Creator:
Cavalry officer
Date:
1830
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 100 p., 5 [i.e. 6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

78. Artistic amusements : being instructions for a variety of art work for home employment, and suggestions for a number of novel and saleable articles for fancy bazaars. : illustrated.

No cover image available
Date:
[1879?]
Physical Description:
[2], 112 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

79. Forfeitiana, or, An elegant budget of winter evening's recreation for young persons / written by a lady.

No cover image available
Creator:
Lady
Date:
[1824]
Physical Description:
34 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

80. The comic album : a book for every table.

No cover image available
Date:
1844
Physical Description:
[140] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

81. The works of James Gillray, the caricaturist : with the story of his life and times / edited by Thomas Wright ; with over four hundred illustrations.

No cover image available
Creator:
Wright, Thomas, 1810–1877
Date:
[1873]
Physical Description:
[2], 376 p., [81] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library

82. A collection of views of gentlemen's seats, castles, and romantick places, in North Wales / drawn and engraved by eminent artists.

No cover image available
Date:
1792
Physical Description:
[11] leaves, 16 leaves of plates : ill. ; 43 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

83. London and its environs : including excursions to Brighton, the Isle of Wight, etc. : handbook for travellers / by K. Baedeker.

No cover image available
Creator:
Karl Baedeker (Firm)
Date:
1878
Physical Description:
x, 366 p., [5] leaves of plates ([4] folded) : ill., maps ; 17 cm.+ [1] folded map (73 x 94 cm, folded to 15 x 10 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman

84. Strange's pocket scrap book for young ladies and gentlemen : containing views of all the public places of amusement, watering places, etc. etc. : part IV.

No cover image available
Date:
[between 1841 and 1849]
Physical Description:
pt. : chiefly ill. ; 11 x 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

85. A group of etchers : with text / by S.G.W. Benjamin.

No cover image available
Creator:
Benjamin, S. G. W. (Samuel Greene Wheeler), 1837–1914
Date:
[c1882]
Physical Description:
[78] p., [21] leaves of plates : ill. ; 45 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Lizanne Chapin

86. A practical essay on flower painting in water colours / by Edward Pretty.

No cover image available
Creator:
Pretty, Edward, 1792–1865
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
28 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 27 x 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

87. Instructions in the art of lithography / by C. Straker.

No cover image available
Creator:
Straker, C
Date:
1867
Physical Description:
89, [6] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

88. The English country gentleman : his sports and pastimes / by John Lloyd, esquire.

No cover image available
Creator:
Lloyd, John, 1797–1875
Date:
MDCCCXLIX [1849]
Physical Description:
[3], 6-51, [1] pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

89. The official illustrated guide to the South-Eastern Railway and its branches : including the North Kent and Greenwich lines / by George Measom ... ; embellished with two hundred engravings and map.

No cover image available
Creator:
Measom, George S
Date:
[1858]
Physical Description:
[16], 324 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., map ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

90. The age of intellect, or, Clerical showfolk, and wonderful layfolk : a series of poetical epistles between Bob Blazon in town, and Jack Jingle in the country : dedicated to the Fair Circassian : with notes critical, ethical, satirical, physiological, craniological, and astrological / by Francis Moore, physician, author of the celebrated work entitled Vox stellarum or, A loyal almanack.

No cover image available
Creator:
Moore, Francis, 1657–1714
Date:
1819
Physical Description:
[4], ii, [v]-xxiii, [24]-172, [8] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

91. A course of water-colour painting / by R.P. Leitch.

No cover image available
Creator:
Leitch, R. P. (Richard Pettigrew)
Date:
[1884?]
Physical Description:
36, [4] p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 x 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. The hand-book for modelling wax flowers : dedicated by especial permission, to Her Grace the Duchess of Northumberland / by John and Horatio Mintorn.

No cover image available
Creator:
Mintorn, J. H. (John Haynes)
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
xi, [1], 82, [2] p. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

93. The tooth-ache / imagined by Horace Mayhew ; and realized by George Cruikshank.

No cover image available
Creator:
Mayhew, Horace, 1816–1872
Date:
[1849]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([23] p.) : chiefly ill. ; 226 x 13 cm. folded to 13 x 13 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

94. [Calling card for Colonel Lowther : 31, Bruton Street].

No cover image available
Date:
[publisher not identified],
Physical Description:
1 card ; 4 x 7 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

95. Catalogue of original caricatures by "Lib" : exhibited at 24, Minging Lane, December 1st to 18th, 1884 ; which will be sold by auction (without reserve) at the London Commercial Sale Rooms Friday, December 19th, at 3 o'clock precisely / by Mr. Herbert Walton.

No cover image available
Creator:
Walton, Herbert, active 1884
Date:
[1884]
Physical Description:
[20] pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

96. The hand book on making paper flowers ... / by Foster, Son, & Duncan, of 16 Wigmore Street, artificial florists & plumassiers, importers & manufacturers of materials used by artifical flower makers.

No cover image available
Creator:
Foster, Son & Duncum
Date:
[approximately 1851]
Physical Description:
2, 6 leaves, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

97. Marriage a-la-mode.

No cover image available
Creator:
Onwhyn, Thomas, 1811?-1886
Date:
1859
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (10 p.) : ill. ; 15 x 150 cm., folded to 15 x 15 cm., attached to boards 16 x 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

98. Conversations on botany : with plates.

No cover image available
Creator:
Fitton, Sarah Mary
Date:
1828
Physical Description:
xix, [1], 278 p., 21 leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

99. Reminiscences of a yachting cruise. / by Mrs. N.M. Condy ; illustrated by four lithographic drawing by T.G. Dutton, Esq., from sketches by the late N.M. Condy, Esq. ; with a portrait of that gentleman, from a painting by his father.

No cover image available
Creator:
Condy, Flora Ross
Date:
1852
Physical Description:
viii, 47, [1] p, [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. Monastic remains and ancient castles in England and Wales / drawn on the spot by James Moore ... ; finished and etched by J. Schnebbelie ... ; aquatinted by G.J.[!] Parkyns ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Moore, James, 1762–1799
Date:
1791
Physical Description:
1 pt. ([6], 12 p., [6] leaves of plates) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts