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1. The grand historical picture of the storming of Seringapatam by the British troops and their allies, May 4th, 1799 : painted by Robert Ker Porter / Lee sc.

The grand historical picture of the storming of Seringapatam by the British troops and their allies, May 4th, 1799 : painted by Robert Ker Porter / Lee sc.
Date:
[1800?]
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; sheet 37 x 51 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. European polyorama : course ticket.

European polyorama : course ticket.
Date:
[approximately 1851]
Physical Description:
1 ticket ; 4 x 7 cm, mounted on card 20 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. W. Herring, dealer in all sorts of pheasants, fancy poultry, swans, water fowl, gold and silver fish, sporting and fancy dogs : menagerie, New Road, near Regents Park, London, late Brookes.

W. Herring, dealer in all sorts of pheasants, fancy poultry, swans, water fowl, gold and silver fish, sporting and fancy dogs : menagerie, New Road, near Regents Park, London, late Brookes.
Creator:
Herring, William
Date:
approximately 1835
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 70 x 100 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Original Menagerie, New Road, near Fitzroy Square, London : revived by the late Mr. Brooks's son, Paul.

Original Menagerie, New Road, near Fitzroy Square, London : revived by the late Mr. Brooks's son, Paul.
Creator:
Brookes's Menagerie (London, England)
Date:
between 1803 and 1813?
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 25 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc : illustrated by Mr. William Beverley : with twenty-five outline engravings of the views : first represented at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, Monday Evening, March 15, 1852.

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Creator:
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Date:
[1854?]
Physical Description:
[30] pages : illustrations ; 12 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc : illustrated by Mr. William Beverley : with nineteen outline engravings of the views : first represented at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, Monday Evening, March 15, 1852.

No cover image available
Creator:
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Date:
[1853?]
Physical Description:
24, [16] pages, : illustrations ; 12 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Now exhibiting in the second circle, a view of Edinburgh and the surrounding country : the contemplation of this grand and delightful scene, and an earnest desire to represent it entire, were the first circumstances which impressed Mr. Barker's mind with the idea of a panorama : the public may now form a judgment of the comparative excellence of three views, reckoned by men of taste the finest in Europe, namely, Constantinople and Plymouth, which have been exhibited, and Edinburgh, which is now open.

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Creator:
Barker, Robert, 1739–1806
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; 27.3 x 22.1 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The aeronautikon : a flight in the Great Nassau balloon from London to Germany.

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Date:
[1845]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. To China and back : being a diary kept, out and home / by Albert Smith.

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Creator:
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Date:
1859
Physical Description:
[2], ii, [1], 6-72 pages, [1] leaf of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The noble game of billiards : wherein are exhibited extraordinary & surprising strokes which have excited the admiration of most of the sovereigns of Europe / by Monsieur Mingaud.

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Creator:
Mingaud, François, 1771–1847
Date:
1830
Physical Description:
[2], 7, [1] p., [1], 40 leaves leaves of plates : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc / illustrated by Mr. William Beverley : with sixteen outline engravings of the views : first represented at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, Monday evening, March 15, 1852.

No cover image available
Creator:
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Date:
[1852?]
Physical Description:
28, [4] pages : illustrations ; 12 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts