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1. Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire : with memoirs of his life and writings / composed by himself ; illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield ; in two volumes.

Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire : with memoirs of his life and writings / composed by himself ; illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield ; in two volumes.
Creator:
Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794
Date:
MDCCXCVI [1796]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo, matematico sopraordinario dello studio di Pisa : e filosofo, e matematico primario del Serenissimo Gr. Duca di Toscana : doue ne i congressi di quattro giornate si discorre sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo Tolemaico, e Copernicano : proponendo indeterminatamente le ragioni filosofiche, e naturali tanto per l'vna, quanto per l'altra parte.

Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo, matematico sopraordinario dello studio di Pisa : e filosofo, e matematico primario del Serenissimo Gr. Duca di Toscana : doue ne i congressi di quattro giornate si discorre sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo Tolemaico, e Copernicano : proponendo indeterminatamente le ragioni filosofiche, e naturali tanto per l'vna, quanto per l'altra parte.
Creator:
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
Date:
MDCXXXII [1632]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. William Stevenson Owen, judge.

William Stevenson Owen, judge.
Date:
between 1884 and 1909
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

4. The European in India / from a collection of drawings by Charles Doyley, Esq. ; engraved by J.H. Clark and C. Dubourg ; with a preface and copious descriptions, by Thomas Williamson ; accompanied with A brief history of ancient and modern India, from the earliest periods of antiquity to the termination of the late Mahratta War, by F.W. Blagdon.

The European in India / from a collection of drawings by Charles Doyley, Esq. ; engraved by J.H. Clark and C. Dubourg ; with a preface and copious descriptions, by Thomas Williamson ; accompanied with A brief history of ancient and modern India, from the earliest periods of antiquity to the termination of the late Mahratta War, by F.W. Blagdon.
Creator:
Williamson, Thomas, Captain
Date:
1813
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Westmonasterium, or, The history and antiquities of the abbey church of St. Peters Westminster : containing an account of its ancient and modern building ... : with ye copies of ancient Saxon charters &c. and other writings relating to it : together with a particular history of the lives of the abbats, collected from ancient mss. of that convent, and historians, & the lives of the deans to this time : and also, a survey of the church and cloysters, taken in the year 1723, with the monuments there, which, with several prospects of ye church & other remarkable things, are curiously engraven by the best hands ... / by Mr. John Dart ; to which is added, Westminster Abbey, a poem, by the same author.

Westmonasterium, or, The history and antiquities of the abbey church of St. Peters Westminster : containing an account of its ancient and modern building ... : with ye copies of ancient Saxon charters &c. and other writings relating to it : together with a particular history of the lives of the abbats, collected from ancient mss. of that convent, and historians, & the lives of the deans to this time : and also, a survey of the church and cloysters, taken in the year 1723, with the monuments there, which, with several prospects of ye church & other remarkable things, are curiously engraven by the best hands ... / by Mr. John Dart ; to which is added, Westminster Abbey, a poem, by the same author.
Creator:
Dart, John, -1730
Date:
[between 1723 and 1727]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A slice of bread and butter / cut by G. Cruikshank ; being the substance of a speech delivered at a public meeting, held for the benefit of the Jews' and General Literary and Mechanics' Institution.

A slice of bread and butter / cut by G. Cruikshank ; being the substance of a speech delivered at a public meeting, held for the benefit of the Jews' and General Literary and Mechanics' Institution.
Creator:
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878
Date:
[1857]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

7. Collection des nouveaux costumes des autorités constituées, civils et militaires : costumes des législateurs, et des autres fonctionnaires publics.

Collection des nouveaux costumes des autorités constituées, civils et militaires : costumes des législateurs, et des autres fonctionnaires publics.
Creator:
Garneray, Jean-François, 1755-1837
Date:
[1796]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The environs of London : reduced from an actual survey in 16 sheets / by the late John Rocque ... ; with new improvements to the year 1763.

The environs of London : reduced from an actual survey in 16 sheets / by the late John Rocque ... ; with new improvements to the year 1763.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
[1763]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Album of cartes-de-visite depicting royalty of Britain and Europe and other contemporary notables.

Album of cartes-de-visite depicting royalty of Britain and Europe and other contemporary notables.
Date:
1860-1862
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The vale-royall of England, or, The county palatine of Chester illustrated : wherein is contained a geographical and historical description of that famous county, with all its hundreds and seats of the nobility, gentry, and freeholders; its rivers, towns, castles, buildings ancient and modern. Adorned with maps and prospects, and the coats of arms belonging to every individual family of the whole county / performed by William Smith, and William Webb, gentlemen. Published by Mr. Daniel King. To which is annexed, an exact chronology of all its rulers and governors both in church and state, from the time of the foundation of the stately city of Chester, to this very day: fixed by eclipses, and other chronological characters. Also, an excellent discourse of the Island of Man; treating of the island. Of the inhabitants. Of the state ecclesiasticall. Of the civil government. Of the trade; and, of the strength of the island.

The vale-royall of England, or, The county palatine of Chester illustrated : wherein is contained a geographical and historical description of that famous county, with all its hundreds and seats of the nobility, gentry, and freeholders; its rivers, towns, castles, buildings ancient and modern. Adorned with maps and prospects, and the coats of arms belonging to every individual family of the whole county / performed by William Smith, and William Webb, gentlemen. Published by Mr. Daniel King. To which is annexed, an exact chronology of all its rulers and governors both in church and state, from the time of the foundation of the stately city of Chester, to this very day: fixed by eclipses, and other chronological characters. Also, an excellent discourse of the Island of Man; treating of the island. Of the inhabitants. Of the state ecclesiasticall. Of the civil government. Of the trade; and, of the strength of the island.
Creator:
King, Daniel, -1664?
Date:
1656
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. A picturesque voyage to India, by the way of China / by Thomas Daniell, R.A., and William Daniell, A.R.A.

A picturesque voyage to India, by the way of China / by Thomas Daniell, R.A., and William Daniell, A.R.A.
Creator:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840
Date:
1810
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. The Canterbury tales.

The Canterbury tales.
Creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Date:
1483]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Gerardi de Lairesse, Leodiensis pictoris, Opus elegantissimum.

Gerardi de Lairesse, Leodiensis pictoris, Opus elegantissimum.
Creator:
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711
Date:
[ca. 1690?]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. 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
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. The principles of painting ... To which is added, The balance of painters. Being the names of the most noted painters, and their degrees of perfection in the four principal parts of their art ... Written originally in French by Mons. Du Piles ... And now first translated into English. By a painter.

The principles of painting ... To which is added, The balance of painters. Being the names of the most noted painters, and their degrees of perfection in the four principal parts of their art ... Written originally in French by Mons. Du Piles ... And now first translated into English. By a painter.
Creator:
Piles, Roger de, 1635-1709
Date:
1743
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. In fairy-land: a series of pictures from the elf-world, by Richard Doyle. With a poem, by William Allingham.

In fairy-land: a series of pictures from the elf-world, by Richard Doyle. With a poem, by William Allingham.
Creator:
Allingham, William, 1824-1889
Date:
1870
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. Holbein's Dance of Death : with an historical and literary introduction.

Holbein's Dance of Death : with an historical and literary introduction.
Date:
MDCCCXLIX [1849]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972

18. Pierce Egan's book of sports, and mirror of life : embracing the turf, the chase, the ring, and the stage / interspersed with original memoirs of sporting men, etc.

Pierce Egan's book of sports, and mirror of life : embracing the turf, the chase, the ring, and the stage / interspersed with original memoirs of sporting men, etc.
Creator:
Egan, Pierce, 1772-1849
Date:
1832
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. An historical tour in Monmouthshire : illustrated with views by Sir R.C. Hoare, Bart., a new map of the county, and other engravings / by William Coxe, A.M. F.R.S. F.A.S., Rector of Bemerton and Stourton.

An historical tour in Monmouthshire : illustrated with views by Sir R.C. Hoare, Bart., a new map of the county, and other engravings / by William Coxe, A.M. F.R.S. F.A.S., Rector of Bemerton and Stourton.
Creator:
Coxe, William, 1747-1828
Date:
[1801]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. Catalogue of the collection of pictures, works of art, and decorative objects, the property of His Grace the Duke of Hamilton, K. T. : which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods at their Great Rooms, 8 King Street, St. James's Square ...

Catalogue of the collection of pictures, works of art, and decorative objects, the property of His Grace the Duke of Hamilton, K. T. : which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods at their Great Rooms, 8 King Street, St. James's Square ...
Creator:
Christie, Manson & Woods
Date:
[1882]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

21. Military antiquities respecting a history of the English army : from the conquest to the present time / by Francis Grose Esq. F. A. S.

Military antiquities respecting a history of the English army : from the conquest to the present time / by Francis Grose Esq. F. A. S.
Creator:
Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
Date:
1801
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. To India and back by the Cape / by a traveller ; with numerous drawings on wood and stone, by John Corbet Anderson.

To India and back by the Cape / by a traveller ; with numerous drawings on wood and stone, by John Corbet Anderson.
Creator:
Francis, C. R. (Charles Richard), 1821-1901
Date:
1859
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. Thoroughbred racing stock and its ancestors : the authentic origin of pure blood : many voices concerning the horses of the world, with additional chapters from the notes of the late Lady Anne Blunt (15th Baroness Wentworth) and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, on the Arabian breed, collected, edited, and enlarged, with a history of the thoroughbred racehorse and the horses of the east and west / by Lady Wentworth.

Thoroughbred racing stock and its ancestors : the authentic origin of pure blood : many voices concerning the horses of the world, with additional chapters from the notes of the late Lady Anne Blunt (15th Baroness Wentworth) and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, on the Arabian breed, collected, edited, and enlarged, with a history of the thoroughbred racehorse and the horses of the east and west / by Lady Wentworth.
Creator:
Wentworth, Lady, 1873-
Date:
1938
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. A short treatise of hunting / compyled for the delight of noblemen and gentlemen by Sir Thomas Cockaine, knight, 1591 ; presented to the Roxburghe Club by G.E. Cokayne.

A short treatise of hunting / compyled for the delight of noblemen and gentlemen by Sir Thomas Cockaine, knight, 1591 ; presented to the Roxburghe Club by G.E. Cokayne.
Creator:
Cokayne, Thomas, Sir, approximately 1519-1592
Date:
1897
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest : wherin is declared not onely those lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of forrestes: and what a forrest is in his owne proper nature, and wherein the same doth differ from a chase, a park, or a warren, with all such thinges as are incident or belonging thereunto, with their seuerall proper tearmes of art, as more at large doth appeare in the table in the beginning of this booke. Also a treatise of the purallee, declaring what purallee is, how the same first began, what a purallee man may doe, how he may hunt and vse his owne purallee, how far he may pursue and follow after his chase, together with the lymits and boundes, as well of the forrest, as the puralley. Collected and gathered together, as well out of the common lawes and statutes of this land, as also out of sundry learned auncient aucthors, and out of the Assises and Iters of Pickring and Lancaster / by Iohn Manwood.

A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forrest : wherin is declared not onely those lawes, as they are now in force, but also the originall and beginning of forrestes: and what a forrest is in his owne proper nature, and wherein the same doth differ from a chase, a park, or a warren, with all such thinges as are incident or belonging thereunto, with their seuerall proper tearmes of art, as more at large doth appeare in the table in the beginning of this booke. Also a treatise of the purallee, declaring what purallee is, how the same first began, what a purallee man may doe, how he may hunt and vse his owne purallee, how far he may pursue and follow after his chase, together with the lymits and boundes, as well of the forrest, as the puralley. Collected and gathered together, as well out of the common lawes and statutes of this land, as also out of sundry learned auncient aucthors, and out of the Assises and Iters of Pickring and Lancaster / by Iohn Manwood.
Creator:
Manwood, John, -1610
Date:
1598
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. Fabbriche' antiche' / disegnate' da Andrea Palladio Vicentino e date in luce' da Riccardo Conte' di Burlington.

Fabbriche' antiche' / disegnate' da Andrea Palladio Vicentino e date in luce' da Riccardo Conte' di Burlington.
Creator:
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580
Date:
MDCCXXX [1730, i.e. 1735]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. A catalogue of the genuine and elegant library of the late Sir Clement Cottrell Dormer, collected by Lieutenant General James Dormer, / which will be sold by auction (by order of the administrator) by Samuel Baker, at his house in York-Street, Covent -Garden : to begin on Monday, February the 20th, 1764, and to continue the nineteen following evenings, beginning each evening exactly at six o'clock.

A catalogue of the genuine and elegant library of the late Sir Clement Cottrell Dormer, collected by Lieutenant General James Dormer, / which will be sold by auction (by order of the administrator) by Samuel Baker, at his house in York-Street, Covent -Garden : to begin on Monday, February the 20th, 1764, and to continue the nineteen following evenings, beginning each evening exactly at six o'clock.
Creator:
Baker, Samuel, approximately 1711-1778
Date:
[1764]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. An authentic history of the celebrated horse American Eclipse : containing an account of his pedigree and performances, with some general information on the subject of the turf, and the means adopted at various times to improve the breed of horses : embellished with a correct likeness of this famous horse, engraved on wood, in the best style by Dr. A. Anderson.

An authentic history of the celebrated horse American Eclipse : containing an account of his pedigree and performances, with some general information on the subject of the turf, and the means adopted at various times to improve the breed of horses : embellished with a correct likeness of this famous horse, engraved on wood, in the best style by Dr. A. Anderson.
Creator:
Conrad, Ephraim, 1769?-1834
Date:
1823
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords : representing the several engagments between the English and Spanish fleets in the ever memorable year MDLXXXVIII ... : to which are added, from a book entitled, Expeditionis Hispanorum in Angliam vera descriptio, A.D. 1588 ... ten charts of the sea coasts of England, and a general one of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Holland, &c. shewing the places of action between the two fleets ... : also an historical account of each day's action, collected from the most authentic manuscripts and writers / by John Pine, engraver.

The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords : representing the several engagments between the English and Spanish fleets in the ever memorable year MDLXXXVIII ... : to which are added, from a book entitled, Expeditionis Hispanorum in Angliam vera descriptio, A.D. 1588 ... ten charts of the sea coasts of England, and a general one of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Holland, &c. shewing the places of action between the two fleets ... : also an historical account of each day's action, collected from the most authentic manuscripts and writers / by John Pine, engraver.
Creator:
Pine, John, 1690-1756
Date:
[1739]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. A selection of twelve heads from the Last judgment of Michael Angelo.

A selection of twelve heads from the Last judgment of Michael Angelo.
Creator:
Duppa, Richard, 1770-1831
Date:
MDCCCI [1801]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. Claudii Ptholemaei Alexandrini Liber geographiae cum tabulis et universali figura et cum additione locorum quae recentioribus reperta sunt diligenti cura emendatus et impressus [cartographic material].

Claudii Ptholemaei Alexandrini Liber geographiae cum tabulis et universali figura et cum additione locorum quae recentioribus reperta sunt diligenti cura emendatus et impressus [cartographic material].
Creator:
Ptolemy, active 2nd century
Date:
Anno Domini. M.D.XI. die. xx. mensis Martii. [March 22, 1511]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. The sea of Marmara or Propontis : with the straits of Constantinople and of Gallipoli / by Wm. Faden ...

The sea of Marmara or Propontis : with the straits of Constantinople and of Gallipoli / by Wm. Faden ...
Creator:
Faden, William, 1749-1836
Date:
Jany. 11th, 1786
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. How to qualify for a Meltonian : addressed to all would-be Meltonians.

How to qualify for a Meltonian : addressed to all would-be Meltonians.
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851
Date:
1819
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. The history and antiquities of the Tower of London : with biographical anecdotes of royal and distinguished persons, deduced from records, state papers, and manuscripts, and from other original and authentic sources / by John Bayley, Esq., F.S.A. of the Honorable Society of the Inner Temple, and one of His Majesty's Sub-Commissioners on the Public Records ; in two parts ; Part I[-II].

The history and antiquities of the Tower of London : with biographical anecdotes of royal and distinguished persons, deduced from records, state papers, and manuscripts, and from other original and authentic sources / by John Bayley, Esq., F.S.A. of the Honorable Society of the Inner Temple, and one of His Majesty's Sub-Commissioners on the Public Records ; in two parts ; Part I[-II].
Creator:
Bayley, John, -1869
Date:
1821-1825
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. Lower Eatington : its manor house and church.

Lower Eatington : its manor house and church.
Creator:
Shirley, Evelyn Philip, 1812-1882
Date:
1869
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

36. Ideas, accidental and incidental to hunting and other sports : caught in Leicestershire, &c. / by Henry Alken.

Ideas, accidental and incidental to hunting and other sports : caught in Leicestershire, &c. / by Henry Alken.
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851
Date:
[1830]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. A general treatise of architecture : in five books ... / by John Aheron, architect.

A general treatise of architecture : in five books ... / by John Aheron, architect.
Creator:
Aheron, John
Date:
MDCCLIV [1754]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. [Additional illustrations for Nimrod's The life of a sportsman].

[Additional illustrations for Nimrod's The life of a sportsman].
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851
Date:
1838
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. Collins's Peerage of England : genealogical, biographical, and historical / greatly augmented, and continued to the preent time, by Sir Egerton Brydges ...

Collins's Peerage of England : genealogical, biographical, and historical / greatly augmented, and continued to the preent time, by Sir Egerton Brydges ...
Date:
1812
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. Leonora / translated from the German of Gottfried Augustus Bürgher by W.R. Spencer, Esq. ; with designs by the Right Honourable Lady Diana Beauclerc.

Leonora / translated from the German of Gottfried Augustus Bürgher by W.R. Spencer, Esq. ; with designs by the Right Honourable Lady Diana Beauclerc.
Creator:
Bürger, Gottfried August, 1747-1794
Date:
1809
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. Halinitro-pyrobolia. : Beschreibu[n]g einer newen Büchsen-Meisterey, nemlichen: gründlicher Bericht, wie der Salpeter, Schwefel, Kohlen, vnnd das Pulfer zu praepariren, zu probieren, auch langwirrig gut zu behalten: das Fewrwerck zur Kurtzweil vnd Ernst zu laboriren. Dann, wie der Pöler, das grobe Geschütz, vnd der Petardo zu gobernirn: ingleichem die Lunden bey Tag- vnd Nachtszeiten, sicherlich vnd ohne gesehen zu tragen, &c. Sampt einer kurtzen geometrishcen Einlaytung, die Weite vnd Höhe gar gering zu erfahren. Alles ausz eygener Experientza; neben etlichen newen, zuvor nicht gesehnen Inventionen, gantz fleissig und vertrewlich beshrieben; vber das, mit. 44. Kupfferstucken delinirt vnd für Augen gestellt / durch Josephum Furttenbach..

Halinitro-pyrobolia. : Beschreibu[n]g einer newen Büchsen-Meisterey, nemlichen: gründlicher Bericht, wie der Salpeter, Schwefel, Kohlen, vnnd das Pulfer zu praepariren, zu probieren, auch langwirrig gut zu behalten: das Fewrwerck zur Kurtzweil vnd Ernst zu laboriren. Dann, wie der Pöler, das grobe Geschütz, vnd der Petardo zu gobernirn: ingleichem die Lunden bey Tag- vnd Nachtszeiten, sicherlich vnd ohne gesehen zu tragen, &c. Sampt einer kurtzen geometrishcen Einlaytung, die Weite vnd Höhe gar gering zu erfahren. Alles ausz eygener Experientza; neben etlichen newen, zuvor nicht gesehnen Inventionen, gantz fleissig und vertrewlich beshrieben; vber das, mit. 44. Kupfferstucken delinirt vnd für Augen gestellt / durch Josephum Furttenbach..
Creator:
Furttenbach, Joseph, 1591-1667
Date:
Anno MDCXXVII [1627]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. The Godolphin Arabian, or, The history of a thorough-bred / by Eugène Sue.

The Godolphin Arabian, or, The history of a thorough-bred / by Eugène Sue.
Creator:
Sue, Eugène, 1804-1857
Date:
1845
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. The turf and the racehorse : describing trainers and training, the stud-farm, the sires and brood-mares of the past and present, and how to breed and rear the racehorse / by R.H. Copperthwaite.

The turf and the racehorse : describing trainers and training, the stud-farm, the sires and brood-mares of the past and present, and how to breed and rear the racehorse / by R.H. Copperthwaite.
Creator:
Copperthwaite, R. H
Date:
1865
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. Interesting historical events, relative to the provinces of Bengal, and the empire of Indostan : with a seasonable hint and perswasive to the honourable the court of directors of the East India Company : as also the mythology and cosmogony, fasts and festivals of the Gentoo's, followers of the Shastah : and a dissertation on the metempsychosis, commonly, though erroneously, called the Pythagorean doctrine / by J.Z. Holwell, esq.

Interesting historical events, relative to the provinces of Bengal, and the empire of Indostan : with a seasonable hint and perswasive to the honourable the court of directors of the East India Company : as also the mythology and cosmogony, fasts and festivals of the Gentoo's, followers of the Shastah : and a dissertation on the metempsychosis, commonly, though erroneously, called the Pythagorean doctrine / by J.Z. Holwell, esq.
Creator:
Holwell, J. Z. (John Zephaniah), 1711-1798
Date:
1766-1771
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. Memoirs of Count Grammont / by Anthony Hamilton ; to which are prefixed, a biographical sketch of Count Hamilton, and a translation of the epistle to Count Grammont ; illustrated with sixty-four portraits, engraved by Edward Scriven, &c.

Memoirs of Count Grammont / by Anthony Hamilton ; to which are prefixed, a biographical sketch of Count Hamilton, and a translation of the epistle to Count Grammont ; illustrated with sixty-four portraits, engraved by Edward Scriven, &c.
Creator:
Hamilton, Anthony, Count, approximately 1646-1720
Date:
1811
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. An account of the grand musical festival, held in September, 1823, in the cathedral church of York : for the benefit of the York County Hospital, and the general infirmaries at Leeds, Hull, and Sheffield : to which is prefixed, a sketch of the rise and progress of musical festivals in Great Britain : with biographical and historical notes / by John Crosse, F.S.A., F.R.S.L., M.G.S. ...

An account of the grand musical festival, held in September, 1823, in the cathedral church of York : for the benefit of the York County Hospital, and the general infirmaries at Leeds, Hull, and Sheffield : to which is prefixed, a sketch of the rise and progress of musical festivals in Great Britain : with biographical and historical notes / by John Crosse, F.S.A., F.R.S.L., M.G.S. ...
Creator:
Crosse, John, 1786-1833
Date:
1825
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. New designs of vases and tripods decorated in the antique taste / by Geo. Richardson, archt. and son ; on XXV plates.

New designs of vases and tripods decorated in the antique taste / by Geo. Richardson, archt. and son ; on XXV plates.
Creator:
Richardson, George, 1736?-1817?
Date:
Septr. 5th, 1793
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. A topographical dictionary of England : comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships, and the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, with historical and statistical descriptions : illustrated by maps of the different counties and islands : a map of England shewing the principal towns, roads, railways, navigable rivers, and canals : and a plan of London and its environs : and embellished with engravings of the arms of the cities, bishoprics, universities, colleges, corporate towns, and boroughs : and of the seals of the several municipal corporations / by Samuel Lewis.

A topographical dictionary of England : comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs, corporate and market towns, parishes, and townships, and the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, with historical and statistical descriptions : illustrated by maps of the different counties and islands : a map of England shewing the principal towns, roads, railways, navigable rivers, and canals : and a plan of London and its environs : and embellished with engravings of the arms of the cities, bishoprics, universities, colleges, corporate towns, and boroughs : and of the seals of the several municipal corporations / by Samuel Lewis.
Creator:
Lewis, Samuel, -1865
Date:
1831
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. The journey from Chester to London.

The journey from Chester to London.
Creator:
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798
Date:
MDCCLXXXII [1782]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. [Deer stalking].

[Deer stalking].
Date:
[ca. 1810]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book : in four parts / by Thomas Sheraton, cabinet-maker ; recommended by many workmen of the first abilities in London, who have themselves inspected the work.

The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book : in four parts / by Thomas Sheraton, cabinet-maker ; recommended by many workmen of the first abilities in London, who have themselves inspected the work.
Creator:
Sheraton, Thomas, 1751-1806
Date:
1802
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

52. Myttonian feats : the sketches from nature / by Captain Parr ; furnished (along with many authentic anecdotes) to Nimrod (Charles Apperley, Esq.), for his work, "The life and death of John Mytton, Esq., of Halston Hall, Shropshire.".

Myttonian feats : the sketches from nature / by Captain Parr ; furnished (along with many authentic anecdotes) to Nimrod (Charles Apperley, Esq.), for his work, "The life and death of John Mytton, Esq., of Halston Hall, Shropshire.".
Creator:
Parr, Captain
Date:
1835
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. A catalogue of the extensive, valuable, and highly interesting collection of prints, the property of Thomas Lloyd, Esq. ... : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. George Jones ... 1st July, 1825 ...

A catalogue of the extensive, valuable, and highly interesting collection of prints, the property of Thomas Lloyd, Esq. ... : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. George Jones ... 1st July, 1825 ...
Creator:
Lloyd, Thomas, 1756-1827
Date:
1825]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. Hints on light and shadow, composition, etc. : as applicable to landscape painting : illustrated by examples / by Samuel Prout, F. S. A., painter in water colours in ordinary to Her Majesty.

Hints on light and shadow, composition, etc. : as applicable to landscape painting : illustrated by examples / by Samuel Prout, F. S. A., painter in water colours in ordinary to Her Majesty.
Creator:
Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852
Date:
1848
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. A history of the Holtes of Aston, baronets : with a description of the family mansion, Aston Hall, Warwickshire / by Alfred Davidson ; with illustrations from drawings by Allen E. Everitt.

A history of the Holtes of Aston, baronets : with a description of the family mansion, Aston Hall, Warwickshire / by Alfred Davidson ; with illustrations from drawings by Allen E. Everitt.
Creator:
Davidson, Alfred, of Aston
Date:
1854
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

56. Rural sports / by the Rev. Wm. B. Daniel.

Rural sports / by the Rev. Wm. B. Daniel.
Creator:
Daniel, William Barker, 1753?-1833
Date:
1807
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

57. Plans, and views in perspective, with descriptions, of buildings erected in England and Scotland : and also an essay, to elucidate the Grecian, Roman and Gothic architecture, accompanied with designs / by Robert Mitchell, architect = Plans, descriptions, et vues en perspective, des édifices érigés en Angleterre et en Écosse: suivis d'un essai sur l'architecture greque, romaine et gothique, avec des desseins illustratifs / par Robert Mitchell, architecte.

Plans, and views in perspective, with descriptions, of buildings erected in England and Scotland : and also an essay, to elucidate the Grecian, Roman and Gothic architecture, accompanied with designs / by Robert Mitchell, architect = Plans, descriptions, et vues en perspective, des édifices érigés en Angleterre et en Écosse: suivis d'un essai sur l'architecture greque, romaine et gothique, avec des desseins illustratifs / par Robert Mitchell, architecte.
Creator:
Mitchell, Robert, active 1800
Date:
1801
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. Observations on fox-hunting and the management of hounds in the kennel and the field : addressed to a young sportsman, about to undertake a hunting establishment / by Colonel Cook, H.P. 28th Dragoons.

Observations on fox-hunting and the management of hounds in the kennel and the field : addressed to a young sportsman, about to undertake a hunting establishment / by Colonel Cook, H.P. 28th Dragoons.
Creator:
Cook, John, 1773-1829
Date:
1826
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

59. The union of honovr : containing the armes, matches and issves of the kings, dukes, marquesses and earles of England from the conquest, untill this present yeere, 1640 : with the armes of the English viscounts and barons now being : and of the gentry of Lincolnshire : whereunto is annexed, a briefe of all the battels which have beene fought and maintained by the English since the conquest, till the yeere 1602 / collected out of the most approved authours, former or moderne, by James Yorke, black-Smith.

The union of honovr : containing the armes, matches and issves of the kings, dukes, marquesses and earles of England from the conquest, untill this present yeere, 1640 : with the armes of the English viscounts and barons now being : and of the gentry of Lincolnshire : whereunto is annexed, a briefe of all the battels which have beene fought and maintained by the English since the conquest, till the yeere 1602 / collected out of the most approved authours, former or moderne, by James Yorke, black-Smith.
Creator:
Yorke, James, fl. 1640
Date:
1640
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

60. Points of a racehorse / by Major-General Sir John Hills.

Points of a racehorse / by Major-General Sir John Hills.
Creator:
Hills, John, Sir
Date:
1903
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. Art de la verrerie / de Neri, Merret et Kunckel ; auquel on a ajouté le Sol sine veste d'Orschall ; l'Helioscopium videndi sine veste solem chymicum; le Sol non sine veste ; le chapitre XI. du Flora saturnizans de Henckel, sur la vitrification des végétaux ; un Mémoire sur la manière de faire le saffre ; le Secret des vraies porcelaines de la Chine & de Saxe ; ouvrages ou l'on trouvera la maniere de fair le verre & le crystal, d'y porter des couleurs, d'imiter les pierres prétieuses, de préparer & colorer les emaux, de faire la potasse, de peindre sue le verre, de préparer des vernis, de composer des couvertes pour les fayances & poteries, d'extraire la couleur pourpre de l'or, de contrefaire les rubis, de fair le saffre, de faire & peindre les porcelaines, &c. ; traduits de l'allemand, par M. D * * *.

Art de la verrerie / de Neri, Merret et Kunckel ; auquel on a ajouté le Sol sine veste d'Orschall ; l'Helioscopium videndi sine veste solem chymicum; le Sol non sine veste ; le chapitre XI. du Flora saturnizans de Henckel, sur la vitrification des végétaux ; un Mémoire sur la manière de faire le saffre ; le Secret des vraies porcelaines de la Chine & de Saxe ; ouvrages ou l'on trouvera la maniere de fair le verre & le crystal, d'y porter des couleurs, d'imiter les pierres prétieuses, de préparer & colorer les emaux, de faire la potasse, de peindre sue le verre, de préparer des vernis, de composer des couvertes pour les fayances & poteries, d'extraire la couleur pourpre de l'or, de contrefaire les rubis, de fair le saffre, de faire & peindre les porcelaines, &c. ; traduits de l'allemand, par M. D * * *.
Creator:
Neri, Antonio, d. 1614
Date:
MDCCLII [1752]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

62. Inscriptionum antiquarum Græc. et Latin. liber. : Accedit, numismatum Ptolemæorum, imperatorum, Augustarum, et Cæsarum, in Ægypto cusorum, e scriniis Britannicis, catalogus. / A Richardo Pococke, LLD. Societatis Regalis, et antiquariorum, Londini, Socio.

Inscriptionum antiquarum Græc. et Latin. liber. : Accedit, numismatum Ptolemæorum, imperatorum, Augustarum, et Cæsarum, in Ægypto cusorum, e scriniis Britannicis, catalogus. / A Richardo Pococke, LLD. Societatis Regalis, et antiquariorum, Londini, Socio.
Date:
Anno MDCCLII [1752]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

63. The itinerant : a select collection of interesting and picturesque views, in Great Britain and Ireland / engraved from original paintings & drawings, by eminent artists.

The itinerant : a select collection of interesting and picturesque views, in Great Britain and Ireland / engraved from original paintings & drawings, by eminent artists.
Date:
[not before 1803]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

64. A history of the University of Cambridge : its colleges, halls, and public buildings.

A history of the University of Cambridge : its colleges, halls, and public buildings.
Creator:
Combe, William, 1742-1823
Date:
1815
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

65. The history of the Charter-House : dedicated by permission to the Rev. W. Fisher, D.D. Master of the Charter-House, and prependary of Norwich.

The history of the Charter-House : dedicated by permission to the Rev. W. Fisher, D.D. Master of the Charter-House, and prependary of Norwich.
Date:
1816
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

66. Journal of a voyage to Greenland, in the year 1821 : with graphic illustrations / by George William Manby, Esq.

Journal of a voyage to Greenland, in the year 1821 : with graphic illustrations / by George William Manby, Esq.
Creator:
Manby, George William, 1765-1854
Date:
MDCCCXXII [1822]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

67. Delices de la Grande Bretagne / engraved and published by William Birch, enamel painter, Hampstead-Heath.

Delices de la Grande Bretagne / engraved and published by William Birch, enamel painter, Hampstead-Heath.
Creator:
Birch, William, 1760-1794?
Date:
[1791]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. Bibliotheca Meadiana, sive, Catalogus librorum Richardi Mead, M.D. : qui prostabunt venales sub hasta apud Samuelem Baker, in vico dicto York Street, Covent Garden, Londini, die Lunae 18vo. Novembris, M. DCC. LIV. iterumque die lunae, 7mo. Aprilis, M. DCC. LV.

Bibliotheca Meadiana, sive, Catalogus librorum Richardi Mead, M.D. : qui prostabunt venales sub hasta apud Samuelem Baker, in vico dicto York Street, Covent Garden, Londini, die Lunae 18vo. Novembris, M. DCC. LIV. iterumque die lunae, 7mo. Aprilis, M. DCC. LV.
Creator:
Baker, Samuel, approximately 1711-1778
Date:
[1754]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

69. Researches, concerning the institutions & monuments of the ancient inhabitants of America, with descriptions & views of some of the most striking scenes in the Cordilleras! / written in French by Alexander de Humboldt & translated into English by Helen Maria Williams.

Researches, concerning the institutions & monuments of the ancient inhabitants of America, with descriptions & views of some of the most striking scenes in the Cordilleras! / written in French by Alexander de Humboldt & translated into English by Helen Maria Williams.
Creator:
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859
Date:
1814
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

70. The American race-turf register, sportsman's herald, and general stud book : containing the pedigrees of the most celebrated horses, mares, and geldings, that have distinguished themselves as racers on the American turf : from one quarter of a mile race up to four miles and repeat : also, such as have been kept in the stud, as stallions and mares for breeding, from the earliest period to the present time : and from which have descended the most valuable blooded stock at present in the United States : the whole calculated for the use and information of amateurs, breeders, and trainers of that most noble and useful animal, the horse / compiled from the papers, letters, memorandums, stud-books, and newspapers, of the most celebrated and distinguished sportsmen, also from other sources of the most current information, by Patrick Nisbett Edgar, of Granville County, North Carolina ; in two volumes ; vol. 1..

The American race-turf register, sportsman's herald, and general stud book : containing the pedigrees of the most celebrated horses, mares, and geldings, that have distinguished themselves as racers on the American turf : from one quarter of a mile race up to four miles and repeat : also, such as have been kept in the stud, as stallions and mares for breeding, from the earliest period to the present time : and from which have descended the most valuable blooded stock at present in the United States : the whole calculated for the use and information of amateurs, breeders, and trainers of that most noble and useful animal, the horse / compiled from the papers, letters, memorandums, stud-books, and newspapers, of the most celebrated and distinguished sportsmen, also from other sources of the most current information, by Patrick Nisbett Edgar, of Granville County, North Carolina ; in two volumes ; vol. 1..
Creator:
Edgar, Patrick Nisbett
Date:
MDCCCXXXIII [1833]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. The Annual register, or, A view of the history, politicks, and literature for the year ...

The Annual register, or, A view of the history, politicks, and literature for the year ...
Date:
[1762?]-1838
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

72. An account of the first voyages and discoveries made by the Spaniards in America : containing the most exact relation hitherto publish'd, of their unparallel'd cruelties on the Indians, in the destruction of above forty millions of people. With the propositions offer'd to the King of Spain, to prevent the further ruin of the West-Indies / by Don Bartholomew de las Casas, bishop of Chiapa, who was an eye-witness of their cruelties. Illustrated with cuts. To which is added, The art of travelling, shewing how a man may dispose his travels to the best advantage.

An account of the first voyages and discoveries made by the Spaniards in America : containing the most exact relation hitherto publish'd, of their unparallel'd cruelties on the Indians, in the destruction of above forty millions of people. With the propositions offer'd to the King of Spain, to prevent the further ruin of the West-Indies / by Don Bartholomew de las Casas, bishop of Chiapa, who was an eye-witness of their cruelties. Illustrated with cuts. To which is added, The art of travelling, shewing how a man may dispose his travels to the best advantage.
Creator:
Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484-1566
Date:
MDCXCIX [1699]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

73. The fables of John Dryden : ornamented with engravings from the pencil of the Right Hon. Lady Diana Beauclerc.

The fables of John Dryden : ornamented with engravings from the pencil of the Right Hon. Lady Diana Beauclerc.
Creator:
Dryden, John, 1631-1700
Date:
1797
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

74. Travels in Europe and Africa / by Colonel Keatinge ; author of, A history of the conquest of Mexico, from the Spanish, Eidometria, or Optic Mensuration, etc. Comprising a journey through France, Spain, and Portugal , to Morocco : with a particular account of that empire : also a second tour through France in 1814, in which a comparison is drawn between the present and former state of that country and its inhabitants : illustrated by numerous plates of scenery, antiquities, and costume, from drawings made by the author.

Travels in Europe and Africa / by Colonel Keatinge ; author of, A history of the conquest of Mexico, from the Spanish, Eidometria, or Optic Mensuration, etc. Comprising a journey through France, Spain, and Portugal , to Morocco : with a particular account of that empire : also a second tour through France in 1814, in which a comparison is drawn between the present and former state of that country and its inhabitants : illustrated by numerous plates of scenery, antiquities, and costume, from drawings made by the author.
Creator:
Keatinge, Maurice, -1835
Date:
1816
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

75. Voyage to Locuta : a fragment : with etchings, and notes of illustration ; dedicated to Theresa Tidy, author of the "Eighteen Maxims of Neatness and Order." / by Lemuel Gulliver, Jun.

Voyage to Locuta : a fragment : with etchings, and notes of illustration ; dedicated to Theresa Tidy, author of the "Eighteen Maxims of Neatness and Order." / by Lemuel Gulliver, Jun.
Creator:
Graham, Elizabeth Susanna Davenport, 1762 or 1763-1844
Date:
1818
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

76. Travels through the Canadas, containing a description of the picturesque scenery on some of the rivers and lakes : with an account of the productions, commerce, and inhabitants of those provinces : to which is subjoined a comparative view of the manners and customs of several of the Indian nations of North and South America / by George Heriot, Esq., Deputy Post Master general of British North American ; illustrated with a map and numerous engravings, from drawings made at the several places by the author.

Travels through the Canadas, containing a description of the picturesque scenery on some of the rivers and lakes : with an account of the productions, commerce, and inhabitants of those provinces : to which is subjoined a comparative view of the manners and customs of several of the Indian nations of North and South America / by George Heriot, Esq., Deputy Post Master general of British North American ; illustrated with a map and numerous engravings, from drawings made at the several places by the author.
Creator:
Heriot, George, 1759-1839
Date:
[1807]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

77. Characteristicks of men, manners, opinions, times. In three volumes. By the Right Honourable Anthony, Earl of Shaftesbury.

Characteristicks of men, manners, opinions, times. In three volumes. By the Right Honourable Anthony, Earl of Shaftesbury.
Creator:
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1671-1713
Date:
1732
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

78. The remains of the ancient monastic architecture of England / by Joseph Potter, architect.

The remains of the ancient monastic architecture of England / by Joseph Potter, architect.
Creator:
Potter, Joseph, approximately 1797-1875
Date:
MDCCCXLIV [1844]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

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

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]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

80. Thoughts on hunting : in a series of familiar letters to a friend / by William Beckford, Esq. ; illustrated by plates, from original paintings, engraved by Mr. John Scott.

Thoughts on hunting : in a series of familiar letters to a friend / by William Beckford, Esq. ; illustrated by plates, from original paintings, engraved by Mr. John Scott.
Creator:
Beckford, Peter, 1740-1811
Date:
1810
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

81. The landscape : a didactic poem : in three books : addressed to Uvedale Price ... / by R.P. Knight.

The landscape : a didactic poem : in three books : addressed to Uvedale Price ... / by R.P. Knight.
Creator:
Knight, Richard Payne, 1751-1824
Date:
1795
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

82. La belle dame sans merci / by John Keats.

La belle dame sans merci / by John Keats.
Creator:
Keats, John, 1795-1821
Date:
MCXXXXVI [1906]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

83. As in a looking glass / by F.C. Philips ; iIllustrated by G. du Maurier.

As in a looking glass / by F.C. Philips ; iIllustrated by G. du Maurier.
Creator:
Philips, F. C. (Francis Charles), 1849-1921
Date:
1889
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross

84. Journal of an embassy from the governor general of India to the court of Ava in the year 1827 / by John Crawfurd ... late envoy ; with an appendix containing a description of fossil remains by Professor Buckland and Mr. Clift.

Journal of an embassy from the governor general of India to the court of Ava in the year 1827 / by John Crawfurd ... late envoy ; with an appendix containing a description of fossil remains by Professor Buckland and Mr. Clift.
Creator:
Crawfurd, John, 1783-1868
Date:
1829
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

85. Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain & Ireland : from the seventh to the sixteenth century, out of the collection in the possession of the author / by Charles Hamilton Smith, Esq.

Selections of the ancient costume of Great Britain & Ireland : from the seventh to the sixteenth century, out of the collection in the possession of the author / by Charles Hamilton Smith, Esq.
Creator:
Smith, Charles Hamilton
Date:
1814 [i.e. 1815?]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

86. The principal nauigations voiages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres : deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed ... whereunto is annexed also a briefe commentarie of the true state of Island, and of the northern seas and lands situate that way, and lastly, the memorable defeate of the Spanish huge Armada, anno 1588, and the famous victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596, are described / by Richard Hakluyt ...

The principal nauigations voiages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1500 yeeres : deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed ... whereunto is annexed also a briefe commentarie of the true state of Island, and of the northern seas and lands situate that way, and lastly, the memorable defeate of the Spanish huge Armada, anno 1588, and the famous victorie atchieued at the citie of Cadiz, 1596, are described / by Richard Hakluyt ...
Date:
1598 [-1600]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

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

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
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

88. The poetical works of S. Johnson : with the life of the author.

The poetical works of S. Johnson : with the life of the author.
Creator:
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Date:
1797
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

89. [Domestic animals from the most esteemed Masters].

[Domestic animals from the most esteemed Masters].
Creator:
Cooke, George, 1781-1834
Date:
1815
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

90. Journal of a tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland, during the years 1813 and 1814 / by J.T. James, Esq. student of Christ Church, Oxford.

Journal of a tour in Germany, Sweden, Russia, Poland, during the years 1813 and 1814 / by J.T. James, Esq. student of Christ Church, Oxford.
Creator:
James, John Thomas, 1786-1828
Date:
1816
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

91. A new treatise on the diseases of horses : wherein what is necessary to the knowledge of a horse, the cure of his diseases, and other matters relating to that subject, are fully discussed, in a plain and easy manner for many years practice and experience : with the cheapest and most efficacious remedies / by William Gibson, surgeon, in Duke-Sreet, Grosvenor-Square ; illustrated with thirty-two copper-plates.

A new treatise on the diseases of horses : wherein what is necessary to the knowledge of a horse, the cure of his diseases, and other matters relating to that subject, are fully discussed, in a plain and easy manner for many years practice and experience : with the cheapest and most efficacious remedies / by William Gibson, surgeon, in Duke-Sreet, Grosvenor-Square ; illustrated with thirty-two copper-plates.
Creator:
Gibson, W. (William), 1680?-1750
Date:
MDCCLI [1751]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. Geometry exercise book, circa 1780.

Geometry exercise book, circa 1780.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

93. An historical account of those parishes in the county of Middlesex : which are not described in the Environs of London / by the Rev. Daniel Lysons, M.A. F.R.S & F.S.A.

An historical account of those parishes in the county of Middlesex : which are not described in the Environs of London / by the Rev. Daniel Lysons, M.A. F.R.S & F.S.A.
Creator:
Lysons, Daniel, 1762-1834
Date:
MDCCC [1800]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

94. Field-sports : a poem : humbly address'd to His Royal Highness the Prince / by William Somerville, Esq.

Field-sports : a poem : humbly address'd to His Royal Highness the Prince / by William Somerville, Esq.
Creator:
Somerville, William, 1675-1742
Date:
MDCCXLII [1742]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

95. The new Vitruvius Britannicus : consisting of plans and elevations of modern buildings, public and private, erected in Great Britain by the most celebrated architects : engraved on LXXII plates, from original drawings = Le nouveau Vitruve Britannique; qui comprend les plan et élévations de bâtimens modernes, tant publics que particuliers, érigés dans la Grande Bretagne par les plus célèbres architectes : contenant LXXII planches, gravées d'après des desseins origineaux / by George Richardson, architect.

The new Vitruvius Britannicus : consisting of plans and elevations of modern buildings, public and private, erected in Great Britain by the most celebrated architects : engraved on LXXII plates, from original drawings = Le nouveau Vitruve Britannique; qui comprend les plan et élévations de bâtimens modernes, tant publics que particuliers, érigés dans la Grande Bretagne par les plus célèbres architectes : contenant LXXII planches, gravées d'après des desseins origineaux / by George Richardson, architect.
Creator:
Richardson, George, 1736?-1817?
Date:
MDCCCII-MDCCCVIII [1802-1808]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

96. An account of Roman antiquities discovered at Woodchester in the county of Gloucester / by Samuel Lysons ...

An account of Roman antiquities discovered at Woodchester in the county of Gloucester / by Samuel Lysons ...
Creator:
Lysons, Samuel, 1763-1819
Date:
1797
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

97. Doing the thing and the thing done : in a series of sporting plates / by Ben Tally-Ho ; author of "Sporting discoveries, or The miseries of driving," and "Sporting discoveries, or The miseries of hunting," &c. &c.

Doing the thing and the thing done : in a series of sporting plates / by Ben Tally-Ho ; author of "Sporting discoveries, or The miseries of driving," and "Sporting discoveries, or The miseries of hunting," &c. &c.
Creator:
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784-1851
Date:
[1818]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

98. Addenda to the Aedes Hartwellianae / by Admiral W.H. Smyth.

Addenda to the Aedes Hartwellianae / by Admiral W.H. Smyth.
Creator:
Smyth, W. H. (William Henry), 1788-1865
Date:
MDCCCLXIV [1864]
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

99. Memoirs of the life and writings of William Hayley, Esq. : the friend and biographer of Cowper / written by himself ; with extracts from his private correspondence and unpublished poetry ; and memoirs of his son Thomas Alphonso Hayley, the young sculptor, edited by J. Johnson.

Memoirs of the life and writings of William Hayley, Esq. : the friend and biographer of Cowper / written by himself ; with extracts from his private correspondence and unpublished poetry ; and memoirs of his son Thomas Alphonso Hayley, the young sculptor, edited by J. Johnson.
Creator:
Hayley, William, 1745-1820
Date:
1823
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles Ryskamp

100. The practical gardener, and modern horticulturist : containing the latest and most approved methods for the management of the kitchen, fruit, and flower-garden, the green-house, hot-house, &c., &c., for every month in the year : each department being distinctly and separately arranged : illustrated by numerous designs of the most eligible plans for the formation of kitchen and pleasure-gardens, the erection of hot-houses, hot-beds, green-houses, conservatories, walls, fences, &c., &c. including the new method of heating forcing-houses with hot water only : forming a complete system of modern practice, in the various branches of horticultural science : embellished with highly-finished engravings of some of the most choice and valuable fruits and flowers now cultivated in this country / by Charles McIntosh, C.M.C.H.S. ...

The practical gardener, and modern horticulturist : containing the latest and most approved methods for the management of the kitchen, fruit, and flower-garden, the green-house, hot-house, &c., &c., for every month in the year : each department being distinctly and separately arranged : illustrated by numerous designs of the most eligible plans for the formation of kitchen and pleasure-gardens, the erection of hot-houses, hot-beds, green-houses, conservatories, walls, fences, &c., &c. including the new method of heating forcing-houses with hot water only : forming a complete system of modern practice, in the various branches of horticultural science : embellished with highly-finished engravings of some of the most choice and valuable fruits and flowers now cultivated in this country / by Charles McIntosh, C.M.C.H.S. ...
Creator:
McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864
Date:
1828
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts