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Bush, Tracey

The lost rivers of London

(1995)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 folded sheet : ill. ; 11 cm. x 54 cm., folded to 11 cm. x 9 cm., in covers 12 cm. x 10 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22757801040008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Valentine card

([approximately 1859])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 card : color lithograph ; 18 x 12 cm, 1 envelope ; 13 x 19 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22897246680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Harper & Brothers

Harper's Magazine for September (Vol. 77, No. 460), published Aug. 1888

(1888)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions[4] pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22931501480008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

Probert, John, active 1764

Survey and valuation of the several estates belonging to John Kinchant Esqr.... [Read more]

(1765)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 volume ([44] p.) : maps ; 26 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22916465520008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Establishment for the education of young ladies conducted by the Misses Sadler,... [Read more]

([approximately 1850])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 folded sheet ; 19 x 12 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22903346530008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

W. Stevens's circulating library and general newspaper office

([1880?])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 trade card ; 12 x 13 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22607489670008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Rook, Anne

Apple story

(2016)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 folded sheet (7 panels) : illustrations ; 22 x 48 cm, folded to 22 x 7 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22741231240008651|Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk

Burns, Robert, 1759–1796

The soldier's return

([1793])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet (1 page) ; 23 x 9 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22685485740008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Dison & Co. (Firm : London, England)

Dison & Co., lace manufacturers

([circa 1850?])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 trade card ; 8 x 12 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22630773740008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

John R. Purssell & Comp.

John R. Purssell & Comp., 20, Ludgate Hill, opposite the Old Bailey

([between 1850 and 1875?])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet : illustration ; 23 x 19 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22939768260008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Armer's (Flookborough, England]

Armer's, Flookborough

([early 19th century])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet : illustration ; 21 x 8 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22939760300008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

The royal wedding official programme

(2011)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions27 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22671337140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

J. Lyons & Company

Menu

(1934)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 menu ; 17 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22891791370008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

[Chinese decorative packaging labels]

([approximately 1950?])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions19 labels : illustrations ; 22 x 19 cm to 22 x 25 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22947382380008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Zoological Society of London

Zoological Society's gardens, Regent's Park. Sunday, December 14th, 1879.... [Read more]

(1879)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 admission ticket ; 70 x 80 mm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line

Charles Skipper & East (London, England)

Charles Skipper & East, engravers, printers

([between 1833 and 1877])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 trade card ; 63 x 90 mm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22685485820008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Hassall, John, 1868–1948

Grosvenor House, July 25th, 1916

(1916)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions[24] pages : illustrations ; 15 x 25 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22708385720008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

Coburn, Alvin Langdon, 1882–1966

Moor Park, Rickmansworth

(1914)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions11, [1], 53-55, [1] pages, XX leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22649891820008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter

Lamont-Fisher, Pauline

Sturgeon

(2011)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 folded sheet ([7] leaves) : ill. ; 15 x 85 cm, folded to 15 x 12 cm, in paper cover 16 x 15 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22857351080008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

Brearey & Myers (Firm : York, England)

[Letter from Brearey & Myers to Thorpe, Black Swan, York, for order of a New... [Read more]

(June 11th, 1828)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 billhead ; 24 x 20 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22950938190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Mr. Ingham, general dealer, Sheffield

([approximately 1840?])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 x 13 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22936516960008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Gilks, Edward, 1822?-

Edward Gilks, ornamental designer

([1840?])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 trade card ; 11 x 12 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22607575380008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Project Ocean

(2011)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions[56] pages : color illustrations ; 7 x 10 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line

Douglas, Helen, 1952–

Follow the river

(2015-2017)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions8 volumes : color illustrations ; 19 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22875009070008651|Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk

Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

Examples of the architecture of Venice

(MDCCCLI [1851])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions[2], 6 pages, 15 [that is 16] leaves of plates : illustrations, plans ; 56 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22727572240008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

An account of the receipts and expences of the Charity-School at Worfield

([1817])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet ([1] page) ; 26 x 20 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22873483550008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Bosford, J., active 1850

J. Bosford, bookseller

([approximately 1850?])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 trade card ; 63 x 90 mm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22685486590008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Lamont-Fisher, Pauline

Daylight

(2006)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions[18] leaves : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22857325620008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

[Numerical game]

(1812)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions2 sheets. ill. 43 x 43 cm. fold. to 10 x 10 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22719148880008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Thompson, W. P. (William Phillips)

With the best Christmas and New Year's wishes of Wm. P. Thompson, F.C.S.

(1894)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet ; 9 x 14 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22696942440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Emergency bulletin

([1926])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet ; 26 x 19 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22712547320008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

A booke of secrets

(1596)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions[40] p. 18 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22666741050008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.

Children's tea party held on board R.M.S. "Ivernia"

(1955)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 16 x 26 cm, folded to 16 x 13 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22891805460008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

London Transport Executive

[Ticket for 1951 Festival of Britain special bus service]

([1951])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 ticket ; 31 x 100 mm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22945815500008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

Reveley, Thomas, active 1904

£5 reward

(approximately 1904)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet ; 23 x 28 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22712530530008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

Bonnell, Mandy

The second life of shells

(2001)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 folded sheet ([20] p.) : ill. ; 30 x 440 cm.. folded to 30 x 22 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22875718860008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

Dilnot, John

Weeds and pests

(2009)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 folded sheet ([9] p.) : col. ill. ; 16 x 108 cm, folded to 16 x 12 cm, attached to boards 18 x 14 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22838636040008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

Coq d'Or (London, England)

Carte du jour

(1955)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet : illustrations ; 42 x 29 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22891823710008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872–1956

Rossetti and his circle

([1922])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensionsix, [1] pages, [23] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22757444250008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler

Charles Miller's habit and gown-warehouse, at the Crown and... [Read more]

([1748]])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 27 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22860541010008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Bugle Hotel (Newport, England)

Bugle Hotel, Newport, Isle of Wight

([late 19th century])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 tariff card : map ; 76 x 114 mm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22669276200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Breame, James, born 1793 or 1794

Half a cwt. of coals, James Breame's warehouse, near the bridge

([approximately 1845])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 trade card ; 60 x 70 mm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22662881300008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

The emperor of China's palace at Pekin

(MDCCLIII [1753])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions[2] pages, 20 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 40 x 51 cm (fol.)
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22979204190008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Bonnell, Mandy

Antmothbeetlemillipedespider

(2006)

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 folded sheet ([22] p.) : ill. ; 35 x 770 cm, folded to 35 x 35 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22890210630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund

[Almanac for 1881]

([1880])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 91 x 60 mm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22685486900008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Frederick & Robert Sparrow & Co.

Front views of F. & R. Sparrow & Co.'s original London genuine tea... [Read more]

([1823])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 folded sheet (2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm, folded to 23 x 14 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22939754970008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Reliance Rubber Company

Plastic gold

(1889-1939 [that is, 1939])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions63, [1] pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22717917740008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961

Prince of Wales Theatre (London, England)

[Program for performance by Marion Hood in Dorothy at the Prince of Wales... [Read more]

([approximately 1887])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions[8] pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22903329500008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Townsend, Henry, 1815–1886

The inhabitants, customs, idolatries &c. of Abbeokuta, (West Africa)

([188-?])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions[12] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22944537380008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Richards, J.

The kind-hearted girl

([1845])

• Materials & Techniques
• Dimensions1 sheet ([1] page) ; 25 x 19 cm
• CollectionRare Books and Manuscripts
• Credit line22901834010008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund