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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
5
F. Ad. Richter & Co
3
Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
2
F. Ad. Richter & Co.
2
Lewis, Arthur James, 1824 or 1825–1901
2
Peachey, Emma
2
Barker, Robert, 1739–1806
1
Barry, D. T. (David Thomas)
1
Bertolotto, L
1
Bibulus, Rumfusticus
1
Brookes's Menagerie (London, England)
1
Cellarius, Henri
1
E. R. T
1
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
1
Felix, Nicholas, 1804–1876
1
Foster, Son & Duncum
1
Herring, William
1
Lady
1
Landells, Ebenezer, 1808–1860
1
Lillywhite, William, 1792–1854
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
81
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Under Certain Circumstances
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65
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16
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Books
42
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
22
Prints
7
Archives & Manuscripts
2
Drawings & Watercolors
1
Music (printed)
1
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unknown
81
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19th century
79
18th century
2
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recreation
27
game
18
lithograph
17
wood engraving
16
advertisement
11
chromolithograph
11
ephemera
9
puzzle
8
aquatint
7
engraving
7
toy
7
building block
6
etching
5
tangram
5
die cutting
4
embossing
4
printed ephemera
4
ticket
4
admission ticket
3
board game
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Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
58
Games -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
9
Block building (Children's activity)
5
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
5
Scheuer, Gloria -- Provenance.
5
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860.
5
Sports -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
5
Costume -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
4
Decoration and ornament.
4
Mountaineering -- France -- Alps, French.
4
Alps, French (France) -- Description and travel.
3
Amusements -- Germany -- 19th century.
3
Balls (Parties) -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
3
Blanc, Mont (France and Italy) -- Description and travel.
3
Chamounix-Mont-Blanc (France) -- Description and travel.
3
Diorama -- England -- London.
3
Soldiers.
3
Travel -- 19th century -- France.
3
Board games -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
2
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19th century
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18th century
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Great Britain
70
London (England)
6
Blanc, Mont (France and Italy)
4
Alps, French (France)
3
Chamounix-Mont-Blanc (France)
3
India
2
Alagna (Italy) in art
1
Birmingham
1
Cambridge
1
Crystal Palace Company (Sydenham, London, England)
1
Edinburgh (Scotland)
1
Egypt
1
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain. Army
1
Hull
1
Leamington (England)
1
Liverpool
1
Mysore (India)
1
Paris (France)
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Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
5
Bouton, Charles-Marie, 1781–1853
3
Brookes, Joshua, -1803
2
Brookes, Paul, active 1803
2
Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé, 1787–1851
2
Lewis, Arthur James, 1824 or 1825–1901
2
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
1
Biggin, George, 1760–1803
1
Brookes, Joshua, 1761–1833
1
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744–1818
1
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797–1848
1
Herring, William
1
Lunardi, Vincent, 1759–1806
1
Powers, Hiram, 1805–1873
1
Roberts, David, 1796–1864
1
Sage, L. A., Mrs
1
Saunders, Erasmus, 1812–1872
1
Saunders, Sophia
1
Stanfield, Clarkson, 1793–1867
1
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
1
Exhibition History
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
8
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12)
1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30)
1
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
1
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English
70
German
8
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Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings
[ca. 1815?]
2
Diorama, Regent's Park
[1837?]
3
The grand historical picture of the storming of Seringapatam by the British troops and their allies, May 4th, 1799 : painted by Robert Ker Porter
[1800?]
4
Universal building-blocks box =
[late 19th century?]
5
European polyorama
[approximately 1851]
6
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Programme of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc, August, 12th & 13th 1851
[1851]
7
Wilson, Thomas, dancing master
A description of the correct method of waltzing
1816
8
Herring, William
W. Herring, dealer in all sorts of pheasants, fancy poultry, swans, water fowl, gold and silver fish, sporting and fancy dogs
approximately 1835
9
By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party
between 1792 and 1818?
10
[Admission ticket to a masquerade at Bayswater, January 20, 1820]
[1820]
11
Paper doll
approximately 1830?
12
Lunardi, Vincent, 1759–1806
Admission ticket for the balloon ascension of Vincenzo Lunardi on May 13, 1785
1785
13
Dean's new magic picture book
[between 1857 and 1865]
14
Science in sport, or, The pleasure of astronomy
[1804]
15
Quadrilling
[1822]
16
Brookes's Menagerie (London, England)
Original Menagerie, New Road, near Fitzroy Square, London
between 1803 and 1813?
17
Pyramiden Spiel =
[ca. 1835?]
18
Pocock, George
A treatise on the æropleustic art, or, Navigation in the air
1851
19
The fashionable Chinese puzzle
[between 1840 and 1850?]
20
Lady
Forfeitiana, or, An elegant budget of winter evening's recreation for young persons
[1824]
21
Cheerful pastimes for merry-making parties
1830
22
Barker, Robert, 1739–1806
Now exhibiting in the second circle, a view of Edinburgh and the surrounding country
1806
23
The quarters of the globe, or, Geographical dominoes
[ca. 1845?]
24
Bibulus, Rumfusticus
Bacchus and the tee-totallers
1841
25
Memoranda of Leamington Priors and its neighbourhood;
1822
26
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc
[1853?]
27
Bertolotto, L
The history of the flea
[1835]
28
E. R. T
The family coach
1868
29
Industrial exhibition of all nations
[1851]
30
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Das Kreisrätsel =
[between 1891 and 1900]
31
Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
Particulars and recommendations of the stadium, or British National Arena
1834
32
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc
[1854?]
33
[Die-cut and embossed chromolithographed scrap]
[approximately 1880]
34
Peachey, Emma
The little flower maker
[1869]
35
Lewis, Arthur James, 1824 or 1825–1901
The Moray Minstrels 1866
1866
36
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Der Quälgeist =
[1891?]
37
Foster, Son & Duncum
The hand book on making paper flowers ...
[approximately 1851]
38
The two riders =
[circa 1855?]
39
Cellarius, Henri
The drawing-room dances
1847
40
F. Ad. Richter & Co.
Der Kopfzerbrecher =
[1891 or 1892]
41
The changing companions
[ca. 1860?]
42
Der Würfel in 6 verschiedenen Spielen =
[1850?]
43
The many headed monster
mid-19th century
44
Barry, D. T. (David Thomas)
Travelling game of India
1858
45
The magic ring
[between 1855 and 1870]
46
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Pierce Egan's anecdotes (original and selected) of the turf, the chase, the ring, and the stage
MDCCCXXVII [1827]
47
Cambridge University boating costumes
[1880?]
48
[Die-cut and embossed chromolithographed scrap-sheet of the Drum and Fife Band of the Grenadier Guards]
[approximately 1890]
49
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Patent stone building box no. 5
[approximately 1885]
50
The history of Punch & Judy
[ca. 1860?]
51
Waterloo Bridge dissected into 151 pieces
[ca. 1830?]
52
Felix, Nicholas, 1804–1876
Felix on the bat
MDCCCXLV [1845]
53
Pardon, George Frederick, 1824–1884
Parlour pastimes
[1868]
54
[Die-cut embossed chromolithgraph scrap-sheet of the Mounted Troopers of the 1st Lifeguards]
[approximately 1890]
55
Mingaud, François, 1771–1847
The noble game of billiards
1830
56
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc
[1852?]
57
Lukin, Robert, 1772–1835
A treatise on tennis
1822
58
H. Simpkins's illustrated pocket keepsake and book of amusements for 1882
[1881]
59
Martin, William, 1801–1867
The book of sports, games, and athletic exercises
[between 1837 and 1845]
60
Diorama, Regent's Park
1825
61
[Die-cut and embossed chromolithographed scrap-sheet of ships of the Royal Navy]
[ca. 1895]
62
Excursion to the Crystal Palace
1857
63
Landells, Ebenezer, 1808–1860
The girl's own toy-maker and book of recreation
1863
64
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
To China and back
1859
65
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
1851, or, The adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and family, who came up to London to "enjoy themselves," and to see the Great Exhibition
[1851]
66
Fables in action
1820
67
Military officer
Instructions in all kinds of gymnastic exercises
1823
68
Lillywhite, William, 1792–1854
Lillywhite's illustrated hand-book of cricket
[1844]
69
Parlour magic
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
70
F. Ad. Richter & Co.
Der Kreuzzerbrecher =
[1892]
71
The bird-catcher
1857
72
Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
Helps and hints how to protect life and property
1835
73
Die Belagerung von Paris = The siege of Paris = La siège de Paris
[1871?]
74
R. S. W
Crystal Palace
[late 19th century]
75
Lewis, Arthur James, 1824 or 1825–1901
The Moray Minstrels 1867
1867
76
The aeronautikon
[1845]
77
Old Humphrey, 1787–1854
Sergeant Bell and his raree-show
1839
78
Description of the two pictures now exhibiting at the Diorama, Regents, Park London
[1823]
79
Peachey, Emma
The royal guide to wax flower modelling
MDCCCLI [1851]
80
Orientalisches parquetspiel = Jeu de parquet oriental = The play of Oriental inlaid work
[approximately 1835?]
81
Townshend, Barbara Anne
Groups of figures from cuttings in black paper
1808