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601. History and antiquities of the county of Leicester.

History and antiquities of the county of Leicester.
Creator:
Nichols, John, 1745–1826
Date:
1795-1811
Physical Description:
4 vols. in 8
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

602. Leda and the swan / [Helen Douglas].

Leda and the swan / [Helen Douglas].
Creator:
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
Date:
[2011]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([52] p.) : all col. ill. ; 18 x 216 cm, folded to 18 x 4 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

603. [A collection of engravings of castles, abbeys, etc. in England and Wales, by Saml. and Nathl. Buck]

[A collection of engravings of castles, abbeys, etc. in England and Wales, by Saml. and Nathl. Buck]
Creator:
Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779
Date:
1726-42
Physical Description:
9 v. 420 plates. 32 x 48 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

604. London interiors: a grand national exhibition of the religious, regal, and civic solemnities, public amusements, scientific meetings, and commercial scenes of the British capital; beautifully engraved on steel, from drawings made expressly for this work ... With descriptions written by official authorities.

London interiors: a grand national exhibition of the religious, regal, and civic solemnities, public amusements, scientific meetings, and commercial scenes of the British capital; beautifully engraved on steel, from drawings made expressly for this work ... With descriptions written by official authorities.
Date:
[1841-1844]
Physical Description:
2 v. in 1. front., ill., plates. 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

605. Aesop's Fables : with his life, in English, French and Latin : newly translated : illustrated with one hundred and twelve sculptures : to this edition are likewise added, thirty one new figures representing his life / by Francis Barlow.

Aesop's Fables : with his life, in English, French and Latin : newly translated : illustrated with one hundred and twelve sculptures : to this edition are likewise added, thirty one new figures representing his life / by Francis Barlow.
Date:
1687
Physical Description:
[6], 40, 40, 17, 2-221, [3] pages, [2], 31 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 33 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

606. Dickinsons' comprehensive pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851 / from the originals painted for H.R.H. Prince Albert, by Messrs. Nash, Haghe and Roberts, R.A. ; published under the express sanction of His Royal Highness Prince Albert, president of the Royal Commission, to whom the work is, by permission, dedicated.

Dickinsons' comprehensive pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851 / from the originals painted for H.R.H. Prince Albert, by Messrs. Nash, Haghe and Roberts, R.A. ; published under the express sanction of His Royal Highness Prince Albert, president of the Royal Commission, to whom the work is, by permission, dedicated.
Date:
1854
Physical Description:
2 volumes ([29] pages, 27 unnumbered leaves of plates; [29] pages, [28] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 68 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

607. London : a pilgrimage / by Gustave Doré and Blanchard Jerrold.

London : a pilgrimage / by Gustave Doré and Blanchard Jerrold.
Creator:
Jerrold, Blanchard, 1826–1884
Date:
1872
Physical Description:
[14], xii, 191, [1] p., [52] leaves of plates ; 42 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

608. Itinerarium curiosum, or, An account of the antiquities and remarkable curiositys in nature or art : observ'd in travels thro' Great Brittan : illustrated with copper plates : Centuria I / by William Stukeley, M.D. CML. & SRS.

Itinerarium curiosum, or, An account of the antiquities and remarkable curiositys in nature or art : observ'd in travels thro' Great Brittan : illustrated with copper plates : Centuria I / by William Stukeley, M.D. CML. & SRS.
Creator:
Stukeley, William, 1687–1765
Date:
MDCCXXIV [1724]
Physical Description:
[12], 198, [6] pages, 100 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

609. 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

610. Memento of the Mission for Children and Young People hald at Eastbourne : and conducted by Mr. E. Arrowsmith (Arabin House, Loughton, Essex)

Memento of the Mission for Children and Young People hald at Eastbourne : and conducted by Mr. E. Arrowsmith (Arabin House, Loughton, Essex)
Date:
[approximately 1890]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

611. The New album of Waverly views.

The New album of Waverly views.
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([12] panels) : all illustrations ; 8 x 133 cm folded to 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

612. A new system of geography : designed in a most plain and easy method ... : accommodated with new mapps of ... the whole world : with geographical tables explaining the divisions in each mapp / by John Seller ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Seller, John, active 1658–1698
Date:
[1685]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([4], 112 [i.e. 110 p.], [53] leaves of plates : 51 maps ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

613. The industrial arts of the nineteenth century : a series of illustrations of the choicest specimens produced by every nation, at the Great Exhibition of Works of Industry, 1851 : dedicated by permission to his Royal Highness the Prince Albert / by M. Digby Wyatt, architect.

The industrial arts of the nineteenth century : a series of illustrations of the choicest specimens produced by every nation, at the Great Exhibition of Works of Industry, 1851 : dedicated by permission to his Royal Highness the Prince Albert / by M. Digby Wyatt, architect.
Creator:
Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820–1877
Date:
1851-53
Physical Description:
2 volumes (xii, [58] pages, [1], 78 leaves of plates; 166 pages, [1], 80 leaves of plates) : color illustrations ; 49 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

614. Penmanship in its utmost beauty and extent. A new copy-book, wherein are revived, and comprized, all the most useful, and ornamental pieces, published by the best masters in Europe. To which are added, some curious modern pieces never before extant. Collected, & engraved by Geo. Bickham.

Penmanship in its utmost beauty and extent. A new copy-book, wherein are revived, and comprized, all the most useful, and ornamental pieces, published by the best masters in Europe. To which are added, some curious modern pieces never before extant. Collected, & engraved by Geo. Bickham.
Creator:
Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?
Date:
1731
Physical Description:
4 p. front., 61 plates. 25 x 40 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

615. Prison sketches : comprising portraits of the Cabul prisoners and other subjects / by Lieut. V. Eyre ; adapted for binding up with the journals of Lieut. V. Eyre and Lady Sale ; lithographed by Lowes Dickinson.

Prison sketches : comprising portraits of the Cabul prisoners and other subjects / by Lieut. V. Eyre ; adapted for binding up with the journals of Lieut. V. Eyre and Lady Sale ; lithographed by Lowes Dickinson.
Creator:
Eyre, Vincent, Sir, 1811–1881
Date:
[1843?]
Physical Description:
[4], [1] p., [32] leaves of plates (one folded) : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

616. Musical and poetical relicks of the Welsh bards : preserved by tradition, and authentic manuscripts, from remote antiquity : never before published : to the tunes are added variations for the harp, harpsichord, violin, or flute : with a choice collecton of the pennillion, epigrammatic stanzas, or, native pastoral sonnets of Wales, with English translations : likewise a history of the bards from the earliest period to the present time : and an account of their music, poetry, and musical instruments, with a delineation of the latter / dedicated, by permission, to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, by Edward Jones, of Henblas, Llandderfel, Merionethihire.

Musical and poetical relicks of the Welsh bards : preserved by tradition, and authentic manuscripts, from remote antiquity : never before published : to the tunes are added variations for the harp, harpsichord, violin, or flute : with a choice collecton of the pennillion, epigrammatic stanzas, or, native pastoral sonnets of Wales, with English translations : likewise a history of the bards from the earliest period to the present time : and an account of their music, poetry, and musical instruments, with a delineation of the latter / dedicated, by permission, to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, by Edward Jones, of Henblas, Llandderfel, Merionethihire.
Creator:
Jones, Edward, 1752–1824
Date:
1784
Physical Description:
[8], 78 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

617. London and its environs in the nineteenth century : illustrated by a series of views from original drawings / by Thomas H. Shepherd ; with historical, topographical and critical notices ; series the first, comprising the earlier edifices, antiquities, &c.

London and its environs in the nineteenth century : illustrated by a series of views from original drawings / by Thomas H. Shepherd ; with historical, topographical and critical notices ; series the first, comprising the earlier edifices, antiquities, &c.
Creator:
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)
Date:
[1829, i.e. 1829-1831]
Physical Description:
160 p., [81] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

618. Establishment for the education of young ladies conducted by the Misses Sadler, Chignell House, near the turnpike, Uxbridge road, Ealing W.

Establishment for the education of young ladies conducted by the Misses Sadler, Chignell House, near the turnpike, Uxbridge road, Ealing W.
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ; 19 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

619. The Linwood gallery of pictures in needle-work : with a biographical sketch of the painters.

The Linwood gallery of pictures in needle-work : with a biographical sketch of the painters.
Creator:
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
Date:
1811
Physical Description:
vi, [1], 8-71, [1] pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

620. A treatise on Ackermann's superfine water colours : with directions how to prepare and use them : including succinct hints on drawing and painting.

A treatise on Ackermann's superfine water colours : with directions how to prepare and use them : including succinct hints on drawing and painting.
Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Date:
[1801]
Physical Description:
24 p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

621. [African scenery and animals]

[African scenery and animals]
Creator:
Daniell, Samuel, 1775–1811
Date:
[1804-1805]
Physical Description:
[10] leaves, [32] leaves of plates ; 50 x 61 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

622. The history of the abbey church of St. Peter's Westminster : its antiquities and monuments.

The history of the abbey church of St. Peter's Westminster : its antiquities and monuments.
Creator:
Combe, William, 1742–1823
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations (some color), plans, portraits ; 36 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

623. Exposition anatomique des organes des sens : jointe à la névrologie entière du corps humain et conjecture sur l'électricité animale : avec des planches imprimées en coleurs naturelles, suivant le nouvel art / par M. Dagoty.

Exposition anatomique des organes des sens : jointe à la névrologie entière du corps humain et conjecture sur l'électricité animale : avec des planches imprimées en coleurs naturelles, suivant le nouvel art / par M. Dagoty.
Creator:
Gautier Dagoty, 1717–1785
Date:
MDCCLXXV [1775]
Physical Description:
[2], 46 p., VIII leaves of plates : ill. (mezzotints) ; 45 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

624. Excursions daguerriennes : vues et monuments les plus remarquables du globe.

Excursions daguerriennes : vues et monuments les plus remarquables du globe.
Date:
1841-1842
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 28 x 38 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

625. Metropolitan improvements, or, London in the nineteenth century : displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings, improvements, &c., by the most eminent artists, from original drawings taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work / by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd ; comprising the palaces, parks, new churches, bridges, streets, river scenery, public offices and institutions, gentlemen's seats and mansions, and every other object worthy of notice throughout the metropolis and its environs, with historical, topographical, and critical illustrations, by James Elmes ...

Metropolitan improvements, or, London in the nineteenth century : displayed in a series of engravings of the new buildings, improvements, &c., by the most eminent artists, from original drawings taken from the objects themselves expressly for this work / by Mr. Thos. H. Shepherd ; comprising the palaces, parks, new churches, bridges, streets, river scenery, public offices and institutions, gentlemen's seats and mansions, and every other object worthy of notice throughout the metropolis and its environs, with historical, topographical, and critical illustrations, by James Elmes ...
Creator:
Shepherd, Thomas H. (Thomas Hosmer)
Date:
1828 [i.e. 1827-1830]
Physical Description:
vi, ii, 172 p., [80] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

626. 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

627. The darlings delight, or, Easy ABC : being the first step of the ladder to learning.

The darlings delight, or, Easy ABC : being the first step of the ladder to learning.
Date:
[between 1814 and 1817]
Physical Description:
15 unnumbered leaves : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

628. The anatomy of humane bodies, with figures drawn after the life ... and curiously engraven in one hundred and fourteen copper plates, illustrated with large explications, containing many new anatomical discoveries, and chirurgical observations: to which is added an introduction explaining the animal oeconomy, with a copious index. By William Cowper.

The anatomy of humane bodies, with figures drawn after the life ... and curiously engraven in one hundred and fourteen copper plates, illustrated with large explications, containing many new anatomical discoveries, and chirurgical observations: to which is added an introduction explaining the animal oeconomy, with a copious index. By William Cowper.
Creator:
Cowper, William, 1666–1709
Date:
1698
Physical Description:
[142] p. 114 col. plates (part fold.) col. port. 63 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

629. Champ fleury : au quel est contenu lart & science de la deue & vraye proportio[n] des lettres attiques, quo[n] dit autreme[n]t lettres antiques, & vulgairement lettres romaines proportionnees selon le corps & visage humain ...

Champ fleury : au quel est contenu lart & science de la deue & vraye proportio[n] des lettres attiques, quo[n] dit autreme[n]t lettres antiques, & vulgairement lettres romaines proportionnees selon le corps & visage humain ...
Creator:
Tory, Geoffroy, ca. 1480–ca. 1533
Date:
1529
Physical Description:
[8], lxxx leaves : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

630. Specimens of the ancient sculpture and painting now remaining in England.

Specimens of the ancient sculpture and painting now remaining in England.
Creator:
Carter, John, 1748–1817
Date:
1780-1787
Physical Description:
2 vols. in one.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

631. History of the Irish rebellion in 1798 : with memoirs of the union, and Emmett's insurrection in 1803 / by W. H. Maxwell ...

History of the Irish rebellion in 1798 : with memoirs of the union, and Emmett's insurrection in 1803 / by W. H. Maxwell ...
Creator:
Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792–1850
Date:
1845
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 477, [1] p., [27] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

632. Massa, you no understand it. &c. &c. &c.

Massa, you no understand it. &c. &c. &c.
Date:
[not before 1854?]
Physical Description:
8 pages : illustrations ; 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

633. Branches / Chisato Tamabayashi.

Branches / Chisato Tamabayashi.
Creator:
Tamabayashi, Chisato, 1975–
Date:
[2007]
Physical Description:
1 volume : illustrations ; 40 x 40 x 10 cm, folded to 11 x 11 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

634. Modern ornamentation, being a series of original designs : for the patterns of textile fabrics, for the ornamentation of manufactures in wood, metal, pottery, &c.; also for the decoration of walls & ceilings and other flat surfaces / by Chr. Dresser, Ph.D., &c. ; (author of "The art of decorative design," "Japan : its architecture, arts," etc.)

Modern ornamentation, being a series of original designs : for the patterns of textile fabrics, for the ornamentation of manufactures in wood, metal, pottery, &c.; also for the decoration of walls & ceilings and other flat surfaces / by Chr. Dresser, Ph.D., &c. ; (author of "The art of decorative design," "Japan : its architecture, arts," etc.)
Creator:
Dresser, Christopher
Date:
1886
Physical Description:
[8] pages, 50 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 40 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

635. The history of Wem, : and the following villages and townships, viz Edstaston, Cotton, Lowe and Ditches, Horton, Newtown, Wolverley, Northwood, Tilley, Sleap, Astoin, and Lacon. / Taken from the manuscript of the late Rev. Sam. Garbet, ...

The history of Wem, : and the following villages and townships, viz Edstaston, Cotton, Lowe and Ditches, Horton, Newtown, Wolverley, Northwood, Tilley, Sleap, Astoin, and Lacon. / Taken from the manuscript of the late Rev. Sam. Garbet, ...
Creator:
Garbett, Samuel
Date:
1818
Physical Description:
[v]-viii, [1], 368, [4] p., 1 leaf of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

636. Description of a view of Macao in China : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford.

Description of a view of Macao in China : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford.
Creator:
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
Date:
1840
Physical Description:
12 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

637. 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

638. Survey and valuation of the several estates belonging to John Kinchant Esqr. and Emma his wife : late the property of Job Charlton Esqr., deceasd lying near to and in the town of Bishops Castle within the parishes of Bishops Castle and Lidam in the county of Salop / by J. Probert 1765.

Survey and valuation of the several estates belonging to John Kinchant Esqr. and Emma his wife : late the property of Job Charlton Esqr., deceasd lying near to and in the town of Bishops Castle within the parishes of Bishops Castle and Lidam in the county of Salop / by J. Probert 1765.
Creator:
Probert, John, active 1764
Date:
1765
Physical Description:
1 volume ([44] p.) : maps ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

639. Sturgeon / [Pauline Lamont-Fisher].

Sturgeon / [Pauline Lamont-Fisher].
Creator:
Lamont-Fisher, Pauline
Date:
2011
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([7] leaves) : ill. ; 15 x 85 cm, folded to 15 x 12 cm, in paper cover 16 x 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

640. With the best Christmas and New Year's wishes of Wm. P. Thompson, F.C.S. : international agent for foreign and Colonial patent solicitors : 1894 (aluminium).

With the best Christmas and New Year's wishes of Wm. P. Thompson, F.C.S. : international agent for foreign and Colonial patent solicitors : 1894 (aluminium).
Creator:
Thompson, W. P. (William Phillips)
Date:
1894
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 9 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

641. Moor Park, Rickmansworth : a series of photographs / by Alvin Langdon Coburn ; with an introduction by Lady Ebury.

Moor Park, Rickmansworth : a series of photographs / by Alvin Langdon Coburn ; with an introduction by Lady Ebury.
Creator:
Coburn, Alvin Langdon, 1882–1966
Date:
1914
Physical Description:
11, [1], 53-55, [1] pages, XX leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

642. The live doll.

The live doll.
Date:
[approximately 1860?]
Physical Description:
8 pages : illustrations ; 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

643. R. Ackermann, Junr's : established for the sale of sporting, prints, drawings & paintings : 191, Regent Street, London.

R. Ackermann, Junr's : established for the sale of sporting, prints, drawings & paintings : 191, Regent Street, London.
Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1793–1868
Date:
[approximately 1825]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 9 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

644. The low back'd chair : air "The low back'd car.".

The low back'd chair : air "The low back'd car.".
Date:
[mid 19th century]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 26 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

645. POETree / Andrew Norris.

POETree / Andrew Norris.
Creator:
Norris, Andrew
Date:
2005
Physical Description:
[14] birch leaves ; leaves approximately 60 x 110 cm, in paper box 75 x 135 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

646. Kate Middleton in her own words : "official" Royal Wedding souvenir / transcribed by David O'Connell.

Kate Middleton in her own words : "official" Royal Wedding souvenir / transcribed by David O'Connell.
Creator:
O'Connell, David
Date:
2011
Physical Description:
[6] pages : illustrations ; 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

647. London : a brief account of its many beautiful and interesting sights.

London : a brief account of its many beautiful and interesting sights.
Date:
[approximately 1951]
Physical Description:
74, [6] pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

648. Buck's antiquities; or venerable remains of above four hundred castles, monasteries, palaces, &c. &c. in England and Wales. With near one hundred views of cities and chief towns. By Messrs. Samuel and Nathaniel Buck ...

Buck's antiquities; or venerable remains of above four hundred castles, monasteries, palaces, &c. &c. in England and Wales. With near one hundred views of cities and chief towns. By Messrs. Samuel and Nathaniel Buck ...
Creator:
Buck, Samuel, 1696–1779
Date:
1774
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill., map, port., plates (some folded) ; 47 cm. (v. 3, 32 x 46 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

649. Wild flowers. by Anne Pratt ...

Wild flowers. by Anne Pratt ...
Creator:
Pratt, Anne, 1806–1893
Date:
1852-53
Physical Description:
2 v. ill., col. plates. 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

650. The compleat drawing-master; : containing a curious collection of examples, consisting of parts of the human body, academy figures, and Le Brun's passions of the soul, as they are expressed in the human countenance ...

The compleat drawing-master; : containing a curious collection of examples, consisting of parts of the human body, academy figures, and Le Brun's passions of the soul, as they are expressed in the human countenance ...
Date:
1766
Physical Description:
8 p., 105 leaves of plates on 85 leaves : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

651. You're never alone in the ocean : life of plankton / Nicholas Phillips.

You're never alone in the ocean : life of plankton / Nicholas Phillips.
Creator:
Phillips, Nicholas
Date:
1981.]
Physical Description:
1 v. (4 p.) : ill. ; 18 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

652. A series of subjects from the works of the late R. P. Bonington : drawn on stone by T. D. Harding.

A series of subjects from the works of the late R. P. Bonington : drawn on stone by T. D. Harding.
Creator:
Bonington, Richard Parkes, 1801–1828
Date:
1829
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

653. Graphic scenes in the Japan Expedition / by William Heine, artist of the expedition ; comprising ten plates and an illustrated title-page, printed in colors and tints by Sarony & Co. ...

Graphic scenes in the Japan Expedition / by William Heine, artist of the expedition ; comprising ten plates and an illustrated title-page, printed in colors and tints by Sarony & Co. ...
Creator:
Heine, Wilhelm, 1827–1885
Date:
1856
Physical Description:
[12] leaves, [1], 10 leaves of plates : color illustrations, portrait ; 53 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

654. The Waterloo banquet at Apsley House / by William Salter.

The Waterloo banquet at Apsley House / by William Salter.
Creator:
Moon, Francis Graham, 1796–1871
Date:
[1846?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 29 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

655. Novel and interesting exhibition of fancy shell-work!.

Novel and interesting exhibition of fancy shell-work!.
Creator:
Le Lacheur, Madame, active 1845
Date:
[1845]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 23 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

656. [Advertisement for Hull General Cemetery, Spring Bank, citing charges, fees and regulations].

[Advertisement for Hull General Cemetery, Spring Bank, citing charges, fees and regulations].
Creator:
Hull General Cemetery (Kingston upon Hull, England)
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

657. The Alhambra court in the Crystal Palace / erected and described by Owen Jones ...

The Alhambra court in the Crystal Palace / erected and described by Owen Jones ...
Creator:
Jones, Owen, 1809–1874
Date:
1854
Physical Description:
119, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., plans ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

658. Gentleman's monthly magazine of fashion and costumes de Paris.

Gentleman's monthly magazine of fashion and costumes de Paris.
Date:
1853-1858
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

659. 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

660. The art of dancing explained by reading and figures : whereby the manner of performing the steps is made easy by a new and familiar method / being the original work, first design'd in the year 1724, and now published by Kellom Tomlinson, dancing-master ; in two books.

The art of dancing explained by reading and figures : whereby the manner of performing the steps is made easy by a new and familiar method / being the original work, first design'd in the year 1724, and now published by Kellom Tomlinson, dancing-master ; in two books.
Creator:
Tomlinson, Kellom
Date:
MDCCXXXV [1735]
Physical Description:
[22], 159, [1] p., [36] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

661. The young painter's maulstick : being a practical treatise on perspective : containing rules and principles for delineation on planes : treated so as to render the art of drawing correctly easy of attainment even to common capacities : and entertaining at the same time, from its truth and facility : founded on the clear mechanical process of Vignola and Sirigatti, united with the theoretic principles of the celebrated Dr. Brook Taylor : addressed to students in drawing / by James Malton, architect and draftsman.

The young painter's maulstick : being a practical treatise on perspective : containing rules and principles for delineation on planes : treated so as to render the art of drawing correctly easy of attainment even to common capacities : and entertaining at the same time, from its truth and facility : founded on the clear mechanical process of Vignola and Sirigatti, united with the theoretic principles of the celebrated Dr. Brook Taylor : addressed to students in drawing / by James Malton, architect and draftsman.
Creator:
Malton, James, d. 1803
Date:
1800
Physical Description:
[4], ii, xiv, 71, [1] p., 23 leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

662. Behar amateur lithographic scrap book.

Behar amateur lithographic scrap book.
Creator:
D'Oyly, Charles, 1781–1845
Date:
[1828?]
Physical Description:
[27] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 29 x 41 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

663. Menu : 22nd, March, 1939 : dinner, 2/6.

Menu : 22nd, March, 1939 : dinner, 2/6.
Date:
1939
Physical Description:
1 menu : illustration ; 21 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

664. Ladies' Festival : Wednesday, 6th November, 1929 : Wharncliffe Rooms, Hotel Great Central, N.W.

Ladies' Festival : Wednesday, 6th November, 1929 : Wharncliffe Rooms, Hotel Great Central, N.W.
Creator:
Freemasons. Chilterns Lodge, No. 4634 (Buckinghamshire, England)
Date:
1929
Physical Description:
4 pages : illlustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

665. Three advertisements for American Fluid leather treatment, manufactured by W. Webb, London.

Three advertisements for American Fluid leather treatment, manufactured by W. Webb, London.
Creator:
Webb, W., active 1813
Date:
not before 1813
Physical Description:
3 sheets ; 17 x 21 cm, and smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

666. 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

667. The high mettled racer / by the late Charles Dibdin ; to which are added many interesting anecdotes of the race-horse ; illustrated by ten first-rate engravings on wood by G.W. Bonner, from designs by Robert Cruikshank.

The high mettled racer / by the late Charles Dibdin ; to which are added many interesting anecdotes of the race-horse ; illustrated by ten first-rate engravings on wood by G.W. Bonner, from designs by Robert Cruikshank.
Creator:
Dibdin, Charles, 1745–1814
Date:
MDCCCXXXI [1831]
Physical Description:
36 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

668. Oriental scenery : part first [-fifth] containing twenty-four views of the architecture, antiquities, and landscape scenery of Hindoostan / by Messrs. Thomas and William Daniell, reduced from their folio edition of the same work, and carefully copied under their direction.

Oriental scenery : part first [-fifth] containing twenty-four views of the architecture, antiquities, and landscape scenery of Hindoostan / by Messrs. Thomas and William Daniell, reduced from their folio edition of the same work, and carefully copied under their direction.
Creator:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749–1840
Date:
1812-1816
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm x 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

669. The Swedish army.

The Swedish army.
Creator:
Eben, Frederic, Baron
Date:
[1808]
Physical Description:
29 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

670. Letters on India : political, commercial, and military : relative to subjects important to the British interests in the East : addressed to a proprietor of East-India stock / by Lieut. Colonel Taylor.

Letters on India : political, commercial, and military : relative to subjects important to the British interests in the East : addressed to a proprietor of East-India stock / by Lieut. Colonel Taylor.
Creator:
Taylor, John, 1808–1887
Date:
1800
Physical Description:
xxiv, 270 p., [4] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

671. The beautiful scenery and chief places of interest throughout the Crimea from paintings by Carlo Bossoli.

The beautiful scenery and chief places of interest throughout the Crimea from paintings by Carlo Bossoli.
Creator:
Bossoli, Carlo, 1815–1884
Date:
1856
Physical Description:
2 p.l., 52 mounted col. plates. 58 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

672. History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick ...

History of British birds. The figures engraved on wood by T. Bewick ...
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:
1797 [i.e. 1798]-1804
Physical Description:
2 v. ill. 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

673. [A tour in Wales MDCCLXX.

[A tour in Wales MDCCLXX.
Creator:
Pennant, Thomas, 1726–1798
Date:
1778-1781]
Physical Description:
2 v. ill., plates, plans, ports. 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

674. Britannia depicta, or, Ogilby improv'd : being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actual survey of all ye direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales : wherein are exactly delineated & engraven, all ye cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &c. scituate on or near the roads ... : and to render this work universally usefull & agreeable ... are added ... a full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate &c their arms, antiquity, charters, privileges, trade, rarities, &c. : with suitable remarks on all places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries / by Ino. Owen ... ; lastly particular & correct maps of all ye counties of South Britain, with a summary description of each county ... by Eman. Bowen, engraver.

Britannia depicta, or, Ogilby improv'd : being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's Actual survey of all ye direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales : wherein are exactly delineated & engraven, all ye cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &c. scituate on or near the roads ... : and to render this work universally usefull & agreeable ... are added ... a full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate &c their arms, antiquity, charters, privileges, trade, rarities, &c. : with suitable remarks on all places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries / by Ino. Owen ... ; lastly particular & correct maps of all ye counties of South Britain, with a summary description of each county ... by Eman. Bowen, engraver.
Creator:
Ogilby, John, 1600–1676
Date:
1720
Physical Description:
[6], 273 p. : maps, coats of arms ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

675. Doings in China : being the personal narrative of an officer engaged in the late Chinese expedition, from the recapture of Chusan in 1841, to the peace of Nankin in 1842 / by Lieut. Alexander Murray ...

Doings in China : being the personal narrative of an officer engaged in the late Chinese expedition, from the recapture of Chusan in 1841, to the peace of Nankin in 1842 / by Lieut. Alexander Murray ...
Creator:
Murray, Alexander
Date:
1843
Physical Description:
320 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

676. Twenty five actions of the manage horse / engrav'd by Josephus Sympson, from original drawings of Mr. John Vanderbanck ; to which are added, two of the English hunter ; with the figure of a fine horse measured from the life, shewing all the proportions ; as also a draught of the true shape of the branch ; with short remarks on some parts of horsemanship.

Twenty five actions of the manage horse / engrav'd by Josephus Sympson, from original drawings of Mr. John Vanderbanck ; to which are added, two of the English hunter ; with the figure of a fine horse measured from the life, shewing all the proportions ; as also a draught of the true shape of the branch ; with short remarks on some parts of horsemanship.
Creator:
Vanderbank, John, 1694–1739
Date:
1729
Physical Description:
[4], 8 p., 29, [1] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

677. Views in Orkney and on the north-eastern coast of Scotland : taken in MDCCCV and etched MDCCCVII.

Views in Orkney and on the north-eastern coast of Scotland : taken in MDCCCV and etched MDCCCVII.
Creator:
Sutherland, Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of, 1765–1839
Date:
[1810?]
Physical Description:
[4], 27 p., [28] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

678. [Catalog for Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory]

[Catalog for Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory]
Creator:
Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory
Date:
[1784?]
Physical Description:
[36] leaves : ill. 50 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

679. Portraits of the princes & people of India / by the Honble. Miss Eden ; drawn on the stone by L. Dickinson.

Portraits of the princes & people of India / by the Honble. Miss Eden ; drawn on the stone by L. Dickinson.
Creator:
Eden, Emily, 1797–1869
Date:
1844
Physical Description:
24, [1] leaves, [26] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 56 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

680. Ten years of Uzbekistan : a commemoration / by Ken Campbell and David King.

Ten years of Uzbekistan : a commemoration / by Ken Campbell and David King.
Creator:
Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022
Date:
1994
Physical Description:
[60] p. : ill. ; 52 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

681. A series of portraits of the emperors of Turkey : from the foundation of the monarchy to the year 1815 : engraved from pictures painted at Constantinople : commenced under the auspices of Sultan Selim the Third, and completed by command of Sultan Mahmoud the Second : with a biographical account of each of the emperors / By John Young.

A series of portraits of the emperors of Turkey : from the foundation of the monarchy to the year 1815 : engraved from pictures painted at Constantinople : commenced under the auspices of Sultan Selim the Third, and completed by command of Sultan Mahmoud the Second : with a biographical account of each of the emperors / By John Young.
Creator:
Young, John, 1755–1825
Date:
1815]
Physical Description:
4 p.L., 128, [2] p. : ill. ; 58 cm. in case 61 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

682. Costumes of the members of the University of Oxford / drawn, engraved & published by N. Whittock.

Costumes of the members of the University of Oxford / drawn, engraved & published by N. Whittock.
Creator:
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791–1860
Date:
[1840?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([1], 17 p.) : all ill. ; 11 x 119 cm, folded to 11 x 7 cm, attached to boards 12 x 8 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

683. Father Tuck's kindergarten paper modelling. Series 2. Toyland : models of doll's house, toy soldiers, sentry box & numerous other objects.

Father Tuck's kindergarten paper modelling. Series 2. Toyland : models of doll's house, toy soldiers, sentry box & numerous other objects.
Date:
[between 1910 and 1925]
Physical Description:
[6] leaves : color illustrations ; 26 x 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

684. John Lloyd, tobacco & snuff manufacturer : 30, High Street, Birmingham & 77, Snow Hill, London.

John Lloyd, tobacco & snuff manufacturer : 30, High Street, Birmingham & 77, Snow Hill, London.
Creator:
Lloyd, John, active 1843
Date:
[ca. 1843]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

685. To the Parishioners of Leominster.

To the Parishioners of Leominster.
Creator:
Huxley, John, active 1849
Date:
March 20th, 1849
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

686. Le souvenir, or, Pocket remembrancer for MDCCXCIX.

Le souvenir, or, Pocket remembrancer for MDCCXCIX.
Date:
[1798]
Physical Description:
[38], 64 pages : illustrations ; 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

687. Engravings, to be sold by auction, by Mr. Gaskill : on the premises adjoining the College Gate, High Street, Rochester, on Thursday March 27, and following evenings.

Engravings, to be sold by auction, by Mr. Gaskill : on the premises adjoining the College Gate, High Street, Rochester, on Thursday March 27, and following evenings.
Date:
[approximately 1825]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 14 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

688. Collection of eight prize awards given in dog shows.

Collection of eight prize awards given in dog shows.
Date:
1924-1925
Physical Description:
8 pieces ; 8 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

689. Prospectus. View of London, and the surrounding country, taken with mathematical accuracy from an observatory purposely erected over the cross of St. Paul's Cathedral; to be published in four engravings. By Thomas Hornor.

Prospectus. View of London, and the surrounding country, taken with mathematical accuracy from an observatory purposely erected over the cross of St. Paul's Cathedral; to be published in four engravings. By Thomas Hornor.
Creator:
Hornor, Thomas, 1785–1844
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
31 p. 3 fold. plates (incl. front.) 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

690. An account of the family of Laplanders; which, with their summer and winter residences, domestic implements, sledges, herd of living reindeer; and a panoramic view of the North Cape ... are now exhibiting at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly ...

An account of the family of Laplanders; which, with their summer and winter residences, domestic implements, sledges, herd of living reindeer; and a panoramic view of the North Cape ... are now exhibiting at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly ...
Creator:
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Date:
[1822?]
Physical Description:
1 p.l., 37, [1] p. fold. front. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

691. Miss Linwood's Gallery of pictures in worsted : Leicester Square.

Miss Linwood's Gallery of pictures in worsted : Leicester Square.
Creator:
Linwood, Mary, 1755–1845
Date:
1812
Physical Description:
24 pages ; 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Cooper Hewitt Museum

692. Description of the ruins of an ancient city : discovered near Palenque, in the kingdom of Guatemala, in Spanish America / translated from the original manuscript report of Captain Don Antonio del Rio ; followed by Teatro critico americano, or, A critical investigation and research into the history of the Americans / by Doctor Paul Felix Cabrera, of the City of New Guatemala.

Description of the ruins of an ancient city : discovered near Palenque, in the kingdom of Guatemala, in Spanish America / translated from the original manuscript report of Captain Don Antonio del Rio ; followed by Teatro critico americano, or, A critical investigation and research into the history of the Americans / by Doctor Paul Felix Cabrera, of the City of New Guatemala.
Creator:
Rio, Antonio del
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
xiii, [1], 128 pages, [16] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, plans ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

693. Fashion and court elegance.

Fashion and court elegance.
Creator:
Fiske, Mrs
Date:
1812
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

694. Front views of F. & R. Sparrow & Co.'s original London genuine tea warehouses.

Front views of F. & R. Sparrow & Co.'s original London genuine tea warehouses.
Creator:
Frederick & Robert Sparrow & Co.
Date:
[1823]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (2 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm, folded to 23 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

695. Extraordinary talent, for a short time only ... you may have a correct likeness ... by that celebrated artist, Mr. Seville.

Extraordinary talent, for a short time only ... you may have a correct likeness ... by that celebrated artist, Mr. Seville.
Creator:
Seville, William, 1797–1866
Date:
[approximately 1830]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 12 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

696. [Almanac for 1881].

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

697. Charles Skipper & East, engravers, printers : patent ledger and account book manufactuers, St. Dunstan's Hill, London.

Charles Skipper & East, engravers, printers : patent ledger and account book manufactuers, St. Dunstan's Hill, London.
Creator:
Charles Skipper & East (London, England)
Date:
[between 1833 and 1877]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 63 x 90 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

698. Plastic gold : the story of rubber in the service of mankind.

Plastic gold : the story of rubber in the service of mankind.
Creator:
Reliance Rubber Company
Date:
1889-1939 [that is, 1939]
Physical Description:
63, [1] pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.

699. Riding. To the public in general, but more particularly to lovers, learners, encouragers and adepts in the art of horsemanship.

Riding. To the public in general, but more particularly to lovers, learners, encouragers and adepts in the art of horsemanship.
Creator:
Wharam, Ann
Date:
[1790?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

700. Description of the house and museum on the north side of Lincoln's Inn Fields, the residence of Sir John Soane ... With graphic illustrations and incidental details.

Description of the house and museum on the north side of Lincoln's Inn Fields, the residence of Sir John Soane ... With graphic illustrations and incidental details.
Creator:
Soane, John, 1753–1837
Date:
[1835]
Physical Description:
xiv, 109 p. front. (port.) ill., 38 plates (incl. plans) 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts