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801. The Woodman's hut : a drama, in three acts, written expressly for, and adapted only to Skelt's characters & scenes in the same.

The Woodman's hut : a drama, in three acts, written expressly for, and adapted only to Skelt's characters & scenes in the same.
Date:
[between 1837-1840]1
Physical Description:
18 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

802. Sketches in Turkey, Syria, and Egypt.

Sketches in Turkey, Syria, and Egypt.
Creator:
Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785–1841
Date:
1843
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

803. Engravings of the Most Noble the Marquis of Stafford's collection of pictures in London, arranged according to schools and in chronological order, with remarks on each picture, by William Young Ottley. The executive part under the management of Peltro William Tomkins ...

Engravings of the Most Noble the Marquis of Stafford's collection of pictures in London, arranged according to schools and in chronological order, with remarks on each picture, by William Young Ottley. The executive part under the management of Peltro William Tomkins ...
Creator:
Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower, Duke of, 1758–1833
Date:
1818
Physical Description:
4 v. (viii, iii, 143 p.) col. plates, col. plans. 61 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

804. The works of Josephus : with great diligence revised and amended, according to the excellent French translation of Monsieur Arnauld D'andilly ; also the embassy of Philo Judæus to the emperor Caius Caligula, never translated before, with the references of the Scripture, a new map of the Holy Land, and divers copper-plates serving to illustrate the history.

The works of Josephus : with great diligence revised and amended, according to the excellent French translation of Monsieur Arnauld D'andilly ; also the embassy of Philo Judæus to the emperor Caius Caligula, never translated before, with the references of the Scripture, a new map of the Holy Land, and divers copper-plates serving to illustrate the history.
Creator:
Josephus, Flavius
Date:
MDCLXXVI [1676]
Physical Description:
[14], 543 [i.e. 545], [7], 557-854 [i.e. 846], [33] p. : ill., 1 folded map. ; 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

805. Observations on the River Wye and several parts of South Wales, &c. : relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the summer of the year 1770 / by William Gilpin ...

Observations on the River Wye and several parts of South Wales, &c. : relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the summer of the year 1770 / by William Gilpin ...
Creator:
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Date:
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
Physical Description:
xvi, 152 pages, [17] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968

806. A new book of Chinese designs, calculated to improve the present taste : consisting of figures, buildings, & furniture, landskips, birds, beasts, flow.rs and ornaments, &c. / by Messrs. Edwards, and Darly.

No cover image available
Creator:
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720–approximately 1778
Date:
MDCCLIV [1754]
Physical Description:
[4] p., 120 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

807. Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched / by W.H. Pyne and aquatinted by J. Hill ; to which are added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray.

Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched / by W.H. Pyne and aquatinted by J. Hill ; to which are added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray.
Creator:
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 30 x 47 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

808. Views in India : chiefly among the Himalaya Mountains / taken during tours in the direction of Mussooree, Simla, the sources of the Jumna and Ganges, &c. &c., in 1829-31-32 ; with notes and descriptive illustrations.

Views in India : chiefly among the Himalaya Mountains / taken during tours in the direction of Mussooree, Simla, the sources of the Jumna and Ganges, &c. &c., in 1829-31-32 ; with notes and descriptive illustrations.
Creator:
White, George Francis, 1808–1898
Date:
1836-1837
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

809. Four details from a suit of armour / Nicholas Phillips.

Four details from a suit of armour / Nicholas Phillips.
Creator:
Phillips, Nicholas
Date:
[1979]
Physical Description:
5 prints in 1 box : collaged etchings printed on silver leaf ; box 15 x 53 x 4 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Nicholas Phillips.

810. The paths of life / by J.H. Cotterell ; drawn on stone by C. Burton.

The paths of life / by J.H. Cotterell ; drawn on stone by C. Burton.
Creator:
Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868
Date:
[circa 1840]
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored lithograph ; 55 x 64 cm, folded to 16 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

811. The wonders of the world : chiefly in reference to the architectural works of the ancients : an entirely new game, for the amusement and education of youth / W. Kohler litho.

The wonders of the world : chiefly in reference to the architectural works of the ancients : an entirely new game, for the amusement and education of youth / W. Kohler litho.
Date:
[ca. 1843]
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored lithograph ; sheet 54 x 44 cm, folded to 15 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

812. Col. W. de Basil's Ballets Russes : Saturday, August 3rd, 1935, at 8:45.

Col. W. de Basil's Ballets Russes : Saturday, August 3rd, 1935, at 8:45.
Date:
[1935]
Physical Description:
[4] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

813. A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints, or, The young-man's time well spent ...

A book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints, or, The young-man's time well spent ...
Date:
1647
Physical Description:
[3], 18 [i.e. 33] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

814. A survey and description of the principal harbours : with their accommodation and conveniences for erecting, moaring, securing and refitting the Navy Royal of England via the rivers of Thames and Medway, containing Chatham and Sheerness Dockyards on the latter, and Woolwich and Deptford on the former : also the port of Portsmouth and Southampton water, with the dockyard on the former, Plymouth sound with the coast of Devonshire to Torbay, with the late erected new dockyard at Hamoze & the Navy Office near Tower-Hill, London : illustrated by general planns and proper views or prospects of each place to which the particular buildings thereof are confin'd : together with an account of the improvements which have been made at each yard since the Revolution, 1688, giving a numericall account of the several kinds of buildings with their quantity and value which by an estimate rate they may be accounted worth to the nation : also an account of the nature and usefullness of the late erected New Docks at Portsmouth and the yard at Plymouth.

A survey and description of the principal harbours : with their accommodation and conveniences for erecting, moaring, securing and refitting the Navy Royal of England via the rivers of Thames and Medway, containing Chatham and Sheerness Dockyards on the latter, and Woolwich and Deptford on the former : also the port of Portsmouth and Southampton water, with the dockyard on the former, Plymouth sound with the coast of Devonshire to Torbay, with the late erected new dockyard at Hamoze & the Navy Office near Tower-Hill, London : illustrated by general planns and proper views or prospects of each place to which the particular buildings thereof are confin'd : together with an account of the improvements which have been made at each yard since the Revolution, 1688, giving a numericall account of the several kinds of buildings with their quantity and value which by an estimate rate they may be accounted worth to the nation : also an account of the nature and usefullness of the late erected New Docks at Portsmouth and the yard at Plymouth.
Creator:
Dummer, Edmund, -1712
Date:
1698
Physical Description:
1 volume (157 leaves) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 53 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

815. The bible wheel : for sailors of all nations / designed by W.C.M.

The bible wheel : for sailors of all nations / designed by W.C.M.
Creator:
Mills, W. C.
Date:
[1881?]
Physical Description:
1 print : chromolithograph ; 44 x 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

816. The mansion of bliss : a new game for the amusement of youth / by T. Newton ...

The mansion of bliss : a new game for the amusement of youth / by T. Newton ...
Creator:
Newton, T
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 57 x 45 cm, folded to 19 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

817. European polyorama : course ticket.

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

818. Fourteen views of the mansion and garden seats of White-Knights, a seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough / engraved by C. Heath, L. Byrne, & J. Rawle ; from pictures and drawings made on the spot by T.C. Hofland.

Fourteen views of the mansion and garden seats of White-Knights, a seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough / engraved by C. Heath, L. Byrne, & J. Rawle ; from pictures and drawings made on the spot by T.C. Hofland.
Creator:
Hofland, T. C. (Thomas Christopher), 1777–1843
Date:
[1819?]
Physical Description:
2 p., 14 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 43 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

819. Sixteen views of places in the Persian Gulph taken in the years 1809-10 : illustrative of the proceedings of the forces employ'd on the expedition sent from Bombay, under the command of Capt. Wainwright, of H.M. ship Chiffone, and Lieut. Coll. Smith of H.M. 65th Regiment against the Arabian pirates / by R. Temple, H.M. 65th Regt., Bombay 1811.

Sixteen views of places in the Persian Gulph taken in the years 1809-10 : illustrative of the proceedings of the forces employ'd on the expedition sent from Bombay, under the command of Capt. Wainwright, of H.M. ship Chiffone, and Lieut. Coll. Smith of H.M. 65th Regiment against the Arabian pirates / by R. Temple, H.M. 65th Regt., Bombay 1811.
Creator:
Temple, R. (Richard), active 1809–1811
Date:
1813
Physical Description:
7 pages, [1], 16 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 33 x 52 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

820. A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft : constructed on purpose for the invasion of England and intended to carry 30,000 men, ammunition, stores &c. &c.

A correct plan and elevation of the famous French raft : constructed on purpose for the invasion of England and intended to carry 30,000 men, ammunition, stores &c. &c.
Date:
Feby. 1st 1798
Physical Description:
1 broadside : ill. ; 37 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

821. To be seen alive! [graphic] : the wonderful Cumberland.

To be seen alive! [graphic] : the wonderful Cumberland.
Date:
[1824?]
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut, with text in letterpress ; 27 x 40 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

822. The meet.

The meet.
Creator:
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
Date:
[1880]
Physical Description:
1 silk picture : color ; 5 x 15 cm, in mount 13 x 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

823. Billhead of James Haldane, London tailor, recording services rendered to Viscount Strathallan, 1843.

Billhead of James Haldane, London tailor, recording services rendered to Viscount Strathallan, 1843.
Creator:
Haldane, James (Tailor)
Date:
1843
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 25 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

824. Bailie Nicol Javie Hotel, Aberfoyle.

Bailie Nicol Javie Hotel, Aberfoyle.
Creator:
Bailie Nicol Javie Hotel (Aberfoyle, Scotland)
Date:
[188-?]
Physical Description:
4 pages : illustrations ; 15 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

825. Printer's sample: "Boots and Shoes neatly mended"

Printer's sample: "Boots and Shoes neatly mended"
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 14 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

826. Shakespeare's tercentenary, 1864.

Shakespeare's tercentenary, 1864.
Creator:
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
Date:
[1864]
Physical Description:
1 silk picture : color ; 25 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

827. Journal of a voyage to New South Wales : with sixty-five plates of non descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions / by John White, esqre., surgeon general to the settlement.

Journal of a voyage to New South Wales : with sixty-five plates of non descript animals, birds, lizards, serpents, curious cones of trees and other natural productions / by John White, esqre., surgeon general to the settlement.
Creator:
White, John, active 1757–1759
Date:
MDCCXC [1790]
Physical Description:
[16], 299, [37] pages, [66] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

828. Antiquities of Great Britain.

Antiquities of Great Britain.
Creator:
Hearne, Thomas
Date:
1786-1807
Physical Description:
2 v. in 1
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

829. Les delices de l'Italie : contenant une description exacte du pais, des principales villes, de toutes les antiquitez, & de toutes les raretez qui s'y trouvent : ouvrage enrichi d'un tres-grand nombre de figures en taille-douce.

Les delices de l'Italie : contenant une description exacte du pais, des principales villes, de toutes les antiquitez, & de toutes les raretez qui s'y trouvent : ouvrage enrichi d'un tres-grand nombre de figures en taille-douce.
Creator:
Rogissart, sieur de, fl. 1706
Date:
1707
Physical Description:
4 v. : ill., maps, plans ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frederick W. Hilles

830. Harlequin & little Tom Tucker.

Harlequin & little Tom Tucker.
Date:
[between 1835-1837]
Physical Description:
18 pages ; 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

831. Album of drawings.

Album of drawings.
Date:
ca. 1900-1903
Physical Description:
1 volume (24 drawings, on 62 leaves) ; 19 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

832. Ars pictoria, or, An academy treating of drawing, limning, painting, etching : to which are added 31 copper plates, expressing the choicest, nearest, and most exact grounds and rules of symmetry / collected out of the most eminent Italian, German and Netherland authors by Alexander Browne ...

Ars pictoria, or, An academy treating of drawing, limning, painting, etching : to which are added 31 copper plates, expressing the choicest, nearest, and most exact grounds and rules of symmetry / collected out of the most eminent Italian, German and Netherland authors by Alexander Browne ...
Creator:
Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677
Date:
1675
Physical Description:
[8], 110, [2], [4], 39, [2] p., [31] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

833. In montibus sanctis : studies of mountain form and of its visible causes : collected and completed out of Modern painters / by John Ruskin.

In montibus sanctis : studies of mountain form and of its visible causes : collected and completed out of Modern painters / by John Ruskin.
Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
Date:
1885
Physical Description:
2 v. in 1 ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

834. The Naval chronicle.

The Naval chronicle.
Date:
1799-1818
Physical Description:
40 v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

835. Sketches in Scinde.

Sketches in Scinde.
Creator:
Edwards, William, d. 1890
Date:
1846
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

836. Trattato di architectura civile e militare.

Trattato di architectura civile e militare.
Creator:
Martini, Francesco di Giorgio, 1439–1502
Date:
not after 1521
Physical Description:
1 volume (178 pages) : illustrations ; 44 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

837. The architects store-house : being a collection of several designes of frontispieces, doors and vvindow-cases, cieling-pieces, alcoves, chimney-pieces and fountains, with divers other sorts useful in eminent buildings. Likewise a representation of the five columns of architecture, viz. Tuscan, Dorick, Ionick, Corinthian and Composite. Useful for painters,, carvers, masons, carpenters, bricklayers, joyners, cabinet-makers, plaisterers, &c. Containing fifty cooper-plate prints / collected and set forth by Robert Pricke.

The architects store-house : being a collection of several designes of frontispieces, doors and vvindow-cases, cieling-pieces, alcoves, chimney-pieces and fountains, with divers other sorts useful in eminent buildings. Likewise a representation of the five columns of architecture, viz. Tuscan, Dorick, Ionick, Corinthian and Composite. Useful for painters,, carvers, masons, carpenters, bricklayers, joyners, cabinet-makers, plaisterers, &c. Containing fifty cooper-plate prints / collected and set forth by Robert Pricke.
Creator:
Pricke, Robert
Date:
1674
Physical Description:
[2] p., [50] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

838. Historical and descriptive essays accompanying a series of engraved specimens of the architectural antiquities of Normandy. Ed. by John Britton ... the subjects measured and drawn by Augustus Pugin, architect ... and engraved by John and Henry Le Keux.

Historical and descriptive essays accompanying a series of engraved specimens of the architectural antiquities of Normandy. Ed. by John Britton ... the subjects measured and drawn by Augustus Pugin, architect ... and engraved by John and Henry Le Keux.
Creator:
Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:
1847
Physical Description:
3 p.., [v]-viii, xx, 40, 4 p. 73 plates (2 col., 6 double) incl. plans. 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

839. [Billhead of Miller & Sons, candle merchants, London].

[Billhead of Miller & Sons, candle merchants, London].
Creator:
Miller & Sons (London, England)
Date:
[between 1830 and 1850?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 17 x 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

840. T. Daft & Son, manufacturers of metallic hot-houses and every description of horticultural buildings : and copper sashes, sky lights, fan lights, &c. : Livery Street, near Colmore Row, Birmingham.

T. Daft & Son, manufacturers of metallic hot-houses and every description of horticultural buildings : and copper sashes, sky lights, fan lights, &c. : Livery Street, near Colmore Row, Birmingham.
Creator:
T. Daft & Son (Birmingham, England)
Date:
approximately 1850
Physical Description:
1 trade card : lithograph ; sheet 14 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

841. [Printed invoice and promotional handbill of Hafod Arms Hotel].

[Printed invoice and promotional handbill of Hafod Arms Hotel].
Creator:
Hafod Arms Hotel (Ceredigion, Wales)
Date:
[184-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 17 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

842. Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes blackburnii), Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae) and (Nymphalidae cf. Haematera); shells, from left: (Cypraea ocellata L. 1758), (Conus marmoreus L. 1758), and (Semicassis granulate Born, 1778), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Caesalpinoid legume, possibly a species of Caesalpinia L.; Blackburn's Earth Boring Beetle (Geotrupes blackburnii), Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata), Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), (Lepidoptera Hesperiidae) and (Nymphalidae cf. Haematera); shells, from left: (Cypraea ocellata L. 1758), (Conus marmoreus L. 1758), and (Semicassis granulate Born, 1778), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

843. Juliens' New progressive drawing book of the human figure / drawn from nature by Monsieur Julien ... ; lithographed by Thomas Fairland.

Juliens' New progressive drawing book of the human figure / drawn from nature by Monsieur Julien ... ; lithographed by Thomas Fairland.
Creator:
Fairland, Thomas, 1804–1852
Date:
[18--]
Physical Description:
[2] leaves, 24 leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 32 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

844. 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

845. Maximiliani König Zeughauss.

Maximiliani König Zeughauss.
Creator:
Kölderer, Jörg, d. 1540
Date:
between 1504 and 1508
Physical Description:
1 volume (63 drawings on 68 pages) : pen and ink and watercolor ; 43 x 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

846. H. Gaudier-Brzeska, 1891-1915.

H. Gaudier-Brzeska, 1891-1915.
Creator:
Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri, 1891–1915
Date:
[1919]
Physical Description:
1 portfolio ([1] leaf, [19] leaves of plates) : illustrations ; 35 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939

847. Vera descriptio expeditionis nauticae Francisci Draci Angli, cognitis aurati qui quinq[ue] navibus probe instructis, ex occidentali Anglia parte anchoras soluens, tertio post decimo Decembris An[n]o MDLXXVII, terraru[m] orbis ambitum circumnavigans, unica tantu[m] navi reliqua (alijs fluctibus, alijs flamma correptis) redux factus, sexto supra vigesimo Sep. 1580.

Vera descriptio expeditionis nauticae Francisci Draci Angli, cognitis aurati qui quinq[ue] navibus probe instructis, ex occidentali Anglia parte anchoras soluens, tertio post decimo Decembris An[n]o MDLXXVII, terraru[m] orbis ambitum circumnavigans, unica tantu[m] navi reliqua (alijs fluctibus, alijs flamma correptis) redux factus, sexto supra vigesimo Sep. 1580.
Date:
circa 1587
Physical Description:
1 map : pen and ink and watercolor ; 21.9 x 43 cm, on sheet 23.5 x 46 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

848. Rawlings' patent boot and shoe cleaning machine : keeps the insides clean and saves time.

Rawlings' patent boot and shoe cleaning machine : keeps the insides clean and saves time.
Creator:
Rawlings, James, active 1862
Date:
1862?
Physical Description:
1 trade card : wood engraving ; 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

849. Model of Brassica napus.

Model of Brassica napus.
Creator:
Brendel, Robert, approximately 1821–1898
Date:
approximately 1880
Physical Description:
1 botanical model : papier-mâché, wood ; flower 46 x 25, base 13 cm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

850. A survey and valuation of estates the property of Nicholas Smyth Esqr. and his Lady : lying in the several parishes of Condover, Berrington, St. Chadd, Westbury, Pontesbury, and Pulverbatch : and in the several townships of Condover, Ryeton Magna, Ryeton Parva, Dorrington, Chatford, Westley, Little Lyth, Cantop, Alkmoor, Westbury, Pontesbury, Oaks, Wrentnall, Church Pulverbatch and Castle Pulverbatch, in the county of Salop. : made in 1767 / by their most obedt. servt., J. Probert.

A survey and valuation of estates the property of Nicholas Smyth Esqr. and his Lady : lying in the several parishes of Condover, Berrington, St. Chadd, Westbury, Pontesbury, and Pulverbatch : and in the several townships of Condover, Ryeton Magna, Ryeton Parva, Dorrington, Chatford, Westley, Little Lyth, Cantop, Alkmoor, Westbury, Pontesbury, Oaks, Wrentnall, Church Pulverbatch and Castle Pulverbatch, in the county of Salop. : made in 1767 / by their most obedt. servt., J. Probert.
Creator:
Probert, John, active 1764
Date:
1767
Physical Description:
1 volume (122 leaves) : illustrations, maps ; 36 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

851. Valentine card.

Valentine card.
Date:
[approximately 1859]
Physical Description:
1 card : color lithograph ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

852. 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

853. Le catalogue des statues, bas-reliefs, busts, &c. : qui se vendent chez le Sieur Harris, sculpteur, vis-à-vis de la Nouvelle Eglise, dans le Strand, a Londre.

Le catalogue des statues, bas-reliefs, busts, &c. : qui se vendent chez le Sieur Harris, sculpteur, vis-à-vis de la Nouvelle Eglise, dans le Strand, a Londre.
Creator:
Harris, Charles, -1795?
Date:
1777
Physical Description:
16 p. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

854. Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / designed by G. M. Woodward ; and etch'd by T. Rowlandson.

Le Brun travested, or, Caricatures of the passions / designed by G. M. Woodward ; and etch'd by T. Rowlandson.
Creator:
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760–1809
Date:
[1800]
Physical Description:
20 leaves : chiefly ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

855. Hindoostan : containing a description of the religion, manners, customs, trades, arts, sciences, literature, diversions, &c. of the Hindoos.

Hindoostan : containing a description of the religion, manners, customs, trades, arts, sciences, literature, diversions, &c. of the Hindoos.
Date:
[1822]
Physical Description:
6 v. : ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

856. Souvenir of the bal costume.

Souvenir of the bal costume.
Creator:
Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796–1880
Date:
1843
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

857. The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book : in three parts / by Thomas Sheraton, cabinet-maker ...

The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book : in three parts / by Thomas Sheraton, cabinet-maker ...
Creator:
Sheraton, Thomas, 1751–1806
Date:
1793
Physical Description:
xxxiii, [5]-446 p., [65] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

858. A picturesque tour through Ireland / by Dennis Sullivan, esq. ; illustrated with numerous coloured views of the most interesting scenery.

A picturesque tour through Ireland / by Dennis Sullivan, esq. ; illustrated with numerous coloured views of the most interesting scenery.
Creator:
Sullivan, Dennis
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
[52] p., 23, [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

859. Toy soldier paper dolls.

Toy soldier paper dolls.
Creator:
Sayers, Henry, 1819 or 1820–1891
Date:
ca. 1830
Physical Description:
245 toy soldier paper dolls ; in box 33 x 27 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

860. The second life of shells / etchings [by] Mandy Bonnell ; poem [by] Gabriel Gbadamosi.

The second life of shells / etchings [by] Mandy Bonnell ; poem [by] Gabriel Gbadamosi.
Creator:
Bonnell, Mandy
Date:
2001
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([20] p.) : ill. ; 30 x 440 cm.. folded to 30 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

861. Billhead of B. Smallwood, London haberdasher, for purchase of ribbon by an unidentified buyer.

Billhead of B. Smallwood, London haberdasher, for purchase of ribbon by an unidentified buyer.
Creator:
Smallwood, B.
Date:
180-?
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 13 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

862. [Advertisement for patent doors, windows, & shutters for the prevention of burglary]

[Advertisement for patent doors, windows, & shutters for the prevention of burglary]
Date:
[1817?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 32 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

863. Bills for school expenses for Miss Gleason, to be paid to Amy Godfreys, Vernon Street, Derby.

Bills for school expenses for Miss Gleason, to be paid to Amy Godfreys, Vernon Street, Derby.
Creator:
Godfreys, Amy, active 1879
Date:
1878-1879
Physical Description:
2 items ; 26 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

864. [Label for Bacon Brothers Ye Golden Pride : Old Virginia tobacco].

[Label for Bacon Brothers Ye Golden Pride : Old Virginia tobacco].
Creator:
Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)
Date:
[approximately 1905]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 16 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

865. Sincere good wishes for Christmas.

Sincere good wishes for Christmas.
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet : color illustrations ; 24 x 8 cm, folded to 12 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

866. Follow the river.

Follow the river.
Creator:
Douglas, Helen, 1952–
Date:
2015-2017
Physical Description:
8 volumes : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk

867. 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

868. Oh speed fair sun! Thy face divine and bring my love to me.

Oh speed fair sun! Thy face divine and bring my love to me.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

869. The history of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England begun in the year 1641 : with the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the king's blessed restoration and return upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 / written by ... Edward, Earl of Clarendon ...

The history of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England begun in the year 1641 : with the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the king's blessed restoration and return upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 / written by ... Edward, Earl of Clarendon ...
Creator:
Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609–1674
Date:
1702-1704
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill., ports. ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

870. To His Imperial Majesty, Alexander 1st., these four panoramic views of St. Petersburgh taken a century after its first foundation by Peter the Great are most humbly dedicated / by his much obliged and devoted servant Iohn A. Atkinson.

To His Imperial Majesty, Alexander 1st., these four panoramic views of St. Petersburgh taken a century after its first foundation by Peter the Great are most humbly dedicated / by his much obliged and devoted servant Iohn A. Atkinson.
Creator:
Atkinson, John Augustus, 1775–approximately 1833
Date:
[circa 1802]
Physical Description:
5 prints in 1 volume : aquatint and etching ; plate marks 45 x 81 cm, on sheets 56 x 87 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

871. Ever pointed tubular drawing pencils.

Ever pointed tubular drawing pencils.
Creator:
Winsor & Newton
Date:
[1858?]
Physical Description:
4 pencils ; each 17 x 1 cm, in case 17 x 4 x 1 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

872. The Grand Vista : Festival Gardens, London.

The Grand Vista : Festival Gardens, London.
Date:
1951
Physical Description:
1 postcard : color ; 10 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

873. Gregory Kane, 68 & 69 Dame-Street, Dublin, begs to call the attention of visitors to his portable travelling cabinet ... : containing the complete furniture of a drawing-room, and forms its own case for travelling.

Gregory Kane, 68 & 69 Dame-Street, Dublin, begs to call the attention of visitors to his portable travelling cabinet ... : containing the complete furniture of a drawing-room, and forms its own case for travelling.
Creator:
Kane, Gregory, active 1851
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

874. A love, pure and ardent to thee I declare ...

A love, pure and ardent to thee I declare ...
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

875. A panoramic view of the holy city of Benares.

A panoramic view of the holy city of Benares.
Date:
1827
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

876. Ancient Roman walls, city of Chester : varying from 12 to 40 feet in height : built A.D. 61 : a public promenade of nearly 2 miles round the city.

Ancient Roman walls, city of Chester : varying from 12 to 40 feet in height : built A.D. 61 : a public promenade of nearly 2 miles round the city.
Date:
[approximately 1860?]
Physical Description:
1 print : lithograph ; 9 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

877. Iter boreale, or, The northern expedition : commencing 10 July 1732, ending 18 Augt. 1732.

Iter boreale, or, The northern expedition : commencing 10 July 1732, ending 18 Augt. 1732.
Creator:
Tracy, Thomas
Date:
1732
Physical Description:
1 volume (60 pages) : pen and black ink ; 31 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

878. The naturalist's pocket-book, or, Tourist's companion : being a brief introduction to the different branches of natural history, with approved methods for collecting and preserving the various productions of nature / by George Graves, F.L.S., author of British Ornithology, Ovarium Britannicum, and editor of The new edition of Curtis's Flora Londinensis.

The naturalist's pocket-book, or, Tourist's companion : being a brief introduction to the different branches of natural history, with approved methods for collecting and preserving the various productions of nature / by George Graves, F.L.S., author of British Ornithology, Ovarium Britannicum, and editor of The new edition of Curtis's Flora Londinensis.
Creator:
Graves, George, 1754–1839
Date:
1818
Physical Description:
viii, [8], 335, [1] p., 8 leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

879. [Thomas Braythwait writing his will]

[Thomas Braythwait writing his will]
Date:
ca. 1607
Physical Description:
1 painting : pen and ink, gouache, and watercolor on paper, with gold ; image 24.0 x 15.8 cm, on sheet 33.3 x 22.1 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

880. Helmingham herbal and bestiary.

Helmingham herbal and bestiary.
Date:
circa 1500
Physical Description:
1 v. ([20] leaves, with 1 blank leaf) : ill. ; 45 x 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

881. Album of bird illustrations made from bird feathers.

Album of bird illustrations made from bird feathers.
Date:
approximately 1880
Physical Description:
26 pictures in 1 volume : bird feathers, watercolor ; volume 22 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

882. Aladdin, or, The Wonderful lamp : a grand romantic spectacle, in two acts : 8 plates of characters, 15 plates of scenes, 4 plates of wings, total 27 : supplied only for Pollock's characters & scenes.

Aladdin, or, The Wonderful lamp : a grand romantic spectacle, in two acts : 8 plates of characters, 15 plates of scenes, 4 plates of wings, total 27 : supplied only for Pollock's characters & scenes.
Date:
[between 1876 and 1917]
Physical Description:
16 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus

883. 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

884. 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

885. Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), with raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.), and wood lice (?Isopoda), and pupa (Lepidoptera ?Saturniidae) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes), with raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.), and wood lice (?Isopoda), and pupa (Lepidoptera ?Saturniidae) from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.
Creator:
Bolton, James, active 1775–1795
Date:
circa 1768
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache over graphite, on parchment ; sheet 23 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, in honor of Jane and Richard C. Levin, President of Yale University (1993-2013)

886. Select views in Great Britain / engrav'd by S. Middiman ; from pictures and drawings by the most eminent artists ; with descriptions.

Select views in Great Britain / engrav'd by S. Middiman ; from pictures and drawings by the most eminent artists ; with descriptions.
Creator:
Middiman, Samuel, approximately 1750–1831
Date:
[1813?]
Physical Description:
[112] p., 54 leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

887. 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]
Physical Description:
16 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer

888. [Program for the the Duke of York's Theatre production of Pink string and sealing wax, by Roland Pertwee].

[Program for the the Duke of York's Theatre production of Pink string and sealing wax, by Roland Pertwee].
Creator:
Duke of York's Theatre (London, England)
Date:
[1943]
Physical Description:
[8] pages : illustrations ; 10 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

889. The bounds of the fortificatie of Gosport.

The bounds of the fortificatie of Gosport.
Creator:
De Gomme, Bernard, 1620–1685
Date:
approximately 1678
Physical Description:
1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 74 x 93 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

890. In loving memory of Betsy Ann : widow of Edwin Long : who died October 31st, 1924 : aged 79 years.

In loving memory of Betsy Ann : widow of Edwin Long : who died October 31st, 1924 : aged 79 years.
Date:
[1924]
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 17 x 6 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

891. 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
Physical Description:
[6], 149, [9] p., [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

892. The Holy Bible.

The Holy Bible.
Date:
1800-1816
Physical Description:
8 v. : ill. ; 49 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

893. John Hearne commonplace book.

John Hearne commonplace book.
Creator:
Hearne, John, 1795 or 6–1849
Date:
1820-1849
Physical Description:
1 v. ([28], 292 p., with blanks) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

894. Antiquities of Mexico : comprising fac-similes of ancient Mexican paintings and hieroglyphics, preserved in the royal libraries of Paris, Berlin and Dresden, in the Imperial library of Vienna, in the Vatican library, in the Borgian museum at Rome, in the library of the Institute at Bologna, and in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, together with The monuments of New Spain by M. Dupaix, with their respective scales of measurement and accompanying descriptions / the whole illustrated by many valuable inedited manuscripts by Lord Kingsborough ; the drawings, on stone, by A. Aglio.

Antiquities of Mexico : comprising fac-similes of ancient Mexican paintings and hieroglyphics, preserved in the royal libraries of Paris, Berlin and Dresden, in the Imperial library of Vienna, in the Vatican library, in the Borgian museum at Rome, in the library of the Institute at Bologna, and in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, together with The monuments of New Spain by M. Dupaix, with their respective scales of measurement and accompanying descriptions / the whole illustrated by many valuable inedited manuscripts by Lord Kingsborough ; the drawings, on stone, by A. Aglio.
Creator:
Kingsborough, Edward King, Viscount, 1795–1837
Date:
1831-1848
Physical Description:
9 v. : ill., facsims. (most col.) ; 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

895. Morris & Company : 449, Oxford Street, London : we beg to call the attention of the public to some of the numerous kinds of goods which we produce.

Morris & Company : 449, Oxford Street, London : we beg to call the attention of the public to some of the numerous kinds of goods which we produce.
Creator:
Morris & Co. (London, England)
Date:
not before 1882]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Doret, Yale BA 1968

896. Twelve views of places in the Kingdom of Mysore : the country of Tippoo Sultan, from drawings taken on the spot : to which are annexed concise descriptions of the places drawn, with a brief detail of part of the operations of the Army under the Marquis of Cornwallis, during the late war, and a few other particulars / by R.H. Colebrook, Lieutenant in the service of the Honourable East-India Company, who attended the Army in the capacity of surveyor.

Twelve views of places in the Kingdom of Mysore : the country of Tippoo Sultan, from drawings taken on the spot : to which are annexed concise descriptions of the places drawn, with a brief detail of part of the operations of the Army under the Marquis of Cornwallis, during the late war, and a few other particulars / by R.H. Colebrook, Lieutenant in the service of the Honourable East-India Company, who attended the Army in the capacity of surveyor.
Creator:
Colebrook, Robert H.
Date:
[1805]
Physical Description:
[16] leaves, [12] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 48 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

897. Advertisement for Treloar's Inlaid Linoleum.

Advertisement for Treloar's Inlaid Linoleum.
Creator:
Treloar & Sons
Date:
[1902?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : color illustrations ; 19 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

898. Ocean and river gardens: a history of the marine and fresh-water aquaria, with the best methods for their establishment and preservation ... By H. Noel Humphreys ...

Ocean and river gardens: a history of the marine and fresh-water aquaria, with the best methods for their establishment and preservation ... By H. Noel Humphreys ...
Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810–1879
Date:
1857
Physical Description:
2 pts. in l v. illus., 20 col. pl. (incl. front.) 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

899. Programme of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc, August, 12th & 13th 1851.

Programme of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc, August, 12th & 13th 1851.
Creator:
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
1 folding fan : ill. ; 24 x 40 cm. folded to 24 x 3 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

900. A description of the correct method of waltzing : the truly fashionable species of dancing. That, from the graceful and pleasing beauty of its movements, has obtained on ascendancy over every other department of that polite branch of education. Part I. Containing a correct explanatory description of the several movements and attitudes in German and French waltzing / by Thomas Wilson , dance-master, (from the King's Theatre, Opera House. Author of "The analysis of country dancing," "The treasures of Terpischore," and a variety of other works on music and dancing. Illustrated by engravings, from original designs and drawings, by J.H.A. Randall.

A description of the correct method of waltzing : the truly fashionable species of dancing. That, from the graceful and pleasing beauty of its movements, has obtained on ascendancy over every other department of that polite branch of education. Part I. Containing a correct explanatory description of the several movements and attitudes in German and French waltzing / by Thomas Wilson , dance-master, (from the King's Theatre, Opera House. Author of "The analysis of country dancing," "The treasures of Terpischore," and a variety of other works on music and dancing. Illustrated by engravings, from original designs and drawings, by J.H.A. Randall.
Creator:
Wilson, Thomas, dancing master
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
[2], lxi, [62]-113, [5] leaves, [7] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill., music ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts