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1001. The forty thieves.

The forty thieves.
Date:
[between 1837-1840]
Physical Description:
24 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

1002. Collection of ornaments at Austin & Seeley's artificial stone works ... for gardens, parks, and pleasure grounds, and for every description of building: consisting of fountains, tazzas, vases, and pedestals ... and a variety of other articles.

Collection of ornaments at Austin & Seeley's artificial stone works ... for gardens, parks, and pleasure grounds, and for every description of building: consisting of fountains, tazzas, vases, and pedestals ... and a variety of other articles.
Creator:
Austin & Seeley
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
20, [2] p. (chiefly ill.) 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1003. A companion from London to Brighthelmston, in Sussex : consisting of a set of topographical maps from actual surveys, on a scale of two inches to a mile ... / by J. Edwards, topographer.

A companion from London to Brighthelmston, in Sussex : consisting of a set of topographical maps from actual surveys, on a scale of two inches to a mile ... / by J. Edwards, topographer.
Creator:
Edwards, James, 1756–1816
Date:
1801
Physical Description:
[3],viii, [1], 31, 86, [3] p., [15] leaves of plates, ([2] folded) : ill., maps ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1004. Billhead recording purchases for repairs to a trunk and items of clothing purchased by John Hancock in 1820, from Joseph Gibson, Portsmouth.

Billhead recording purchases for repairs to a trunk and items of clothing purchased by John Hancock in 1820, from Joseph Gibson, Portsmouth.
Creator:
Gibson, Joseph (Merchant)
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 16 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1005. Pidcock's Royal Menagerie farthing token.

Pidcock's Royal Menagerie farthing token.
Creator:
Pidcock's Royal Menagerie (London, England)
Date:
[approximately 1800]
Physical Description:
1 token : copper ; 21 mm in diameter
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1006. Programme of events, Monday August 22nd, 1955 : R.M.S. "Ivernia," Cunard Steam-Ship Co., Ltd.

Programme of events, Monday August 22nd, 1955 : R.M.S. "Ivernia," Cunard Steam-Ship Co., Ltd.
Creator:
Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.
Date:
1955
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages) : illustrations ; 16 x 26 cm, folded to 16 x 13 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1007. Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"

Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"
Date:
not before 1787
Physical Description:
1 fob seal : gilding over copper or copper alloy, cornelian-colored glass ; face 31 x 24 mm, depth 43 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1008. Advertisement for Young's London Drapery House.

Advertisement for Young's London Drapery House.
Creator:
Young's London Drapery House (Firm : Tynemouth and Whitley)
Date:
1886
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 page) : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1009. Nurse's photograph album from Kinmel Park Military Training Camp.

Nurse's photograph album from Kinmel Park Military Training Camp.
Date:
1917
Physical Description:
1 volume (94 photographs) ; 17 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1010. The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf : patronized by the Emperor of China, the principal court of Europe, the Royal Family, and nobility of Great Britain.

The Chinese sensitive plant, or, The living leaf : patronized by the Emperor of China, the principal court of Europe, the Royal Family, and nobility of Great Britain.
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 28 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1011. A brief history of the Wesleyan missions on the western coast of Africa : including biographical sketches of all the missionaries who have died in that important field of labour. : with some account of the European settlements, and of the slave-trade : illustrated with a map and six engravings / by William Fox.

A brief history of the Wesleyan missions on the western coast of Africa : including biographical sketches of all the missionaries who have died in that important field of labour. : with some account of the European settlements, and of the slave-trade : illustrated with a map and six engravings / by William Fox.
Creator:
Fox, William, active 1851
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
xx, 624 p., [7] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill.,map ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1012. A chapbook of English tat.

A chapbook of English tat.
Creator:
Mockett, Andrew
Date:
[2002]
Physical Description:
[32] pages : chiefly ilustrations ; 22 x 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist

1013. New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings &c. ... / by William Halfpenny.

New designs for Chinese temples, triumphal arches, garden seats, palings &c. ... / by William Halfpenny.
Creator:
Halfpenny, William, -1755
Date:
1750-1752
Physical Description:
4 pts. in 1 : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1014. Madras [graphic].

Madras [graphic].
Date:
[1832?]
Physical Description:
1 print : aquatint ; sheet 15 x 233 cm, rolled to 15 x 2.5 cm (scroll format)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1015. Wm. Walker & Son : family grocers & wine merchants : net cash : price list : 78 Main Street, Wexford.

Wm. Walker & Son : family grocers & wine merchants : net cash : price list : 78 Main Street, Wexford.
Creator:
Wm Walker & Son (Firm)
Date:
1891
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] page) ; 29 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1016. [Folded sheet of stationery with engraved satirical vignette at top].

[Folded sheet of stationery with engraved satirical vignette at top].
Date:
Octr 11, [18]51
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet : illustrations ; 19 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1017. Description of the various head dresses exhibited by Fredk. Brown, of 47, Fenchurch St. , in Section 18, no. 245, of the Exhibition Building, Hyde Park.

Description of the various head dresses exhibited by Fredk. Brown, of 47, Fenchurch St. , in Section 18, no. 245, of the Exhibition Building, Hyde Park.
Creator:
Browne, Frederick, (Wig maker)
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1018. Uncle Tom's cabin : a drama in three acts : written expressly for and adapted only to Webb's characters & scenes in the same.

Uncle Tom's cabin : a drama in three acts : written expressly for and adapted only to Webb's characters & scenes in the same.
Date:
1852
Physical Description:
20 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

1019. The gift receive the deed approved ...

The gift receive the deed approved ...
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1020. What gives us comfort in this world of woe? ...

What gives us comfort in this world of woe? ...
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 18 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1021. The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy : wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar in instructive lessons comprised under the following heads : l. features and limbs, 2. profiles and ovals, 3. whole figures, 4. drapery, 5. light and shade, 6. landscapes, 7. perspective, 8. enlarging and contracting, 9. imitation of life : explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs on seventy-two copper-plates, neatly engraved : with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art and observations on design as well in regard to theory as practice / by the author of The artist's assistant.

The draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy : wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar in instructive lessons comprised under the following heads : l. features and limbs, 2. profiles and ovals, 3. whole figures, 4. drapery, 5. light and shade, 6. landscapes, 7. perspective, 8. enlarging and contracting, 9. imitation of life : explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs on seventy-two copper-plates, neatly engraved : with a suitable introduction on the utility of this noble art and observations on design as well in regard to theory as practice / by the author of The artist's assistant.
Creator:
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
Date:
1786
Physical Description:
[2], 16 p., [72] leaves of plates (one folded) : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1022. Illuminated illustrations of Froissart : selected from the MS. in the British Museum / by H. N. Humphreys, Esq.

Illuminated illustrations of Froissart : selected from the MS. in the British Museum / by H. N. Humphreys, Esq.
Creator:
Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
Date:
1845
Physical Description:
vi p., 36 leaves, [36] leaves of plates : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1023. Cambridgeshire : in which is laid down every parish and place containing upwards of 40 houses / Cooper delt. et sculpt.

Cambridgeshire : in which is laid down every parish and place containing upwards of 40 houses / Cooper delt. et sculpt.
Creator:
Capper, Benjamin Pitts
Date:
[1808]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 18 x 11 cm, on sheet 21 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972

1024. A plan of the palace gardens and town of Kensington ... = Plan du palais jardins et bourg de Kensington : situé à deux mile de Londres / par Jean Rocque ...

A plan of the palace gardens and town of Kensington ... = Plan du palais jardins et bourg de Kensington : situé à deux mile de Londres / par Jean Rocque ...
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
[1736?]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 28 x 48 cm., on sheet 39 x 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1025. Portraits of brood mares belonging to the Royal Stud at Hampton Court / by C.W.

Portraits of brood mares belonging to the Royal Stud at Hampton Court / by C.W.
Creator:
C. W
Date:
1837
Physical Description:
[2] p., [24] leaves, [24] leaves plates : ill. ; 54 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1026. An aeronautical view of London / drawn & engraved by Robert Havell.

An aeronautical view of London / drawn & engraved by Robert Havell.
Creator:
Havell, Robert, 1769–1832
Date:
1831
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) : plan ; 43 x 112 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1027. London before the fire in 1666 = Plan de Londres tel quil etoi avant l'incendie de 1666 / gravé par Hollar.

London before the fire in 1666 = Plan de Londres tel quil etoi avant l'incendie de 1666 / gravé par Hollar.
Creator:
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607–1677
Date:
[1666?]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 14 x 24 cm., on sheet 37 x 55 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1028. Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809 : descriptive of the character, domestic habits, and religious ceremonies, of the Mahrattas : with ten coloured engravings, from drawings by a native artist / by Thomas Duer Broughton, Esq., late Commander of the resident's escort at the Court of Scindia.

Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809 : descriptive of the character, domestic habits, and religious ceremonies, of the Mahrattas : with ten coloured engravings, from drawings by a native artist / by Thomas Duer Broughton, Esq., late Commander of the resident's escort at the Court of Scindia.
Creator:
Broughton, Thomas Duer, 1778–1835
Date:
1813
Physical Description:
[16], 358, [2] p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1029. Phul-nana perfume : bouquet of Indian flowers.

Phul-nana perfume : bouquet of Indian flowers.
Creator:
J. Grossmith & Son
Date:
[ca. 1926?]
Physical Description:
1 card : illustrations ; 51 x 88 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1030. Whitehaven and West Cumberland steeplechase, hurdle, & hunters' flat race meeting : Whit-Monday, the 26th, May, 1890 : (under Grand National Hunt rules.).

Whitehaven and West Cumberland steeplechase, hurdle, & hunters' flat race meeting : Whit-Monday, the 26th, May, 1890 : (under Grand National Hunt rules.).
Date:
1890
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 22 x 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1031. Principles of beauty, relative to the human head / by Alexander Cozens.

Principles of beauty, relative to the human head / by Alexander Cozens.
Creator:
Cozens, Alexander, 1717–1786
Date:
MDCCLXXVIII [1778]
Physical Description:
[6], 15, [5], 15, [1] p, [3], 2-17 leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 53 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1032. [Billhead of Swaine, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, London, recording gin purchased by Thomas Tebbitt, 1828]

[Billhead of Swaine, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, London, recording gin purchased by Thomas Tebbitt, 1828]
Creator:
Swaine, Alport & Lothian (London, England)
Date:
1828
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 11 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1033. Savoy Hotel : London.

Savoy Hotel : London.
Creator:
Savoy Hotel (London, England)
Date:
[192-?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 15 x 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1034. [3 postcards from the Franco-British Exhibition].

[3 postcards from the Franco-British Exhibition].
Date:
[1908]
Physical Description:
3 photographic postcards : b/ w ; 9 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1035. Valentine card.

Valentine card.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 17 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1036. Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay.

Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay.
Creator:
Luxmoore, Mary
Date:
circa 1830
Physical Description:
1 v. ([20] leaves) : ill. ; 14 x 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1037. The poultry book: comprising the breeding and management of profitable and ornamental poultry, their qualities and characteristics; to which is added "The standard of excellence in exhibition birds," authorized by the Poultry Club. By W. B. Tegetmeier ... With coloured illustrations by Harrison Weir, and numerous engravings on wood.

The poultry book: comprising the breeding and management of profitable and ornamental poultry, their qualities and characteristics; to which is added "The standard of excellence in exhibition birds," authorized by the Poultry Club. By W. B. Tegetmeier ... With coloured illustrations by Harrison Weir, and numerous engravings on wood.
Creator:
Tegetmeier, W. B. (William Bernhard), 1816–1912
Date:
1867
Physical Description:
2 p.., [iii]-viii, 356 p. col. front., ill. col. plates. 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1038. Lacey's railway companion and Liverpool and Manchester guide : describing all the scenery on, and contiguous to, the railway : and pointing out to the visitor at both places all that is interesting and necessary for business and pleasure / by Arthur Freeling.

Lacey's railway companion and Liverpool and Manchester guide : describing all the scenery on, and contiguous to, the railway : and pointing out to the visitor at both places all that is interesting and necessary for business and pleasure / by Arthur Freeling.
Creator:
Freeling, Arthur
Date:
[1832]
Physical Description:
iv, 68 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1039. The noble game of the elephant and castle, or Travelling in Asia.

The noble game of the elephant and castle, or Travelling in Asia.
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
1 game ; 51 x 41 cm. fold. to 17 x 14 cm. & booklet (viii, [9]-84 p. 14 cm.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1040. London and Westminster improved : illustrated by plans : to which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence, with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education : concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans / by John Gwynn.

London and Westminster improved : illustrated by plans : to which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence, with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education : concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans / by John Gwynn.
Creator:
Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
Date:
MDCCLXVU [1766]
Physical Description:
xv, [1], 132 pages, IIII folded leaves of plates : plans ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1041. L'orient, or, The Indian travellers : a geographical and historical game.

L'orient, or, The Indian travellers : a geographical and historical game.
Date:
[1846]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : hand-colored lithograph ; 56 x 75 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

1042. Narrative of a visit to the court of Sinde at Hyderabad on the Indus : illustrated with plates and a map : with a sketch of the history of Rutch : and an appendix / by James Burnes.

Narrative of a visit to the court of Sinde at Hyderabad on the Indus : illustrated with plates and a map : with a sketch of the history of Rutch : and an appendix / by James Burnes.
Creator:
Burnes, James, 1801–1862
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
xviii, 168, xviii, 74, 73., [6] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1043. Contrasts : a series of twenty drawings / designed by S. Stickney.

Contrasts : a series of twenty drawings / designed by S. Stickney.
Creator:
Ellis, Sarah Stickney, 1799–1872
Date:
1832
Physical Description:
[21] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1044. Register of criminal offenders in Nottingham, England : manuscript.

Register of criminal offenders in Nottingham, England : manuscript.
Date:
circa 1879-circa 1921
Physical Description:
83 leaves (with blanks after leaf 50) : photographs ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1045. [Bookmark from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents].

[Bookmark from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents].
Creator:
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Date:
[approximately 1970?]
Physical Description:
1 bookmark ; 17 x 5 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1046. The Harrow, Wateringbury.

The Harrow, Wateringbury.
Creator:
Whitbread and Company
Date:
[between 1949 and 1955]
Physical Description:
1 metal card : illustration ; 80 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1047. A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth : performed by a student there 177[blank].

A plan of mathematical learning taught in the Royal Academy, Portsmouth : performed by a student there 177[blank].
Creator:
Rice, Edmund Nagle, -1801
Date:
approximately 1798-1799
Physical Description:
518 pages : illustrations, diagrams, maps ; 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1048. Scottish Widows' Fund Mutual LIfe Assurance Society : all profits divided among the policyholders : a great bonus-yielding office : funds £21,000,000 : annual revenue £2,250,000 : prospectuses on application : head office: Edinburgh-9 St. Andrew Square : London : 28 Cornhill, E.C.., and 5 Waterloo Place, S.W.

Scottish Widows' Fund Mutual LIfe Assurance Society : all profits divided among the policyholders : a great bonus-yielding office : funds £21,000,000 : annual revenue £2,250,000 : prospectuses on application : head office: Edinburgh-9 St. Andrew Square : London : 28 Cornhill, E.C.., and 5 Waterloo Place, S.W.
Creator:
Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society
Date:
[approximately 1914]
Physical Description:
1 bookmark : illustrations ; 15 x 6 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1049. Celebrated horses of America / from paintings by Scott Leighton, Henry Stull, and others.

Celebrated horses of America / from paintings by Scott Leighton, Henry Stull, and others.
Date:
1881-1882
Physical Description:
[24] leaves, [24] leaves of plates : col ill. ; 49 x 63 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1050. Six months' residence and travels in Mexico : containing remarks on the present state of New Spain, its natural productions, state of society, manufactures, trade, agriculture, and antiquities, &c. with plates and maps / by W. Bullock, F.L.S., proprietor of the late London Museum.

Six months' residence and travels in Mexico : containing remarks on the present state of New Spain, its natural productions, state of society, manufactures, trade, agriculture, and antiquities, &c. with plates and maps / by W. Bullock, F.L.S., proprietor of the late London Museum.
Creator:
Bullock, W. (William), 1773?-1849
Date:
1824
Physical Description:
xii, 532 p., [19] leaves of plates ([4] folded) : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1051. London labour and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew.

London labour and the London poor : a cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work / by Henry Mayhew.
Creator:
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
Date:
1851[-1861]
Physical Description:
3 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1052. Catalogue of up to date suites & chairs in Chippendale, Sheraton, Queen Anne, Jacobean, Hepplewhite, & Louis Styles : frames only.

Catalogue of up to date suites & chairs in Chippendale, Sheraton, Queen Anne, Jacobean, Hepplewhite, & Louis Styles : frames only.
Creator:
T. C. L. (London, England)
Date:
[1890?]
Physical Description:
[28] leaves : illustrations ; 28 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1053. The royal wedding official programme : the marriage of H.R.H. Prince William of Wales, K.G. with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, 29th April, 2011.

The royal wedding official programme : the marriage of H.R.H. Prince William of Wales, K.G. with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, 29th April, 2011.
Date:
2011
Physical Description:
27 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1054. Are you ready?

Are you ready?
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

1055. The costume of Hindostan : elucidated by sixty coloured engravings / with descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799 by Balt. Solvyns, of Calcutta.

The costume of Hindostan : elucidated by sixty coloured engravings / with descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799 by Balt. Solvyns, of Calcutta.
Creator:
Solvyns, Balt. (Balthazar), 1760–1824
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
[132] pages, 60 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1056. [The Souvenir Rose].

[The Souvenir Rose].
Date:
[approximately 1865?]
Physical Description:
([1] folded sheet) ; 26 x 26 cm, folded to 14 x 7 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mrs. Phyliss Anscombe in honor of her husband, Professor Francis J. Anscombe, founder of Yale's Department of Statistics

1057. Scotch scenery, circa 1814.

Scotch scenery, circa 1814.
Creator:
Crompton, Elizabeth Jane, 1791–1869
Date:
circa 1814
Physical Description:
1 v. ([35] leaves) : ill. ; 26 x 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1058. Flora of the British Isles.

Flora of the British Isles.
Creator:
Burges, Mary Anne, 1763–1813
Date:
circa 1790-1810?
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1059. The noble arte of venerie or hunting : VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiueteene sundrie chaces together, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contents vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.

The noble arte of venerie or hunting : VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiueteene sundrie chaces together, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contents vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.
Creator:
Gascoigne, George, -1577
Date:
[1575]
Physical Description:
[10], 202, 359-362, 205-248, [4] p. : ill. (music) ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1060. Armer's, Flookborough.

Armer's, Flookborough.
Creator:
Armer's (Flookborough, England]
Date:
[early 19th century]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 21 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1061. The route of the mail & post coaches, George Boulton & Co. proprietors : which set out from the Golden Cross, Charing Cross, London, through the counties of Essex, Cambridge, Suffolk & Norfolk / V. Woodthorpe sc. 27 Fetter Lane.

The route of the mail & post coaches, George Boulton & Co. proprietors : which set out from the Golden Cross, Charing Cross, London, through the counties of Essex, Cambridge, Suffolk & Norfolk / V. Woodthorpe sc. 27 Fetter Lane.
Creator:
Boulton, George
Date:
[between 1796 and 1809]
Physical Description:
1 map : engraving ; 26 x 20 cm, on sheet 38 x 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1062. ?House wren (Troglodytes aedon) and eggs, with a specimen from the rose family (Rosaceae), Peacock butterflies (Nymphalis io), both closed and open, and butterfly chrysalis, larva caterpillar, daddy longlegs spider (Phalangida) egg case, and snout beetle, from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

?House wren (Troglodytes aedon) and eggs, with a specimen from the rose family (Rosaceae), Peacock butterflies (Nymphalis io), both closed and open, and butterfly chrysalis, larva caterpillar, daddy longlegs spider (Phalangida) egg case, and snout beetle, 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)

1063. Panorama, Leicester Square : now exhibiting, in the first circle, Paris : and in the second circle is exhibiting a painting of Edinburgh and the surrounding country ...

Panorama, Leicester Square : now exhibiting, in the first circle, Paris : and in the second circle is exhibiting a painting of Edinburgh and the surrounding country ...
Creator:
Panorama (Leicester Square, London, England)
Date:
1805
Physical Description:
1 print : woodcut and letterpress ; sheet 27 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1064. Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.

Miseries of human life / designed and etched by T. Rowlandson.
Creator:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
Date:
[1808]
Physical Description:
[50] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1065. Flower time & fruit time.

Flower time & fruit time.
Creator:
C. Goodall & Son
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 print : chromolithograph ; 90 x 60 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1066. In loving memory of Mary Ann, widow of the late Thomas Bowes, Snilesworth : who died at Brewster Bill, Ardenside, on November 6th, 1944 : aged 83 years.

In loving memory of Mary Ann, widow of the late Thomas Bowes, Snilesworth : who died at Brewster Bill, Ardenside, on November 6th, 1944 : aged 83 years.
Date:
1944
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1067. A booke of secrets: shewing diuers waies to make and prepare all sorts of inke, and colours ... and to graue with strong water in steele and iron ... Tr. out of Dutch into English, by W.P. Hereunto is annexed a little treatise, intituled, Instructions for ordering of wines: shewing how to make wine ... Written first in Italian, and now newly tr. into English, by W.P.

A booke of secrets: shewing diuers waies to make and prepare all sorts of inke, and colours ... and to graue with strong water in steele and iron ... Tr. out of Dutch into English, by W.P. Hereunto is annexed a little treatise, intituled, Instructions for ordering of wines: shewing how to make wine ... Written first in Italian, and now newly tr. into English, by W.P.
Date:
1596
Physical Description:
[40] p. 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1068. The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park : building for the Great Exhibition in London, 1851 ...

The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park : building for the Great Exhibition in London, 1851 ...
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
1 print : on silk ; 83 x 94 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1069. Billhead recording purchases by Mrs. Davenport from Wimpory & Son, ladies shoe makers, Manchester.

Billhead recording purchases by Mrs. Davenport from Wimpory & Son, ladies shoe makers, Manchester.
Creator:
Wimpory & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
Date:
approximately 1825
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 12 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1070. Nicklin & Son : wire workers, drawers and weavers, gimlet & bit makers : no. 2 Bradford Street, Birmingham & 139 Aldersgate Street, London.

Nicklin & Son : wire workers, drawers and weavers, gimlet & bit makers : no. 2 Bradford Street, Birmingham & 139 Aldersgate Street, London.
Creator:
Nicklin & Son (Birmingham, England)
Date:
[approximately 1817]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 19 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1071. [Billhead of Reece & Co. for supplies bought by the Medical Botanical Society].

[Billhead of Reece & Co. for supplies bought by the Medical Botanical Society].
Creator:
Reece & Co. (London, England)
Date:
1838-1839
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 17 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1072. The destruction of Jerusalem.

The destruction of Jerusalem.
Date:
[ca. 1824?]
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 46 x 58 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

1073. Charles Miller's habit and gown-warehouse, at the Crown and Cushion, in Tavistock-Street : where gentlemen and ladies may be furnish'd as usual.

Charles Miller's habit and gown-warehouse, at the Crown and Cushion, in Tavistock-Street : where gentlemen and ladies may be furnish'd as usual.
Date:
[1748]]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1074. In loving memory of Frederick Charles : the dear little son of Sidney and Edith Penny : who died February 12th, 1911 : aged 5 years and 11 months.

In loving memory of Frederick Charles : the dear little son of Sidney and Edith Penny : who died February 12th, 1911 : aged 5 years and 11 months.
Date:
1911
Physical Description:
1 folded card : letterpress ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1075. [Trade card for The London Hotel].

[Trade card for The London Hotel].
Date:
1862
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 13 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1076. I am thine love.

I am thine love.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1077. Illustrations of the works of Henry Richter. 1st ser. ...

Illustrations of the works of Henry Richter. 1st ser. ...
Creator:
Richter, Henry, 1772–1857
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
2 leaves. 4 plates. 61 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1078. Three months passed in the mountains east of Rome, during the year l8l9. By Maria Graham ...

Three months passed in the mountains east of Rome, during the year l8l9. By Maria Graham ...
Creator:
Callcott, Maria, Lady, 1785–1842
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 305, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1079. Official catalogue / Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures.

Official catalogue / Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures.
Creator:
Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1875 : Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Date:
1875
Physical Description:
[8], 319, [1], [80] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1080. The sailing and fighting instructions, or, Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain.

The sailing and fighting instructions, or, Signals as they are observed in the Royal Navy of Great Britain.
Creator:
Greenwood, Jonathan
Date:
[1715?]
Physical Description:
[72] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1081. H.R.H Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton on the occasion of their engagement, 16th November 2010.

H.R.H Prince William of Wales and Catherine Middleton on the occasion of their engagement, 16th November 2010.
Date:
2010
Physical Description:
1 postcard : illustrations ; 15 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1082. Dison & Co., lace manufacturers : special appointment to their Royal Highnesses, the Princess Augusta, Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of Kent and Duchess of Cambridge : 257, Regent Street, London.

Dison & Co., lace manufacturers : special appointment to their Royal Highnesses, the Princess Augusta, Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of Kent and Duchess of Cambridge : 257, Regent Street, London.
Creator:
Dison & Co. (Firm : London, England)
Date:
[circa 1850?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1083. Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape.

Hints to form the taste & regulate ye judgment in sketching landscape.
Creator:
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
Date:
circa 1790
Physical Description:
1 v. (44 leaves, with blanks) : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1084. The house that Paxton built. By G.A.S.

The house that Paxton built. By G.A.S.
Creator:
Sala, George Augustus, 1828–1895
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
23 leaves. ill. 13 x 237 cm. fold. to 13 x 11 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1085. The stones of Venice / by John Ruskin ; with illustrations drawn by the author.

The stones of Venice / by John Ruskin ; with illustrations drawn by the author.
Creator:
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
Date:
1851-1853
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1086. The vale-royall of England, or, The county palatine of Chester illustrated : wherein is contained a geographical and historical description of that famous county, with all its hundreds and seats of the nobility, gentry, and freeholders; its rivers, towns, castles, buildings ancient and modern. Adorned with maps and prospects, and the coats of arms belonging to every individual family of the whole county / performed by William Smith, and William Webb, gentlemen. Published by Mr. Daniel King. To which is annexed, an exact chronology of all its rulers and governors both in church and state, from the time of the foundation of the stately city of Chester, to this very day: fixed by eclipses, and other chronological characters. Also, an excellent discourse of the Island of Man; treating of the island. Of the inhabitants. Of the state ecclesiasticall. Of the civil government. Of the trade; and, of the strength of the island.

The vale-royall of England, or, The county palatine of Chester illustrated : wherein is contained a geographical and historical description of that famous county, with all its hundreds and seats of the nobility, gentry, and freeholders; its rivers, towns, castles, buildings ancient and modern. Adorned with maps and prospects, and the coats of arms belonging to every individual family of the whole county / performed by William Smith, and William Webb, gentlemen. Published by Mr. Daniel King. To which is annexed, an exact chronology of all its rulers and governors both in church and state, from the time of the foundation of the stately city of Chester, to this very day: fixed by eclipses, and other chronological characters. Also, an excellent discourse of the Island of Man; treating of the island. Of the inhabitants. Of the state ecclesiasticall. Of the civil government. Of the trade; and, of the strength of the island.
Creator:
King, Daniel, -1664?
Date:
1656
Physical Description:
12 unnumbered pages, 99 pages, 7 unnumbered pages, 239 pages, 11 unnumbered pages, 55 pages, 7 unnumbered pages, 34 pages, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates (5 folded) : illustrations, maps, coats of arms ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1087. Billhead recording purchase by Mrs. Harman from M. & H. Corps.

Billhead recording purchase by Mrs. Harman from M. & H. Corps.
Creator:
M. &. H. Corps
Date:
[1848]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 18 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1088. The virtuosi's museum : containing select views, in England, Scotland and Ireland / drawn by P. Sandby, Esqr. R.A.

The virtuosi's museum : containing select views, in England, Scotland and Ireland / drawn by P. Sandby, Esqr. R.A.
Creator:
Sandby, Paul, 1731–1809
Date:
1778[-1781]
Physical Description:
[222] p., 108 leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 x 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1089. [Six views of Hastings].

[Six views of Hastings].
Creator:
Aglio, Agostino, 1777–1857
Date:
Novr. 1, 1823
Physical Description:
6 prints in 1 volume : lithography ; volume 35 x 49 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1090. The naval achievements of Great Britain, from the year 1793 to 1817.

The naval achievements of Great Britain, from the year 1793 to 1817.
Date:
[1817]
Physical Description:
viii, [150] p., [56] leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1091. Stencilled friezes.

Stencilled friezes.
Date:
[ca. 1900?]
Physical Description:
[17] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 13 x 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1092. [Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]

[Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]
Date:
2d Novr. 1773
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 13 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1093. A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure : adapted to the arts of designing, painting, and sculpture : illustrated with copper-plates : designed principally for the information of such ladies as practise the above arts : and absolutely necessary to all students, who wish to acquire correctness in the outline of the human figure / by W.F. Wells.

A new and compendious treatise of anatomy and proportions of the human figure : adapted to the arts of designing, painting, and sculpture : illustrated with copper-plates : designed principally for the information of such ladies as practise the above arts : and absolutely necessary to all students, who wish to acquire correctness in the outline of the human figure / by W.F. Wells.
Creator:
Wells, William Frederick, 1762–1836
Date:
1796
Physical Description:
[4], 19, [1] page, [6] leaves of plates : illlustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1094. Clarke S. Mallett : White Hart Inn and Family Hotel, Winchester.

Clarke S. Mallett : White Hart Inn and Family Hotel, Winchester.
Creator:
White Hart Inn and Family Hotel (Winchester, England)
Date:
[188-?]
Physical Description:
1 tradecard ; 50 x 80 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1095. [Trade card for Bonchurch Family Hotel).

[Trade card for Bonchurch Family Hotel).
Creator:
Bonchurch Family Hotel (Brannon, Wotton, Isle of Wight)
Date:
[188-?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 90 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1096. In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks.

In Disgraceful Memory of the Russian Navy, in their terrible encounter with nine unarmed fishing smacks.
Date:
[1904]
Physical Description:
1 folded card : illustrations ; 90 x 130 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1097. Butterflies : collection one / Hannah Brown.

Butterflies : collection one / Hannah Brown.
Creator:
Brown, Hannah (Bookbinder)
Date:
made in 2011
Physical Description:
9 origami butterflies ; in wooden box 13 x 13 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk

1098. Apolla Quadrille Party

Apolla Quadrille Party
Date:
[approximately 1860?]
Physical Description:
1 invitation : illustrations ; 6 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1099. The family coach. A merry round game.

The family coach. A merry round game.
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
45 pieces (incl. col. ill.) 9 cm. and booklet (7, [1] p.) 14 cm. in case 11 x 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1100. A Set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Russia. Lately in the possession of the Earl of Orford at Houghton in Norfolk; with plans, elevations, sections, chimney pieces & ceilings ...

A Set of prints engraved after the most capital paintings in the collection of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Russia. Lately in the possession of the Earl of Orford at Houghton in Norfolk; with plans, elevations, sections, chimney pieces & ceilings ...
Date:
1788
Physical Description:
2 v. 162 plates (incl. fronts., engr. t.-p.'s, ports. plans) on 133 leaves. 69 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts