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1601. Wedding tour.

Wedding tour.
Creator:
Jerningham, Hubert E. H., 1842–1914
Date:
1874-1875
Physical Description:
1 volume (231 photographs) ; 34 x 50 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1602. The grammar of ornament by Owen Jones. Illustrated by examples from various styles of ornament. One hundred and twelve plates.

The grammar of ornament by Owen Jones. Illustrated by examples from various styles of ornament. One hundred and twelve plates.
Creator:
Jones, Owen, 1809–1874
Date:
[1865]
Physical Description:
2 p.., 157 p. ill., col. plates. 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1603. The therd booke of flowers fruits beastes birds and flies exactly drawne. With additions by Iohn Dunstall.

The therd booke of flowers fruits beastes birds and flies exactly drawne. With additions by Iohn Dunstall.
Date:
1661
Physical Description:
20 plates. 20 x 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1604. Enamelled impressions struck off from the splendid series of medal dies : illustrative of the Holy Scriptures / engraved by British artists in the employ of the author, Sir Edward Thomason, of Birmingham, ... ; the allegory of the medals is embodied from the productions of Domenichino, Raphael, Carracci, Leonardo da Vinci ... &c. &c.

Enamelled impressions struck off from the splendid series of medal dies : illustrative of the Holy Scriptures / engraved by British artists in the employ of the author, Sir Edward Thomason, of Birmingham, ... ; the allegory of the medals is embodied from the productions of Domenichino, Raphael, Carracci, Leonardo da Vinci ... &c. &c.
Creator:
Thomason, Edward, Sir, 1769–1849
Date:
[183-]
Physical Description:
2 v. in 1 ([62]; [62] leaves) ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1605. A very proper treatise, wherein is briefly sett forthe the arte of limming, which teacheth the order in drawing & tracing of letters, vinets, flowers, armes ... never put in printe before this time.

A very proper treatise, wherein is briefly sett forthe the arte of limming, which teacheth the order in drawing & tracing of letters, vinets, flowers, armes ... never put in printe before this time.
Date:
1573
Physical Description:
xii l. 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1606. Sepulchral monuments in Great Britain; applied to illustrate the history of families, manners, habits and arts, at the different periods from the Norman conquest to the seventeenth century. With introductory observations ...

Sepulchral monuments in Great Britain; applied to illustrate the history of families, manners, habits and arts, at the different periods from the Norman conquest to the seventeenth century. With introductory observations ...
Creator:
Gough, Richard, 1735–1809
Date:
1786-1796
Physical Description:
2 v. in 3. illus., plates (part fold.), geneal. tables (part fold.) 54 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1607. Fables, original and selected : second series / by the late James Northcote ; illustrated by 280 engravings on wood.

Fables, original and selected : second series / by the late James Northcote ; illustrated by 280 engravings on wood.
Creator:
Northcote, James, 1746–1831
Date:
1833
Physical Description:
lx, 248 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1608. Atlas minor, or, A new and curious set of sixty two maps : in which are shewn all the empires, kingdoms, countries, states, in all the known parts of the earth : with their bounds, divisions, chief cities & towns, the whole composed and laid down agreeable to modern history / by Herman Moll ...

Atlas minor, or, A new and curious set of sixty two maps : in which are shewn all the empires, kingdoms, countries, states, in all the known parts of the earth : with their bounds, divisions, chief cities & towns, the whole composed and laid down agreeable to modern history / by Herman Moll ...
Creator:
Moll, Herman, -1732
Date:
[174-?]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([1], 62 leaves) : 62 maps ; 25 x 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1609. Gems of American scenery : consisting of stereoscopic views among the White Mountains : with descriptive text : illustrations by the Albertype process, Bierstadt Patent, March 21, 1876.

Gems of American scenery : consisting of stereoscopic views among the White Mountains : with descriptive text : illustrations by the Albertype process, Bierstadt Patent, March 21, 1876.
Date:
1878
Physical Description:
[4], 99, [1] pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1610. The botanic garden : a poem, in two parts. Part I. Containing The economy of vegetation. Part II. The loves of the plants. With philosophical notes.

The botanic garden : a poem, in two parts. Part I. Containing The economy of vegetation. Part II. The loves of the plants. With philosophical notes.
Creator:
Darwin, Erasmus, 1731–1802
Date:
MDCCXCI [1791]
Physical Description:
2 volumes in 1 : illustrations ; 29 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1611. Conversations on geology : comprising a familiar explanation of the Huttonian and Wernerian systems ; the Mosaic geology / as explained by Granville Penn ; and the late discoveries of Professor Buckland, Humboldt, Dr. MacCulloch and others.

Conversations on geology : comprising a familiar explanation of the Huttonian and Wernerian systems ; the Mosaic geology / as explained by Granville Penn ; and the late discoveries of Professor Buckland, Humboldt, Dr. MacCulloch and others.
Creator:
Penn, Granville, 1761–1844
Date:
1828
Physical Description:
xxii, [2], 371 p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1612. For the use of schools ... The young artist's complete magazine, for the instruction of the youth of both sexes ...

For the use of schools ... The young artist's complete magazine, for the instruction of the youth of both sexes ...
Date:
[1788]
Physical Description:
1 sheet (2 pages) ; 23 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1613. Taxes assessed to William Moody, of Ampthill.

Taxes assessed to William Moody, of Ampthill.
Date:
Michaelmas, 1820 and 1823
Physical Description:
2 sheets ; 16 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1614. Antiquities of Scotland in a series of etchings / David Roberts.

Antiquities of Scotland in a series of etchings / David Roberts.
Creator:
Roberts, David, 1796–1864
Date:
1831
Physical Description:
[9] prints : etchings ; plate marks 26 x 20 cm, on sheets 54 x 38 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1615. Diary of Alfred Gurton during a trip to India.

Diary of Alfred Gurton during a trip to India.
Creator:
Gurton, Alfred
Date:
1918
Physical Description:
1 volume (152 pages) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1616. [Advertisement for household items made by blind workers].

[Advertisement for household items made by blind workers].
Creator:
London Association for the Blind
Date:
[approximately 1930]
Physical Description:
[4] pages : illustrations ; 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1617. Royal race course : a merry round game / designed & lithographed by G.E. Madeley, 3 Wellington Street, Strand.

Royal race course : a merry round game / designed & lithographed by G.E. Madeley, 3 Wellington Street, Strand.
Date:
[ca. 1845?]
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored lithograph ; sheet 48 x 48, folded in covers 18 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

1618. T. Pellow's price current of teas, coffees, and general groceries, Italian and proprietary goods : Borough Supply Stores, Honey Street, Bodmin.

T. Pellow's price current of teas, coffees, and general groceries, Italian and proprietary goods : Borough Supply Stores, Honey Street, Bodmin.
Creator:
Pellow, T.
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
[32] pages : 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1619. Ladies and Gentlemen! : Robert Harvin will now entertain you.

Ladies and Gentlemen! : Robert Harvin will now entertain you.
Date:
[approximately 195-?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([12] pages) : illustrations ; 35 x 25 cm, folded to 17 x 9 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1620. Oh! Woe is me. My tender heart is pierced with cupid's fatal dart ...

Oh! Woe is me. My tender heart is pierced with cupid's fatal dart ...
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1621. Iconologia, or, Moral emblems / by Caesar Ripa, wherein are express'd, various images of virtues, vices, passions, arts, humours, elements and celestial bodies, as design'd by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and modern Italians ; useful for orators, poets, painters, sculptors, and all lovers of ingenuity ; illustrated with three hundred twenty-six humane figures, with their explanations ; newly design'd, and engraven on copper, by I. Fuller, painter, and other masters ; by the care and at the charge of P. Tempest.

Iconologia, or, Moral emblems / by Caesar Ripa, wherein are express'd, various images of virtues, vices, passions, arts, humours, elements and celestial bodies, as design'd by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and modern Italians ; useful for orators, poets, painters, sculptors, and all lovers of ingenuity ; illustrated with three hundred twenty-six humane figures, with their explanations ; newly design'd, and engraven on copper, by I. Fuller, painter, and other masters ; by the care and at the charge of P. Tempest.
Creator:
Ripa, Cesare, 1560–1645
Date:
MDCCIX [1709]
Physical Description:
[4], 81 leaves, 2 leaves of plates : illustrations (326 emblems on 81 plates) ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1622. Views of the remains of ancient buildings in Rome and its vicinity : with a descriptive and historical account of each subject / by M. Dubourg.

Views of the remains of ancient buildings in Rome and its vicinity : with a descriptive and historical account of each subject / by M. Dubourg.
Creator:
Dubourg, Matthew
Date:
1820
Physical Description:
[33] pages, 26 leaves of plates : colored illustrations ; 42 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1623. Specimens of ancient furniture drawn from existing authorities / by Henry Shaw ... ; with description by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick ...

Specimens of ancient furniture drawn from existing authorities / by Henry Shaw ... ; with description by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick ...
Creator:
Meyrick, Samuel Rush, 1783–1848
Date:
1836
Physical Description:
57 p., LXXIV leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1624. Chinese landskips.

Chinese landskips.
Date:
[ca. 1752?]
Physical Description:
12 leaves of plates : all ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1625. Facts from Gweedore : with useful hints to Donegal tourists / compiled from notes by Lord George Hill ...

Facts from Gweedore : with useful hints to Donegal tourists / compiled from notes by Lord George Hill ...
Creator:
Hill, George, Lord, 1801–1879
Date:
1845 [i.e. 1846]
Physical Description:
37, [2] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1626. Vinters in Kent, a seat of James Whatman Esqr.

Vinters in Kent, a seat of James Whatman Esqr.
Creator:
Repton, Humphry, 1752–1818
Date:
1797
Physical Description:
1 v. ([20] leaves) : ill. ; 22 x 30 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1627. Views in Hudson's Bay : taken by a gentleman on the spot in the years 1823 and 1824 : illustrative of the customs, manners and costumes of those tribes of North American Indians amongst whom Captn. Franklin has passed in his present and former arduous undertaking : to be continued in numbers.

Views in Hudson's Bay : taken by a gentleman on the spot in the years 1823 and 1824 : illustrative of the customs, manners and costumes of those tribes of North American Indians amongst whom Captn. Franklin has passed in his present and former arduous undertaking : to be continued in numbers.
Date:
[1825?]
Physical Description:
6 prints in 1 volume : hand-colored lithographs ; sheets 28.7 x 42.7 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1628. Cut-paper basket.

Cut-paper basket.
Date:
Great Britain,
Physical Description:
1 cut-paper basket : hand-cut paper with watercolor, stitched with silk thread ; 24 x 29 x 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1629. The Illustrated exhibitor, a tribute to the world's industrial jubilee; comprising sketches, by pen and pencil, of the principal objects in the Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations.

The Illustrated exhibitor, a tribute to the world's industrial jubilee; comprising sketches, by pen and pencil, of the principal objects in the Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations.
Date:
[1851]
Physical Description:
xliv, 556 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1630. The Japanese waterproof polish : manufactured at 97, High Holborn.

The Japanese waterproof polish : manufactured at 97, High Holborn.
Creator:
Day and Martin
Date:
approximately 1880
Physical Description:
1 trade card : chromolithograph ; 90 x 118 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1631. Coates & Yates, artistic printers : 20, Yorkshire Street, Rochdale.

Coates & Yates, artistic printers : 20, Yorkshire Street, Rochdale.
Creator:
Coates & Yates (Rochdale, England)
Date:
[approximately 1890]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 13 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1632. The Countess Winifred, and her children : a tale / by Louisa Agnes McClure ; edited by Margaret McClure.

The Countess Winifred, and her children : a tale / by Louisa Agnes McClure ; edited by Margaret McClure.
Creator:
McClure, Louisa Agnes, 1884 or 1885–
Date:
1896
Physical Description:
[4], 28 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1633. [Program for performance by Marion Hood in Dorothy at the Prince of Wales theatre]

[Program for performance by Marion Hood in Dorothy at the Prince of Wales theatre]
Creator:
Prince of Wales Theatre (London, England)
Date:
[approximately 1887]
Physical Description:
[8] pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1634. W. Mole, 24 Paradise Street, Birmingham : manufacturer of bronze lustres, inkstands, scent burners, wax taper stands, toast stands, time piece stands, sliding toasting forks, brushes, &c. &c.

W. Mole, 24 Paradise Street, Birmingham : manufacturer of bronze lustres, inkstands, scent burners, wax taper stands, toast stands, time piece stands, sliding toasting forks, brushes, &c. &c.
Creator:
W. Mole (Birmingham, England)
Date:
[1850?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : color illustrations ; 100 x 70 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1635. Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava), male, with Marsh gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), common sawfly (Hymenoptera ?Tenthredinidae), and (Heliconius wallacei flavescens), Fluminense swallowtail (Parides ascanius) with shells, left and right, (Agaronia gibbosa Born, 1778), and center, (Voluta musica L. 1758), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava), male, with Marsh gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe L.) and (Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Pyrrhogyra sp.), common sawfly (Hymenoptera ?Tenthredinidae), and (Heliconius wallacei flavescens), Fluminense swallowtail (Parides ascanius) with shells, left and right, (Agaronia gibbosa Born, 1778), and center, (Voluta musica L. 1758), 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)

1636. A bit of rock from Boston.

A bit of rock from Boston.
Date:
[approximately 1900]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([12] panels) : illustrations ; x 41 cm, folded to 7 x 4 cm, attached to covers 10 x 6 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1637. [Metallic embossed lace paper birthday card].

[Metallic embossed lace paper birthday card].
Date:
[approximately 1875]
Physical Description:
1 birthday card ; 80 x 110 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1638. Jug with hunting scenes after George Stubbs.

Jug with hunting scenes after George Stubbs.
Creator:
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
Date:
ca. 1780
Physical Description:
1 jug : Queen's ware, cream-colored earthenware ; 22 x 23 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson

1639. 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

1640. 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

1641. [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

1642. 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

1643. 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

1644. 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

1645. 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

1646. [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

1647. 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

1648. 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

1649. 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

1650. Album of the work of William Walter Burch, engraver on gold and silver.

Album of the work of William Walter Burch, engraver on gold and silver.
Creator:
Burch, William Walter, approximately 1796–1873
Date:
1821-1871
Physical Description:
1 volume (226 pages) ; 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1651. 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

1652. European robin (Erithacus rubecula) and eggs, with wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

European robin (Erithacus rubecula) and eggs, with wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.), 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)

1653. 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

1654. 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

1655. 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

1656. Will you share these with me?

Will you share these with me?
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1657. Architectural ornaments, or, A collection of capitals, friezes, roses, entablatures, mouldings, &c. : drawn on stone, from the antique.

Architectural ornaments, or, A collection of capitals, friezes, roses, entablatures, mouldings, &c. : drawn on stone, from the antique.
Creator:
Aglio, Agostino, 1777–1857
Date:
June 1823
Physical Description:
[1], 100 prints in 1 volume : lithography ; 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1658. 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

1659. 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

1660. 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

1661. 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

1662. 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

1663. The gypsey's tent : a true incident, dedicated to Miss Cicely Egerton by her affectionate aunt, Harriot Blackburne.

The gypsey's tent : a true incident, dedicated to Miss Cicely Egerton by her affectionate aunt, Harriot Blackburne.
Creator:
Blackburne, Harriot
Date:
1849, January
Physical Description:
1 v. ([20] p.) ; 18 x 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1664. Photographs of the Abyssinian Campaign.

Photographs of the Abyssinian Campaign.
Date:
[1867-1868]
Physical Description:
1 album (78 photographic prints) : albumen ; 21 x 28 cm, and smaller.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1665. [Flower book : white tree rose].

[Flower book : white tree rose].
Creator:
Cockburn, Julie
Date:
[2005]
Physical Description:
1 cut-paper work ; 20 x 26 x 7 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1666. [Receipt for three boxes of tea to be shipped on board the Union]

[Receipt for three boxes of tea to be shipped on board the Union]
Creator:
Hore's Wharf (London, England)
Date:
1835
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 13 x 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1667. Letter from Thomas Clarkson to Thomas Middleditch.

Letter from Thomas Clarkson to Thomas Middleditch.
Creator:
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760–1846
Date:
1842?
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 19 x 23 cm, folded to 19 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1668. 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

1669. [Set of five postcards made to accompany "Out of the Trees and into the Wood."]

[Set of five postcards made to accompany "Out of the Trees and into the Wood."]
Creator:
Dilnot, John
Date:
1985
Physical Description:
[5] postcards : color ; 11 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist

1670. 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

1671. 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

1672. [Proof woodcuts].

No cover image available
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828
Date:
18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1673. Edward McKnight Kauffer photographic negatives, ca. 1930s.

No cover image available
Creator:
Kauffer, E. McKnight (Edward McKnight), 1890–1954
Date:
ca. 1930s
Physical Description:
approximately 990 photographs
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965

1674. Atlas or A geographicke description of the regions, countries, and kingdomes of the world : through Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, represented by new & exact maps / translated by Henry Hexham ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Mercator, Gerhard, 1512–1594
Date:
1633 [i.e. 1636]-1638
Physical Description:
2 volumes (462 pages) : maps ; 47 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1675. Principles of bibliographical description / Fredson Bowers.

Principles of bibliographical description / Fredson Bowers.
Creator:
Bowers, Fredson
Date:
c1986
Physical Description:
xvii, 505 p. 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1676. Victorian publishers' book-bindings in cloth and leather.

No cover image available
Creator:
McLean, Ruari
Date:
1974
Physical Description:
160 p. illus. (part col.) 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1677. The principles of harmony and contrast of colours, and their applications to the arts ... by M.E. Chevreul ... Translated from the French by Charles Martel.

No cover image available
Creator:
Chevreul, M. E. (Michel Eugène), 1786–1889
Date:
1859
Physical Description:
xxvii, 403, [1] p. XV col. plates (1 fold.) fold. table, 4 fold. diagrs. 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1678. Designs for monuments, tombs, gravestones, &c. By J.B. Robinson, sculptor, monumental carver, &c., Belper, Derbyshire.

No cover image available
Creator:
Robinson, Joseph Barlow, d. ca. 1893
Date:
[1856]
Physical Description:
1 p.., 20 plates. 32 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1679. A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland / by John Burke ... and John Bernard Burke...

No cover image available
Creator:
Burke, John, 1787–1848
Date:
1841
Physical Description:
[5], 637, [1], 599-603, [1] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1680. A series of etchings / by James Barry ; from his original and justly celebrated paintings, in the great room of the Society of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, Adelphi.

No cover image available
Creator:
Barry, James, 1741–1806
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
[14], 2, [2] p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 66 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John E. Hankins

1681. Abbeokuta; or, Sunrise within the tropics: an outline of the origin and progress of the Yoruba mission. By Miss Tucker.

No cover image available
Creator:
Tucker, S. (Sarah), -approximately 1859
Date:
1853
Physical Description:
vi p., 1 leaf, 278 p. col. front., 5 plates (1 col.), 2 fold. maps. 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1682. Dissertations moral and critical. On memory and imagination. On dreaming. The theory of language. On fable and romance. On the attachments of kindred. Illustrations on sublimity. By James Beattie ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Beattie, James, 1735–1803
Date:
1783
Physical Description:
x, [6], 655 p. 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1683. Of statuary and sculpture among the antients. : With some account of specimens preserved in England. / By James Dallaway ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Dallaway, James, 1763–1834
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 418 p., [29] leaves of plates : ill., plates ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1684. William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and the Kelmscott Chaucer / Duncan Robinson.

William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones and the Kelmscott Chaucer / Duncan Robinson.
Creator:
Robinson, Duncan
Date:
1982
Physical Description:
116 p. : ill., ports. ; 32 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library

1685. The book of Ruth : from the Holy Scriptures :enriched with coloured borders, selected from illuminated mss. in the British museum, Bibliotheque nationale, Paris, Soane museum, and other libraries .../ illuminations arranged and executed under the direction of H. Noel Humphreys.

No cover image available
Date:
1850
Physical Description:
31 p. : col.ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1686. All draughtsmen's assistant, or, Drawing made easy : wherein the principles of that art are rendered familiar in ten 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, 10. history : explained by a great variety of examples from the most approved designs on 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 practise / by the author of The artist's assistant.

No cover image available
Creator:
Bowles, Carington, 1724–1793
Date:
[177-?]
Physical Description:
[2], 16 p., [62] leaves of plates : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1687. Pity's gift : a collection of interesting tales to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation : ornamented with vignettes / from the writings of Mr. Pratt ; selected by a lady.

No cover image available
Creator:
Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749–1814
Date:
1801
Physical Description:
viii, 147 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1688. The peerage of England : containing a genealogical and historical account of all the peers of England, now existing, either by tenure, summons or creation : their descents and collateral lines : their births, marriages, and issues ... : also their paternal coats of arms, crests, and supporters ... : collected from records, old wills, authentick manuscripts, our most approv'd historians, and other authorities / by Arthur Collins ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Collins, Arthur, 1682?-1760
Date:
1741
Physical Description:
4 v. : coats of arms ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1689. A biographical dictionary : containing an historical account of all the engravers, from the earliest period of the art of engraving to the present time, and a short list of their most esteemed works : with the cyphers, monograms, and particular marks, used by each master, accurately copied from the originals, and properly explained : to which is prefixed, an essay on the rise and progress of the art of engraving, both on copper and on wood : with several curious specimens of the performances of the most ancient artists / by Joseph Strutt.

No cover image available
Creator:
Strutt, Joseph, 1749–1802
Date:
1785-1786
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1690. The copper plate magazine, or, Monthly treasure for the admirers of the imitative arts.

No cover image available
Date:
1774-1778
Physical Description:
[258] p., [126] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1691. England and Wales : drawn from the most accurate surveys, containing all the cities, boroughs, market towns & villages : in which are included all the improvements and observations both astronomical and topographical which have been made by members of the Royal Society & others, down to the present time : the whole corrected & improv'd / by John Rocque ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
[circa 1768]
Physical Description:
1 map on 2 sheets ; 115 x 194 cm., sheets 67 x 106 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1692. On painting in oil and water colours, for landscape and portraits : including the preparation of colours, vehicles, oils &c., methods of painting in wax, or encaustic : also on the chemical properties and permanency of colours, and on the best methods of cleaning and repairing old paintings, &c. ... / by T. H. Fielding ...

No cover image available
Creator:
Fielding, T. H. (Theodore Henry), 1781–1851
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
viii, 159 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26-28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1693. The lineage and pedigree of the family of Millais : recording its history from 1331-1865 : being an extract from an Armorial of Jersey / by J. Bertrand Payne ... ; with illustrations from designs by the author.

No cover image available
Creator:
Payne, J. Bertrand (James Bertrand), 1833–1898
Date:
1865
Physical Description:
8 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill., coats of arms, geneal. tables ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1694. Views in Suffolk, Norfolk and Northamptonshire : illustrative of the works of Robert Bloomfield : accompanied with descriptions : to which is annexed a memoir of the poet's life / by E.W. Brayley.

No cover image available
Creator:
Storer, James, 1771–1853
Date:
1806
Physical Description:
55 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1695. The importance of the British plantations in America to this kingdom : with the state of their trade, and methods for improving it; as also a description of the several colonies there.

No cover image available
Creator:
Hall, Fayrer
Date:
MDCCXXXI [1731]
Physical Description:
[6], 114 pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1696. The history of the American Indians : particularly those nations adjoining to the Missis[s]ippi, East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia: containing an account of their origin, language, manners, religious and civil customs, laws, form of government, punishments, conduct in war and domestic life, their habits, diet, agriculture, manufactures, diseases and method of cure ... : with observations on former historians, the conduct of our colony governors, superintendents, missionaries, & c. : also an appendix, containing a description of the Floridas, and the Missis[s]ippi lands, with their productions--the benefits of colonizing Georgiana, and civilizing the Indians--and the way to make all the colonies more valuable to the mother country ... / By James Adair.

No cover image available
Creator:
Adair, James, ca. 1709–1783
Date:
1775
Physical Description:
6 p. l., 464 p. front. (fold map) 28 x 22cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1697. A catalogue of the very important, and highly interesting collection of manuscripts, state papers and autograph letters, received by Sir Robert Southwell, while Clerk of the Privy Council ... his son, the Hon. Edward Southwell, and William Blathwayt, Secretary at War; the property of Lord de Clifford, deceased, and removed from his Lordship's Seat, King's Weston, near Bristol : ... also a few printed books on heraldry, omitted in the sale of the library : which (by order of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie, Manson & Christie, at their Great Room, King Street, St. James's Square, on Tuesday, February the 11th, 1834, and three following days, at twelve for one o'clock precisely.

No cover image available
Creator:
Christie, Manson, & Christie
Date:
[1834]
Physical Description:
76, 3, [1] pages ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1698. Catalogue of the renowned collection of books, manuscripts, prints and drawings relating to hunting, hawking & shooting / formed by the late C.F.G.R. Schwerdt.

No cover image available
Creator:
Schwerdt, C. F. G. R. (Charles Francis George Richard), 1862–1939
Date:
1939-1946
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1699. Travels in South Africa : undertaken at the request of the London missionary society : being a narrative of a second journey in the interior of that country / by the Rev. John Campbell ; witha map and coloured prints.

No cover image available
Creator:
Campbell, John, 1766–1840
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
2 v. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1700. A letter to a friend upon the occasion of the death of an intimate friend : together with, Christian morals / by Sir Thomas Browne, Physician of Norwich.

No cover image available
Creator:
Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605–1682
Date:
1923
Physical Description:
[1], 4-67, [9] pages ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts