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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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King, Ronald, 1932–
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Armour, G. D. (George Denholm), 1864–1949
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Blake, Peter, Sir, born 1932
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Bush, Tracey
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Crane, Walter, 1845–1915
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Dunn, James (Children's author)
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Farjeon, Eleanor, 1881–1965
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Gould, F. Carruthers (Francis Carruthers), 1844–1925
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Grant, Charles Jameson, active 1830–1852
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Harris, John, 1931–2022
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Hill, L. J.
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Hodgman, Carolyn S. (Carolyn Stecher)
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Jones, L. E. M
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Kirkpatrick, George, 1938–
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
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Milns, William, 1761–1801
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Nicholson, William Sir, 1872–1949
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Powell, Hilary
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Price, Richard, 1966–
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Robinson, Elly
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On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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Free to Use
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Books
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Archives & Manuscripts
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Prints
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Three-Dimensional Artifacts
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unknown
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Period
19th century
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21st century
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20th century
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18th century
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alphabet book
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accordion fold format (binding)
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ink drawing
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lithograph
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artist's book
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artists' book
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cut-paper work
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embossed print
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wood engraving
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bestiarie
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chromoxylograph
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humorous picture
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juvenile work
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poem
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prospectuse
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woodcut
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acrostic
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alphabet rhyme
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caricature
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chromolithograph
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Alphabet -- Juvenile literature.
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Alphabets.
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Alphabet.
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Alphabet rhymes.
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English language -- Alphabet.
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Animal welfare -- Poetry.
3
Animals -- Pictorial works.
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Artists' books -- Great Britain.
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Alphabet books.
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Children's poetry.
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Chron. -- 2007.
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Circle Press -- Publisher.
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Extinct animals.
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Extinction (Biology)
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Satire, English.
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Alliteration.
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Alphabet -- Juvenile fiction.
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Alphabet books -- England -- 19th century.
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Alphabet books -- Great Britain.
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Alphabet books -- Specimens.
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19th century
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21st century
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20th century
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Associated Places
England
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Great Britain
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London
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West Sussex
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Alverstoke
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Harrogate (England)
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London (England)
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Stratford
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Associated People
Cavan, James, 1856–1911
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Cavan, Mabel, 1890–1928
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Cavan, Phillip Charles, 1889–
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Cavan, Sylvia, 1888–1962
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Crake, Barrington
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Crake, Vandeleur Benjamin, 1816–1894
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King, Ronald, 1932–
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
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Nightingale, Florence, 1820–1910
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Royle, Amy Mabel Fanshawe, 1863–1951
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Williams, Winifred
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Exhibition History
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
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Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ronald King
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Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
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Language
English
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
Alphabet
1857
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Dean's steam-boat alphabet
[1855?]
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Nicholson, William Sir, 1872–1949
An alphabet
1898
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Hill, L. J.
An alphabet allegorical, alliterative & amusing : appreciable at all ages
MDCCCLXXI [1871]
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The panoramic alphabet of peace
[1856]
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The darlings delight, or, Easy ABC
[between 1814 and 1817]
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ABC of animals
[approximately 1896?]
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The Harrogate alphabet for 1870
1870?
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The child's alphabet
[ca. 1820?]
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Farjeon, Eleanor, 1881–1965
The country child's alphabet
1924
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King, Ronald, 1932–
Armadillo
2012
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Jones, L. E. M
The landscape alphabet
[1831]
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Royle, Amy Mabel Fanshawe, 1863–1951
Eaton Mascott alphabet
circa 1894?-1918
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King, Ronald, 1932–
Alphabeta concertina
2007
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Powell, Hilary
Legend
[2014]
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Crane, Walter, 1845–1915
Walter Crane's New toy book, containing sixty-four pages of pictures
[1874?]
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Sunday alphabet
[1861]
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Hodgman, Carolyn S. (Carolyn Stecher)
A.B.C book of birds
1916
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Alphabet book for Winnifred
1896
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The pretty ABC
[between 1829 and 1839]
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King, Ronald, 1932–
Going, going ... gone!
[2013]
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Price, Richard, 1966–
Little but often
2007
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Armour, G. D. (George Denholm), 1864–1949
A hunting alphabet
1929
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Milns, William, 1761–1801
The penman's repository
[1787]
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Blake, Peter, Sir, born 1932
Peter Blake's ABC
2010
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Grant, Charles Jameson, active 1830–1852
A political alphabet
Jany 1837
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Gould, F. Carruthers (Francis Carruthers), 1844–1925
ABC for the SE
[approximately 1870]
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Harris, John, 1931–2022
A garden alphabet
1979
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Dunn, James (Children's author)
ABC London
2015
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King, Ronald, 1932–
Going, going ... gone!
2013
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Robinson, Elly
A-Z of printmaking
2014
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Bush, Tracey
An A-Z of British moths
[2016]
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Kirkpatrick, George, 1938–
Alphabets of stone
[2007]