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1401. 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

1402. 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

1403. 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

1404. 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

1405. 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

1406. 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

1407. 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

1408. 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

1409. 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

1410. The ghosts of my friends / arranged by Cecil Henland, compiler of The mind of a friend, The book of butterflies, The book of the hostess, The Christmas book, Hand o' graphs, The bridge companion.

The ghosts of my friends / arranged by Cecil Henland, compiler of The mind of a friend, The book of butterflies, The book of the hostess, The Christmas book, Hand o' graphs, The bridge companion.
Creator:
Henland, Cecil
Date:
[approximately 1920]
Physical Description:
[50] leaves : illustration ; 17 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1411. 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

1412. 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

1413. 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

1414. Diary of Alfred Gurton on a trip to India.

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

1415. [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

1416. 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

1417. 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

1418. 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

1419. 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

1420. Fashion and court elegance.

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

1421. Front views of F. & R. Sparrow & Co.'s original London genuine tea warehouses.

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

1422. Extraordinary talent, for a short time only ... you may have a correct likeness ... by that celebrated artist, Mr. Seville.

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

1423. [Almanac for 1881].

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

1424. Charles Skipper & East, engravers, printers : patent ledger and account book manufactuers, St. Dunstan's Hill, London.

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

1425. Wallis's new railway game, or, Tour through England and Wales.

Wallis's new railway game, or, Tour through England and Wales.
Date:
[approximately 1844]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : color map ; 52 x 69 cm folded to 18 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1426. Skelton, copper plate printer : no. 8 Leicester Street, Leicester Square : opposite Sidney's Alley,

Skelton, copper plate printer : no. 8 Leicester Street, Leicester Square : opposite Sidney's Alley,
Creator:
Skelton, William, 1763–1848
Date:
[approximately 1800?]
Physical Description:
1 trade card ; 10 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1427. A Merry Christmas to you.

A Merry Christmas to you.
Date:
[1880?]
Physical Description:
1 Christmas card : color illustrations ; 100 x 70 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1428. Beautiful Nuthatch (Sitta formosa), with hazel (Corylus avellana L.), oak (Quercus L.) and bramble (cf. Rubus), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Beautiful Nuthatch (Sitta formosa), with hazel (Corylus avellana L.), oak (Quercus L.) and bramble (cf. Rubus), 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)

1429. Plastic gold : the story of rubber in the service of mankind.

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

1430. Riding. To the public in general, but more particularly to lovers, learners, encouragers and adepts in the art of horsemanship.

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

1431. Silver palace and the golden poppy, or, The water and fire kings : a water pageant, in one act, written expressly for, and adapted only to, Skelts' characters and scenes in the same.

Silver palace and the golden poppy, or, The water and fire kings : a water pageant, in one act, written expressly for, and adapted only to, Skelts' characters and scenes in the same.
Date:
[between 1837-1840]
Physical Description:
12 pages ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.

1432. Accept these flowers thus gracefully combined ... thus in unison let our loves be twined.

Accept these flowers thus gracefully combined ... thus in unison let our loves be twined.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1433. Description of the house and museum on the north side of Lincoln's Inn Fields, the residence of Sir John Soane ... With graphic illustrations and incidental details.

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

1434. Graphic illustrations of the Colosseum, Regent's Park, in five plates / from drawings by Gandy, Mackenzie, and other eminent artists.

Graphic illustrations of the Colosseum, Regent's Park, in five plates / from drawings by Gandy, Mackenzie, and other eminent artists.
Date:
MDCCCXXIX [1829]
Physical Description:
5 prints in 1 volume : aquatint, etching ; sheets 43 x 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1435. Six progressive lessons for flower painting : with letter-press directions for drawing and coloring of flowers upon botanical principles.

Six progressive lessons for flower painting : with letter-press directions for drawing and coloring of flowers upon botanical principles.
Date:
January 1, 1802
Physical Description:
14, [2] p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 x 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1436. Views in the Madeiras.

Views in the Madeiras.
Creator:
Bulwer, James
Date:
1827
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1437. Babes in the wood.

Babes in the wood.
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
[10] leaves : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1438. Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali ac regiones adiacentes : a C. de May usque ad Lineam Aequinoctialem / per Nicolaum Visscher.

Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali ac regiones adiacentes : a C. de May usque ad Lineam Aequinoctialem / per Nicolaum Visscher.
Creator:
Visscher, Nicolaes, 1649–1702
Date:
ca. 1682]
Physical Description:
1 map : hand col. ; 44.8 x 55.1 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1439. Coronation of Her Majesty : admit [John Philipps Esquire] of [Newington Green Middlesex] to the Guildhall, Westminster, on Thursday, the 28th of June, 1838.

Coronation of Her Majesty : admit [John Philipps Esquire] of [Newington Green Middlesex] to the Guildhall, Westminster, on Thursday, the 28th of June, 1838.
Date:
[1838]
Physical Description:
1 admission ticket ; 13 x 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1440. Luncheon : 8th January, 1951 / the Bonnington Hotel, Southampton Row, London, W.C.1.

Luncheon : 8th January, 1951 / the Bonnington Hotel, Southampton Row, London, W.C.1.
Creator:
Bonnington Hotel (London, England)
Date:
1951
Physical Description:
1 menu ; 23 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1441. Burkitt & Hudson : 85, Cheapside, London.

Burkitt & Hudson : 85, Cheapside, London.
Creator:
Burkitt & Hudson
Date:
[not after 1818]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 9 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1442. The last glimpse of Erin.

The last glimpse of Erin.
Creator:
Moore, Thomas, 1779–1852
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustrations ; 19 x 16 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1443. £5 reward : the above amount will be paid to anyone giving such information and evidence as shall lead to the conviction of any person for illegally taking trout out of the river Brock : information to be sent to Thos. Reveley, solicitor, 15, Winckley St., Preston.

£5 reward : the above amount will be paid to anyone giving such information and evidence as shall lead to the conviction of any person for illegally taking trout out of the river Brock : information to be sent to Thos. Reveley, solicitor, 15, Winckley St., Preston.
Creator:
Reveley, Thomas, active 1904
Date:
approximately 1904
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 23 x 28 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1444. [Ticket for 1951 Festival of Britain special bus service].

[Ticket for 1951 Festival of Britain special bus service].
Creator:
London Transport Executive
Date:
[1951]
Physical Description:
1 ticket ; 31 x 100 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1445. Album of the kings & queens of Victoria.

Album of the kings & queens of Victoria.
Date:
[approximately 1880?]
Physical Description:
1 folded sheet ([12] pages) : illustrations ; 14 x 109 cm, folded to 14 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1446. Jones & Halton : furnishing undertakers, and funeral feathermen : 11 & 12 Church Row, Islington.

Jones & Halton : furnishing undertakers, and funeral feathermen : 11 & 12 Church Row, Islington.
Creator:
Jones & Halton (Firm)
Date:
[approximately 1850]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : illustrations ; 7 x 10 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1447. Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) and eggs, with bramble (Rubus L.) and Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) and longhorned beetle (?Desmocerus sp.), from the natural history cabinet of Anna Blackburne.

Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) and eggs, with bramble (Rubus L.) and Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) and longhorned beetle (?Desmocerus sp.), 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)

1448. To the visitors at watering places, and to the owners and drivers of donkeys.

To the visitors at watering places, and to the owners and drivers of donkeys.
Creator:
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Date:
approximately 1875
Physical Description:
2 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1449. Scraps collected from all books, at all times, in all places and on all subjects / by Edward Bradley, 1847.

Scraps collected from all books, at all times, in all places and on all subjects / by Edward Bradley, 1847.
Creator:
Bede, Cuthbert, 1827–1889
Date:
circa 1841-1872
Physical Description:
1 album (approximately 110 drawings, on 71 leaves) ; 33 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1450. Jupiter and the herdsman.

Jupiter and the herdsman.
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:
1818?
Physical Description:
1 printing block ; 53 mm high x 76 mm wide x 23 mm deep
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1451. Champ fleury : au quel est contenu lart & science de la deue & vraye proportio[n] des lettres attiques, quo[n] dit autreme[n]t lettres antiques, & vulgairement lettres romaines proportionnees selon le corps & visage humain ...

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

1452. Specimens of polyautography : consisting of impressions taken from original drawings made purposely for this work.

Specimens of polyautography : consisting of impressions taken from original drawings made purposely for this work.
Date:
30th April 1803
Physical Description:
2 volumes (12 prints) : lithographs ; volumes 44 x 57 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1453. Specimens of the ancient sculpture and painting now remaining in England.

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

1454. History of the Irish rebellion in 1798 : with memoirs of the union, and Emmett's insurrection in 1803 / by W. H. Maxwell ...

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

1455. Zoography, or, The beauties of nature displayed : in select descriptions from the animal, and vegetable, with additions from the mineral kingdom : systematically arranged / by W. Wood, F.L.S. ; illustrated with plates, designed and engraved by Mr. William Daniell ; in three volumes.

Zoography, or, The beauties of nature displayed : in select descriptions from the animal, and vegetable, with additions from the mineral kingdom : systematically arranged / by W. Wood, F.L.S. ; illustrated with plates, designed and engraved by Mr. William Daniell ; in three volumes.
Creator:
Wood, W. (William), 1774–1857
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1456. Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1831-1832.

Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1831-1832.
Creator:
Cracknall, James
Date:
1832
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 23 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1457. [Billhead of John Roberts, hosier, London, recording purchases by B. Buggin].

[Billhead of John Roberts, hosier, London, recording purchases by B. Buggin].
Creator:
Roberts, John (Hosier)
Date:
1773
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 19 x 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1458. [Billhead of W. Woods & Son, fancy hardwaremen, London, for equipment purchased by Mr. Treat].

[Billhead of W. Woods & Son, fancy hardwaremen, London, for equipment purchased by Mr. Treat].
Creator:
W. Woods & Son (London, England)
Date:
1839
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 19 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1459. Massa, you no understand it. &c. &c. &c.

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

1460. Taylor's Adelphi Hotels : Edinburgh : Glasgow : W.S. Taylor, Propietor : Glasgow [blank] 19[blank]

Taylor's Adelphi Hotels : Edinburgh : Glasgow : W.S. Taylor, Propietor : Glasgow [blank] 19[blank]
Date:
[189-?]
Physical Description:
1 postcard : illustrations ; 90 x 1400 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1461. Branches / Chisato Tamabayashi.

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

1462. Modern ornamentation, being a series of original designs : for the patterns of textile fabrics, for the ornamentation of manufactures in wood, metal, pottery, &c.; also for the decoration of walls & ceilings and other flat surfaces / by Chr. Dresser, Ph.D., &c. ; (author of "The art of decorative design," "Japan : its architecture, arts," etc.)

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

1463. Racial photographs from the Egyptian monuments.

Racial photographs from the Egyptian monuments.
Creator:
Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), 1853–1942
Date:
[1887]
Physical Description:
190 photographs mounted on XVI folded sheets : albumen prints ; photographs each 7 x 10 cm, in covers 19 x 13 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus Jr.

1464. Cupid'a ariel ship.

Cupid'a ariel ship.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1465. Court game of geography.

Court game of geography.
Date:
[between 1838 and 1855]
Physical Description:
1 game (52 cards) : hand colored illustrations, hand colored maps ; cards 10 x 7cm + 1 booklet (32 pages)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1466. A journey to Lindley Murray's.

A journey to Lindley Murray's.
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
1 col. sheet. 45 x 57 cm. fold. to 23 x 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1467. The history of Wem, : and the following villages and townships, viz Edstaston, Cotton, Lowe and Ditches, Horton, Newtown, Wolverley, Northwood, Tilley, Sleap, Astoin, and Lacon. / Taken from the manuscript of the late Rev. Sam. Garbet, ...

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

1468. Description of a view of Macao in China : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford.

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

1469. A large and accurate map of the city of London : ichnographically describing all the streets, lanes, alleys, courts, yards, churches, halls, and houses, &c. / actually surveyed and delineated by John Ogilby ...

A large and accurate map of the city of London : ichnographically describing all the streets, lanes, alleys, courts, yards, churches, halls, and houses, &c. / actually surveyed and delineated by John Ogilby ...
Creator:
Ogilby, John, 1600–1676
Date:
1677]
Physical Description:
1 map : 160 x 255 cm. on 20 sheets 40 x 51 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1470. A picturesque tour of the English lakes : containing a description of the most romantic scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire with accounts of antient and modern manners and customs, and elucidations of the history and antiquities of that part of the country, &c., &c. : illustrated with forty-eight coloured views / drawn by Messrs. T.H. Fielding and J. Walton during a two years' residence among the lakes.

A picturesque tour of the English lakes : containing a description of the most romantic scenery of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire with accounts of antient and modern manners and customs, and elucidations of the history and antiquities of that part of the country, &c., &c. : illustrated with forty-eight coloured views / drawn by Messrs. T.H. Fielding and J. Walton during a two years' residence among the lakes.
Creator:
Fielding, T. H. (Theodore Henry), 1781–1851
Date:
MDCCCXXI [1821]
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 288 p., [49] leaves of plates : ill. ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1471. Survey and valuation of the several estates belonging to John Kinchant Esqr. and Emma his wife : late the property of Job Charlton Esqr., deceasd lying near to and in the town of Bishops Castle within the parishes of Bishops Castle and Lidam in the county of Salop / by J. Probert 1765.

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

1472. Map of the southeastern part of North America.

Map of the southeastern part of North America.
Creator:
Hammerton, William, -1732
Date:
1721
Physical Description:
1 map : pen and black and brown ink, with red, yellow, and blue-gray wash ; 78 x 132 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Acorn Foundation, Inc., Alexander O. Vietor, Yale BA 1936, President, in honor of Paul Mellon

1473. Sturgeon / [Pauline Lamont-Fisher].

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

1474. Original drawings for Designs for small picturesque cottages and hunting boxes.

Original drawings for Designs for small picturesque cottages and hunting boxes.
Creator:
Gyfford, E
Date:
[not after 1807]
Physical Description:
19 drawings : watercolor ; 22 x 14 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1475. With the best Christmas and New Year's wishes of Wm. P. Thompson, F.C.S. : international agent for foreign and Colonial patent solicitors : 1894 (aluminium).

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

1476. Bill for school expenses for Miss Kate Lamb, due to Mrs. Blundell at Grey Friars' House, Lincoln.

Bill for school expenses for Miss Kate Lamb, due to Mrs. Blundell at Grey Friars' House, Lincoln.
Creator:
Grey Friars' House (Lincoln, England)
Date:
April, 1882
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 24 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1477. Day & Martin : proprietors of the real Japan blacking. London, and Liverpool.

Day & Martin : proprietors of the real Japan blacking. London, and Liverpool.
Creator:
Day and Martin
Date:
[approximately 1880]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : chromolithograph ; 9 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1478. Camera lucida.

Camera lucida.
Date:
late 19th century?
Physical Description:
1 camera lucida : brass ; 25 x 7 x 2 cm, in case 26 x 8 x 2 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1479. Moor Park, Rickmansworth : a series of photographs / by Alvin Langdon Coburn ; with an introduction by Lady Ebury.

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

1480. In affectionate remembrance of Stephen Heap, of 23, Trawden Road, Cottontree, Colne : who departed this life September 4th, 1919, aged 66 years : and was interred at St. Mary's Church, Trawden, September 8th.

In affectionate remembrance of Stephen Heap, of 23, Trawden Road, Cottontree, Colne : who departed this life September 4th, 1919, aged 66 years : and was interred at St. Mary's Church, Trawden, September 8th.
Date:
1919
Physical Description:
1 folded card : letterpress ; 80 x 110 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1481. The live doll.

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

1482. A new, moral, and entertaining game of the reward of merit / invented by Geo. Fox ...

A new, moral, and entertaining game of the reward of merit / invented by Geo. Fox ...
Creator:
Fox, Geo. (George)
Date:
December 10th, 1801
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; 41 x 51 cm, folded to 17 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957

1483. R. Ackermann, Junr's : established for the sale of sporting, prints, drawings & paintings : 191, Regent Street, London.

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

1484. Tree.

Tree.
Creator:
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
Date:
not after 1828
Physical Description:
1 printing block ; 41 mm high x 76 mm wide x 24 mm deep
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1485. A survey of the city and suburbs of Bristol / survey'd by John Rocque ... = Plan de la ville et faubourgs de Bristol / levé par Jean Rocque.

A survey of the city and suburbs of Bristol / survey'd by John Rocque ... = Plan de la ville et faubourgs de Bristol / levé par Jean Rocque.
Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Date:
1750
Physical Description:
1 map ; 48 x 45 cm., on sheet 57 x 78 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1486. The high mettled racer / by the late Charles Dibdin ; to which are added many interesting anecdotes of the race-horse ; illustrated by ten first-rate engravings on wood by G.W. Bonner, from designs by Robert Cruikshank.

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

1487. Oriental scenery : part first [-fifth] containing twenty-four views of the architecture, antiquities, and landscape scenery of Hindoostan / by Messrs. Thomas and William Daniell, reduced from their folio edition of the same work, and carefully copied under their direction.

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

1488. The Swedish army.

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

1489. Letters on India : political, commercial, and military : relative to subjects important to the British interests in the East : addressed to a proprietor of East-India stock / by Lieut. Colonel Taylor.

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

1490. Album of watercolors of British birds.

Album of watercolors of British birds.
Date:
circa 1820-circa 1830
Physical Description:
1 album (94 drawings) : watercolor ; 20 x 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1491. Ex libris Henry Dodwell / D. Boulten.

Ex libris Henry Dodwell / D. Boulten.
Creator:
Boulten, D.
Date:
1920
Physical Description:
1 bookplate : lithograph ; 122 x 87 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

1492. In loving and affectionate remembrance of George Gordon Duffield : infant son of William and Martha Duffield : who departed this life January 5th, 1898 : after five months intense suffering : aged 6 months.

In loving and affectionate remembrance of George Gordon Duffield : infant son of William and Martha Duffield : who departed this life January 5th, 1898 : after five months intense suffering : aged 6 months.
Date:
1898
Physical Description:
1 folded card : letterpress ; 80 x 120 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1493. Thou are all I wish.

Thou are all I wish.
Date:
mid-19th century
Physical Description:
1 card ; 22 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

1494. 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

1495. 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

1496. [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

1497. 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

1498. 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

1499. 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

1500. 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