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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Boswell, James, 1740–1795
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Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741–1821
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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Archives & Manuscripts
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Books
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18th century
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19th century
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correspondence
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annotations (provenance)
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commemorative
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commonplace book
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conder token
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diarie
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halfpennie
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784.
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Abercorn, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1811–1885.
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Abington, Mrs. (Frances Barton), 1737–1815 -- Correspondence.
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Adelcrantz, Carl Fredrik, 1716–1796 -- Correspondence.
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Antwerp (Belgium) -- Description and travel.
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Authors, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence.
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Bacon, John, 1740–1799 -- Correspondence.
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Baldwin, Henry -- Printer.
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Banks, Joseph, 1743–1820 -- Correspondence.
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Beaumont, George Howland, Sir, 1753–1827.
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Beinecke, Edwin J. (Edwin John), b. 1886 -- Bookplate.
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Belgium -- Description and travel.
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Breda, C. F. von (Carl Fredrik), 1759–1818.
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Broster, John, -1816.
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Brussels (Belgium) -- Description and travel.
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Burke, Edmund, 1729–1797 -- Correspondence.
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Burke, Jane Mary Nugent, 1734–1812.
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729–1796 -- Art collections.
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Chappelow, William.
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Dilly, Charles -- Publisher.
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18th century
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Great Britain
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Antwerp (Belgium)
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Belgium
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Brussels (Belgium)
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Germany
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Hebrides (Scotland)
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Netherlands
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Paris (France)
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Rotterdam (Netherlands)
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Scotland
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784
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Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741–1821
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Abercorn, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1811–1885
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Abington, Mrs. (Frances Barton), 1737–1815
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Adelcrantz, Carl Fredrik, 1716–1796
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Bacon, John, 1740–1799
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Banks, Joseph, 1743–1820
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Beaumont, George Howland, Sir, 1753–1827
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Breda, C. F. von (Carl Fredrik), 1759–1818
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Broster, John, -1816
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Burke, Edmund, 1729–1797
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Burke, Jane Mary Nugent, 1734–1812
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729–1796
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Chappelow, William
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Dore, Maria
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Doughty, William, 1757–1780 or 1782
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Dufresnoy, Charles-Alphonse, 1611–1668
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
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Garrick, David, 1717–1779
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Gwatkin, Theophila Palmer, 1757–1848
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frederick W. Hilles
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Herman W. Liebert
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Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Joshua Reynolds archive,
1749-1816
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Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741–1821
Hester Lynch Piozzi letters to Dr. William Makepeace Thackeray,
1795, April 16-1816, September 10
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Boswell, James, 1740–1795
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D
1785
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Boswell, James, 1740–1795
Ode by Dr. Samuel Johnson to Mrs. Thrale
1784 [i.e. 1788]
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Samuel Johnson halfpenny tokens
1792-1797