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Rare Books and Manuscripts
10,358
Reference Library
1,836
Creator
John Murray (Firm)
130
Christie & Manson
126
Christie, James, 1773–1831
120
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
99
Christie, Manson & Woods
79
Britton, John, 1771–1857
53
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
48
Karl Baedeker (Firm)
47
Phillips, H., -1840
38
Adam and Charles Black (Firm)
30
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730–1803
30
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
28
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
25
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
24
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
23
Burnet, John, 1784–1868
22
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
22
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
22
Gilpin, William, 1724–1804
22
Hare, Augustus J. C. (Augustus John Cuthbert), 1834–1903
22
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10,358
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1,836
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11,757
Available
395
New Additions
2023-2024
78
Classification
Books
9,947
Archives & Manuscripts
486
Prints
402
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
322
Articles & Chapters
230
Maps & Atlas (printed)
163
Periodicals
113
Drawings & Watercolors
103
Music (printed)
101
Photographs
75
Visual Materials
42
Postcards
6
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
5
Videos
3
Computer Files
1
Paintings
1
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12,151
female
1
Period
19th century
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20th century
345
18th century
154
17th century
31
21st century
21
16th century
14
15th century
6
Materials & Techniques
wove paper
15
ceramic (material)
11
daguerreotype (process)
9
molding (forming)
9
albumen process
4
ink
4
watercolor (paint)
4
engraving (action)
3
graphite (color)
3
silk (textile)
3
weaving
3
graphite
2
graphite (mineral)
2
lithography
2
sterling silver
2
transfer printing
2
wove paper.
2
albumen process.
1
casting (process)
1
charcoal (material)
1
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wood engraving
1,380
lithograph
1,039
aquatint
844
engraving
677
auction catalog
624
ephemera
564
chromolithograph
522
etching
283
chromoxylograph
217
armorial bookplates (provenance)
195
recreation
190
steel engraving
184
drawing book
181
watercolor
180
photograph
175
ink drawing
170
advertisement
168
memorial card
166
botanical illustration
157
map
154
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Art auctions -- England -- London -- Catalogs.
562
Art -- Private collections -- Great Britain -- Catalogs.
557
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770–1859 -- Bookplate.
479
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
391
Painting, European -- Catalogs.
355
London Institution -- Ownership.
234
Painting, British -- Catalogs.
233
Upcott, William, 1779–1845 -- Autograph.
229
Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
184
Grief.
170
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
167
Drawing -- Technique.
162
Satire, English.
159
Drawing books -- Specimens.
154
Middle Hill Press -- Publisher.
133
Decorative arts -- Catalogs.
129
Voyages and travels.
125
Great Britain -- Description and travel.
119
English wit and humor, Pictorial.
111
Drawing -- Study and teaching.
108
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19th century
1,226
18th century
103
20th century
75
17th century
24
16th century
18
15th century
7
11th century
2
15th and 16th centuries
2
Alfred, 871-899
2
Silurian
2
To 500
2
13th century
1
18h century
1
19h century
1
6th century
1
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
1
To 332 B. C
1
To 332 B.C
1
To 400
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
2,516
England
1,345
London
788
London (England)
378
Edinburgh (Scotland)
168
Italy
148
Scotland
140
France
131
United States
104
Wales
100
Edinburgh
94
India
94
Europe
92
Ireland
69
Oxford (England)
63
Switzerland
58
Egypt
55
Glasgow (Scotland)
50
Brighton (England)
49
Kent (England)
47
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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
56
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
51
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
44
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
36
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
34
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769–1852
30
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
28
Ruskin, John, 1819–1900
26
Scott, Walter, 1771–1832
26
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
25
Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
22
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
18
Britton, John, 1771–1857
18
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
18
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792,
17
Jesus Christ
16
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830
16
Raphael, 1483–1520
16
Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
14
Johnson, Samuel, 1709–1784
14
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Exhibition History
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
105
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
69
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
52
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
14
Ocean Flowers (Yale Center for British Art, 2004-06-12 - 2004-08-08)
13
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
10
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
10
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
10
Unto this Last: Two Hundred Years of John Ruskin (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-09-05 - 2019-12-08)
9
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
8
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27)
5
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
4
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
4
Captive Bodies: British Prisons, 1750-1900 (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-08-27 - 2018-12-17)
4
Picture Talking: James Northcote and the Fables (Yale Center for British Art, October 2, 2014-December 14, 2014)
3
Victorian Idyll (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-01-24 - 2019-04-21)
3
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
2
Art in Focus: John Goto's High Summer (Yale Center for British Art, 2018-04-06 - 2018-08-19)
2
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
2
“Endless forms”: Charles Darwin, Natural Science, and the Visual Arts (Yale Center for British Art, February 12, 2009-May 3, 2009)
2
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
152
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
93
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
91
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson
90
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
71
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
52
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
50
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
27
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
26
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.
19
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules D. Prown, MAH 1971
19
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Alan Richards, Yale BA 1967, JD 1972
18
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
18
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
17
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elizabeth and Horace Tower in memory of Cynthia Gay Wright
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Bert Boyson
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Coleman O. Parsons, Yale PhD 1931
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David Doret, Yale BA 1968, and Linda Mitchell
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Jules David Prown.
11
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Kipling, Rudyard, 1865–1936
The absent minded beggar
c1899
2
G.A.E. Wilmot (Firm)
G. A. E. Wilmot, undertaker
[1850?]
3
Sage, John (Painter)
J. Sage
[approximately 1830]
4
Happy may they birthday be
[1880?]
5
Of your charity pray for the repose of the soul of Elizabeth Anne, Dowager Lady Dormer
1883
6
Crompton, Henrietta Matilda, 1793–1881
North & south Devonshire
1840
7
Jersey algae
1860
8
Jones, Daniel (Ship chandler)
Bot. of Daniel Jones, sail maker, ship chandler
[approximately 1870?]
9
Character of forest trees
circa 1817
10
United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps (London, England)
Eleventh anniversary of the United Society of Master Chimney Sweeps
1836
11
Great Britain. Commissioners of Excise
[Permit for Thomas Cooper to receive one cask of foreign brandy, 1809]
1809
12
The gift receive the deed approved ..
mid-19th century
13
Eastwood and Taylor (Firm)
Eastwood and Taylor
[approximately 1870]
14
Wenger, Albert Francis, 1837 or 1838–1924
Photograph album of pottery manufactured by Albert Wenger
1888
15
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
Packet of embossed gilt paper ornaments
1810?
16
Estcourt, Thomas Grimston Bucknall, 1775–1853
Sketchbooks
1826-1851
17
Dison & Co. (Firm : London, England)
Dison & Co., lace manufacturers
[circa 1850?]
18
Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho
[approximately 1855]
19
Bonchurch Family Hotel (Brannon, Wotton, Isle of Wight)
[Trade card for Bonchurch Family Hotel)
[188-?]
20
Stapley, W. B.
Album of landscape drawings and compiled by W.B. Stapley
1855-1870
21
John Sanderson & Co
Splendid show of spring fashions
[1890?]
22
Documents concerning "James II receiving the mathematical scholars of Christ's Hospital"
1837
23
J. Christie & Son (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Billhead of J. Christie & Son, Edinburgh clothiers, for purchases by Joseph Markland, 1850
1850
24
Visit of Her Most Gracious Majesty The Queen to the City of Liverpool
1886
25
I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well
mid-19th century
26
Daniell, William, 1769–1837
To George Dance Esquire R.A., architect to the city of London, &c., these six views of the metropolis of the British Empire are respectfully dedicated
January 1st, 1805
27
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795–1832
Sketches of the second Parry Arctic expedition
1821-1822
28
G. W.'s transparencies
[approximately 1840?]
29
Tax bill for William Hanham, Cranleigh, Surrey, August 27th, 1843
1843
30
We must be united!
mid-19th century
31
Mr. Ingham, general dealer, Sheffield
[approximately 1840?]
32
J. Fallon & Co. (Leek, England)
[Billhead of J. Fallon & Co., fish merchant, Leek, Staffordshire, for purchases made by Mr. Russell, 1887]
1887
33
Macdonald, Thomas (Engraver)
Thomas Macdonald, sketch maker & designer
[approximately 1880?]
34
In remembrance of the late Robert Minto of Barton-Upon-Humber
1857
35
Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding
mid-19th century
36
Swaine, Alport & Lothian (London, England)
[Billhead of Swaine, Alport & Lowthian, distillers, London, recording gin purchased by Thomas Tebbitt, 1828]
1828
37
Barrett, B., Mr., active 1847
Bill for school expenses for F. Blanchard at B. Barrett's boarding school, Great Yarmouth
1847
38
Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent
mid-19th century
39
Cracknall, James
Billhead of James Cracknall, clothier, London, for tailoring provided to Lord Strathallen, 1830
1830
40
Roche, Patrick (Bootmaker)
Billhead recording shoes purchased by Mr. Roberts from P. Roche, boot maker, Liverpool
1850
41
Literary and Scientific Mechanics' Institute (Hull, England)
Hull Mechanics' Institute
[1845]
42
Album of drawings of English moths, butterflies, flowers, and mollusks
1805-1822
43
Sacred to the memory of the heroes slain in the Battles of Alma, Inkerman, & The Eastern War
[approximately 1854]
44
C. P. A. F
Album of cut-paper flowers
1842-1849
45
Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868
The paths of life
[circa 1840]
46
B. B. B
Manuscript of Keble's morning hymn
1860
47
Furness, F.
F. Furness, painter and gilder
[between 1826 and 1840?]
48
C. Goodall & Son
Flower time & fruit time
[approximately 1880]
49
British Fire Office (London, England)
[Fire insurance policy for Mr. Robert Gibbs, March 1, 1808, from British Fire Office]
March 1st, 1808
50
Whitehaven Steam Navigation Company
Billhead of Whitehead Steam Navigation Company for Mr. L Whittle for goods that have been delivered
1851
51
In memory of Jacob Henry Tillett, would-be-M.P. for his native city : November, 17th, 1868 : July, 12th, 1870 : February, 4th, 1874 : March, 5th, 1875
1892
52
Register of criminal offenders in Nottingham, England
circa 1879-circa 1921
53
John R. Purssell & Comp.
John R. Purssell & Comp., 20, Ludgate Hill, opposite the Old Bailey
[between 1850 and 1875?]
54
Breame, James, born 1793 or 1794
Half a cwt. of coals, James Breame's warehouse, near the bridge
[approximately 1845]
55
Thompson, Miss, active 1889
Bill for school expenses for Mr. Bryans from Miss Thompson, 17 and 18 Holland Road, Brighton
April 1889
56
Zoological Society of London
Zoological Society's gardens, Regent's Park. Sunday, December 14th, 1879. Admit one
1879
57
Album of British grasses
circa 1800
58
Royal Academy (Gosport, England)
Bill for school expenses from the Royal Academy for Lord Augustus Beauclerk
August 2nd, 1834
59
Walter, John
A tour in North Wales
1817
60
Whitehaven and West Cumberland steeplechase, hurdle, & hunters' flat race meeting
1890
61
Wm Walker & Son (Firm)
Wm. Walker & Son
1891
62
M. &. H. Corps
Billhead recording purchase by Mrs. Harman from M. & H. Corps
[1848]
63
Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings
[ca. 1815?]
64
Potter, John (Hatter)
Potter, No. 22, Old Bond Street, late foreman to Mr. Breach, hatter to Their Majesties
[approximately 1816]
65
Stevens, Thomas, 1828–1888
Are you ready?
[1880]
66
May nothing cloud your Xmas day, or interrupt its glee, but may its joys con-neck-tie-dly be collared all by thee!
[approximately 1875?]
67
Album of family portrait photographs, from Newcastle upon Tyne
between 1870 and [1890?]
68
Lever Brothers Ltd.
Lifebuoy royal disinfectant soap
[approximately 1894?]
69
A faithful tribute of affection! To my love
mid-19th century
70
Crompton, Elizabeth Jane, 1791–1869
Scotch scenery,
circa 1814
71
In affectionate remembrance of Mary, the beloved wife of Joseph Hardy, of Alston
1870
72
In loving memory of Herbert, eldest son of Henry and Sarah Adlington, (of Croft House, Ripley,)
1896
73
I am thine love
mid-19th century
74
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world
[ca. 1820]
75
Valentine card
mid-19th century
76
Luxmoore, Mary
Sketches of Teignmouth and Torquay
circa 1830
77
Grand tour watercolor albums
1793-1842
78
[Victorian pop-up Valentines Card]
[approximately 1875]
79
Reid, Jane Caroline, 1797–1834
Sketchbook of figures, cattle, and views in Kolkata
between 1821 and 1831
80
Wimpory & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
Billhead recording purchases by Mrs. Davenport from Wimpory & Son, ladies shoe makers, Manchester
approximately 1825
81
The destruction of Jerusalem
[ca. 1824?]
82
Doyle, Richard, 1824–1883
Ye cvstoms & manners of Ye Englyshe people
[approximately 1850]
83
J. Smithson, dealer in every description of watches, jewellery, plated goods &c.
[1850?]
84
[Bill for food and drink, Tunstead, 1773]
2d Novr. 1773
85
White Hart Inn and Family Hotel (Winchester, England)
Clarke S. Mallett
[188-?]
86
Nicklin & Son (Birmingham, England)
Nicklin & Son
[approximately 1817]
87
Reece & Co. (London, England)
[Billhead of Reece & Co. for supplies bought by the Medical Botanical Society]
1838-1839
88
Gilks, Edward, 1822?-
Edward Gilks, ornamental designer
[1840?]
89
Souvenir greeting card
[approximately 1890]
90
Rowe, Miss
Rowe collection of botanical specimens,
1861-1862
91
Muriel, Catharine
Catharine Muriel commonplace book
1825-circa 1840
92
[Tax bill for Samuel Staneforth Esqr of Attercliff [illegible] Darnall, dated July 12, 1814]
1814
93
Herring, Francis M.
[Billhead of Francis M. Herring, chemist]
1849
94
Molay, A. Jacques
A. Jacques Molay
[1870?-1890?]
95
Siddall, Charles, 1804–
Charles Siddall, tailor, &c., Eppleby
March 31st 1840
96
Rawstorne, John, 1761?-1832
Rawstorne, architect, Birmingham
approximately 1800
97
The repository of arts, literature, fashions, &c
[1809-1829]
98
Dashwood, Charles, 1787–1832
Journal in Portugal, Spain and France
1812-1814
99
Turrill, John
J. Turrill, manufacturer of dressings cases, writing desks, leather travelling cases, work boxes, &c.
[between 1830 and 1840?]
100
King's Lodge Academy (Exeter, England)
Bill for school expenses at King's Lodge Academy, Exeter, to be paid to the Messrs. Quicke
1850
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