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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Reference Library
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Bede, Cuthbert, 1827–1889
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Betham-Edwards, Matilda, 1836–1919
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Bishop, James, active 19th century
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Crane, Walter, 1845–1915
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Day, Lewis F. (Lewis Foreman), 1845–1910
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Dorset, Catherine Ann Turner, 1750?-1817?
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Heaton, Mary Margaret, 1836–1883
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Hull, Edward, active 1820–1834
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Ingoldsby, Thomas, 1788–1845
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
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Leighton, John, 1822–1912
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Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779–1863
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Stevenson, Burton Egbert, 1872–1962
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Taylor, Ann, 1782–1866
1
Thoms, William John, 1803–1885
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1932
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
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Under Certain Circumstances
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unknown
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Period
19th century
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20th century
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wood engraving
8
chromoxylograph
6
children's poetry
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chromolithograph
3
juvenile literature
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alphabet book
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lithograph
2
poem
2
chromolithography
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chromoxylography
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color printing (printing)
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engraving
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fairy tale
1
juvenile work
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nonsense verse
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paper doll
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photomechanical print
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pictorial bindings (binding)
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poetry
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Children's poetry.
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Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
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Picture books for children.
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Nursery rhymes.
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Picture books.
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English poetry.
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Abduction -- Juvenile poetry.
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Alphabet -- Juvenile poetry.
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Alphabet rhymes.
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Alphabet.
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Alphabets.
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American poetry.
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Arch, Arthur -- Publisher.
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Arch, John -- Publisher.
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Baker, Mary Landon -- Bookplate.
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Bone & Son -- Bookbinder.
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Causton (Sir Joseph) & Sons -- Printer.
1
Chapbooks, English.
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Chapman and Hall -- Publisher
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Cheever, Posie -- Presentation inscription from Lewis F. Day.
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19th century
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England
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Edinburgh (Scotland)
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London
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia
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Associated People
Santa Claus
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Exhibition History
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
4
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
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Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968
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English
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Betham-Edwards, Matilda, 1836–1919
Snow-flakes and the stories they told the children
[1862]
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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888
The book of nonsense
[approximately 1916?]
3
Bede, Cuthbert, 1827–1889
The ratcatcher's daughter
[approximately 1842]
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Dorset, Catherine Ann Turner, 1750?-1817?
The peacock at home
[187-?]
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Full of fun
[1892]
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The world turned upside down
1822
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Heaton, Mary Margaret, 1836–1883
Happy child life
1875
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Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779–1863
A visit from Saint Nicholas
1862
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The child's alphabet
[ca. 1820?]
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Mother Goose A B C and other jingles
[1901?]
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Hull, Edward, active 1820–1834
The frog's courtship
1829
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Royal Mother Goose rhymes
©1898
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The History of little Fanny
1825
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Day, Lewis F. (Lewis Foreman), 1845–1910
The nodding mandarin,
[1883]
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Young American speaker
[approximately 1900]
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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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Bishop, James, active 19th century
The painted picture play-book
[1856?]
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Taylor, Ann, 1782–1866
Signor Topsy-Turvy's wonderful magic lantern, or, The world turned upside down
1810
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Pictures and songs for children
[1856]
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Ingoldsby, Thomas, 1788–1845
Misadventures at Margate
[ca. 1885]
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Thoms, William John, 1803–1885
Gammer Gurton's garland
[ca. 1870]
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Leighton, John, 1822–1912
The royal picture alphabet
[1846]
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Tom Tidler's ground
[1932]
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Illustrated songs and hymns for the little ones
1858
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Stevenson, Burton Egbert, 1872–1962
The home book of verse, American and English, 1580-1912
1912