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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Aikin, John, 1747–1822
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Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805–1875
1
Bretherton, J. C. (John Christopher), 1925–
1
Brown, Walter
1
Carroll, Lewis, 1832–1898
1
Chatelain, Clara de, 1807–1876
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Crane, Walter, 1845–1915
1
Day, Thomas, 1748–1789
1
English, Harriet
1
Ewing, Juliana Horatia, 1841–1885
1
Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814–1880
1
MacDonald, George, 1824–1905
1
Oalton, Ann Elizabeth
1
Semple, Elizabeth, active 1804–1816
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Tytler, Margaret Fraser
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Whistler, Theresa
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1799
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1976
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Free to Use
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Books
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Periodicals
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19th century
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20th century
4
18th century
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wood engraving
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juvenile literature
9
chromoxylograph
8
fairy tale
5
chromolithograph
3
engraving
3
etching
3
lithograph
3
alphabet book
1
aquatint
1
chapbook
1
chromoxylography
1
dust jackets (binding)
1
ephemera
1
fiction
1
folklore
1
juvenile work
1
linocut
1
miniature books (printing)
1
pamphlet
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Children's stories.
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Fairy tales.
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Barclay, G. -- Printer.
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Bogue, David -- Publisher.
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Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
3
Scheuer, Gloria -- Provenance.
3
Children's literature.
2
Children's poetry.
2
Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.
2
Fawcett, Benjamin, 1808–1893 -- Printer.
2
George Routledge and Sons -- Publisher.
2
Giants -- Juvenile fiction.
2
Groombridge and Sons -- Publisher.
2
Mothers and sons -- Juvenile fiction.
2
Orphans -- Juvenile literature.
2
Ross, David and Judith -- Provenance.
2
Ali Baba (Folk tale)
1
Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll)
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Animals -- Juvenile fiction.
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Animals, Mythical -- Juvenile fiction.
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19th century
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England
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London
3
Glasgow (Scotland)
2
Compton, Chamberlayne, Salisbury
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Edinburgh (Scotland)
1
Glasgow
1
India
1
Associated People
Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll)
1
Herbert, M.E
1
Exhibition History
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
2
Color Printing in England, 1486-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, April 20, 1978-June 25, 1978)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer.
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger W. Moss.
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Constance Clement
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Sylvia Van Sinderen in honor of Elisabeth Fairman
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the Salter Family.
1
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English
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Babes in the wood
1849
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Massa, you no understand it. &c. &c. &c
[not before 1854?]
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Carroll, Lewis, 1832–1898
Alice's adventures in Wonderland
[1907]
4
Hop-o' my-thumb and the seven league boots
[1853]
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Bretherton, J. C. (John Christopher), 1925–
The prince and the puppeteer
[1969]
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Semple, Elizabeth, active 1804–1816
Short stories, in words of two syllables
1820
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Day, Thomas, 1748–1789
The history of little Jack
1800
8
Crane, Walter, 1845–1915
Walter Crane's New toy book, containing sixty-four pages of pictures
[1874?]
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Buds and blossoms, or, Stories for children
[1872]
10
Lady fox
[1887]
11
Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814–1880
The young rajah
1884
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Oalton, Ann Elizabeth
Cottage scenes
[1825?]
13
Ali-Baba and the 40 thieves
[1881]
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Babes in the wood
1861
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The satchel. A miscellany of entertaining reading
1866
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English, Harriet
Conversations and amusing tales
1799
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Tytler, Margaret Fraser
Tales of many lands
1839
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The lost pet
[1888]
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The story of Jack and the beanstalk
1926
20
Little trots
[1888]
21
Aunt Mavor's present for a good little girl
22
Whistler, Theresa
The river boy
1976
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Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805–1875
Poultry Meg's family, and other stories
[ca. 1870]
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Green's nursery annual
1848
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Little fables for little folks ..
[1869]
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MacDonald, George, 1824–1905
At the back of the north wind
[1872?]
27
Brown, Walter
Tales, poetry, and fairy tales
1878
28
The history of Jack & the bean-stalk
[1854]
29
Aikin, John, 1747–1822
Evenings at home, or, The juvenile budget opened
[1879?]
30
Cinderella and the glass slipper
[1854]
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Chatelain, Clara de, 1807–1876
Lilliputian library
[approximately 1850?]
32
Ewing, Juliana Horatia, 1841–1885
The brownies and other tales
1870
33
Stories for summer days and winter nights
1872
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Willie and Mary's first day at school
[1866]
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Picture gallery for young folks
1878-