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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Reference Library
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Beckford, William, 1760–1844
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Elmes, James, 1782–1862
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Furst, Herbert, 1874–1945
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Sandell, Joseph
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Timbs, John, 1801–1875
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Warren, Henry, 1794–1879
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19th century
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Art -- Anecdotes.
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Art -- Humor.
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Artists -- Portraits.
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Atherley, Arthur Harry Howard -- Bookplate.
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Beckford, William, 1760–1844 -- Provenance. (BAC)
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Clements, Henry J. B. (Henry John Beresford), 1869–1940 -- Bookplate.
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Dickinson, William, Esq. -- Bookplate.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1825.
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Fuseli, Henry, 1741–1825.
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788.
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Hervey, Elizabeth -- Presentation copy to H.W. Vincent.
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764.
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Knight, John -- Publisher.
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Lacey, Henry -- Publisher.
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Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830.
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Muller, Rowland Burdon -- Bookplate.
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Phillips, Thomas, 1770–1845 -- Autograph.
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Phillips, Thomas, 1770–1845 -- Presentation copy from B. West.
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Fuseli, Henry, 1741–1825
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Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788
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Hogarth, William, 1697–1764
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Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769–1830
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Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
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Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775–1851
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Beckford, William, 1760–1844
Biographical memoirs of extraordinary painters
1780
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Elmes, James, 1782–1862
The arts and artists,
1825
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Warren, Henry, 1794–1879
Hints upon tints, with strokes upon copper and canvass,
1833
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Furst, Herbert, 1874–1945
The new anedotes of painters and painting
1926
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Timbs, John, 1801–1875
Anecdote lives of William Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Thomas Gainsborough, Henry Fuseli, Sir Thomas Lawrence, and J.M.W. Turner
[1860] t.p. 1865
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Sandell, Joseph
Memoranda of art and artists;
1871