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Reference Library
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Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
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Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805–1882
5
Gore, Mrs. (Catherine Grace Frances), 1799–1861
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Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
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Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
2
Fielding, Henry, 1707–1754
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Hone, William, 1780–1842
2
Inglis, Henry D. (Henry David), 1795–1835
2
Ingoldsby, Thomas, 1788–1845
2
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
2
Mayhew, Horace, 1816–1872
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Old Sailor, 1790–1846
2
Wight, J. (John)
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Akerman, John Yonge, 1806–1873
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Anstey, Christopher, 1724–1805
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À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811–1856
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Berens, Edward, 1777?-1859
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Bobbin, Tim, 1708–1786
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Bowring, John, Sir, 1792–1872
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Brough, Robert B. (Robert Barnabas), 1828–1860
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Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
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Under Certain Circumstances
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Free to Use
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Books
93
Articles & Chapters
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Periodicals
2
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unknown
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19th century
95
20th century
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wood engraving
38
etching
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armorial bookplates (provenance)
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publishers' advertisement
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engraving
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aquatint
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glyphograph
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adventure fiction
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annotations (provenance)
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booksellers' labels (provenance)
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caricature
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didactic fiction
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hand-colored illustration
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juvenile literature
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parodie
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poem
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sea storie
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steel engraving
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Scheuer, Gloria -- Provenance.
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Satire, English.
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Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain.
9
Krech, Alvin W. -- Bookplate.
9
English wit and humor, Pictorial.
7
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
7
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878.
6
Krech, Shepard 1891– -- Bookplate.
6
Wit and humor, English.
6
Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
5
Bogue, David -- Publisher.
5
Christmas stories.
4
English literature -- 19th century.
4
Flick, Reuben Jay -- Bookplate.
4
Cruikshank, George -- Publisher.
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Etching -- Specimens -- 1836.
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Etching -- Specimens -- 1849.
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Hone, William -- Publisher.
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Moyes, J. -- Printer.
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Riviere & Son -- Bookbinder.
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18th century
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16th century
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17th century
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Great Britain
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England
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Edinburgh
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London
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Dublin
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Ireland
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London (England)
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Bath (England)
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England London
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Glasgow
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Lancashire
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Mancha (Spain)
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Norway
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Oxford
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Spain
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United States
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Associated People
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
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Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805–1882
2
Spurzheim, J. G. (Johann Gaspar), 1776–1832
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Anne Boleyn, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1507–1536
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Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665–1714
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Blackstone, William, 1723–1780
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Blunderhead family
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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547–1616
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Dunstan, Saint, 909–988
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Gall, F. J. (Franz Joseph), 1758–1828
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Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779–1837
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769–1821
1
Roundell, Charles Savile
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Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
1
Sheppard, Jack, 1702–1724
1
Swift, Jonathan, 1667–1745
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Weber, Carl Maria von, 1786–1826
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Exhibition History
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of John E. Hankins
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English
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Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
A slice of bread and butter
[1857]
2
Maxwell, W. H. (William Hamilton), 1792–1850
History of the Irish rebellion in 1798
1845
3
Hoskyns, Chandos Wren, 1812–1876
Talpa, or, The chronicles of a clay farm
1852
4
Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
Particulars and recommendations of the stadium, or British National Arena
1834
5
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
George Cruikshank's omnibus
1842
6
Hone, William, 1780–1842
Ancient mysteries described
1823
7
Stephens, Frederic George, 1828–1907
A memoir of George Cruikshank
1891
8
Fielding, Henry, 1707–1754
The adventures of Joseph Andrews
1832
9
Ingoldsby, Thomas, 1788–1845
The Ingoldsby legends, or, Mirth and marvels
1865
10
Knowles, James Sheridan, 1784–1862
The wife, or, Women as they are
1835
11
À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811–1856
The comic Blackstone
1857
12
The Comic almanack;
[between 1863 and 1873]
13
Brough, Robert B. (Robert Barnabas), 1828–1860
The life of Sir John Falstaff
1858
14
Old Sailor, 1790–1846
Land and sea tales
1836
15
Moir, D. M. (David Macbeth), 1798–1851
The life of Mansie Wauch
1839
16
Wight, J. (John)
Sunday in London
1833
17
Bobbin, Tim, 1708–1786
Tim Bobbin's Lancashire dialect, and poems
1828
18
Clarke, Mary Cowden, 1809–1898
Kit Bam's adventures, or, The yarns of an old mariner
1849
19
Moore, Francis, 1657–1714
The age of intellect, or, Clerical showfolk, and wonderful layfolk
1819
20
Cheerful pastimes for merry-making parties
1830
21
Hone, William, 1780–1842
Facetiæ and miscellanies
1827
22
Inglis, Henry D. (Henry David), 1795–1835
Scenes from the life of Edward Lascelles, gent
1837
23
Gore, Mrs. (Catherine Grace Frances), 1799–1861
New Year's day
[1846]
24
Dalton, James, fl. 1831–1836
The gentleman in black
1831
25
The life of Napoleon
1815
26
Mayhew, Augustus, 1826–1875
"The greatest plague of life", or, The adventures of a lady in search of a good servant
[1847]
27
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805–1882
Rookwood
1836
28
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Phrenological illustrations or, An artist's view of the craniological system of doctors Gall and Spurzheim
1830
29
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
The life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, mariner
1831
30
Hugo, Victor, 1802–1885
Hans of Iceland
1825
31
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
The adventures of Oliver Twist, or, The parish boy's progress
1846 [i.e. 1855?]
32
The Comic almanack
1834?-1852?]
33
Fielding, Henry, 1707–1754
The history of Amelia
1832
34
Galscock, W. N. (William Nugent), 1787?-1847
Land sharks and sea gulls
1838
35
Mayhew, Horace, 1816–1872
Whom to marry and how to get married, or, The adventures of a lady in search of a good husband
[1856]
36
Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779–1837
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
1838
37
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805–1882
Saint James's, or, The court of Queen Anne
1844
38
Inglis, Henry D. (Henry David), 1795–1835
Rambles in the footsteps of Don Quixote
1837
39
The Westminster review
40
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Illustrations of time
[1827]
41
Mayhew, Horace, 1816–1872
The tooth-ache
[1849]
42
Gore, Mrs. (Catherine Grace Frances), 1799–1861
Modern chivalry, or, A new Orlando Furioso
1843
43
Clarke, William, 1800–1838
Three courses and a dessert
1830
44
Ingoldsby, Thomas, 1788–1845
The Ingoldsby legends, or, Mirth and marvels
1910
45
Old Sailor, 1790–1846
Tough yarns
1835
46
Anstey, Christopher, 1724–1805
The new Bath guide, or, Memoirs of the B-n-r-d family
1830
47
Kendall, Edward Augustus, 1776?-1842
Burford cottage
1835
48
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
Sketches by Boz
1839
49
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805–1882
The miser's daughter
1842
50
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
A handbook for posterity, or, Recollections of "Twiddle Twaddle"
1896
51
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
The good genius that turned everything into gold, or, The queen bee and the magic dress
1847
52
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
The betting-book
1852
53
Pardoe, Miss (Julia), 1804?-1862
Lady Arabella, or, The adventures of a doll
[1856]
54
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811–1896
Uncle Tom's cabin
1852
55
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
The bachelor's own book
[1844]
56
Smith, James, 1775–1839
Rejected addresses, or, The new Theatrum poetarum
1833
57
Berens, Edward, 1777?-1859
Christmas stories
1823
58
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
What put my pipe out, or, Incidents in the life of a clergyman
[1862]
59
O'Hara, Kane, 1714?-1782
Tom Thumb
1830
60
Wight, J. (John)
More mornings at Bow street
1827
61
Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
Helps and hints how to protect life and property
1835
62
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Illustrations of popular works
[1830]
63
Bowring, John, Sir, 1792–1872
Minor morals for young people
1834-39
64
Stenelaus and Amylda
1858
65
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811–1863
George Cruikshank
1840]
66
Jerrold, Douglas, 1803–1857
Cakes and ale
1842
67
Rhodes, William Barnes, 1772–1826
Bombastes furioso
1830
68
Reach, Angus B. (Angus Bethune), 1821–1856
Clement Lorimer, or, The book with the iron clasps
1849
69
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Scraps and sketches
1828-32
70
Old Humphrey, 1787–1854
Sergeant Bell and his raree-show
1839
71
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Four hundred humorous illustrations
[190-?]
72
Smedley, Frank E. (Frank Edward), 1818–1864
Frank Fairlegh, or, Scenes from the life of a private pupil ...
1850
73
Martin's vagaries
1843
74
The comic almanack
[1878?]
75
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805–1882
Windsor Castle
1844
76
Flight, Edward G
The true legend of St. Dunstan and the Devil
1871
77
Hood, Thomas, 1799–1845
The Epping hunt
1829
78
The humourist
1819-1822
79
Lowell, James Russell, 1819–1891
The Biglow papers
1861
80
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
[Illustrated title page from] Fairy songs & ballads for the young
[not later than 1858]
81
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Phrenological illustrations, or, An artist's view of the craniological system of Doctors Gall and Spurzheim
1826
82
Whitty, Michael James, 1795–1873
Tales of Irish life
1824
83
Cruikshank, George, 1792–1878
Second edition of A discovery concerning ghosts
1864
84
Points of humour
1823-1824
85
White, James, 1803–1862
The adventures of Sir Frizzle Pumpkin
1836
86
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882
So this then is The house of life
[1899]
87
Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721–1771
The adventures of Roderick Random
1831
88
Southey, Caroline Bowles, 1786–1854
The cat's tail
1831
89
Cinderella and the glass slipper
[1854]
90
Dibdin, Charles, 1745–1814
Songs, naval and national, of the late Charles Dibdin
1841
91
Globus, Septimus
Der Freischütz, travestie
1824
92
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805–1882
Jack Sheppard
1839-40
93
Chamerovzow, Louis Alexis
The Yule log, for everybody's Christmas hearth
1847
94
Mayhew, Henry, 1812–1887
1851, or, The adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and family, who came up to London to "enjoy themselves," and to see the Great Exhibition
[1851]
95
Akerman, John Yonge, 1806–1873
Tales of other days
1830
96
Gore, Mrs. (Catherine Grace Frances), 1799–1861
The inundation, or, Pardon and peace
[1848?]
97
Jerrold, Blanchard, 1826–1884
The life of George Cruikshank
1894