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1. Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple : Marquis of Buckingham, Earl Temple, Viscount and Baron Cobham.

Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple : Marquis of Buckingham, Earl Temple, Viscount and Baron Cobham.

Date:: 1788
Physical Description:: 54, [2] pages, [21] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

2. Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.

Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.

Date:: 1766
Physical Description:: 44 pages, [20] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

3. London : a brief account of its many beautiful and interesting sights.

Date:: [approximately 1951]
Physical Description:: 74, [6] pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. New description of Blenheim, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough : to which is prefixed, Blenheim, a poem.

Creator:: Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:: MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
Physical Description:: ix, [3], 172 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

5. Chisholm's panoramic guide from Niagara Falls to Quebec / by Wm. S. Hunter, Jr.

Creator:: Hunter, William S., 1823–1894
Date:: 1868
Physical Description:: [5] pages, page viii, [1], 10-66 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A guide to Woburn Abbey / by J.D. Parry, M.A.

Creator:: Parry, J. D. (John Docwra), -1833?
Date:: 1831
Physical Description:: 137, [1] pages ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

7. Haddon Hall / by Llewellynn Jewitt, F.S.A. etc. etc. ; illustrated by upwards of fifty engravings.

Creator:: Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William, 1816–1886
Date:: [approximately 1880?]
Physical Description:: [4], 67, [1] pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

8. Goodwood : its house park and grounds, with a catalogue raisonné of the pictures in the gallery of His Grace the Duke of Richmond, K.G. : to which are added an account of the antient encampment, tumuli, and British village of the adjacent downs : and a deailed record of Goodwood races from their first establishment : with six illustrations / by William Hayley Mason, librarian of Goodwood.

Creator:: Mason, William Hayley, -1864
Date:: 1839
Physical Description:: 215, [1] pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

9. This is England / by S.P.B. Mais.

Creator:: Mais, S. P. B. (Stuart Petre Brodie), 1885–1975
Date:: 1935
Physical Description:: 30 unnumbered pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

10. You'll enjoy England / by B.L. Warde, an American in London.

Creator:: Warde, Beatrice, 1900–1969
Date:: 1934
Physical Description:: 28 unnumbered pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

11. The falls of Niagara, or, Tourist's guide to this wonder of nature : including notices of the whirlpool, islands, &c., and a complete guide thro' the Canadas : embellished with engravings / by S. De Veaux.

Creator:: De Veaux, Samuel, 1789–1852
Date:: 1839
Physical Description:: viii, [1], 18-168, [2] pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 16 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Dicken's dictionary of London, 1879 : an unconventional handbook.

Creator:: Dickens, Charles, 1837–1896
Physical Description:: 352 p. : maps, plans ; 15 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. A description of the antiquities and curiosities in Wilton-House : illustrated with twenty-five engravings of some of the capital statues, bustos and relievos : in this work are introduced the anecdotes and remarks of Thomas, Earl of Pembroke, who collected these antiques, now first published from His Lordship's mss. / by James Kennedy.

Creator:: Kennedy, James, active 1759
Date:: MDCCLXIX [1769]
Physical Description:: [10], xxxviii, 116, [2] pages, 25 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

14. A history of the Vyne in Hampshire : being a short account of the building & antiquities of that house, situate in the parish of Sherborne St. John, co. Hants, & of persons who have at some time lived there / by Chaloner W. Chute, of the Vyne.

Creator:: Chute, Chaloner William, 1838–1890
Date:: 1888
Physical Description:: [3], vi-x, 173 pages, xiii leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

15. The Tunbridge Wells guide, or, An account of the ancient & present state of that place : with a particular description of all the towns, villages, antiquities, natural curiosities, ancient & modern seats, founderies, &c. within the circumference of sixteen miles, with accurate views of the principal objects.

Date:: 1828
Physical Description:: viii, 188 p., [14] leaves of plates ([3] folded) : ill., col. map ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Steephill Castle, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, the residence of John Morgan Richards, Esq. : a handbook and a history / by John B. Marsh ; with original photographs.

Creator:: Marsh, John B., 1835–
Date:: [1907]
Physical Description:: [6], 64 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

17. The Tunbridge Wells guide, or, An account of the ancient & present state of that place : with a particular description of all the towns, villages, antiquities, natural curiosities, ancient & modern seats, founderies, &c. within the circumference of sixteen miles, with accurate views of the principal objects.

Date:: [1831?]
Physical Description:: viii, 188 p., [6] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., col. map ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. A visit to Goodwood, near Chichester, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Richmond : with an appendix, descriptive of an ancient painting / by D. Jacques, librarian of Goodwood.

Creator:: Jaques, Dennett
Date:: 1822
Physical Description:: [9], 18-127, [1] pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

19. An historical and topographical sketch of Knole, in Kent : with a brief genealogy of the Sackville family : embellished with engravings / by John Bridgman.

Creator:: Bridgman, John
Date:: 1821
Physical Description:: [5], p. viii, 164 pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

20. An historical and topographical account of the town of Woburn, its abbey, and vicinity : containing also a concise genealogy of the house of Russell, and memoirs of the late Francis Duke of Bedford.

Creator:: Dodd, Stephen, active 1818
Date:: 1818
Physical Description:: 140 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

21. Travelling game of India [game] : amusing & instructive.

Creator:: Barry, D. T. (David Thomas)
Date:: 1858
Physical Description:: 1 game : ill., map ; 17 x 25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. The Daily Mail exhibition guide : making the best of a day at Wembley.

Creator:: Daily Mail (London, England)
Date:: [approximately 1924]
Physical Description:: [4] pages : maps ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. A descriptive and historical account of Dudley Castle : and its surrounding scenery : with graphic illustrations / by the Rev. Luke Booker.

Creator:: Booker, Luke, 1762–1835
Date:: 1825
Physical Description:: x, 144, [2] pages, [12] leaves of plates, ([2]) folded : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

24. The Eaton tourists, or, A "colloquial description" of the hall, grounds, gardens, &c. at Eaton : the seat of the Right Hon. Earl Grosvenor.

Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: [4], 103, [1] pages, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

25. A descriptive guide of Tunbridge Wells and its environs : in which is delineated every particular interesting to the visitor and resident : embellished with a map of the roads round the place ...

Date:: 1822
Physical Description:: x ,124 p., ([1] folded leaf of plates) : col. map ; 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. Stowe : a description of the magnificent house and gardens of the Right Honourable Richard Grenville Temple, Earl Temple : Viscount and Baron Cobham : one of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and knight of the most noble order of the garter : embellished with a general plan of the gardens, and also a separate plan of each building with perspective views of the same.

Creator:: Seeley, B. (Benton)
Date:: 1769
Physical Description:: 44 pages, [20] leaves of plates ([2] folded) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

27. An historical account of Corsham House, in Wiltshire, the seat of Paul Cobb Methuen, Esq. : with a catalogue of his celebrated collection of pictures dedicated to the patrons of the British Institution, and embracing a concise historical essay on the fine arts : with a brief account of the different schools, and a review of the progressive state of the arts in England : also biographical sketches of the artists, whose works constitute this collection / by John Britton ; embellished with a view and plan of the house.

Creator:: Britton, John, 1771–1857
Date:: 1806
Physical Description:: [4], 108 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

28. Orient Line guide, chapters for travellers by sea and land illustrated.

Creator:: Loftie, W. J. (William John), 1839–1911
Date:: 1888
Physical Description:: vii, [4], [x]-xxxvii, [2]-439 p. illustrations ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. The history of Belvoir castle, from the Norman conquest to the nineteenth century : accompanied by a description of the present castle, and critical notices of the paintings, tapestry, statuary, &c. : with which it is enriched / by the Rev. Irvin Eller, of Queen's College Cambridge.

Creator:: Eller, Irvin
Date:: MDCCCXLI [1841]
Physical Description:: viii, 410 pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

30. A summer's day at Hampton Court : being a guide to the palace and gardens : with an illustrative catalogue of the pictures according to the new arrangement, including those in the apartments recently opened to the public / by Edward Jesse, Esq., surveyor of Her Majesty's park and palaces, author of 'Gleaning in natural history.'.

Creator:: Jesse, Edward, 1780–1868
Date:: 1840
Physical Description:: viii, 142, [1] pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

31. Excursion to Stratford upon Avon : with historical and descriptive notices of the town, church, Shakspeare's house, and other remarkable buildings : together with a compendious life of Shakspeare, being by far more complete than any other hitherto published : copious extracts from the Shakspearian album : account of the far-famed jubilee : catalogue of the Shakspeare relics : with the controversy on their authenticity : and an analysis of the proceedings on the proposed national monument to the memory of the immmortal bard : embellished with an elegant engraving of the interior of the church, &c. / by W.T. Moncrieff ; author of the Visitors' new guide to Leamington Spa, Excursions to Warwick, Kenilworth, &c. &c.

Creator:: Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794–1857
Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: [4], 60 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

32. The Tunbridge Wells guide, or, An account of the ancient and present state of that place : with a particular description of all the town, villages, antiquities, natural curiosities, ancient & modern seats, founderies &c. : within the circumference of sixteen miles with accurate views of the principal objects.

Creator:: Sprange, J. (Jasper), 1746–1823
Date:: 1817
Physical Description:: xx, 332 p., [14] leaves of plates ([9] folded) : ill., chart ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. The tourist's companion, or, The history and antiquities of Harewood in Yorkshire : giving a particular description of Harewood House, church, and castle : with some account of its environs / by John Jewell.

Creator:: Jewell, John, of Harewood, Yorkshire
Date:: 1822
Physical Description:: 103, [1] pages, [2] folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

34. Excursion to Kenilworth : with modern and ancient history of the town : historical account of the castle, full particulars of the gorgeous fête given there by the Earl of Leicester to Queen Elizabeth in the year 1575 : description of the ruins in romance of Kenilworth : and calculated to form a clear guide to the curious visitor : embellished with an elegant engraving of the castle, as it now stands / by W.T. Moncrieff ; author of the Visitors new guide to Leamington Spa, Excursions to Warwick, Stratford, &c. &c.

Creator:: Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794–1857
Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: [6], 36 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

35. The visitor's guide to Knole, in the county of Kent : with catalogues of the pictures contained in the mansion, and biographical notices of the principal persons whose portraits form part of the collection / by John H. Brady, F.R.A.S.

Creator:: Brady, John Henry
Date:: 1839
Physical Description:: xx, 258, [2] pages, [5] leaves of plates, ([1] folded) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

36. A guide to Alnwick Castle / by the late Rev. C.H. Hartshorne, M.A., Rector of Holdenby ; with illustrations by Philip H. Delamotte, F.S.A.

Creator:: Hartshorne, Charles Henry, 1802–1865
Date:: 1865
Physical Description:: [6], 114 pages, [6] leaves of plates, [1] folded : illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

37. New description of Blenheim, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture; a picturesque tour of the gardens & park : and a general description of the china gallery, &c. : with a preliminary essay on landscape gardening.

Creator:: Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:: 1806
Physical Description:: vi, [2], 152 pages, [4] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

38. Six views of Blenheim, Oxfordshire : the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough / by J.P. Neale ; with an historical description of that magnificent edifice ; a complete list of pictures according to the present arrangement, including those lately removed from Marlborough House, London, &c.

Creator:: Neale, John Preston, 1780–1847
Date:: 1823
Physical Description:: 24 pages, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

39. The A B C guide to London : Chas. Baker & Co.'s large pocket map of London, in 15 sections : with alphabetical list of places of interest in and near London &c.

Date:: [1887?]
Physical Description:: 58 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., maps ; 16 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. Chatsworth / by Llewellynn Jewitt, F.S.A. etc. etc. ; illustrated by upwards of fifty engravings.

Creator:: Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William, 1816–1886
Date:: 1872
Physical Description:: 87, [1] pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

41. The visitors' guide to Ripon : Studley Royal, Fountains Abbey, Brimham Rocks, Hackfall etc. with plates.

Date:: [1866]
Physical Description:: 34 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. Stowe : a description of the house and gardens of the most noble & puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple, Marquis of Buckinghamshire.

Date:: 1797
Physical Description:: [3], vi-[viii], [9]-63, [1] pages, [32] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

43. The wayside book / written and illustrated by Gilbert Rumbold.

Creator:: Rumbold, Gilbert
Date:: 1934
Physical Description:: [12], 175, [5] pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.

44. Oxley's guide book : Windsor Castle and the town and neighborhood : eight pages of illustrations.

Date:: [1922]
Physical Description:: [8], 52 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

45. Burke's descriptive guide, or, The visitors' companion to Niagara Falls : its strange and wonderful localities / by an old resident.

Creator:: Burke, Andrew, active 19th century
Date:: [1850]
Physical Description:: [4], 106 pages, [5] folded leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 16 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. Burghley, the life of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, Lord High Treasuer of England, etc. : biographical notices of his successors the Earls and Marquises of Exeter : a description of Burghley House, with a complete and accurate guide to the several paintings, tapestries, antiquities, and other articles of interest and vertu with which it is enriched : and a brief notice of the family monuments, &c., in St. Martin's Church, Stamford Baron : to which is appended a list of the artists by whom the collection of picures in the above residence was painted, with the places where they were born, and the dates of their births and deaths / by the Rev. W.H. Charlton, M.A., rector of St. George's, Stamford, and domestic chaplain to the Marquis of Exeter.

Creator:: Charlton, William Henry, 1814–
Date:: 1847
Physical Description:: xxi, [1], 319, [1] pages, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. A new description of Blenheim, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture : a picturesque tour of the gardens and park : and a general description of the china gallery, &c. : with a preliminary essay on landscape gardening.

Creator:: Mavor, William Fordyce, 1758–1837
Date:: MDCCCXIV [1814]
Physical Description:: iv, [2], 150 pages, [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

48. Hunter & Pickup's panoramic guide from Niagara Falls to Quebec / by Wm. S Hunter, Jr.

Creator:: Hunter, William S., 1823–1894
Date:: 1866
Physical Description:: [5] pages, page viii, [1], 10-66 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. A summer's day at Hampton Court : being a guide to the palace and gardens : with an illustrative catalogue of the pictures according to the new arrangement, including those in the apartments recently opened to the public / by Edward Jesse.

Creator:: Jesse, Edward, 1780–1868
Date:: 1839
Physical Description:: viii, 135, 8, 4, 7 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill., plans ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. Hand-book of London : past and present / by Peter Cunningham.

Creator:: Cunningham, Peter, 1816–1869
Date:: 1850
Physical Description:: liv, 602 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. The Yosemite Valley, and the mammoth trees and geysers of California.

Date:: [1870?]
Physical Description:: 40 pages, [12] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 11 x 17 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

52. Hunter's Panoramic guide from Niagara to Quebec / by Wm. S. Hunter, Jr.

Creator:: Hunter, William S., 1823–1894
Date:: 1860
Physical Description:: [5] pages, page viii, [1], 10-66 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. A guide to Burghley House, Northamptonshire, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter : containing a catalogue of all the paintings, antiquities, &c. : with biographical notices of the artists.

Creator:: Blore, Thomas, 1764–1818
Date:: 1815
Physical Description:: x, 292, [4] pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

54. An historical and descriptive account of Cumnor Place, Berks : with biographical notices of the Lady Amy Dudley and of Anthony Forster, esq. sometime M.P. for Abingdon : followed by some remarks on the statements in Sir Walter Scott's Kenilworth; and a brief history of the parish of Cumnor and its antiquities / by Alfred Durling Bartlett, of Abingdon.

Creator:: Bartlett, Alfred Durling, 1817–1887
Date:: 1850
Physical Description:: vii, [1], 147 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

55. Excursion to Warwick : with an historical account of the town from the earliest periods, the great fire in 1694, modern improvements, description and history of Saint Mary's Church, Beauchamp Chapel, Saint Nicholas Church, Leicester Hospital, the priory, history : and description of Warwick Castle, and the various objects of curiosity and interest in its interior, gardens, &c. &c. : with a descriptive account of the adjoining seats of Guy's Cliff, and Stoneleigh Abbey : embellished with three elegant engravings / by W.T. Moncrieff ; author of the Visitors' new guide to Leamington Spa, Excursions to Kenilworth, Stratford &c. &c.

Creator:: Moncrieff, W. T. (William Thomas), 1794–1857
Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: [6], 72 pages, [3] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

56. The history and description of Arundel Castle, Sussex : the seat of His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, with an abstract of the lives of the earls of Arundel, from the conquest to the present time : to which is annexed, topographical delineations of the Roman pavement at Bignor, Little Hampton and Bognor Rocks / by C. Wright ; author of Brighton Ambulator, &c.

Creator:: Wright, C. (Charles), active 1817–1820
Date:: 1818
Physical Description:: xi, [1], 168 pages, [2] leaves of folded plates : illustrations ; 19 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

57. Hunter's panoramic guide from Niagara Falls to Quebec / by Wm. S. Hunter, Jr.

Creator:: Hunter, William S., 1823–1894
Date:: 1857
Physical Description:: [5] pages, page viii, [1], 10-66 pages, 4 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. History and description of Woburn and its abbey.

Creator:: Martin, John, 1791–1855
Date:: 1850
Physical Description:: [8], 192 pages, [6] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

59. A Guide to Schönbrunn.

Creator:: Glaser, Josef
Date:: [1958?]
Physical Description:: 33, [1] pages : illustrations, map ; 17 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977

60. The Tunbridge Wells guide, or, An account of the ancient and present state of that place : to which is added a particular description of towns and villages, remains of antiquity, gentlemens seats, founderies, &c. &c. within the circumference of sixteen miles.

Creator:: Sprange, J. (Jasper), 1746–1823
Date:: 1780
Physical Description:: [4], viii, 68, 54, vi, 53-98, xii, 99-106, vi,1 07-178,14,16, [2] p., [4] leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. The Museum of London / designed by David Stuart ; illustrations by John Gorham.

Creator:: Museum of London
Date:: 1976
Physical Description:: 1 portfolio (12 unnumbered sheets) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David K. Thompson

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1. Stowe, a description of the house and gardens of the most noble and puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple : Marquis of Buckingham, Earl Temple, Viscount and Baron Cobham.

3. London : a brief account of its many beautiful and interesting sights.

4. New description of Blenheim, the seat of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough : to which is prefixed, Blenheim, a poem.

5. Chisholm's panoramic guide from Niagara Falls to Quebec / by Wm. S. Hunter, Jr.

6. A guide to Woburn Abbey / by J.D. Parry, M.A.

7. Haddon Hall / by Llewellynn Jewitt, F.S.A. etc. etc. ; illustrated by upwards of fifty engravings.

9. This is England / by S.P.B. Mais.

10. You'll enjoy England / by B.L. Warde, an American in London.

11. The falls of Niagara, or, Tourist's guide to this wonder of nature : including notices of the whirlpool, islands, &c., and a complete guide thro' the Canadas : embellished with engravings / by S. De Veaux.

12. Dicken's dictionary of London, 1879 : an unconventional handbook.

14. A history of the Vyne in Hampshire : being a short account of the building & antiquities of that house, situate in the parish of Sherborne St. John, co. Hants, & of persons who have at some time lived there / by Chaloner W. Chute, of the Vyne.

16. Steephill Castle, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, the residence of John Morgan Richards, Esq. : a handbook and a history / by John B. Marsh ; with original photographs.

18. A visit to Goodwood, near Chichester, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Richmond : with an appendix, descriptive of an ancient painting / by D. Jacques, librarian of Goodwood.

19. An historical and topographical sketch of Knole, in Kent : with a brief genealogy of the Sackville family : embellished with engravings / by John Bridgman.

20. An historical and topographical account of the town of Woburn, its abbey, and vicinity : containing also a concise genealogy of the house of Russell, and memoirs of the late Francis Duke of Bedford.

21. Travelling game of India [game] : amusing & instructive.

22. The Daily Mail exhibition guide : making the best of a day at Wembley.

23. A descriptive and historical account of Dudley Castle : and its surrounding scenery : with graphic illustrations / by the Rev. Luke Booker.

24. The Eaton tourists, or, A "colloquial description" of the hall, grounds, gardens, &c. at Eaton : the seat of the Right Hon. Earl Grosvenor.

25. A descriptive guide of Tunbridge Wells and its environs : in which is delineated every particular interesting to the visitor and resident : embellished with a map of the roads round the place ...

28. Orient Line guide, chapters for travellers by sea and land illustrated.

29. The history of Belvoir castle, from the Norman conquest to the nineteenth century : accompanied by a description of the present castle, and critical notices of the paintings, tapestry, statuary, &c. : with which it is enriched / by the Rev. Irvin Eller, of Queen's College Cambridge.

33. The tourist's companion, or, The history and antiquities of Harewood in Yorkshire : giving a particular description of Harewood House, church, and castle : with some account of its environs / by John Jewell.

35. The visitor's guide to Knole, in the county of Kent : with catalogues of the pictures contained in the mansion, and biographical notices of the principal persons whose portraits form part of the collection / by John H. Brady, F.R.A.S.

36. A guide to Alnwick Castle / by the late Rev. C.H. Hartshorne, M.A., Rector of Holdenby ; with illustrations by Philip H. Delamotte, F.S.A.

38. Six views of Blenheim, Oxfordshire : the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough / by J.P. Neale ; with an historical description of that magnificent edifice ; a complete list of pictures according to the present arrangement, including those lately removed from Marlborough House, London, &c.

39. The A B C guide to London : Chas. Baker & Co.'s large pocket map of London, in 15 sections : with alphabetical list of places of interest in and near London &c.

40. Chatsworth / by Llewellynn Jewitt, F.S.A. etc. etc. ; illustrated by upwards of fifty engravings.

41. The visitors' guide to Ripon : Studley Royal, Fountains Abbey, Brimham Rocks, Hackfall etc. with plates.

42. Stowe : a description of the house and gardens of the most noble & puissant prince, George Grenville Nugent Temple, Marquis of Buckinghamshire.

43. The wayside book / written and illustrated by Gilbert Rumbold.

44. Oxley's guide book : Windsor Castle and the town and neighborhood : eight pages of illustrations.

45. Burke's descriptive guide, or, The visitors' companion to Niagara Falls : its strange and wonderful localities / by an old resident.

48. Hunter & Pickup's panoramic guide from Niagara Falls to Quebec / by Wm. S Hunter, Jr.

49. A summer's day at Hampton Court : being a guide to the palace and gardens : with an illustrative catalogue of the pictures according to the new arrangement, including those in the apartments recently opened to the public / by Edward Jesse.

50. Hand-book of London : past and present / by Peter Cunningham.

51. The Yosemite Valley, and the mammoth trees and geysers of California.

52. Hunter's Panoramic guide from Niagara to Quebec / by Wm. S. Hunter, Jr.

53. A guide to Burghley House, Northamptonshire, the seat of the Marquis of Exeter : containing a catalogue of all the paintings, antiquities, &c. : with biographical notices of the artists.

57. Hunter's panoramic guide from Niagara Falls to Quebec / by Wm. S. Hunter, Jr.

58. History and description of Woburn and its abbey.

59. A Guide to Schönbrunn.

60. The Tunbridge Wells guide, or, An account of the ancient and present state of that place : to which is added a particular description of towns and villages, remains of antiquity, gentlemens seats, founderies, &c. &c. within the circumference of sixteen miles.

61. The Museum of London / designed by David Stuart ; illustrations by John Gorham.