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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Hogan, Eileen, 1946–
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Kemplen, Tony
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Lincoln, Paul Etienne
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Ryland, John, 1723–1792
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Sallis, William, 1782–1865
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Schott, Ben, 1974–
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Visentini, Antonio, 1688–1782
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19th century
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20th century
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18th century
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21st century
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17th century
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engraving
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playing card
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recreation
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game
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artists' book
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engraving
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card game
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black-and-white photograph
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chromolithograph
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etching
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lithograph
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multiple
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periodical
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photocopie
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publisher's advertisement
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tax stamps (printing)
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wood engraving
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woodcut
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Subject Terms
Card games -- Specimens -- Great Britain.
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Artists' books -- Great Britain.
5
Amusements -- Great Britain.
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Geographical recreations -- Specimens.
3
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Cary, Mary Flagler -- Ownership.
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Cary, Melbert B., Jr., 1892–1941 -- Ownership.
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Poetry -- Collections.
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Sports -- Miscellanea.
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Sports -- Quotations, maxims, etc.
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Utagaruta (Game)
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Alphabets.
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Amusements -- France.
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Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
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Amusements -- Japan.
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Art -- Great Britain.
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Art and Design Research Unit -- Publisher.
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Artists' books -- Great Britain -- Periodicals.
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B-17 bomber.
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Bible games and puzzles.
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19th century
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17th century
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18th century
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Associated Places
Great Britain
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France
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Italy
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Japan
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Netherlands
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Sheffield
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Waltham Cross (Hertfordshire)
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Associated People
Jaques and Son (London, England)
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Leigh, Percival, 1813–1889
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Poets, Japanese
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Exhibition History
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
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Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
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Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
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Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous gift
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Andrew Jones
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
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Language
English
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Dutch
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French
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Italian
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Japanese
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Hyakunin isshu karuta
late 18th century?
2
Sallis, William, 1782–1865
Sallis's comic play grammar
[ca. 1850?]
3
[The Popish Plot]
[1679?]
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Happy families
[186-?]
5
Hogan, Eileen, 1946–
The poetry box
[2003]
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Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings
[ca. 1815?]
7
Court game of geography
[between 1838 and 1855]
8
Contraband
[1950s?]
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Derby day
[2009]
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Dutch historical card game
[approximately 1788]
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First World War 1914-1918
[1999]
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The deck of cards
1979
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[All the bubbles]
[1720]
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Charades en actions
approximately 1820?
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Schott, Ben, 1974–
Schott's sporting gaming & idling miscellany
c2004
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[Geographical cards
16--]
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Kemplen, Tony
SK 329858
1994
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Snap
[ca. 1880?]
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The picture alphabet for a good child
[approximately 1850]
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Ryland, John, 1723–1792
Geographical cards, or, A view of the principal cities of the known world
1770
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Words & pictures
1994
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Visentini, Antonio, 1688–1782
[Biblical playing cards]
[1748]
23
Lincoln, Paul Etienne
The world and its inhabitants
1997