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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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H. Paris (Firm)
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Pitter & Fox
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S. and J. Fuller
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Silver & Co. (London, England)
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Wimpory & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
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1869
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1873
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1801
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1805
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1807
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1811
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1821
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1827
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1829
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1836
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1847
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1858
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On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
60
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
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Free to Use
8
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Available
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Unavailable
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Classification
Prints
52
Books
6
Archives & Manuscripts
2
Creator Gender
unknown
60
Period
19th century
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Work Type
ephemera
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embossed paper
51
valentine
51
cut-paper work
48
botanical illustration
46
scrap
38
lithograph
22
cupid
14
watercolor
11
dove
9
dresse
6
die cutting
5
chromolithograph
4
broadside
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cobwebs (paperwork)
3
cross stitch
3
advertisement
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billhead
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blank form
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envelope
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Valentines -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
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Men's clothing.
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Botanical illustrations.
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Clothing and dress -- Great Britain.
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Clothing trade -- Great Britain.
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Advertising -- Clothing and dress.
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Advertising -- England -- London -- 19th century.
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Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851.
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Art auctions -- Great Britain.
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Artists' materials -- Catalogs.
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Artists' materials -- Prices.
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Auctions -- Great Britain.
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Ballads, English -- Texts.
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Black dolls -- England -- London.
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Book industries and trade -- Great Britain.
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Boydell, John, 1720–1804.
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Christmas cards -- Great Britain.
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Clothing and dress -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
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Dandies -- England -- London -- Songs and music.
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Drawing materials -- Catalogs.
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19th century
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Great Britain
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England
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London
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London (England)
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Manchester (England)
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Rochester (Kent, England)
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York
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Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
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Boydell, John, 1720–1804
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Gaskill (Auctioneer)
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English
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Valentine card
mid-19th century
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Love has triumphed
mid-19th century
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The gift receive the deed approved ..
mid-19th century
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What gives us comfort in this world of woe? ..
mid-19th century
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Dearest name thee happy time that I in truth may all you mine
mid-19th century
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A heart that boasts a tender flame, sincere and constant too
mid-19th century
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Valentine card
mid-19th century
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A faithful tribute of affection! To my love
mid-19th century
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Wimpory & Son (Firm : Manchester, England)
Billhead recording purchases by Mrs. Davenport from Wimpory & Son, ladies shoe makers, Manchester
approximately 1825
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I wait a return of thy love
mid-19th century
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This small tribute, dearest, take keep it for thy lovers sake ..
mid-19th century
12
May mutual loves count us blest
mid-19th century
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By penning these misc lines, to prove a pledge of my unceasing love ..
mid-19th century
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Dearest name the happy time, that I in truth may call you mine
mid-19th century
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When the hearts feeling burns with concealing, oh, what an anguish silent to languish
mid-19th century
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I am thine love
mid-19th century
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We must be united!
mid-19th century
18
I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well
mid-19th century
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T'is happiness we have in view, and mine is in possessing you
mid-19th century
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My heart is where thou art!
mid-19th century
21
Silver & Co. (London, England)
Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert
1825
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Music is the voice of love. My love for thee is pure and ardent
mid-19th century
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A token of faithful love! To my dearest Valentine!
mid-19th century
24
To her I love
mid-19th century
25
The Chinese sensitive leaf
[approximately 1825?]
26
How sweet upon the features of the one we hold most dear ..
mid-19th century
27
Can you keep a secret? If so open this
mid-19th century
28
A love, pure and ardent to thee I declare ..
mid-19th century
29
I would these flowers had lips to tell that I do love thee true and well
mid-19th century
30
Accept these flowers thus gracefully combined ... thus in unison let our loves be twined
mid-19th century
31
Cupid'a ariel ship
mid-19th century
32
London manners and dandy fashions
[approximately 1825?]
33
Constant as the sun in heaven above, this heart that thou has won will be to see in love
mid-19th century
34
Oh speed fair sun! Thy face divine and bring my love to me
mid-19th century
35
To my pretty Valentine!
mid-19th century
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My heart is truly thine, dear Valentine
mid-19th century
37
I live for thee only
mid-19th century
38
Happy is her most truly so for whom you heart does beat
mid-19th century
39
Thou art my life, my love my heart. Thou art the world. And if thy will show .... I'll do it or die for thee
mid-19th century
40
If truest love can gain respect I may a mutual love expect ..
mid-19th century
41
Engravings, to be sold by auction, by Mr. Gaskill
[approximately 1825]
42
St. Valentine's Day at length is here to lovers still held dear
mid-19th century
43
By nature formed to be the lover's flower ..
mid-19th century
44
My memory holds thy form in view ..
mid-19th century
45
Will you share these with me?
mid-19th century
46
Thou are all I wish
mid-19th century
47
I will love thee ever dearly
mid-19th century
48
The beauteous flower which now I see, a simple tale doth tell ..
mid-19th century
49
Oh! Woe is me. My tender heart is pierced with cupid's fatal dart ..
mid-19th century
50
Amid'st a meadow green and gay ..
mid-19th century
51
Pitter & Fox
Pitter & Fox
[approximately 1825]
52
To my Valentine
mid-19th century
53
The language of the flowers is but useless here to tell ..
mid-19th century
54
To thee my heart beats with affection sincerely
mid-19th century
55
On thee my hope is fixed
mid-19th century
56
S. and J. Fuller
Temple of Fancy
[1825?]
57
Receive this tribute of esteem now due on this recurring day
mid-19th century
58
A Merry Christmas
mid-19th century
59
H. Paris (Firm)
Paris's original rag, bone & metal warehouse
[approximately 1833?]
60
Oh would it were my lot to be united ever more with thee
mid-19th century