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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
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Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
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Lewis, Arthur James, 1824 or 1825–1901
2
Peachey, Emma
2
Barker, Robert, 1739–1806
1
Barry, D. T. (David Thomas)
1
Bertolotto, L
1
Bibulus, Rumfusticus
1
Brookes's Menagerie (London, England)
1
Cellarius, Henri
1
E. R. T
1
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
1
F. Ad. Richter & Co
1
Felix, Nicholas, 1804–1876
1
Foster, Son & Duncum
1
Herring, William
1
Lady
1
Landells, Ebenezer, 1808–1860
1
Lillywhite, William, 1792–1854
1
Lukin, Robert, 1772–1835
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
70
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Under Certain Circumstances
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Free to Use
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15
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Books
42
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
14
Prints
5
Archives & Manuscripts
2
Music (printed)
1
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unknown
70
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19th century
68
18th century
2
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recreation
19
wood engraving
16
lithograph
14
advertisement
11
game
11
ephemera
9
aquatint
7
engraving
7
chromolithograph
6
building block
5
etching
5
toy
5
ticket
4
admission ticket
3
broadside
3
publisher's advertisement
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puzzle
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woodcut
3
board game
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die cutting
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Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
50
Games -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
8
Block building (Children's activity)
5
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
5
Scheuer, Gloria -- Provenance.
5
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860.
5
Sports -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
5
Costume -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
4
Mountaineering -- France -- Alps, French.
4
Alps, French (France) -- Description and travel.
3
Balls (Parties) -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
3
Blanc, Mont (France and Italy) -- Description and travel.
3
Chamounix-Mont-Blanc (France) -- Description and travel.
3
Diorama -- England -- London.
3
Travel -- 19th century -- France.
3
Board games -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
2
Brookes's Menagerie (London, England)
2
Brookes, Joshua, -1803.
2
Brookes, Paul, active 1803.
2
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19th century
69
18th century
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Great Britain
60
London (England)
6
Blanc, Mont (France and Italy)
4
Alps, French (France)
3
Chamounix-Mont-Blanc (France)
3
India
2
Alagna (Italy) in art
1
Birmingham
1
Cambridge
1
Crystal Palace Company (Sydenham, London, England)
1
Edinburgh (Scotland)
1
Egypt
1
France
1
Great Britain. Army
1
Hull
1
Leamington (England)
1
Liverpool
1
Mysore (India)
1
Śrīraṅgapaṭṭaṇa (India)
1
Warwick
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Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
5
Bouton, Charles-Marie, 1781–1853
3
Brookes, Joshua, -1803
2
Brookes, Paul, active 1803
2
Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé, 1787–1851
2
Lewis, Arthur James, 1824 or 1825–1901
2
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
1
Biggin, George, 1760–1803
1
Brookes, Joshua, 1761–1833
1
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744–1818
1
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797–1848
1
Herring, William
1
Lunardi, Vincent, 1759–1806
1
Powers, Hiram, 1805–1873
1
Roberts, David, 1796–1864
1
Sage, L. A., Mrs
1
Saunders, Erasmus, 1812–1872
1
Saunders, Sophia
1
Stanfield, Clarkson, 1793–1867
1
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
1
Exhibition History
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
8
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Historic Royal Palaces, 2017-06-22 - 2017-11-12)
1
Enlightened Princesses - Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte, and the Shaping of the Modern World (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-02-02 - 2017-04-30)
1
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
1
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Universal building-blocks box =
[late 19th century?]
2
Diorama, Regent's Park
[1837?]
3
Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings
[ca. 1815?]
4
The grand historical picture of the storming of Seringapatam by the British troops and their allies, May 4th, 1799 : painted by Robert Ker Porter
[1800?]
5
By Her Majesty's command, Frogmore House & gardens to be shown to Miss Smith & her party
between 1792 and 1818?
6
Herring, William
W. Herring, dealer in all sorts of pheasants, fancy poultry, swans, water fowl, gold and silver fish, sporting and fancy dogs
approximately 1835
7
European polyorama
[approximately 1851]
8
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
Programme of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc, August, 12th & 13th 1851
[1851]
9
Wilson, Thomas, dancing master
A description of the correct method of waltzing
1816
10
Lunardi, Vincent, 1759–1806
Admission ticket for the balloon ascension of Vincenzo Lunardi on May 13, 1785
1785
11
[Admission ticket to a masquerade at Bayswater, January 20, 1820]
[1820]
12
Science in sport, or, The pleasure of astronomy
[1804]
13
Dean's new magic picture book
[between 1857 and 1865]
14
Quadrilling
[1822]
15
Brookes's Menagerie (London, England)
Original Menagerie, New Road, near Fitzroy Square, London
between 1803 and 1813?
16
Pocock, George
A treatise on the æropleustic art, or, Navigation in the air
1851
17
Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
Particulars and recommendations of the stadium, or British National Arena
1834
18
Bertolotto, L
The history of the flea
[1835]
19
Bibulus, Rumfusticus
Bacchus and the tee-totallers
1841
20
Lady
Forfeitiana, or, An elegant budget of winter evening's recreation for young persons
[1824]
21
Barker, Robert, 1739–1806
Now exhibiting in the second circle, a view of Edinburgh and the surrounding country
1806
22
Cheerful pastimes for merry-making parties
1830
23
Memoranda of Leamington Priors and its neighbourhood;
1822
24
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc
[1853?]
25
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc
[1854?]
26
The fashionable Chinese puzzle
[between 1840 and 1850?]
27
The many headed monster
mid-19th century
28
Industrial exhibition of all nations
[1851]
29
Pyramiden Spiel =
[ca. 1835?]
30
Cellarius, Henri
The drawing-room dances
1847
31
The quarters of the globe, or, Geographical dominoes
[ca. 1845?]
32
Peachey, Emma
The little flower maker
[1869]
33
E. R. T
The family coach
1868
34
Foster, Son & Duncum
The hand book on making paper flowers ...
[approximately 1851]
35
Cambridge University boating costumes
[1880?]
36
Egan, Pierce, 1772–1849
Pierce Egan's anecdotes (original and selected) of the turf, the chase, the ring, and the stage
MDCCCXXVII [1827]
37
[Die-cut and embossed chromolithographed scrap-sheet of ships of the Royal Navy]
[ca. 1895]
38
Lewis, Arthur James, 1824 or 1825–1901
The Moray Minstrels 1866
1866
39
Barry, D. T. (David Thomas)
Travelling game of India
1858
40
Diorama, Regent's Park
1825
41
Martin, William, 1801–1867
The book of sports, games, and athletic exercises
[between 1837 and 1845]
42
The magic ring
[between 1855 and 1870]
43
The changing companions
[ca. 1860?]
44
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
A hand-book of Mr. Albert Smith's ascent of Mont Blanc
[1852?]
45
[Die-cut embossed chromolithgraph scrap-sheet of the Mounted Troopers of the 1st Lifeguards]
[approximately 1890]
46
Pardon, George Frederick, 1824–1884
Parlour pastimes
[1868]
47
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
To China and back
1859
48
Parlour magic
MDCCCXXXVIII [1838]
49
Beaufain, Charles Random de Bérenger, baron de
Helps and hints how to protect life and property
1835
50
R. S. W
Crystal Palace
[late 19th century]
51
The aeronautikon
[1845]
52
Peachey, Emma
The royal guide to wax flower modelling
MDCCCLI [1851]
53
The bird-catcher
1857
54
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]
55
Townshend, Barbara Anne
Groups of figures from cuttings in black paper
1808
56
Fables in action
1820
57
Landells, Ebenezer, 1808–1860
The girl's own toy-maker and book of recreation
1863
58
Lukin, Robert, 1772–1835
A treatise on tennis
1822
59
H. Simpkins's illustrated pocket keepsake and book of amusements for 1882
[1881]
60
Description of the two pictures now exhibiting at the Diorama, Regents, Park London
[1823]
61
Lewis, Arthur James, 1824 or 1825–1901
The Moray Minstrels 1867
1867
62
Old Humphrey, 1787–1854
Sergeant Bell and his raree-show
1839
63
Felix, Nicholas, 1804–1876
Felix on the bat
MDCCCXLV [1845]
64
The history of Punch & Judy
[ca. 1860?]
65
Waterloo Bridge dissected into 151 pieces
[ca. 1830?]
66
Mingaud, François, 1771–1847
The noble game of billiards
1830
67
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Patent stone building box no. 5
[approximately 1885]
68
Excursion to the Crystal Palace
1857
69
Military officer
Instructions in all kinds of gymnastic exercises
1823
70
Lillywhite, William, 1792–1854
Lillywhite's illustrated hand-book of cricket
[1844]