Rare Books
Scrapbook regarding the Jacobite Rebellion, 1746, (bulk 1746-1762)
Image not available
You might also be interested in
Image not available
D. Townsend letter to Elizabeth Owens
Manuscripts
In this letter addressed to "Sister Elizabeth", D. Townsend writes of his life in Sonora. There have been so many shootings as of late that the townspeople have taken the law into their own hands and lynched several of those responsible, often without trials. Townsend has recently done very well as part of a gold mining company. He writes that many miners go home to fetch their families and relocate to California permanently. Signed "your well wishing Brother." Includes lithograph titled "A View of the Elephant," depicting the various experiences of a typical California miner.
mssHM 16902
One bound scrapbook compiled by Helen Doble, circa 1857-1860
Visual Materials
One bound scrapbook, untitled, compiled by Helen Doble, ca. 1857--1860. It is approximately 100 pages in length, and contains images and scenes of cut out images and scenes created from paper and bits of material. Some of the pages contain representations of individual rooms with tables, chairs, and curtains, made from cutout images and collage-like formations. The book contains both black and white and chromolithograph images, and other black and white images that have been hand-colored. The scrapbook is bound in a cloth-covered paperboard binding, which has "Herbarium" printed in gilt letters on the spine. The front endpaper has "Helen Doble '57" written in ms., in blue ink, on it. Title supplied by cataloger.
ephKAEE
Image not available
Prinsep, John, 1746-1830. To W. Cabell
Manuscripts
(2 p.). Copies also enclosed: Account of the transport to Bengal… (1 p.); manuscript regarding the returns… (2 p.); manuscript outlining the terms of remittance… (4 p.). Originally tied with a faded pink ribbon; for conservation reasons the ribbon has been removed and placed in Ephemera.
DUN 30
Image not available
Scrapbook 11
Rare Books
This scrapbook chiefly contains newspaper clippings related to the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia. Most of the clippings appear to have been collected by a clipping service and consist mainly of British newspaper from June 1961 to February 1962. Album has black covers and green spine; without bookplate. Compiler unknown.
626757
Image not available
Harris, George Harris, Baron, 1746-1829. Letter to Henry Dundas, 1742-1811
Manuscripts
Seringapatam, India. (16 p.). A duplicate copy. Originally tied with a dark green thread; for conservation reasons the thread has been removed and placed in Ephemera.
DUN 61
Image not available
[Scrapbook about the racing life of William Clift of Newmarket (1762-1840) riding 1778 to 1826 : the first jockey to ride the winners of the Derby & St. Leger in the same year, 1810, 1762-1906
Rare Books
Vol. I. 1762-1810. Covers Clift's birth, early racing career through his first big wins in 1810, mostly with his trainer Robert Robson. Contains a chronological biography, and many materials about racecourses, jockeys, horses, trainers and other people involved in horse racing both at Newmarket and other places. Materials include: two portraits of William Clift, printed notices of race meetings, engraved caricatures, maps and plans of race courses, newspaper and magazine clippings from The sporting magazine, Baily's magazine, Picks and Weatherby's Racing calendars, Orton's Turf annals of York & Doncaster, prints, engravings, newspaper clippings, woodblock prints, notices of horse auctions, letters, printed music, and several photographs. The last 15 pages contain a mss. list of highlights of Clift's early career and an index to the contents of the volume.
615554