Caption title., Broadside advertising an ascent by Sieur Krous involving balloons in the form of Henry IV of France and "a number of wild animals", which would perform an "aerial chace, or hunt in the air"., and With a newspaper clipping from The Times for the 4th July 1815 explaining that there were long delays at the event, and insufficient gas to fill the balloons. For further information, consult library staff.
Title from first lines of text., Dated at bottom: December 14, 1812., Place of printing transposed from end of the imprint statement., An order from W. Sadler, Agent, regarding the crops on the Dowager Lady Bolton's tenant farms., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Bell and Fall, printers
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Bolton, Jean Mary Browne-Powlett, Baroness, approximately 1751-1814.
Letterpress broadside with a hand-colored etched and engraved header illustrating the use of a fire-engine at the site of the Cornhill fire, which occurred on 25 March 1748
Description:
Caption title from letterpress text. and Annotations on verso. For further information, consult library staff.
Caption title., "London, Tuesday evening, half-past ten o'clock.", First line: The struggle is over! Hope, fear, anxiety, are now alike at an end! ..., Printer identified from entry in British Book Trade Index., and Laid on to blue paper. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
J. Plant, printer, Derby
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821
Minerva Press broadside detailing the unfortunate end of Louis XVI on the guillotine, January 21, 1793 in Paris. The broadside includes a woodcut illustration of a man lying face down waiting for the blade of the guillotine to drop; the decree of the French National Convention authorizing the execution of "Louis Capet;" descriptions of his execution and of the guillotine--"the modern beheading machine"--and a few anecdotes indicating "that for some time [the king] had been expecting his fate."
Description:
One of several variants; in this edition, the text of the second column begins with the words: "middle of the square, directly facing the gate of the garden of the Tuileries..." See also English short title catalogue, nos. T194096 and T039027., Caption title., Text printed in two columns; text and illustration within double-ruled black border., "Price three-pence.", "Where may be had an exact and authenticated copy of his will, price one-penny"--Lower margin., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed at the Minerva Office, for William Lane, Leadenhall-Street, and sold wholesale at one guinea per hundred and And retail by every bookseller, stationer, &c. in England, Scotland and Ireland
Subject (Geographic):
France and France.
Subject (Name):
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793 and Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793.
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, Politics and government, Foreign public opinion, British, and Public opinion
Illustration at the top of the letterpress broadside. "Mrs. Siddons leans back in her chair, majestically resentful. She addresses Harris, [Grego suggests Topham, whom he does not resemble, and who was living in Yorkshire.] patentee and manager of Covent Garden, who stands before her (l.), hat in hand. Between them stands the much taller J. P. Kemble, his left hand on his sister's shoulder. Mrs. Siddons leans one elbow on a table (r.) on which are three books: 'Salary Benifi[ts]', 'The Right of Woman', 'Duty of Man', and a bust of (?) herself, looking reproachfully towards the group. On the wall (r.) is part of a print: 'Propagation of a Lye', six figures from Bunbury's well-known plate, BMSat 7230 (1787). The text is a debate (printed in full by Grego): Mrs. Siddons complains to Harris of neglect on account of 'your Blind Bargain and Infant Roscius'. Harris, 'First Monarch', answers: 'if John Bull chooses to feed on slink calf, instead of substantial roast beef, yet consents to pay for the roast it is not for me to complain. . . . you have had your day. . . .' He reminds her of her good salary. Kemble, 'Second Monarch', supports him, and ends: 'Public taste ... is now in second childishness; and when mere oblivion takes place, then you shall make a sally, and should the Town require a filip [Philip] I will be at your elbow.'"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Child's play defended by theatrical monarchs
Description:
Caption title in letterpress below etching., Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Watermark: E & C T Russell 1797.
Publisher:
Printed by D.N. Shury, Berwick Street, for Ackermann, 101 Strand
Subject (Name):
Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823 and Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831
Caption title., Provincial broadside recording the life and death of Queen Caroline, with a woodcut portrait of her at the head of the page. The final paragraph is printed in smaller type., First line: Her late Majesty, Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen of England, and consort of his present Majesty George IV, was born on the 17th May, 1768 ..., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and sold by G. Summers, Sunderland
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821. and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821,