Title from item., Approximate date from internal evidence in the text., Advertising sheet, printed on both sides. The recto promotes two of John Bell's newspapers; the verso contains an advertisement for Price & Gosnell, Perfumers to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent., and For further information, consult library staff.
At the Old Theatre by the Portsmouth and Plymouth Company
Description:
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Collection of playbills assembled by Tate Wilkinson]. [England], [between 1748 and 1778]
Caption title., A version of this song appeared in The Gentleman's bottle companion (1768)., In verse., First line: Not far from town a country squire ..., Not in ESTC., and For further information, consult library staff.
Caption title., A poem, printed within black mourning border, illustrated above title with an image of an urn mounted on a plinth, her life dates engraved on the plinth; behind a weeping willow. Five stanzas of verse in letterpress at the bottom., Illlustration signed: Snowdon, Wigmore Street., First lines of verse: O! look, my sister, yonder our princess lay; How fragrant is her tomb, her very clay! ..., and 'Maria' written in black ink above imprint statement. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Published for the Authoress, and sold by T. Gardiner and Son, 20, Princes-Street, Cavendish-Square; N. Hailes, London Museum, Piccadilly; and T. Sizuer, Juvenile Library, 259, Oxford-Street, and 209, Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Charlotte Augusta, Princess of Great Britain, 1796-1817
"Archbishop Moore stands in profile to the left, holding his episcopal tricorne in his (gloved) left hand. He wears a short bushy powdered wig, episcopal waistcoat and apron, with stockings and buckled shoes."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Leaf 37 in an album with the spine title: Characatures by Dighton., and Watermark, trimmed: [E]dmeads 1808.
V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"A sequence of eight libellous representations arranged in two rows, each with a caption. (1) She is stout, homely, and rather truculent as 'A Planters Daughter.' (2) As a clumsy and bejewelled parvenue she is 'A French Countess'. (3) In weeds she holds a handkerchief to one eye: 'A Widow.' (4) Elegantly dressed, she holds out heavily shackled wrists: 'A Prisoner'. (5) Similarly dressed, she raises a forefinger and holds a fan before one eye: 'A Loose Fish.' (6) She dances, Maenad-like, snapping thumb and forefinger, as 'Barras's Mistress' [see British Museum Satires No. 10369]. (7) She wears a military tunic and plumed helmet, and holds a riding-switch as 'A Generals Lady.' (8) Walking in profile to the left. holding out a sceptre and wearing a jewelled gown and a crown, she is fat and vulgar as 'An Empress' [see British Museum Satires No. 10362]."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on bottom edge., Companion print to: The progress of the Emperor Napoleon., Plate from: Woodward, G.M. Caricature magazine, or Hudibrastic mirror. London : Thomas Tegg, [1808?], v. 4., Also issued separately?, Plate numbered "236" in upper right corner., 1 print : etching ; sheet 24.7 x 35 cm., On wove paper, hand-colored., and Annotation on right margin, scratched through: W.L. Spenser, Esq.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 20th, 1808, by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Name):
Josephine, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1763-1814
Page 95. New London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Bird's eye view of the inner courts towards the south, a few elegantly dressed figures dotted around courtyards."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched within banner at top of image., Plate from: Stow, J. A survey of the cities of London and Westminster. London : Printed for A. Churchill, J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. Walthoe, E. Horne, [and 5 others in London], 1720, v. 1, book 1, opposite page 176., Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark, resulting in partial loss of printmaker's signature from lower right and complete loss of volume, book, and page numbering from upper right. Missing text and numbering supplied from impression in the British Museum, registration no.: 1880,1113.3244., "V 1: B 1: p 176"--Upper right corner., Folded to 20.6 x 25.1 cm; mounted to 32 x 26 cm., and Mounted on page 95 in a copiously extra-illustrated copy of: King, R. The new London spy, or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. London : Printed for J. Cooke [and 3 others], [1771?].
Caption title., A playbill., and From a bound collection of playbills: [Playbills from the Theatre-Royal, Bath, 1783-1815]. [Bath, England], [between 1783 and 1815].
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805. and Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841.
Eliz 296: K4 (blank) wanting. With 'circumstaunce' on line 2 of C4 verso. Manuscript annotations on leaf A4 recto. Ownership inscirption on leaf K1 verso: William Lura[?]. No. 1 of 8 titles bound together in mid 17th century calf with spine title: Plays, XVII Cent. Numerous inscriptions and autographs of owners, and perhaps borrowers, on front free endpaper and final page: Henry Rookes, Richard Rookes, Barzillay Jones, Humphrey East, Richard Hatton, Morris Bowen, William Slade, John Lorker, Robert Wadman., Printed by Edward Allde for John Busby, and sold by Nathaniel Butter. Cf. STC., Two states of this issue are known. On line 2 of C4 verso, the earlier state has 'circumference' whereas the later, corrected state has 'circumstaunce'., Signatures: A-K⁴ (K4 blank)., Final [3] p. blank., and Title page has printer's device (McKerrow 270); head-pieces, initials.
Publisher:
Printed for I.B. and are to be solde in Paules-Church-yard at the Signe of the Pide-Bull
Subject (Name):
Lucretia and Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius, King of Rome, active 534 B.C.-510 B.C.