Manuscript, in a single hand, of a daily journal recording the events of Waldie's daily life. He goes on daily excursions with his family and describes the landscapes and estates they visit; mentions teas, dinners, dances, and singing with acquaintances; plays card games; records and reviews books he has read, including Aaron Hill's Zara and Maria Edgeworth's Belinda; and frequents the theater. In describing the plays he attends, he provides the names of the actors, including those of Sarah Siddons and Priscilla Kemble, and reviews their performances
Description:
John Waldie (1781-1862) was the administrator of Hendersyde Park at Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While a student at the University of Edinburgh, he began to keep daily journals recording his extensive travels and his observations of theaters, museums, and concert halls. An accomplished tenor, Waldie performed at private entertainments with Angelica Catalani, Michael Kelly, and John Braham; met with the composer Gioachino Rossini; and socialized with such well-known actors as John Philip Kemble and Sarah Siddons. Waldie also served on the committee of the Theatre Royal, Newcastle, as one of its proprietors. He was the brother of Jane (Waldie) Watts (1793-1826) and Charlotte (Waldie) Eaton (1788-1859), whose diaries are cataloged as Osborn d182, Osborn d186, and Osborn d187., In English., Pasted at beginning of manuscript: floor plans "made by J. Waldie in 1802 for Hendersyde Park House the uppermost nearly as adopted in 1803.", Pasted inside front cover: bookplate of John Waldie, Hendersyde., Title from title page., and Binding: half calf over marbled boards.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain and Scotland
Subject (Name):
Eaton, Charlotte Ann (Waldie), 1788-1859., Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849., Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750., Kemble, Priscilla, 1756-1845., Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831., Waldie, John, 1781-1862., Watts, Jane (Waldie), 1793-1826., and Waldie family.
Subject (Topic):
Theater, Social life and customs, and Description and travel
Holograph of a diary kept by 14-year-old Dorothy Walpole, who records primarily routine social activities, both her own and those of family members, especially her mother, father, sister Rachel, and brother Horace, such as visits to and from friends; trips every Monday and Friday to the dancing academy; visits by the music master; and breakfasts, teas, and dinners with acquaintances; attendance at balls. She visits with Jane, Charlotte, and Fanny Pepys in London; on another occasion, she accompanies her mother to the Pantheon where she buys worsteds and patterns. She records the gifts she receives for Christmas; and, at the end of the volume, her travels through Italy, where she describes the quality of her lodgings in various towns; views paintings and churches; and declares Parma "the most horrible place I ever was in." Elsewhere, she records several verses, including an epitaph and a poem on mortality called The common lot; as well as a prose narrative of the life of St. Dorothy
Description:
Lady Dorothy Fanny Nevill (née Walpole) (1826-1913), hostess, horticulturist, and writer, was the youngest daughter of Horatio Walpole, third earl of Orford, and his wife, Mary, daughter of William Augustus Fawkener. In 1847, she married her cousin Reginald Henry Nevill (1807-1878); their 23-acre garden at Dangstein, in west Sussex, soon became well-known in horticultural circles, particularly for its collection of exotic plants and silkworms. She was the author of five books: Mannington and the Walpoles, Earls of Orford (1894), a book on silkworms, and three autobiographical volumes: The Reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill (1906), Leaves from the Notebooks of Lady Dorothy Nevill (1907), and Under Five Reigns (1910)., In English., On title page: Journal begun May 1st 1840 Friday., On verso of title page: My Journal book. Dorothy Fanny Walpole. May 1st 1840 Friday., Pasted inside front cover: advertisement for W. Creswick, Paper Maker, 5 John Street, Oxford Street., and Binding: green half calf over marbled boards.
Maack, Richard Karlovich, 1825-1886, author Маак, Ричард Карлович, 1825-1886, author
Published / Created:
[1859]
Call Number:
S26 0106
Image Count:
592
Resource Type:
text
Alternative Title:
K puteshestvii︠u︡ na Amur, Alʹbom risunkov k puteshestvīi︠u︡ na Amur, Alʹbom risunkov k puteshestviii︠u︡ na Amur, Atlas k puteshestvīi︠u︡ na Amur, Atlas k puteshestvii︠u︡ na Amur, К путешествию на Амур, Альбомъ рисунковъ къ путешествію на Амуръ, Альбом рисунков к путешествиию на Амур, Атласъ къ путешествію на Амур, and Атлас к путешествию на Амур
Description:
BEIN SS26 40: Handwritten note attached to front cover. and Cover title.
Publisher:
Izdanīe S.F. Solovʹeva and Изданіе С.Ф. Соловьева
BEIN WA MSS S-3931 M2231: With manuscript letter from Charles Maclay to Newton Booth, dated 3 November 1877. This copy is also cataloged separately as a manuscript with title: Charles Maclay letter, San Fernando, California, to Governor Newton Booth, Sacramento, California, 1877 November 3., Brochure announcing land for sale in San Fernando, Calif., including a map., Title from caption on p. [2]., "San Francisco, [blank] 187[blank]"--P. [1]., Beinecke Library copy includes manuscript letter dated Nov. 3, 1877., "Wm. H. Martin, general agent, San Francisco, Cal."--P. [1]., "Map of the town of San Fernando and the Maclay San Fernando Ranch": p. [4]., and Page [1] has letterhead for California Immigrant Union and large blank space for correspondence.
Publisher:
California Immigrant Union
Subject (Geographic):
California, San Fernando., San Fernando (Calif.), and California, Southern
Obelisk on plinth lettered 'Laponia', decorated with four coins or medals of the Swedish monarchs Gustav Adolf, Christina, Karl Gustav and Karl XI; on either side of the obelisk are two Laplanders with dead stags at their feet and various weapons and tools, including a canoe, skis and bow and arrow. At the top are the North star and constellations seen in the Northern sky illustrated as big and little bears (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor) and dragon (Draco). At the top left, hanging from the plinth, and below, six numbered details of medals
Description:
Title engraved in image, on plinth., Publisher, state, and imprint from Paulson., One of five plates formerly (but no longer, see Paulson 3rd ed.) thought to have been partially the work of Hogarth and engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "T. II."--Upper left corner., "XXXVII."--Upper right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark; some loss of characters in volume numbering., and On page 19 in volume 1.
Errata slip tipped in, page 7., Includes bibliographical references., BEIN 1996 +41: Bookplate of Granville Proby with presentation inscription from him on bookplate, dated 1939., and BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original brown cloth. Presentation inscription: Francis. With joyous greetings & all good wishes. From Irene. Christmas 1944.
Publisher:
Duckworth, 3 Henrietta Street, London, W.C. 2 and Printed in Great Britain by the Kemp Hall Press Ltd., in the City of Oxford
Subject (Geographic):
Italy, Sicily., and Sicily (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888 and Carysfort, John Joshua Proby, Earl of, 1823-1858.
Subject (Topic):
Travel, English wit and humor, Pictorial, and Description and travel
Manuscript, in a single hand with numerous corrections, of a collection of 15 letters describing life in England, translated into French, possibly from German. The letters discuss English lotteries; the proliferation of newspapers; the constitution and the difficulty of reconciling ideology with practice; Parliamentary elections; literary societies; and the nobility. One letter describes and deplores the cruelty of amusements such as hunting, cock-fighting, and "combats des gladiateurs"; another letter mocks an English law against the illegal wearing of buttons. A letter dated December 14, 1790 discusses the possibility of the abolition of the slave trade; the author declares it is the most talked-of subject of conversation and expresses his astonishment that the trade still exists and The letters are followed by a lengthy essay explaining the Women's March on Versailles on October 5-6, 1789. The volume is prefaced by a note by the translator, who criticizes the motives of many travel writers; says that he was drawn to this letter-writer for his curiosity and interest in humanity; and explains that the writer published two volumes, the first of letters written in Paris and Versailles during the revolution in 1789, and the second of letters in England
Description:
In French., Binding: full calf., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Great Britain., England, France, and Versailles (France)
Subject (Name):
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., and Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804.
Subject (Topic):
Cockfighting, Elections, Hunting, Lotteries, Slave trade, Newspapers, Nobility, Travelers' writings, French, Description and travel, History, Women, Intellectual life, Politics and government, and Social life and customs