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Two women in the latest French fashions, sitting on a garden bench. On the left is a pink dress with lace trimming below the neck
Don Quixote on horseback with his lanceDon Quixote on horseback, galloping forward with his lance. Date: First published: 1605-1615
The front cover of the book, Through the Panama Canal, From the Atlantic to the Pacific, by Shaw Savill and Albion Line
Metropolitan Police Telephone Box System instruction bookA Metropolitan Police instruction book: Telephone Box System, published by Peckham Sub-Division
Notebook and wig of Justice HawkinsA notebook and wig once belonging to the English Judge, Justice Hawkins (Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton), given to Horatio William Bottomley, Liberal MP
Lear / Nonsense / EwellThere was an Old Person of Ewell, who chiefly subsisted on gruel; But to make it more nice, he inserted some mice, which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell
Lear / Nonsense / ColumbiaThere was an Old Man of Columbia, who was thirsty, and called out for some beer; But they brought it quite hot, in a small copper pot, which disgusted that man of Columbia
Lear / Nonsense / Man EastThere was an Old Man of the East, who gave all his children a feast; But they all ate so much, and their conduct was such, that it killed that Old Man of the East
Lear / Nonsense / IslesThere was on Old Man of the Isles, whose face was pervaded with smiles; He sung high dum diddle, and played on the fiddle, that amiable Man of the Isles
Lear / Nonsense / DundeeThere was an Old Man of Dundee, who frequented the top of a tree; When disturbed by the crows, he abruptly arose, and exclaimed, I ll return to Dundee
On the Shady Side by William BarribalA beautiful and fashionably attired young woman in a close fitting beplumed hat, glances back at the viewer
Portrait of Mrs Patrick Campbell by Aubrey Beardsley, in The Yellow Book, volume I, April 1894
Arthur Moreland, commercial artist, best known for his book Humours of History, published in 1921, containing 160 comic historical cartoons from The Daily News
Girl / PostureA little girl balances a book on her head to teach her good posture
French Cartomancy BookComment se tirer les cartes soi-meme (How to interpret the cards yourself) - a French popular manual by Madame Athena
Lenin / Krupskaia / 1920VLADIMIR ILYICH LENIN With Krupskaia and the American journalist Lincoln Air
Mother & Daughter ReadMother reads a large book while her daughter hangs over her shoulders
Louisa Mss WaterfordLOUISA STUART, marchioness of WATERFORD wife of Henry, third marquess looking at a picture-book
Camel / Travel / Bridge 1924A woman reads her guide book on the back of a camel. She crosses a Chinese bridge, watched by an eskimo, a gondolier and a Tahitian singer
S T Coleridge / G DaweSAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE English poet and critic
Leningrad LibraryReading in the library despite constant bombing - during the siege, bombs landed about every 3 minutes. The sign reads Please keep quiet
Girl Reads in ArmchairA girl sits in an armchair, with her hands behind her hair and wearing a white pinafore, reading a book
The Twins by Cecil Aldin, title pageThe twin dogs of the title, looking alert and ready for the events about to take place in the book
Stevenson / MotherROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Scottish writer as a young boy, with his mother, Margaret Isabella
Rations & Ration BookA ration book with rations for a week, including four rashers of bacon, one egg and a quantity of sugar and fat
Hannah Cowley / Belle AsseHANNAH COWLEY Comic dramatist
Black Beauty Book / C19ThFront cover of early edition
Coram / Hogarth / HollTHOMAS CORAM philanthropist and founder of the Foundling Hospital
Books / AnsteyVICE VERSA by F Anstey (real name Thomas Anstey Guthrie); the book tells of a father and son who change places thanks to a magical stone
Thomas Aquinas CardThe theologian receives dictation from the Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, whispering in his ear, which he will later transcribe into his book
Athanasius with BookST ATHANASIUS Patriarch of Alexandria, depicted in the act of writing his Creed, though in fact he didn t write it though it reflected his views
Beatty Book CoverWhen Beatty kept the seas - Captain Frank H Shaws stirring patriotic adventure yarn is based on real-life naval exploits of the war
Mummies DicingThe legend of prince Setna : the mummies of Setna, son of Ramses II, and Ptahneferka, son of Mernebptah, rise from their sarcophagi and dice for the magic book of Thoth
Jungle Book / KiplingBaloo the bear, Kaa the snake, Bagheera the panther & the elephants
Domesday Book is WrittenThe Domesday book is compiled on the orders of William I
Dog and Cat ReadingA puppy and a kitten reading a story book together
Cooking from a Book - 2Add half a cup-full of chopped onions
Children Cat DogTwo French children pose with a very large dog - very likely a Newfoundland. The girl sits with a book
Dr Johnson / Highland TourDR SAMUEL JOHNSON With Boswell, during their Highland tour
Steam Book Press / 1877Steam printing press machinery for printing books - reading a page which has just come off the machine
Noblewoman & Son, KnoleA noblewoman and her son sit looking at a book by the fireplace in the Brown Gallery at Knole, Kent
Eliz Gaskell / C De VisiteElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Writer
Thomas Hoccleve & Henry5HENRY V King of England 1413-1422 Being presented a book by Occleve
John Hunter / AdcockJOHN HUNTER Scottish medical, seated at his desk
Book of the Dead / 351. Anis occupations in the Elysian fields between rivers of water 2. A Hall in which Ani adores Ra between two alters
Ufo Abduction / Hill 1961The Hill couple photographed in 1966, five years after their claimed abduction; they hold John Fullers book Interrupted Journey which tells their story
Loyola Praying / HollIGNATIUS LOYOLA Spanish Saint, founder of Society of Jesus (Jesuits), in an attitude of prayer
Don Quixote relives his past gloriesA scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero of the title relives his past glories, surrounded by objects from his travels. To dream the impossible dream
