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The figure of a man divided in two parts: a skeleton and a well-dressed gentleman. Engraving by V. Green, 1769, after himself.
Green, Valentine, 1739-1813.Date: 10 August 1769Reference: 26236i
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Bodleian Library, Oxford: interior panoramic view. Line engraving by G. Hollis after J.C. Buckler.
Buckler, John Chessell, 1793-1894.Reference: 20996i
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Literary annuals and gift books : a bibliography 1823-1903 / Frederick W. Faxon ; reprinted with supplementary essays by Eleanore Jamieson & Iain Bain.
Faxon, Frederick W. (Frederick Winthrop), 1866-1936.Date: 1973
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The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
Panderen, Egbert van, 1581-1637?Date: [1609?]Reference: 23860i
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Bodleian Library, Oxford: interior panoramic view with key. Line engraving.
Reference: 20992i
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Saint Anne educates the young Virgin Mary; Joachim stands behind them. Engraving.
Reference: 21155i
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An aged blind and toothless woman holding a vellum-bound book. Etching by W.Y. Ottley, 1828, after Jan Matham after Jacob van Campen.
Campen, Jacob van, 1595-1657.Date: 1828Reference: 16506i
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A scholar sits in his study reading by a globe. Line engraving by G. Longhi after J. Swebach-Desfontaines after S. Koninck.
Koninck, Salomon, 1609-1656.Reference: 46342i
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An excited physician examining a urine specimen and referring to a book, while the patient waits for the diagnosis, two assistants are mixing concoctions in the background. Mezzotint by J.B. Enzensberger after D. Teniers, the younger.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 21786i
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The medical practitioner appearing as Christ when he arrives to treat sick people. Coloured engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
Panderen, Egbert van, 1581-1637?Reference: 44737i
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James Hutton (left) and Joseph Black (right), natural philosophers, talking together. Etching and aquatint by J. Kay, 1787.
Kay, John, 1742-1826.Date: 1787Reference: 544708i
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Cabinet-making: design for a bookcase. Etching by J. Verchère after himself, 1880.
Verchère, J.Reference: 41843i
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Proceedings of the AIDS Conference 1986, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : edited by Peter Jones / Intercept Limited.
Date: 1986
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El libro y el librero / G. Marañón.
Marañón, Gregorio, 1887-1960.Date: 1973
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The book : its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time / by Henri Bouchot ; with a treatise on the art of collecting and describing early printed books, and a Latin-English and English-Latin topographical index of the earliest printing places ; edited by H. Grevel. Containing one hundred and seventy-two fac-similes of early typography, book-illustrations, printer' marks, bindings, numerous borders, initials, head and tail pieces, and a frontispiece.
Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906.Date: 1890
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Sarah Ponsonby (left)and Lady Eleanor Butler, recluses known as the Ladies of Llangollen, seated in their library. Lithograph by R.J. Lane, ca. 1832, after Mary Parker (later Lady Leighton), 1828.
Leighton, Mary, Lady, active approximately 1828.Date: [1832?]Reference: 2443i
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A chemist examining a flask of golden liquid, with a book and chemical apparatus. Colour process print.
Reference: 21832i
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How to form a library / by H.B. Wheatley, F.S.A.
Wheatley, Henry B. (Henry Benjamin), 1838-1917.Date: 1886
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The Assumption of the Virgin. Engraving by G. Frezza, 1728, after C. Maratta, 1707.
Maratti, Carlo, 1625-1713.Date: An. 1728Reference: 21596i
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The risen Christ shows his lance wound to Saint Thomas. Engraving by J. Sturt.
Reference: 23343i
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The British bookmaker : devoted to the interests of the book printer, the book illustrator, the book-cover designer, the book-binder, librarians, and lovers of books generally.
Date: 1890-
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A lady, with her maid, consults an apothecary in his workroom, for a love philtre (?). Coloured lithograph, c.1850.
Reference: 21849i
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Handbook of rural sanitary science : illustrating the best means of securing health and of preventing disease. Preface [and] contents / by C.F. Gardner [and others] ; edited by Lory Marsh.
Marsh, Lory.Date: 1876
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A woman representing science reads a book. Etching by A. Lurat, 18--, after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
Veronese, 1528-1588.Reference: 26095i
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The god Jupiter flanked by two scholars with winged heads and glasses. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1560Reference: 25865i

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The figure of a man divided in two parts: a skeleton and a well-dressed gentleman. Engraving by V. Green, 1769, after himself.

Bodleian Library, Oxford: interior panoramic view. Line engraving by G. Hollis after J.C. Buckler.

Literary annuals and gift books : a bibliography 1823-1903 / Frederick W. Faxon ; reprinted with supplementary essays by Eleanore Jamieson & Iain Bain.

The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.

Bodleian Library, Oxford: interior panoramic view with key. Line engraving.

Saint Anne educates the young Virgin Mary; Joachim stands behind them. Engraving.

An aged blind and toothless woman holding a vellum-bound book. Etching by W.Y. Ottley, 1828, after Jan Matham after Jacob van Campen.

A scholar sits in his study reading by a globe. Line engraving by G. Longhi after J. Swebach-Desfontaines after S. Koninck.

An excited physician examining a urine specimen and referring to a book, while the patient waits for the diagnosis, two assistants are mixing concoctions in the background. Mezzotint by J.B. Enzensberger after D. Teniers, the younger.

The medical practitioner appearing as Christ when he arrives to treat sick people. Coloured engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.

James Hutton (left) and Joseph Black (right), natural philosophers, talking together. Etching and aquatint by J. Kay, 1787.

Cabinet-making: design for a bookcase. Etching by J. Verchère after himself, 1880.

Proceedings of the AIDS Conference 1986, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : edited by Peter Jones / Intercept Limited.

El libro y el librero / G. Marañón.

Sarah Ponsonby (left)and Lady Eleanor Butler, recluses known as the Ladies of Llangollen, seated in their library. Lithograph by R.J. Lane, ca. 1832, after Mary Parker (later Lady Leighton), 1828.

A chemist examining a flask of golden liquid, with a book and chemical apparatus. Colour process print.

How to form a library / by H.B. Wheatley, F.S.A.

The Assumption of the Virgin. Engraving by G. Frezza, 1728, after C. Maratta, 1707.

The risen Christ shows his lance wound to Saint Thomas. Engraving by J. Sturt.

The British bookmaker : devoted to the interests of the book printer, the book illustrator, the book-cover designer, the book-binder, librarians, and lovers of books generally.

A lady, with her maid, consults an apothecary in his workroom, for a love philtre (?). Coloured lithograph, c.1850.

Handbook of rural sanitary science : illustrating the best means of securing health and of preventing disease. Preface [and] contents / by C.F. Gardner [and others] ; edited by Lory Marsh.

A woman representing science reads a book. Etching by A. Lurat, 18--, after P. Caliari, il Veronese.

The god Jupiter flanked by two scholars with winged heads and glasses. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.