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  • Two devils in a laboratory produce statutes with the help of a genie; showing the repressive nature of the government of France under Louis-Philippe, especially concerning the freedom of the press. Lithograph by E. Le Poittevin, 1831.
  • Coinage: interior view (a) coin press (b) various components of the coin press. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.
  • Printing: inking the type and operating the press (above), plan of the press (below). Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • We ask the favour of a consideration of the following press notices... / The Liverine Company.
  • British servicemen performing a sketch on the power of the press. Photograph, 191-.
  • British servicemen performing a sketch on the power of the press. Photograph, 191-.
  • Claridge's, London: dinner to celebrate the centenary of the Medical press and circular. Photograph, 1939.
  • Hydraulics: section and details of the Bramah hydrostatic press. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey.
  • Hydraulics: section and details of the Bramah hydrostatic press. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey.
  • The fourth estate : contributions towards a history of newspapers, and of the liberty of the press / by F. Knight Hunt. In two vols.
  • The hearse of Joseph Lister. Photograph by Topical Press agency.
  • The hearse of Joseph Lister. Photograph by Topical Press agency.
  • A log cabin, which housed the first printing press at the head of Lake Superior. Process print after a lithograph of 1855.
  • A printing press: elevation, with details of the platen, etc. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • The evolution of journalism, etcetera : souvenir of the International Press Conference, London, 1909.
  • Press release: the product of the future "AmperPlast" Micro-Electrical Pain Relief.
  • Press release: the product of the future "AmperPlast" Micro-Electrical Pain Relief.
  • Printing: three-quarter view and details of the Bramah numerator press for banknote production. Engraving by Mutlow after J. Farey.
  • Printing: section and details of the Bramah numerator press for banknote production (above), steam-engine (below). Engraving by J. Pass.
  • The Medical press and circular, 1839-1939 : a hundred years in the life of a medical journal / by Robert J. Rowlette.
  • Paper mill: (top) section and plan of an engine, (bottom) elevations of a press. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1814, after Farey the younger.
  • Well-known journalists sitting at desks in a temple containing statues of public figures; representing the sycophancy of the press. Coloured etching by Charles Williams, 1814.
  • Printing: section and three-quarter view of the Bramah numerator press for banknote production. Engraving by J. Moffat after J. Farey.
  • A black man is shaking hands with Napoleon III, thanking him ironically for supporting the freedom of slaves. Wood engraving, 1861.
  • The funeral procession of Joseph Lister leaving Westminster Abbey. Photograph by Topical Press agency.
  • Printing: a three-quarter view of a Bacon & Donkins press, with a detail of the eccentric gearing. Coloured engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey, 1819.
  • Our lady of Deliverance. Invoked by expectant mothers for a safe delivery, though the work Deliverance originally was connected with freedom from attacks of enemies of all kinds.
  • Printing: a three-quarter view of a press made by Bacon & Donkins, with a detail of the eccentric gearing. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey, 1819.
  • Darwin and modern science : essays in commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and of the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the Origin of species / edited for the Cambridge Philosophical society and the syndics of the University press, by A.C. Seward.
  • The Pygopagi Twins : the greatest and most astonishing natural phenomenon in the world : opinions of the press ... daily receptions between 2 and 5 p.m. / Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.