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Henry Jenkins, aged 169. Etching by T. Worlidge, 1752, after R. Walker.
Walker, Robert, -1660.Date: 1752Reference: 359i- Books
Advances in human palaeopathology / edited by Ron Pinhasi, Simon Mays.
Date: [2008], ©2008- Books
Rest : why you get more done when you work less / Alex Soojung-Kim Pang.
Pang, Alex Soojung-KimDate: [2016]- Pictures
A child with a dog walks away from a chamber pot filled with empty bottles, representing the effect of an alcoholic father on family life. Colour lithograph after N. Zhérénchiev and T. Isakova, 1990.
Zhérénchiev, N.Date: 1990Reference: 541567i- Books
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News for the curious : a treatise of telescopes, or, an account of the marvelous astronomical discoveries of late years made throughout Europe by the help of telescopes ... : also an abstract touching the distance, bulk, and orbs of the heavenly bodies... / done out of French by Jos. Walker.
Date: 1684- Archives and manuscripts
Colleagues: miscellaneous correspondents H-W
Date: 1951-1980Reference: PP/RMK/C.3/2/2Part of: Roger Ernle Money-Kyrle (1898-1980), psychoanalyst- Pictures
People of Rwanda walk out of darkness towards a bright, sun-filled valley; representing the results of voting for judges in gacaca tribunals. Lithograph, 2001.
Date: [2001]Reference: 996170i- Books
Prophets of the posthuman : American fiction, biotechnology, and the ethics of personhood / Christina Bieber Lake.
Lake, Christina Bieber.Date: [2013]- Pictures
A boy walks towards a group of men who reach out to him as he is pushed in a walking frame by another man while trampling over miniature figures. Lithograph, ca. 1834.
Date: [1834?]Reference: 643205i- Books
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Arabian nights entertainments: consisting of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from the Execution of a bloody Vow he had made to marry a Lady every Day, and have her cut off next Morning, to avenge himself for the Disloyalty of his first Sultaness, &c. Containing A better Account of the Customs, Manners, and Religion of the Eastern Nations, viz. Tartars, Persians and Indians, than is to be met with in any Author hitherto published. Translated into French from the Arabian Mss. by M. Galland, of the Royal Academy; and now done into English from the last Paris edition. ...
Date: M,DCC,LXXVI. [1776]- Videos
Race and intelligence : science's last taboo.
Date: 2009- Books
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Cancer and sarcoma : a series of experiments comprising seven years of research work, made for the purpose of determining the origin and cause of cancer and sarcoma, their methods of propagation and means of prevention / By H.D. Walker, M.D.
Walker, H. D.Date: [1909?]- Books
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Astronomy's advancement, or, News for the curious : being a treatise of telescopes, and an account of the marvelous astronomical discoveries of late years made throughout Europe : with the figures of the sun, moon, and planets, with Copernicus his system, in twelve copper plates : also, an abstract to ching the distance, faces, bulks, and orbs of the heavenly bodies, the best way of using instruments for satisfaction, &c. out of the best astronomers, ancient and modern, viz. Mr. Hook, Mr. Bouilleau, Mr. Hevelius, Father Kircher, &c. / done out of French by Jos. Walker.
Date: 1684- Archives and manuscripts
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Date: 1903-1921Reference: WA/HMM/CO/Ear/1006Part of: Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and Library- Books
Black women's mental health : balancing strength and vulnerability / edited by Stephanie Y. Evans, Kanika Bell, and Nsenga K. Burton.
Date: [2017]- Books
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The dancing-Master: or, the whole art and mystery of dancing explained; And the Manner of Performing all Steps in Ball-Dancing made short and easy. In two parts The First, Treating of the proper Positions and different Attitudes for Men and Women, from which all the Steps are taken and performed; adorned with instructive Figures: And a Description of the Minuet-Figure, shewing the beautiful Turns of the Body in that Dance: As also the Manner how Men and Women ought to walk gracefully with a genteel Behaviour upon all Occasions. Likewise the Ceremonial, as used at the King's Great Ball, and of behaving genteely at Regulated Balls. The Second, Of the Use and agreeable Motions of the Arms and Legs in taking their proper Movements, and forming the Contrast. With Figures for their better Explanation; In Sixty Draughts, done from the Life, and Engraved on Copper Plates. This Work will be very Useful to all Gentlemen and Ladies who take Delight in this Exercise, and to those which keep Boarding-Schools; for this will give their Scholars a just Notion of Address, a good Carriage, and genteel Behaviour. Done from the French of Monsieur Rameau, by J. Essex, Dancing-Master.
Rameau, Pierre.Date: M.DCC.XXXI. [1731]- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence - Organisations and Individuals B
Date: c.1989-1994Reference: PP/TLA/A/2/2Part of: Archive of Professor Tim Lang- Archives and manuscripts
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Sketch of Grounds [by Demaine and Brierley, York]
Date: 1890sReference: RET/2/1/19/13Part of: The Retreat Archive- Books
Loud hands : autistic people, speaking / [ASAN, Autistic Self Advocacy Network].
Date: 2012- Books
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Gardening improv'd: Containing I. The clergyman's recreation: shewing the pleasure and pront of the art of gardening. Wherein is treated, 1. Of preparing the ground for planting and sowing. 2. Of the method of planting fruit trees in gardens. 3. Of the most agreeable disposition for a garden. 4. Of nurseries. 5. Of pruning. 6. Of grafting and inoculating. 7. Of the proper disposition of trees against a wall, the best kinds of each, their order and time of ripening, &c. II. The gentleman's recreation: or, The second part of the art of gardening improved. Containing several new experiments and curious observations relating to fruit-trees, particularly a new method of building walls with horizontal shelters. Illustrated with copper plates. III. The fruit-garden kalendar: teaching in order of time what is to be done therein every month in the year. Containing several new and plain directions, more particularly relating to the vine. Written by John Lawrence, M.A. rector of Yelvertost in Northamptonshire. IV. The lady's recreation: or, The art of gardening farther improved. Containing the best ways of propagating all sorts of flowers, flower-trees, and shrubs, &c. The most commodious methods for erecting green-houses, &c. Of plantations in avenues, walks, wildernesses, &c. With the gardener's compleat kalendar: or, The art of managing both the fruit-garden and kitchen-garden every month in the year. By Charles Evelyn, Esq; with an appendix explaining the motion of sap, and generation of plants. And a new invention for the more speedy designing of garden-platts. By Richard Bradley.
Laurence, John, 1668-1732.Date: 1719- Books
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Second part of Lackington's catalogue for 1788; consisting of Above Thirty Thousand Volumes, In various Languages and Classes of Learning; Including Four valuable Libraries purchased since October; With many Articles but just published; A large Number in a Variety of elegant and superb Bindings. The whole selling at the extreme low Prices which are printed in this Second Part, and marked in every Book, By J. Lackington, At his Shop, No. 46 and 47, Chiswell-Street, Moorfields, London. Where may be had the utmost Value for Libraries or Parcels of Books. Or Books Exchanged. - Not an Hour's Credit will be given to any Person, nor any Books Exported, or sent into the Country before they are paid for. This second part, Price Sixpence, (which will be allowed to Purchasers in 6s) may be had at the Shop, and of the following Booksellers: Richardson, Royal Exchange; Barker, Russell-Court, Drury-Lane; Marsom, No. 187, High Holborn; Walker, No. 44, Pater-Noster-Row; Ryan, No. 351, Oxford-Street, near the Pantheon; Manson, King-Street, Westminster; Lunn, Cambridge; and Palmer and Merrick, Oxford; Hazard, Bath; Lloyed, Bristol; Rollason, Coventry; Laing, Edinburgh. N. B. The first part of this Catalogue, Price 1s, to be allowed to Purchasers in 10s, or paid back if the Catalogue be returned, (though no Purchase be made) only to be had at the Place of Sale; consisting of Forty Thousand Volumes, will continue on Sale until September 20th, 1788, when a very large new Catalogue will be published. - To prevent Mistakes, those who send for any Books are desired, besides the Numbers to send the first Words and the Prices of the Articles they want. - Book-Binding done in the newest taste, and exceeding cheap.
Lackington, James, 1746-1815.Date: 1788]- Books
Breakdown : the crisis of shell shock on the Somme, 1916 / Taylor Downing.
Downing, TaylorDate: 2016- Books
Consumed : food for a finite planet / Sarah Elton.
Elton, Sarah, 1975-Date: [2013]- Books
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The veterinary bacteriological laboratories : Issued in commemoration of the opening of the new laboratories at Onderstepoort, Pretoria, October, 1908.
Transvaal (Colony). Department of Agriculture.Date: 1909- Archives and manuscripts
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Summary of Alterations and Additions to Retreat Premises 1893 - 1895
Date: c 1895Reference: RET/2/2/11/5Part of: The Retreat Archive