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An upper class young woman; representing the St James's area of London. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1783, after J.H. Benwell.
Benwell, John Hodges, 1762-1785.Date: 8th Sept.r 1783Reference: 9912i
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Two working-class men wearing top hats and moustaches, imitating the fashions of the upper classes, rejoice in their new-found equality in fashion. Wood engraving after John Leech, 1854.
Leech, John, 1817-1864.Date: [1854?]Reference: 35215i
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Anatomical note book (for use in class). Part 1, Introductory, osteology, arthrology, upper limb & lower limb / by A. Birmingham.
Birmingham, A. (Ambrose), 1864?-1905.Date: 1903
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Celebrated trials connected with the upper classes of society, in the relations of private life / by Peter Burke.
Burke, Peter, 1811-1881.Date: 1851
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The botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed: in which the most ornamental foreign plants, cultivated in the Open Ground, the Green-House, and the Stove, will be accurately represented in their natural colours. To which will be added, Their Names, Class, Order, Generic and Specific Characters, according to the celebrated Linnaeus; their Places of Growth, and Times of Flowering: Together with the most approved methods of Culture. A work Intended for the Use of Such Ladies, Gentlemen, and Gardeners, as wish to become scientifically acquainted with the Plants they cultivate.
Curtis, William, 1746-1799.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]-1800
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Anatomical outlines for the use of students in the dissecting room and surgical class room.
Hensman, Arthur.Date: 1878
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Anatomical outlines : for the use of students in the dissecting room and surgical class room / by Arthur Hensman.
Hensman, Arthur.Date: 1878
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The brothel of Pompeii : sex, class, and gender at the margins of Roman society / Sarah Levin-Richardson, University of Washington, Seattle.
Levin-Richardson, Sarah, 1980-Date: 2019
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As a young woman looks at the dress she wears in the mirror, the reflection she sees is of a dead woman lying with her head back.
Reference: 35328i
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The perennial Philadelphians : the anatomy of an American aristocracy / [Nathaniel Burt].
Burt, Nathaniel, 1913-2003.Date: [1964, ©1963]
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A grandee, resting one hand on his stick and folding the other arm over his chest. Etching by R. Brichet, ca. 1783, after J.F. de Göz.
Goez, Joseph Franz, Freiherr von, 1754-1815.Date: [1784?]Reference: 2957117i
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Planters Foods Limited : manufacturers of margarine, compound, edible fats, refined oils, and other high-class food preparations : registered office & works, Brombro Port, Cheshire.
Planters Foods Limited.Date: 1926
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A Patanee couple. Gouache drawing.
Reference: 28416i
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The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 1901.
Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases (Northampton, England)Date: 1902
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The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1903, to December 31, 1903.
Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases (Northampton, England)Date: 1904
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The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1905, to December 31, 1905.
Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases (Northampton, England)Date: 1906
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The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1906, to December 31, 1906.
Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases (Northampton, England)Date: 1907
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The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the upper and middle classes, from January 1, 1908, to December 31, 1908.
Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases (Northampton, England)Date: 1909
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The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1904, to December 31, 1904.
Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases (Northampton, England)Date: 1905
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The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the upper and middle classes, from January 1, 1909, to December 31, 1909.
Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases (Northampton, England)Date: 1910
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The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1902, to December 31, 1902.
Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases (Northampton, England)Date: 1903
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The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the upper and middle classes, from January 1, 1907, to December 31, 1907.
Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases (Northampton, England)Date: 1908
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Philosophical questions, selected for the use of the upper classes in Berkhamsted school; and extracted chiefly from lectures introductory to the doctrine of matter in general.
Hartley, Ralph.Date: 1797
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Women washing clothes in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Coloured line engraving, 1794.
Boydell, John, 1720-1804.Date: 1794Reference: 16833i
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People relaxing in a drawing-room after dinner. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.
Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883.Reference: 12155i
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An upper class young woman; representing the St James's area of London. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1783, after J.H. Benwell.

Two working-class men wearing top hats and moustaches, imitating the fashions of the upper classes, rejoice in their new-found equality in fashion. Wood engraving after John Leech, 1854.

Anatomical note book (for use in class). Part 1, Introductory, osteology, arthrology, upper limb & lower limb / by A. Birmingham.

Celebrated trials connected with the upper classes of society, in the relations of private life / by Peter Burke.

Anatomical outlines for the use of students in the dissecting room and surgical class room.

Anatomical outlines : for the use of students in the dissecting room and surgical class room / by Arthur Hensman.

The brothel of Pompeii : sex, class, and gender at the margins of Roman society / Sarah Levin-Richardson, University of Washington, Seattle.

As a young woman looks at the dress she wears in the mirror, the reflection she sees is of a dead woman lying with her head back.

The perennial Philadelphians : the anatomy of an American aristocracy / [Nathaniel Burt].

A grandee, resting one hand on his stick and folding the other arm over his chest. Etching by R. Brichet, ca. 1783, after J.F. de Göz.

Planters Foods Limited : manufacturers of margarine, compound, edible fats, refined oils, and other high-class food preparations : registered office & works, Brombro Port, Cheshire.

A Patanee couple. Gouache drawing.

The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1901, to December 31, 1901.

The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1903, to December 31, 1903.

The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1905, to December 31, 1905.

The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1906, to December 31, 1906.

The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the upper and middle classes, from January 1, 1908, to December 31, 1908.

The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1904, to December 31, 1904.

The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the upper and middle classes, from January 1, 1909, to December 31, 1909.

The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the middle and upper classes, from January 1, 1902, to December 31, 1902.

The report of Saint Andrew's Hospital for Mental Diseases, at Northampton, for the upper and middle classes, from January 1, 1907, to December 31, 1907.

Philosophical questions, selected for the use of the upper classes in Berkhamsted school; and extracted chiefly from lectures introductory to the doctrine of matter in general.

Women washing clothes in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Coloured line engraving, 1794.

People relaxing in a drawing-room after dinner. Reproduction of a wood engraving after Dalziel after R. Doyle.