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RMCPCCH9–A reader browses a well worn copy of Maurice Sendak's famous 1963 children's book, 'Where the Wild Things Are'
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Views of Merton College, Oxford: the Library, 1864. 'Two sides of [the Mob Quadrangle] are occupied by the Library, built by William Rede, Fellow of the college in 1319, and afterwards Bishop of Chichester. He is said to have been his own architect. It is one of the earliest and perhaps now the most genuine, ancient library in the kingdom, and is the prototype of our public libraries. The more ancient window retains some original armorial glass'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-of-merton-college-oxford-the-library-1864-two-sides-of-the-mob-quadrangle-are-occupied-by-the-library-built-by-william-rede-fellow-of-the-college-in-1319-and-afterwards-bishop-of-chichester-he-is-said-to-have-been-his-own-architect-it-is-one-of-the-earliest-and-perhaps-now-the-most-genuine-ancient-library-in-the-kingdom-and-is-the-prototype-of-our-public-libraries-the-more-ancient-window-retains-some-original-armorial-glass-from-quotillustrated-london-newsquot-1864-image599660139.html
RM2WRGTHF–Views of Merton College, Oxford: the Library, 1864. 'Two sides of [the Mob Quadrangle] are occupied by the Library, built by William Rede, Fellow of the college in 1319, and afterwards Bishop of Chichester. He is said to have been his own architect. It is one of the earliest and perhaps now the most genuine, ancient library in the kingdom, and is the prototype of our public libraries. The more ancient window retains some original armorial glass'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.
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Book: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. Published by Penguin Modern Classics. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/book-a-confederacy-of-dunces-by-john-kennedy-toole-published-by-penguin-modern-classics-image233787363.html
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Paris, France - Oct 7, 2024: Hand holding Tintin au Pays de l'Or Noir book with an illustrated cover of Tintin and companions in a red Jeep, set against a shelf of colorful books. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/paris-france-oct-7-2024-hand-holding-tintin-au-pays-de-lor-noir-book-with-an-illustrated-cover-of-tintin-and-companions-in-a-red-jeep-set-against-a-shelf-of-colorful-books-image629884956.html
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JOSE FRANCISCO DE ISLA CONOCIDO COMO EL PADRE ISLA (1703/1781) - ESCRITOR Y JESUITA ESPAÑOL (IH 4516-2). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/jose-francisco-de-isla-conocido-como-el-padre-isla-17031781-escritor-y-jesuita-espaol-ih-4516-2-location-biblioteca-nacional-coleccion-madrid-spain-image209151874.html
RMP47K9P–JOSE FRANCISCO DE ISLA CONOCIDO COMO EL PADRE ISLA (1703/1781) - ESCRITOR Y JESUITA ESPAÑOL (IH 4516-2). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.
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RMCPCCH5–A reader browses a well worn copy of Maurice Sendak's famous 1963 children's book, 'Where the Wild Things Are'
''The home of TRH Prince and Princess Christian, The Library, Cumberland Lodge', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-home-of-trh-prince-and-princess-christian-the-library-cumberland-lodge-1891-from-quotthe-graphic-an-illustrated-weekly-newspaperquot-volume-44-july-to-december-1891-image506126217.html
RM2MBC149–''The home of TRH Prince and Princess Christian, The Library, Cumberland Lodge', 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891.
. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . iscript. It is handsomely printed, well illustrated, and will be found a complete andthoroughly serviceable manual of reference by all students.—Cincinnati Gazette. It is prepared by acknowledged authority, and is practical and popular ratherthan exhaustive. It is just the book to take down from ones library-shelf inanswer to the question What bird is that? It is just the book to give a twelve-year old boy when he begins to be curious about birds. It is just the book to gointo a school reference library. — N. Y. Christian Un Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/new-england-bird-life-being-a-manual-of-new-england-ornithology-iscript-it-is-handsomely-printed-well-illustrated-and-will-be-found-a-complete-andthoroughly-serviceable-manual-of-reference-by-all-studentscincinnati-gazette-it-is-prepared-by-acknowledged-authority-and-is-practical-and-popular-ratherthan-exhaustive-it-is-just-the-book-to-take-down-from-ones-library-shelf-inanswer-to-the-question-what-bird-is-that-it-is-just-the-book-to-give-a-twelve-year-old-boy-when-he-begins-to-be-curious-about-birds-it-is-just-the-book-to-gointo-a-school-reference-library-n-y-christian-un-image375137391.html
RM2CP8YFY–. New England bird life: being a manual of New England ornithology; . iscript. It is handsomely printed, well illustrated, and will be found a complete andthoroughly serviceable manual of reference by all students.—Cincinnati Gazette. It is prepared by acknowledged authority, and is practical and popular ratherthan exhaustive. It is just the book to take down from ones library-shelf inanswer to the question What bird is that? It is just the book to give a twelve-year old boy when he begins to be curious about birds. It is just the book to gointo a school reference library. — N. Y. Christian Un
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New Reading-Room at the Bank of England, opened on Wednesday, 1850. '...a handsome reading-room, which has just been formed for the Bank of England Library and Literary Association [in London], instituted by the directors for the use of the clerks, was opened by Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq., Deputy-Governor of the Bank...the Chief Cashier, as President, and the Chief Accountant, the Treasurer of the institution, moved and seconded a vote of thanks to the Court of Directors for the handsome manner in which they had fitted up the Library...in short, the Bank of England Library and Literary Associa Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/new-reading-room-at-the-bank-of-england-opened-on-wednesday-1850-a-handsome-reading-room-which-has-just-been-formed-for-the-bank-of-england-library-and-literary-association-in-london-instituted-by-the-directors-for-the-use-of-the-clerks-was-opened-by-thomson-hankey-jun-esq-deputy-governor-of-the-bankthe-chief-cashier-as-president-and-the-chief-accountant-the-treasurer-of-the-institution-moved-and-seconded-a-vote-of-thanks-to-the-court-of-directors-for-the-handsome-manner-in-which-they-had-fitted-up-the-libraryin-short-the-bank-of-england-library-and-literary-associa-image462362081.html
RM2HT6BFD–New Reading-Room at the Bank of England, opened on Wednesday, 1850. '...a handsome reading-room, which has just been formed for the Bank of England Library and Literary Association [in London], instituted by the directors for the use of the clerks, was opened by Thomson Hankey, jun., Esq., Deputy-Governor of the Bank...the Chief Cashier, as President, and the Chief Accountant, the Treasurer of the institution, moved and seconded a vote of thanks to the Court of Directors for the handsome manner in which they had fitted up the Library...in short, the Bank of England Library and Literary Associa
. Illustrated catalogue of office and library furniture. . s a shelf, whichdoes not in the least interfere with the legs when busy writing. This desk ismade in one size only, has finished panelled back and the writing slide is cov-ered with billiard cloth with a neat gilt border. It is a splendid and usefularticle, built in two parts to aid in handling, and has plenty of pigeon-hole,drawer and book room. Size, 5 feet long, 30 inches deep when closed, andabout 4 feet 7 inches high over all. Please read Preface of this Catalogue. No. 341 Is made in three sizes, viz.: 5 feet, 4 feet 6 inches and Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/illustrated-catalogue-of-office-and-library-furniture-s-a-shelf-whichdoes-not-in-the-least-interfere-with-the-legs-when-busy-writing-this-desk-ismade-in-one-size-only-has-finished-panelled-back-and-the-writing-slide-is-cov-ered-with-billiard-cloth-with-a-neat-gilt-border-it-is-a-splendid-and-usefularticle-built-in-two-parts-to-aid-in-handling-and-has-plenty-of-pigeon-holedrawer-and-book-room-size-5-feet-long-30-inches-deep-when-closed-andabout-4-feet-7-inches-high-over-all-please-read-preface-of-this-catalogue-no-341-is-made-in-three-sizes-viz-5-feet-4-feet-6-inches-and-image369696073.html
RM2CDD335–. Illustrated catalogue of office and library furniture. . s a shelf, whichdoes not in the least interfere with the legs when busy writing. This desk ismade in one size only, has finished panelled back and the writing slide is cov-ered with billiard cloth with a neat gilt border. It is a splendid and usefularticle, built in two parts to aid in handling, and has plenty of pigeon-hole,drawer and book room. Size, 5 feet long, 30 inches deep when closed, andabout 4 feet 7 inches high over all. Please read Preface of this Catalogue. No. 341 Is made in three sizes, viz.: 5 feet, 4 feet 6 inches and
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RMKHR543–Book spines; Stacks of Bird books, shelf, book, education, library, bookshelf, literature, & Natural history reference volumes on a shelf. UK
The new City Library, Guildhall, 1872. 'This edifice is a Gothic structure, in the style known as Perpendicular, and, being intended to be used as a suite of reception-rooms on occasions of civic festivity, it has been so arranged as to serve a double purpose...[It is] a noble room, 120 ft. long and nearly 60 ft. in height. It is surmounted by an open oak roof, and is lit by a clerestory of seven windows on each side, above the arches or bays which divide what may be described as its "nave" from its "aisles" on each side. The nave will be left open and unoccupied, the books Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-new-city-library-guildhall-1872-this-edifice-is-a-gothic-structure-in-the-style-known-as-perpendicular-and-being-intended-to-be-used-as-a-suite-of-reception-rooms-on-occasions-of-civic-festivity-it-has-been-so-arranged-as-to-serve-a-double-purpose-it-is-a-noble-room-120-ft-long-and-nearly-60-ft-in-height-it-is-surmounted-by-an-open-oak-roof-and-is-lit-by-a-clerestory-of-seven-windows-on-each-side-above-the-arches-or-bays-which-divide-what-may-be-described-as-its-quotnavequot-from-its-quotaislesquot-on-each-side-the-nave-will-be-left-open-and-unoccupied-the-books-image635650912.html
RM2YX4B68–The new City Library, Guildhall, 1872. 'This edifice is a Gothic structure, in the style known as Perpendicular, and, being intended to be used as a suite of reception-rooms on occasions of civic festivity, it has been so arranged as to serve a double purpose...[It is] a noble room, 120 ft. long and nearly 60 ft. in height. It is surmounted by an open oak roof, and is lit by a clerestory of seven windows on each side, above the arches or bays which divide what may be described as its "nave" from its "aisles" on each side. The nave will be left open and unoccupied, the books
. Illustrated catalogue of office and library furniture. . No. 233. This represents a plain and substantially built flat top library table. Hasfinished back, heavy moldings and base, and the top is covered with enameledcloth with gilt border. Made in two sizes, 4 feet 6 by|2 feet 10 inches and 4 feetby 2 feet 6 inches.. No. 234 Represents a handsome library tablo, with two closets, containing a shelf inthe rear, also closet containing book-racks and drawers on the front. All thepanels, drawer fronts, round corners, are of French walnut (highly polished),and the top is covered with billiard clo Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/illustrated-catalogue-of-office-and-library-furniture-no-233-this-represents-a-plain-and-substantially-built-flat-top-library-table-hasfinished-back-heavy-moldings-and-base-and-the-top-is-covered-with-enameledcloth-with-gilt-border-made-in-two-sizes-4-feet-6-by2-feet-10-inches-and-4-feetby-2-feet-6-inches-no-234-represents-a-handsome-library-tablo-with-two-closets-containing-a-shelf-inthe-rear-also-closet-containing-book-racks-and-drawers-on-the-front-all-thepanels-drawer-fronts-round-corners-are-of-french-walnut-highly-polishedand-the-top-is-covered-with-billiard-clo-image369698688.html
RM2CDD6CG–. Illustrated catalogue of office and library furniture. . No. 233. This represents a plain and substantially built flat top library table. Hasfinished back, heavy moldings and base, and the top is covered with enameledcloth with gilt border. Made in two sizes, 4 feet 6 by|2 feet 10 inches and 4 feetby 2 feet 6 inches.. No. 234 Represents a handsome library tablo, with two closets, containing a shelf inthe rear, also closet containing book-racks and drawers on the front. All thepanels, drawer fronts, round corners, are of French walnut (highly polished),and the top is covered with billiard clo
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Opening of the Birmingham Central Free Library, 1865. 'The Central Free Library (the second institution of this kind established, under Mr. Ewart's Act, by the Corporation of Birmingham) was opened to the public...by Mr. H. Wiggin, the Mayor...the new Free Library...is an edifice of the Ionic style,...handsome and commodious in the interior...the Mayor...[said that this] great central library, which was devoted to literature and art, and would, in addition to the lending-library of 14,000 books, contain a reference-room, where the best and rarest books of reference would be found, to be used i Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/opening-of-the-birmingham-central-free-library-1865-the-central-free-library-the-second-institution-of-this-kind-established-under-mr-ewarts-act-by-the-corporation-of-birmingham-was-opened-to-the-publicby-mr-h-wiggin-the-mayorthe-new-free-libraryis-an-edifice-of-the-ionic-stylehandsome-and-commodious-in-the-interiorthe-mayor-said-that-this-great-central-library-which-was-devoted-to-literature-and-art-and-would-in-addition-to-the-lending-library-of-14000-books-contain-a-reference-room-where-the-best-and-rarest-books-of-reference-would-be-found-to-be-used-i-image603634482.html
RM2X21WXA–Opening of the Birmingham Central Free Library, 1865. 'The Central Free Library (the second institution of this kind established, under Mr. Ewart's Act, by the Corporation of Birmingham) was opened to the public...by Mr. H. Wiggin, the Mayor...the new Free Library...is an edifice of the Ionic style,...handsome and commodious in the interior...the Mayor...[said that this] great central library, which was devoted to literature and art, and would, in addition to the lending-library of 14,000 books, contain a reference-room, where the best and rarest books of reference would be found, to be used i
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RMKHR540–Book spines; Stacks of Bird books, shelf, book, education, library, bookshelf, literature, & Natural history reference volumes on a shelf. UK
Literary reunion in Mr. Mudie's new hall, 1860. 'On the evening of Monday week Mr. and Mrs. C. E Mudie received a vast number of literary and artistic friends, on the occasion of the opening of the new hall of the library, New Oxford-street, [London]. The company included the representatives of all classes of literature, science, and art...The walls were decorated with a variety of pictures, the property of Mr. Mudie...The vocalists who were engaged were Miss Palmer, Miss Eliza Hughes, Signor Nappi, Messrs. Aspa and Kenny. In the centre of the hall were exhibited, on a circular dais, a number Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/literary-reunion-in-mr-mudies-new-hall-1860-on-the-evening-of-monday-week-mr-and-mrs-c-e-mudie-received-a-vast-number-of-literary-and-artistic-friends-on-the-occasion-of-the-opening-of-the-new-hall-of-the-library-new-oxford-street-london-the-company-included-the-representatives-of-all-classes-of-literature-science-and-artthe-walls-were-decorated-with-a-variety-of-pictures-the-property-of-mr-mudiethe-vocalists-who-were-engaged-were-miss-palmer-miss-eliza-hughes-signor-nappi-messrs-aspa-and-kenny-in-the-centre-of-the-hall-were-exhibited-on-a-circular-dais-a-number-image571993147.html
RM2T6GF2K–Literary reunion in Mr. Mudie's new hall, 1860. 'On the evening of Monday week Mr. and Mrs. C. E Mudie received a vast number of literary and artistic friends, on the occasion of the opening of the new hall of the library, New Oxford-street, [London]. The company included the representatives of all classes of literature, science, and art...The walls were decorated with a variety of pictures, the property of Mr. Mudie...The vocalists who were engaged were Miss Palmer, Miss Eliza Hughes, Signor Nappi, Messrs. Aspa and Kenny. In the centre of the hall were exhibited, on a circular dais, a number
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Soldiers' Reading-Room, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, 1856. 'The annual return of between three and four thousand soldiers from India and the British Colonies - who, either from impaired health, or, having served their full term, were considered exempt from further active service - induced the authorities to decide upon St. Mary's Barracks as the fittest place for them...some, after a long and honourable career, to return to the place of their birth, carrying with them the rewards of merit; some, less fortunate, to whom loss of health in a tropical clime has proved a barrier to their promotion Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/soldiers-reading-room-st-marys-barracks-chatham-1856-the-annual-return-of-between-three-and-four-thousand-soldiers-from-india-and-the-british-colonies-who-either-from-impaired-health-or-having-served-their-full-term-were-considered-exempt-from-further-active-service-induced-the-authorities-to-decide-upon-st-marys-barracks-as-the-fittest-place-for-themsome-after-a-long-and-honourable-career-to-return-to-the-place-of-their-birth-carrying-with-them-the-rewards-of-merit-some-less-fortunate-to-whom-loss-of-health-in-a-tropical-clime-has-proved-a-barrier-to-their-promotion-image553490159.html
RM2R4DJ9K–Soldiers' Reading-Room, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham, 1856. 'The annual return of between three and four thousand soldiers from India and the British Colonies - who, either from impaired health, or, having served their full term, were considered exempt from further active service - induced the authorities to decide upon St. Mary's Barracks as the fittest place for them...some, after a long and honourable career, to return to the place of their birth, carrying with them the rewards of merit; some, less fortunate, to whom loss of health in a tropical clime has proved a barrier to their promotion
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RMR6DEEX–Set of New World Library Books illustrated Encyclopedia on a book shelf in an English house
"Don Quixote in his Study" - from a painting by Schrödter, 1860. 'M. Schrodter's...influence upon the arts of his country will, doubtless, be considerable, filling as he does the offices of Professor at the Academy at Frankfort and at the School of Dusseldorf. One of...[his] most famous pictures in the Royal Collection at Berlin is that of "Don Quixote in his Study"...In the attitude and expression of the knight of the woful [sic] countenance, in the intentness with which he devours the visionary lore in the old tome which he holds open before him, we discern much of t Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/quotdon-quixote-in-his-studyquot-from-a-painting-by-schrxf6dter-1860-m-schrodtersinfluence-upon-the-arts-of-his-country-will-doubtless-be-considerable-filling-as-he-does-the-offices-of-professor-at-the-academy-at-frankfort-and-at-the-school-of-dusseldorf-one-of-his-most-famous-pictures-in-the-royal-collection-at-berlin-is-that-of-quotdon-quixote-in-his-studyquotin-the-attitude-and-expression-of-the-knight-of-the-woful-sic-countenance-in-the-intentness-with-which-he-devours-the-visionary-lore-in-the-old-tome-which-he-holds-open-before-him-we-discern-much-of-t-image568856229.html
RM2T1DHWW–"Don Quixote in his Study" - from a painting by Schrödter, 1860. 'M. Schrodter's...influence upon the arts of his country will, doubtless, be considerable, filling as he does the offices of Professor at the Academy at Frankfort and at the School of Dusseldorf. One of...[his] most famous pictures in the Royal Collection at Berlin is that of "Don Quixote in his Study"...In the attitude and expression of the knight of the woful [sic] countenance, in the intentness with which he devours the visionary lore in the old tome which he holds open before him, we discern much of t
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RMR6DEF3–Set of New World Library Books illustrated Encyclopedia on a book shelf in an English house
Scene from "David Garrick," at the Haymarket Theatre: Garrick (Mr. Sothern) entreating Ada Ingot (Miss Moore) to return to her father, 1864. London stage production. 'Those of our readers who are curious to know how Mr. Sothern looks now that he has removed his moustache...will be interested in the Engraving [of] the new play of "David Garrick." Mr. Sothern, as all playgoers know, assumes the trying part of the great English actor...his impersonation is throughout easy and natural. It may seem a curious compliment to pay to one actor who represents another, to say that the Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/scene-from-quotdavid-garrickquot-at-the-haymarket-theatre-garrick-mr-sothern-entreating-ada-ingot-miss-moore-to-return-to-her-father-1864-london-stage-production-those-of-our-readers-who-are-curious-to-know-how-mr-sothern-looks-now-that-he-has-removed-his-moustachewill-be-interested-in-the-engraving-of-the-new-play-of-quotdavid-garrickquot-mr-sothern-as-all-playgoers-know-assumes-the-trying-part-of-the-great-english-actorhis-impersonation-is-throughout-easy-and-natural-it-may-seem-a-curious-compliment-to-pay-to-one-actor-who-represents-another-to-say-that-the-image603633894.html
RM2X21W5A–Scene from "David Garrick," at the Haymarket Theatre: Garrick (Mr. Sothern) entreating Ada Ingot (Miss Moore) to return to her father, 1864. London stage production. 'Those of our readers who are curious to know how Mr. Sothern looks now that he has removed his moustache...will be interested in the Engraving [of] the new play of "David Garrick." Mr. Sothern, as all playgoers know, assumes the trying part of the great English actor...his impersonation is throughout easy and natural. It may seem a curious compliment to pay to one actor who represents another, to say that the
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Lord Palmerston's study at Broadlands, 1865. Interior of the home of British politician Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston, at Romsey in Hampshire. '"My Lord's Study," as it is called by the servants at Broadlands,...though small and nowise sumptuous, is of much greater importance to us than all the rest of the place; for it contains a few things appropriated to his peculiar use, and bears the traces of his frequent occupation. It was here that he passed many hours alone, entering "his study" immediately after breakfast, and staying, perhaps, till three or four o'clock, Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/lord-palmerstons-study-at-broadlands-1865-interior-of-the-home-of-british-politician-henry-temple-2nd-viscount-palmerston-at-romsey-in-hampshire-quotmy-lords-studyquot-as-it-is-called-by-the-servants-at-broadlandsthough-small-and-nowise-sumptuous-is-of-much-greater-importance-to-us-than-all-the-rest-of-the-place-for-it-contains-a-few-things-appropriated-to-his-peculiar-use-and-bears-the-traces-of-his-frequent-occupation-it-was-here-that-he-passed-many-hours-alone-entering-quothis-studyquot-immediately-after-breakfast-and-staying-perhaps-till-three-or-four-oclock-image603634936.html
RM2X21XEG–Lord Palmerston's study at Broadlands, 1865. Interior of the home of British politician Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston, at Romsey in Hampshire. '"My Lord's Study," as it is called by the servants at Broadlands,...though small and nowise sumptuous, is of much greater importance to us than all the rest of the place; for it contains a few things appropriated to his peculiar use, and bears the traces of his frequent occupation. It was here that he passed many hours alone, entering "his study" immediately after breakfast, and staying, perhaps, till three or four o'clock,
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RMR6DEEA–Set of New World Library Books illustrated Encyclopedia on a book shelf in an English house
The Guards' Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road [in south London]: the Reading-Room, 1869. Interior of '...the new building in Francis-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road,...which has been erected for the accommodation of the social club formed under the patronage of the officers of the Guards for the comfort and recreation of the soldiers...It has been joined by more than fifteen hundred members, who are accustomed to frequent it in the evenings, both on weekdays and Sundays, for reading, writing, and conversation, having also refreshments of a wholesome kind (beer and wine, but no ardent spirits) provi Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/the-guards-institute-vauxhall-bridge-road-in-south-london-the-reading-room-1869-interior-of-the-new-building-in-francis-street-vauxhall-bridge-roadwhich-has-been-erected-for-the-accommodation-of-the-social-club-formed-under-the-patronage-of-the-officers-of-the-guards-for-the-comfort-and-recreation-of-the-soldiersit-has-been-joined-by-more-than-fifteen-hundred-members-who-are-accustomed-to-frequent-it-in-the-evenings-both-on-weekdays-and-sundays-for-reading-writing-and-conversation-having-also-refreshments-of-a-wholesome-kind-beer-and-wine-but-no-ardent-spirits-provi-image617181321.html
RM2XT3121–The Guards' Institute, Vauxhall-Bridge-Road [in south London]: the Reading-Room, 1869. Interior of '...the new building in Francis-street, Vauxhall-bridge-road,...which has been erected for the accommodation of the social club formed under the patronage of the officers of the Guards for the comfort and recreation of the soldiers...It has been joined by more than fifteen hundred members, who are accustomed to frequent it in the evenings, both on weekdays and Sundays, for reading, writing, and conversation, having also refreshments of a wholesome kind (beer and wine, but no ardent spirits) provi
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