The History of Lillington, Leamington Spa
This is a hard backed, illustrated book by William Cooper describing the history of Lillington, c.1940.
The Ingoldsby Legends of Mirth and Marvels
A hard-backed book called The Ingoldsby Legends of Mirth and Marvels containing fictional short stories with illustrations, 1907.
The Interesting Reading - A New Novel
John Burgess (Junior) (1813-1874) The Intersting Reading - A New Novel Pencil and charcoal on paper 290mm x 225mm Drawing of a woman sitting in a chair, reading a book. This is one of many drawings collected ...
The Leamingtonian
An edition of The Leamingtonian: The Magazine of Leamington College. Volume 21, No. 2, Spring 1952.
The Leamingtonian
A copy of The Leamingtonian, the magazine of Leamington College. It is volume number 20, number 6, summer 1951. The front cover of the magazine features the crest of Leamington College. It has been signed ...
The Leamingtonian
A copy of The Leamingtonian, the magazine of Leamington College, Volume 22, number 4, Winter 1954. The front cover of the magazine is grey and features the crest of Leamington College in red. The inside ...
The Mirror of Literature , Amusement & Instruction Magazine
A small magazine entitled 'The Mirror of Literature, Amusement and Instruction'. The first article features Warwick Castle and has illustrations. This magazine was issued on Saturday 21 February 1829 ...
The Nurse's Dictionary
A pocket sized brown book called The Nurse's Dictionary of Medical Terms and Nursing Treatment compiled by Honnor Morten. This is the second edition published in the late 19th century. The book once belonged ...
The Penny Magazine, 1832, Featuring Warwick Castle
Issue number 22, 4 August 1832 The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge Warwick Castle is featured in the first article of this issue. The Penny Magazine was based at ...
The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain
A booklet, from India, 1868. It has a pale pink cover with black inscription and an image of a sheep.
The Tourist's English-Welsh Vocabulary
A paper-back book with an orange cover and black printing. The book explains the pronunciation of the Welsh alphabet.
The Young Lady's Book: A Manual of Amusements, Exercises and Pursuits
The Young Lady's Book: A Manual of Amusements, Exercises and Pursuits, by Mrs Mackarness, published by Routeledge c.1875-1900. A hard-backed book with a brown cover featuring black patterned decoration, ...
The Young Reader
Miguel MacKinlay The Young Reader, 1945 Oil on canvas 500mm x 440mm Portrait of the artist's daughter aged nine, she is sitting at a table reading a book. © Theresa Quarrington
Thomas Hill, The gardeners labyrinth..., 1577 - men enjoying wine and fruit, title-page of part 2.
Characters in Shakespeare enjoyed an arbour in their garden scenes.
The practice of enjoying the out-of-doors over a simple meal, or a drink out-of-doors on a summer’s evening may have been the ...
Thomas Hill, The gardeners labyrinth..., 1577 - p.25, gardeners prepare their beds..
Gardening: a task known to Shakespeare
Many of Shakespeare’s scenes are set in gardens. The plays indicate a familiarity with the tasks of setting seeds, weeding and raising plants for pleasure ...
Thomas Hill, The gardeners labyrinth..., 1577 - text, p.A1r, gardeners at work..
Shakespeare’s gardeners in Richard II tended their garden in this way.
Thomas Hill’s handbook which explains the tasks of a garden’s care includes this woodcut of an arbour which ...
Travel Poster - Cook's Programme of Tours
Thomas Cook & Son Ltd A poster from London advertising Cook's Programme of Tours. The poster depicts a book with an inlaid picture of a scene in the Bernese area of Switzerland.
Typewriter
An early 20th century typewriter made of metal and glass. The typewriter belonged to Norman Gulliman. He bought it in c.1948 for use in his decorating business, 'Bradshaw's' of Beaconsfield Street, Leamington ...