Rural beauty, or, Vaux-Hal Garden

description below

“View overlooking gardens, showing a band playing from the orchestra on the right; elegantly dressed figures strolling through gardens or seated at tables amongst trees; head-piece illustration to ‘The Musical Entertainer’, p. 21; with the score of a song below, all printed from the same plate.”–British Museum catalogue.

  • Printmaker: Bickham, George, 1706?-1771, printmaker.
  • Title: Rural beauty, or, Vaux-Hal Garden / the words by Mr. Lockman ; set by Mr. Boyce ; Bickham sc.
  • Publication: [London] : [G. Bickham], [1737?]

Catalog Record

737.00.00.04

Acquired February 2022

The songsters jewel, or, Annual harmonist

printed text

  • Title: The songsters jewel, or, Annual harmonist : being a compleat collection of the favorite new & popular songs for the year 1817.
  • Edition: Stevens’s edition.
  • Publication: London : Published by G. Stevens, 10 Borough Road, [1817?]
  • Manufacture: Borough : Kemmish & Son, printers.

Catalog Record

74 817 So698

Acquired July 2021

The sportsman’s evening brush

printed text

  • Title: The sportsman’s evening brush : consisting of the best and most approved songs, of the chace ; … calculated to give sporting a zest … : To which is added, The sportsman’s toast assistant, or President’s sentimental guide. (Entirely new).
  • Published: London : Printed for J. Roach, Russel-Court, Drury-Lane, and sold by all the booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland, [1791?]

Catalog Record

74 791 Sp764

Acquired May 2021