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A young woman (Miss Jones) reading. Mezzotint, 17--, after Catherine Read.
Catherine ReadDate: [between 1700 and 1799]Reference: 27964i
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Owners, annotators and the signs of reading / edited by Robin Myers, Michael Harris and Giles Mandelbrote.
Date: [2005], ©2005
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Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by L.M. Halbou after Molenchon after A. van der Werff.
Adriaen van der WerffDate: [1805]Reference: 6653i
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Abel Beechcroft, while reading in the library of his house in Lambeth, is disturbed when Hilda Scarve is led into the room by his butler Jukes. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1842.
George CruikshankDate: 1842Reference: 35750i
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A man checking a book out of a public library gains the equivalent of going on holiday. Pen and ink drawing by Steve Simpson and Robert D. Dangoor, 2012.
Dangoor, Robert D., 1953-Date: [2012]Reference: 824349i
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The case for books : past, present, future / Robert Darnton.
Robert DarntonDate: [2009], ©2009
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Bio auto graphic. Sitting ruminations issue / by Michael C. Nicholson.
Nicholson, Michael C. (Michael Christopher), 1962-Date: 2006
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Le livre d'enfance et de jeunesse en France / sous la direction de Jean Glénisson et Ségolène Le Men.
Date: 1994
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A seated woman in a tall hat reading a book: the Libyan sibyl. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 178-, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.
GuercinoDate: 1700-1799Reference: 2804069i
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A young shepherdess reading an improving book while looking after her flock. Line engraving by C. Mellan, 1680.
Claude MellanDate: [1680]Reference: 672373i
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People living a life of fantasy as a result of being excessively influenced by reading novels. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1800.
George Murgatroyd WoodwardDate: Nov. 9th 1800Reference: 493414i
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A woman reads a book during her toilet and does not concentrate on what she is doing. Aquatint.
Reference: 30689i
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A man wearing night-dress reading a play. Etching by R. Brichet, 1783, after J.F. de Göz.
Joseph Franz von GoezDate: [1784?]Reference: 2957116i
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Dr. Marsh. Photograph by Maull & Co.
Reference: 13190i
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Books on prescription : dementia : find helpful books at your local library / The Reading Agency.
Date: 2014
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A man who is trying to read being disturbed by a family in conversation. Wood engraving by Swain after F. Barnard.
Fred BarnardDate: 1800-1899Reference: 27072i
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Excursions in Libraria : being restrospective reviews and bibliographical notes / by G.H. Powell.
George Herbert PowellDate: 1895
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The reading nation in the Romantic period / William St Clair.
William St ClairDate: 2004
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A man in nightclothes yawning from reading a volume of 'Sleepy sermons'. Mezzotint, ca. 1771.
Date: [1771?]Reference: 2168634i
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Books, borrowers, and shareholders : Scottish circulating and subscription libraries before 1825 : a survey and listing / by K.A. Manley.
Manley, K. A. (Keith A.)Date: 2012
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An old man is reading while his valets are attending to his toilet. Aquatint by F. Goya, 1812/1888.
Francisco GoyaDate: 1812/1888Reference: 567187i
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An ancient oak tree in Gianicolo, Rome, associated with Torquato Tasso and Saint Philip Neri. Etching by J.G. Strutt, 1842.
Jacob George StruttDate: [1842?]Reference: 2939736i
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Saint Mary Magdalen. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after A. Allegri, il Correggio.
Antonio da CorreggioDate: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 2489339i
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A view of the pleasures arising from a love of books: in letters to a lady / By the Rev. Edward Mangin.
Edward ManginDate: [1814]
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A pool surrounded by a rocky embankment thickly wooded with trees, in which a monk reads from a book and another monk stands in front of him. Engraving by W. Woollett and W. Ellis, 1778, after R. Wilson.
Richard WilsonDate: 4 June, 1778Reference: 3162958i

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A young woman (Miss Jones) reading. Mezzotint, 17--, after Catherine Read.

Owners, annotators and the signs of reading / edited by Robin Myers, Michael Harris and Giles Mandelbrote.

Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by L.M. Halbou after Molenchon after A. van der Werff.

Abel Beechcroft, while reading in the library of his house in Lambeth, is disturbed when Hilda Scarve is led into the room by his butler Jukes. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1842.

A man checking a book out of a public library gains the equivalent of going on holiday. Pen and ink drawing by Steve Simpson and Robert D. Dangoor, 2012.

The case for books : past, present, future / Robert Darnton.

Bio auto graphic. Sitting ruminations issue / by Michael C. Nicholson.

Le livre d'enfance et de jeunesse en France / sous la direction de Jean Glénisson et Ségolène Le Men.

A seated woman in a tall hat reading a book: the Libyan sibyl. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 178-, after G.F. Barbieri, il Guercino.

A young shepherdess reading an improving book while looking after her flock. Line engraving by C. Mellan, 1680.

People living a life of fantasy as a result of being excessively influenced by reading novels. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1800.

A woman reads a book during her toilet and does not concentrate on what she is doing. Aquatint.

A man wearing night-dress reading a play. Etching by R. Brichet, 1783, after J.F. de Göz.

Dr. Marsh. Photograph by Maull & Co.

Books on prescription : dementia : find helpful books at your local library / The Reading Agency.

A man who is trying to read being disturbed by a family in conversation. Wood engraving by Swain after F. Barnard.

Excursions in Libraria : being restrospective reviews and bibliographical notes / by G.H. Powell.

The reading nation in the Romantic period / William St Clair.

A man in nightclothes yawning from reading a volume of 'Sleepy sermons'. Mezzotint, ca. 1771.

Books, borrowers, and shareholders : Scottish circulating and subscription libraries before 1825 : a survey and listing / by K.A. Manley.

An old man is reading while his valets are attending to his toilet. Aquatint by F. Goya, 1812/1888.

An ancient oak tree in Gianicolo, Rome, associated with Torquato Tasso and Saint Philip Neri. Etching by J.G. Strutt, 1842.

Saint Mary Magdalen. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after A. Allegri, il Correggio.

A view of the pleasures arising from a love of books: in letters to a lady / By the Rev. Edward Mangin.

A pool surrounded by a rocky embankment thickly wooded with trees, in which a monk reads from a book and another monk stands in front of him. Engraving by W. Woollett and W. Ellis, 1778, after R. Wilson.