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Painting, oil on board, by Vanessa Bell, entitled "Mrs. St John Hutchinson", ca. 1915

A painting by French artist Odilon Redon entitled "Oriental Woman (Femme d'Orient)," dated ca. 1897.

Original cover of To The Lighthouse, printed from a woodcut done by Vanessa Bell. ca. 1927.

A painting by French artist Pablo Picasso entitled "Portrait of Clovis Sagot," dated 1909.

Introduction to the manual for households employing domestic servants. Entire manual contains further reading chapters on categories such as "Households: Their Various Scales," "Engaging and Dismissing Servants," and "Opening the Door, and Announcing…

An 1872 text describing the methods used to catch and package pilchards along the Cornish coast of England.

Manual describing the boating routes along the coast of England and Scotland published in 1895. Chapter 2 describes the journey around Cornwall and the dangers of sailing by Godrevy Island, including a description of the function of the lighthouse.

An 1883 "Housekeeper's Guide" to navigating the local fish markets and the seasonality of various fish in the British Isles. The full text contains seasonal calendars and a variety of recipes for the most common fish.

Still life of a vase of flowers, including red-hot pokers.

Article printed in the London Times dealing with the habits of rooks in British gardens.