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Copies of printed works, 1888-1895, by Lady Charlotte Schreiber, comprising Etchings, 1830-1834 ([s.l.], 1889), Fans and Fan Leaves, 2 vols (London, 1888-90) and Playing Cards of Various Ages and Countries, 3 vols (London, 1892-95).

A copy of Playing Cards of Various Ages and Countries, selected from the collection of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, 3 vols (London, 1892-5), II (1893) [cf. GV 1235 S37 (folio)].

A copy of Playing Cards of Various Ages and Countries, selected from the collection of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, 3 vols (London, 1892-5), I (1892) [cf. GV 1235 S37 (folio)].

A copy of Playing Cards of Various Ages and Countries, selected from the collection of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, 3 vols (London, 1892-5), III (1895) [cf. GV 1235 S37 (folio)]. Following the death of Lady Charlotte in January 1895, the work was completed by A. Wollaston Franks.

Notebook, 1818-1841, of Sir John Guest containing various memoranda relating mainly to the iron and coal industries, including analysis of iron ores and various technical data; notes of tonnage of iron made at Dowlais and transported by canal; record of prices of bar iron; numbers of men, boys and girls working at Dowlais, 1818; together with a few political notes, notably an estimate of 'supposed influence in Glamorgan Boroughs'.

Various papers found loose in MS XXIII and now filed separately. They include a note in French, 1876, on Wedgewood items; letters, 1876, from Lady Charlotte's daughter, Blanche, and her husband, Edward Ponsonby, later Lord Bessborough; addresses and business cards of various dealers; bills and draft accounts of purchases; photograph of a vase, and of A. Cerutti; two letters, 1876, on financial matters; and a letter of introduction in French, 1876, from W. H. Waddington to Edgar Waddington, Paris.

Manuscripts and printed works, 1818-1895, of Lady Charlotte Guest (née Bertie, other married name Schreiber), comprising journals, 1824-1891 (with gaps); papers relating to the iron and coal industries at Dowlais, 1818-1853; and copies of her printed books, 1888-1895.

Journals, 1824, 1827-1859, 1869-1891, of Lady Charlotte Guest (née Bertie, other married name Schreiber).
Summaries and short extracts from journals III-XVI were published in The Diaries of Lady Charlotte Guest, ed. by the Earl of Bessborough (1950), and from volumes XVI-XXXI in Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Extracts from her Journal, 1853-91, ed. by the Earl of Bessborough (1952). Extracts from volumes XI-XIII relating to the translation of the Mabinogion were published in D. Rhys Phillips, Lady Charlotte Guest and the Mabinogion (Carmarthen, 1921). Volumes XIX-XXVII were published in Lady Charlotte Schreiber's Journals: Confidences of a Collector of Ceramics and Antiques, ed. by Montague J. Guest & Egan Mew, 2 vols (1911).

Ceramics-collecting journal of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, October-November 1874, February-March 1875, October 1875-January 1876, in Belgium, Holland, France, Portugal and Spain (pp. 1-65); together with records of purchases for the same periods (pp. 1-13 at end of volume, inverted text).

Ceramic-collecting journal of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, November 1877-September 1878, including collecting tours in Spain, France, Germany, Turkey and Austria (pp. 1-117); together with records of purchases for the same period (pp. 1-11 at end of volume, inverted text).
Papers loose within the volume (9 ff.) include draft accounts of purchases, 1878.

Ceramics-collecting journal of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, March-November 1873, February-April 1874, August-October 1874, in Belgium, Holland, France, Switzerland and Germany (pp. 1-88); together with records of purchases, April 1873-September 1874 (pp. 90-115, inverted text; original pagination 1-22)
Papers loose in the volume (c. 47 ff.) include notes of addresses, tourist pamphlet for Cologne, note in French refusing to sell items of Tournai porcelaine, draft accounts of purchases, French prayer-card, and facsimile of an [?incomplete] catalogue of an exhibition, March 1874.

Collecting tour journal of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, April-August 1876, November 1876-July 1877, in Belgium, Germany, Holland, France, Italy and Austria; also Canford and London (pp. 1-77); together with records of purchases, May-August 1876, November-December 1876, March-August 1877 (pp. 1-33 at end of volume, inverted text).
Loose papers found with the volume have been filed separately (Charlotte Guest MS XXIIIa).

Records, September 1869-August 1872, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber's ceramic collection, giving details of provenance and price paid (ff. 1-28, 30-50, rectos only); followed by a journal, May-November 1869, of collecting in Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Germany, Holland, France, Scotland and England (ff. 51-58, 60-74).

Ceramics-collecting journal of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, February 1870-May 1872, November 1872, in France, Spain, England, Scotland, Belgium and Holland (pp. 1-67, 69-74); together with records of purchases, February 1870-June 1871 (pp. 97-115), March-May 1872 (pp. 90-96, inverted text), November 1872-February 1873 (pp. 86-89, inverted text).

Journal, 30 April 1829-23 September 1832, of Lady Charlotte Bertie, in Uffington, [Lincolnshire], and London.
At least 7 ff. (covering late September 1832-May 1833) have been removed by Lady Charlotte herself (see R. Guest & A. John, Lady Charlotte (1989), p. 18).

Journal, 29 March 1841-23 June 1844, of Lady Charlotte Guest, at Dowlais, London and Sully, with tours in Belgium and Germany.
Papers loose inside the volume include engraved views of Wesel, [Germany]; a poster, 1830, relating to the 'Swing riots' in Northamptonshire, sent to her stepfather, Rev. Peter W. Pegus; and notes and rough sketches of architectural details, a hand mangle and a domestic iron (10 ff.).

Journal, April 1883-October 1885, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, at Folkestone, the Isle of Wight, South Africa, Portugal, London and Canford.

Journal, April 1887-November 1888, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, at Bournemouth, London, Uffington and Canford, and in Italy.

Journal, May 1890-February 1891, of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, at London and Canford.

Journal, 8 March 1848-26 February 1851, of Lady Charlotte Guest, in London, Canford, Dowlais and Scotland.