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[Nov. 17. 1855. 



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To Lovers of the Fine Arts, and others. By 

 SOUTHGATE AND BARRETT, at their 

 Booms, 22. Fleet Street, on Monday Even- 

 ing November 26, and Four folloflrmg Even- 

 ings, in consequence of a dissolution of part- 

 nership of the Proprietors. 



VERNON GALLERY (The), 



V being a Series of 152 Engravings from 

 the pictures presented to the nation by Robert 

 Vernon, Esq., and consisting of examples of the 

 best pictures by Turner, Roberts, Stanheld, 

 Webster, Mulready, Landseer, and all tne 

 other most celebrated British Masters, en- 

 graved in the highest style of art. The stock 

 comprises 30 complete sets of beautiful artists 

 proofs (published at 124 gumeas) ; 34 sets ol 

 choice India proofs before letters (published at 

 62 guineas) ; 4.5 sets of India proofs ; and a 

 large number of the engravings in the best 

 states, which -ffill be sold in lots suited to large 

 and small buyers. Catalogues will be for- 

 warded on receipt of Six Posta ge Stamps. 



Choice Engravings, and important Illustrated 

 Books, including several complete Copies of 

 Roberts's Holy Land, coloured and mounted ; 

 Turner's Liber Studiorura, and England and 

 "Wales i the remainder of the Oriental Al- 

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OUTHGATE and BARRETT 



k ) will include in their Sale of the "Vernon 

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 and Four following Evenings, at their Rooms, 

 22. Fleet Street, a collection of Valuable ii,n- 

 graving", including a most brilliant and rare 

 proof of the Madonna di S. Sisto, after Raf- 

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 proof before letters ; Dorer and Hastings,, by 

 Turner, artists' proofs ; Niglit and Morning, 

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 equally fine. Among the Books will be found 

 Mus^e Francais, and Muse'e Royal, proofs, 

 6 "Vols. ; Scotland Delineated, four copies, co- 

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 Digby Wyatt's Industrial Arts, 2 Vols., mo- 

 rocco ; Florence Gallery, 4 Vols., morocco ; 

 Pyne's Lake Scenery, six copies, complete; 

 Gruner's Works ; Briiton's Architectural 

 "Works, large paper, and numerous others. 



ESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 



& JOHN "WILKINSON have the plea- 

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 of Libraries, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, 

 Engravings, Paintings, Drawings, Coins and 

 Medals, Antiquities, Philosophical Instru- 

 ments, and all Works of Art ; and that they 

 will SELL by AUCTION, at tlieir House, 

 3 "Wellington Street, Strand, London, on 

 THURSDAY, 15th NOVEMBER, 1855, and 

 Two following Days, at One o'clock precisely, 

 the VALUABLE LIBRARY of J. H. TUR- 

 NER, ESQ., formerly of the "Times" and 

 " Morning Chronicle, comprising many Cu- 

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 and Philosophy, in the English, Spanish, 

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 Rare Spanish Chronicles. Romances, Anti- 

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 important Bjoks in the different Branches of 

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 May be viewed Two Days previous, and 

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THE FERNS OF GREAT 

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PRIMEAN PHOTOGRAPHS. 



\J —Evening Exhibition, from 7 to 10.— 

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A Selection of Valuable Books from the 

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MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers 

 of Literary Property and Works illustrative of 

 the Fine Artj, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

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 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19. and following 

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