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[2''d 8. VI. 149., Nov. G. '58. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 & JOHN WILKINSON, 



AUCTIONEERS of LITERARY PRO- 

 PERTY and WORKS OF ART, 

 Bej: to announce that they have COM- 

 MENCED their SEASON tor the SALE of 

 BOOKS. MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH 

 I.ETTERS, ENGRAVINGS, PICTURES, 

 DRAWINGS, COINS and MEDALS, AN- 

 CIENT, MEDIEVAL, and MODERN 

 WORKS of ART, and all other Branehes 

 connected with these Subjects ; and that they 

 wiU SELL br AUCTION, 



At their House, 3. WELLINGTON STREET, 

 STRAND. 



On MONDAY, Nov. 8, ond three following 

 days, at 1 o'clock precisely each day. 



Some Books omitted from the Sale of 

 the Library of the Iat» REV. DR. BLISS, 

 ond some rare imperfect Books from the same 

 Collection. 



Also, 



Curious Books and Illuminated 



Manuscripts, from the Library of a well-known 

 Irish Collector ; 



Together with 



Some rare Treatises on the Game of 

 Chess, and 



Some valuable Architectural Works 

 and Books of Prints. 



Catalogues are nearly ready. 



The Whittall Cabinet of Coins. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property and Works illustrative of 

 the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, on 

 MONDAY, 15th of November, and Seveu fol- 

 lowing days (Sunday excepted), at 1 o'clock 

 precisely each day, a choice 



COLLECTION OF GREEK COINS, IN 

 ALL METALS, 

 comprisinz a unique Coin of Marathus, a Sil- 

 ver Coin of Tryphoa, and many others of the 

 greatest rarity and value, and some in the 

 finest state of Preservation ; and a 



SMALL COLLECTION OF ROMAN 

 COINS, 



principally Gold, the Properly of JAMES 

 WIUTTALL, Esq., of Smyrna. 



May be viewed Thursday, Friday, and Sa- 

 turday prior, and Catalogues had ; if in the 

 Country, on receipt of Six Stamps. 



The Small but very Choice Cabinet of Roman 

 Brass Coins, the Property of a Nobleman. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 & JOHN WILKINSON.Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property and Works illustrative of 

 the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, on 

 WEDNESDAY,24th of November, at 1 o'clock 

 precisely, a Choice and Valuable 



CABINET OF ROMAN BRASS COINS, 



the Property of a Nobleman ; 



comprising many exquisite Examples of great 



rarity, beauty and value, in the highest state 



ofpreservation. 



May be viewed two dtn-s previous, and Ca- 

 talogues had ; ifiuthe Coimtry, on receipt of 

 Two Stamps. 



Six Days' Sale of an Important Portion of the 

 Valuable Library of JOHN HARWABD. 

 Esq., of Stourbridge. 



■\f ESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 



ITI & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property and Works connected with 

 the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, on 

 THURSDAY, 9th December, and Five fol- 

 lowing Days, 



A very IMPORTANT PORTION of the 



LIBRARY of JOHN HAR WARD, Esq., of 



Stourbridge. 



Catalogues now ready for delivery. 



Collection of English and Foreicn Paintine:s, 

 the Property of the late THOMAS BEN- 

 NETT, Esq. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property and Works connected with 

 the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, 

 early in the Season, 



The COLLECTION of ENGLISH and FO- 

 REIGN PAINTINGS, the Property of 

 THOMAS BENNETT, Esq. 

 Embracing WORKS of the DIFFERENT 

 SCHOOLS. 



The First Portion of the Books of the " Metro- 

 politan Library," the Proprietor declining 

 that branch of his business. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 & JOHN WILiaNSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property and Works connected with 

 the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their House, 3. WellinKton Street, Strand, on 

 THURSDAY, December 16th, and Four fol 

 lowinff days. 



The FIRST PORTION of the BOOKS of 

 "THE ftlETROPOLITAN LIBRARY," 



INCI.tiDING 



A matchless copy of the Acta Sanctorum 



(known as the BoUancUst), best edition of 



every volume, complete in all respects, in fine 



condition, and one of tlie most remarkable 



"Works ever produced ; First Edition of Fox's 



Book of Martyrs, of the highest rarity ; 



RARE VERSIONS OF THE 



HOLY SCRIPTURES: 



Tlte Benedictine and other Editions of the 



Works ot the Fathers of the Church ; 



Councils, Canon Law, &c. : 



Capital Modern Theological, and other Books 



iu the different branches of Literature. 



Catalogues are preparins". 



Tlie Library of the late Rev. RICHARD AL- 

 LOTT. D. D., Fellow of Trinity College, 

 Cambridge, and Preceutor of Armagh. 



IVfESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 



llJL & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers 

 of Literary Property and Works connected 

 with the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, 

 at their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, 

 early in the Season, 



The LIBRARY of the late 



Rev. Dr. AI.LOTT, 



Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and 



Precentor of Armagh. 



Library of the late JOHN FREDERICK 

 COURTENAY, Esq., late of Ramsgate. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 4 JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property and Works connected with 

 the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, by 

 order of the Administrators, early in the 

 Season, 



The LIBRARY of the late JOHN FRED- 

 ERICK COURTENAY, Esq., late of Rams- 

 gate. 



Library of the late Admiral Sir FRANCIS 

 BEAUFORT, K.C.B. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property and Works connected with 

 the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their House. 3. Wellington Street, Strand, in 

 DECEMBER, 



The LIBRARY of the late ADMIRAL SIR 

 FRANCIS BEAUFORT, K.C.B. 



The Collection of Coins of the late Mr. H. O. 

 CURETON. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 Si JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Propert" and Works connected with 

 the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their House. 3. Wellington Street, Strand, iu 

 DECEMBER, 



The COLLECTION of COINS and NUMIS- 

 MATIC BOOKS, of the late Mr. N. O. 

 CURETON, 

 comprising Specimens of the Greek, Roman, 

 Saxon, and .English Series, in the different 

 Metals. 



Numismatic Books, Cabinets, &c. 



Sixteen Doys' Sale of the celebrated and well- 

 known Collection of Antiquities, formed by 

 that distinguished Connoisseur of Art, B. 

 HERTZ, now the Property of JOSEPH 

 MAYER, Esq. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property and Works illustrative of 

 the Fine Arts, have been favoured with instruc- 

 tions from that eminent Amateur and Patron 

 of Art, JOSEPH MAYER, Esq., of Liverpool, 

 to announce that they will SELL by PUBLIC 

 AUCTION, at their House, Wellington Street, 

 Strand, on MONDAY, February 7, and fifteen 

 following days. 



The Entire and very Important Collection of 



ASSYRIAN, BABYLONIAN EGYPTIAN, 

 GREEK, ETRUSCAN, ROMAN, IN- 

 DIAN, PERUVIAN and MEXICAN AN- 

 TIQUITIES, 



Formed by that distinguished Connoisseur, 



B. HERTZ, 



Corresponding Member of the Archieological 



Institute at Rome. 



In having the honour of calling the attentiou 



of the Antiquarian World to the Sale of this 



Magnificent and Unique Collection, Messrs. 



Sutheby & Wilkinson unhesitatmgly affirm 



that it isoneby far the most important and most 



select that has ever been submitted to public 



competition. 



Collection of Works of Mediaeval Art. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property and Works connected with 

 the Fine Arts, wiU SELL by AUCTIO.N, at 

 their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, 

 during the Month of MARCH, 

 A COLLECTION of WORKS of MEDI- 

 .<5EVAL ART, in Silver and other Metals, 

 MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, &c. 



Collections of the late SAMUEL GREGORY, 

 Esq., chiefly relating to the Corporation of 

 the City of London. 



MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 

 & JOHN WILKINSON, Auctioneers of 

 Literary Property and Works connected with 

 the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, (in 

 pursuance of the express directions in the 

 Will), early in the Season, 



The CURIOUS COLLECTIONS of the 

 late SAMUEL GREGORY. Esq., 

 of the Lord Mayor's Court Office, consisting of 

 Prints, Autographs, Portraits, Pageants, and 

 Biographical Memoranda relating to the Cor- 

 poration of the City of London. Among the 

 Collection will be found Autographs and Por- 

 traits of many of the Lord Mayors, Recorders, 

 Chamberlains, Sheriffs, Aldermen, &C., of the 

 City of London ; together with Drawings of 

 their Armorial Bearm^s. and certified copies 

 of Monumental Inscriptions, Extracts from 

 Parish Registers, Pedigrees, &c. 



M 



The Libri Manuscripts. 



ESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY 



& JOHN WILKINSON.Auctioneers of 



Literary Property and Works connected with 

 the Fine Arts, will SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their House, 3. Wellington Street, Strand, oii 

 MONDAY, January 10, and following days, 

 The Extraordinary Collection of 

 VALUABLE MANUSCRIPTS, 

 chiefly upon Vellum, in various Languages of 

 Europe and the East, formed by 



M. GUGLIELMO LIBRI, 

 the eminent Collector, who is obliged to leave 

 London in consequence of ill health, and for 

 that reason to dispose of his Literary Trea- 

 sures. 



This collection embraces Biblical, Theologi- 

 cal, Cjassical, Historical, Scientific, and Mis- 

 cellaneous Works in all Languages, and in- 

 cludes a great number of 

 REMARKABLE SPECIMENS of CALI- 

 GRAPHY, 

 from the earliest ages to the present time. 



It may be justly affirmed that this will form 

 one of the most important Sales, in point of 

 high interest and value, that has ever been 

 brought before th« public. 



Catalogues are in a forward stat« of prepara- 

 tion. 



