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1. Catalogue of the valuable library of books & books of prints of the late A. Gilmore, Esq : including an original copy of the Musée Francais, proof impressions, proof impressions : the Liber Veritatis, an original copy : Edward's Natural History of Birds : Lewins's British Birds : Latham's Synopsis of Birds : Lavater's Physionomy, by Hunter : Taylor's Plato : a valuable collection of wood cuts, by the Early Masters : two beautifully illuminated manuscripts, Breviaries, and a few antient prints & drawings, &c. &c. : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips, at his Great Rooms, 73, New Bond Street, on Saturday, the 21st day of May, 1842, at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
[19]-[20], 21-39, [1] pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The ratcatcher's daughter : illustrated ... / by [Gamma].

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Creator:
Bede, Cuthbert, 1827–1889
Date:
[approximately 1842]
Physical Description:
[16] leaves : illustrations ; 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Catalogue of the very celebrated collection of Italian, French, Flemish, Dutch, and English pictures, formed (during nearly half a century with consummate taste and judgment,) by Daniel Wade Acraman, Esq., of Bristol : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at his residence, No. 1, Lower Crescent, Clifton, on Monday, August 22nd, 1842, and two following days, at twelve for one o'clock, precisely.

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Creator:
Christie & Manson
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
31, [1] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. A catalogue of a portion of the valuable and extensive collection of ancient pictures : selected with great liberality and taste by the late Allan Gilmore, Esq. from many of the renowned galleries which have been sold during the last 40 years : in particular those of Lucien Buonaparte, The Earl of Liverpool, Lord Radstock, Sir W. Drummond : and Messrs. Hibbert, Turner, Webb, and Sir T. Lawrence : besides a number purchased during a tour which the deceased made on the Continent shortly after the Peace : the pictures are all in a genuine state, uniting clever examples of the Italian, German, Dutch, Flemish, and French Schools : the present portion will include many fine cabinet specimens of the Dutch and Flemish Schools, in particular the works of Netscher, Backhuysen, V. Velde, V. Der Capella, J. Steen, Decker, Watteau, Vernet and others : and several scripture pieces by Masters of the Italian School : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips, at his Great Rooms, 73, New Bond Street, on Tuesday, the 12th of April, 1842, at one o'clock precisely, by order of the executors, without any reserve.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
12 pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A catalogue of the very choice collection of modern English pictures : the property of John Turner, Esq. for whome nearly all of them were painted by the different artists : comprising the Rabbit on the Wall, the ... work of Sir David Wilkie : which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie and Manson, at their Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, May the 13th, 1842, at two o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie & Manson
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
7, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A handbook to the public galleries of art in and near London : with catalogues of the pictures accompanied by critical, historical, and biographical notices, and copious indexes to facilitate reference / by Mrs. Jameson.

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Creator:
Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794–1860
Date:
1842
Physical Description:
2 v. ; 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. A catalogue of the classic contents of Strawberry Hill collected by Horace Walpole.

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Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797
Date:
1842
Physical Description:
xxiv, 250 pages, [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.

8. The National Gallery : its pictures and their painters : a hand-book for visiters [sic] / by Henry G. Clarke ...

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Creator:
Clarke, Henry G. (Green)
Date:
1842
Physical Description:
29, [11] p. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. A catalogue of the third and most valuable portion of the collection of pictures of the late James Johnston, Esq. of Straiton and Champfleurie, N.B. : comprising about two hundred , some of high class, particularly the celebrated gallery pictures of "Dead Christ and St. Mary, by Guercino : The Miracle of Santa Casa Di Loretto, by Domenichino : A Grand Sea Storm, by W. Vandevelde : two large views in Venice, by Canaletti : and many fine productions of the Italian, Spanish, and Venetian Schools : including the works of Raphael, L. Da Vinci, Domenichino, Sal. Rosa, Titian, P. Veronese, Corregio, Tintoretto, Murillo, Velasquez, Ligozzi, Carravaggio, etc. : also a painted glass window and some miscellanies, which will be sold by auction by Mr. Rainy, at the Gallery, No. 14, on the East Side of Regent-St. in the division between Piccadilly and Pall Mall, on Wednesday, June 29, 1842, and following day, at one o'clock precisely, by direction of the executors.

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Creator:
Rainy, Alexander
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
14, [2] pages ; 24 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. A catalogue of the important and highly interesting collection of antique gems : the property of the late Allan Gilmore, Esq. of Portland Place : consisting of upwards of three hundred valuable cameos and intaglios ... by Pickler, Marchant, Birch, and Pistrucci, besides those of ancient Greek Workmanship : principally mounted in gold as rings and brooches, and many set round with diamonds : several valuable gold snuff boxes ... : a ruby drop ... with a pink diamond loop : a curious antient silver cup and cover, set with every class of gems : gold watches, and several rings and brooches : a splendid dressing case, taken from Napoleon's carriage at the Battle of Vittoria, fitted with silver in the most complete manner : and the beautiful rifle, and pair of duelling pistols, enriched with gold and silver chasings : a few fine bronzes, gold and silver coins : minerals, fossils and shells, in a Cabinet : library of rare & valuable books & prints ... : including an original folio copy of the Liber Veritatis, Museé Napoleon, in 4 vols. : Galerie de Palais Royal, 3 tom. : Histoire des Perroquets, 2 vols. : Lavater, 5 vols. : several Missals, and works on art : a small service of plate and plated ware, and miscellaneous valuable objects : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips at his Great Rooms, 73, New Bond Street, on Wednesday, the 18th of May, 1842, and four following days, at one o'clock precisely each day, by order of the executors, without reserve.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
17, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Catalogue of the very select cabinet of English and Dutch pictures, of Joseph Delafield, Esq., deceased : which (by orders of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at their Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, June the 17th, 1842, at half-past two o'clock.

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Creator:
Christie & Manson
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
4 pages ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Bengough & Son : trunk, portmanteau & plate chest manufacturers.

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Creator:
Bengough & Son
Date:
[approximately 1842]
Physical Description:
1 trade card : engraving ; 8 x 11 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Catalogue of the choice collection of thirteen capital pictures, the property of Harry Hankey Dobree, Esq., deceased : comprising "The letter of introduction," the celebrated work of Sir David Wilkie ; three admirable works of J.M.W. Turner, R.A. ; and nine capital pictures, by Morland : which (by the orders of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Christie & Manson, at their Great Room, 8, King Street, St. James's Square, on Friday, June the 17th, 1842, at two o'clock precisely.

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Creator:
Christie & Manson
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
4 pages ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. A catalogue of the important & most valuable portion of the collection of ancient pictures, the property of the late Allan Gilmore, Esq. of Portland Place : formed more than twenty years ago ... for the purpose of Sale ... from the collections of Lucien Buonaparte, Lord Radstock, Sirs W. Drummond and T. Lawrence, Messrs. Hibbert Webb & Turner and many other distinguished collections distributed about that period : amongst those may be mentioned in particular a ... Picture of the Beatification of the Virgin with the twelve apostles, by Raffaelle, for many years in the possession of John Symmons, Esq : Salvator Munci, a ... work by C. Dolci : the Passion of Christ, by Sebastian Del Piombo ... : the Feast at Cana, by P. Veronese : an Italian sea port, and a Pastoral Landscape by Claude : two bacchanalian subjects, by Nicholas Poussin : the Judgement Hall, by Ferrara ... : the Holy Family, treated by Titian, A. Del Sarto & Raffaelle : The Virgin and Child, by Carracci : The Entombment by Vandyck : two pastoral landscapes by Swaneveldt : and many other equally valuable works : besides valuable examples of the Dutch and Flemish Schools, particularly an Interior and Exterior by Jan Steen : Sea Piece by Backhuysen : Landscapes by Cuyp, Berchem, Wynants, and others ... by Wouvermans, Netscher, Vander Werf, De Hoogem Cuyp, S. De Vos, De Hont, P. Neefs, Van Tol, Greuze, Boucher, G. Douw, &c. : portraits by Titian, Giorgione, G. Douw, Velasquez, and Vanderhelst : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Phillips, at his Great Rooms, 73, New Bond Street, on Tuesday, 31st May, & Wednesday, 1st June, 1842 at two precisely each day by order of the executors, without reserve.

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Creator:
Phillips, Mr.
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
19, [1] pages ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. A glance at the Temple Church.

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Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
[16] p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts