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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE for FEBRUARY 1852, contains: 1. Alfred and his place in the History of England. 2. Wanderings of an Antiquary, by Thomas Wright, F.S.A. Roman Cities on the Welsh Border (with Engravings). 3. A Paper on Puppets. 4. Letters of Mrs. Piozzi, on her Anecdotes of Johnson. 5. Ulrich von Hutten, Part VI. 6. Skirmish at Penrith in 1745. 7. The Life of T. Stothard, R.A. 8. Letter of Lord Byron, denying the Authorship of The Vampire. 9. Correspondence of Sylvanus Urban: Whifflers in Norwich and in London (with Engravings). Baronial Title granted to a Portuguese by Charles II. The ancient Timber Houses of Coventry. Palimpsest Sepulchral Brass found at Norwich. The OBITUARY contains Memoirs of 1. The Earl of Suffolk; 2. Sir John Cope, Bart.; 3. Sir John Gladstone, Bart.; 4. Sir W. B. Cooke, Bart.; 5. General Sir F. P. Robinson; 6. Lieut. Gen. Sir G. A. Quentin; 7. Rear-Adm. Daly; 8. Matthias Attwood, Esq.; 9. Charles Hoare, Esq.; 10. Rev. Dr. Sadleir, Provost of Dublin; 11. Rev. Mr. Canon Tyler; 12. Rev. Dr. Ellerton; 13. Professor Dunbar of Edinburgh; 14. Mr. Russell of Birmingham; 15. J. M. W. Turner, R.A.; 16. R. C. Taylor, Esq.; 17. Mr. Hudson Turner, &c. &c.
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The very interesting and curious Library of the Hon. Archd. FRASER, of Lovat (decd.), son of the celebrated Simon, Lord Lovat.
MESSRS. S. LEIGH SOTHEBY AND 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, February 9th, 1852, and Three following Days, at One o'Clock precisely, a Valuable Portion of the Singularly Curious Library of the Hon. Archd. FRASER, of Lovat, LL.D., F.R.S., and F.S.A. (deceased), son of the celebrated Simon, Lord Lovat. This collection includes, among other rare and interesting volumes, Caxton, the Book of the Order of Chyualry, printed by Caxton about 1484, one of the rarest productions from his press, only three other copies being known; a very interesting copy of the Works of Ben Jonson, having an Unpublished Poem in his Autograph, inscribed to his patron, Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset; Le Jardin de Plaisance et Fleur de Rethoricque, fine copy in old russia of an interesting and rare Collection of Popular French Histories, Ballads, &c.; Herrera, Historia General de los Hechos de los Castellanos en las Islas y Tierra Firme, fine copy of the original edition, complete; Mandeville's Travels to Jerusalem, a very rare and early edition; La Mer des Histoires, first edition, 1488; Barcia, Historiadores Primitivos de las Indias Occidentales, 3 tom. scarce; Castelli Lexicon Heptaglotton, uncut; Poliphili Hypnerotomachia, fine copy of the first and rare edition; many rare and early Works on America; curious Voyages and Travels, Histories, &c.; rare and interesting early English Theology; Books of Prayers, Breviaries, Catechisms, Psalms, &c.; some good Specimens from the Presses of Wynkyn de Worde, Pynson, and others; interesting Works on Machinery and Science; a singular collection of rare Facetiæ. To be viewed on the Friday and Saturday prior, and Catalogues had; if in the country, on receipt of six postage stamps.
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