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The following list is in no way to be regarded as anything but roughly representative of the various types of prints which ought not to be beyond the ambition of the reader for whom this volume is intended:—


"Copperplate Magazine" (1794-98):—
    Earliest engravings from Turner's drawings (6-1/2 in. by 4-3/8 in.).
    Nottingham, Chepstow, Ely, Flint, and 10 others, 2s. 6d. each.

"The Pocket Magazine" (1795-96):—
    Windsor, Swansea, Staines, Bristol, Chelsea, &c.
    Engraved by Tagg, Rothwell, and others, 1s. 6d. each.
    Britannia Depicta (1803-10), seven plates engraved by W. Byrne, 5s. each.

"Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of England" (1813-26):—
    Eighty plates, worth £15 15s. Large paper, first edition, open letter proofs.
  The following separate plates are worth:—
    Hythe, by G. Cooke, Engraver's proof, India-paper, 21s.
    Rye, by E. Goodall, early lettered impression, 4s.
    Torbay, by W. B. Cooke, early lettered impression, 5s.
    St. Michael's Mount, by W. B. Cooke, early lettered impression, 4s.

"Turner's Annual Tours" (1833-35), 3 vols.:—
    With 61 plates of Views on Loire and Seine, India Proofs, sell for 50s. each volume.
    Separate plates of these three vols. sell from 2s. 6d. to 5s. each.

"England and Wales" series (1827-38) with 96 plates:—
    Carew Castle, by W. Miller, Engraver's proof, India-paper, £3 3s.
    Chain Bridge over the Tees, by W. R. Smith, Engraver's proof, India-paper, £3 3s.
    Llanthony Abbey, by J. T. Willmore, Engraver's proof, India-paper, £1 11s.
    Salisbury, by W. Radclyffe, Engraver's proof, India-paper, £1 1s.
    Later states of this series may be procured on ordinary paper at sums from 5s. upwards.

Large Plates after Pictures:—
    Cologne, by E. Goodall, India Proof, before letters, £2 5s.