Complete original November 15, 1856 issue of The Illustrated London News with a front-page article on Britain's Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, and a portrait of Baron Carlo Poerio, with a view of Montesarchio, the prison in Naples in which he was held.

• Other articles in the issue cover a variety of subjects, including a visit to the Dandenong Ranges in Australia, Hans Holbein's painting of the granting of the charter to the Barbers and Surgeons by King Henry VII, the Earl of Yarborourgh's hounds, the Lord Mayor's procession through the streets of London, the obituary of French painter Paul Delaroche, and the awarding of the Royal Geographical Society medal to Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane.



• The issue is richly illustrated with more than twenty full- and partial-page engravings.



• There are also numerous ads, a chess puzzle, and news on sports, music, and the arts, as well as the signing of the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Crimean War.



• This issue measures 15¾" x 11" and has 22 pages. It has a decorative masthead and is identified as No. 830, Vol. XXIX (pages 487-510).



• This is an original, authentic, complete issue of The Illustrated London News, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.



• Condition:  It is in very good condition, bright and clean. A previous owner has made a few small marks with a soft pencil, and there's a neatly repaired closed tear on one of the text pages. This issue had previously been part of a bound volume, and there are a few bits of glue and paper residue along the left edge. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



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