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A catalogue of a valuable library, Collected by the Late Chancellor Cox, Sir Richard Cox, bart. and the Rev. Sir Michael Cox, bart. Consisting of some of the most approved authors in history, biography, divinity, law, husbandry, travels, classics, arts and sciences. Among which are the following: Johnson's English dictionary, 2 volumes, folio, Irish statutes at large, 9 volumes, Journal of the Commons of England, with MMS. Notes by Sir Richard Cox, 23 volumes, Biographia Britannica, 4 volumes. Complete system of geography, 2 vols. with 70 cuts. Which will be sold by auction, on Wendesday the 26th instant, at Mr. Zachary Morris's Great Room, in Boland's lane.-The auction to begin at 11 o'clock, and stop at 3, each day, until all are sold. No book to be put up only in succession.
Morris, Zachery.Date: M.DCC.LXXII. [1772]- Books
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A catalogue of the large and valuable library of the late learned and ingenious Mr. Michael Maittaire, deceased; consisting of the greatest variety of books in most parts of polite literature; amongst which are particularly the scarcest editions of the classics, printed by R. and H. Stephens, Vascosan, Turnebus, Elzevir, Aldus, Morell; and other eminent printers. Containing in the whole forty-four nights sale. In order to render which less inconvenient to the literati (by reducing the sale to a more agreeable length of time) the same is divided into two parts, the first of which will begin selling by auction, by Mess. Cock and Langford, (of the Great Piazza, Covent-Garden,) on Monday the 21st day of November 1748, and the nineteen following evenings (Sundays excepted) beginning each evening at five of the clock precisely: and (after the intermediate distance of one month) the second part will be exhibited to publick auction in like manner. Catalogues of which may be had at Mr. Cock's in the Great Piazza aforesaid, at two shillings each part. Note, timely notice of the place of sale will be given in the Daily Advertiser and other public papers.
Cock and Langford (Auctioneers : London, England)Date: 1748]- Books
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A catalogue of the library of Sir John Darnall, Knight, Serjeant at Law, late Judge of the Marshalsea-Court, deceased. Consisting of a collection of very scarce and valuable books, in most faculties, sciences, and languages; viz. History of several nations, particularly Great-Britain and Ireland, law, common and civil. Voyages and travels. Husbandry and trade. Prints and architecture. Divinity. Physic and mathematics. Lives and memoirs. Poetry and Romances. Cl... &c. Dictionaries and lexicons. In Greek, Latin, English, French and Italian. Most of them well bound, gilt or letter'd. Which will begin to be sold cheap (the price mark'd in each book) at Dan. Browne's, at the Black-Swan without Temple-Bar, on Tuesday the 23d of March, 1735-6. Catalogues may be had at Mr. Stagg's, in Westminster-hall; Mr. Jolliff's, in St. James's-street; Mr. Jackson's, in Pall-Mall; Mr. Lewis's in Russel Street, Covent Garden; the British Coffee house, Charing-Cross; Mr. Strahan's in Cornhill; at the Chapter coffee-house in Pater-noster Row; St. Paul's coffee-house in St. Paul's Church yard; and at the place of sale.
Browne, Daniel, -1762.Date: 1736]- Books
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A catalogue of an elegant library of rare and valuable books, Chiefly English, Most of which relate to Natural History, Antiquities, and the Polite Arts, The major Part in Morocco, Russia, and other splendid Bindings; some choice prints and books of prints, including The Cabinets of Crozat, Boyer, and others, the Works of Le Bas, the Designs of Inigo Jones, &c. several highly-finished Missals, some fine drawings, among which are ninety-five originals of Madam Merian in Colours upon Vellum, from the collection of the late Dr. Mead: also Wilkes's cabinet of English and Foreign moths and butterflies, in the same Order in which he left its a Neat-Cabinet of Italian Sulphurs after antique Gems; some capital Bronzes and Carvings in Ivory; sundry curious Fire-Arms, and other genuine and valuable Effects, of a Gentleman Who is gone Abroad, which will be sold by auction, by Paterson and Eve, at Essex House in Essex Street in the Strand, on Wednesday, June the 15th, 1768, And the three following Days, To begin each Day precisely at Twelve O'Clock. To be viewed on Monday the 13th, and to the Time of Sale. Catalogues may be had gratis at Essex House aforesaid.
Paterson and Eve (Strand, London, England)Date: 1768]- Books
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A catalogue of the library of an eminent divine, deceased; And several valuable collections of books, recently purchased: the whole forming a general assortment of the best authors, in every branch of literature, in good condition; many of them in elegant bindings; which are now selling, for ready money, remarkably cheap, by Shepperson and Reynolds, Booksellers, No. 137, Oxford Street. Catalogues to be had of the booksellers at Oxford and Cambridge, and at the place of sale.
Shepperson and Reynolds.Date: 1789]