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A catalogue of a very large collection of good books, In most Languages, and in all Branches of Learning; Being the Libraries of Gibson Dalzell, Esq; The Rev. Mr. Davis, and of Dr. Woodhouse, &c. lately deceas'd. The Books are in fine Condition. Amongst which are the following: Journals House Commons, 23 vol. Guthry, Rapin and Echard's Hist. Eng. Madoxe's Works, 4 vol. Clarendon's Rebellion, l. p. 3 vol. gilt leaves. Horsley's Britannia Romana. Gibson's Cambden, 2 vol. Enderbie's Hist. Wales. Moreton's Northamptonshire. Chauncey's Hertfordshire. Thoroton's Nottinghamshire. Burton's Leicestershire. Tanner's Notitia Monastica. Thurloe's State Papers, 7 vol. Honbraken's Heads of illust. Men. Wood's Antiq. of Palmyra. Mariana's Hist. of Spain. Mezeray's Hist. France. Duncan's Caesar. Bacon, Temple, Locke, and Milton's Works. Picart's Ovid, fine Cuts. Shakespeare's Works, 1st Edit. Travels, &c. by Harris, Pococke, Shaw, Churchill, Wheeler, Lebruyn, &c. Guicciardini Hist. D'italia, 2 tom. Tasso, con fig. - Ven. 1745 Opere di Tasso, 6 tom. Coneral Dictionary, 10 vol. Chambers and Supplement, 4 vol. Postlethwaite's Dictionary, 2 vol. Bayle's Dictionary, l. p. 5 vol. in Turkey. New Dict. Arts and Sciences, 2 vol. Ainsworth's Dict. 2 vol. Portuguese and Eng. Dict. Hen. Stephani Thesaur. 5 t. ch. max. Somner's Saxon Dict. Which will begin to be Sold very cheap, for Ready Money only, On Monday, January 24, 1757, and continue till all are Sold, By Thomas Payne, Bookseller, In Castle-Street, next the Upper Mews Gate, near St. Martin's Church. Catalogues, with the Prices printed, Price 6 l. To be had of the following Booksellers; viz. Mr. Stahan, Cornhill; Mr. Payne, Pater-Noster-Row; Mr. Owen, Temple-Bar; Mr. Lewis, Covent-Garden; Mr. Brindley, New Bond-Street; Mr. Jackson, St. James's street; Mr. Matthews, at Cambridge; and at the Place of Sale: Where may be had the full Value for any Library or Parcel of Books.
Payne, Thomas, 1719-1799.Date: 1757]- 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 genuine collection of Greek and Roman coins and medals of the Late Revd. Mr. Wilkins, deceased; Also a curious cabinet of British, Saxon, English and foreign gold, silver, and copper coins and medals, belonging to a gentleman who has declined collecting in the English series: together with a choice collection of medallick books. Which will be sold by auction, by Samuel Paterson, at Essex House, in Essex Street, in the Strand; on Friday evening the 16th of March, 1759, to begin precisely at six o'clock. The whole may be viewed on Tuesday the 13th instant, and to the time of sale. Catalogues may be had gratis, at the Mount Coffee House, Grosvenor street; Farrest's, Charing-Cross; the bedford, Covent-Garden; St. Paul's Coffee House, St. Paul's Church Yard; Batson's Cornhill; at Bristow's State Lottery Office, Cheapside; and at the place of sale. For further particulars enquire of S. Paterson.
Paterson, Samuel, 1728-1802.Date: 1759]- Books
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A catalogue of pictures, Copied or Multiplied (for Sale) By a chymical and mechanical process; exhibited with The capital originals from which they have been taken, by the Polygraphic Society, At their Rooms, in Pall-Mall, being their eighth exhibition: opened the 4th of April, 1792, As specimens of what the society engage to deliver to Purchasers. - Admittance one Shilling. To continue till further notice, from eleven in the morning till six in the evening. - All Orders addressed by Letter to the Polygraphic Society, as above, will be executed in the same Manner as if the Parties were present. N. B. Catalogues gratis.
Polygraphic Society (London, England)Date: [1792]- Books
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Second part of Lackington's catalogue for 1788; consisting of Above Thirty Thousand Volumes, In various Languages and Classes of Learning; Including Four valuable Libraries purchased since October; With many Articles but just published; A large Number in a Variety of elegant and superb Bindings. The whole selling at the extreme low Prices which are printed in this Second Part, and marked in every Book, By J. Lackington, At his Shop, No. 46 and 47, Chiswell-Street, Moorfields, London. Where may be had the utmost Value for Libraries or Parcels of Books. Or Books Exchanged. - Not an Hour's Credit will be given to any Person, nor any Books Exported, or sent into the Country before they are paid for. This second part, Price Sixpence, (which will be allowed to Purchasers in 6s) may be had at the Shop, and of the following Booksellers: Richardson, Royal Exchange; Barker, Russell-Court, Drury-Lane; Marsom, No. 187, High Holborn; Walker, No. 44, Pater-Noster-Row; Ryan, No. 351, Oxford-Street, near the Pantheon; Manson, King-Street, Westminster; Lunn, Cambridge; and Palmer and Merrick, Oxford; Hazard, Bath; Lloyed, Bristol; Rollason, Coventry; Laing, Edinburgh. N. B. The first part of this Catalogue, Price 1s, to be allowed to Purchasers in 10s, or paid back if the Catalogue be returned, (though no Purchase be made) only to be had at the Place of Sale; consisting of Forty Thousand Volumes, will continue on Sale until September 20th, 1788, when a very large new Catalogue will be published. - To prevent Mistakes, those who send for any Books are desired, besides the Numbers to send the first Words and the Prices of the Articles they want. - Book-Binding done in the newest taste, and exceeding cheap.
Lackington, James, 1746-1815.Date: 1788]- Books
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A catalogue of a valuable and curious collection of Cameo's, Intaglio's, &c. True antiques in the highest preservation; With some moderns of the best masters; rings, antique bronzes, an Egyptian mummy, finely preserved and other curiosities, lately consigned from abroad. To which will added, by permission of the executor, (late the property of a gentleman deceased) a small, but neat, collection of Roman, English, and other coins, medals, &c. In gold, silver, and brass; with a few lots of useful and ornamental plate, some fire-arms, &c. Which will be sold by auction, by Whiston Bristow, Swon Broker, at the Edinburgh Coffee-House, Swithin's Alley, near the Royal Exchange, on Wednesday and Thursday the 9th and 10th inst. beginning precisely at 12 o'clock. To be viewed on Monday the 7th inst. and to the time of sale, when catalogues may be had, and of W. Bristow, St. Paul's Church Yard, who sells by commission estates, medals, books pictures, curiosities, stocks in trade, and houshold furniture.
Bristow, Whiston, active 1760-1770.Date: 1764?]- Books
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A catalogue of the library of Tho. Brady, Esq; containing a choice collection of many valuable and uncommon books ... to be sold ... at the Black Swan ... on Thursday ... the 19th of August, 1715, ...
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A catalogue of books purchased for the Bodleian Library in 1800. With an account of monies collected for that purpose.
Bodleian Library.Date: 1800]- Books
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A catalogue of the genuine and valuable collection of ancient and modern coins and medals, in gold, silver, copper, antique bronzes, books, &c. of Hendry Stacy, Esq., deceased; Which (by order of the executrix) will be sold by auction, by Mr. Gerard, at his house, in Litchfield-Street, St. Anne's, Soho, on Thursday, the 18th, Friday, the 19th, and Saturday, the 20th, of February, 1779. To be viewed on Tuesday the 16th, Wednesday, the 17th, and each day till the time of sale, which will begin at twelve o'clock precisely. Catalogues may be had, gratis, at the place of sale.
Gerard, Mr. (John), -1794.Date: 1779]- Books
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Catalogue of books belonging to the Dublin Library Society. To which are prefixed the laws of the institution, and a list of subscribers.
Dublin Library Society.Date: 1792- Books
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A catalogue of books, for 1793; containing several valuable collections, lately purchased. And a great Number of Curious and Rare Books, Some very Capital Books of Prints, Hindoo and other high finished Drawings, fine Prints, Manuscripts, Atlasses, Surveys of Counties, &c. purchased out of the principal Libraries, sold in 1792. Amongst which are the following: Boydel's and Nicol's Shakespeare, early impres. The Houghton Collection of Prints, ditto Fifty-Three Hindoo, or India Paintings Le Brun's Collection of Prints, fine impres. Weirotter's Works Dessins des Jean Prestel Boyer's D'aguilles Gallery Habits of the Levant, beautifully coloured Hamilton's Etruscan Antiquities, 2 vols. Antiquarian Prints, 2 vols. Hodge's Large Views in India, 12 numbers, very fine impressions Metz's beautiful Imitations of Antient and Modern Drawings, 90 Prints Crispin de Pas's Drawing Book Bavaria Sancta, 4 vols. rare Travels through the Rhaetian Alps, with picturesque views Ostade's Etchings, very fine A fine Collection of Scarce Prints, by Hollar, Della Bella, Callot, L. Clerc, Mark Antony, Goltzius, and other old engravers, in port folio, with leaves, and very eleg. bound in morocco A Port folio, with scarce English Portraits, by Smith, Vandyck, Becket, Cooper, &c. Archaeologia by the Society of Antiquarians, 9 vols. 4 to. Tempest's Cries of London, old impressions A Large Collection of Books of Emblems, curious and rare Surveys of Counties, Chapman's, Dury and Andrews, Rocque's, Jeffery's, Armstrong's, &c. of Nottinghamshire, Kent, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Bedford, Buckingham, Huntingdon, Dorsetshire, Durham, Oxford, &c. &c. Rennell's large Bengal Atlas Merian's Surinam Insects, original edition, beautifully coloured Catesby's Carolina, 2 vols. ditto Lewin's Birds, 5 vols. all drawings on vellum paper, and beautifully coloured Hill's Herbal, the largest paper, coloured Vandermeuiin's Large and Capital Prints of the Battles of Lewis XIV. Pennant's London, first edit. l. p. interleaved in 4 vols. with a great number of additional Prints and Drawings Sleazer's Theatrum Scotiae, fine impression Carter's Antiquities, 25 numbers Sandrart's Academia Ars Pictoria Lavater's Physiognomy, 25 numbers, first impressions Hearne and Byrne's Antiquities Delices de la Grande Bretagne Description des Arts et Metiers, 9 vols. Bleau's Atlas, 11 vols. illuminated Chambers's Encyclopedia, by Rees, 4 vols. in Russia Ashmole's Order of the Garter Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire, 1656 - Summons to Parliament, original edit. bound in russia - Monasticon Anglicanum, Latin, 2 vols. 1682, &c. Grafton's Chronicle, b. l. 1568 Dart's Antiquities of Westminster and Canterbury, 3 vols. Bruce, Cook, Hawkesworth, Phillips, White, Parkinson, Phipps, &c. Voyages Worsley's Hist. of the Isle of Wight Vicar's Parliamentary Chronicle, 4 parts, compleat England's Worthies, from 1642, to 1647, with fine portraits, by Hollar, &c. very rare Some Curious and Valuable Manuscripts, and printed Missals on vellum And many other equally Scarce and Valuable. The books in general are in very good Condition, many in elegant Bindings, and are now on sale exceeding Cheap, (for Ready Mony only), and will continue on Sale by Henry Chapman, Bookseller, No. 65, Chandois Street, Covent Garden. Catalogues (price 6d, allowed to Purchasers), may be had of the following Booksellers, Mr. Collins, Exchange Alley, Cornhill, Mr. J. Walker, Paternoster-Row, Mr. Stockdale, Piccadilly, and at the Place of Sale.
Chapman, Henry, active 1776-1796.Date: 1793]- Books
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A catalogue of the capital collection of prints, drawings and books of prints, of the late Right Honourable Henry, Lord Viscount Colerane, Never yet expos'd to Sale; consisting of The most Eminent Masters of the Italian, French and Flemish Schools. To which is added, The Small but Curious library of Ephraim Chambers, Esq; Editor of the Cyclopedia, or the Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Amongst which are Compleat Setts of the Classicks in Usum Delphini, cum Notis Variorum, and those printed by Elzevir; the Philosophical Transactions compleat; Rymer's Foedera, 20 vol. Hen. Stephani Thesaurus Ling. Gr. ch. max. The Votes of the House of Commons; the Statutes at large by Hawkins; a large Collection of scarce old Plays in Quarto, &c. &c. Which will be sold this and every Day (the lowest Prices printed in the Catalogue, without any Abatement, for Ready Money only) At T. Osborne's and J. Shipton's in Gray's-Inn. Catalogues may be had at all the Chief Cities and Towns in England, and at the Place of Sale. - The Library of Lord Colerane is now, and will continue every Day selling. Catalogues in Two Volumes in Octavo, may be had at the Place of Sale; where may be had Money for any Library of Books, Prints or Manuscripts. N. B. A Sett of Manuscript Sermons to be disposed off, warranted Originals, and never copied.
T. Osborne and J. Shipton (Booksellers)Date: 1756]- Books
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The London catalogue of books, with their sizes and prices. Correcter to September MDCCXCIX.
Bent, William, 1747-1823.Date: 1799- Books
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Wagstaff's new catalogue of rare old books, Collected and imported since December 1771. Consisting of a Matchless Collection Of such Articles as are seldom seen, unless in the Libraries of the Greatest Connoisseurs. Which will begin to be sold on Monday next, Nov. 2, 1772. By George Wagstaff, (A Lover and Preserver of Antiquity) at his Shop in Bricklane, the Corner of Brown's-Lane, Spitalfields, near the Church, exceeding cheap. For ready Money only. The lowest Price printed to each Article in the Catalogue. Mr. Wagstaff returns his most respectful Thanks to all his former Customers; and begs Leave to assure them, that any farther Commands will be esteemed a singular Favor, and with the greatest Readiness and Punctuality complied with. He flatters himself that there are many Articles in this Catalogue worthy of the Notice the Curious, to whose impartial Judgment he submits them, without prostituting his Veracity, or tiring their Patience with the Repetitions of the Words, Scarce, Rare, &c. &c. Catalogues may be had of the following Booksellers; viz. Ridley, St. James's-Street; Law, St. Martin's Church-Yard; Wilkie, St. Paul's Church-Yard; Cook, near the Royal-Exchange; of the Booksellers of Oxford and Cambridge, and at the Place of Sale: Where the full Value is given for any Library or Parcel of Books.
Wagstaff, George, active 1766-1817.Date: 1772]- Books
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Dengan sale. Part the first; containing the books. A catalogue of the extensive and valuable library, prints, paintings, Statues, Music, Mathematical Instruments And Superb Furniture Of At The Chapel which belonged to the late Right Hon. Earl of Mornington, at Dengan Castle, and which will begin to be sold by auction by R. E. Mercier and Co. at their house, No. 31, Anglesea-Street, Dublin, on Monday 18th May 1795, And The Following Days, Until All Are Sold. The Library consists of near 10,000 Volumes; amongst which are the following: Addison's Works, 4 vols. 410. Fielding's Works, 4 vols. 410. Milton's Works, 4 vols. 410. Pope's Works, 15 vols. 410. Spencer's Fairy Queen, 3 vols. 410. Dives and Pauper, 1493. Hackluyt's Voyages, 3 vols. Purchas's Pilgrims, 5 vols. Arnold's Chronicle, or Customs of London. Fabian, Grasion, Halle, and Holinshed's Chronicles. Anecdotes of Painting, 4 vols. - Strawberry Hill. Willourbby's Ornithology. Morison Plantarum Historia Universalis Oxoniensis, 2 vols large paper. Vitruvius Britannicus, 5 vols. large paper. Hogarth's Works, finest impressions. Darley's Comic Prints. Kip's Britannia Illustrata, 3 vols. Ionian Antiquities. Wood's Palmyra. Montfaucon's Antiquities. Spence's Polymetis, first edition. Evangelium Sanctum Arabice, 1590, Editio Princeps, a splendid copy. Ciceronis Opera, Oliveti, 9 vols. Platonis, Serrani, 2 vols. large paper. Albertus, Magnus, typis Wilhelmum de Mechlinia. Aratus. Editso Princeps. Lucretius, 1486. Editio princeps. Lactantius, 1478. Martialis, 1475. Ovidius, 1486. Valerius Maximus, 1478. Magna Charta, a curious MS. Illustrious Heads, imperial paper.
R. E. Mercier and Co.Date: [1795]- Books
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A catalogue of the most esteemed and useful English books, proper to form a select library.
John Whiston and Benjamin White (London, England)Date: 1758]- Books
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A catalogue of the entire and valuable library of the late Rev. and learned Mr. John Lewis, of Mergate, [sic] in Kent. ... which will be sold very cheap ... by Thomas Payne, ...
Payne, Thomas, 1719-1799.Date: 1748?]- Books
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A catalogue of a genuine and curious collection of Greek, Roman, British, Saxon and English coins and medals, in gold, silver and copper, (many of which are very Rare, and in the most desirable Preservation;) which will be sold by auction, By Mr. Gerard, At his House, in Litchfield-Street, St. Ann's, Soho, On Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th of February, 1772. - To be view'd on Monday the 24th, Tuesday the 25th, and each Day 'till the Time of Sale; which will begin at Half an Hour after Eleven O'Clock precisely. - Catalogues to be had, gratis, at Mr. Gerard's aforesaid.
Gerard, Mr. (John), -1794.Date: 1772]- Books
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A catalogue of the genuine collection of Greek, Roman, British and English coins and medals, antique bronzes, Roman earthen ware, ores, shells, &c. of a gentleman, who has left off collecting; which will be sold by auction, By Mr. Gerard, At his House in Litchfield-Street, St. Ann's, Soho, On Wednesday the 13th, and Thursday the 14th of April, 1774. - To be view'd on Monday the 11th, Tuesday the 12th, and 'till the Time of Sale, which will begin at Half an Hour after Eleven O'Clock precisely. - Catalogues to be had, gratis, at Mr. Gerard's aforesaid.
Gerard, Mr. (John), -1794.Date: 1774]- Books
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A catalogue of several thousand books in various languages, in manuscripts (very early printed) black letter, many printed by Aldus, books in alchemy, ... Which will begin selling ... this day, 1770, ... by Richard Dymott, ...
Dymott, Richard, -1779.Date: 1770]- Books
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A catalogue of a select and valuable collection of ancient and modern books, in various languages. Containing, A considerable Number of very rare and curious Articles in the finest Condition. Also, An extensive Assortment of the best Modern Books in the most elegant Bindings. Including the Libraries of the late J. Mainwaring, M. D. an eminent Civilian, and a celebrated Collector, deceased. Among others equally curious are, Caxton's Game of Chesse. Caxton's Chaucer. Caxton's Cato. Caxton's Alain Chartier. Caxton's Catharine of Senes. Caxton's Bull of Pope Innocent for the Marriage of Henry Vii. and Elizabeth of York. several by Wynken de Worde, Pynson, Maclinia, and other early Printers. Books printed on Vellum. Books printed at Strawberry-Hill. Sir William Dugdain's Works. Most of the scarce English Topographical Histories. Early English Poetry. Chronicles, by Froissart, Higden, Hollinshed, Hall, Grafton, Fabian, &c. Romans de Chevalerie de la Table ronde Illuminated Missals and Mss. Mss. on English History and Antiquities. Buffon's Birds, coloured, 5 vol. Morocco. Hill's Vegetable System, coloured, 26 vol. Merian's Surinam Insects, coloured. Knorr's Shells, coloured. Martyn's Shells, painted. Lister's Shells, orig. edit. large paper. Hamilton's Sicilies, coloured, 3 vol. - Etruscan Vases, coloured, 4 vol. Antiquities of Herculaneum, 7 vol. Voyages Pittoresques de la Grece, de Naples, de France, de Sicile, de Suisse, &c. 18 vol. Houbraken's Heads, large paper. Perrault Hommes Illustres, lar. pap. Vandyke's Heads. Claude's Drawings, Proofe. Pilastres of the Vatican, coloured. Cielings of the Vatican, coloured. Oeuvres de Buffon, 33 vol. complets. - de Voltaire, 30 vol. - de Rousseau, 30 vol. Tasso, 3 vol: 4 to. par Didot. Which will begin to be sold, for Ready Money, at the Prices fixed in the Catalogue, and marked in the first Leaf of each Book, in May 1787, at Edwards's, No. 102, Pall-Mall. - The full Value given for any Library or Parcel of Books. Catalogues to be had of Mr. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard, and at the Place of Sale; also at Edwards's, Halifax.
Edwards, James, 1756-1816.Date: 1787]- Books
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A Catalogue of books in quires, Which will be sold by auction, at the Queen's-Head Tavern, in Pater-Noster-Row, on Thursday the 13th of December, 1750. Dinner will be upon table exactly at one o'clock. Three months credit will be allowed to those who buy books to the value of ten pounds; two three months to those that buy to the value of twenty pounds; and three three months to those that buy to the value of fifty pounds, on signing notes dated on the day of delivery. N.B. no books will be made perfect, unless the imperfections are demanded within a Fortnight.
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A catalogue of maps, prints, copy-books, &c. From off copper-plates, Printed for John Bowles and Son At the Black-Horse in Cornhill, London.
John Bowles and Son.Date: 1753]- Books
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Wagstaff's new catalogue of rare old books, for 1780. Most humbly inscribed to the Royal & Antiquarian Societies, and to all other Lovers of Literature and the fine Arts; comprehending A Matchless Collection of Really Scarce And Curious Articles, Both In Print And Manuscript, Many Of Them Embellished With Portraits Of The Authors, And Other Ingenious Devices. which will begin selling on Monday next, by George Wagstaff, At his House in Brick-Lane, the Corner of Brown's-Lane, near Christ-Church, Spitalfields. The Prices marked on the first Leaf of each Book, as well as in the Catalogue. (for Ready Money Only.) Catalogues may be had at the following Booksellers; viz. Mr. Ridley's, St. James's-Street; Law's, St. Martin's Church-Yard; Wilkie's, St. Paul's Church-Yard; Sewel's, opposite the Royal-Exchange; Millan's, Charing-Cross; Fletcher's, Oxford, Merril's, Cambridge; and at the Place of Sale.
Wagstaff, George, active 1766-1817.Date: 1780]- 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. Part II. Which will begin to be sold by auction by Mess. Cock and Langford, (of the Great Piazza, Covent-Garden,) Monday January 9, 1748-9, and the twenty three following evenings (sundays excepted) beginning each evening at five of the clock precisely. Catalogues 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: 1749]