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A catalogue of scarce and valuable books in most languages, and all parts of learning, being the libraries of a late learned and eminent Prelate of the church, and a certain Member of Parliament lately deceas'd, as also the best part of the late Dr. Archer's Archdeacon of Wells. Amongst which are, the scarcest and best editions of almost all the Greek and Roman historians, andiquaries, philosphers, mathematicians and poets: the fathers, councils, annalists, law, civil and ecclesiastick, rites, ceremonies, history and antiquity of the churches of all nations, with many polemical theological commentators, lexicographers &c. Which will begin to be sold on Wednesday the 2nd of April 1740at 11 o' clock in the morning, at Ben Hickey's in Cock-Lane, Bristol.-The lowest price of each book being printed in the catalogue, that gentlemen at any distance may be purchasers, by sending timely commissions. Catalogues to be had at the place of sale, price 6d. - where the full value is given for any library or parcel of old books,
Hickey, Benjamin.Date: 1740]- Books
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A guide to the lottery; or, the laws of chance laid down in a plain and intelligible manner, wherein is shewn the probabilities arising from any proposed circumstance of play; applied to the Solution of a Variety of curious Questions relating to Cards, Dice, Lotteries, &c. Likewise The whole Business of insuring Tickets in the State Lottery clearly explained, the several Advantages taken by the Office-Keepers pointed out, and an easy Method given, whereby any Person may compute the Probability of his Success upon purchasing or insuring any particular Number of Tickets, with a Table of the Price of Insurance for every Day's drawing in the ensuing Lottery, another Table, containing the Number of Tickets a Person ought to purchase to make it an equal Chance to have any particular Prize; with several other curious Tables. To which is added a companion for the draught-player, Containing Thirty select Games of Draughts, shewing the Manner of moving the Pieces to the best Advantage; together with several critical Situations to win Games, and fine Strokes, never before published: being the Result of the Practice and Observations of some of the first Players. By W. Painter.
Painter, W.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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A catalogue of Sanscrita manuscripts presented to The Royal Society by Sir William and Lady Jones. By Charles Wilkins, ... from the Philosophical Transactions.
Royal Society (Great Britain)Date: 1798]- Books
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A catalogue of a capital and truly valuable library of a gentleman, Removed from his late Residence at Twickenham, for Convenience of Sale; Comprising, amongst a Variety of other very Valuable Articles, the following: Histoire Universelle des Anciens Royaumes, a most beautiful Manuscript on vellum, with exquisite Miniatures, Morocco, Unique Doctrinal of Sapyence, printed by Caxton, Mcccclxxiv, extremely rare Dugdale on Imbanking and Draining the Fens, Original Edition Atkyn's History of Glocestershire, large Paper, Russia Harris's History of Kent, Plates by Kip Plot's History of Oxfordshire and Staffordshire, large Paper Antiquities and Topography of Great Britain Leycester's Natural History of Cheshire Lyson's History of the Environs of London, 4 vol. Gunton's Peterborough and other County Histories Oeuvres de Holbein, fine Impressions with additional Drawings, fine Fabian's, and other Chronicles Willis's Mitred Abbies, & Notitia Parliamentaria, 5 vol. blue Morocco Bentley's Lucan, Strawberry Hill, elegant Herbert's Ames, large Paper, Russia Atlas Universel par Robert, coloured Life of Caxton, by Lewis, large Paper Lyf of St. Katharine, St. John the Baptist, St. Jerom, and our Lady by Lydgate, exceeding fair and choice Manuscripts on vellum, elegant in Morocco, and others Very singular Missals on vellum with Miniatures Nature Displayed, Titian's Habits, Mary Toft, &c. And many other rareand fine Articles too tedious to enumerate. Which will be sold by auction by Mr. King, junr. At his Auction Room, No. 36, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, On Monday, July 7, 1800, and Three following Days, at Twelve O'Clock.
King, Thomas, active 1781-1822.Date: 1800]- Books
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John Walter, Esq; - - - - - - appellant. William Glanville, Esq; - - - - respondent. The respondent's case.
Glanville, William.Date: 1728]- Books
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A Catalogue of several libraries and collections of books, lately purchased By Christopher Etherington, Bookseller and Printer in York, Including those of a Late Eminent Physician, two divines, and a Counsellor at Law; and comprehending A great Variety of valuable Articles in every Class of Literature. The books are generally in good Condition, and many in elegant Bindings. The lowest ready Money Prices are marked in the Catalogue, and they will continue on Sale, at those Prices, from the Seventh of March, 1774, for Four Weeks, and no longer. For a Specimen of the Catalogue, vide the opposite Page. Catalogues may be had, Price Sixpence, which will be allowed in any Purchase, from the Proprietor, at his Shop opposite All Saints Church, in the Pavement, York; J. Bell, No. 132, Strand, London; of the Booksellers in most of the principal Cities and Market-Towns in Great-Britain, and of all the Distributors of the York Chronicle.
Etherington, Christopher, active 1757-1777.Date: 1774]- Books
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A catalogue of modern law books; Being a supplement to bibliotheca legum angliae: containing a catalogue of law publications, from hilary team 1788 to Trinity term 1794; and of others now in the press.
Brooke, Edward.Date: 1794- Books
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A catalogue of curious and valuable books, to be disposed of by way of sale, (The lowest price being marked at each book), at the shop of Alexander Donaldson, the first fore-stair above the entry to the royal bank, Edinburgh. The sale to begin on Monday the 12th day of June 1758, and to continue for two months. In this collection are the following books. Folio. Grævii thesaurus antiq[ue] italiæ, 45 vols Rymer's fœdera, 20 tomes, 10 vols Andersoni diplomata scotiæ The general dictionary, 10 Vols Bayle's dictionary, 5 vols, large paper Johnson's English dictionary, 2 vols Savary's dictionary of trade and commerce, 2 vols Chambers's dictionary, 2 vols The supplement to ditto, 2 vols Millar's gardener's dictionary Jacob's law-dictionary A complete collection of state-trials, 6 vols Thurloe's collection of state-papers, 7 vols Piranesi's antiqulties of Rome, 4 vols Churchill's voyages, 6 vols Harris's voyages and travels, 2 vols Boyle's works, 5 vols, Bacon's works, 3 vols Locke's works, 3 vols Tillotson's works, 3 vols The fine Oxford Bible, 2 vols The grand theatre of Venice Causei musæum Romanum, 2 vols Gualteri index testarum conch. 110 fig. Stephani thesaurus linguæ Græcæ, 5v. Gesneri thesaurus linguæ Latinæ, 4 v. Ciceronis opera omnia, 4v. ap. Steph. All these are the best editions. The list continued on the other side. The books are in good condition, all complete, many of them new; and being priced very low, will be sold only for ready money. - As the person who first commissions or demands a book, must always be preferred, it is hoped that those who intend to be purchasers will send their orders soon. Catalogues to be had at the shop of Alexander Donaldson, who gives ready money for any library, on large parcel of books.
Donaldson, Alexander, -1794.Date: Printed in the year MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. St. Eustatius, And its dependencies. No. 28. Claim of Joseph Waldo. Sir George Brydges (now Lord) Rodney, and the Honourable Lieutenant-General John Vaughan, the Commanders of his Majesty's Sea and Land Forces on an Expedition to the Island of Saint Eustatius, - - - - Captors and Respondents, against Joseph Waldo, of the City of Bristol, Merchant, - Claimant and Appellant. Case on Behalf of the captors, in Objection to the Register's Report.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. St. Eustatius, And its Dependencies. Claim of Anthony Songa, No 17. Anthony Songa, of Warnford Court, Throgmorton Street, London, Merchant, the Consul General of His Royal and Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany, Claimant of sundry Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes, and also of One hundred and Eighty-Three Piastres Eleven Sols, taken and seized upon the Island of St. Eustatius, on its Surrender to His Majesty's Sea and Land Forces, under the Command of Sir George Brydges (now Lord) Rodney, and Major General John Vaughan, for and on Behalf of divers Persons, Subjects of His Royal and Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany, the true and lawful Owners and Proprietors of the said Goods, Wares, and Merchandizes, claimed on their Behalf, - - Appellant. The said Admiral Lord Rodney, and Major General John Vaughan, and James Heseltine, Esquire, His Majesty's Procurator General, - - - - - - - - Respondents. Case On Behalf of the Claimant and Appellant.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1786?]- Books
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The preacher's assistant, (after the manner of Mr. Letsome) containing a series of the texts of sermons and discourses published either singly, or in volumes, by divines of the Church of England, and by the dissenting clergy, since the Restoration to the present time, specifying also the several authors alphabetically arranged under each text - with the size, date, occasion, or subject matter of each sermon or discourse, By John Cooke, M.A. late chaplain of Christ-Church, Oxford, and rector of Wentnor, Salop. ...
Cooke, John, active 1783.Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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A Catalogue of a large, extensive, and valuable parcel of books, in every science, and in most languages; being the genuine library of George Galwey Mills, Esq. (gone to the West Indies,) removed from Slaughter-House, in the County of Gloucester: amongst which are All the fine Editions of the Greek, Latin, English, Italian, and French Classics. - A most extensive Collection of English History and Topography-Books of Prints-Natural History-Manuscripts on Vellum, &c. In superb and elegant bindings. Which will be sold by auction, By Mr. Jeffery, At No. 11 Pall-Mall, On Monday, the 24th of February, 1800, and the twelve following days, (Sundays excepted.) Beginning each day exactly at one o'clock.
Jeffery, Edward.Date: 1800]- Books
A catalogue of books printed before 1641 in the Science Museum Library / compiled by Judit Brody ; subject index compiled by Judith Field and Judit Brody.
Science Museum (Great Britain). Library.Date: 1979- Books
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A catalogue of books, to be sold by auction in Mr. Freebairn's Shop, below the Trone-Church, on Wednesday the 22d of November, 1732, Being the whole library of the late curious and learned gentleman captain Robert Sexon, judge-advocate for Scotland, which he, with great care, judgement and expence, collected for many years; amongst which are a great many rare and valuable books, relating to the history, antiquities, &c. of Britain and Ireland; and other nations; to which is subjoin'd the catalogue of his most valuable and rare manuscripts, which are likewise to be sold.
Freebairn, Robert, -1747.Date: Printed in the year MDCCXXXII. [1732]- Books
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J. Todd's catalogue for 1792. A Catalogue of the Entire Libraries of Marmaduke Tunstall, of Wycliffe, Esq. Lady Fagg of Wood End, and The Rev. W. Dade, F. A. S. Rector of Barmston, &c. And Author of the Intended History of Holderness, All Lately Deceased. To which are added a large and valuable collection of New Books. The whole forming an assortment of nearly fifty thousand volumes of rare and valuable articles in every language and class of literature, particularly natural history and Heraldry. The Books in general are in good Condition, many of them the best Editions, on large Paper, and in various elegant Bindings. The Whole will begin to be sold extremely Cheap, at the Prices marked in the Catalogue, on Tuesday, June 12th, 1792, for Ready Money only, and continue on Sale till Christmas next, By J. Todd, Bookseller, Stationer, and Printseller, In Stonegate, York. - The full Value for Libraries and Parcels of Books in Ready Money: Also Books exchanged and Libraries catalogued and valued. Catalogues, Price 1 s. may be had of Mr. Baldwin, Bookseller, Pater-Noster Row, London, and at the Place of Sale.
Todd, John, -1811.Date: 1792]- Books
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A catalogue of the genuine and curious collection of prints, and books of prints, of John Ratcliffe, Esq; Late of Bermondsey, deceased, chiefly consisting of Scarce and Valuable Portraits of illustrious Persons, from Titian, Vandyke, Rubens, and other great Masters, and several fine original Prints by Vischer, Suyderhoof, Sourman, Hollar, &c. Which will be Sold by Auction, By Mr. Christie, At his Great Room, the Royal Academy, Pall Mall, On Saturday, March 23, 1776, And the Two following Evenings (sunday expected). To be viewed on Thursday and Friday, the 21st and 22d Instant, and to the Sale, which will begin each Evening at Six O'Clock. - Catalogues may be then had.
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730-1803.Date: 1776]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. St. Eustatius And its dependencies. Charles Kerr, of the Island of Antigua, Appellant. The Right Honourable Lord Rodney and General Vaughan - - - Respondents. Case on Behalf of the Respondents.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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A catalogue of several large collections and parcels of books, purchased since June 1785, in most languages, arts and sciences; containing a great Number of very rare Books: A fine Collection of Books of Prints, Prints, &c. The Library of a German Gentleman, Containing the best Authors in that Language. A great Number of French and Italian Books, and a large Collection of Tracts and Pamphlets. The Books in general are in exceeding good Condition, many of them in fine Preservation, and in elegant Bindings. Which are now selling remarkable cheap, for Ready Money only, By Henry Chapman, bookseller, No. 7. Old Round Court, Strand; near Chandois Street. Catalogues to be had of the following Booksellers; Mr. Hayes, No. 332. Oxford Street; Mr. J. Walker, Paternoster Row; Mr. Collins, Change-Alley; Mr. King, New Broad Street; Mess. Fletcher's, Oxford; Mess. Merril's, Cambridge: and at the Place of Sale. N. B. At the same Place may be had (price 6d.) A large Catalogue of Twenty Thousand Volumes of Books, published June 1, 1785, many of which remains unsold. N. B. The full Value given for any Library, or large Parcel of Books. - Books exchanged.
Chapman, Henry, active 1776-1796.Date: 1785]- Books
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Doctor John Roebuck, and Samuel Garbett, Esq; - - - - - - appellants. Messrs. William Stirling, and Son, merchants in Glasgow, - - - - - respondents. The appellants case.
Roebuck, John, 1718-1794.Date: 1774]- Books
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A catalogue of books; containing several valuable collections, lately purchased. Amongst them are the following Rare Books: Religious Ceremonies, 7 vol. l. p. Banier's Ovid, Fr. & Eng. Temple of the Muses, Picart's cuts Montfaucon's Antiq. and Supplem. 8 vol. Stuart's Antiq. of Athens Strange's Prints, fine impressions Cupid and Psyche, by M. Antonio Rymsdyk's Museum Birtannicum Ruins of Balbec, large paper Spence's Polymetis, first impressions Dutch Voyages, 12 vol. first impressisus Sandrart's Works, in German, 6 vol. Des Barre's Atlantic Neptune Bleau's Atlas, 8 vol. royal paper Dunn's Atlas-Mundane System Blair Chronology, with the maps Surveys of Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Cheshire, Buckingham, &c. &c. Rennell's Bengal Atlas, and Map of Hindostan, 2 vol. De Lisle's Atlas, bound in russia Bracton de Legibus, a MS. on vellum Grotius on War and Peace - 1738 Excise Laws, best edit. East India Acts and Charters 1786 Blome's Bible, 2 vol. royal paper Whiston's Josephus, large paper Barclay's Ship of Fooles, b. l. Taylor the Water Poet, fine copy Chambers's Dict. and Sup. 4 vol. russia Motherby's Medicinal Dict. best edit. Gerrard's Herbal, by Johnson 1636 Gentleman's Recreation, fine copy Hill's British Herbal, and Fossils Hooke's Micrographia, fine impressions Beslery Plantarum, 2 tom. - 1612 Willughby's Birds and Fishes Hist. Anglicanae Scriptores, 2 vol. Hollandi Heroologia, first impressions Tanneri Bibliotheca Britannico-Hibernica Alcoran, in Arabic, bound in morocco Slezer's Theatrum Scotiae, large paper Claude Lorrain's Landscapes and Etchings Hogarth's Works, first impressions Carter's Antiquities Fouquet's Views in Amsterdam, 2 vol. Rademaker's Views in Holland, 2 vol. Views in Brabantia, by Hollar, &c. Oeuvres de Hedlinger Icones Operum Misericordiae Teniers Theatrum Pictorum Romaine de Hooge's Prints to the Bible and Testament, 2 vol. large paper Burton's Leicester, first edition Dart's Westminster Abbey, 2 vol. l. p. Dugdale's St. Paul's, best edit. - Monasticon Anglicanum - Summons to Parliament Edmondson's Heraldry, 2 vol. General Dictionary, 10 vol. Hughes's Barbadoes, large paper Kaempser's Japan, 2 vol. l. p. Leigh's Lancashire Plot's Oxfordshire, best edition Peck's Stamford, large paper Rycaut's Commentaries of Peru Rapin and Tindal, 5 vol. Raleigh's World, 2 vol. best edit. Thoresby's Leeds, fine copy Weever's Funeral Monuments, fine copy La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo 1545 Voyage Le Brun, 2 tom. large paper Cooke's Last Voyage, first impressions Harleian Miscellany, 8 vol. fine copy Drinkwater's Siege of Gibraltar Hardyng's Chronicle, b. l. - 1543 Henry Viith's Primer, original edition 1545 Lewis's Antiq. of Tenet, large paper 1736 Lloyd's Wales, by Powel, b. l. - 1585 Long's Astronomy, 2 vol. large paper Bp. Wilson's Bible, 3 vol. russia Gay's Fables, 2 vol. 4to. 1727 & 38 The Books, in general, are in exceeding good Condition; some of them in Elegant Bindings; and are now selling, very cheap, for Ready Money only, By Henry Chapman, Bookseller, No. 65, Chandois Street, Covent Garden, near Bedford Court; Removed from Old Round Court, Strand. Catalogues to be had of the following Booksellers (price 6d, allowed to the Purchasers of Ten Shillings): Mr. S. Hayes, No. 332, Oxford Street; Mr. S. Walker, Paternoster Row; Mr. Collins, Change Alley; Mr. King, New Broad Street; Mess. Fletchers, Oxford; Mess. Merrills, Cambridge; and at the Place of Sale. N. B. The Full Value given for any Library or Parcel of Books.
Chapman, Henry, active 1776-1796.Date: 1788]- Books
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Books sold at the Ring in Little Britain, by G. Conyers. Books of art and ingenuity, and great variety. ...
Conyers, George, -1739 or 1740.Date: 1710?]- Books
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A Catalogue of the nobility of Great Britain, according to their precedencies, and the titles of honour they now enjoy. With a list of the present bishops.
Date: [1707?]- Books
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A letter of Dr Edmund Gibson, late lord bishop of London, to the clergy of his diocese, dated Whitehall, April 3, 1740. Together with a catalogue of the books dispersed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; and an abstract of their standing rules and orders.
Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748.Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]- Books
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Bibliotheca antiquaria & politica: being a catalogue of the library of a very great statesman deceased, Consisting of a Curious and Large Collection of Books, relating to the History, Antiquities, and Constitution of Great Britain and Ireland, and most Foreign Countries, their Politicks and Forms of Government; of Architecture, Medals, Sculpture, Painting, Mathematicks, Trade, Husbandry, Natural History, Divinity, and Classicks in Usum Delphini, of the Paris Edition, cum Notis Variorum, &c. With a great Number of Spanish, Italian, and French Books. Which will begin to be sold very cheap, the Price being marked in each Book, at Dick's Coffee-House, under the Little Piazza in Covent-Garden, on Tuesday the 21st of May, 1723. at Nine in the Morning. Catalogues may be had Gratis at Mr. Greaves's, next White's Chocolate-House, in St. James's-Street; Mr. Parker's, in Pall-Mall; Mr. Stokoe's, at Charing-Cross; Mr. Lewis's and Mr. Woodman's, in Covent-Garden; Mr. King's, in Westminster-Hall; Mr. Lintot's, in Fleetstreet; Mr. Meighan's, under Grays-Inn-Gate, in Holborn; Mr. Strahan's, in Cornhill, Booksellers at Child's Coffee-House, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and at the Place of Sale.
Woodman, James.Date: 1723]- Books
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Bibliotheca Piggotiana or, A catalogue of the library of the Reverend Mr. John Piggot, deceas'd. Containing a choice collection of many valuable and rare books in divinity, history, philosophy, &c. In Greek, Latin, and English; of the best editions, and for the most part, curiously bound, filleted, gilt or letter'd; with a large collection of pamphlets not mention'd in the catalogue. Which will begin to be sold by auction, at the Hanover Coffee-house in Finch-Lane, near the Royal Exchange in Cornhill; on Monday the 8th day of June, 1713. Beginning every evening at 5 a clock exactly, till the sale is finish'd. By Thomas Ballard, book-seller, at the Rising-Sun in Little-Britain where catalogues may be had; as also of Mr. Brown at his Ware-house in Exeter-Exchange in the Strand; and at his son's shop at Temple-bar; Mr. Robinson in St. Paul's Church-yard; Mr. Clarke in the Old Change; Mr. Baker at Mercers Chappel; Mr. Crouch in Cornhill; Mr. Mount on Tower-hill, booksellers, and at the place of sale.
Ballard, Thomas, active 1698-1734.Date: 1713]