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A catalogue of valuable books, in various languages, and in every branch of science and literature. Comprehending two considerable libraries, lately purchased. Which are to be Sold, for Ready Money, at the Prices printed in the Catalogue, by Thomas Payne, Bookseller, next the Mews-Gate, Castle-Street, Leicester-Fields. Where Catalogues may be had.
Payne, Thomas, 1752-1831.Date: 1796- Books
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A new catalogue, for the year 1797, of a valuable collection of books ancient and modern, in various languages, and in every branch of literature; Which are to be Sold for Ready Money at the Prices marked in the Catalogue, By Thomas Payne, Bookseller, Next the Mews-Gate, in Castle-Street, Leicester-Field, London:
Payne, Thomas, 1752-1831.Date: M,DCC,XCVII. [1797]- Books
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The ready calculator: or, trader's certain guide, in computing the price, or amount of any quantity of goods and merchandizes. Containing, I. A correct large table of the Value of any Quantity of Goods, from I Pound, Yard, &c. to 100, 1000, or 10,000, at all the various Prices, increasing progressively from a Farthing to a Pound. II. -Simple Interest at 5 per Cent. for Days, Months, &c. III. -Commission or Brokerage. IV. -How to buy and sell by the Hund. Weight to Advantage. V. Rules to find the Changes of the Moon, &c. VI. -The Dominical Letters to the Year 1800. Vii. Value of Foreign Coins in Sterling Money. Viii. A Perpetual Diary, shewing the Day of the Week that begins any Month for ever. IX. -Value of the principal European Coins in American Currency. X. -Value of Gold and Silver in England. XI. -The Agreement which Weights and Measures have with each other, all over Europe. XII. -The Weights and Measures used in England. XIII. -English Money equated in Irish, and Irish in English. XIV. Of Annuities on Lives. XV. Catalogue of useful memorandums in Business. The second edition, corrected. By S. Thomas, merchant. Author o f The British negociator, or, Foreign-Exchanges Made Easy.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: M.DCC.LXXL. [1771]- Books
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The Ready calculator: or, tradesman's sure guide, in computing the price or amount of any quantity of goods or merchandizes. Containing, I. A correct large table of the value of any quantity of goods, from 1 Pound, Yard, &c. to 100, 1000, or 10,000, at all the various Prices, increasing progressively from a Farthing to a Pound. II. Simple Interest at 5 per Cent. for Days, Months, &c. III. Large Table of Commission, or Brokerage. IV. How to buy and sell by the Hundred Weight to Advantage. V. Rules to find the Changes of the Moon, &c. VI. The Dominical Letters to the Year 1800. VII. Value of Foreign Coins in Sterling Money. VIII. A Perpetual Diary, shewing the Day of the Week that begins any Month for ever. IX. Value of the principal European Coins in American Currency. X. Value of Gold and Silver in England. XI. The Agreement which Weights and Measures have with each other, all over Europe. XII. The Weights and measures used in England. XIII. English Money equated in Irish, and Irish in English. XIV. Of Annuities on ... XV. A catalogue of useful memorandums in business. The third edition, corrected. By S. Thomas, Merchant. Author of the British Negociator, or Foreign Exchanges made Easy.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: [1777]- Books
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The banker's sure guide: or, monied man's assistant. In three parts, viz. I. Tables of interest for any Sum, at the current Prices of 2, 21/2, 3, 31/2, 4, 41/2, and 5 per Cent. from 1 to 90 and 300 Days, and from 1 Month to a Year. II. Sundry tables. shewing the Value of Annuities certain, and Annuities on Lives, founded on the most rational Probabilities; how to find the Value of two or more Lives, joint Lives, Reversions, Advowsons, Presentations, &c. in the most approved Methods now in Use. III. A large and accurate table of commission or Brokerage, from 1/8 to 27/3 per Cent. rising progressively only 1/8 per Cent. at a Time. - Also, of 8, 9, 10, and 11 per Cent which together may be readily applied to Exchanges to Ireland. To which is prefixed, by way of introduction, a new and comprehensive treatise on decimals; How to calculate the Interest of Money in the Public Funds, the Value of Stock, &c. The second edition, carefully corrected. By S. Thomas, Author of the British Negociator, or Foreign Exchanges made easy.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: 1768- Books
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A catalogue of a small collection of books: Which will begin to be sold, by Mark'd Prices, On Tuesday the 17th Instant, At Nine in the Morning, At Tom's Coffee-House in Villars-Street, York-Buildings. Catalogues may be had of Mr. Strahan in Cornhil; Mr. Clements in St. Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. Isted at Temple-Bar; Mr. Stokoe at Charingcross; and at the Place of Sale. (price 2 d.)
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A catalogue of several valuable libraries and collections of books; including a copious assortment of the best Greek and Latin classics, Antiquities, and Law Books. (lately purchased) which will be selling, for Ready Money, this day, 1786, At the Prices printed in the Catalogue, by Henry Gardner, No. 200, opposite St. Clement's Church, in the Strand, Who gives the full Value in Ready Money for any Libraries, and Parcels of Books. Catalogues (price 6d.) may be had at the Place of Sale; at Mr. Hookham's, New Bond-Street; Mr. Walter's, Charing Cross; Mr. Sewell's, Cornhill; and at all the Principal Towns in England.
Gardner, Henry Lasher, -1808.Date: 1786]- Books
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Bibliotheca legum: or, a new and compleat list of all the common and statute law books of this realm, and some others relating thereunto, from their first publication to Easter term 1753; giving an Account of their several Editions, antient Printers, Dates and Prices, and wherein they differ. A new edition, with improvements. Compil'd by John Worrall.
Worrall, John, -1771.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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The measurer and tradesman's assistant: containing [t]he ordinary Method of taking Dimensions relative to Building, in and about the City of Edinburgh; with several Tables ready cast up for their Assistance. To which is added [an] appendix, shewing the common and ordinary Prices contracted for Building. By William Good, ordained Measurer. Entered in Stationers Hall.
Good, William.Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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A catalogue of books in various languages and in every branch of science and learning; comprising several valuable collections lately purchased; Which are to be Sold for Ready Money at the Prices printed in the Catalogue, and marked in the First Leaf of every Book. By Thomas Payne, Bookseller, Next the Mews-Gats, Castle-Street, Leicester-Fields, London:
Payne, Thomas, 1752-1831.Date: M,DCC,LXXXXV. [1795]- Books
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Bibliotheca legum: or, a new and compleat list of all the common and statute law books of this realm, and some others relating thereunto, from their first publication to the year 1746; giving an Acconnt of their several Editions, Dates and Prices, and wherein they differ. The sixth edition, with improvements. Compil'd by John Worrall.
Worrall, John, -1771.Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Books
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Walter Shropshire's catalogue; Being a most beautiful Collection of Books of Prints, and Prints, In the finest Preservation; For the year 1778. (no. 158,) New Bond-Street, near Grafton-Street. The Sale to begin on Thursday, March the 19th. The lowest Prices marked without Abatement, and to continue till all is Sold, for ready Money only.
Shropshire, Walter, -1785.Date: 1778]- Books
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An abstract of an Act of Parliament Passed in the Thirteenth Year of his present Majesty King George the Third, of Great Britain, &c. Impowering The Magistrates therein mentioned to settle and regulate the Prices of Journeymen Silk Weavers, working within their respective Jurisdictions: together with the order of sessions, and the prices or wages of the journeymen silk weavers, as settled and regulated by the said Magistrates in July and October 1784.
Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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A small catalogue of useful and valuable books, in most Branches of Literature: containing two collections, recently purchased; which will begin to be sold cheap, (the Prices Printed in the Catalogue) at J. Fletcher's, in the Turle, Oxford, on Thursday, June 27, 1793. - Catalogues to be had gratis at the Place of Sale; and of Mess. Rivington, St. Paul's Church-Yard, London.
Fletcher, James, 1710-1795.Date: 1793]- Books
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Manson's catalogue for 1788, of several parcels of books, lately purchased, many in elegant bindings; also a collection of prints, Architecture, Maps, &c. which are now selling for ready money, At the Prices annexed and marked on the first Leaf of each Book, by P. J. Manson, bookseller, in King - Street, near Charles-Street, Westminster. Where may be had the utmost Value for Libraries or Parcels of Books. - Books exchanged.
Manson, P. J. (Peter James).Date: 1788]- Books
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A catalogue of the entire library of John Murgatroyd, Esq; of Heslington, near York, lately deceased; consisting of a curious and valuable collection of books, in most branches of literature, which will begin to be sold extremely cheap, for ready Money, (the Prices printed in the Catalogue) at Mr. Marfitt's large Glass-Warehouse opposite the White-Dog in Stonegate, York, on Monday August 23, 1773, and continue on Sale till Michaelmas next.
Marfitt, Mr.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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T. Lowndes's catalogue for 1774: containing the library of an eminent physician, deceased. To which are added, Some other books of Polite Literature, Which in general are in good Condition, And are now selling, for Ready Money, At the Prices printed in the catalogue, by T. Lowndes, Bookseller, At his sale rooms, near his House in Fleet-Street. catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale, Where is given the full Value for any Library or Parcel of books. Some good Manuscript Sermons at One Guinea per Dozen.
Lowndes, Thomas, 1719-1784.Date: 1774]- Books
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A catalogue of books. In divinity, history, law, physick, mathematicks, poetry, classicks, &c. Being ... Libraries; the one of a young Clergyman, lately deceas'd; and the other of a Gentleman To be sold very cheap, the lowest Prices being incerted in the Catalogue; at the sign of the Feathers in Wheeler-Gate, Nottingham. The Sale to begin on Monday the 22d of August 1743, exactly at 8 of the Clock in the Morning, and none to be sold out of the Catalogue before that Time; but may be viewed 3 Days before the Sale begins, The Sale to continue 8 Days and no longer: And after that time none to be sold but at an advanc'd Price. N. B. Most of the Books in this Catalogue are an clean as new; exceeding well bound; and many of them gilt and letter'd; if otherwise the Condition, with the Imperfections is express'd in the Catalogue, that Gentleman at a distance, may send Commissions and not be deceiv'd. Catalogues to be had (gratis) a [sic] the place of sale, and at M. Unwin's in Leicester.
Date: 1743]- Books
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Appendix to T. King's catalogue for 1792. Containing a small assemblage of books, In most Languages, Recently Purchased. Many of them in elegant Bindings, and generally in good Condition. They are now selling, January 1793, At the Prices marked in the Catalogue, and in the first Leaf of each Book, by Thomas King, Bookseller, No. 38, King-Street, Covent-Garden. Who gives the full Value for Libraries or Parcels of Books. Catalogues may be had of the following Booksellers, Messrs. Sewell, Cornhill; Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard; Faulder, New Bond-Street; Fletcher, Oxford; Merrill, Cambridge; and at the Rooms.
King, Thomas.Date: 1793]- Books
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A catalogue of books, in Various Languages, Arts and Sciences, containing several libraries, lately purchased, which will be selling At the Prices printed in the Catalogue, for ready money, March, 1784, And continue on sale, 'till all are sold, By Samuel Hayes Bookseller, No. 332, in Oxford-Street, Next the Corner of Argyle-Street, Who Buys Libraries and Parcels of Books. Catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale, and of the following Booksellers-Stockdale, Piccadilly; Knight, St. James's-Street; Walter, Charing-Cross; Brown, Strand, Corner of Essex-Street; Sewell, Cornhill; and J. Hayes, No. 252, Holborn; Also of the Booksellers in most of the Market Towns in England.
Hayes, Samuel, active 1779-1795.Date: 1784]- Books
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A catalogue of books, in various languages, arts and sciences, containing several entire libraries very lately purchased, including a good collection of classics, law books, and fugitive tracts, which will be selling very reasonable At the Prices printed in the catalogue, February, 1782, And continue on Sale, 'till all are sold By Samuel Hayes, bookseller, No. 332, in Oxford Street, next the Corner of Argyll Street. (removed from Holborn) Who gives the full Value for Libraries and Parcels of Books, Catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale, and of the following Booksellers; Ridley, St. James's-Street; Walter, Charing-Cross; Brown, Strand, Corner of Essex-Street; Sewell, Cornhill; and J. Hayes, No. 252, Holborn: Also of the Booksellers in most of the Market Towns in England.
Hayes, Samuel, active 1779-1795.Date: 1782]- Books
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Tea, coffee and chocolate, At T. Boot's Warehouse, No. 212, in Piccadilly, the Corner of Eagle-Street; Where the Nobility, Gentry, and others, may be supplied with some fine fresh Teas, Coffee and Chocolate, on the most reasonable Terms, for Ready Money only. He further begs Leave to inform them, although the undermentioned Prices may appear considerably cheaper than the usual Charges of like Commodities, yet he will warrant every Article sold at his Warehouse to be of the best Sort, and Nowise damaged nor adulterated in Order to reduce the Prices. s. d. Green Tea, 5s. 6d. to - 6 0 Ditto, much better - 6 6 Speckled-Leaf ditto - 7 0 Best ditto - - 8 0 Good Bloom, 8s. to - 8 6 Hyson Tea - - 9 6 Very good ditto - 10 0 Fine ditto, 10s 6d to - 11 0 Very fine ditto - 12 0 Superfine ditto, 14s to - 16 0 Jamaica Coffee - 3 4 Best Barbadoes ditto - 4 6 Turkey ditto - 6 0 s. d. Bohea Tea - 4 4 Best ditto - 4 8 Congou-Leaf - 5 0 Good Congou - 6 0 Best ditto - 6 6 Souchong - 7 0 Good ditto - - 8 0 Fine Pekoe, 8s. 6d. to - 9 0 Superfine Souchong, 10s to - 11 0 Chocolate - 3 6 Best Plain ditto - 4 4 Sir Hans Sloane's Chocolate - 5 0 Best Cocoa Shells - 2 0 N. B. Best Padre Souchong at 11s. which is usually sold for 12s. - Hyson at 10s. 6d. usually sold for 12s. Any Person purchasing 3 lb. of Tea, or upwards, will have an Allowance.
Boot, T. (Thomas).Date: 1790?]- Books
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A catalogue of books, containing Several Valuable Libraries, lately purchased, With a Large and Good collection of modern new books, In various Languages, Arts, Sciences, &c. &c. Many of them are in Elegant and Splendid Bindings; Which began to be sold, (for Ready money only,) October, 1789. And will continue on Sale, at the low Prices affixed, until the Whole are Sold. By John Binns, bookseller, bookbinder, stationer, print-seller, and music-seller, in Leeds. Of where may be had, The Value for Libraries and Parcels of Books, In Ready money. - Catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale, and may be seen at most Booksellers Shops in Great-Britain. N. B. All Orders from this Catalogue sent by Letter, are requested not only to mention the Number, but also the first Word of the Book, to prevent Mistakes. - The Books which are said to be New and Neat, are neatly bound in Calf Leather and Lettered, and those called New and Elegant, are also in Calf Leather, full gilt and lettered, and finished in a handsome Stile.
Binns, John, -1796.Date: 1789]- Books
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The history of Edinburgh, from the earliest accounts to the present time. Containing I. An Historical Account of the Revolutions in Scotland from 1093. II. The Manners-Learning-Trade-Religion-Prices of Provisions-Discovery of Coal-Public Amusements, &c. III. Progress and Present State of the City of Edinburgh. IV. Public Buildings and Establishments, &c. V. An Account of the University, and other Seminaries of Learning, and Literary Societies. VI. Legislative and Judicative Assemblies, with an Account of their Jurisdictions. Vii. Political and Military Constitution-Charitable Institutions-Revenue. Viii. An Account of Leith, its Trade, Shipping, Manufactures, &c. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate, author of the collection of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland. To which is added, an appendix, Containing I. A Dissertation on Scottish Music. II. An Account of Remarkable Funeral Processions. III. A Comparative View of the Modes of Living-Manners-Literature-Trade and Improvements of the City, from the 1763 to the present period. &c. &c. &c. Embellished with Twenty Engravings of Public Buildings and Views, and an Elegant and Correct Plan of the City, as it now is.
Arnot, Hugo, 1749-1786.Date: MDCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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The cotton-Spinner's ready reckoner and pay list; showing, at one view, the number and price of any weight of cotton yarn, from Two to Five Pounds, rising by Half Ounces, and at every Number from Forty to Two Hundred and Twenty. N. B. The above Tables are calculated according to the Prices most generally paid all over Scotland, and will be found very useful both for Managers and Workmen.
Date: 1798