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Henry Wellcome Letter Book 7
Date: Aug 1903 - Jul 1904Reference: WF/E/01/01/07Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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A catalogue of near twenty thousand volumes, of the best books in all parts of learning, in Greek, Latin, French, Italian and English: Containing several curious libraries, lately purchased. Amongst which are the following: Folio. Clarendon's Hist. and Life, 4 vol. L. P. Heads of illust. Men, L. P. 1st Impress. State Tryals, 8 vol. Whitlocke's Memorials, best edit. Madoxe's Exchequer and Index, 2 v. Turkey Rushworth's Collections, 8 vol. Dugdale's Monasticon, 3 vol. Hogarth's Works, compleat. Rapin and Tindal's Continuation, 4 vol. Gibson's Cambden, 2 vol. Horseley's Britannia Romana Stukeley's Itinerary Temple's Works, 2 vol. l. paper Chauncy's Hertfordshire Platonis Opera, Gr. Lat. Serrani, 3 t. Polybius Casauboni Euripides, Barnesii Plutarch, Xylandri, 2 tom. Demosthenes, Wolsii Josephus Havercampi, 2 tom. Diodor. Siculus, Wesseling. 2 tom. Dion Cassius, Reimari, 2 tom. Aristophanes, Kusteri Athenaeus, Casauboni Pausanias, Khunii Louvre Classics, 4 vol. Turkey Boyle's Works, 5 vol. Bacon's Works, 3 vol. L. P. in Russia Harris's Voyages, by Campbell, 2 vol. Churchill's Voyages, 6 vol. Norden's Travels, 2 vol. Pocock's Travels, 2 vol. Russia Folio. Antiquit. par Montsaucon, 15 t. gr. pap. L'art de Gueire, par Puysegur, 2 t. Par. Davila Hist Civil di Francia, 2 t. Dictionaries, viz Ainsworth, 2 v. Bayle, 5 v -General, 10 v -Postlethwayte, 2 v. -Chambers and Suppl 4 vol. -Johnson, 2 v -Calmet, 3 vol. - Miller's-Bailey by Scott-Somner's Saxon-Davis's Welch. Golii Lex Arab Du Fresne Glossar. Lat. 6 t. Cor. Russ. Pitischi Lex Antiq Roman. 2 t. Hoffmanni Lexic 4 tom. Dictionnaire de Bayle, 5 tom. Par. -de Morreri, 8 tom. ... Russ. -de Richelet, 3 tom. - de Menage, 2 tom. Diccionar Castellena, 6 tom. Vocabolario della Crusea, 6 tom. Clarke's Works, 4 vol L. P. Russia The same, 4 vol. sin. pap. Taylor's Heb. Concordance, 2 vol. Cay's Statutes at Large, 6 vol. - Abridg. Statutes, 2 vol. Mac Dowal's Institutes. 3 vol. Coke's Institutes, 2 vol. best Peere Williams, 3 vol. Catesby's Carolina, 2 vol. Hill's Nat. History, 3 vol. Hippocrates et Galen, a Charterii, cum sig. 13 tom. Medicae Artis Principes, 2 tom. Which will be sold (for Ready Money only) the Prices printed in the Catalogue, on Monday, Feb. 11, 1760, and continue on Sale till Lady-Day. By Thomas Payne, Bookseller, Next the Mews-Gate, in Castle Street, St. Martin's. Catalogues to be had (price 6 d) at the following Booksellers, viz. Mr. Ward's, Cornhill; H. Payne, Pater-Noster Row; Lewis, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; Owen, Temple-Bar; Robson (late Brindley's) New Bond-Steet; Jackson, St. James's-Street; Walter, Charing-Cross; Mess. Merril's and Matthews at Cambridge; at Child's Coffee-House, St. Paul's Church yard; and at the Place of Sale.
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J. Robson's catalogue, 1775, Of a Valuable collection of books, In all Languages and Sciences, Many Capital books of Prints, and in Natural History, Finely Illuminated. A great Number upon Large Paper, in the most Elegant Bindings, and the whole in fine Condition: amongst which are, Merian's Surinam Insects, coloured, morocco Harris's Aurelian, coloured, Russia Knor Deliciae Naturae, 2 tom coloured, Russia Edward's Natural History, 7 vol col. morocco. Catesby's Carolina, 2 vol morocco, coloured Seba's Natural History, 4 vol. elegant Knor Deluvii Testes, 3 tom coloured Petiver's Natural history, 3 vol elegant Blackwell's Herbal, 2 vol finely coloured Sloane's Jamaica, 2 vol. fine copy Physica Sacra, 4 vol lar. & sm. pap. elegant Museum Florentinum, 11 tom extra. Russia Graevii & Gronovii Antiquit. &c. 33 tom Heads of illustrious Persons, l. p. first impres. Piranesi's Works, 11 vol fine set Clarke's Caesar, fine copy, Russia Ruins of Palmyra, Balbeck, Spalatto, Ionia, Grece, Athens, Paestum, &c. &c. Dart's Westminster, 2 vol. lar. pap. Cheseldon on the Bones, lar. pap. Russia Cowper on the Muscles, lar. pap. ditto Cowper's Anatomy, lar. pap. ditto. Edmondson's Peerage, 5 vol. lar. pap. extra. Passerii picturae Etruscor. 2 tom. fig depict Picart's Relig. ceremonies, 6 tom l. p. Rus. Pembroke's Medals, large paper, Russia Biographia Britan. & Bayle, 11 vol lar. pap. Strafford's Letters 2 vol l. p. Russ ditto sm. Arts & Metiers, 13 tom extra. Auteroche, Voyage en Siberie, 4 tom g. p. Worlidge's Gems, 2 tom mor. extra. Works of Captain Railie, fine impressions Dactyliotheca Smithiana, 2 tom fine cuts Galerie de Dresde, grand pap. Chevillard, Tableau D'honneur, illuminees Ridinger's Works, 3 vol first impres. Vernet's Works compleat, 2 vol elegant Gallerie de Versailles, grand pap. - de Boyer D'aguilles, gr. & p. pap. Vandermulen's Works, first impres. Hogarth's Works. Crozat's Collection, 2 vol. lar. pap. Views of Palace and Gardens of Versailles, 3 tom. morocco Claude Lorrain's Drawings, by Erlom, fine Various curious Missals, finely illuminated Bleau grand Atlas, 12 tom illuminees Robert's Atlas, g. p. Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus, 5 vol Kent's Inigo Jones, 2 vollar. pap. Dugda-'s Monasticon, 3 vol Russia Hollinshed's Cronicle, 2 vol Horsley's Britannia Romana King's Vale Royal. Rymer's Foedera, 20 vol State Tryals, 10 vol Stukeley's Itinerary and Aubery, 2 vol Tanneri Notitia monastica Dictionaries, all the best Editions, Eng. Lat. Fren. and Italian, &c. Corpus Byzantinae historiae, 23 tom Biblia Polyglotta, 8 tom Medicae Artis Principes Thuani Historia, 7 tom L'antiquitees par Montfaucon, 15 tom Corps diplomatique, 24 tom Ramusio, le navigazione, 3 tom Herrera Historia, 5 tom With many Others equally Valuable, Which will begin to be Sold this Day, 1775, and continue on Sale till all are Sold, By James Robson, Bookseller, in New Bond-Street, Who gives the full Value for any Library, or Parcel of Books. Catalogues to be had at Mr Dodsley's, Pall-Mall; Mr Cadell's, in the Strand; Mr Cater's, Holbour; Mr Law's Ave Mary-Lane; and Mess. Richardson and Urquhart, Royal-Exchange; Also, Mess. Merrill, Cambridge; Prince, and Fletcher, Oxford; and all the great Towns in England.
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Date: 1993Reference: WF/M/PB/49/02/02Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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A catalogue of upwards of twenty thousand volumes of books including the remaining part of the valuable library of His Grace the Duke of Newcastle; and the entire Collection of a Person of Distinction, lately deceased: With some very capital Books of Prints, just imported from France and Italy, and many large Parcels, lately purchased. The whole forming a Curious Variety of the best Books inall Languages, Arts and Sciences, in fine Condition, and many upon Royal Paper, in elegant Russia and Morocco Bindings. Amongst which are, Seba Thesaurus eorum nat. 4 tom. Rus. Deliciae nat. selectae, 2 tom. fig. col. Mor. Merian de Insectis Surinam, fig. col. M. Hill's Nat. Hist. Gard. & Herb. roy-pap. 5 vol. coloured, Russia Weinmani Phytantheza Iconograp. 4 tom. coloured Catesby's Carolina, 2 tom. Rus. col. Edward's Nat. Hist. 7 vol. Mor. col. Trew Hortus Nitidissimus, fig. colorat Physica Sacra, 8 tom. Ornithologie par Martinet, 3 v. fig. illu. Wilkes and Harris's Moths and Butterfl. coloured Pitture D'ercolano, 5 tom. Estampes de la Gallerie de Dresda, 2 tom. Vandermulen's capital Works, Mor. Oeuvres de Basan, 3 tom. - complet de Vernet, gr. pap. Statute Grece & Romane di S. Mar. R. Illustrious Heads, first Impressions, 1. pap. Fables, & Contes de Fontaine, bel. fig. Pitture di Pelligrino Works of Salvator Rosa - of Ostade. Estampes du Cabinet du Roy, Mor. fine. Halleri Icones Anatomicae, 2 tom. Voyages de Le Brun, 3 tom. General Dictionary, 10 vol. Vocabolario della Crusea, 6 tom. Flor. Dictionaries by Johnston, Chambers, Ainsworth, Bayle, James, Postlethwayte, Richlet, &c. &c. L'antique explique par Montfaucon, 15 tom. gr. pap. Views of the Palace and Gardens at Versailles, Mor. Teniers's Gallery, fine Impressions Stoch, Pierres Antiques par Picart, g. p. Ruins of Balbeck Palmyra-Dioclefian's Palace, de la Grece par le Roy, &c. &c. D. of Newcastle's Horsemanship, 2 v. Imp. paper; Morocco. Clarke's Caesar, Russia leather. Rymer's Foedera, 21 vol. Viner's Abridgment, 24 vol. Pembrochiae Numismata, ch. max. Robert and De L'isles Atlas, gr. pap. Piranesi Antichita Romane, 4 tom. Guichiardini & Davilla Istoria, ch. max. Clarendon's Rebellion, 4 vol. roy. pap. Inigo Jones's Designs, by Kent. Rapin's History, 2 vol. large pap. Mor. Norden and Pocock's travels, large pap. Strafford's Letters, by Knowler, 2 vol. large paper, Morocco. Diodorus Siculus Wesselingii, 2 vol. Demosthenis Wolfii. Homeyns, 4 tom. ch. max. Glasgow. Dionysius Halicarnasseus Hudson, 2 v. Euripides Barnesii. Pindarus, per West. Picart's Ovid, fine cuts. Missals, finely illuminated. Voyage en Siberie, 2 tom, Mor. With many Hundreds more, equally valuable. Which will begin to be Sold very reasonable, this Day, 1770, (for ready Money only) the Prices printed in the Catalogue, to continue on Sale till all are Sold, By James Robson, Bookseller at the Feathers in New-Bond-Street. Who gives the utmost Value for any Library or Parcel of Books. Catalogues (price 6d. to be allowed in the Purchase) to be had of Mr. Dodsley, Pall-Mall; Mr. Blamire, corner of Craven-Street, Strand; Mr. Cater, Holborn; Mr. Owen, Temple-Bar; Mr. Law, Ave-Mary-Lane; and Messrs. Richardson and Urquhart, at the Royal-Exchange; also of the Booksellers of Oxford, Cambridge, and all the great Towns in England.
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