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Catalogue
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Medical Pilgrims
Medical PilgrimsDate: 1928-2012Reference: SA/PIL- Books
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Bibliotheca elegans. A catalogue of the entire and valuable library of Sir Robert Baylis, Knt. and Alderman, deceas'd. Containing a fine Collection of the best Editions of the Classics, printed by the most celebrated Printers; also the most approved Authors relating to the History and Antiquities of divers Nations, particularly Great-Britain and Ireland. And a curious Collection of Voyages and Travels. Which will be sold by auction, at the Rose Tavern near Temple-Bar, on Monday, November 20, 1749. and the Eleven following Evenings, (sunday excepted) beginning each Evening at Five O'Clock. N. B. The Books are very fine Copies, and most of them elegantly bound. Among many other valuable Articles are, Folio. De Bry's East and West Indies, 25 Parts, 12 vol. compleat Antiquite expliquee, par Montfaucon, 15 vol. 1st Impr. R. P. finely bound Dr. Clarke's Caesar, fine Prints Cicero, by Vascosan 70 vol. 410 - C. Steph. 2 v. beautiful Copy - Manutius, 4 vol. folio Dugdale Monasticon Angl. 3 vol. Plato, Serrani, 3 vol. exemp. elegans Overbeeke's Antiq. of Rome Purchas's Pilgrims, 5 vol. fine Copy Hakluyt's Voyages, 3 vol. Churchill's Voyages, 4 vol. Stukeley's Itinerary Madox's History of the Exchequer Somner's Saxon Dictionary. Octavo. Classics, notis variorum, 34 vol. Elzevir Classics, 35 v. very fair and neat Hearne's Antiquities, 24 vol. Together with some curious single Prints, and eight handsome Book Cases with Glass Doors; which will be Sold in the 12th Days Sale at Noon. Catalogues may be had of Mr. Whiston in Fleetstreet, Mr. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, Mr. Millar in the Strand, Mr. Clarke under the Royal Exchange, Messrs. Thurlbourn and Merril at Cambridge, Mr. Fletcher in the Turl, Oxford, And at the Place of Sale. - The Books may be viewed on Thursday, November 16, Friday 17, and Saturday the 18th.
Baker, Samuel, approximately 1711-1778.Date: 1749]- Books
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A catalogue of a large and curious collection of books; Containing several libraries lately purchased, In all Languages and Faculties; Amongst great Numbers of valuable Articles are the following, viz. Folio Hollinshed's Chronicle, 3 vol. Rymer's Foedera, 20 tom. in 10 vol. Madox's Exchequer, 2 vol. l. p. Plott's Staffordshire, l. p. morocco Purchas's Pilgrims, 5 vol. Spelman's Glossary, best edit. H. Stephani Glossar. Gr. St. Chrysostom, 13 tom. Edit. Benedicti Nov. Test. Gr. cor. turc. R. Steph. Bacon's Abridgment, 5 vol. Year Books, 9 vol. Repertorium Juridicum Precedents in Chancery Bracton de Legibus, corio turt. Rhetores Graece, compleat Comment. in Aristotelis omnes Willoughby on Birds - on Fishes R. Stephani Thesaurus, 4 tom. cor. russ. Chronique de Monstrelet - de Froissart Plinii Hist. Naturalis, 3 tom. Tanner Biblioth. Britan. - Monasticon Constantini Lexicon A compleat and fine Sett of Philosophical Transactions to the present Time State Trials, 10 vol. Dugdale's Monasticon, 3 tom. - Warwickshire - Baronage - Origines Juridiciales Thoresby's Nottinghamshire Stukeley's Itinerary, Stone-Henge, and Abury, 4 vol. mariana's Hist. of Spain, l. p. Ancient and Mod. History, 24 vol. Norden's Travels, 2 vol. l. paper Harris's Voyages, 2 vol. Hakluyt's Voyages, 3 vol. Voyages par Le Bruyn, 3 tom. James's Dictionary, 3 vol. Bayle and Biograph. Brit. 12 vol. Vocab. della Crusca, 6 vol. Diccionar. Espanola, 6 tom. H. Stephani Thesaur. Gr. 5 tom. Hickes Thesaur. Ling. Septentrion. 3 tom. Meninski Thes. Linguar. Orient. 4 tom. Giggei Thesaur. Ling. Arab. 4 tom. Encyclopedie, 28 tom. Du Fresne Glossarium, 6 tom. Pindar - Oxon. Caesaris Comment. a Clarke Xenophon, Gr. - ap. Ald. Plutarchi Opera, 2 tom. Par. Diodorus Sicusus, 2 tom. Polybius, Casauboni Homer, 4 tom. ch. max. Glasg. Biblia Hebraica, a Houbegant, 4 tom. Montfaucon, 15 tom. gr. pap. Graevius & Gronovius, cum Suppl. 57 tom. Hayes's Birds, coloured Hippocratis & Galen, 9 tom. Sandrart Academ. Ars Pict. Ramelli's Machines Bieau's Atlas, 12 vol. De Liste's Atlas, l. paper And many others equally good, which will be sold, for Ready Money only, this Day, July 1779, and continue on Sale till all are sold, By Thomas Payne and Son, booksellers, Next the Mews Gate, in Castle Street, St. Martin's. Catalogues to be had, with Prices printed (price 6d) at Mr. Sewell's, Bookseller, Cornhill; Mr. Owen's, Bookseller, near Temple-Bar, Fleet-Street; Mr. Lewis, Bookseller, Russel Street, Covent Garden; Mr. Walter, Bookseller, at Charing Cross; Mr. Ridley, Bookseller, St. James's Street; Mr. Robson, Bookseller, New Bond Street; of the Booksellers at Oxford and Cambridge, and at the Place of Sale. Where may be had the full Value for any Library or Parcel of Books.
Thomas Payne and Son.Date: 1779]- Archives and manuscripts
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Date: 2010-2012Reference: SA/PIL/A/9/1Part of: Medical Pilgrims- Books
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A catalogue of books. Including the libraries of William Young, Esq. of Dean Street, Soho; Richard Knight, Esq. of Greenwich, in Kent; and of many other collections; amongst which are Antichita D'ercolano, 8 vol. Russ. Piranesi's Works, complete, 17 v. Russ. Graevius, Gronovius, &c. 76 v. ch. max. Merian's Views, 11 vol. Museum Etruscum et Capitolinum, 7 v. Museum Clementinum, 2 vol. Picart's Ovid & Muses, 3 vol. Russ. Picart, Ceremon. Religeuses, 9 tom. Russ. Van Dyke's Portraits, Hearne's Ectypa Prints of the Society of Antiquaries, 2 v. Hill's Vegetable System, 26 v. Plenck Icones Plantarum, 2 v. col. Mad. Merian's Works, 2 vol. col. Knorr's Petrifactions, 4 vol. col. Miller's Plants, 2 vol. first edit. col. Barbut's Shells, orig. paintings on vellum Curtis's Flora Londinensis, 4 vol. col. Harris's Aurel. Edwards's Flowers, col. Salvianus de Piscibus, Physica Sacta, 8 t. Hortus Elthamenfis & Eystettensis Cowper, Albinus, Hunter, and Smellie Mabillon de Re Diplomatica Sadi Rosarum Politicum, Persice Euclid & Avicen, Arabice Erasmi Opera, Clerici, 11 vol. Aristophanis Comoediae, edit. princeps Herodoti Historia, edit. princeps Diogenes Laertius, edit. princeps Apollonius Rhodius, edit. princeps Theocritus et Hesiod. edit. princeps Plinio Hist. Naturale, edit. princeps Astronomia Veteres ap. Aldum Aesopi Fabulae, ibid. Oratorum vet. Orationes, 2 vol. ibid. Caesaris Comment. Clarkii, Russ. Platonis Opera Scrrani, 3 vol. morocco Ptolemaei Geographia, Bertii Homeri Opera, Glasg. 4 vol. ch. max. Prynne's Records, 3 v. l. paper, Russ. Sir W. Dugdale's Works, 12 vol. Holinshed, Fabian & Grafton Edmonson's Baronagium, 6 vol. State Trials, 11 vol. large paper, Russ. Domesday Book, 2 vol. Russia Carew on Elections, Russia Dart's Westminster Abbey, 2 v. l. p. Russ. King's Vale Royal, Drake's York Leycester's Cheshire, large paper, Russ. Harris's History of Kent, l. paper Russ. Sleazer's Theatrum Scotiae Nisbet's System of Heraldry, 2 vol. Universal History, 25 vol. Religious Ceremomes, 7 v. large paper Churchill & Hackluyt's Voyages Purchas's Pilgrims, 5 vol. Wheeler's Travels in Greece, l, p. Russ. The Boke of St. Alban's, W. de Worde Boke of Faytes & Armes, Caxton Prouffytable Boke for Mans Sowle, ditto Montfaucon, L'antiq. Expliq. 15 t. gr. p. - Monarchic Francois, 5 t. do. Froissart & Monstrelet, Chroniques, 5 t. Chronique de Percesorest, 3 tom. Roman de la Rose, &c. MS. Ocuvres de Alain Chartier, MS. Voyages de le Brun, 3 tom. Encyclopedic, 28 tom. Moreri, 10 t. Bayle and Chausepie, 8 t. Hickes, Spelman, & Du Fresne, ch. max. Hesychius & Pitiscus, ch. max. Biblia Polyglotta Waltoni, 8 vol. Walpole's Pieces, 10 vol. Strawberry Hill Philosophical Transactions, 80 v. marocco Mercurio del Siri, complete, 28 vol. Prevost Recueil des Voyages, 26 tom. Edwards's & Albin's Birds, 12 v. col. mor. Which are now selling, 1790 (for Ready Money) By Thomas and John Egerton, (successors to Mr. Millan) at the Military Library, Whitehall. - The full Value given for Libraries.
Thomas and John Egerton.Date: 1790]