Sales catalogues: Puttick and Simpson

Date:
16th-20th January 1865
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/16/3
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogues: Puttick and Simpson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ON DITIONS OF SALE. I. The highest Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Lots so disputed to be immediately put up again and resold. II. No person to advance less than ls.; above Five Pounds, 2s. 6d. and so on in proportion. III. The Purchasers to give in their names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s in the Pound if required, in Part Payment of the Purchase-money; in Default of which the Lot or Lots so purchased shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. IV. The Lots to be taken ay at the Buyer’s Expense and Risk within three days from the conclusion of the Sale, and the remainder of the Purchase-money to be absolutely paid, or otherwise settled for to the satisfaction of the Vendor, on or before delivery ; in default of which Messrs. Puttick AnD Simpson will not hold themselves re- sponsible, if the Lots be lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed, but they will be left at the sole risk of the Purchaser. V. The Books are presumed to be perfect, unless otherwise expressed in the Catalogue, or at the time of Sale; but if upon collating within one week of the Sale, they should prove defective, the Purchaser will be at liberty to take or reject them. VI. The sale of any Book or Books is not to be set aside on account of any Stained or Short leaves of Text or Plates, want of List of Plates or on account of the Publication of ma |? eae Volume, Sup- plement, Appendix, or Plates. All the Manuscripts, all Magazines, and Reviews, all Books in Lots, and all Tracts in Lots or Volumes, and all Books described as being in any way imperfect, will be sold with all Faults, Imperfections, and Errors of Description. The sale of any lot of Prints or Drawing in Illustrated Books, or otherwise, is not to be set aside on account of any error in the enumeration of the numbers stated, or for any error of description therein. VII. Upon failureof complying with the above Conditions, the money deposited in part Payment shall be forfeited; and all Lots left uncleared in conformity with these Conditions, may be re-sold by public or private Sale without further notice; and the Deficiency (if any) arising from such re-sale, shall be made good by the Defaulters at this Sale, together with all charges attending the same. This Condition is without prejudice to the right of the Auctioneers to enforce the contract made at this Sale, without such re-sale, if they think fit. *,* No Lots can be delivered at the time of Sale. Gentlemen who cannot attend the Sale, may have their Commissions Saithfully executed by their obedient Servants, PUTTICK AND SIMPSON. Auction Rooms for the sale of Literary Property, Music, and Works of Art, 47, LEICESTER SQUARE. Libraries Catalogued, Arranged, and Valued for the Probate or Legacy Duty, or for Public or Private Sale. Small consignments of Books, Music, ete. received and inserted in occasional Sales, with property of a kindred description, thus giving the same advantages to the owrer of a few lots as to the possessor of a large collection.