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1. A catalogue of the genuine and entire collection of valuable gems, bronzes, marble and other busts and antiquities, of the late Doctor Mead : which (by order of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Mr. Langford, at his house in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden, on Tuesday the 11th of this instant March 1755, and the four following days : the said collection will be exhibited to public view on Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 7th, 8th and 10th instant, from ten in the morning till four, and the sale will begin each day punctually at twelve o'clock : catalogues of which may be had on Thursday the 6th, at Mr. Langford's aforesaid.

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Creator:
Langford, Mr. (Abraham), 1711–1774, publisher
Date:
[1755]
Physical Description:
15 pages, [1] pages ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Catalogue of the fifth and concluding portion of the valuable and extensive library of P.A. Hanrott, Esq. ... : which will be sold by auction ... on Saturday, March 22, and four following days (Sunday excepted), 1834.

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Creator:
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
Date:
[1834]
Physical Description:
[2], 67, [3] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A catalogue of the genuine and elegant library of the late Sir Clement Cottrell Dormer, collected by Lieutenant General James Dormer, / which will be sold by auction (by order of the administrator) by Samuel Baker, at his house in York-Street, Covent -Garden : to begin on Monday, February the 20th, 1764, and to continue the nineteen following evenings, beginning each evening exactly at six o'clock.

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Creator:
Baker, Samuel, approximately 1711–1778
Date:
[1764]
Physical Description:
2 unnumbered pages, 99 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 26 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Catalogue of the splendid, choice, and curious library of P.A. Hanrott, Esq. part the third ... : which will be sold by auction ... on Thursday, February 20, and eleven following days, (Sunday excepted), 1834.

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Creator:
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
Date:
[[1834]
Physical Description:
[2], 153, [1] pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. A catalogue of the genuine, entire and curious collection of prints and drawings, (bound and unbound) of the late Doctor Mead : consising of the works of the most eminent masters : and particularly of a matchless collection, containing 95 drawings of exotics, insects, fruit and flowers in water colours, on vellum, by Melian, in 2 vol. by Ehret, all colour'd from nature, and finished to the greatest perfection : which, (by order of the executors) will be sold by auction, by Mr. Langford, at his house in the Great Piazza, Covent-Garden, on Monday the 13th of January 1755, and the thirteen following evenings.

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Creator:
Langford, Mr. (Abraham), 1711–1774
Date:
[1755]
Physical Description:
30 pages ; 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A catalogue of pictures, consisting of portraits, landscapes, sea-pieces, architecture, flowers, fruits, animals, Histories, of the late Richard Mead, M. D. : sold by Auction on March 20, 21, and 22, M.DCC.LIV.

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Creator:
Langford, Mr. (Abraham), 1711–1774
Date:
Printed in the year M.DCC.LV. [1755]
Physical Description:
xv, [1] pages ; 22 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Catalogue of the splendid, choice, and curious library of P.A. Hanrott, Esq. part the fourth ... : which will be sold by auction ... on Saturday, March 15, and five following days, (Sunday excepted), 1834.

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Creator:
Evans, R. H. (Robert Harding), 1777–1857
Date:
[1834]
Physical Description:
[2], [85], [1] pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Catalogue of the entire and very valuable library of the late Joseph Windham, Esq. brought from his seat, at Earsham, Norfolk : and his residence in Portland Place : also his elegant mahogany book cases :. which will be sold by auction by Leigh and S. Sotheby, booksellers, at their house, no. 145, Strand, opposite Catherine Street, on Monday, February 11, 1811, at twelve o'clock, and eleven following days (Sunday excepted).

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Creator:
Leigh and Sotheby
Date:
[1811]
Physical Description:
78 pages ; 23 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Catalogue of the magnificent collection of printed books, the property of the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Ashburnham first[-third] portion / which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge ...

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Creator:
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge
Date:
1897-1898
Physical Description:
3 volumes in 1 : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Collection:
Reference Library