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A list of the original catalogues of the principal libraries which have been sold by auction by Mr. Samuel Baker, from 1744 to 1774; Messrs. S. Baker and G. Leigh, from 1775 to 1777; Mr. George Leigh, 1778; Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby, from 1780 to 1800; Messrs. Leigh, Sotheby and son, from 1800 to 1803; Messrs. Leigh and S. Sotheby, from 1804 to 1816; and Mr. Sotheby, from 1816 to 1828. : The whole forming a series of one hundred and forty-six volumes in quarto, with prices and purchasers' names

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A list of the original catalogues of the principal libraries which have been sold by auction by Mr. Samuel Baker, from 1744 to 1774; Messrs. S. Baker and G. Leigh, from 1775 to 1777; Mr. George Leigh, 1778; Messrs. Leigh and Sotheby, from 1780 to 1800; Messrs. Leigh, Sotheby and son, from 1800 to 1803; Messrs. Leigh and S. Sotheby, from 1804 to 1816; and Mr. Sotheby, from 1816 to 1828. : The whole forming a series of one hundred and forty-six volumes in quarto, with prices and purchasers' names

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: MDCCCXXVIII. [1828].
Call number: 647883
Creator: Sotheby & Co. (London, England)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Forest Books, March 2020. Leaf tipped in at beginning with presentation inscription: Dear Sir, ...[?] perhaps confide the list of books by ...[?] literary fragments, ... Nichols, Rev W Layton March 20 [1830]. Occasional ms. annotations in the margins and on the blank leaves.
Dimensions: 22 cm
Associated people: Baker, Samuel, (approximately 1711-1778.); Leigh, George, (-1815.); Sotheby, Samuel, (1771-1842.)
Associated organizations: S. Baker and G. Leigh (London, England); Leigh and Sotheby.; Leigh, Sotheby and Son (London, England); Compton and Ritchie,
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