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Catalogue of books, prints, and books of print being the libraries of the Late Rev. Doctor Usher, F.T.C.D. Mr. Clarendon, and another gentleman which will begin to be sold on Wednesday the 22d of June, 1796, by James Vallance, at his Sale-Room, No. 6, Eustace-Street, the collection consists of a number of excellent books in various branches of literature; among which are the following: folio. Montsaucon's Grecian and Roman antiquities, with the supplement, 15 vol. first impressions of the plates. - Antiquities of France, 5 vol. with plates, Boydel's Shakespeare, with large and small plates, fine impressions. Macklin's British poets, fine impressions. Macklin's British poets, fine impressions. Hodges's views in India fine impressions, bound in Russia. Miller's illustration of the sexual system of linnæus, 3 vol. with plates coloured and plain, Rubens's landscapes, engraved by Bolswert. Kirby's perspective, fine plates, large paper. Overbeke's antiquities of Rome, 3 vol. impressions, large paper. Trajan and antonine columns, fine impressions, Chambers's dictionary, 5 vol. with plates best edition. Ancient and modern universal history 12 vol. Cooke's voyages, 10 vol. compleat, fine plates pressions of the plates, bound in green tu Pope's works and translations, 14 vol. copy. Spenser's fairie queene, 3 vol. with many designs, elegant. Ferguson's Roman republic, 3 vol. elegant. Doddridge's family expositor, 6 vol. plates, fine copy. With many others equally good. Most of the prints are fine impressions.
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Catalogue of books, being the library of the late Most Rev. Dr. William Newcome, Archbishop of Armagh, ... which will begin to be sold by auction, by James Vallance, on Monday, the 31st of March, 1800, at his sale room, No. 6, Eustace-Street. ..
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Catalogue of books, prints, and books of prints; being the collection of a gentleman of distinguished taste, which will begin to be sold by auction, on Monday the 29th of April, 1799, by James Vallance, at his Sale Room, No. 6, Eustance-Street Among which are the following: Hume's history of England, Bower's superb edition, 37 nos. with first impressions of the plates. Grose's England and Wales, 8 vol. - English armory, 2 vol. - Ancient armory with plates, fine impressions, bound uniform. Ireland's medway-Thames and Avon, proof impressions. Memoirs of Count Gramont, with 70 plates, fine impressions. Dives and pauper, printed by Pinson, 1493, bound in Morocco. Walton's polyglott and castelli's lexicon, 8 vol. a fine copy, bound in Russia. Hesychi lexicon, editio princeps, aldum 1514, bound in Morocco. Josephi opera, editio princeps, bas. 1544, bound in Russia. Gouvernment des Princes, a MSS. on vellum, with illuminations, written in 1285. Avantures de telemaque, large paper, with Picart's plates, bound in Morocco, gilt leaves, &c. Montsaucon's antiquities explained, with the supplement, 15 vol. in 6, fine impressions of the plates, bound in Russia. Hamilton's estruscan, Greek and Roman antiquities, with 130 plates, bound in Morocco. Views of ruins, &c. Rome and its vicinity, in 1791, on 30 plates, very fine. Hodges's views in India, imper. folio, with 50 plates, finely executed. Gardiner's views on the rhine, with 40 plates, very fine. Murphy's views of Batalha, fine impressions. Versailles gallery, by Le Brun and Le Soeur. Bartolozzi's etchings, 2 vol. with 152 plates, capital. Amours of cupid and psycho, printed by Didot, with plantes, coloured. Nash's Hudibras, 2 vol. superbly bound. Lewin's British birds and butterflies, 4 vol. plates, coloured. Woodville's medical botany, 3 vol. with plates, coloured. Sowerby's fungi, 9 nos. plates, coloured. Kew plants, 20 nos. plates, finely colured. Coromandel plants, plates very fine. Rousseau's botany, 2 vol. with plates, coloured. Gilpin's works, on the picturesque, 10 vol. compleat, with plates, fine impressions. Botanical magazine, by Curtis, 10 vol. with plates, coloured. Naturalist's magazine, 7 vol. plates, coloured. Donovan's British birds, 3 vol. plates, coloured. Stockdale's editions of Thomson's seasons,-Robinson Crusoe, 2 vol.-Æsop's fables, 2 vol. and gay's fables, with fine plates, elegantly bound. Lavater's essays on physiognomy, 3 vol. with plates, elegant. A fine collection of the most correct and valuable editions of the classic authors, among which are those published by Barbou-Elzevir-Mattaire-Wakefield-Heyne-Hawkey-Baskerville Brindley, &c &c. The British classics, published by parsons and cook, &c. A very curious and elegant collection of English and Scotch poetry. Johnson's edition of the poets, with their lives, 75 vol. elegantly bound. - and Stevens's Shakespear, 15 vol. best edition, elegan. Dodsley's old plays, 12 vol. elegant. Minor Theatre, 7 vol. with plates, bound in blue Morocco. With a number of others equally valuable, and the whole in very elegant bindings. The sheet prints consist of a selection, after the pictures of the first Italian, French, Flemish and English masters. Gentlemen who cannot attend the sale, may have their commissions executed by James Vallance.-Hours of sale from 12 o'clock until 4 each day.
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A catalogue of books, prints and drawings, being the collection of the late Honourable Judge Hellen, which will begin to be sold by auction, by James Vallance, ... the 10th day of February, 1794, ..
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Catalogue of books, being the library of the Late Christopher Robinson, Esq. one of the justices of His Majesties Court of King's Bench . Will begin to be sold by anction by James Vallance, on Monday the 11th June, at his auction room, in the court lately occupied by the Post-Office. They consist of a choice collection, of upwards of four thousand volumes, in most branches of literature; among which are the following: folio. Buckley's Thuanus, 7 vols. large paper. Le Brun's Travels, 3 vols lare paper, Rymer's Fædera, 10 vols. Biographia Britannica, 7 vols. State Tryals, II vols. Holinshed's Chronicle, 3 vols. Friossart's Chronicle, Camden's Britannia, 2 vols. Rushworth's collections, 8 vol. Sidney's State papers, Colbylins 2 vols. Clarendon and Whitlock's histories, 4 vols. Pecke's Desiderata, 2 vols. Madox's Exchequer and other works, 5 vols. State tracts in the reign of Charles and William, 5 vols. Dugdale's Origines, Spelman's Glossary, Ware's History of Ireland, by Harris, 2 vols. Petty's Maps of Ireland, List of the claims of Chichester House, L.P. Anderson on commerce, 2 vols. Wren's Parentalia, Viner's Abridgment. 23 vols. Bacon's Abridgment, 5 vols. Comyn's Digest, 6 vols. Year books, 10 vols. Mallory's Entries, 2 vols. Gibson's Codex, 2 vols. Lords Journals of Ireland, 4 vols. Commons Journals of Ireland, 24 vols. Vessey's Irish statutes, II vols. Quarto. Ruffead's English statutes, 13 vols. Lord Sommer's Tracts, 8 vols. Pryne's Parliamentary writs, 4 vols. With several others equally good; and all the reporters, mostly best editions. Likewise to be sold several mathematical and philosophical instruments, and some coins and medals. For the conveniene of the gentlemen of the Bar, the law books will be sold every evening from seven until ten; and the miscellanies from twelve to four each eay. Catalogues to be had at the placeof sale. N.B. the whole library will be sold by private contract, any time prior to the commencement of sale.
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