Merly Library. A catalogue of the ... library of the late Ralph Willett, esq. ... Comprising a most rare assemblage of the early printers, fine specimens ob block printing, old English chronicles, &c. ... botanial drawings / by Van Huysun, Taylor, Brown, Lee &c. Which will be sold by auction, by Leigh and Sotheby ... on ... December 6, 1813, and 16 following days. (Sundays excepted).

  • Ralph Willett
Date:
[1813]
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Credit: Merly Library. A catalogue of the ... library of the late Ralph Willett, esq. ... Comprising a most rare assemblage of the early printers, fine specimens ob block printing, old English chronicles, &c. ... botanial drawings / by Van Huysun, Taylor, Brown, Lee &c. Which will be sold by auction, by Leigh and Sotheby ... on ... December 6, 1813, and 16 following days. (Sundays excepted). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONDITIONS OF SALE. I. The higheft Bidder to be the Buyer; and if any DifputC arifes between two or mot p Bidders, the Lot fo difputed fhall be immediately put up again and re-fold. II. No Perfon to advance lefs than 6d. ; above One Pound *s.; above Five Pounds 2s. (Id. and fo in Proportion. III. The Purchafers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, in Part of Payment of the Purchafe-money; in Default of which, the Lot or Lots fo piirchafed to be immediately put up again and re-fold. IV. The Lots to be taken away, at the Buyer’s Expence; within three Days after the Conclufion of the Sale, and the Remainder of the Purchafe-money to be abfolutely paid on or before Delivery. V. The Books are prefumed to be pertedf, unlefs otherwise expressed ; but if upon collating, at the Place of Sale, any ihould prove defective, the Purchafers will be at Liberty to take or rejedt them. VI. Upon Failure of complying with the above Conditions, the Money depohted in Part of Payment fhall be for¬ feited ; and all Lots uncleared within the Time aforefaid fhall be re-fold by public or private Sale, and the Defi¬ ciency (if any) on fuch Re-fale fhall be made ^00d by the Defaulters at this Sale. >• Gentlemen yvho cannot attend the Sale may have their Commiffions faithfully executed by their humble Servants, Leigh and Sotheby, 145, Strand. N; B. ]\ro Books will be delivered without being first paid for ; arid it requested that Gentlemen will clear their Books3 and settle their Accounts, at the Conclusion of each Sale,