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Assignees sale of nearly one hundred thousand books, consisting of the stock of the insolvent estate of Richard Worthington

T.S. Brown (Firm)

1879

Lumley's consignment

1858

Auction prices of books

Luther Samuel Livingston

1905

A collection of Lincoln literature

Merwin-Clayton Sales Company (New York, N.Y.)

1906

The choice private library of the late William Hepburn Russell of New York City

Merwin-Clayton Sales Company (New York, N.Y.)

1912

Catalogue auction sale of a miscellaneous collection of Canadian, American and standard works, novels, Christmas books, &c., some very rare and difficult to obtain

1987

Important sale of valuable books comprising many standard works, beautiful art publications, books suitable for the drawing room, works of reference, &c., &c., to be sold by auction ... Monday 22nd December 1879 ..., A.J. Maxham and Co., auctioneers

A. J. Maxham & Co

1879

Catalogue of splendid library of books, to be sold by auction by T. N. Best, at his commercial sales rooms, Tuesday and Wednesday ev'ngs, Jan. 24th & 25th, 1865, commencing each ev'ng at seven o'clock, terms cash

T. N. Best

1865

Catalogue of an extensive private collection of books and pamphlets relating to Abraham Lincoln

C.F. Libbie & Co.

1911

Catalogue of a large and valuable collection of books, comprising the law & literary library of Sir John Rose, to be sold by auction, at Mr. Shaw's new and specious [sic] sale rooms ... on ... the 28th June, 1871, and following days ... Henry J. Shaw, auctioneer

Henry J. Shaw

1871

To be sold by auction, by Messrs A.J. Maxham & Co., at the office of D.A. Ross, Esq., executor, Shaw's buildings, foot of Mountain Hill, Quebec, on the fourteenth of May, 1868, and following days

1986

Catalogue of books in the Saint John Society Library, for sale at public auction, 1st December, 1868

Saint John Society (N.B.). Library

1868

Catalogue of a valuable collection of books and pamphlets relating to Canada and America and the fine arts

J. M. Macfarlane & Co. (Toronto, Ont.)

1885

Descriptive catalogue of a valuable private library

Henry J. Shaw

1866

Catalogue of valuable library, engravings, &c., collected by John Leeming, Esq., to be sold by auction, at the store of Henry J. Shaw ... on ... the 30th May, 1872, and following days ...

Henry J. Shaw

1872

Catalogue of the Library of Professor Charles E. West, M.D., L.L.D., of Brooklyn, N.Y., the Well ..

Bangs & Co

1889

Catalogue of valuable books

F. W. Coate & Co

Catalogue of the private library of the late John K. Wiggin

John Kimball Wiggin

1876

Catalogue of medical & miscellaneous books

Wakefield, Coate & Co

1866

Bibliotheca Pinelliana. A cataloque of the magnificent and celebrated library of Maffei [sic] Pinelli, late of Venice: comprehending an unparalleled collection of the Greek, Roman, and Italian authors, from the origin of printing: with many of the earliest editions printed upon vellum, and finely illuminated; a ... number of ... Greek and Latin manuscripts ...

Maffeo Pinelli

1789

Catalogue of the library of the late Rev. Sir Robert Peat, D.D. vicar of New Brentford, Middlesex

S. Leigh Sotheby & Co

1837

Catalogue of standard and miscellaneous books

Wakefield, Coate & Co

1864

Catalogue of the Magnificent Library of the Late Hon. Henry C. Murphy, of Brooklyn, Long Island ...

Henry Cruse Murphy , George A. Leavitt & Co

1884

Shakespeariana

Benjamin Wheatley

1837

King's Inns and the battle of the books, 1972

Colum Kenny

2002

Catalogue of a valuable collection of Canadiana and Americana

M. Hicks & Co

1899

The important collection of H.C. Hoskier, Esquire of South Orange, New Jersey comprising paintings, prints, books, furniture and also a Greek marble statue of the third century B.C.

American Art Association

1914

Catalogue of a valuable library

A. J. Maxham & Co

1881

Book auctions in England in the seventeenth century (1676-1700)

John Lawler

1898

Lincolniana

Bangs

1902

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