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Alphabetical List of Sales

By Walter Stanley Graves

Abbreviations

B. (Baker).
B.& L. (Baker and Leigh).
C. (Christie).
C. & M. (Christie and Manson).
C.M. & W. (Christie, Manson and Woods).
E. (Evans).
L. & S. (Leigh and Sotheby).
L.S. & Son (Leigh, Sotheby and Son).
P. & S. (Puttick and Simpson).
S. (Sotheby).
S. & S. (Sotheby and Son).
S. & W. (Sotheby and Wilkinson).
S.W. & H. (Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge).

Adair, James. -1798.
2 parts. L. & S. Nov., Dec. 1798. 8 days. £1815.

Addington, Samuel.
Autographs. S.W. & H. April 1876. 3 days. £2151.
Library. S.W. & H. May 1886. 2 days. £3522.

Akers, Edmund Fleming.
2 parts. S. [March], April 1820. 21 days. £3729.

Alexander, William. 1767-1816.
S. Nov. 1816. 6 days. £1380.

Allen, Thomas.
2 parts. L. & S. June 1795, 1799. 19 days. £5737.

Ashburnham, Earl of.
See page 384.

Ashburton, Lord.
S.W. & H. July 1896. (Selection from French Library, with duplicates of
Lord Crawford.) 4 days. £1870.
S.W. & H. Nov. 1900. 4 days. £6256.

Askew, Anthony, M.D. 1722-1774.
See page 220.

Astle, Edward.
2 parts. E. Jan. [1816], March [1817].
Part I. 2 days. £2366.

Atkinson, Henry John Farmer.
See Farmer-Atkinson.

Auchinleck, Lord.
(Auchinleck Library.) S.W. & H. June 1893. 3 days. £2525.

Aylesford, Earl of.
C.M. & W. March 1888. 9 days. £10,574.


Bacon, Thomas Sclater.
Cock (London). March 1737. 76 evenings.

Baker, George. 1747-1811.
S. June 1825. 3 days. £1468.

Baker, James.
Autographs. S. & W. May 1855. 1 day. £278.
Library. S. & W. May 1855. 2 days. £2336.

Balme, Rev. Edward.
E. March 1823. 5 days. £1540.

Bandinel, Bulkeley, D.D. 1781-1861.
2 parts. S. & W. Aug., Dec. 1861. 8 days. £2885.

Baskerfield, Thomas.
S. Nov. 1817. 7 days. £1426.

Bateman Heirlooms.
S.W. & H. May 1893. 6 days. £7296.

Baylis, Sir Robert.
B. Nov.-Dec. 1749. 12 days.

Beckford, William. 1759-1844.
See page 318.

Bedford, Charles.
L. & S. March 1807. 6 days. £1648.

Bedford, Francis. 1799-1883.
S.W. & H. March 1884. 5 days. £4876.

Bentham, William.
E. March-April 1838. 11 days. £3090.

Benzon, Ernest L.S.
S.W. & H. May 1875. 2 days. £3622.

Beresford-Hope, Right Hon. Alexander James Beresford, 1820-1887.
2 parts. S.W. & H. March 1882, June 1888. 9 days. £5148. (including
engravings and drawings).

Bernal, Ralph. -1854.
S. & W. Feb. 1855. 6 days. £5273.

Bernard, Charles. 1650-1711.
Sold at the Black-Boy Coffeehouse (London). March 1711.

Bernard, Dr. Francis. 1627-1698.
See page 112.

Berwick, Lord. 1770-1832.
S. July 1817. 3 days. £1180.

Berwick, Lord. 1773-1842.
S. & W. April-May 1843. 13 days. £6726.

Betham, Sir William. 1779-1853.
MSS. S. & W. May 1860. 1 day. £2194.

Bindley, James. 1737-1818.
See page 246.

Blandford, Marquess of.
See Marlborough, Duke of.

Blew, Rev. William J.
S.W. & H. June 1895. 3 days. £2220.

Bliss, Rev. Philip. 1787-1857.
Books, 2 parts. S. & W. June-July, Aug. 1858. 25 days. £5057.
Autographs and MSS. S. & W. Aug. 1858. 1 day. £614.

Blood, Bindon. -1855.
2 parts. S. & W. July, Aug. 1856. 13 days. £2530.

Bolland, Sir William. 1772-1840.
E. Nov.-Dec. 1840. 13 days. £3019.

Boswell, James. 1778-1822.
S. May-June 1825. 10 days. £1753.

Boucher, Rev. Jonathan. 1737-1804.
3 parts. L. & S. Feb.-March, April 1806;
May-June 1809. 40 days. £4509.

Brabourne, Lord.
2 parts. S.W. & H. May 1891. P. & S. June 1893. 7 days. £3100.

Bragge, William. 1823-1884.
MSS. S.W. & H. [Anon.]. June 1876. 4 days. £12,272.
Books. 2 parts. S. W. & H. Nov. 1880 and June 1882. 5 days. £2146.

Brand, Rev. John. 1744-1806.
See page 276.

Bridges, John. 1666-1724.
See page 157.

[Bridgewater, Duke of.] 1736-1803.
Duplicates, 3 parts. King (London). Aug. 1800, April, June 1802. 11 days.
Part II. 2 days. £210.

Bright, Benjamin Heywood.
4 parts. S. & W. June 1844, March-April, July 1845. 32 days. £11,086.

Bristol, Earl of. -1676.
See page 106.

Britton, Thomas. 1654-1714.
2 parts. John Bullord. Nov. [1694]. Thomas Ballard. Jan. 1715.

Broadley, John.
Part I. E. July 1832. 3 days. £2052
Part II. E. June 1833 (with another). 5 days. £3510.

Brockett, John Trotter.
2 parts. S. Dec. 1823, June 1843. 22 days.
Part I. 14 days. £4259.

Brodrick, Hon. Charles, Archbishop of Cashel. 1761-1822.
Books. S. June 1825. 5 days. £847.
MSS. S. [Anon.]. June 1825. 7 days.

Bruton, H.W.
(Cruikshankiana.) S.W. & H. June 1897. 3 days. £2519.

[Bryant, W.]
King and Lochée. Feb. 1800. 8 days. £2566.

Buccleuch, Duke of.
Duplicates and other books. S.W. & H. March 1889. 3 days. £3705.

Buckingham, Duke of.
(Stowe Library.) See page 342.

Buckley, Rev. William Edward.
2 parts. S.W. & H. Feb.-March 1893, April 1894. 22 days. £9420.

Bunbury, Sir Edward Herbert.
S.W. & H. July 1891. 5 days. £2965.

Burgess, Frederick.
S.W. & H. May-June 1894. 4 days. £1558.

Burghley, William Cecil, Lord. 1520-1598.
See page 39.

Burney, Charles, Mus. Doc. 1726-1814.
L. & S. June 1814. 9 days. £1414.

Burney, Charles, D.D. 1757-1817.
See page 308.

Bute, Earl of. 1713-1792.
Duplicates. L. & S. [Anon.]. May-June 1785. 18 days. £843.
Library. L. & S. May 1794. 10 days. £3470.

Butler, Charles. 1750-1832.
E. Dec. 1832. 6 days. £1014.

Butler, Samuel, Bishop of Lichfield. 1774-1839.
2 parts. C. & M. March-June 1840. 15 days.
Part 3 was not sold, although catalogued; the books being purchased
by Payne and Foss, and the MSS. and autographs by the British Museum.


Cæsar, Sir Julius. 1558-1636.
MSS. Paterson. Dec. 1757. 3 evenings. £356.

Caldecott, Thomas. 1743-1833.
S. Dec. 1833. 6 days. £1210.

Caley, John. 1763-1834.
E. July 1834. 9 days. £2620.

Campbell, Hon. Alexander Hume.
B. April 1757. 9 days. £867.

Chalmers, Alexander. 1759-1834.
S. & S. March 1835. 11 days. £1880.

Chalmers, George. 1742-1825.
3 parts. E. Sept.-Oct. 1841, March-Nov. 1842. 23 days. £6189.

[Charlemont, Earl of.] 1775-1863.
2 parts. S.W. & H. Aug.-Sept. 1865. 2 days. £4444.
A large portion of this library was destroyed by fire at the
auctioneers’, also the catalogue as printed for the intended
sale in July.

[Charlotte, Queen.] 1744-1818.
2 parts. C. June-July 1819. 20 days. £4540.

Chauncey, Charles, M.D., and Nathaniel.
L. & S. April-May 1790. 15 days.

Cheney, Edward.
S.W. & H. June 1886. 5 days. £2216.

Chichester, Sir John, Bart.
Jeffery. Feb.-March 1812. 19 days.

Clanricarde, Earl of.
L. & S. Jan. 1809. 5 days. £1103.

Clare, Earl of. 1793-1864.
2 parts. S.W. & H. April 1866, Jan. 1881. 3 days. £2959.

Clarendon, Earl of. 1609-1674.
MSS. B. April 1764. 2 days.

Clarke, Adam. 1762-1832.
2 parts. E. Feb. 1833. S. & S. June 1836. 14 days. £4865.

Clarke, Sir Simon H., Bart.
C. & M. April 1840. 10 days.

Clifford, Lord de.
MSS. C. & M. Feb. 1834. 4 days.

Cock, Alfred.
S.W. & H. July 1898. 3 days. £1564.

Cole, Robert.
MSS. and autographs. 2 parts. P. & S. July-Aug. 1861, July-Aug. 1867.
9 days. £1591.

Coleridge, Lord.
S.W. & H. May 1896. 5 days. £2845.

Collier, John Payne. 1789-1883.
S.W. & H. Aug. 1884. 3 days. £2061.

Collins, Henry.
S.W. & H. April 1883. 4 days. £2699.

Comerford, James.
S.W. & H. Nov. 1881. 13 days. £8327.

Constable, William.
(Burton Constable Library.) 2 parts. S.W. & H. June 1889. 6 days. £3093.

Corney, Bolton. 1784-1870.
S.W. & H. May-June 1871. 10 days. £3539.

Corrie, John.
S. & W. April 1863. 4 days. £4409.

Corser, Rev. Thomas. 1793-1876.
See page 374.

Cosens, Frederick William.
S.W. & H. Nov. 1890. 12 days. £5571.

Craig, James Thomson Gibson.
See Gibson-Craig.

Crampon, Alfred.
S.W. & H. June 1896. 2 days. £2492.

Craufurd, Rev. C.H.
2 parts. S.W. & H. April 1864, July 1876. 6 days. £6517.

Crawford, Earl of.
See page 402.

Crawford, W.H.
(Lakelands Library.)
S.W. & H. March 1891. 12 days. £21,255.

Crofts, Rev. Thomas.
Paterson. April-May 1783. 43 days. £3453.

Croker, Right Hon. John Wilson. 1780-1857.
Autographs. S. & W. May 1858. 2 days. £1099.
Library. S.W. & H. Jan. 1882. 1 day. £136.

Crossley, James. 1800-1883.
3 parts. Thompson and Son (Manchester). May 1884. S.W. & H. July 1884,
June 1885. 23 days. £8296.

Currer, Mary Richardson.
S. & W. July-Aug. 1862. 10 days. £5984.

Curry, James, M.D.
S. March-April 1820. 10 days. £1918.


Daly, Right Hon. Denis. 1747-1791.
James Vallance (Dublin). May 1792. £3700.

Daly, Robert, Bishop of Cashel, Emly, Waterford, and Lismore. 1783-1872.
2 parts. S. & W. [Anon.]. June 1858. S.W. & H. July 1872. 5 days. £2618.

Daniel, George. 1789-1864.
See page 360.

Dasent, Sir George Webbe.
Part I. S.W. & H. April 1895. 2 days. £803.
Part II. S.W. & H. March 1897. (With another.) 2 days. £728.

Davis, Henry Newnham.
S.W. & H. Nov. 1900. 2 days. £4168.

Dent, John. 1750?-1826.
See page 278.

Digby, Sir Kenelm. 1603-1665.
See page 106.

Dillon, John.
Books. S.W. & H. June 1869. 3 days. £2349.
Autographs and MSS. S.W. & H. June 1869. 5 days. £3080.

D’Israeli, Isaac. 1766-1848.
S. & W. March 1849. 4 days. £418.

[Donegal, Marquess of.]
Stewart. March 1800. 14 days.

Dormer, Lieut.-General James. 1679-1741.
B. Feb.-March 1764. 20 days. £2123.

Douglas, Rev. W.
S. Dec. 1819. 11 days. £2986.

Dowdeswell, Lieut.-General William. 1761-1828.
E. July 1828. 4 days. £1347.

Drury, Rev. Henry.
2 parts. E. Feb.-March 1827. 23 days. £8917.

Ducarel, Andrew Coltee. 1713-1785
L. & S. April 1786. 8 days. £997.

Duckett, Sir George, Bart.
Autograph documents, etc. S. & S. June-July 1832. 4 days. £1362.


Edwardes, Sir Henry Hope, Bart.
C.M. & W. May 1901. 4 days. £11,033.

Edwards, James. 1757-1816.
See page 298.

Evans, Herbert N., M.D.
2 parts. S.W. & H. May, June 1864. 13 days. £3186.

Eyton, J.C.
S.W. & H. June 1881. 3 days. £1793.

Eyton, Joseph Walter Ring.
S. & W. May 1848. 8 days. £2693.


Fairfax, Brian. 1676-1749.
(Osterley Park Library.) See page 172.

Falconer, J.J.
S.W. & H. Aug. 1877. 6 days. £1925.

Farmer, Richard, D.D. 1735-1797.
See page 237.

Farmer-Atkinson, Henry John.
2 parts. S.W. & H. March 1896. P. & S. April 1897. 5 days. £2066.

Farnham, Baron. 1799-1868.
S.W. & H. June-July 1869. 9 days. £2168.

Fauntleroy, Henry. 1785-1824.
S. April 1825. 3 days. £2714.

Fielding, Henry. 1707-1754.
B. Feb. 1755. 4 evenings. £364.

Folkes, Martin. 1690-1754.
See page 197.

Forster, Richard.
King and Lochée. Nov. 1806. 10 days. £1696.

Foster, Birket.
S.W. & H. June 1894 (with others). 4 days. £5198.

Fraser, Sir William Augustus.
S.W. & H. April 1901. 8 days. £20,334.

Freeling, Sir Francis, Bart. 1764-1836.
E. Nov.-Dec. 1836. 10 days. £3730.

Frere, John Tudor.
S.W. & H. Feb. 1896. 4 days. £3747.


Gaisford, Thomas. -1898.
S.W. & H. April-May 1890. 8 days. £9236.

Gardner, Cecil Dunn.
S.W. & H. June 1880. 6 days. £4734.

Gardner, John Dunn.
2 parts. S. & W. July 1854, Nov. 1875. 12 days. £10,153.

Gibson-Craig, James Thomson. 1799-1886.
See page 396.

Gilchrist, Octavius Graham. 1779-1823.
E. Jan. 1824. 6 days. £1355.

Glenbervie, Baron. 1743-1823.
2 parts. E. June, July 1823. 15 days. £2534.

Gloucester, William Frederick, Duke of. 1776-1834.
S. & S. July-Aug. 1835. 8 days. £1265.

Goldsmid, John Louis.
E. Dec. [1815]. 5 days. £2179.

Goldsmith, Oliver. 1728-1774.
Good. July 1774. 1 day.

Gooch, Archdeacon.
S. Nov. 1823. 4 days. £1212.

Gordon, Sir Robert.
(Gordonstoun Library.) Cochrane. March 1816. 12 days. £1539.

Gosford, Earl of.
P. & S. April-May 1884. 11 days. £11,318.

Gossett, Rev. Isaac. 1735-1812.
L. & S. June-July 1813. 23 days. £3141.

Gough, Richard. 1735-1809.
See page 240.

Grafton, Duke of. 1735-1811.
2 parts. L. & S. Dec. 1811. E. [Anon.]. June 1815. 12 days. £4803.

Grant, Francis. 1834-1899.
2 parts. P. & S. Nov. 1881. S.W. & H. May 1900. 3 days. £2526.

Grave, Robert. 1731-1802.
L.S. & S. April 1803. 8 days. £1023.

Gresley, Sir Roger, Bart.
E. May 1838. 3 days. £1601.

Guild, J. Wyllie.
Chapman and Son (Edinburgh). April 1888. 10 days.

Guilford, Earl of. 1766-1827. See page 322.

[Gulston, Joseph.] 1745-1786.
2 parts. Compton (London). May [1783], June 1784. 15 days.
Part I. 11 days. £1750.


Hailstone, Edward. 1818-1890.
(Walton Hall Library.) 2 parts. S.W. & H. Feb., April-May 1891.
18 days. £8991.

Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard. 1820-1889.
S.W. & H. July 1889. 4 days. £2298.

Hamilton, Duke of.
(Hamilton Library.) See page 329.

Hamper, William. 1776-1831.
E. July 1831. 3 days. £1820.

Hampton, Lord. 1799-1880.
S.W. & H. Feb. 1881. 3 days. £3539.

Hanrott, Philip Augustus.
6 parts. E. July, Aug. 1833; Feb.-March 1834; Jan. 1857.
50 days. £22,806.

Hardwicke, Earl of.
(Wimpole Library.) C.M. & W. June 1888. 1 day. £3242.
Hardwicke State Papers advertised for sale by S.W. & H. were
purchased en bloc by the British Museum.

Harley, Edward, Earl of Oxford. 1689-1741.
See page 155.

Harley, Robert, Earl of Oxford. 1661-1724.
See page 155.

Harman, Jeremiah.
E. May 1844. 5 days. £1761.

Harrison, W.
S.W. & H. Jan. 1881. 4 days. £2890.

Hartley, Leonard Laurie. 1816-1883.
3 parts. P. & S. June 1885, May 1886, April 1887. 28 days. £16,530.

Hartree, William.
S.W. & H. July 1890. 8 days. £8255.

Harward, John.
2 parts. S. & W. Dec. [1858], May 1859. 9 days. £3800.

Haslewood, Joseph. 1769-1833.
E. Dec. 1833. 8 days. £2471.

Hawkins, Rev. W. Bentinck L.
3 parts. C.M. & W. March, April 1895. 6 days. £2903.

Hawley, Sir Joseph, Bart.
S.W. & H. July 1894. 3 days. £2882.

Hawtrey, Edward Craven, D.D. 1789-1862.
2 parts. S. & W. July 1853, June-July 1862. 16 days. £7048.

Hayter, Thomas, Bishop of London. 1702-1762.
B. May 1757. 16 days. £1130.

Heath, Benjamin, D.D. 1739-1817.
See page 255.

Heathcote, Robert.
5 parts. L.S. & S. [Anon.]. April, May, June 1802. L. & S.
[Anon.] Feb. [Anon.] Dec. 1805. 16 days. £7684.

Heber, Richard. 1773-1833.
See page 341.

Henley, John (‘Orator’). 1692-1756
MSS. Paterson. June 1759.

Herman, Henry.
2 parts. S.W. & H. May 1883 Jan. 1885. 3 days, £2401.

Hibbert, George. 1757-1837.
See page 302.

Higgs, William Simonds.
S. & S. April 1830. 3 days. £1838.

Hill, Thomas. 1760-1840.
2 parts. L. & S. June 1811. E. March 1841. 25 days. £2846.

Hoare, Sir Richard Colt, Bart.
1758-1838. (Stourhead Library.)
See page 316.

Hoblyn, Robert. 1710-1756.
B. & L. March 1778. 26 days. £1962.

Hodges, Christopher.
E. March 1814. 3 days. £2046.

Hodgson, William.
S. March 1824. 6 days. £2079.

Holland, Lancelot, and Henry.
S. & W. July 1860. 6 days. £4475.

Hope, Adrian.
S.W. & H. April 1896. 5 days. £3551.

Hope, Henry P.
L. & S. Feb.-March 1813. 18 days. £3837.

Hopetoun, Earl of.
(Hopetoun House Library.) S.W. & H. Feb. 1889. 4 days. £6117.

Horsley, Samuel, Bishop of St. Asaph. 1733-1806.
L. & S. May 1807. 9 days. £1822.

Howard, Henry.
C.M. & W. June 1898. 2 days. £3500.

Hunter, John.
4 parts. L. & S. Feb. 1805. [Anon.] [Feb.] 1808. [Anon.] Feb. 1813.
E. May 1842.
Part I. (with another). 5 days. £1523.
Parts II., III., IV. 9 days. £2516.

Hunter, William.
E. Feb. [1816]. 6 days. £1421.

Hurd, Philip.
2 parts. E. March-April 1832, July-August 1845. 11 days. £7364.

Hutton, John.
Paterson and Bristow. Oct.-Nov. 1764. 28 days.

[Huybers.]
S. May 1818. 3 days. £2288.


Inglis, John Bellingham. 1780-1870.
See page 350.


James, Charles.
S. March 1819. 6 days. £1857.

Jarman, John Boykett.
Illuminated Missals, etc. S.W. & H. June 1864. 1 day. £2331.
Books. S.W. & H. June 1864. 1 day. £136.

Jersey, Earl of.
(Osterley Park Library.) See page 172.

[Johnson, Richard.]
L. & S. Dec. 1807. 12 days. £1948.

Johnson, Dr. Samuel. 1709-1784.
C. Feb. 1785. 4 days. £247.


Kemble, John Philip. 1757-1823.
E. Jan. 1821. 9 days. £2577.
This sale did not include the collection of old plays, which were
privately purchased by the Duke of Devonshire for £2000.

Kershaw, John.
S.W. & H. July 1877. 6 days. £2099.

King, Edward. 1735-1807.
L. & S. Feb. 1808. 8 days. £2423.

Knight, Edward.
E. May 1821. 10 days. £2415.


Laing, David. 1793-1878.
See page 378.

Lake, Sir James Winter, Bart.
Stewart. March 1808. 15 days. £1855.

Lambert, John.
L. & S. June 1808. 4 days. £1568.

Lang, Robert.
E. Nov. 1828. 11 days. £2837.

Lansdowne, Marquess of. 1737-1805.
See page 251.

Larking, John Wingfield. 1801-1891.
S.W. & H. April 1892. 3 days. £3925.

Lawrence, Edwin Henry.
S.W. & H. May 1892. 4 days. £7409.

Lawrence, Sir Thomas. 1769-1830.
S. & S. June 1830. 4 days. £1020.

Leighton, Lord. 1830-1896.
C.M. & W. July 1896. 2 days. £631.

Le Neve, Peter. 1661-1729.
See page 149.

Letherland, Joseph, M.D. 1699-1764.
B. March-April 1765. 22 days.

Lettsom, John Coakley, M.D. 1744-1815.
2 parts. L. & S. March-April 1811, April 1816. 11 days. £3565.

Lewis, John Delaware. 1828-1884.
2 parts. S.W. & H. June 1866, May 1868. 4 days. £3257.

[Littledale, A.]
S. June 1820. 5 days. £1606.

Littledale, Edward.
E. July 1837. 10 days. £1750.

Lloyd, Charles, Bishop of Oxford. 1784-1829.
S. July 1829. 5 days. £1538.

Lloyd, Thomas.
S. July 1819. 6 days. £2035.

Lort, Michael, D.D. 1725-1790.
2 parts. L. & S. April, May 1791. 25 days. £1269.

Luttrell, Narcissus. 1657-1732.
See page 141.

Lysons, Rev. Daniel. 1762-1834.
Part I. E. March 1828 (with others). 3 days. £2093.
Part II. E. Nov. 1834. 1 day. £451 (including remaining
copies of Lysons’s Reliquiæ Britannico-Romanæ).

Lysons, Samuel. 1763-1819.
E. June 1820. 8 days.


Mackenzie, John Mansfield.
S.W. & H. March 1889. 8 days. £7072.

Mackintosh, Sir James. 1765-1832.
E. Nov. 1832. 9 days. £1797.

Maidment, James. 1795-1879.
Chapman and Son (Edinburgh). April-May 1880. 15 days.

Mainstone, James.
L. & S. April-May 1800. 13 days. £1175.

Maitland, Thomas, Lord Dundrennan. 1792-1851.
Tait and Nisbet (Edinburgh). Dec. 1851. 9 days. £2395.

Makellar, Rev. William.
S.W. & H. Nov. 1898. 11 days. £11,118.

Malkin, Benjamin Heath. 1769-1842.
E. March 1828. 7 days, £3539.

Malone, Edmond. 1741-1812.
S. Nov.-Dec. 1818. 8 days. £1648.
The Early English portion of his library was presented to the
Bodleian Library, Oxford, by his brother.

Marlborough, Duke of. 1766-1840.
(White Knights Library.) See page 327.

Marsh, John Fitchett. 1818-1880.
S.W. & H. May 1882. 9 days. £2809.

Mason, George. 1735-1806.
4 parts. L. & S. Jan., May, Nov. 1798; April 1799. 11 days. £2661.

Mathews, Charles. 1776-1835.
(Theatrical Library, Portraits, etc.) S. & S. Aug. 1835. 4 days. £947.

Mathias, Thomas James. 1754-1835.
E. April 1820. 12 days.

Mead, Richard, M.D. 1673-1754.
See page 163.

Middleton, Conyers, D.D. 1683-1750.
B. March 1751. 10 days.

[Midgeley.]
Robert Saunders (London). Feb. 1818. 6 days.

Mills, George Galwey.
Jeffery. Feb.-March 1800. 13 days. £4319.

Milner, John.
E. May 1829. 3 days. £1236.

Mitford, Rev. John. 1781-1859.
3 parts. S. & W. Dec. 1859; April-May, July 1860. 20 days. £4846.

Monro, John, M.D. 1715-1791.
L. & S. April-May 1792. 15 days. £1650.

Morris, William. 1835-1896.
See page 423.


Nares, Rev. Robert. 1753-1829.
E. Nov.-Dec. 1829. 8 days. £1286.

Nash, John. 1752-1835.
E. July 1835. 5 days. £1748.

Nassau, George Richard Savage. 1756-1823.
2 parts. E. Feb., March 1824. 20 days. £8505.

Nayler, Sir George. 1764-1831.
(Heraldic books and MSS.) 2 parts. S. & S. April, July 1832.
5 days. £1991.

Naylor, F.
Autographs, etc. S.W. & H. July-Aug. 1885. 6 days. £2710.

Nichols, John. 1745-1826.
3 parts. S. April, May 1828. S. & W. July 1856. 7 days. £1833.

Nichols, John Bowyer. 1779-1863.
2 parts. S.W. & H. May, Dec. 1864. 11 days. £6174.

Nichols, John Gough. 1806-1873.
2 parts. S.W. & H. Dec. 1874, April 1879. 9 days. £2313.

Nicholson, Alexander.
E. Feb. 1830. 3 days. £1468.

Nicolay, Frederick.
L. & S. Nov.-Dec. 1809. 8 days. £1101.

Norfolk, Duke of. 1746-1815.
3 parts. E. Nov.-Dec. [1816], March [1817], Dec. 1821.
Part I. 8 days. £1777.

North, John.
3 parts. E. March-May 1819. 25 days. £12,707.


Offor, George. 1787-1864.
S.W. & H. June-July 1865. 11 days. First two days, £2901.
On the third morning of the sale a fire occurred, which so far damaged
the remainder that the salvage was sold to Mr. Henry Stevens for £300.
The library is said to have been valued for probate at about £70,000.

Ord, Craven. 1756-1832.
3 parts. E. June 1829, Jan. 1830, May 1832.
Parts I. and III. 4 days. £3029.
Part II. MSS. (with others). 5 days. £2654.

Orford, Horace Walpole, Earl of.
See Walpole.

Orford, Earl of. 1813-1894.
S.W. & H. June 1895. 2 days. £2609.

Orme, Robert. 1728-1801.
L. & S. April-May 1796. 10 days. £1179.

Ormerod, George. 1785-1873.
S.W. & H. Aug. 1875. 5 days. £2199.

Ouvry, Frederic. 1814-1881.
S.W. & H. March-April 1882. 6 days. £6169.

Oxford, Robert and Edward Harley, Earls of.
See Harley.


[Parker, William.]
E. June 1820. 5 days. £2460.

Parr, Rev. Samuel. 1747-1825.
2 parts. E. May, Oct.-Nov. 1828. 15 days. £2720.

Parris, P.C.
L. & S. May 1815. 5 days. £1302.

Parton, John.
E. June 1822. 4 days. £1736.

Pearson, Thomas. 1740-1781.
T. and J. Egerton (London). April-May 1788. 23 days. £1807.

Peel, Sir Robert (Peel Heirlooms).
Robinson and Fisher. June 1900. 4 days. £5883 (including autographs).

Penn, Granville. 1761-1844.
2 parts. S. & W. June 1851. [Anon.] July-Aug. 1851. 10 days. £8471.

Penrhyn, Lord. 1737-1808.
L. & S. March 1809. 5 days.
£1188.

Perkins, Frederick. 1780-1860.
See page 348.

Perkins, Henry. 1778-1855.
See page 346.

Perry, James. 1756-1821.
4 parts. E. March-May 1822. Feb. 1823. 27 days. £7400.

Petit, Louis Hayes. 1774-1849.
S.W. & H. April-May 1869. 14 days. £2937.

Philips, Nathaniel. 1795-1831.
E. March 1837. 2 days. £1464.

Phillipps, Sir Thomas, Bart. 1792-1872.
See page 370.

Phillips, George.
E. Feb. 1818. 5 days. £1113.

[Pitt, William.]
L. & S. Jan. 1808. 4 days. £1239.

Pollock, William.
E. March 1818. 3 days. £1823.

Porson, Richard. 1759-1808.
L. & S. June 1809. 7 days. £1254.

Prest, William.
S. June 1819. 6 days. £2032.

Price, Sir Charles Rugge, Bart.
S.W. & H. Feb. 1867. 7 days. £3439.

Price, Lake.
S.W. & H. March 1880. 2 days. £1915.

Prince, Rev. Samuel.
S.W. & H. Dec. 1865. 4 days. £1902.

Pryce, Rev. D.F.
S. March 1824. 3 days. £1146.


Raine, Matthew, D.D. 1760-1811.
L. & S. Feb.-March 1812. 13 days. £2794.
Aldine and classical books bequeathed to Trinity College, Cambridge.

Randolph, John, Bishop of London. 1749-1813.
E. April 1814. 8 days. £2046.

Ratcliffe, John. -1776.
C. March-April 1776. 9 evenings. £1105.

Rawlinson, Dr. Richard. 1690-1755.
See page 191.

Rawlinson, Thomas. 1681-1725.
See page 178.

Reed, Isaac. 1742-1807.
See page 269.

Reeves, John. 1752-1829.
S. & S. Sept. 1831. 10 days. £1859.

Reid, Hugh Galbraith.
2 parts. S.W. & H. May 1894. 12 days. £3466.

Rendorp, John.
S. Feb.-Mar. 1825. 8 days. £2522.

Rennie, John.
2 parts. E. July 1829. 11 days. £5169.
Remainder. E. March 1833 (with others). 5 days. £2130.

Rhodes, Abraham.
S. Feb. 1817. 3 days. £1328.

Rhodes, William Barnes. 1772-1826.
S. April 1825. 10 days. £1751.

Ridgway, Joseph.
2 parts. S.W. & H. May, June 1879. 5 days. £2011 (including autographs).

Roberts, Edward Walpole.
S. March 1828. 4 days. £1343 (including the Numismatic Library of his
son Barré Charles Roberts).

Rogers, Samuel. 1763-1855.
C. & M. May 1856. 6 days. £1415.

Roscoe, William. 1753-1831.
Winstanley (Liverpool). Aug.-Sept. 1816. 14 days. £5150.

Roupell, Robert P.
S.W. & H. July 1870. 5 days. £2089.

Roxburghe, Duke of. 1740-1804.
See page 261.

Russell, Rev. John Fuller. 1814-1884.
2 parts. S.W. & H. June 1885, Feb. 1886. 9 days. £9485.

Rutherford, Andrew, Lord Rutherford, 1791-1854.
Nisbet (Edinburgh). March-April 1855. 11 days. £6886.


Sala, George Augustus Henry. 1828-1895.
S.W. & H. July 1895. 4 days. £851.

Saunders, William Wilson. 1809-1879.
2 parts. S.W. & H. Aug. 1873, March 1880. 4 days. £2543.

Savile, Sir John. 1545-1607.
(With Sir Henry Savile, 1549-1622, and Sir John Savile, 1556-1630.)
2 parts. S. & W. Dec. 1860, Feb. 1861. 3 days. £5844.

Scharf, Sir George.
S.W. & H. Feb. 1896. 4 days. £1304

Scott, Sir Claude, Bart.
E. June 1831. 6 days. £4137.

Scott, George. 1751-1780.
L. & S. March 1781. 16 days.

Seaford, Lord. 1771-1845.
E. June 1832. 4 days. £1551.

Sedgwick, William.
L. & S. April 1811. 4 days. £1107.

Selsey, Lord.
S.W. & H. June 1872. 9 days. £4297.

[Sheepshanks.]
S.& S. May 1834. 5 days. £2679.

Sheldon, Ralph. 1623-1684.
(Weston Library.) See page 110.

Shrewsbury, Earl of.
S. & W. June-July 1857. 12 days. £2901.
Remainder and imperfect books. S. & W. May 1858. 1 day. £164.

Simeon, Sir John, Bart.
S.W. & H. March 1871. 9 days. £3509.

Simes, N.P.
S.W. & H. July 1886. 6 days. £4621.

Skaife, John, M.D.
S.W. & H. Feb. 1883. 5 days. £2710.

Slade, Felix. 1790-1868.
S.W. & H. Aug. 1868. 6 days. £5718.
Selection of MSS. and ancient bindings bequeathed to the British Museum.

Smith, George.
S.W. & H. July-Aug. 1867. 22 days. £9817.

Smith, Joseph. 1682-1770.
See page 185.

Smith, Richard. 1590-1675.
See page 94.

Smith, Thomas.
S. May 1825. 8 days. £1583.

Smyth, Sir Robert, Bart.
L. & S. April 1809. 6 days. £1499.

Southey, Robert. 1774-1843.
S. & W. May 1844. 16 days. £2933.

Southgate, Rev. Richard. 1729-1795.
L. & S. April-May 1795. 12 days. £1332.

Spencer, George John, Earl. 1758-1834.
See page 312.

Splidt, Philip.
L. & S. Feb. 1814. 6 days. £1440.

Stanley, Colonel.
E. April-May 1813. 8 days. £8233.

Steevens, George. 1736-1800.
See page 242.

Stephenson, G.H.
S.W. & H. June-July 1899. 2 days. £1915.

Strange, John. 1732-1799.
L.S. & S. March-April 1801. 29 days.

Strettell, Amos.
2 parts. E. Feb.-March 1820, May 1841. 11 days. £3023.

Stuart, James Alexander.
L. & S. June-July 1814. 16 days. £1393.

Stuart, William.
C.M. & W. March 1895. 1 day. £4296.

Sullivan, Sir Edward, Bart. 1822-1885.
3 parts. S.W. & H. May-June 1900. 21 days. £11,002.

Sunderland Library.
See page 168.

Sussex, Duke of. 1773-1843.
See page 12.

Sykes, Sir Mark Masterman, Bart. 1771-1823.
See page 335.


Talbot, Sir Charles, Bart.
L. & S. May 1814. 6 days £2191.

Taylor, George Watson.
2 parts. E. March, April 1823. 14 days. £8776.

Taylor, Rev. Henry.
S. June 1822. 9 days. £1169.

Taylor, Sir Simon, Bart.
E. June 1833. 2 days. £1607.

Taylour, John.
L. & S. June-July 1793. 24 days. £1023.

Tebbs, Henry Virtue.
S.W. & H. June 1900. 2 days. £1468.

Tenison, Archbishop. 1623-1715.
2 parts. S. & W. June, July 1861. 7 days. £3089.

Thomas, Thomas.
E. Nov.-Dec. 1843. 3 days. £1360.

Thompson, Sir Alexander.
S. Dec. 1817. 5 days. £1648.

Thompson, Sir Peter.
E. April-May 1815. 5 days. £1376.

Thornhill, Sir Thomas, Bart.
S.W. & H. April 1889. 2 days. £2030.

Thorold, Sir John, Bart. 1734-1815.
(Syston Park Library.) See page 234.

Tite, Sir William. 1798-1873.
See page 393.

Towneley, John. 1731-1813.
See pages 229 and 231.

Townshend, George, Marquess of. 1755-1811.
L. & S. May 1812. 16 days. £5745.

Tuer, Andrew White.
S.W. & H. July 1900. 1 day. £600.

Tuffen, J.F.
2 parts. S. March 1818. Feb. 1821. 18 days. £2866.

Turnbull, William Barclay David Donald. 1811-1863.
First library. Nov. 1851. 14 days.
Second library. S. & W. Nov.-Dec. 1863. 6 days. £2779.

Turner, Dawson. 1775-1858.
Library. 2 parts. S. & W. March 1853. P. & S. May 1859. 21 days. £6902.
MSS. and Autographs. P. & S. June 1859. 5 days. £6558.

Turner, Robert Samuel. 1818-1887.
See page 416.

Tyssen, Samuel.
L.S. & S. Dec. 1801. 13 days. £1744.


Utterson, Edward Vernon. 1776-1856.
2 parts. S. & W. April 1852. March 1857. 15 days. £9601.


Valpy, Rev. R.
E. June-July 1832. 10 days. £2045.

Van Mildert, William, Bishop of Durham. 1765-1836.
Wheatley. June 1836. 10 days.

Vincent, William, D.D. 1739-1815.
E. March [1816]. 6 days. £1077.


Wakefield, Rev. Gilbert. 1756-1801.
L.S. & S. March-April 1802. 7 days. £1215.

Walker, T. Shadford.
S.W. & H. June 1886. 2 days. £4461.

Walpole, Horace, Earl of Orford. 1717-1797.
(Strawberry Hill Library.) See page 214.

Walton, Brian, Bishop of Chester. 1600-1661.
Samuel Carr (London). April 1683.

Way, Benjamin.
E. May-June 1834. 3 days. £1111.

Way, Gregory Lewis.
2 parts. S.W. & H. July 1881, March 1884. 2 days. £3056.

Weaver, Harold Baillie.
2 parts. S.W. & H. Dec. 1897. C.M. & W. March 1898. 5 days. £6575.

Webb, Philip Carteret. 1700-1770.
B. & L. Feb.-March 1771. 17 days.

Wellesley, Marquess. 1760-1842.
E. Jan. 1843. 4 days. £1217.

Wellesley, Henry, D.D. 1791-1866.
2 parts. S.W. & H. Aug., Nov. 1866. 16 days. £4821.

Wells, John.
E. Sept. 1841. 6 days. £1341.

West, James. 1704?-1772.
See page 205.

Wheler, Benjamin, D.D.
B. & L. Nov. [1772]. 10 days.

Wilbraham, R.W.
S.W. & H. June 1898. 3 days. £3231.

Wilbraham, Roger.
E. June 1829. 6 days. £1000.

[Wilkes, J.].
S. & W. March 1847. 11 days. £6533.

Wilkinson, George.
E. July 1836. 3 days. £2984.

Willett, Ralph. 1719-1795.
(Merly Library.) See page 216.

[William IV.]. 1765-1837.
E. Feb. 1837. 7 days. £1932 (including prints).

Williams, Rev. Theodore.
2 parts. Stewart, Wheatley and Adlard. April-May 1827. 15 days.

Wills, Howell.
S.W. & H. July 1894. 6 days. £8204.

Windham, Joseph. 1739-1810.
L. & S. Feb. 1811. 12 days. £4269.

Windus, Benjamin Godfrey.
S.W. & H. March 1868. 4 days. £2988.

Wodhull, Michael. 1740-1816.
See page 265.

Woodford, Emperor John Alexander.
L. & S. May 1809. 11 days. £4572.

Woodhouse, John.
L. & S. Dec. 1803. 5 days. £3135.

Worsley, Benjamin, D.D.
(With others.) John Dunmore and Richard Chiswell. May 1678, ‘daily
until all be sold.’

Wren, Sir Christopher. 1632-1723.
Cock and Langford. Oct. 1748. 2 evenings.

Wright, William.
S.W. & H. June 1899. 3 days. £8685.

Wynne, Edward. 1734-1784.
L. & S. March 1786. 12 days. £1066.


Yates, Edmund. 1831-1894.
S.W. & H. Jan. 1895. 2 days. £968.

York, Duke of. 1763-1827.
Library. S. May 1827. 22 days. £4703.
Maps, charts, etc. S. July 1827. 4 days. £1014.

Young, Alexander.
S.W. & H. June 1890. 3 days. £2238.

Young, John.
Library. S.W. & H. April 1875. 2 days. £807.
Autograph letters and historical documents. 2 parts. S.W. & H.
[Anon.]. April-May 1869, April 1875. 10 days. £5525.

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