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Period 19th century

Subject Terms Private libraries -- England.

1. Strawberry Hill : a catalogue of a singularly choice collection of rare and valuable books in the various departments of literature : comprising early English poetry & plays : British and foreign history and biography : black letter and privately printed books : romances, jest books, songs, ballads, music, and treatises on music : a few highly-interesting manuscripts : many fine books of prints, coins, gems, &c. : miniatures, paintings, ancient carvings, tapestry : valuable original portraits of distinguished persons : together with some thousand of engraved portraits, &c. &c. : principally from the collection of Horace Walpole / by W. Strong, Bristol.

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Creator:: Strong, William, active 1821–1844
Date:: 1843
Physical Description:: xi, 188 pages, [1] leaf of plates : portrait ; 21 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Museum Goughianum. : A catalogue of the entire collection of prints, drawings, coins, medals, seals, painted glass, paintings, pottery, brass monuments, marble fragments, Chinese and other bronzes, miniatures, seals and miscellaneous antiquities, of that eminent antiquary Richard Gough, Esq. lately deceased. / Which will be sold by auction by Leigh and S. Sotheby, booksellers, at their house, no. 145, Strand, opposite Catherine street, on Thursday, July 19, 1810, and two following days, at 12 o'clock. To be viewed on Monday, July 16, and catalogues (price 6d.) to be had at the place of sale.

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Creator:: Gough, Richard, 1735–1809
Date:: [1810]
Physical Description:: 2 unnumbered pages, 14 pages ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Descriptive catalogue of the original charters, royal grants, and donations, many with the seals, in fine preservation, monastic chartulary, official, manorial, court baron, court leet, and rent rolls, registers, and other documents, constituting the muniments of Battle Abbey... : comprising also a great mass of papers relating to the family of Browne, ennobled as the Lords Viscount Montague...with various others relating to the Sidneys, Earls of Leicester, and the whole of the Webster family evidences etc...it is presumed no collection of manuscripts of equal importance, in a national point of view, has ever been offered for sale... / on sale by Thomas Thorpe, no. 38, Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London.

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Creator:: Thorpe, Thomas, 1791–1851
Date:: 1835
Physical Description:: xii, 221, [1] pages ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Catalogue of the entire and very valuable library of the late Joseph Windham, Esq. brought from his seat, at Earsham, Norfolk : and his residence in Portland Place : also his elegant mahogany book cases :. which will be sold by auction by Leigh and S. Sotheby, booksellers, at their house, no. 145, Strand, opposite Catherine Street, on Monday, February 11, 1811, at twelve o'clock, and eleven following days (Sunday excepted).

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Creator:: Leigh and Sotheby
Date:: [1811]
Physical Description:: 78 pages ; 23 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts