Book Sales of 1895[-97/98]: A Record of the Most Important Books Sold at Auction and the Prices Realized, Volume 1

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Temple Scott
P. Cockram, 1896

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Page 4 - LIFE IN LONDON : or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom.
Page 53 - A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, Extending above Four Thousand Miles, between New France and New Mexico; with a Description of the Great Lakes, Cataracts, Rivers, Plants, and Animals.
Page 383 - Bible in Spain; or the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula.
Page 6 - Complete Angler; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation : being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds. Fish and Fishing, written by IZAAK WALTON ; and Instructions how to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a clear Stream, by CHARLES COTTON.
Page 367 - Observations on Certain Documents, contained in Nos. V. and VI. of the History of the United States for the year 1796, in which the charge of speculation against Alexander Hamilton, late Secretary of the Treasury, is fully refuted, written by himself.
Page 284 - Paradisi in Sole, Paradisus Terrestris ; or, A Garden of all Sorts of Pleasant Flowers which our English ayre will permitt to be noursed up...
Page 371 - mend his native country, lamentably tattered both in the upper-leather and sole, with all the honest stitches he can take ; and as willing never to be paid for his work by old English wonted pay. It is his trade to patch all the year long gratis. Therefore I pray gentlemen keep your purses.
Page 377 - THE COMPLEAT ANGLER OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION. BEING A DISCOURSE OF FISH AND FISHING, Not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers.
Page 110 - MR WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGEDIES. Published according to the True Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven PLAYS Never before Printed in Folio Viz.
Page 73 - Editions : to which are added all the original Novels and Tales on which the Plays are founded ; Copious Archaeological Annotations on each play; an Essay on the Formation of the Text ; and a Life of the Poet : by James O.

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