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Davis 1771
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1771
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A CATALOGUE OF THE CURIOUS COLLECTION BOOKS, Chiefly relating to MEDALS and ANTIQUITIES; OF Dr. JAMES DAVIS, Late of the DEVIZES, Deceased; Which (by Order of the Executor) Will be fold by AUCTION, By Mr. LANGFORD and Son, At their House in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden, On Wednesday Evening, the 23d of this Instant January 1771. The said Books may be viewed on Monday the 21st of this Instant January, and till the Time of Sale, which will begin punctually at Six o’Clock. CATALOGUES of which may be had gratis on the Days of Viewing at Mr. LANGFORD’S aforesaid.

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Conditions of Sale. / 1st, THAT the highest Bidder, is to be the Buyer ; and if any Dispute arise between two or more Bidders, the Book or Books to be put up again and re-fold. / 2d, That no Books (notwithstanding they may prove imperfect) after being taken away, shall be returned and accepted as such. / 3d, That no Person advance less than 6d. under a Pound, above a Pound 15. and so on in Proportion, / 4th, That each Buyer pay Five Shillings in the Pound, in Part of Payment for each Lot, if demanded, and also give in his Name and Place of Abode. / Lastly, That the Books are to be taken away at the Buyer’s Expence, within two Days at farthest, after the Sale is ended, and the Purchase-Money paid on or before the Delivery ; in Failure of which, the Five Shillings in the Pound deposited in Part of Payment, shall be forfeited, the Books re-fold, and the Deficiency (if any) shall be made good by the Defaulters at this present Sale.|F I N I S.[after N@100]

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British Library (C.131.ff.20(15) contains prices and potentially some buyers' details. Published in parallel was "A catalogue of the curious collection of coins, Medals, and Curiosities, of Dr. James Davis, Late of the Devizes, Deceas'd; Which (by Order of the Executor) Will be sold by Auction, By Mr. Longford and Son, At their House in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden, On Wednesday Noon, the 23d of this Instant January 1771. The said Collection may be viewed on Monday the 21st Instant, and till the Time of Sale, which will begin punctually at Twelve O'Clock" (British Library: C.131.ff.20(17); Gale reference: GALE|CW0124953731 )

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[vignette] Wednesday Evening, January 23, 1771. // [vignette] Wednesday Evening, January 23, 1771. / BOOKS. [[vignette] Wednesday Evening, January 23, 1771] // [vignette] Wednesday Evening, January 23, 1771. / BOOKS. / OCTAVO & Infra [[vignette] Wednesday Evening, January 23, 1771]
1 ADAMI Vitae Germanorum Theologorun, and 14 more/ 2.6
2 Clenardi Epistolae, and 11 more 2.
3 Spizelii Infelix Literatus - Struvii Introd. in Rem. / Literatum - Neocori Bibliotheca Librorum Novorum, 4 tom. 1.6
4 Hugo de Scribenda Origine - Casauboni de Qnatuer Linguis - Labbe Bibliothecae, and 2 more 1.-
5 Observationum Selectarum ad Rem. Litterariam Spectantium, 9 tom. (deest Tom. 1.) Hal Mag. 1700 1.6
6 Suritae Itinerarium Antonini Col. Agrip. 1600, and 3 more 1-1-
7 Pauli Jovii Illust. Virorum Vitae 2 tom. and, 4 more 2.65 [together with 8]
8 Sheringhami de Anglorum Gentis Origine, and 3 more 2.65 [together with 7]
9 Petiti. de Amazonibus - Huetii Commentarius - Toltii Fortuna, and 1 more 1-
10 Sertorii de Notis - Almeloveen Fastorum, and 8 more 2-
11 Niewport de Ritibus Roman-Browerii de Populorum Adorationibus Amst. 1723 2.6
12 Hottoman de Nummis - Scaliger de Nummis - Morelli Specimen Rei Nummaria Lips. 1696 4.-
13 Keysler Antiquitates Celticae Has. 1720 - Schaedii de Diis Gerrmanis Hal. 1728 11.6
14 An ancient Manuscript on Vellum - Palladio Antiquitates Romae, and 3 more 3.6
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15 Maittaire de Vitis Stephanorum-Scriptores Geoponici Cant. 1704-Junii Animadversa Rot. 1708 5.6
16 Sulpicii Severi Opera Lug. Bat. 1647 - Historiae Poeticae Antiqui, Gr. & Lat. Par. 1675. 4.6
17 Patavii Rationar. Temporum Lug. Bat. 1710, and 3 more 2.6
18 Monumenta Kempiana-Jul. Vitalis Epitaphium - Crusius de Orig. Pecunia - Fortuita Sacra 4.-
19 Triveti Annales, 2 tom. - Oxon. 1719 5.-
20 Alexander ab Alexandro, 2 tom. Lug. Bat. 1673 6.6
21 Mabillon Veterum.Analtctorum, 4 tom. Par. 1675 2.-
22 Havercampi Sylloge Script. Ling. Graec. 2 tom. Lug. Bat. 1736 8.-
23 Woodward’s History of Fossils, 2 vol. 1729-Method of Fossils 1728 11.-
24 Leake on Coin 1745 - Walker on Coin 1692 10.-
25 Hooper on Weights and Measures 1721, and 4 more 5.-

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26 POlygamia Triumphatrix Lond. Scan. 1682, and 7 more 4.6
27 Neandri Opusc. Aureum, 2 tom. Lips. and 2 more 12.6
28 Schotti Proverbia Graaecorum Ant. 1612 - Scaligeri Opuscula varia, and 1 more 12.6
29 Ziphilini, Gr. & Lat. 2 tom. apud Rob. Steph. 1551 - Herodiani Hist. excud. H. Steph. 1581 5.6
30 Camdeni Epislola 1691 - Gassendi Vita de Peiresk, and 6 more 4.-
31 Petiti Chronologicae, and 5 more 3.6
32 Postellus Linguarum Characteribus 1538, and 4 more 12.6
33 Meursii Tractat. Varia Lug. Bat. 1617-Romae Luxurians, and 2 more 5.6
34 A Defence of Priests Marriages, bl. letter - Two Vol. of Tracts, and 1 more 10.-
35 Gronovii de Sestertiis Lug. Bat. 1691 - Historia Res Nummaria - Majori de Nummis. Graece Inscriptis 3.-
36 Nicolaus de Siglis Veterum Lug. Bat. 1706 - Dé Sepulchris Hebraeorum Lug. Bat. 1706 - Cuperi Harpocrates 1687 13.6
37 Frickius de Druidibus Ulmae 1744- Riscii de Imaginibus Christi Jenae 1685 6.-
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38 Van Dale de Marmoribus, Amst. 1702 - Norris de Epochae Syromacedonum, Lips. 1696, and one more 3.6
39 Listeri de Araneis, &c. Lond. 1678, and 1 more 3.-
40 Muscum Hist. & Physicum Ven. 1640, and 4 more 4.-
41 Leon. Augustini Gemmae Antiquae Fran. 1694. 5.-
42 Gorlaei Dactyliotheca - Lug. Bnt. 1695 8.5
43 Miscellanea Italica Erudita, 4 tom. Parma - Pignorit Mensae Isiaca Amst. 1669 4.-
44 Maittaire Annales Typographici, 5 tom. Hag. Con. 1719 1.-
45 Chronicon Saxonicum, a Gibson Oxon. 1692 - Antiquitates Rutupinae Oxon. 1745 5.-
46 N. Heinsii Adversaria Burmanni - Harl. 1742 7.6
47 Sylloge Epistolarum, cura Burmanni, 5 tom. Leid. 1727 5.-
48 Sperlingius de Nummis. non Cusis Amst. 1700 - Havercampi de Numis. Alex. Magni Lugd. Bat. 1722 - Banduri Bibliotheca Nuramaria, Hamb. 1719 3.6
49 Waseri de Numis. Hebraeorum, fig. 1605- Reichelti de Amuletis Argent. 1676-Patini Thesaurus Numismat. 1672 18.-
50 Patarolli Opera omnia - Ven. 1743 11.-
51 Du Bie Numismat. Imperat. Roman. Amst. 1728 - Seguini Select. Numismat. Par. 1684 4.-
52 Begeri Observationes in Numismat. Col. Brand. 1691 - Landi Numismat. Select. Amst. 1691, and 2 more 2.-
53 De Wildt Numismat. Antiq. Amst. 1692 -Gemmae Selectae Antiq. Amst. 1703 5.-
54. Vaillant Hist. Reg. Syria Lut. Par. 1681 - Selectiora Numismata Par. 1695 5.6
55 _ [Vaillant] Hist. Arsacedarum, 2 tom. Par. 1725 7.6
56 _ [Vaillant] Numismat. Imperat. Roman. Praestantiora, 3 tom. Rom. 1743 2.-
57 Stakeley’s Carausius, 2 vol. - 1757 13.-
58 Heyms Tesoro Britannico, 2 tom, ch. max. 1720 16.6
59 Antiquitates Inscriptiones Rom. 1699 1745-Julii Frontini de Aquaductibus Bata. 1722. 11.-
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FOLIO
60 FErrarii Lexicon Geographicum, and 5 more 2.-
61 Ursati Monument. Patavini, and 3 more 4.6
62 Scaligeri de Emendat, Temporum Gol. Allob. 1629 - Gaddii de Scriptoribus non Ecclesiasticis Flor. 1648 2.6
63 Monumenta Illustr. Virorum Traj ad Rhon. 1671 - Inscriptiones Sacrae Sancto Ingolst. 1534 9.6
64 Fabretta Columna Trajani Rom. 1683 - Boissardi de Divinatione 4.-
65 Sponii Miscellanea Erudita - Lug.1685 8.6
66 Vitruvii Architectura - Amst. 1649 15.-
67 Scriptores Anglican post Bedam Lond. 1596 - Johannes Salesberiensts, imp. 1.3
68 Coeli Rhodigines Lectiones - Franc.1676 1.6
69 Rumphii Thesaurus Piscium, &c. Lug. Bat. 1711 - Malpighii Opera Postuma Lond. 1697 10.6
70 Stephanus de Urbibus Lug. Bat. 1694-Holsteni Notis Lug. Bat. 1684 6.-
71 Scardeonii Antiq. Patavini Baf. 1560, and 2 more 1.6
72 Bochart de Animal. S. Scriptura Franc. 1675 3.6
73 Fr. Vavasstis Opera omnia - Amst. 1709 3.6
74 M. Velseri Opera omnia, 2 tom. - Nur. 1683 3.-
75 Rensii Inscriptiones Lips. 1682 - Fabretti Ihscriptiones Rom. 1699 5.-
76 Ol. Wormius Danicorum Menumentorum Hafn. 1643 13.-
77 Spelmanni Aspilogia Lond. 1654 10.6
78 _ [Spelmanni] Glossarium, edit, opt. Lond. 1687 2.15
79 Marmora Arundelia, a Maittaire Lond. 1732 17.-
80 Chishull Antiquirates Asiaticae ib. [Lond.] 1728 4.6
81 Pighii Annales, 3 tom. Ant. 1615 5.6
82 Gruteri Inscriptiones, 4 tom. Amst. 1707 15.7
83 Goltzii Caesaris Numismat - Augustini Dialoghi Ant. 1617 - Begeri Spicilegium Col. Br. 1602 6.6
84 Vaillant Nummi Graec. Amst. 1700-Hist. Ptolomaeor. Amst. 1701 1.1
85 _ [Vaillant] Numismat. Coloniis Roman. Par. 1697 7.-
86 Patini Numismat. Imp. Roman. - Amst. 1696 9.6
87 Begeri Imperat. Romanorum Col. Bran. 1700 11.6
88 _ [Begeri Imperat] Thesaurus Brandenburgicus, 3 tom. Col. Mar. 1696 12.-
89 Wise Nummorum Antiq. Bodleianis, chart. max. interfol. Oxon. 1750 18.-
90 Occonis Numismat. Med. 1683 17.-
91 Liebe Gotha Nummaria Amst. 1730 13
92 Morelli Thesaurus Famil. Roman Numismat. 2 tom. 1734 2.5
93 Spanhemi Numismata, 2 tom. Lond. 1706 1.15
94 Weaver’s Funeral Monuments Cam. 1631 8.-
95 Evelyn Numismata 1697 14.-
96 Snelling’s View of the Eng. Gold, Silver and Copper Coins, neat - 1762 1.6
97 Caxton’s Chronicle Wynken de Words 1515 1.15
98 Chronicle of St. Albans, very ancient, imp. 1.3
99 An ancient English Chronicle, MS. on vellum 1.12.6
100 Grew’s Rarities of Gresham College-Golden Legend. MS. and 4 more 15.6