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(AUCTION CATALOGUE: LANSDOWNE, William Petty, Marquis of).

Bibliotheca Lansdowniana. A Catalogue of the Entire Library of the Most Noble William Marquis of Lansdowne.

1 p.l., 244 pp., one leaf (schedule of sale). 8vo, modern calf-backed marbled boards (two repairs to title obscuring several words on verso). London, Leigh & Sotheby, 6 January, 1806 and following days. Sale catalogue of the printed books in the Lansdowne library, formed by the first Marquis of Lansdowne (1737-1805), better known as Lord Shelburne, one of the most unpopular statesmen of his time. Instrumental in concluding the peace treaty between the United States and Britain, he was also a munificent patron of literature and the fine arts. His house was the center of the most cultivated and liberal society of the day. Bentham, Dumont, Franklin, Garrick, Johnson, Sir William Jones, Price, Priestley, Mirabeau, Morellet, and Romilly were numbered among his many friends. “The sale of Lansdowne’s huge library of printed books by Messrs. Leigh & Sotheby lasted thirty-one days and realized over 6,700 pounds.”–D.N.B., XV, p. 1012. Very good copy. 6530 lots. ❧ De Ricci, p. 66.

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