A catalogue of the entire, elegant and valuable library of John Woodhouse, Esq. : comprising a rich and extensive collection of books, in antient and modern English history; chronicles, topography and natural history, likewise and extra rare selection of old English poetry, romances, &c. N.B. The books consist of the best editions; the bindings (with few exceptions) are either Morocco or Russia, with gilt leaves, and executed in the most finished and masterly style: which will be sold by auction, by Leigh, Sotheby, and Son, at their house, in York-Street, Covent-Garden, on Monday, Dec. 12, 1803, and four following days, at twelve o'clock ...

By: Leigh, Sotheby and Son (London, England)
Contributor(s): Woodhouse, John | Smith, William, 1808-1876 [former owner.]
Publisher: [London : s.n., 1803].Description: 39, [1] p. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Woodhouse, John -- Library -- Catalogs | Booksellers' catalogs -- England -- London | Auctions -- England -- London -- CatalogsOwnership: PD copy was given by William Smith
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Sc.B.1.19 (3) A catalogue of the well-known and truly valuable collection of drawings, the property of John Woodhouse, Esq. : comprising specimens of the following much esteemed masters: Anderson, Angelica, Bartolozzi, Cipriani, Clerisseau, Cozens, Gainsborough, Hamilton, Hearne, Ibbetson, Marlow, Morland, Sandby, Serres, Smyth, Westall, Zuccharelli, Zucchi, &c. &c. Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Christie, at his great-room, Pall-Mall, on Friday, the 27th of February, 1801, and following day, at one o'clock ... Sc.B.1.19 (4) Prints : A catalogue of a choice assemblage of prints, by the most esteemed masters, viz. Rembrandt, Albert Durer, Vischer, Rubens, Vandyk, Hollar, Picart, Strange, Woollett, and Bartolozzi ... Collected with great taste, at a very liberal expence, by Signor J. G. Battani, leaving England. Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. King, at his great room, King-Street, Covent-Garden, on Wednesday, April 22, 1801, and two following days, at twelve o'clock ... Sc.B.1.19 (5) Rare English portraits : A catalogue of a valuable collection of English portraits, including a fine assemblage, by C. and S. Pass, Hollar, Faithorne, White, Glover, &c. The property of, and collected by John Woodhouse, Esq. eminently distinguished for his taste in the fine arts; together with a small collection of another gentleman, also well-known as an amateur; likewise several excellent portfolios; which will be sold by auction, by Mr. King, at his great room, King Street, Covent Garden, on Thursday, November 24, 1803, and two following days, at twelve o'clock ... Sc.B.1.19 (6) A catalogue of the entire, elegant and valuable library of John Woodhouse, Esq. : comprising a rich and extensive collection of books, in antient and modern English history; chronicles, topography and natural history, likewise and extra rare selection of old English poetry, romances, &c. N.B. The books consist of the best editions; the bindings (with few exceptions) are either Morocco or Russia, with gilt leaves, and executed in the most finished and masterly style: which will be sold by auction, by Leigh, Sotheby, and Son, at their house, in York-Street, Covent-Garden, on Monday, Dec. 12, 1803, and four following days, at twelve o'clock ... Sc.B.1.19 (7) Prints and drawings : A catalogue of a valuable collection of prints and drawings. The prints consist of the most choice and rare specimens of the works of Bartolozzi, Woollett, Sharpe, Earlom, and Schiavonetti, most of them proofs, etchings, or the most brilliant impressions ... being the reserved part of the collection of Mr. John Woodhouse: which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. King and Lochée, at their great room, 38, King-Street, Covent-Garden, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1806, and two following days, at twelve o'clock ... Sc.B.1.19 (8) A catalogue of the reserved part of the capital collection of prints, of John Woodhouse, Esq. : Among them are some of the finest proofs, by Woollett and other masters; also the proofs of Cook's second and third voyage to the South Seas; Sir George Staunton's embassy to China, &c. &c. Which will be sold by auction, by Leigh, Sotheby, and Son, at their house in York-Street, Covent-Garden, on Monday, March 12, 1804 ... Sc.B.1.2 (1) A catalogue of the genuine duplicates of an eminent collector of British portraits : Among them are many fine and scarce prints, by Hollar, Faithhorne, Cross, Pass, Vaughan, Smith, Mc. Ardell, Masson, &c. After Van Dyck, Lely, Hogarth, Reynolds, and other painters. Including a great number of foreign portraits, many of which belong to the British series, the whole arranged alphabetically, to assist the purchasers in finding more readily the prints they may want, and very convenient for those who may wish to illustrate Morreri's, or any other biographical dictionaries, which, with many capital portfolios, superbly bound in morocco, will be sold by auction, by Mr. King, at his house, No. 6, Tavistock-Row, Covent-Garden, on Thursday, February 22, 1798, and two following days, at twelve o'clock ...

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PD copy was given by William Smith.