WEST, JAMES. Bibliotheca Westiana: A Catalogue of the Curious and truly Valuable Library of the Late...Digested by Samuel Paterson...Will be sold by Auction, By Mess. Langford...the 29th of March 1773... [London, 1773]. 8vo, later half calf, boards a little rubbed and worn at edges. INTERLEAVED COPY, PRICED WITH BUYERS' NAMES in a contemporary hand with sale totals. Munby and Coral, p.71; De Ricci, pp. 51-52.

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WEST, JAMES. Bibliotheca Westiana: A Catalogue of the Curious and truly Valuable Library of the Late...Digested by Samuel Paterson...Will be sold by Auction, By Mess. Langford...the 29th of March 1773... [London, 1773]. 8vo, later half calf, boards a little rubbed and worn at edges. INTERLEAVED COPY, PRICED WITH BUYERS' NAMES in a contemporary hand with sale totals. Munby and Coral, p.71; De Ricci, pp. 51-52.

Lot Essay

This sale was originally planned for February, and a catalogue was produced, but this list was so sketchy and poorly arranged that Langford decided to postpone the sale. The new catalogue was compiled by Samuel Paterson, who listed more than 8000 volumes in the space of six weeks. The library was particularly strong in early English printing.

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