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WHITE, COCHRANE, & CO.
[Catalogue. 1816:03]
A catalogue of an extensive and valuable collection of books, in every department of literature, including a great variety of rare and curious articles in the ancient and modern languages, forming the whole of the remaining stock of the late firm of White, Cochrane, and Co. booksellers, Fleet Street, London. Selling under the direction of their assignees, on the premises, at reduced prices, with a further deduction of ten per cent. for ready money. ... March 1816.
London (Place), 1816.
[4], 287, [1] p. ; 20.1 cm. (4º)

An earlier catalogue had appeared in April 1815 (q.v.). The residual stock of Messrs White, Cochrane & Co., was eventually sold at auction by Mr. Saunders on Monday June 10, 1816 and the thirty-one following days.

Copy Notes Several items in the first section, 'Books of Drawings, Prints, Architecture, Maps, Views, &c. and other rare Articles' (pp. [1]--12) marked in pencil, probably by Soane. Bound in at the end publisher's announcement for the 'British Cabinet Bible. The Holy Bible; ... illustrated with thirty-one drawings by Richard Westall, ... printed for White, Cochrane, & Co., 1815' (q.v.). Bound first with the April 1815 catalogue. Traces of original grey paper wrappers.

Binding Recent olive green binder's cloth, gilt-lettered spine, numbered '56' in a series of sale catalogue volumes. Bound February 1925.

Reference Number 5130


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