Fifes, Hoboys, Clarinets,
Chaise-Whips, Tea-Boards, Bottle-Stands, Tamboy Frames,
Back-Gammon Boxes Men and Dies, Chess men, Billiard-Balls,
Maces, Lemon Squeezers, Serenges, Hydrometers, Shaving Boxes
and Brushes, Buckle-Brushes, Ink-Stands, Paper-Folders,
Sand-Boxes, Bannisters for Stair-Cases, &c. &c. &c.

_Salem Gazette_, July 3, 1781.

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An appeal to "the Sentimentalists of the Town of Salem," from the
"Gazette" of June 19, 1781. "Sentimentalists" would in these days be
called book-buyers.

By AUTHORITY.

_JEWELS and DIAMONDS for_ SENTIMENTALISTS.

THE Sentimentalists of the Town of Salem, and all Voluntiers,
who are pleased to encourage the extensive Propagation of
polite Literature, by the Business of Book Auctioniering,
which in all free States hath always been highly favoured with
peculiar Privileges, because it is the sublimest Auxiliary
which Science, Commerce, and Arts either has, or perhaps ever
will possess, are requested to observe, that _On Thursday
Evening June 21st, 1781, and for_ two more Evenings
successively, The following curious Collection of valuable and
scarce BOOKS, containing History, Biography, Voyages, Travels,
Philosophy, Mathematics, Periodical Papers, Letters, Essays,
Arts, Sciences, Novels and Adventures, with Poetic and
Dramatic Entertainment, by the most celebrated ancient and
modern Authors, who have explored, investigated, and attempted
to illuminate the human Understanding with the god-like
Attribute of knowledge,

_Will be exhibited by AUCTION, at Mr._ GOODHUE'S Tavern in the
Town of _SALEM_,

_By_ ROBERT BELL, _Bookseller, Provedore_ to the
Sentimentalists, and Professor of Book-Auctioniering, who is
just arrived from _Philadelphia_, and will return thither in a
few days.

Hours of Exhibition by Auction from Six to Ten each Evening;
when the Jewels and Diamonds will, instantaneously, either be
sold or sacrificed, according to the Taste of the Company.

Printed CATALOGUES of the Books to be had at the Time and
Place.

N.B. On Tuesday, or Wednesday next Week, the Book-Auctionier
intends also to exhibit a Collection of Books by Auction in
the town of Newbury-Port; and sometime in the Week after, he
intends to