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JOHN DUNTON, BOOK-AUCTIONEER IN 1698 101

SAMUEL BAKER, THE FOUNDER OF SOTHEBY'S 102

SAMUEL LEIGH SOTHEBY 104

MR. E. G. HODGE, OF SOTHEBY'S 105

A FIELD-DAY AT SOTHEBY'S 106

KEY TO THE CHARACTERS IN THE 'FIELD-DAY AT SOTHEBY'S' 107

R. H. EVANS, BOOK-AUCTIONEER, 1812 109

JOHN WALKER, BOOK-AUCTIONEER, 1776 112

STAIRCASE AT PUTTICK AND SIMPSON'S 113

THE LATE HENRY STEVENS, OF VERMONT 115

MR. JAMES CHRISTIE, 'THE SPECIOUS ORATOR' 117

BENJAMIN HEATH, BOOK-COLLECTOR, 1738 123

SPECIMEN OF TYPE OF THE MAZARIN BIBLE 125

A CORNER IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM 127

ALDUS, FROM A CONTEMPORARY MEDAL 129

THE FIFTY-SEVEN ALTHORP CAXTONS 134

FROM 'GAME AND PLAY OF CHESSE,' BY CAXTON 135

SPECIMEN OF THE TYPE OF 'THE BOKE OF ST. ALBANS' 137

SPECIMEN PAGE OF TYNDALE'S TESTAMENT, 1526 138

JOHN MURRAY, OF SACOMB, BOOK-HUNTER 139

TITLE-PAGE OF THE FIRST EDITION OF 'THE COMPLEAT
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FROM THE 'PILGRIM'S PROGRESS,' PART II. 145

CORNELIUS WALFORD, BOOK-COLLECTOR 152

THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOLYWELL STREET 153

EXETER 'CHANGE IN 1826 154

A BARROW IN WHITECHAPEL 155

A BOOK-BARROW IN FARRINGDON ROAD 158

A FEW TYPES IN FARRINGDON ROAD 159

HENRY LEMOINE, AUTHOR AND BOOKSELLER 161

THE LATE EDMUND HODGSON, BOOK-AUCTIONEER 164

ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, 1606. FROM THE CRACE COLLECTION 169

THOMAS BRITTON, 'THE SMALL-COAL MAN,' COLLECTOR OF
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DUKE STREET, LITTLE BRITAIN, FORMERLY CALLED DUCK LANE 175

CHARLES LAMB, AFTER D. MACLISE 177

OLD HOUSES IN MOORFIELDS 178

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