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Catalogue Of The Library Of The Late Hon. Rufus Choate: To Be Sold By Auction. October 18-20, And 25-28, 1859 - Softcover

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9780461627374: Catalogue Of The Library Of The Late Hon. Rufus Choate: To Be Sold By Auction. October 18-20, And 25-28, 1859

Synopsis

Catalogue Of The Library Of The Late Hon. Rufus Choate: To Be Sold By Auction. October 18-20, And 25-28, 1859 by Rufus Choate is a sale catalogue describing the auction of the private library of the late Hon. Rufus Choate. The volume presents the library as a vast, carefully curated private collection formed over about thirty years, containing works across General History, Ancient and Modern Biography, Antiquities, Philology, Ecclesiastical History, Theology and Biblical Criticism, Greek and Latin Classics, and various reference works. It explains the sale conditions, identifies the auctioneers Leonard & Co. and the sale venue Chapman Hall, Chapman Place, School Street in Boston, and outlines the organization of the catalog (Part First, First Day’s Sale; Part Second; etc.). The document records the breadth of Choate’s resources and his scholarly pursuits, and signals the auction as a major event in the city’s literary marketplace of the 19th century.

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