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Creator Sotheby, Samuel Leigh, 1805–1861

1. Catalogue of the very valuable and extensive collection of engravings, the property of the late William Young Ottley : comprising most interesting specimens of the works of the early Italian and German masters, including the works of Baldini : Botticelli, Pollajuolo, Mocetto, Mantegna, Robetta, and of Marc Antonio, his followers M. da Ravenna, Veneziano, the Ghisi, Bonasone, Parmegiano, Meldolla, &c. &c. : impressions of works in niello, very early, singular, and unique wood cuts, &c. : among the German school are very curious and interesting specimens of the master of 1466, Bocholt, M. Schoen, Is. van Mecken, Lucas van Leyden, and particularly of Albert Durer, and the succession of engravers since his time. Dutch and Flemish schools, including the works of Rembrandt : a most extensive collection of specimens of engravers, formed as materials for Mr. Ottley's Dictionary of engravers : which will be sold by auction, by Leigh Sotheby, at his house, 3, Wellington Street, Strand, on Wednesday, 17th of May, 1837, and thirteen following days (Sundays excepted), at one o'clock precisely.

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Creator:: Sotheby, Samuel Leigh, 1805–1861
Date:: [1837]
Physical Description:: 128 pages ; 26 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The typography of the fifteenth century : being specimens of the productions of the early continental printers, exemplified in a collection of fac-similes from one hundred works, together with their water marks / arranged and edited from the bibliographical collections of the late Samuel Sotheby, by his son, S. Leigh Sotheby.

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Creator:: Sotheby, Samuel Leigh, 1805–1861
Date:: 1845
Physical Description:: 145 p. in various pagings : facsims. ; 37 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts