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- 1816. (Creation)
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A copy of the sale catalogue of the library and scientific apparatus of John Lloyd of Wigfair ['The Philosopher'], entitled Bibliotheca Llwydiana. A Catalogue of the entire library (near ten thousand volumes) from the presses of Caxton, Wynhyn de Worde, Pynson, etc., and philosophical apparatus, late the property of John Lloyd, esq., LL.D., deceased . . . which will be sold by auction, without reserve, at his seat at Wygfair near St. Asaph, Denbighshire, on Monday, January 15th, 1816, and twelve following days . . . by Mr. Broster of Chester . . ., being an interleaved copy with manuscript entries recording the amount for which each item was sold.
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English.
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The description is also available in the Handlist of Manuscripts in the National Library of Wales, Volume IV (Aberystwyth, 1971).
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For notes on this catalogue see Gwynfryn Walters: 'Bibliotheca Llwydiana: Notes on the Sale Catalogue (1816) of John Lloyd's Library', The National Library of Wales Journal, vol. X, pp. 185-204.
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Formerly known as Wigfair 100.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 12500B.
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- Wigfair Estate (Wales) -- Library (Subject)
- Lloyd, John, 1749-1815 -- Library (Subject)