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Roscoe (William, 1753-1831). Catalogue of the very select and valuable library of William Roscoe, Esq. which will be sold by auction....on Monday the 19th August, and Thirteen following Days..., Liverpool: Winstanley, 1816, contemporary ink manuscript prices added throughout, title previously repaired, generally toned, front free endpaper and blank renewed, front hinge strengthened, rear hinge cracked, near contemporary half calf, rubbed, 3 corners recovered, modern gilt-lettered label to spine, front joint strengthened, rear joint dampstained, 8vo, together with: The Life of Lorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnificent, by William Roscoe, 2 volumes, 2nd edition corrected, London: A. Strahan [et al], 1796, engraved portrait frontispiece (offset to title), some spotting (mainly at front and rear), front pastedowns with armorial bookplate and library tickets of Pull Court, Worcestershire, volume 1 front hinge strengthened, contemporary mottled calf gilt, worn, volume 1 rear cover & volume 2 front cover detached, 4to, plus 2 others Roscoe related (Qty: 6) William Roscoe (1753-1831, historian, abolitionist and M.P., formed a fine library of Italian literature, early printed books, and important manuscripts. After retiring from legal work in 1798, he became a partner of a Liverpool bank but after it failed in 1816, Roscoe was forced to sell his library to satisfy part of the claims. The sale contained much of the Italian source material for his important biography of Lorenzo the Magnificent.