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Robert Sayer

1725–1794

A life in books

10 cataloged contributions

1753–1766 across 3 high-confidence dated works

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The Emperor of China's palace at Peking, and his principal gardens, as well as Tartary, as at Peking, Gehol and the adjacent countries: With the temples, pleasure-houses, artificial mountains, rocks, lakes, &c. as disposed in different parts of those royal gardens
The earliest high-confidence catalog date in this author overview is 1753.
02
The florist containing sixty plates of the most beautiful flowers regularly dispos'd in their succession of blowing. To which is added an accurate description of their colours, with instructions for drawing & painting them according to nature : being a new work intended for the use & amusement of gentlemen and ladies delighting in that art
A clearly attributed work with a supported 1760 catalog date.
03
Robert Sayer's new and enlarged catalogue for the year MDCCLXVI of new, useful, and correct maps, scarce and valuable prints in sets, and single, books of architecture, drawing and copy-books ... at the Golden Buck, near Serjeant's-Inn, Fleet-Street, London ...
A clearly attributed work with a supported 1766 catalog date.
04
Ruins of Athens: London, 1759
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05
Genteel household furniture in the present taste
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Genteel household furniture in the present taste

1978

1 cataloged edition

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The florist containing sixty plates of the most beautiful flowers regularly dispos'd in their succession of blowing. To which is added an accurate description of their colours, with instructions for drawing & painting them according to nature : being a new work intended for the use & amusement of gentlemen and ladies delighting in that art

1760

1 cataloged edition

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reviews: 0
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Ruins of Athens: London, 1759

1969

2 cataloged editions

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The Emperor of China's palace at Peking, and his principal gardens, as well as Tartary, as at Peking, Gehol and the adjacent countries: With the temples, pleasure-houses, artificial mountains, rocks, lakes, &c. as disposed in different parts of those royal gardens

1753

1 cataloged edition

shelves: 0
reviews: 0
lists: 0
quotes: 0

Robert Sayer's new and enlarged catalogue for the year MDCCLXVI of new, useful, and correct maps, scarce and valuable prints in sets, and single, books of architecture, drawing and copy-books ... at the Golden Buck, near Serjeant's-Inn, Fleet-Street, London ...

1766

1 cataloged edition

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reviews: 0
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