Gardner*, Henry-Lasher, opposite St. Clement's church, Strand, 1786, 91, 93. Gorgo, Anthony, Middle-row, St. Giles's, 1773, 75. Hall, Francis, Strand, 1771. Hamilton, near Gray's-inn, 1792. Harlow, Elizabeth, St. James's-street, 1792. 1776 Hayes, Samuel, from Mr. Cater, facing St. Andrew's church, Holborn. Charles Thornbury, esq.; Mr. Worlidge; G. Arnaud, M.D.member of theSocietyof Surgeons in London, and of the Royal Academy of Surgeons at Paris. 1777 Miscellaneous. 1778 Francis Fawkes, M. A. rector of Hayes. Charles Stanley, esq. J. Torriano, Rector of Chingford. Matthew Armstrong, esq. 1779 Hayes, Samuel, Oxford-street. Rev. William Etwall, B. D. of Magdalen college, Oxford, vicar of Stanes, editor of Plato's Dialogues; John Maule, M. A. Fellow of King's; Herbert Nettleton, esq. 1780, 81, 85, 87-95. Hayes, John, High Holborn. 1779 Lord Archer; Dr. S. Smallbrook; Thomas Greenfield, M. D. 1780 Henry Alcroft, esq. of Mitcham; John Hutton, esq. of Gainsborough. 1786 Herman Brown, esq.; 1788-91. Herbert, Isaac, Pall-mall, 1793, 94 Great Russel-street, 1795, 96. Heydinger, C. Strand, 1771, 73; not priced 1772; * Mr. Gardner died at Clapham, Feb. 29, 1808. + Formerly warehouseman to Mr. Bowyer; and afterwards for many years one of the Yeomen of the Guard to His Majesty. This intelligent and respectable gentleman was induced, in the line of his profession, during the last short interval from war, to visit France; and has since that period been one of the many British subjects unjustly detained a prisoner by the tyranny and caprice of the present Ruler of France. Mr.John Hayes, whose abilities were of no ordinary class, and his erudition very considerable, died Nov. 12, 1811, aged 74. Nephew of the Editor of Ames's "Typographical Antiquities." A German Bookseller. He was unsuccessful in business; and died in distressed circumstances about 1778; and ⚫ and two Supplements. Hingeston *, Mileson, Strand, near Temple-bar. A Merchant; and a Gentleman of Essex, 1770. Rev. John Lindsey, 1772. Mr. Riggs, of Hollist, Kent; and Mr. Andrew Hooper, Samuel, Ludgate-hill. and Davis, undated. Jeffery, Edward, Warwick-street, 1788. The Parliamentary and Constitutional Library of a The Lounging Books of a Gentleman; the Library Pall-mall, 1790. Library of a Gentleman from Marlborough. King ||, Thomas, Lower Moorfields, 1780—1796. ·· King and Son, King-street, Covent Garden, 1796. *After having been several years in business, he retired to a comfortable situation in the Ordnance Office; and died, much respected, at his house in the Tower, March 24, 1806. + The well-known publisher of Captain Grose's Works. He kept a shop for some time in the Strand; afterwards in Ludgatestreet, and finally in High Holbourn; and died Feb. 20, 1793. Now of Pall Mall; industrious and intelligent. § Afterwards of St. Paul's Church Yard. See before, p. 461. Now, and for many years past, the emulous and successful rival of George Leigh; like whom, he is distinguished for integrity, skill, and an obliging disposition. Many a precious black-letter morsel has passed under his hammer; and he still, with the assistance of his son-in-law Mr. Lochée, continues to be a first-rate Auctioneer of Books.-He has a son also, who, having since colonized into a separate establishment (see p. 646.) is to be found at his post, with a respectable set of friends round him, at Fenton's Spacious Rooms, No. 391, Oxford-street. Lack Gardner*, Henry-Lasher, opposite St. Clement's church, Strand, 1786, 91, 93. Gorgo, Anthony, Middle-row, St. Giles's, 1773, 75. Hall, Francis, Strand, 1771. Hamilton, near Gray's-inn, 1792. Harlow, Elizabeth, St. James's-street, 1792. 1776 Hayes, Samuel, from Mr. Cater, facing St. Andrew's church, Holborn. Charles Thornbury, esq.; Mr. Worlidge; G. Arnaud, M.D.member of theSociety of Surgeons in London, and of the Royal Academy of Surgeons at Paris. 1777 Miscellaneous. 1778 Francis Fawkes, M. A. rector of Hayes. Charles Stanley, esq. J. Torriano, Rector of Chingford. Matthew Armstrong, esq. 1779 Hayes, Samuel, Oxford-street. Rev. William Etwall, B. D. of Magdalen college, Oxford, vicar of Stanes, editor of Plato's Dialogues; John Maule, M. A. Fellow of King's; Herbert Nettleton, esq. 1780, 81, 85, 87-95. Hayes, John, High Holborn. 1779 Lord Archer; Dr. S. Smallbrook; Thomas Greenfield, M. D. 1780 Henry Alcroft, esq. of Mitcham; John Hutton, esq. of Gainsborough. 1786 Herman Brown, esq.; 1788-91. Herbert, Isaac, Pall-mall, 1793, 94. Great Russel-street, 1795, 96. Heydinger, C. Strand, 1771, 73; not priced 1772; * Mr. Gardner died at Clapham, Feb. 29, 1808. + Formerly warehouseman to Mr. Bowyer; and afterwards for many years one of the Yeomen of the Guard to His Majesty. This intelligent and respectable gentleman was induced, in the line of his profession, during the last short interval from war, to visit France; and has since that period been one of the many British subjects unjustly detained a prisoner by the tyranny and caprice of the present Ruler of France. Mr.John Hayes, whose abilities were of no ordinary class, and bis erudition very considerable, died Nov. 12, 1811, aged 74. Nephew of the Editor of Ames's "Typographical Antiquities,” A German Bookseller. He was unsuccessful in business; and died in distressed circumstances about 1778: and and two Supplements. Hingeston *, Mileson, Strand, near Temple-bar. Edward Francklin, of Rainham; and Dr. Bradshaw, of Upminster. A Merchant; and a Gentleman of Essex, 1770. Sir William Wiseman, Bart.; Dr. Wingfield, Hospitaller of St. Thomas in the Borough; Thomas Thomson, vicar of Eltham. Rev. John Lindsey, 1772. Mr. Riggs, of Hollist, Kent; and Mr. Andrew Solinus, undated. Hooper, Samuel, Ludgate-hill. and Davis, undated. Jeffery, Edward, Warwick-street, 1788. The Parliamentary and Constitutional Library of a Man of Fashion, gone abroad, 1789. The Lounging Books of a Gentleman; the Library of his Excellency Baron Hopp. Pall-mall, 1790. Library of a Gentleman from Marlborough. Johnson, Joseph, opposite the Monument. Stock of John Ward, bookseller. King, Thomas, Lower Moorfields, 1780-1796. Anthony Purver, 1786. King and Son, King-street, Covent Garden, 1796. King, Thomas-James, Tavistock-street. *After having been several years in business, he retired to a comfortable situation in the Ordnance Office; and died, much respected, at his house in the Tower, March 24, 1806. The well-known publisher of Captain Grose's Works. He kept a shop for some time in the Strand; afterwards in Ludgatestreet, and finally in High Holbourn; and died Feb. 20, 1793. Now of Pall Mall; industrious and intelligent. § Afterwards of St. Paul's Church Yard. See before, p. 461. Now, and for many years past, the emulous and successful' rival of George Leigh; like whom, he is distinguished for integrity, skill, and an obliging disposition. Many a precious black-letter morsel has passed under his hammer; and he still, with the assistance of his son-in-law Mr. Lochée, continues to be a first-rate Auctioneer of Books.-He has a son also, who, having since colonized into a separate establishment (see p. 646.) is to be found at his post, with a respectable set of friends round him, at Fenton's Spacious Rooms, No. 391, Oxford-street. Lack Lackington*, James, Chiswell-street, 1781-1793- 1773 James Moody, Rector of Dunton, Bucks. 1776 Geo. Oldmixon, esq.; John Mortimer, Painter; Rev. John Boardman, rector of Cheadle, Cheshire, Dr. Charles Owen, Author of the History of Serpents; Edmund Watson, M.D. of Stockport. 1777 Geo, Alexander, esq. of Sturt-loe, Huntingdon. Leigh and Sotheby. 1779 A Nobleman, deceased. 1781 Michael Tyson, M. A. F. R. S. Sir Joseph Ayloffe§, bart. F. R. A. SS.; and Robert Young, esq. 1785 Dr. Thomas Morell, F, R. S, and F. S. A. 1786, 87, 88, 91, 94, 96, Lewis, Great Russell-street, Covent-garden. Lowndes**, Thomas, Fleet-street, 1756-1784, * The Bibliomaniacs (if any such survive) who recollect the contents of Mr. Lackington's first Catalogue in Chiswell-street, and the dimensions of his shop, would be astonished when they first visited the Temple of the Muses in Finsbury-square; but, as Mr. Lackington observed in the motto on his first carriage, "Small Gains do great things;" and in him was exemplified the quotation very aptly selected for him in more than one of his Catalogues: "Sutor ultra crepidam feliciter ausus."-As he is still living, and has favoured the world with his own memoirs, I shall only say, that he is particularly fortunate, in having for his successors in business, a well-educated, gentlemanly Nephew, and Partners of considerable talents and equal industry. ↑ An elève of Lockyer Davis. He died in 1795. See before, pp. 626, 630. § Of whom see before, p. 183. Who died at Knightsbridge, Aug. 7, 1802. He was one of the oldest Booksellers in London; and used to relate that his father was a schoolfellow with Alexander Pope. ** A native of Cheshire (as were three eminent Printers of the same name in the sixteenth century, see p. 593.) He was for 28 years a Bookseller in Fleet-street; where he had an extensive circulating library, and was a considerable dealer in Dramatic Works; and, by persevering industry, acquired a considerable fortune. He was a strong-minded uneducated man; rough in his manners, but of sterling integrity; and is supposed to |