. One hundred years of book auctions, 1807-1907; being a brief record of the firm of Hodgson and Co. (commonly known as "Hodgsons") ... rofessional libraries of many eminent chiefjustices, judges, and lawyers, have been sold attheir rooms. It is curious to remark that solicitors,whose libraries were sold anonymously, were in-variably described in the old catalogues as ^re-spectable —a practice which was discontinuedafter about 1852, when the epithet eminentwas generally adopted. In June, 1863, the firm again removed, thistime to the premises they now occupy at 115,Chancery Lane, which were als
. One hundred years of book auctions, 1807-1907; being a brief record of the firm of Hodgson and Co. (commonly known as "Hodgsons") ... rofessional libraries of many eminent chiefjustices, judges, and lawyers, have been sold attheir rooms. It is curious to remark that solicitors,whose libraries were sold anonymously, were in-variably described in the old catalogues as ^re-spectable —a practice which was discontinuedafter about 1852, when the epithet eminentwas generally adopted. In June, 1863, the firm again removed, thistime to the premises they now occupy at 115,Chancery Lane, which were also specially builtfor their business as book auctioneers. Advant-age was taken of this move to issue a circular,in which it was pointed out to gentlemen who,as executors or having libraries of their own fordisposal, as well as the public in general, desireto find the most satisfactory mode of sale, thatpublic sale by auction in London is, withoutexception, the best means of realizing such pro-perty. Others who had not tried this plan ofdisposing of books, were assured that everyattention is paid in its arrangement to the best 22. ^^■1 O 3 •-3 ? mode of introducing- the property to the public,as well as of securing a full realization of thesame. In 1867 Mr. Edmund Hodg-son, whotook a leading part in the foundation of theBooksellers Provident Institution in 1839, andwho twice served the office of Master of theWorshipful Company of Stationers in 1866-7,retired in favour of his sons, Messrs. B. B. andH. H. Hodgson, who had been associated withhim for some years. A few years later, on theretirement of Mr. Barnard Hodgson in 1871, Hill Hodgson assumed the entire man-agement of the business, and continued in thatcapacity up to 1900. By a fortuitous coin-cidence, Mr. H. H. Hodgson himself attainedin the year 1907-8 to the office of Master of theStationers Company—a Guild which forms astrong link with the history of printing andbookselling in London for the past four hun
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