Advertisement for the sale of about 300 books additional to those advertised as part of a circulating library. Books for sale include 'Scott's Miscellaneous Prose Works, 6 vols., Mrs. [Anna Letitia] Barbauld's ditto, Hume's Essays ... Southey's Life of the Duke of Wellington (a splendid work), Old Man of the Mountains [The Old Man of the Mountain, by Ludwig Tieck?], Mirabeau's Letters, Mrs Chapone's Letters, Mrs Barbauld's Legacy to Young Ladies etc.'
The circulating library itself seems not to have a separate advertisement in this or subsequent issues of the Sydney Gazette. The Colonist (17 February 1838): 1, advertises an 'Evening Sale of Books' to be sold at auction by Isaac Simmons and Co. on Friday February 23 at Simmons' Auction Mart, 'when the room will be lit up for the occasion'.The library for sale is described as 'A complete Circulating Library, containing about 1000 Volumes of the most popular Novels, Romances, History,Travels, etc., of all the approved Ancient and Modern Writings, together with a general selection of amusing and entertaining Literature.' The advertisement advises 'Gentlemen who may be serious of completing their Libraries will have an excellent opportunity of so doing at this sale.'
An auction of 'Seven Hundred Volumes - Continuation Sale of the Circulating Library' is advertised in the Australian (27 February 1838): 3
