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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Bibliotheca Meadiana, sive catalogus librorum Richardi Mead, M.D. qui prostabunt venales sub hasta, apud Samuelem Baker ... Londini, die lunae, 18vo. Novembris, M.DCC.LIV., iterumque die lunae, 7mo. Aprilis, M.DCC.LV.

Publication Details

London: Catalogi venundantur apud plurimos Londini Bibliopolas, 1754 CE.

Mead's library consisted of upwards of 10,000  printed volumes, and many rare and valuable manuscripts. The collection was especially rich in medical works, and in early editions of the classics; it realized over £5,500 in a sale that lasted no fewer than 28 days. Mead was also a collector of classical antiquities, paintings, coins, and medals. His art collections, including several Rembrandts, realized £10,550. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#7127
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9294
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLbibliotheca-meadiana-sive-catalogus-librorum-richardi-mead-md-london-samuel-baker-1754-

Geographic Context

Publication place: London