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The "Military Library" Written by JulieW (4/29/2007 10:18 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, You've given me a question already, Julie!, penned by Line

was Mr Egerton's bookshop,Line.

It was where he carried out his business:

For example, there was Taylor's 'Architectural Library' in Holborn and Egerton's 'Military Library' in Whitehall, both prominent in publishing illustrated books

see: The London Book Trades 1775-1800: a checklist of members by Ian Maxted

John Feltham in his Picture of London( 1802)writes:

Among the dealers in valuable and scarce books, chiefly secondhand, whose collections are extensive, may be named Payne, White Egerton, Faulder, Evans, Carpenter, Reynolds, Lunn, Otridge, Gardner, Leigh, Cutell, Jeffries, Priestly, Baynes and Lackington
Page 250.

Does that help?

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Welcome to the Group Read Cheryl (4/28/2007 9:27 p.m.)

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- The more the merrier - hope you're feeling better! :-) (nfm) Line (5/1/2007 7:36 p.m.)
Hello! I am glad to be here! nfm ;D Robbin (4/29/2007 11:36 a.m.)
Thanks,Cheryl JulieW (4/29/2007 8:53 a.m.)
- You've given me a question already, Julie! Line (4/29/2007 9:09 a.m.)
  - The "Military Library" JulieW (4/29/2007 10:18 a.m.)
    - Thanks, Julie - very helpful, as usual! Line (4/29/2007 6:11 p.m.)
      - Circulating library JulieW (4/30/2007 4:56 a.m.)
        
        Thanks again, Julie! Line (4/30/2007 7:33 p.m.)

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