sale by auction
Example Sentences
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A sale by auction of some old furniture was to take place, and gigs, cars, and carts were coming in.
From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by Fenn, George Manville
Half a dozen mixed Guinea-pigs and Tadpoles were offered for sale by auction on the centre landing yesterday.
From The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story by Reed, Talbot Baines
Ehrenthal had, by the authority conferred on him, taken possession of the property from the time of the sale by auction, and hired the Polish bailiff for the baron.
From Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag by Freytag, Gustav
Instead, he appeared to Potter in the office of the Kicker with copy for a poster announcing the sale by auction of a thousand of Dunlavey’s best cattle.
From The Coming of the Law by Seltzer, Charles Alden
Leaving here, he succeeded to the business of James Edwards, Pall Mall, and was induced by George Nicol to undertake the sale by auction of the Duke of Roxburghe's library.
From The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting by Roberts, W. (William)
