sale by auction
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Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
In the second act a sale by auction is represented.
From Art in England Notes and Studies by Dutton Cook
This perhaps indicated a repugnance to offering human beings for sale by auction.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various
The produce of the sale by auction of his collection of art works and treasures, etc., was between fifteen and sixteen thousand pounds.
From Art in England Notes and Studies by Dutton Cook
The Chapter describing the sale by auction is first-rate; no doubt about it.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 30, 1892 by Various
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