Leavitt, Strebeigh: LIBRARY OF J. H. V. Arnold. GEO. A. LEAVITT & CO., AUCTIONEERS. NEW YORK. 1879, 18790416,

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Auction Date
April 16, 1879 - April 16, 1879
Page Size: 3451 items in 35 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 ANGLING. Maxims and Hints for an Angler Phila.

1855

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102 ANDROS OLD JERSEY CAPTIVE; or, a Narrative of the Captivity of Thomas Andros (now Pastor of the Church in Berkeley) on board the Old Jersey Prison Ship at New York, 1781 Boston

1833

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103 ANNALS OF THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND: comprising Biographical Sketches, Description of Departments, Accounts of Expeditions, Battles, etc., etc. Phila.

1863

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104 ANNALS OF SAN FRANCISCO... New York

1855

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105 ANNALS OF SAN FRANCISCO New York

1855

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106 ANNETT (PETER) COLLECTED TRACTS London

1739-45

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107 ANSTEY (CHRISTOPHER) ANSTEY (CHRISTOPHER). POETICAL WORKS London

1808

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108 ANTHON (CHARLES) CLASSICAL DICTIONARY, containing an account of the principal Proper Names mentioned in Ancient Authors N. Y.

1868

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109 ANTHON (HENRY) HISTORICAL NOTICES of St. Mark's Church in the Bowery New York

1845

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110 ANTIQUITY, HONOR, and DIGNITY of TRADE Westminster

1813

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111 ANTRIM (B. J.) PANTOGRAPHY; or, Universal Drawings, in comparison with Pasigraphy, as the Science of Letters Phila.

1843

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112 APOLLO (THE): a Collection of the most Popular Songs, Recitations, Duets, Glees, etc. London

1830

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113 APPERLEY (CHAS. JAMES) "NIMROD." HUNTING REMINISCENCES... London

1843

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114 APPARITIONS, etc. London

1853

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115 APPLETON'S HANDY-VOLUME SERIES New York

1878

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116 ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS London

1859

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117 ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS London

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118 ARBUTHNOT (DR. JOHN) ARBUTHNOT (DR. JOHN). MISCELLANEOUS WORKS London

1770

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119 AREY (H. W.) GIRARD COLLEGE, and its Founder Phila.

1861

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120 ARIEL (THE). A Literary Gazette, from May 5, 1827, to April 18, 1829 Phila.

1827-9

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121 ARIOSTO (LUDOVICO) ORLANDO FURIOSO London

1807

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122 PANIZZI (A.) ARIOSTO. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES of some early editions of the Orlando Inamorato and Furioso London

1831

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123 ARISTOPHANES ARISTOPHANES. COMEDIES Oxford

1837

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124 ARISTOCRACY OF NEW YORK: who they are and what they were New York

1848

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125 ARMIGER (CHARLES) SPORTSMAN'S VOCAL CABINET London

1831

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126 ARMITAGE (THOMAS) FUNERAL SERMON on the Death of Spencer Houghton Cone. Portrait, etc. New York

1855

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127 ARMSTRONG (JOHN) ART OF PRESERVING HEALTH. A Poem London

1757

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128 ARNETT (J. A.) BIBLIOPEGIA; or, the Art of Bookbinding in all its branches London

1835

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129 ARNETT (J. A.) INQUIRY into the Nature and Form of the BOOKS of the ANCIENTS London

1837

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130 ARNOLD (BENEDICT) A BIOGRAPHY by G. C. Hill Boston

1858

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131 ARNOLD (MAJOR-GENERAL) PROCEEDINGS OF A GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL for the Trial of New York

1865

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132 ARNOLD (GEORGE) ARNOLD (GEORGE). DRIFT, and other Poems Boston

1866

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133 ARNOLD ARNOLD. POEMS Boston

1866-7

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133a ARNOLD (JOSIAS LYNDON) ARNOLD (JOSIAS LYNDON). POEMS Providence

1797

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134 ARNOLD (JOSIAS LYNDON) ARNOLD (JOSIAS LYNDON). POEMS Providence

1797

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135 ARNOLD (JOSIAS LYNDON) ARNOLD (JOSIAS LYNDON). POEMS Providence

1797

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136 ARNOLD (JOSIAS LYNDON) ARNOLD (JOSIAS LYNDON). POEMS Providence

1797

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137 ARNOLD (MATTHEW) ARNOLD (MATTHEW). Poems Boston

1856

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138 ARNOLD (S. G.) HISTORY of the State of RHODE ISLAND and Providence Plantations New York

1859

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139 ARNOLD (THOS.) ARNOLD (THOS.) LIFE and CORRESPONDENCE of Boston

1860

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140 ARNOT (HUGO) HISTORY OF EDINBURGH, its Public Buildings, Colleges, Manners, Literature, Processions, etc. Edinburgh

1788

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141 ARTHUR OF LITTLE BRITAIN. History of that Valiant Knight, Arthur of Little Britain London

1814

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142 ART JOURNAL (LONDON), from January, 1867, to December, 1877 London

1867-77

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143 ART UNION. CAMPBELL'S GERTRUDE OF WYOMING London

1846

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144 ASHE (Captain, Author of the "Spirit of the Book," etc.) MEMOIRS AND CONFESSIONS London

1815

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145 ASHER (G. M.) BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAY on the Dutch Books and Pamphlets relating to New-Netherland, etc. Amsterdam

1854-67

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146 ASTOR LIBRARY. Annual Reports from 1850 (the first) to 1867 New York

1850-67

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147 ASTOR PLACE OPERA-HOUSE RIOTS. Account of, with the Quarrels of Forrest and Macready, May 10th, 1849 N. Y.

1849

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148 ATALL (PETER) HERMIT IN PHILADELPHIA. Containing Some Account of Young Belles and Coquettes, Old Maids and Old Bachelors, Dandy Slang and Lady Slang, etc. Phila.

1821

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149 ATHERTON (WM.) NARRATIVE of the Suffering and Defeat of the North-Western Army under General Winchester Frankfort (Ky.)

1842

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150 ATLANTIC CABLE. Alderman Rooney at the Cable Banquet N. Y.

1866

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151 ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. Report of the Proceedings at a Banquet given to Cyrus W. N. Y.

1866

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152 John Aubrey, Esq. AUBREY. MISCELLANIES London

1696

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153 AUNGIER (G. J.) HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SYON MONASTERY, the Parish of Isleworth, and the Chapelry of Hounslow London

1840

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154 AUTHENTIC MEMOIRS OF THE GREEN-ROOM London

1814

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155 AUTHENTIC MEMOIRS OF THE GREEN-ROOM.... London

n. d.

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156 AUTHORS OF ENGLAND: a Series of Medallion Portraits of modern Literary Characters, machine-engraved by Collas London

1861

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157 AUTOGRAPHI HOLOGRAPHIANA Philadelphia

1867

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158 AUTOGRAPHS FOR FREEDOM. Prose and Poetry on Slavery Auburn

1854

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159 Theo. Martin AYTOUN (W. E.) MEMOIR OF Edinburgh

1867

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160 AYTOUN (W. E.) LIFE AND TIMES OF RICHABD THE FIRST, surnamed Cceur-de-Lion London

1840

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161 BACON'S and INGRAM'S REBELLION. History of, in Virginia, in 1675 and 1676 Cambridge

1867

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162 BAGE (ROBERT) MAN AS HE IS NOT; or, Hermsprong Chiswick

1828

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163 BAILEY (JOHN J.) WALDIMAR: a Tragedy N. Y.

1834

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164 BAILEY (J. F.) Historical Sketch of the CITY OF BROOKLYN, Williamsburgh, etc. Brooklyn

1840

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165 BAILEY (THOS.) RECORDS OF LONGEVITY London

1857

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166 BAIRD (SIR DAVID) BAIRD (SIR DAVID). LIFE OF London

1832

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167 BAKER (W. S.) AMERICAN ENGRAVERS and their Works Phila.

1875

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168 [BALCH (THOMAS)] LETTERS and PAPERS relating chiefly to the Provincial History of Pennsylvania Phila.

1855

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169 BALDWIN (EBEN.) ANNALS OF YALE COLLEGE, from its Foundation to 1831 New Haven

1838

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170 BALDWIN (J. G.) FLUSH TIMES of Alabama and Mississippi N. Y.

1861

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171 BALDWIN FLUSH TIMES San Francisco

1876

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172 BALL (B. L.) THREE DAYS on the WHITE MOUNTAINS, a Perilous Adventure on Mount Washington Boston

1856

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173 BALLADS AND BROADSIDES (Ancient) London

1867

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174 BALLADS AND BROADSIDES. Curiosities of Street Literature...

v. d.

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175 J. P. Kennedy BALTIMORE. DISCOURSE on the Life and Character of GEO. CALVERT, the First Lord Baltimore Baltimore

1845

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176 BALTIMORE (LORD) TOUR TO THE EAST, with Remarks on the City of Constantinople, the manners and customs of the Turks, Seraglios, etc. London

1767

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177 BANCROFT (AARON) ESSAY ON THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, Commander-in-Chief of the American Army through the American War, and First President of the United States Worcester

1807

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178 BANCROFT (GEORGE) BANCROFT (GEORGE). POEMS Cambridge

1823

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179 BANIM (JOHN) BANIM (JOHN). WORKS. Peep o' Day, Boyne Water, Mayor of Wind-Gap, Bit o' Writin', etc. Dublin

1865-6

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180 [BANIM] MAYOR OF WIND-GAP; and Bit o' Writin' N. Y.

1835-8

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181 BANKS (J.) ANNA BULLEN; or, Vertue Betray'd London

1692

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182 BANNISTER PORTRAITS AND AUTOGRAPH LETTER of John Bannister, the Comedian

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183 BANVARD (J.) PLYMOUTH and the Pilgrims Boston

1851

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184 BARDSLEY (C. W.) OUR ENGLISH SURNAMES, their sources and significations London

1869

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185 THOMAS INGOLDSBY [BARHAM (R. H.)] My Cousin Nicholas London

1856

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186 BARKER COMPLETE LIST OF PLAYS, with dates, authors, etc., from the Commencement of Theatrical Performances to the year 1803 London

[1803]

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187 BARKER (E. H.) LITERARY ANECDOTES and Contemporary Reminiscences of Prof. Porson and others London

1852

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188 BARKER (JACOB) BARKER (JACOB). INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF Washington

1855

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189 BARKER (J. N.) SKETCHES of the Primitive Settlements on the River Delaware Phila.

1827

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190 BARBER (J. W.) HISTORY and Antiquities of NEW HAVEN (Conn.), from its Earliest Settlement New Haven

1831

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191 BARLOW (JOEL) THE COLUMBIAD: a Poem Phila.

1807

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192 BARNARD (E.) HISTORY OF ENGLAND London

1783

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193 BARNES (WILLIAM) Settlement and early History of ALBANY Albany

1864

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194 BARNES (WILLIAM) The Settlement and early History of ALBANY Albany

1864

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195 BARNEY BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR of the late Commodore Joshua Barney Boston

1832

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196 BARNUM (H. L.) THE SPY UNMASKED; or, Memoirs of Enoch Crosby, alias Harvey Birch: being an authentic Account of the Secret Services which he rendered his Country during the Revolutionary War (taken from his own lips in short-hand), etc. N. Y.

1828

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197 BARNUM (H. L.) THE SPY UNMASKED; or, Memoirs of Enoch Crosby London

1829

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198 BARNUM (P. T.) HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD N. Y.

1866

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199 BARNUM (P. T.) BARNUM (P. T.) LIFE London

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