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
2515 QUIN (JAMES) JESTS; or, the Facetious Man's Pocket Companion London

1766

USD - Unknown
2516 QUIN LIFE OF Mr. JAMES QUIN London

1766

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2517 QUINCY (JOSIAH) MUNICIPAL HISTORY of the Town and City of Boston during Two Centuries Boston

1852

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2518 QUINCY (J.) MEMORY of the late JAMES GRAHAME vindicated from the Assaults of George Bancroft Boston

1846

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2519 Madame De B. RACHEL. MEMOIRS of Rachel London

1858

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2520 Madame de B. RACHEL. MEMOIRS of Rachel New York

1858

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2521 RAIKES (THOMAS) PORTION OF HIS JOURNAL, from 1831 to 1847 London

1856-58

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2522 RAIKES (Thomas) CITY OF THE CZAR; or, a Visit to St. Petersburg, in the winter of 1829-30 Phila.

1838

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2523 J. M. Harris RALEIGH (SIR WALTER). DISCOURSE on the LIFE and Character of Baltimore

1846

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2524 RALEGH (SIR WALTER) RALEGH (SIR WALTER). LIFE AND TIMES of London

1854

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2525 Mrs. A. T. Thomson RALEGH (SIR WALTER). MEMOIRS of the Life of London

1830

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2526 RAMBLER'S MAGAZINE and New York Theatrical Register for the Season of 1809-10 New York

1810

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2527 David Ramsay RAMSAY (MARTHA L.) MEMOIRS of the Life of London

1815

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2528 RAMSAY (J. G. M.) ANNALS OF TENNESSEE to the End of the Eighteenth Century (1769-1800) Charleston

1853

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2529 RANDOLPH (THOMAS) RANDOLPH (THOMAS). POEMS Oxford

1640

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2530 RAPELJE (GEORGE) NARRATIVE OF EXCURSIONS, Voyages, and Travels in America, etc. New York

1834

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2531 RAPIN AND TINDAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND London

1757-9

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2532 RAYNAL (L'ABBE) REVOLUTION DE L'AMERIQUE Londres

1781

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2533 REACH (ANGUS B.) CLARET AND OLIVES, from the Garonne to the Rhone; or, Notes Social, Picturesque, and Legendary New York

1852

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2534 REACH (A. B.) CLARET AND OLIVES New York

1852

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2535 REACH (A. B.) CLEMENT LORIMER; or, the Book with the Iron Clasps London

n. d.

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2536 REACH (A. B.) LEONARD LINDSEY; also Clement Lori mer London

1857

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2537 REACH (ANGUS B.) NATURAL HISTORY OF HUMBUGS London

n. d.

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2538 REACH MEN OF THE HOUR London

n. d.

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2539 READ (HARRIETTE FANNING) READ (HARRIETTE FANNING). DRAMATIC POEMS Boston

1848

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2540 READ (J. M.) HISTORICAL INQUIRY concerning HENRY HUDSON Albany

1866

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2541 READ (T. BUCHANAN) READ (T. BUCHANAN). POETICAL WORKS complete Philadelphia

1867

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2542 READE (CHARLES) READE (CHARLES). NOVELS Boston

1858, etc.

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2543 READE (W. WINWOOD) SAVAGE AFRICA New York

1864

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2544 REBELLION RECORD: a Diary of American Events New York

1862-66

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2545 REBEL NEWSPAPERS. New Orleans Picayune, June 11, 1862...

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2546 RECORD OF THE COURT OF UPLAND, in Pennsylvania, 1676 to 1681, and a Military Journal kept by Major E. Denny, 1781 to 1795 Portraits of Major Denny and Gen. Harmar, etc. Philadelphia

1860

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2547 REDDING (CYRUS) HISTORY OF SHIPWRECKS and Disasters at Sea Lond.

1833-35

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2548 REED (H.) LECTURES ON ENGLISH LITERATURE Philadelphia

1856

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2549 REED (WILLIAM B.) ORATION delivered on the occasion of the Re-interment of the Remains of GENERAL HUGH MERCER Philadelphia

1840

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2550 [REED] REPRINT OF THE REED AND CADWALLADER PAMPHLETS [Philadelphia]

1863

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2551 REED CRITICISM on W. B. Reed's Aspersions on the Character of Benjamin Rush, etc. Philadelphia

1867

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2552 REED PRESIDENT REED, of Pennsylvania: a Reply to George Bancroft and others Philadelphia

1867

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2553 REES (JAMES) DRAMATIC AUTHORS OF AMERICA. Memoirs, List of their Plays, Notes, etc. Philadelphia

1845

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2554 REES (JAMES) DRAMATIC AUTHORS OF AMERICA Philadelphia

1845

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2555 REES (JAMES) DRAMATIC AUTHORS OF AMERICA Philadelphia

1845

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2556 REES (JAMES) LIFE OF EDWIN FORREST Philadelphia

1874

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2557 REES (JAMES) FOOT-PRINTS OF A LETTER-CARRIER Philadelphia

1866

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2558 REEVE (CLARA) MEMOIRS of SIR ROGER DE CLARENDON London

1793

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2559 REJECTED ADDRESSES... New York

1821

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2560 REJECTED ADDRESSES; together with the PRIZE ADDRESS presented for the Prize Medal offered for the best Address on the Opening of the New Park Theatre in the City of New York New York

1821

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2561 REJECTED ADDRESSES, presented for the Cup offered for the best Address on the Opening of the New Theatre, Philadelphia; to which is prefixed THE PRIZE ADDRESS Philadelphia

1823

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2562 REMARKABLE CHARACTERS. LIVES and PORTRAITS of London

1819

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2563 RERESBY (SIR JOHN) RERESBY (SIR JOHN). MEMOIRS AND TRAVELS London

1813

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2564 RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW, and HISTORICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN MAGAZINE London

1820-6-8

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2565 REUMONT (ALFRED) CARAFAS OF MADDALONI: Naples under Spanish Dominion London

1854

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2566 REYNOLDS (FREDERICK) REYNOLDS (FREDERICK). LIFE AND TIMES London

1826

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2567 REYNOLDS (FREDERICK) PLAYWRIGHT'S ADVENTURES London

1831

USD - Unknown
2568 REYNOLDS (FREDERICK) REYNOLDS (FREDERICK). LIFE AND TIMES London

1826

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2569 REYNOLDS (G. W. M.) ROBERT MACAIRE in England London

n. d.

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2570 LESLIE (CHAS. R.) and TAYLOR (TOM.) REYNOLDS. LIFE and TIMES of Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS London

1865

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2571 W. Cotton REYNOLDS (SIR JOSHUA) AND HIS WORKS London

1856

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2572 REYNOLDS (SIR JOSHUA) REYNOLDS (SIR JOSHUA). WORKS

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2573 RHYS (CAPT. HORTON, "Morton Price") THEATRICAL TRIP FOR A WAGER ! through Canada and the United States London

1861

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2574 RICCOBONI (LEWIS) HISTORICAL and CRITICAL ACCOUNT of the THEATRES in EUROPE London

1741

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2575 RICCOBONI (LEWIS) HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of all the THEATRES in EUROPE London

1747

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2576 RICE (DAN, the Clown) RICE (DAN, the Clown). LIFE of New York

1849

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2577 RICH (O.) BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA Nova; or, a Catalogue of Books in various Languages London

1832-46

USD - Unknown
2578 RICHARDS (F. DE B.) RANDOM SKETCHES; or, What I Saw in Europe Philadelphia

1857

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2579 RICHARDSON (D. L.) LITERARY CHIT-CHAT Lond.

1848

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2580 RICHARDSON (J.) RECOLLECTIONS, Political, Literary, Dramatic, and Miscellaneous, of the Last Half Century London

1856

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2581 Wm. Robson RICHELIEU (CARDINAL). LIFE of London

1854

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2582 RICHMOND THEATRE RICHMOND THEATRE. Full Account of the Burning of, on Dec. 26th, 1811 Richmond

1858

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2583 RIDGELY (DAVID) ANNALS OF ANNAPOLIS, from 1649 to 1812 Baltimore

1841

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2584 RIDPATH (GEORGE) BORDER HISTORY OF ENGLAND and Scotland, from the Earliest Times to the Union Berwick

1848

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2585 RIEDESEL MEMOIRS, LETTERS, and JOURNALS of MAJORGENERAL RIEDESEL during his Residence in America Albany

1868

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2586 RIEDESEL (MRS. GEN.) LETTERS AND JOURNALS relating to the War of the American Revolution and the Capture of the German Troops at Saratoga Albany

1867

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2587 RIEDESEL (MADAME DE) LETTERS AND JOURNALS relating to the War of the American Revolution and the Capture of the German Troops at Saratoga Albany

1867

USD - Unknown
2588 RIKER (JAMES) ANNALS OF NEWTOWN New York

1852

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2589 RIMBAULT (E. F.) LITTLE BOOK of SONGS and BALLADS, gathered from Ancient Musick Books London

1851

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2590 [RITSON (JOSEPH)] SELECT COLLECTION of ENGLISH SONGS London

1783

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2591 ROBB (A.) SPECIMENS of PRINTING TYPES and Ornaments Phila.

1844

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2592 ROBBINS (A.) JOURNAL of the Loss of the BRIG Commerce, of Hartford, on the Western Coast of Africa in 1815 Hartford

1818

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2593 ROBERTS (GEORGE) LIFE, PROGRESSES, and REBELLION of JAMES, DUKE of MONMOUTH, to his Capture and Execution London

1844

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2594 ROBERTSON (T. W.) DAVID GARRICK: a Love Story London

1865

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2595 ROBINSON (C.) ACCOUNT of DISCOVERIES in the WEST until 1519, and of Voyages to and along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from 1520 to 1573 Richmond

1848

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2596 ROBINSON ACCOUNT of DISCOVERIES in the WEST until 1519, and of Voyages to and along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from 1520 to 1573 Richmond

1848

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2597 ROBINSON (HENRY CRABB) DIARY, REMINISCENCES, and CORRESPONDENCE. Selected and edited by Thomas Sadler London

1869

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2598 ROBINSON (MRS.) ROBINSON (MRS.) MEMOIRS London

1801

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2599 ROBINSON (REV. WM.) ROBINSON (REV. WM.) MEMOIR of, with some Account of his Ancestors in this Country N. Y.

1859

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2600 ROBY (J.) TRADITIONS of LANCASHIRE London

1867

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2601 ROCK (CAPT., the Irish Chieftain) ROCK (CAPT., the Irish Chieftain). Memoirs of London

1824

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2602 ROCHE (MICHAEL DE LA) ROCHE (MICHAEL DE LA). MEMOIRS of LITERATURE London

1722

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2603 ROCHE (M. DE LA) NEW MEMOIRS of LITERATURE London

1725-7

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2604 RODWELL (G. H.) OLD LONDON BRIDGE London

1845

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2605 [ROGERS (MAJOR ROBERT)] PONTEACH; or, the Savages of America London

1766

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2606 ROGERS (SAMUEL) ROGERS (SAMUEL). POETICAL WORKS, COMPLETE Boston

1854

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2607 J. Bell ROLLIN (CHARLES). ANCIENT HISTORY, with Life Cincinnati

1857

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2608 ROMANCE of CHASTISEMENT; or, Revelations of the School and Bedroom [London]

1870

USD - Unknown
2609 HAYLEY (WILLIAM) ROMNEY. LIFE OF GEORGE ROMNEY Chichester

1809

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2610 John Romney ROMNEY (GEORGE, the Painter). MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE and WORKS of, with some particulars of the Life of Peter Romney, his brother London

1830

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2611 ROSCOE (H.) LIVES OF EMINENT BRITISH LAWYERS London

1830

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2612 ROSCOE (THOMAS) ROSCOE (THOMAS). NOVELISTS. SPANISH, ITALIAN, and GERMAN NOVELISTS London

1826-36

USD - Unknown
2613 ROSCOE (WILLIAM) LIFE and PONTIFICATE of LEO THE TENTH London

1846

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2614 ROSCOE (WILLIAM) ILLUSTRATIONS, Historical and Critical of the LIFE of LORENZO DE MEDICI, called the Magnificent London

1822

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