OShaughnessy: Catalogue of An Interesting Collection of Books and Pamphlets on American History. To Be Sold At Auction Tuesday Afternoon and Wednesday Morning and Afternoon, March 14th and 15th, 1916, 18,

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 14, 1916 - March 14, 1916

Page Size: 958 items in 10 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
494		INDIAN CHIEF (The), and the little White Boy	Phil.	(1855)	USD -	Unknown
495	JAMES (GEORGE WHARTON)	Indian Blankets and their Makers	Chicago	1914	USD -	Unknown
496	Bishop Whipple	JOURNAL of Rev. S. D. Hinman, Missionary to the Santee Sioux Indians	Phil.	1869	USD -	Unknown
497	KANE (G. F.)	Myths and Legends of the Macinacs and the Lake Region	Cincinnati	1897	USD -	Unknown
498	KERCHEVAL (GEORGE T.)	Lorin Mooruck and other Indian Stories	Boston	1888	USD -	Unknown
499	[KIDDER (FREDERIC), AND UNDERWOOD (A. B.)]	Report on the Sudbury Fight (King Philip's War), April, 1676	Boston	(1866)	USD -	Unknown
500	LE PLONGEON (A. D.)	Here and there in Yucatan: Miscellanies	N. Y.	1887	USD -	Unknown
501	LESTER (C. E.) AND FOSTER (ANDREW)	Life and Voyages of Americus Vespucius, the Discovery of the New World	New Haven	1853	USD -	Unknown
502	Tooker (W. W.)	LONG ISLAND. John Eliot's First Indian Teacher and Interpreter, Cockenoe-de-Long Island, and the Story of his Career from the Early Records	New York	1896	USD -	Unknown
503	McGEE (THOMAS D.)	The Catholic History of North America	Bost.	1855	USD -	Unknown
504	McINTOSH (JOHN)	The Origin of the North American Indians; their Manners and Customs, Religions, Languages, Dress, etc	New York	1853	USD -	Unknown
505	McKENNEY (THOMAS)	Memoirs, Official and Personal; with Sketches of Travels among the Northern and Southern Indians; embracing a War Excursion, and Descriptions of Scenes along the Western Borders	New York	1846	USD -	Unknown
506	E. Oakes Smith, editor	MAYFLOWER (THE): for 1848	Boston	1848	USD -	Unknown
507		MEDFIELD, Mass. Exercises at Commemoration of the Burning of Medfield by Indians in King Philip's War, 1676	Medfield	1876	USD -	Unknown
508		MESSAGE of the President and Accompanying Documents	Washington	1827-28	USD -	Unknown
509	MOORE (MARTIN)	Memoir of Eliot, Apostle to the North American Indians	Boston	1842	USD -	Unknown
510	[MORGAN (LEWIS H.)]	First Annual Report of the Executive Committee (Archaeological Institute of America), with accompanying Papers	Cambridge	1880	USD -	Unknown
511		NANTUCKET, Mass. Resolve respecting the Indians of Gay Head, and Act for the better Regulation, etc., of the Indians of Duke Co	Boston	1827	USD -	Unknown
512	NUTTALL (LELIA)	Standard or Head-Dress? Historical Essay on a Relic of Ancient Mexico	Cambridge	1888	USD -	Unknown
513		OJIBWAY. Gallaudet's Picture defining and reading Book: also New Testament Stories	Boston	1835	USD -	Unknown
514	Greenwood (Grace).	ONEIDA. A Forest Tragedy, etc	Boston	1856	USD -	Unknown
515		PAMPHLETS. Bibliography of the Siouan Languages, and of the Athapascan Languages (Pilling;-English-Eskimo and Eskimo-English Vocabularies (Wells and Kelly)	Washington	1887-90	USD -	Unknown
516		PAMPHLETS. Connecticut Soldiers in the Pequot War of 1637 (Shepard);...			USD -	Unknown
517		PAMPHLETS. Further Illustration of the Case of the Seneca Indians,....			USD -	Unknown
518		PAMPHLETS. Portraits- of North American Indians, etc. (Stanley)...			USD -	Unknown
519		PAMPHLETS. Indian Hostilities in New Mexico...			USD -	Unknown
520		PAMPHLETS. Sketch of the Life of the Apostle Eliot (Dearborn)...			USD -	Unknown
521		PAMPHLETS. Vocabulary of the Massachusetts or Natick Indian Language (Cotton)...			USD -	Unknown
522	PICKERING (JOHN)	An Essay on a Uniform Orthography for the Indian Languages of North America	Cambridge	1820	USD -	Unknown
523	POKAGON (CHIEF)	O-gi-maw-kwe Mit-I-gwa-ki (Queen of the Woods); also a brief Sketch of the Algaic Language	Hartford, Mich.	1899	USD -	Unknown
524		POOR SARAH: or the Indian Woman [of Connecticut]	New York	n. d.: (circa) (1830)	USD -	Unknown
525	POWELL (C. F.)	Life of Gen. Zachary Taylor: his Achievements on the Rio Grande and elsewhere; the Defence of Fort Harrison, the Battle of Okee-cho-bee, etc	New York	1846	USD -	Unknown
526	RAVELIN (HUMPHREY)	Lucubrations of	London	1823	USD -	Unknown
527		REVIEW of an Article in the North American for Jan., 1830, on the present Relations of the Cherokees	n. p.	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
528	RICHARDSON (MAJOR)	Wacousta; an Indian Tale. Revised Edition (with additional material)	New York	(1851)	USD -	Unknown
529	RIGGS (S. R.) Mary and I.	Forty Years with the Sioux	Chicago	(1880)	USD -	Unknown
530		ROWLANDSON. Narrative of the Captivity, Sufferings, and Removes of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson	Boston	1856	USD -	Unknown
531	SEAVER (JAMES E.)	Life of Mary Jemison: Dehhe-wa-mis. With Notes (and Seneca names of places)	New York	1856	USD -	Unknown
532		SERGEANT ATKINS. A Tale of Adventure. Founded on Fact	Phil.	1871	USD -	Unknown
533	[SIGOURNEY (L. H.)]	Traits of the Aborigines of America (with historical notes, pp. 183-284)	Cambridge	1822	USD -	Unknown
534		SOCIETY (The), for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians and others in North America. 1787-1887	[Cambridge]	1887	USD -	Unknown
535	SOUTHEY (R.)	The Expedition of Orsua; and the Crimes of Aguirre	Phil.	1821	USD -	Unknown
536	STEVENS (A. DE GRASSE)	The Lost Dauphin; Louis XVII., or Onwarenhiiaki, the Indian Iroquois Chief	Sunnyside	1887	USD -	Unknown
537	STONE (W. L.)	Life of Joseph Brant-Thayendanegea: including the Border Wars of the American Revolution, and Sketches of the Indian Campaigns of Gens. Harmar, St. Clair and Wayne	New York	1838	USD -	Unknown
538	STONE (WM. L.)	Life and Times of Sir William Johnson	Albany	1865	USD -	Unknown
539	STRONG (GEN. JAMES C.)	Wah-kee-nah and her people: Customs, Traditions and Legends of the North American Indians	N. Y.	1893	USD -	Unknown
540	SYMMES (THOMAS)	The Original Account of Capt. John Lovewell's Great Fight with the Indians at Pequawket, May 8, 1725	N. H.	1861	USD -	Unknown
541	THOMPSON (DANIEL P.; author of The Green Mountain Boys)	The Doomed Chief; or Two Hundred Years Ago	Phil.	1860	USD -	Unknown
542	TIBBLES (T. H.)	The Ponca Chiefs: an Indian's appeal from the Tomahawk to the Courts	Boston	1880	USD -	Unknown
543	TOZZER (ALFRED M.)	A Comparative Study of the Mayas and Lacandones	N. Y.	1907	USD -	Unknown
544		UNCAS MONUMENT (THE)	J. G. Cooley, Norwich, Conn.	1842	USD -	Unknown
545		WA-WA-WANDA. A Legend of Old Orange	New York	1860	USD -	Unknown
546	WELD (ISAAC)	Travels through North America, and Upper and Lower Canada, 1795-97	London	1800	USD -	Unknown
547	WILDER (DAVID)	History of Leominster (Mass.) . . . . from June 26, 1701, the Date of the Deed from George Tahanto, Indian Sagamore, to July 4, 1852	Fitchburg	1853	USD -	Unknown
548	WILLIAMS (JOHN)	The Redeemed Captive Returing to Zion: or, a Faithful History of the Remarkable Occurrences in the Captivity and Deliverance of Mr. John Williams	New Haven	1802	USD -	Unknown
549	WILLIAMS (JOHN)	The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion: or, a Faithful History of the Remarkable Occurrences in the Captivity and Deliverance of Mr. John Williams	Northampton	1853	USD -	Unknown
550	WILSON (DANIEL)	The Artistic Faculty in Aboriginal Races	Toronto	(1885)	USD -	Unknown
551	WINTHROP (ROBERT C.)	Addresses and Speeches on various Occasions	Boston	1852	USD -	Unknown
552		WOWAPI: Devoted to the Cause of the Indians			USD -	Unknown
553		ITHACA, N. Y., and its Resources, History, etc. (Kurtz),...			USD -	Unknown
554	JAY (JOHN)	New Plottings to aid the Rebellion. Mr. Jay's Second Letter on Dawson's Introduction to the Federalist	New York	1864	USD -	Unknown
555	JAY (JOHN)	New Plottings in Aid of the Rebel Doctrine of State Sovereignty. Mr. Jay's Second Letter, etc	New York	1864	USD -	Unknown
556	JAY (JOHN)	Mr. Jay's Address: The New York Election and the State of the Country,...			USD -	Unknown
557	JEFFERSON (THOMAS)	Notes on the State of Virginia	Trenton	1803	USD -	Unknown
558	[JENKS (WILLIAM)]	Memoir of the Northern Kingdom, written A. D., 1872, by the late Rev. Williamson Jahnsenykes	Quebeck	1901	USD -	Unknown
559	KANOUSE (PETER)	Historical Sermon: a Memorial to the Inhabitants of Wantage	Newton, N. J.	1878	USD -	Unknown
560	KIDDER (FREDERIC)	The Swedes on the Delaware and their Intercourse with New England	Boston	1874	USD -	Unknown
561		KOSSUTH. Review of Dr. Boardman's Address against Kossuth,...			USD -	Unknown
562	Le Feuvre (Fortune)	LAFAYETTE. Voyage du General Lafayette aux Etats-Unis d'Amerique, en 1824 et 1825, etc	Paris	1825	USD -	Unknown
563		LAFAYETTE. Biographical Sketch of; with Account of his Embarkation at Havre, and Reception in the United States	Exeter, N. H.	1824	USD -	Unknown
564	LAMSON (ALVIN)	History of the First Church and Parish in Dedham (Mass.): 1638-1838 (with notices of Dedham events, its people, etc.)	Dedham	1839	USD -	Unknown
565	LEAMING (J.)	The Evidence for the Truth, etc.: sermon at Norwalk, Jan., 1770, and at Trinity Church, N. Y., July 5th, 1772	New York	1772	USD -	Unknown
566	LEAMING (J.)	The Evidences for the Truth of Christianity; with an Appendix	New Haven	1785	USD -	Unknown
567	LE PLONGEON (AUGUSTUS)	Sacred Mysteries among the Mayas and Quiches, 11,500 years ago: their relation to the sacred mysteries of Egypt, Greece, Chaldea and India	New York	1886	USD -	Unknown
568	LEWIS (JOHN W.)	Life, Labors and Travels of Elder Charles Bowles (with an essay on the African race, and one on the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850)	Watertown, N. Y.	1852	USD -	Unknown
569		LIFE of John C. Calhoun: a condensed History of Political Events, 1811-1843...	New York	1843-45	USD -	Unknown
570	LIGHTON (WM. B.)	Narrative of the Life and Sufferings of a young British Captive	Concord, N. H.	1836	USD -	Unknown
571	LIGHTON (WM. B.)	Narrative of the Life and Sufferings of a young British Captive	Troy, N. Y.	1846	USD -	Unknown
572		LINNET (The); or Favorite Companion. A Collection of the newest and most admired Songs; with Toasts and Sentiments, etc	New York	1806	USD -	Unknown
573	LIPPARD (GEORGE)	Washington and his Generals: or Legends of the Revolution	Phil.	n.d.	USD -	Unknown
574	LIPPARD (GEORGE)	The Quaker City; or the Monks of Monk Hall: a Romance of Philadelphia Life, Mystery and Crime	Phil.	1847	USD -	Unknown
575	LOGAN (JAMES)	The Scottish Gael; or, Celtic manners, as preserved among the Highlanders; the Inhabitants, Antiquities and national peculiarities of Scotland	Hartford	1845	USD -	Unknown
576	LONG (MAJOR S. H.)	Voyage in a six-oared Skiff to the Falls of St. Anthony in 1817	Phil.	1860	USD -	Unknown
577	[Bethune (G. A.)]	LONG ISLAND. The Uncertainties of Travel	Boston	1880	USD -	Unknown
578	De Forest ( J. W.)	LONG ISLAND. Seacliffe: or the Mystery of the Westervelts	Boston	1859	USD -	Unknown
579	Kelsey Outrage	LONG ISLAND. Full Account of the Tar and Feathering, together with the alleged Murder of Charles G. Kelsey. Evidence in full! The Accused Murderers, etc	Phil.	(1873)	USD -	Unknown
580		LONG ISLAND. Long Island Historical Society: Reports, 1st-6th, 1864-69...			USD -	Unknown
581	Parker (Solomon)	LONG ISLAND. American Citizens' Sure Guide, or Ready Reckoner, Measurer and Calendar	Sag Harbor	1808	USD -	Unknown
582	Willis (Thomas)	LONG ISLAND. Memoir of Anna Willis, late of Jericho, L. I	New York	1854	USD -	Unknown
583	LOSSING (BENSON J.)	Eminent Americans: Brief Biographies of 330 Distinguished Persons	New York	1857	USD -	Unknown
584		LOVE-LIFE (THE) of Dr. Kane; containing Correspondence, etc., between Elisha K. Kane and Margaret Fox	New York	1866	USD -	Unknown
585		LOUISIANA. Preliminary Report of a Geological Reconnaissance (Hilgard),...			USD -	Unknown
586	LOWELL (JAMES RUSSELL)	Fireside Travels, 1864...	Boston		USD -	Unknown
587	[MCLAUGHLIN (J. F.)]	The American Cyclops; the Hero of New Orleans and Spoiler of Silver Spoons	Baltimore	1868	USD -	Unknown
588	MAC VICAR (W. M.)	A Short History of Annapolis Royal, the Port Royal of the French, from its Settlement in 1604 to the Withdrawal of the British Troops in 1854			USD -	Unknown
589	Bartlet (Wm. S.)	MAINE. The Frontier Missionary: Memoir of Rev. Jacob Bailey, Missionary at Pownalborough, Maine; Cornwallis and Annapolis, N. S	Boston	1853	USD -	Unknown
590	Hough (F. B.)	MAINE. Papers relating to Pemaquid and parts adjacent, known as Cornwall County, when under the Colony of New York	Albany	1856	USD -	Unknown
591	Tobie (Edward P.)	MAINE. History of the 1st Me. Cavalry: 1861-65	Boston	1887	USD -	Unknown
592	MALL (THOMAS)	A Cloud of Witnesses; or, the Sufferers Mirrour, etc	Boston	1747	USD -	Unknown
593	[MANSFIELD (L. W.)]	The Morning Watch: a Narrative (in verse)	New York	1850	USD -	Unknown

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Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

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December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

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December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.