Leavitt & Co.: The Library and Art Collection of Henry de pene du Bois, of New york, Author of--"An Historical Essay on the Art of Bookbinding," American Correspondent of "Le Livre" (Octave Uzanne, Editor), etc., etc. NEW YORK: GEORGE A. LEAVITT AND , 18870613,

Auction Details

Auction Date: June 13, 1887 - June 13, 1887

Page Size: 2524 items in 26 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
995	[DORAT.]	Mes Fantaisies--Troisieme Edition, Consider-ablement Augmentee	La Haye et Paris	1770	USD -	2.50
996		DORE.--Histoire aussi Interessante qu' Invraisemblable de l'Interpide CAPITAINE CASTAGNETTE	Paris	1862	USD -	2.00
997		DOUZE FACETIES	Brussels	1881	USD -	5.00
998		DRESDEN GALLERY			USD -	0.75
999	DROZ (Gustave)	Monsieur, Madame et Bebe	Paris	1878	USD -	7.50
1000	DU BARRY (La Comtesse)	Sa vie Amoureuse--le Gazetier Cuirasse--GRIMM-BACHAUMONT--les Chansons--les Epigrammes--les Actes Officiels--ses Trois Amoureux--Louis XV	Paris	1878	USD -	5.50
1001	DU BARRY	Anecdotes sur, publiees par OCTAVE UZANNE avec Preface et Index	Paris	1880	USD -	2.50
1002	[DU BUISSON, i,e.] " M. D. B."	Tableau de la Volupte, Poeme en Vers	Paris	1882	USD -	9.00
1003	DUCRET (Alexandre)	Les Brouillons de la Societe	Annecy	1872	USD -	0.02
1004	[DUDEVANT (Amandine Lucile Aurore Dupin)]	Letters of GEORGE SAND	London	1886	USD -	3.00
1005	DUFOUR (Pierre)	Histoire de la Prostitution	Paris	1851-53	USD -	10.50
1006	DUMAS (Alexandre, fils)	LA DAME AUX CAMELIAS, Preface par M. JULES JANIN	Paris	1852	USD -	9.00
1007	DUMAS FILS	La Dame aux Camdlias	Paris	1872	USD -	3.00
1008	ECILAW (Ary)	The Romance of a German Court	London	1886	USD -	2.00
1009	WITHER (George)	EMBLEMS.--\| A \| Collection \| of \| Emblemes...	London	MDCXXXV	USD -	36.38
1010	CRAMER (Daniel)	EMBLEMS.--Octoginta Emblemata Moralia Nova	Frankfort	1630	USD -	1.50
1011	SAAVEDRA-FAXARDO (Don Diego de)	EMBLEMS.--Idea de un Principe Politica representada en Cien Empresas	Amsterdam	1659	USD -	2.00
1012	SAAVEDRA FACHARDO (Diego)	EMBLEMS.--L'Idea di vn Prencipe Politico Christiano	Venice	1648	USD -	1.00
1013	CATS (Jacob)	EMBLEMS.--JOH. VAN BEVERWICK'S Schat der Gesontheydt Met veerfen verciert door de Heer IACOB CATS, Ridder, etc.	Amsterdam	1652	USD -	3.00
1014	BORIA (Joannes de)	EMBLEMS.--Moralische Sinn Bilder	Berlin	1698	USD -	1.10
1015	CONLIN (Albert Joseph)	EMBLEMS.--Der Christliche Welt Weise beweinet die Thorbeit der Neuentdechten Narren Welt	Augsburg	1710-11	USD -	0.50
1016	BUNYAN (John)	EMBLEMS.--Divine Emblems, or Temporal Things Spiritualised, etc.	London	n. d.	USD -	0.50
1017	BEZA (Theodorus)	EMBLEMS.--Poemata Varia, accessit IAC. LECTII V. Cl. Ionah seu Poetica Paraphrasis	n. p.	1614	USD -	0.25
1018	Mr. le Ce de M	ENTRETIENS (Les), des Cafes de Paris et les Differens qui y sur Viennent			USD -	2.25
1019		EPICURES COOK BOOK	N. Y.	1881	USD -	0.25
1020		ETUDES SUR LA TOILETTE. A series of ten double-page studies on the toilet extracted from "la Vie Parisienne"	Paris	n. d.	USD -	2.00
1021		ETUDES SUR LA TOILETTE. A series of ten double-page studies on the toilet extracted from "la Vie Parisienne"			USD -	2.50
1022	FABRITII	Le Convent Hospitalier, Conte tire du Livre de l'Origine des Proverbes d'ALOYSE CYNTHIO de GLI FABRITII (XVIe Siecle)	Paris	1885	USD -	0.80
1023	FAU (J.)	The Anatomy of the External Forms of Man, intended for the Use of Artists, Painters and Sculptors	London	n. d.	USD -	6.00
1024	FEMMES AUJOURDHUI	A Series of twelve double page studies on the toilet	Paris	n. d.	USD -	2.25
1025	FEMMES AUJOURDHUI	A Series of twelve double page studies on the toilet	Paris	n. d.	USD -	2.25
1026	FERTIAULT (F.)	Histoire Anecdotique et Pittoresque de la Danse chez les Peuples Anciens et Modernes--Hebreux, Grecs, Romains, Franqais, Anglais, Chinois, Allemands, Russes, Sauvages, Grecs Modernes, Italiens, Espagnols, etc.	Paris	1854	USD -	0.90
1027		FETES ET COURTISANES DE LA GRECE...	Paris	1831	USD -	3.20
1028	FEUILLET (Octave)	Julia de Trecoeur	Paris	1877	USD -	0.50
1029	FIELDING (Henry)	Tom Jones	Paris	1833	USD -	0.40
1030	FILLE (La) de MADAME ANGOT	Opera Comique en Trois Actes--Paroles de MM. CLAIRVILLE, SIRAUDIN et KONING--Musique de M. C. LECOCQ--Notice Historique par JULES CLARETIE	Paris	1875	USD -	1.25
1031	FLEURIOT (Zenaide)	Raoul Daubry, chef de Famille	Paris	1879	USD -	0.05
1032	FLORIAN (J. P. C. de)	FLORIAN (J. P. C. de). Fables	Paris	1838	USD -	3.00
1033	FOURNEL (Victor)	Du Role des Coups de Baton dans les Relations Sociales et en Particulier dans l'Histoire Litteraire	Paris	1858	USD -	0.40
1034	FOURNEL	Ce qu'on Voit dans les Rues de Paris	Paris	1858	USD -	0.55
1035	FOURNIER (Edouard)	L'Esprit des Autres Recuelli et Raconte par EDOUARD FOURNIER	Paris	1857	USD -	1.50
1036	FOURNIER	L'Esprit dans l'Histoire Recherches et Curiosites sur les Mots Historiques	Paris	1857	USD -	0.50
1037	FRANCAIS (Les)	PEINTS PAR EUX-MEMES...	Paris	1841-42	USD -	8.00
1038	FURETIERE (Antoine)	Plan et Dessein du Poeme Allegorique et Tragico-Burlesque, intitule les Couches de l'Academie Francoise	Amsterdam	1687	USD -	8.00
1039	GAGUIN	L'Immaculee Conception de la VIERGE MARIE, Poeme de ROBERT GAGUIN, Docteur en Sorbonne, General des Mathurins (XVe Siecle) Suivi de Poesies Diverses	Paris	1885	USD -	1.13
1040	GARCIA (Marie)	La Confession d'Antonine, preface de LEON GOZLAU	Paris	1864	USD -	1.13
1041	GARGVILLE	Les Chansons Folastres et Recreatives de GAVLTIER GARGVILLE Comesdien Ordinaire de l'Hotel de Bourgougne	Paris	1858	USD -	1.37
1042	THEOPHILE LAVALLEE	GAVARNI. Le Diable a Paris, Paris et les Parisiens, Moeurs et Coutumes, Caracteres et Portraits des Habitants de Paris, Tableau Complet de leur Vie Privee, Publique, Politique, Artistique, Litteraire, Industrielle, etc., precede d'une Histoire de Paris	Paris	1845-46	USD -	11.00
1043	GAVARNI	Le Diable a Paris	Paris	1845	USD -	1.75
1044	GAY (Sophie)	Le Mouquer Amoureux	Paris	1830	USD -	1.70
1045		GAZETTE DE CYTHERE, publiee par OCTAVE UZANNE avec Notice Historique	Paris	1881	USD -	3.00
1046		GAZETTE DE CYTHERE. publiee par OCTAVE UZANNE avec Notice Historique			USD -	3.00
1047		GAZETTE ANECDOTIQUE, Litteraire, Artistique et Bibliographique publiee par by G. D'HEYLII	Paris	1885-86	USD -	0.50
1048	BERNARD (P. J. dit "Bernard")	GENTIL-OEuvres Completes. Minimo	Paris	1776	USD -	0.10
1049	GENJI MONOGATARI	The Most Celebrated of the Classical Japanese Romances translated by SUYEMATZ KENCHIO	London	1882	USD -	Not Sold
1050	GESSNER (Solomon)	OEuvres de	Paris	1797	USD -	0.90
1051	GINISTY (Paul)	La Seconde Nuit, Roman Bouffe. Preface d'ARMAND SILVESTRE	Brussels	1884	USD -	1.63
1052	GINISTY	La Seconde Nuit, Roman Bouffe. Preface d'ARMAND SILVESTRE	Brussels	1884	USD -	1.63
1053	GINISTY	Manuel du Parfait Reserviste	Paris	1882	USD -	0.10
1054	GONCOURT (Jules et Edmond de)	La Femme au Dix Huitieme Siecle--Nouvelle Edition, Revue, Augmentee	Paris	1887	USD -	8.00
1055	GOODMAN (William)	Social History of Great Britain during the Reigns of the STUARTS	N. Y.	1845	USD -	0.80
1056	GOURDAULT (Jules)	La Femme dans tous les Pays	Paris	1882	USD -	2.00
1057	GRANDVILLE (J. J.)	SCENES DE LA VIE PRIVEE ET PUBLIQUE DES ANIMAUX	Paris	1842	USD -	5.50
1058	GRANDVILLE	UN AUTRE MONDE.--Transformations, Visions...	Paris	1844	USD -	2.50
1059	GRANDVAL (F. C. R. de, le pere)	Agathe ou la Chaste Princesse, Tragedie	Paris	1756 [reprint]	USD -	0.25
1060	GRECOURT (J. B. J. W. de)	OEuvres Diverses	Amsterdam	1772	USD -	1.00
1061	MURRAY (E. C.)	GRENVILLE-Imprisoned in a Spanish Convent	London	1886	USD -	0.80
1062	GRIFFITHS (Arthur)	The Chronicles of Newgate [London]			USD -	1.50
1063	GRISIER (A.)	Les Armes et le Duel--Preface Anecdotique par ALEXANDRE DUMAS	Paris	1864	USD -	0.80
1064a	GUINON (Albert) et DENIER (Maurice)	J'Epouse ma Femme--Comedie en Deux Actes	Paris	1885	USD -	0.10
1064	GUERARD (Edmond)	Dictionnaire Encyclopedique d'Anecdotes Modernes, Anciennes, Francaises et Etran-geres	Paris	1872	USD -	3.75
1065	GUYOT (Jules)	Breviaire de l'Amour Experimental Meditations sur le Mariage selon la Physiologie du Genre Humain	Paris	1882	USD -	1.05
1066	ALL (S. S.)	Bliss of Marriage, or How to Get a Rich Wife	New Orleans	1858	USD -	0.10
1067	HAMILTON (Antoine, Comte)	OEuvres [i. e., Memoires du COMTE DE GRAMMONT, Contes, H Chansons, etc.]	Paris	1812	USD -	3.75
1068	HANNON (Theodore)	Rimes de Joie, avec une Preface de J. K. HUYSMANS			USD -	1.50
1069	HEARN (Lafcadio)	Stray Leaves from Strange Literature	Boston	1884	USD -	0.50
1070		HELIOGABALE ou Esquisse Morale de la Dissolution Romaine sous les Empereurs	Paris	1802	USD -	2.13
1071		HELOISE ET ABAILLARD. Lettres de (French and Latin Text)	Paris	1796	USD -	0.45
1072		HERCULANEUM ET POMPEII; RECUEIL GENERAL des PEINTURES, BRONZES, MOSAIQUES, etc.	Paris	1870-77	USD -	56.00
1073		HERCULANEUM AND POMPEII. EIGHT WATER-COLOR DRAWINGS			USD -	8.80
1074	L'auteur de "Pommes d'Eve"	HISTOIRES DEBRAILLEES	Paris	1884	USD -	2.12
1075	HOBBES (Thomas, of Malmesbury)	LEVIATHAN, or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Common-Wealth, Ecclesi-asticall and Civill	London	1651	USD -	0.50
1076	HOCHE (Jules)	Les Parisiens chez Eux	Paris	n. d.	USD -	0.25
1077		HOGARTH MORALIZED: a Complete Edition of all the Most Capital and Admired Works of WILLIAM HOGARTH, Accompanied by Concise and Comprehensive Explanations of their Moral Tendency by the late REV. DR. TRUSLER, to which are added an Introductory Essay and Ma			USD -	4.00
1078	HOGARTH	HOGARTH Illustrated from his own Manuscripts	London	1812	USD -	4.88
1079		"HONNI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE,"--Nouvelles par "On-Se-Ki"	New Orleans	1883	USD -	0.10
1080	HONE (William)	Apocryphal New Testament, being all the Gospels, Epistles, etc., attributed to JESUS CHRIST, His Apostles, etc., and not Included in the New Testament	London	1820 (reprint)	USD -	0.25
1081	HOPING (J. A. J.)	Institutiones Chiromanticae	Jena	1689	USD -	0.10
1082	HOUSSAYE (Arsene)	Les Cent-et-un Sonnets			USD -	2.50
1083	HOUSSAYE	Des Destinees de l'Ame	Paris	n. d.	USD -	1.88
1084	HOUSSAYE	Les Mille et une Nuits Parisiennes	Paris	1875	USD -	3.20
1085	HOUSSAYE	Histoire Etrange d'une Fille du Monde	Paris	1876	USD -	1.00
1086	HOWITT (William)	History of Priestcraft	N. Y.	1833	USD -	0.10
1087	HUART (Adrien)	La Nouvelle Vie Militaire	Paris	n. d.	USD -	5.50
1088		HUMOUR, WIT AND SATIRE of the Seventeenth Century	N. Y. (Edinburgh)	1884	USD -	1.00
1089	IMBERT (Barthelemy)	Historiettes ou Novelles en Vers	Amsterdam	1774	USD -	1.00
1090		INDISCRET (L'), ou les Aventures Parisiennes	Londres et Paris	1779	USD -	2.00
1091	[IRELAND (W. H.)]	Scribbleomania; or, The Printer's Devil's Polichronicon	London	1815	USD -	1.38
1092	JANIN (JULES)	L'ANE MORT	Paris	1842	USD -	0.60
1093	JENTY (C. N.)	Demonstration de la Matrice d'une Femme Grosse et de son Enfant a Terme	Paris	1759	USD -	3.75

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