Leavitt & Co.: CATALOGUE OF A VALUABLE PRIVATE LIBRARY, COMPRISING AN EXTENSIVE AND SELECT COLLECTION OF CHOICE BOOKS, IN EVERY DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE, Embracing Fine London Editions of the Best Standard Works, and an immense number of Rare, Curious, and Recherche Boo, 18590516,

Auction Details

Auction Date
May 16, 1859 - May 16, 1859
Page Size: 5010 items in 51 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
97 AMAZON:--AMERICAN biographical dictionary (imperfect) New York

1801

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98 H. W. Herbert, editor AMAZON:--AMERICAN monthly magazine New York

1835

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99 AMAZON:--AMERICAN military pocket atlas London

1776

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100 AMAZON:--AMERICAN poets, selections from Dublin

1834

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101 AMAZON:--AMERICAN remembrances; or an impartial collection of essays, resolves, speeches, &c. Philadelphia

1795

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102 Robert Walsh, Esq., editor AMAZON:--AMERICAN review of history and politics, and repository of literature and state papers, for 1811 Philadelphia and London

1811

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103 Rev. C. Glasscott AMAZON:--AMERICAN war, sermon on the best method of putting an end to the London

1776

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104 Alcedo (Don Antonia) AMERICA:--Geographical and historical dictionary of America and the West Indies London

1812

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105 Brissot's (J. P. de Warville) AMERICA:--New travels in America, in 1788 New York

1794

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106 AMERICA:--Goodrich's pictorial history of America

1848

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107 Marryatt (Captain) AMERICA:--First and second series of a diary in America Philadelphia

1840

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108 Neff (Dr.) AMERICA:--Army and navy of America, from the period of French and Indian wars to the close of the Florida war Philadelphia

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109 Vigne (G. T.) AMERICA:--Six months in America Philadelphia

1833

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110 AMERICA:--AMERICUS Vespucius, Lester & Foster's life and voyages of New York

1846

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110a AMES (Fisher) AMERICA:--AMES (Fisher), Works of Boston

1809

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111 AMICUS (C. B. C.) AMERICA:--Hints on Life Lond.

1845

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112 AMERICA:--AMULET; a Christmas and new-year's present for 1846 Boston

1846

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113 AMERICA:--ANACHARSIS, Travels in Greece London

1794

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114 Kelt AMERICA:--ANCIENT English poetry, Headley's select beauties of

1810

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115 D'Anville (M.) AMERICA:--ANCIENT geography, compendium of New York

1814

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116 Andrews (J. H. Smith) AMERICA:--Authentic narrative of the causes which led to the death of Major Andre London

1808

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117 ANECDOTES:--Medical, chemical, and chirurgical London

1816

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118 Fisher (P.) ANGLING:--Angler's souvenir Lond.

1855

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119 Hackle (Palmer) ANGLING:--Hints on angling

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120 ANGLING:--Walton and Cotton's Angler London

1842

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121 Clayton (George) ANGELS:--Angelology; remarks and reflections touching the agency and ministration of holy angels New York

1851

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122 ANGELS:--Angel (The) in the house. The betrothal and the espousals London

1854

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123 Gage (J.) ANGLO-SAXON:--The Anglo-Saxon ceremonial of the dedication and consecration of churches London

1833

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124 Gage (J.) ANGLO-SAXON:--A dissertation on St. Ethelwold's benedictional London

1832

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125 ANGLO-SAXON:--Klipstein's Anglo-Saxon grammar N. Y.

1855

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126 ANGLO-SAXON:--Handbook of Anglo-Saxon root words N. Y.

1853

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127 Miller (Thos.) ANGLO-SAXON:--History of the Anglo-Saxons London

1848

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128 ANGLO-SAXON:--ANNUAL Register, or a view of politics, history, and literature London

1780

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129 Anson (George Lord) ANGLO-SAXON:--ANSON (Lord), Voyage round the world in 1740-44 Lond.

1794

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130 ANGLO-SAXON:--ANTI-JACOBIN Review and Magazine, or Monthly Political and Literary Censor London

1799

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131 Peabody (J. K.) ANIMAL MAGNETISM:--World of wonders, showing the triumph of animal magnetism Boston

1838

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132 Teste (A.) ANIMAL MAGNETISM:--Animal magnetism Lond.

1843

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133 ANIMAL MAGNETISM:--ANONYMOUS (the), a collection of ana London

1810

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133a ANTIQUITIES:--Antiquitates Americanas

1837

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134 John Lakey ANTIQUITIES:--Delafield (John, Jr.), An inquiry into the origin of the antiquities of America, with an appendix, and curious Aztec chart, &c. New York

1839

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135 Squier (E. G.) ANTIQUITIES:--The serpent symbol in America New York

1851

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136 ANTIQUITIES:--Abbeys of England. Ayloffe's Westminster...

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137 Bigsby (K.) ANTIQUITIES:--Old places revisited; or, the antiquarian enthusiast London

1851

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138 ANTIQUITIES:--Memoirs illustrative of the history and antiquities of Bristol and the western counties of Great Britain London

1853

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139 ANTIQUITIES:--Britton's History and antiquities of the cathedral church at Lincoln London

1837

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140 Dugdale (Wm.) ANTIQUITIES:--Curiosities of Great Britain, or England and Wales delineated London

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141 ANTIQUITIES:--Eccleston's introduction to English antiquities London

1856

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142 ANTIQUITIES:--Jenoway's selection of antiquarian and historical notes Edinburgh

1823

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143 Meyrick (Sir Samuel Rush) ANTIQUITIES:--Painted illustrations of ancient arms and armor London

1842

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145 Moss (W. G.) ANTIQUITIES:--History and antiquities of the town and port of Hastings London

1824

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146 Roy (Major Gen.) ANTIQUITIES:--Military antiquities of the Romans in N. Britain, particularly their system of castrametation London

1793

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147 Weaver (Thomas) ANTIQUITIES:--Ancient funeral monuments within the united monarchie of Great Britain, Ireland, and the lands adjacent London

1631

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148 Dr. Boyd ANTIQUITIES:--Adams's Roman antiquities Glasgow

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149 Clarke (E. D.) ANTIQUITIES:--Tomb of Alexander, a dissertation on the sarcophagus brought from Alexandria Cambridge

1805

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150 Develle (A.) ANTIQUITIES:--Tombeaux de la cathedrale de Rouen Rouen

1837

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151 Fiske ANTIQUITIES:--Eschenburg's classical antiquities Philadelphia

1845

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152 ANTIQUITIES:--Florgy's antiquities of Rome Bruxelles

1836

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153 Fuss (J. D.) ANTIQUITIES:--Roman antiquities Oxford

1840

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154 Ainslie (H. R.) ANTIQUITIES:--Herculaneum et Pompei: recueil general des peintures, bronzes, mosaiques Paris

1848

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155 Kleiner (S. and J. A. Pfeffel) ANTIQUITIES:--Delineatio templorum et eaenobtorum in Caesarea Urbe ae Vienna

1724

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156 Lumsden (A.) ANTIQUITIES:--Antiquities of Rome and its environs London

1812

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157 Mommsen (Theodor) ANTIQUITIES:--Inscriptiones regni Neapolitani Latinae Lips.

1852

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158 ANTIQUITIES:--Monumenti Antichi delle Ville E. D. pice notabili

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159 ANTIQUITIES:--Monuments de Paris cathedrales et chateaux de la France

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160 Nevin (Dr.) ANTIQUITIES:--Summary of biblical antiquities Philadelphia

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161 ANTIQUITIES:--Rollin's ancient history... London

1819

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162 ANTIQUITIES:--Salome Palmyrene inscriptiones Lond.

1830

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163 ANTIQUITIES:--Visconti, Descrizioni ed illustrazioni de antichi monumenti de Museo Francese

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164 Aubrey (J.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Miscellanies upon various subjects; apparitions, dreams, &c. London

1784

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165 Begbie (Major P. L.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Supernatural illusions London

1851

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166 Blair (Mrs.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Dreams and dreaming London

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167 Boismont (A.B. de) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Hallucinations, or the rational history of apparitions, visions, dreams, ecstacy, magnetism, and somnambulism Philadelphia

1853

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168 Brewster (D.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Natural magic and martyrs of science New York

1842

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169 Christmas (H.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Echoes of the universe from the world of matter and the world of spirit London

1851

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170 Crowe (C.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Night side of nature, or ghosts and ghost seers New York

1850

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171 APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Curry (Dr. J.), observations on apparent death London

1815

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172 Defoe (D.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--History and reality of apparitions Oxford

1840

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173 APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Frazer's Day and night, or divine truths in nocturnal and diurnal phenomena

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174 Godwin (Wm.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Lives of the necromancers New York

1835

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175 APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Ghostly colloquies New York

1856

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176 APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Gosthunter and his family Philadelphia

1833

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177 Hibbert (S.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Sketches of the philosophy of apparitions Edinburgh

1825

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178 Hutchinson (Dr. F.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Historical essay concerning witchcraft London

1720

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179 APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Newham's essay on superstition London

1830

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180 Ollier (C.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Fallacy of ghosts, dreams, and omens, with stories of witchcraft, &c. London

1848

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181 Poyntz (A.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--A world of wonders, with anecdotes and opinions concerning popular superstitions London

1845

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182 APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Remarkable visions. From the German Boston

1846

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183 Stilling (Dr. J. H.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Theory of Pneumatology London

1834

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184 APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Supernaturalism of New England Lond.

1847

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185 Thompson's (Dr. A. T.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Philosophy of magic, prodigies, and apparent miracles Lond.

1846

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186 APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Timbs' Popular errors explained and illustrated London

1841

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187 Welby (Horace) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Signs before death, and authenticated apparitions London

1825

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188 APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Whitman on superstition, &c.

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189 APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Wonderful Magazine

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190 Wright (Tho.) APPARITIONS, DREAMS, ILLUSIONS, MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, PRODIGIES, WONDERS, SLEEPWALKERS, &C.:--Essays on literature, popular superstitions, &c. &c. London

1846

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191 Wellstead (Lieut.) ARABIA:--Travels in Arabia London

1838

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192 ARABIA:--Arabian nights entertainments London

1847

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193 ARABIA:--Arabian nights entertainments

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194 ARABIA:--Tausend und eine Nacht Stuttgard

1838

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195 ARABIA:--ARBITRARY power, Popery and Protestantism Philadelphia

1842

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