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
2012 Duane (Wm.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--History of the French revolution Philad.

1798

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2013 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--Essays (Historical) on the ambition and conquests of France Lond.

1857

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2014 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--France and the French revolution, being an authentic narrative of the horrors committed by the revolutionary government of France Lond.

1826

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2015 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--French revolution of 1848 Phil.

1848

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2016 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--French revolution, pamphlets relating to

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2017 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--French revolution (3 days of), February, 1848 N. Y.

1848

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2018 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--French revolution N. Y.

1810

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2019 Gifford (C. H.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--History of the wars occasioned by the French revolution Lond.

1817

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2020 Kelly (C.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--History of the French revolution, and the wars produced by that memorable event, from 1792 to 1814 Lond.

1828

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2021 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--Lamartine, History of the Girondists, or personal memoirs of the patriots of the French revolution N. Y.

1848

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2022 Lewes (G. H.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--Life of Maximilian Robespierre Philad.

1849

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2023 Michilet (J.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--Women of the French revolution Philad.

1855

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2024 Mignet (A. F.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--History of the French revolution, 1789 to 1814 Lond.

1823

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2025 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--Pamphlets--Burke on the French revolution, and other tracts Lond.

1790

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2026 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--Pratt's gleanings in Wales, Holland, Westphalia, &c.

1802

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2027 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--Secret history of the revolution of 1848, memoirs of Citizen Caussidere Lond.

1848

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2028 Thiers (L. A.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--Histoire de la revolution Francaise Paris

1856

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2029 Thiers (L. A.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--History of the French revolution Philad.

1850

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2030 Thiers (L. A.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--History of the French revolution Philad.

1857

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2031 Thiers (L. A.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--History of the consulate and empire of France under Napoleon Philad.

1849

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2032 FRENCH REVOLUTION:--Thiers, Idem Philad.

1848

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2033 Williams (H. M.) FRENCH REVOLUTION:--Letters written in France in the summer of 1790 Lond.

1796

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2034 FRENCH LANGUAGE:--Boyer's French dictionary Bost.

1835

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2035 Cobbett (Wm.) FRENCH LANGUAGE:--Grammar of the French language N. Y.

1832

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2036 FRENCH LANGUAGE:--Dictionnaire generale Francaise, Anglais, &c. Paris

1853

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2037 FRENCH LANGUAGE:--Richelet's Dictionnaire portatif de la langue Francaise Avignon

1802

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2038 FRENCH LANGUAGE:--FRANK Farleigh, &c. N. Y.

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2039 Benjamin FRANKLIN:--FRANK Farleigh, &c. Political works Lond.

1779

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2040 FRANKLIN:--FRANK Farleigh, &c. Notes and proceedings of the House of Repre sentatives of the province of Pennsylvania

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2040a Evans (Lewis) FRANKLIN:--FRANK Farleigh, &c. Analysis of a general map of the middle British colonies in America, and of the country of the confederate Indians Philad.

1755

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2040b Whitfield (George) FRANKLIN:--FRANK Farleigh, &c. Five sermons Philad.

1746

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2040c FRANKLIN:--FRANK Farleigh, &c. Gospel sonnets Philad.

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2041 FRANKLIN:--FRANK Farleigh, &c. Life and writings of Philad.

1852

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2042 FRANKLIN:--FRAZER'S Magazine Lond.

1830

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2043 FRANKLIN:--FREDERIC the Great of Prussia Lond.

1789

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2044 Gillies (Dr. John) FRANKLIN:--FREDERIC View of the reign of Frederick II. of Prussia

1789

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2045 FRANKLIN:--FREEMAN'S Journal

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2046 FREEMASONRY:--Allyn's ritual of Freemasonry N. Y.

1850

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2047 FREEMASONRY:--Anderson's Freemasonry

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2048 Coustos (John) FREEMASONRY:--Coustos (John), Sufferings of Lond.

1746

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2049 FREEMASONRY:--Da Costa, Narrative of the persecution of Lond.

1811

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2050 Gowan (W.) FREEMASONRY:--Catalogue of books of freemasonry N. Y.

1858

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2051 FREEMASONRY:--Harrington's Desideratum for the age Lond.

1851

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2052 Harris (T. M.) FREEMASONRY:--Discourses on freemasonry Charlestown, Mass.

580

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2053 Jones (S.) FREEMASONRY:--Masonic miscellanies Lond.

1811

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2054 FREEMASONRY:--Morgan on masonry, &c.

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2055 Oliver (Rev. George) FREEMASONRY:--History of initiation of all the secret and mysterious institutions of the ancient world N. Y.

1855

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2056 Pratt (L.) FREEMASONRY:--American masonic register N. Y.

1826

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2057 Pratt's (L.) FREEMASONRY:--Defence of freemasonry Troy

1828

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2058 Preston (Wm.) FREEMASONRY:--On masonry Alex.

1804

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2059 Robinson (John) FREEMASONRY:--Proof of a conspiracy against all the religions and governments of Europe N. Y.

1798

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2060 FREEMASONRY:--Sandoval, or the freemason; a Spanish tale N. Y.

1826

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2061 Stewart (R. J.) FREEMASONRY:--Freemason's manual Phila.

1851

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2062 FREEMASONRY:--Taafe's history of the knights of Malta Lond.

1836

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2063 Jenyns's (Soame) FREETHINKING:--Free reflections

1797

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2064 FREETHINKING:--Disquisitions on several subjects Lond.

1782

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2065 Kneeland (Abner) FREETHINKING:--Kneeland (Abner), Trial, &c., of, for blasphemy

1838

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2066 FREETHINKING:--Origin of the material universe Bost.

1850

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2067 FREETHINKING:--Philosophical library of infidel tracts N. Y.

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2068 FREETHINKING:--Pillars of Priestcraft and orthodoxy shaken Lond.

1768

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2069 FREETHINKING:--Rennell on Scepticism Lond.

1819

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2070 Vale (G.) FREETHINKING:--Fanaticism in the case of Mathias N. Y.

1835

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2071 Volney (C. F.) FREETHINKING:--The ruins, or a survey of the revolutions of empires Phila.

1799

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2072 FREETHINKING:--Voltaire's Philosophical dictionary Lond.

1824

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2074 Abner Kneeland FREETHINKING:--Voltaire's philosophical dictionary Bost.

1836

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2075 FREETHINKING:--Voltaire's Works Lond.

1762

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2076 FREETHINKING:--FROISSART'S chronicles of England, France, and Spain, &c. Lond.

1850

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2077 FREETHINKING:--Sleydane's Epitome of Froissard, or a collection of the most memorable histories contained in his chronicle Lond.

1611

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2079 FREETHINKING:--FRONTIERSMAN and other tales

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2080 FULLOM (S. W.) FREETHINKING:--Man of the world; or, vanities of the day Lond.

1857

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2081 Colden (C.) FULTON:--Life of Robert Fulton

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2082 FURNITURE:--Brown's Rudiments of drawing cabinet and upholstery furniture Lond.

1822

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2083 Pugin (A.) FURNITURE:--Gothic furniture Lond.

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2084 FURNITURE:--A series of designs of furniture and decoration in the style of Louis XIV Pickering, Lond.

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2085 FURNITURE:--GALT'S Spaewife

1824

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2086 La Beaume (M.) GALVANISM:--On Galvanism Lond.

1826

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2087 GALVANISM:--GARGON, Walchersche Arkadia Leyden

1715

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2088 GARRARD (L. H.) GALVANISM:--Wah-to-Yah and the Taos trail

1850

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2089 GALVANISM:--GEMS of wood engraving

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2090 GALVANISM:--GERALDWOOD. By the author of Sigismar Lond.

1801

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2091 GALVANISM:--GESSNER'S Death of Abel Hartford

1833

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2092 GEOGRAPHY:--Dalrymple's Large collection of hydrographical and geo graphical tracts, 1781-9

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2093 D'Anville (Mons.) GEOGRAPHY:--Atlas of ancient geography Lond.

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2094 GEOGRAPHY:--Edinburgh Gazetteer, a geographical dictionary Edinb.

1822

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2095 Guy (J.) GEOGRAPHY:--Illustrated London geography Lond.

1852

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2096 GEOGRAPHY:--Johnson's General gazetteer and dictionary of geography Russia

1853

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2097 Laurent (P. E.) GEOGRAPHY:--Manual of ancient geography; or, the student his own instructor Oxford

1840

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2098 GEOGRAPHY:--Malte Brun and Balbe's System of universal geography Lond.

1851

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2099 GEOGRAPHY:--Ptolomaei, Sphaera mundi Venet.

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2100 De la Beche (H. T.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--The geological observer Lond.

1851

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2101 De la Beche (H. T.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Geological manual Lond.

1833

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2102 De la Beche (H. T.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Report on the geology of Cornwall, Devon, and West Somerset Lond.

1839

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2103 De la Beche (H. T.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Selections of geological memoirs Lond.

1836

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2104 De la Beche (H. T.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Sections and views illustrative of geological phenomena Lond.

1830

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2105 De la Beche (H. T.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Selections of geological memoirs Lond.

1824

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2106 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Diagrams of geology, history, and physical geography Lond.

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2107 Featherstonehaugh (G. W.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Report of a geological reconnoissance

1836

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2108 Featherstonehaugh (G. W.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Geological report of the elevated country between the Missouri and Red rivers Washington

1835

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2109 Fitson (W. H.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Geological sketch of the vicinity of Hastings Lond.

1833

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2110 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Foster and Whitney's Report of the copper lands of lake Superior, &c.

1856

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    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.
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
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  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    Sotheby’s
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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.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    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.