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
2111 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Foster Report of the Geology of Lake Superior, &c. Washington

1850

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2112 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Geological and agricultural survey of Rensselaer county, New York Albany

1822

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2113 Humboldt (Alex. de) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Geognostical essay on the superposition of rocks in both hemispheres Lond.

1823

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2114 Lee (C. A.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Elements of geology for popular use N. Y.

1840

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2115 Lyell (C.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Lectures on geology in New York

1842

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2116 Lyell (C.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Manual of elementary geology Bost.

1855

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2117 Mammatt (Ed.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Collection of geological facts, and practical observations on the Ashby coal fields Lond.

1836

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2118 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Mantell, Geological excursions round the Isle of Wight Lond.

1847

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2119 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Map of the mineral lands in the Lake Superior district

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2120 Mease (Jas.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--A geological account of the United States Phila.

1807

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2121 Mill (J.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Fossil spirit: a boy's dream of geology N. Y.

1854

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2122 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Mineral regions of Lake Superior Detroit

1846

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2123 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Mining, A collection of pamphlets on Lond.

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2124 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Mining journal

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2125 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Mining magazine

1855

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2126 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Mining: parliamentary reports on the ventilation of mines, explosions, &c. Lond.

1850

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2127 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Mining: United Mexican mining association Lond.

1830

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2128 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Mitchell's Manual of practical assaying Lond.

1846

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2129 Owen (D. D.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Report of the geology of Iowa, Wisconsin, &c.

1844

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2130 Owen (David Dale) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Report of the geological survey of Kentucky, made during the years 1854-55 Frankford

1856

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2131 Owen (David Dale) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Report of a geological survey of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota phila.

1852

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2132 Percival (J. G). GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Geological sketch of Wisconsin Madison

1853

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2133 Phillips (J.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Treatise on geology Edinb.

1837

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2134 Phillips (J.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Guide to geology Lond.

1835

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2135 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--St. John's True description of the Lake Superior country and copper mines N. Y.

1846

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2136 Taylor's (R. C.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Reports on the coal lands, mines, and improvements of the Dauphin and Susquehanna coal company, and of the geological examinations, &c. Phila.

1840

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2137 Taylor's (R. C.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Statistics of coal Phila.

1852

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2137a Taylor's (R. C.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Idem, 1st edition

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2138 GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Transactions of the geological society of Pennsylvania

1834

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2139 Tuomey (M.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Report of the geology of Alabama Tuscaloosa

1850

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2140 Tuomey (M.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Report of the geology of South Carolina Columbia

1848

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2141 Webster (Dr. J. W.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Description of the Island of St. Michael Bost.

1821

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2142 Young (Dr.) GEOLOGY, MINERALS, MINING, &C.:--Scriptural geology Lond.

1838

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2143 Arthur (T. S.) GEORGIA:--History of Georgia Philad.

1852

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2144 GEORGIA:--Georgia Historical Society collections Savannah

1840

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2145 GEORGIA:--Historical collections of the State of Georgia N. Y.

1856

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2146 M'Call (Capt. Hugh) GEORGIA:--History of Georgia Savannah

1811

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2147 Meades (Dr.) GEORGIA:--Sermon at the consecration of Rev. Dr. Elliott Wash.

1841

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2148 Miller (Stephen) GEORGIA:--Bench and bar of Georgia; memoirs and sketches Philad.

1858

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2148a Barre (P.) GERMANY:--Histoire generale d'Allemagne depuis l'an de Rome Paris

1748

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2149 GERMANY:--Blaye du Bury's Memoirs of the Princess Palatine, princess of Bohemia Lond.

1853

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2150 GERMANY:--Correspondence of the Emperor Charles V. and his ambassadors at the courts of England and France; and the emperor's itinerary from 1519 to 1551

1850

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2151 Drummond (Alex.) GERMANY:--Travels through Germany, Italy, Greece, and Asia Lond.

1756

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2152 GERMANY:--Histoire generale d'Allemagne Paris

1748

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2153 Keysler (J. G.) GERMANY:--Travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and Lorraine Lond.

1709

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2154 GERMANY:--Pictorial history of Germany during the reign of Frederic the Great

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2155 Mitchell (Lt. Col.) GERMANY:--Life of Wallenstein Lond.

1840

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2156 Abtheilung (Erste) GERMAN BOOKS:--Historisches magazin fur Berstand und Hers Strasburg

1819

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2157 Baud (J. P.) GERMAN BOOKS:--Hebels Berte

1847

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2158 GERMAN BOOKS:--Baskerville's Raufmannifcher Briefgleller

1856

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2159 GERMAN BOOKS:--Goethe's Faust

1852

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2160 GERMAN BOOKS:--Goethe's Faust. Auserlesene Werke, sammtliche Gedichte und eine Auswahl seiner dramatischen und seiner ubrigen Werke enthaltend Paris

1844

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2161 GERMAN BOOKS:--Goethe's Sammtliche Werke Stuttgart

1854

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2162 Heine (H.) GERMAN BOOKS:--Buch der Fieder Hamburg

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2163 GERMAN BOOKS:--Historisches Taschenbuch Berausgegeben von Friedrich von Raumer Leipzig

1854

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2164 GERMAN BOOKS:--Kaltschmidt's Nouveau dictionnaire, French and German, and German and French Leipzig

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2165 Mole (H.) GERMAN BOOKS:--Nouveau dictionnaire, French and German, and German and French Brunswick

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2166 Moschkisker's (F. A.) GERMAN BOOKS:--Guide to German literature; or, manual to facilitate an acquaintance with the German classic authors Lond.

1850

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2167 GERMAN BOOKS:--Oehlschlager's German-English and English-German pocket dictionary Philad.

1857

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2168 GERMAN BOOKS:--Ollendorf's German grammar N. Y.

1846

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2169 GERMAN BOOKS:--Schmitthenner-Ursprachlehre, Entwurf in einem System in der Grammatik, mit besruderer Rucksicht auf die Sprachen des Indischtentschen Stammes; das Sanskit, das Persische, die Slavischen, &c. Frankfurt am Main

1826

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2170 Steiner (H.) GERMAN BOOKS:--German reader N. Y.

1816

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2170a GERMAN BOOKS:--Tausend und eine Nacht, Arabische Erzahlungen, zum erstenmale aus dem Arabischen Stuttgart

1838

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2171 GERMAN BOOKS:--Thibault, Nouveau dictionnaire Francais-Allemand et Allemand-Francais N. Y.

1848

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2172 Thieme (F. W.) GERMAN BOOKS:--New and complete critical dictionary of the English and German languages Leipzig

1854

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2173 GIBBON'S (Edw.) GERMAN BOOKS:--GIBBON'S (Edw.) Miscellaneous works Lond.

1796

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2174 GILES (H.) GERMAN BOOKS:--Lectures and essays Bost.

1850

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2175 GILFILLAN'S (Rev. George) GERMAN BOOKS:--Christianity of our Era; a book for the times Edinb.

1856

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2176 GERMAN BOOKS:--GILMAN'S Forest life N. Y.

1842

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2177 Borrow (George) GIPSIES:--Account of the Gipsies of Spain Philad.

1843

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2178 Borrow (George) GIPSIES:--Gipsies of Spain N. Y.

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2179 GIPSIES:--Crabb's Gipsies' advocate Lond.

1832

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2180 GIPSIES:--Gipsy bride; or, the miser's daughter Lond.

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2181 GIRARDIN (E. de) GIPSIES:--Stories of an old maid relative to her nephews and nieces Lond.

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2182 GLOBE (N. Y.) GIPSIES:--daily edition, various Nos N. Y.

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2183 GLOBE (N. Y.) GIPSIES:--weekly edition N. Y.

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2184 GIPSIES:--GLOVER'S Memoirs of a celebrated literary and political character Lond.

1814

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2185 GOETHE GIPSIES:--Poetry and truth from very life N. Y.

1851

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2186 GIPSIES:--GODEY'S and Graham's Magazine

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2187 GIPSIES:--GODEY'S Lady's book

1850

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2188 GODWIN (Wm.) GIPSIES:--St. Leon; a tale of the XVI. century Lond.

1816

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2189 GODWIN (Wm.) GIPSIES:--Transfusion N. Y.

1836

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2190 GODWIN (P.) GIPSIES:--Vala, a mythological tale N. Y.

1851

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2191 GIPSIES:--GOERCE Jood se Oud heden oste, Voor-bereidsehn tot de Bybelsche Wyscheid Amst.

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2192 Brooks (C. T. ) GIPSIES:--GOETHE'S Faust, a tragedy

1858

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2193 GIPSIES:--GOETHE'S Fuller's conversations with Bost.

1852

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2194 GIPSIES:--GOETHE'S Herman and Dorothea N. Y.

1854

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2195 GIPSIES:--GOETHE'S Sorrows of Werter Bost.

1824

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2196 GIPSIES:--GOETHE'S Wilhelm Meister's apprenticeship

1840

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2196a GIPSIES:--GOLD worshippers (The), or the days we live in, a future historical romance Lond.

1851

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2197 GOLDSMITH (O.) GIPSIES:--GOLDSMITH (O.), A biography of N. Y.

1853

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2198 GOLDSMITH (O.) GIPSIES:--GOLDSMITH (O.) Essays

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2199 GOLDSMITH (O.) GIPSIES:--GOLDSMITH (O.) Miscellaneous works Lond.

1846

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2201 GOLDSMITH (O.) GIPSIES:--GOLDSMITH (O.), Poetical works

1854

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2202 GOLDSMITH (O.) GIPSIES:--GOLDSMITH (O.) Miscellaneous works Paris

1837

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2203 GOLDSMITH (O.) GIPSIES:--GOLDSMITH (O.) Life and writings N. Y.

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2204 GOLDSMITH (O.) GIPSIES:--GOLDSMITH (O.) Poems Lond.

1822

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2205 GOLDSMITH (O.) GIPSIES:--Vicar of Wakefield N. Y.

1851

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2206 GOLDSMITH (O.) GIPSIES:--Vicar of Wakefield

1856

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2207 GIPSIES:--GOOCH'S Sherwood forest; or, Northern adventures Lond.

1806

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    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.
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