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
2308 HERBERT (George) HAMILTON:--HERBERT (George), Works of Lond.

1854

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2309 Beltz's (Lane. Herald) HERALDRY:--Order of the Garter, memorials of, from its foundation to the present Pickering

1841

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2310 HERALDRY:--Historical anecdotes of heraldry and chivalry, tending to show the origin of coats of arms, customs, &c.

1795

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2311 HERALDRY:--Montague's Guide to the study of heraldry Lond.

1840

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2312 Nicholas (Sir Harris) HERALDRY:--History of the orders of knighthood of the British empire Lond.

1842

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2313 Noble (Rev. M.) HERALDRY:--History of the college of arms, lives of kings, heralds, &c., from Richard III Lond.

1805

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2314 HERALDRY:--Synopsis of heraldry Lond.

1682

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2315 HERALDRY:--HERBERT'S Roman frontier, &c.

1846

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2316 HERRICK (Robert) HERALDRY:--HERRICK (Robert), The poetical works of Lond.

1825

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2317 HERVEY (T. K.) HERALDRY:--English lexicon, or poets of the nineteenth century Lond.

1850

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2318 HERALDRY:--HEYLIN'S Cosmographie, in four books Lond.

1769

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2319 HERALDRY:--HISTORICAL Educator, comprising ancient voyages and travels Lond.

1854

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2320 Brackley (Rev. W.) HERALDRY:--HILL (Richard), Diplomatic correspondence of Lond.

1845

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2321 HINES (Theo., of South Carolina) HERALDRY:--HINES (Theo., of South Carolina), Life N. Y.

1840

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2322 HERALDRY:--HISTORICAL Account of the circumnavigation of the globe, &c. Edinb.

1837

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2323 HOBBES (Thos., of Malmesbury) HERALDRY:--HOBBES (Thos., of Malmesbury), The complete works of Lond.

1839

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2324 HERALDRY:--HOFFMAN'S Strange stories from the German Bost.

1856

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2325 HOGG (Jas.) HERALDRY:--Mountain bard and forest minstrel Philad.

1847

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2326 HOGG (Jas.) HERALDRY:--Tales and sketches of the Ettrick Shepherd Blackie

1856

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2327 HOGG (Jas.) HERALDRY:--Poetical works of the Ettrick Shepherd Blackie

1856

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2328 HOLCROFT (Th.) HERALDRY:--Life of Baron Trenck Lond.

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2329 HERALDRY:--HOLDEN'S Magazine N. Y.

1844

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2330 HERALDRY:--HOLDEN'S Dollar Magazine N. Y.

1854

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2333 Crosse (W.) HOLLAND:--General history of the Netherlands Lond.

1627

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2334 Davies (C. M.) HOLLAND:--History of Holland and the Dutch nation, from the 9th to the 19th century

1851

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2335 HOLLAND:--Histoire generale des Provinces Unies Par.

1757

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2336 HOLLAND:--History of the late revolution in the Dutch republic Lond.

1789

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2337 HOLLAND:--Holland, Belgium Lond.

USD - Unknown
2338 HOLLAND:--Family tour through Holland Lond.

1831

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2339 Gramaye (J. B.) HOLLAND:--Antiquitates Namurcensis, lib

1606

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2340 HOLLAND:--Tour through South Holland and the Rhine Lond.

1836

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2341 HOLSTEIN (A. F.) HOLLAND:--Inhabitants of earth, or the follies of woman Lond.

1811

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2342 HOLLAND:--HOLYROOD Abbey described

1837

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2343 HOMER HOLLAND:--HOMER, Complete works of Lond.

1806

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2344 HOLLAND:--HOMER'S Iliad, translated by Brandreth Pickering

1846

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2345 HOLLAND:--HONEYWOOD, and other comic tales N. Y.

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2346 HOOD (T.) HOLLAND:--HOOD (T.), Poetical works of Philad.

1845

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2347 HOLLAND:--HOOLE'S translation of Ariosto's Orlando Furioso Lond.

USD - Unknown
2348 HOOTON (C.) HOLLAND:--Colin Clink Philad.

1840

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2349 HOPE (John) HOLLAND:--Thoughts in prose and verse Stockton

1780

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2350 HOLLAND:--HORATII, Epistolae ad Pisanes et Augustum Camb.

1757

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2351 HOLLAND:--HORACE, translated by Francis N. Y.

1835

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2352 HORNER (F.) HOLLAND:--HORNER (F.), Memoirs and correspondence of Bost.

1851

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2353 HOLLAND:--HORNE'S Introduction to the critical study and knowledge of the Holy Scriptures Lond.

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2354 Allen (Jno.) HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--Principles of modern riding for ladies Lond.

1825

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2355 HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--Baucher's method of horsemanship, founded upon new principles Philad.

1856

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2356 HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--Comparative view of the form and character of the racing and mixed breed of saddle-horses during the last and present centuries Lond.

1855

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2357 HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--Freeman's art of horsemanship Lond.

1850

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2358 HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--Hershberger (H. R.) on horsemanship N. Y.

1844

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2359 Lebeaud's (M.) HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--Art of horsemanship Phil.

1833

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2360 Martin (W.C.L.) HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--History of the horse Lond.

1852

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2361 HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--Mason's practical farrier for farmers, &c. Philad.

1850

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2362 Stewart (J.) HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--Stable economy N. Y.

1845

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2363 HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--Young ladies' equestrian manual Lond.

USD - Unknown
2364 Youatt (C.) HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--on the horse Lond.

1853

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2365 HORT (Lieut.-Col.) HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP:--Penelope Wedgebone Lond.

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2366 Allen (J.F.) HORTICULTURE:--On the culture of the grape Bost.

1847

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2367 Delamer (E. S.) HORTICULTURE:--Kitchen and flower garden, or the culture in the open ground of roots Lond.

1856

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2368 Downing (A. J.) HORTICULTURE:--Fruits and fruit-trees of America N. Y.

1845

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2369 HORTICULTURE:--Every lady's guide to her own greenhouse, hothouse, and conservatory Lond.

1851

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2369a Hovey (C. M.) HORTICULTURE:--The fruits of America N. Y.

1853

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2370 HORTICULTURE:--Johnson on the pine apple, its culture, &c. Lond.

1847

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2371 Johnson (S.W.) HORTICULTURE:--Rural economy, on pise building and culture of the vine N. Brunswick

1806

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2372 HORTICULTURE:--McIntosh, The greenhouse, hothouse, and stove Lond.

1840

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2373 HORTICULTURE:--McIntosh, The orchard Lond.

1839

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2374 O'Neill (P.) HORTICULTURE:--Fruit, flower, and kitchen garden Philad.

1851

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2375 Philips (H.) HORTICULTURE:--Companion to the orchard Lond.

1831

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2376 Schooley (H.) HORTICULTURE:--Summer fruit house, &c. Cincinnati

1855

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2377 Thomas (J. J.) HORTICULTURE:--American fruit culturist Auburn

1850

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2378 HOWITT (R.) HORTICULTURE:--Homes and haunts of the British poets

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2379 HOWITT (R.) HORTICULTURE:--Rural life of England, &c.

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2380 HORTICULTURE:--Visits to remarkable places

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2381 HORTICULTURE:--HOWITT'S novels, various

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2382 HORTICULTURE:--HOUSEHOLD Words, conducted by Chas. Dickens, complete from the commencement Lond.

1850

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2383 HORTICULTURE:--HUGHES'S continuation of Hume and Smollett's history of England Lond.

USD - Unknown
2384 HUMPHREY (Col.) HORTICULTURE:--HUMPHREY'S (Col.) Works (life of General Putnam poems, essays, &c.) N. Y.

1804

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2385 HULL (Gen.) HORTICULTURE:--HULL (Gen.), Military and civil life of N. Y.

1848

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2386 HUMBOLDT (Alex. Von) HORTICULTURE:--Cosmos, a sketch of the physical description of the universe Lond.

1849

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2387 HUMBOLDT (Alex. Von) HORTICULTURE:--Cosmos N. Y.

1850

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2388 HUMBOLDT (Alex. Von) HORTICULTURE:--Views of nature Lond.

1850

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2389 HUNT (R.) HORTICULTURE:--Poetry of science Bost.

1850

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2390 HUNTER (John) HORTICULTURE:--Historical journal of the transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island Lond.

1793

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2391 HORTICULTURE:--HUNTINGDON. Lady Alice, the new Una N. Y.

1850

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2392 HORTICULTURE:--HUNTINGDON. Alban, a tale of the new world N.Y.

1851

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2393 HURD (Bp.) HORTICULTURE:--Moral and political dialogues Lond.

1788

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2394 HURTON (W.) HORTICULTURE:--The doomed ship, or the wreck of the Arctic regions Lond.

1856

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2395 HORTICULTURE:--HUNT'S Merchant's Magazine N. Y.

1849

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2396 HORTICULTURE:--HUNT'S Idem N.Y.

1850

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2397 HUNT (Leigh) HORTICULTURE:--Stories from the Italian poets Lond.

1846

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2398 HUNT (Leigh) HORTICULTURE:--HUNT (Leigh), Autobiography of N. Y.

1850

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2399 Georgei (Arthur) HUNGARY:--My life and acts in Hungary in 1848 and 1849 Lond.

1852

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2400 Pragay (J.) HUNGARY:--Hungarian struggle for freedom N. Y.

1850

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2401 Clare (M.) HUNGARY:--Motions of fluids, natural and artificial, in particular of the air and water Lond.

1737

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2402 Francis (J. B.) HUNGARY:--Lowell hydraulic experiments Bost.

1850

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2403 Currie (Dr.) HYDROPATHY:--On the use of water in diseases Augusta

1799

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2404 Gully (J. M.) HYDROPATHY:--The water cure in chronic diseases N.Y.

1840

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2405 Horsell (W.) HYDROPATHY:--Hydropathy for the people

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2406 Johnson's (E.) HYDROPATHY:--Results of hydropathy N. Y.

1846

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2407 Shew (Mrs.) HYDROPATHY:--Water cure for ladies N. Y.

1846

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2408 Shew (Joel) HYDROPATHY:--Hydropathy N. Y.

1844

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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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