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
3099 Thompson (W.) MEXICO:--Recollections of Mexico N.Y.

1846

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3100 Tilden (B. P.) MEXICO:--Notes on the upper Rio Grande Philad.

1847

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3101 Wise (Lieut.) MEXICO:--Los Gringos, or an inside view of Mexico and California, with wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia N. Y.

1850

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3102 Ward (H. G.) MEXICO:--Mexico, with an account of the mining companies and the political events of the republic Lond.

1829

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3103 MEXICO:--MICHAUD'S History of the crusades N. Y.

1855

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3104 MEXICO:--MICHELET'S Priests, women, and families Lond.

1847

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3105 MICHIGAN:--Lanman's History of Michigan N. Y.

1845

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3106 MICHIGAN:--Historical and scientific sketches of Michigan Detroit

1834

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3107 MICHIGAN:--Michigan Railroad Company case, tracts relating to Detroit

1851

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3108 Sheldon (E. M.) MICROSCOPE:--Early history of Michigan, from its first settlement to 1815 N. Y.

1856

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3109 Hogg (J.) MICROSCOPE:--The microscope, its history, construction, and applications

1856

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3110 Brocklesly (John) MICROSCOPE:--Views of the microscopic world N. Y.

1851

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3111 MILFORD BARD:--The writings of Dr. J. Hofland, the Milford Bard Balt.

1853

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3112 Bamford (Capt. J.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Illustrations of field movements of cavalry Lond.

1824

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3113 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Braddock's Memoir on gunpowder, &c. Lond.

1832

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3114 Campbell (E. S. N.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Dictionary of military science Lond.

1830

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3115 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Cooper's Tactics and regulations for the militia Philad.

1836

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3116 Crisse (Turpin de) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Commentaires sur les institutions militaires de Vegece Par.

1783

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3117 De Puysegur (Marechal) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Art de la guerre, par principes et par regies Par.

1749

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3118 Douglas (Major-Gen.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Treatise on naval gunnery Lond.

1829

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3119 Dyckman (J. G.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--American militia officers' manual N. Y.

1825

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3120 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Estado militar de Espano ano de 1826

1826

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3121 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Field Artillery exercise Bost.

1833

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3122 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Field of Mars: containing military and naval engagements in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, particularly of Great Britain and her allies, from the twelfth century to the peace of 1810 Lond.

1801

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3123 Grafton (H. D.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--A treatise on camp and march Bost.

1854

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3124 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Greener and Ins's Science of gunnery as applied to military and sporting arms Lond.

1845

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3125 Halleck (H. W.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Military art and science N. Y.

1846

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3126 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Infantry Tactics, or rules for the exercises and manoeuvres of the U. S. army

1825

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3127 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Jack's Edition of life at sea Dub.

1843

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3128 James (Wm.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Naval occurrences of the late war between Great Britain and the United States Lond.

1817

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3129 James (Wm.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Military occurrences of the late war between Great Britain and the United States Lond.

1818

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3130 Malham (Rev. John) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Naval gazetteer, or seaman's complete guide Bost.

1797

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3131 Mahan (D.H.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--On field fortifications N. Y.

1852

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3132 Mahan (D.H.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--West Point, &c. N. Y.

1853

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3133 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Martemont's Theory of field fortifications Lond.

1823

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3134 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Maxwell's Naval and military remembrances Lond.

1844

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3135 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Military discipline: rules and regulations for the infantry of the United States N. Y.

1815

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3136 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Military history of Prince Eugene of Savoy, and of the Duke of Marlborough, and description of all the battles, sieges, &c., in which they commanded Lond.

1736

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3137 Morin (C. M.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Theorie de l'adrninistration militaire Par.

1803

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3138 Morris (Thos.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Recollections of military service Lond.

1841

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3139 Neff (Dr. J. K.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Army and navy of America Philad.

USD - Unknown
3140 O'Brien (J.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--American military laws and courts martial Philad.

1846

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3141 O'Connor (J. M.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Science of war and fortification N. Y.

1817

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3142 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Ordnance manual for the use of officers of the U.S. navy

1850

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3143 Parfait (Le) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Ingenieur Frangaise, ou la fortification offensive et defensive, avec la relations des sieges de Lille et de Namur

1742

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3144 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Report of the Secretary of War Wash.

1857

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3145 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Samuel's Historical account of the British army, and the law military, meeting act, courts martial, &c. Lond.

1816

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3146 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Sicard's Atlas de l'histoire des institutiones militaires des Francaise Par.

1831

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3147 Stevens (W.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--System of discipline for artillery N. Y.

1797

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3148 MILLER (Samuel) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Brief retrospect of the 18th century, containing a sketch of the revolutions and improvements in science, arts, and literature N. Y.

1803

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3149 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--MILLER'S Philosophy of history Lond.

1850

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3150 MILLER'S (W.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Biographical sketches of British characters

1826

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3151 MILLER (Thos.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Fair Rosamond Phil.

1839

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3152 MILLER (Thos.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Godfrey Malvern Lond.

1844

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3153 MILITARY AND NAVAL:--MILMAN, Bowles, Wilson, and Barry Cornwall Par.

1829

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3154 MILMAN (H. H.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--MILMAN (H. H.), Poetical works of Lond.

1836

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3155 MILNER'S (Rev.T.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Gallery of nature, illustrative of the wonders of astronomy, physical geography, and geology Lond.

1846

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3156 MILLER (T.) MILITARY AND NAVAL:--Godfrey Malvern Lond.

1844

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3157 Milton's (John) MILTON:--Milton's (John), Works Lond.

1851

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3158 Milton's (John) MILTON:--Milton's (John), Poetical works Lond.

1827

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3159 Milton's (John) MILTON:--Milton's (John), Poetical works Bost.

1854

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3160 Milton's (John) MILTON:--Milton's (John), Comus...

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3161 Milton's (John) MILTON:--Paradise regained Philad.

1855

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3162 Hunter (J.) MILTON:--Milton's (John), Milton: a sheaf of gleanings after his biographers and annotators Lond.

1850

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3163 MILTON:--Milton's (John) MILTON:--The Plaint of freedom Newcastle-upon-Tyne

1853

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3164 MILTON:--American Mineralogical journal N.Y.

1814

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3165 Allan (R.) MINERALOGY:--Manual of mineralogy Edinb.

1834

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3166 Budge (J.) MINERALOGY:--Practical miner's guide Lond.

1845

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3167 Cleaveland (Parker) MINERALOGY:--Mineralogy and geology Bost.

1822

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3168 Dana (J. D.) MINERALOGY:--System of mineralogy N. Y.

1846

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3169 MINERALOGY:--Glossary of mining terms Lond.

1851

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3170 Henckel (J. F.) MINERALOGY:--Pyritologia, or a history of the pyrites, the principal body in the mineral kingdom Lond.

1757

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3171 Jacob (Wm.) MINERALOGY:--Historical inquiry into the production and consumption of the precious metals Lond.

1831

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3172 Jameson (R.) MINERALOGY:--System of mineralogy Edinb.

1804

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3173 Jameson (R.) MINERALOGY:--Characters of minerals Edinb.

1816

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3174 Jeffries (D.) MINERALOGY:--On diamonds and pearls, and method of manufacturing diamonds Lond.

USD - Unknown
3175 Kircheri (Ant.) MINERALOGY:--Mundus subterraneus Amst.

1765

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3176 MINERALOGY:--Metals, mines, and minerals, a collection of scarce and valuable treatises upon Lond.

1738

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3177 Otter (W.) MINERALOGY:--Life and remains of E. D. Clarke, mineralogist, &c. N. Y.

1827

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3178 Overman (F.) MINERALOGY:--On the manufacture of iron in all its various branches Phila.

1851

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3179 Overman (F.) MINERALOGY:--Practical mineralogy Phila.

1851

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3180 MINERALOGY:--Treatise on metallurgy N. Y.

1857

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3181 Phillips (J.) MINERALOGY:--Report on the ventilation of mines and colleries Lond.

1850

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3182 Piggot (A. S.) MINERALOGY:--Chemistry and metallurgy of copper Phila.

1858

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3183 Pryce (W.) MINERALOGY:--A treatise of minerals, mines, and mining Lond.

1778

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3184 Robinson (S.) MINERALOGY:--Catalogue of American minerals Bost.

1825

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3185 Schoolcraft (H. R.) MINERALOGY:--View of the lead mines of Missouri N. Y.

1819

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3186 MINERALOGY:--Shepard, on mineralogy New Haven

1832

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3187 Wulfen (Xaverii) MINERALOGY:--De plumbo spatoso Corinthiaco Vindob.

1791

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3188 MINERALOGY:--MIRABEAU, A life history Phila.

1848

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3189 MINNESOTA:--Bishop's Floral home, or first years of Minnesota N. Y.

1857

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3190 Featherstonhaugh (G. W.) MINNESOTA:--Canoe voyage on the Minnay Sotar, with an account of the American Indians, with account of the lead and copper regions, &c. &c. Lond.

1847

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3191 MINNESOTA:--Neill's History of Minnesota Phila.

1858

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3192 Seymour (E. S.) MINNESOTA:--Sketches of Minnesota N. Y.

1850

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3193 MISSALS: BREVIARUM LATINE, A MANUSCRIPT OF THE 15TH CENTURY

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3194 MISSALS: HORAE BEATJE VIRGINIS. A splendid and magnificently illustrated book of hours or devotions

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3195 MISSALS: HORAE BEATAE VIRGINIS, MS. 15TH CENTURY

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3196 MISSALS: HORE BEATE MARIE VIRGINIS, SECUNDUM USUM ROMANUM, totaliter ad longum sine require, impresse Parisius Par.

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3197 MISSALS: HEURES A L'USAGE DE ROME Par. Hardouyn

1508

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3198 MISSALS: HEURES

1526

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