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
294 Ure (Dr.) ARTS, MANUFACTURES, PATENTS, &C.:--Dictionary of the arts, manufactures, and mines, &c.

1854

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295 ARTS, MANUFACTURES, PATENTS, &C.:--Wells and Bliss's annual of scientific discovery, or year book of facts in science and art Boston

1850

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296 Von Hammer (J.) ASSASSINS:--History of the assassins London

1840

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297 ASSASSINS:--ASMODEUS and other works

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298 ASSASSINS:--Ashmole and Lilly, lives of London

1717

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299 Zadkiel ASSASSINS:--Lilly's introduction to astrology London

1835

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300 Lilly (Mrs.) ASSASSINS:--Merlin revived: hieroglyphics, prophecies, &c. London

1683

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301 Ashmole (J. M.) ASSASSINS:--Occult science.--Ptolemy's tetrabiblos, or quadripartite, on the influence of the stars, with appendix, almagest, and centiloquy of Ptolemy, &c.

1822

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302 ASSASSINS:--Cabala speculum Artis et naturas in Alchymia a Stephan Michelspacher

1654

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303 ASSASSINS:--Raphael's prophetic messengers, from 1834 to 1848

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304 ASSASSINS:--Raphael's familiar astrologer: an easy guide to fate, destiny, and foreknowledge London

1841

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305 ASSASSINS:--Roback's mysteries of astrology Boston

1854

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305a Shemaya (Ebn.) ASSASSINS:--The star: a complete system of astrology London

1836

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306 Vanni (Ebn.) ASSASSINS:--Chorus philosophorum, with singular plates of magic circles, the sybils, &c.

1665

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307 ASSASSINS:--Wilson's dictionary of astrology London

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308 ASSASSINS:--Zadiel's horoscope: a miscellany of the celestial science of astrology London

1843

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309 ASTRONOMY:--Arago on comets London

1833

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310 ASTRONOMY:--Astronomical diagrams, a collection of Lond.

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311 Blake (Dr.) ASTRONOMY:--First book of astronomy Bost.

1852

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312 ASTRONOMY:--Blunt's beauties of the heavens: a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe London

1842

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313 Bouvier (H. M.) ASTRONOMY:--Familiar astronomy, or an introduction to the study of the heavens Philadelphia

1857

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314 ASTRONOMY:--Burritt's (E. H.), celestial atlas

1836

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315 ASTRONOMY:--Dick's practical astronomer London

1843

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316 ASTRONOMY:--Dick's siderial heavens, &c. N. Y.

1840

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317 ASTRONOMY:--Fontenelle's plurality of worlds Glasgow

1749

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318 ASTRONOMY:--Guy and Keith's astronomy Philadelphia

1832

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319 Herschell (Sir John) ASTRONOMY:--Treatise on astronomy Philadelphia

1834

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320 Herschell (Sir John) ASTRONOMY:--Outlines of astronomy Philadelphia

1856

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321 Hills (John, M. D.) ASTRONOMY:--Urania, or a complete view of the heavens London

1754

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322 Jeans (G.) ASTRONOMY:--Practical astronomy for the unlearned London

1841

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323 Loomis (E.) ASTRONOMY:--Recent progress of astronomy New York

1856

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323a Mason (E. P.) ASTRONOMY:--Introduction to practical astronomy New York

1847

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324 ASTRONOMY:--Mattison's Hasking's astronomy New York

1849

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325 ASTRONOMY:--Maury's (Lieut.) astronomical observations at Washington in 1845 Washington

1845

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326 Milne (D.) ASTRONOMY:--Prize essay on comets Edinburgh

1828

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327 Mitchell (O. M.) ASTRONOMY:--Planetary and stellar worlds New York

1852

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328 ASTRONOMY:--Mitchell and Arago's lectures on astronomy

1848

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329 ASTRONOMY:--Moon hoax: Herschel's great astronomical discoveries New York

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330 Mosely (Rev. H.) ASTRONOMY:--Lectures on astronomy London

1839

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331 Nichol (J. P.) ASTRONOMY:--System of the world Boston

1848

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332 ASTRONOMY:--Nichol (J. P.), on the solar system New York

1842

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333 ASTRONOMY:--Nichol's contemplations of the solar system London

1844

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334 ASTRONOMY:--Nichol's stellar universe London

1848

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335 Nichol (Dr. J. P.) ASTRONOMY:--Views of the architecture of the heavens, in a series of letters to a lady

1842

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336 Nichol (Dr. J. P.) ASTRONOMY:--Letters on astronomy Boston

1841

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337 Oliver (A.) ASTRONOMY:--Essay on comets Boston

1811

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338 ASTRONOMY:--Ostrander's planetarium New York

1834

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339 ASTRONOMY:--Placidus de Titus, Astronomy and elementary philosophy London

1789

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340 ASTRONOMY:--Prophetic messenger for 1832 London

1832

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341 Robinson (H. H.) ASTRONOMY:--Treatise on astronomy, descriptive, physical, and practical, designed for schools Albany

1850

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342 ASTRONOMY:--Rosse's (Lord) monster telescope described

1844

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343 Sauer (M.) ASTRONOMY:--Account of the geographical and astronomical expedition to the northern parts of Russia, stretching to the American coast London

1802

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344 ASTRONOMY:--Wharton's (George) works on astronomy London

1683

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345 Wilbur (H.) ASTRONOMY:--Elements of Astronomy

1834

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346 Wilkins (Bp.) ASTRONOMY:--New world in the moon London

1684

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347 ASTRONOMY:--Wilkins's elements of astronomy Boston

1840

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348 ASTRONOMY:--Winthrop and Oliver on comets Boston

1811

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349 Williams (F. S.) ASTRONOMY:--Wonders of the heavens London

1852

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350 Wilkins (W.) ATHENS:--Atheniensia, or remarks on the topography and buildings of Athens London

1816

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351 ATWOOD (A.) ATHENS:--Young man's way to intelligence, respectability, honor, and usefulness

1857

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352 ATHENS:--ATLANTIC souvenir Boston

1833

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353 ATHENS:--American atlas according to the plan of Le Sage's atlas, and intended as a companion to Lavoisne, and an improvement of that celebrated work Philadelphia

1823

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354 ATHENS:--Atlas historique, ou nouvelle introduction & l'histoire, a la chronologique, et & la geographie ancienne et moderne; maps and plates, &c. Amst.

1713

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355 ATHENS:--Atlas of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

USD - Unknown
356 Phillips ATHENS:--Atlas, classical, historical, and scriptural

USD - Unknown
357 ATHENS:--Black's general atlas Edinburgh

1850

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358 Bradford (T. G.) ATHENS:--Illustrated atlas of the United States and adjacent countries Philadelphia

USD - Unknown
359 Butler (Dr.) ATHENS:--Atlas of ancient geography Philadelphia

1844

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360 ATHENS:--Edinburgh school atlas Edinburgh

USD - Unknown
361 Holgate (J. B.) ATHENS:--Atlas of American history

1842

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362 Johnston (A. K.) ATHENS:--School atlas of general and descriptive geography London

1842

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363 ATHENS:--Physical atlas of natural phenomena Philadelphia

1850

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364 ATHENS:--Macpherson's geographiae contiguiae, ancient atlas London

USD - Unknown
365 Delille, D'An ville, and Berache ATHENS:--Maps.--A collection of 122 fine colored maps

USD - Unknown
366 Martin (R. M.) ATHENS:--Illustrated atlas and modern history of the world London

1851

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367 ATHENS:--Petit atlas moderne Paris

USD - Unknown
368 ATHENS:--Quin's atlas of universal history Glasgow

1856

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369 ATHENS:--Russell's atlas of ancient geography London

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370 AUSTRALIA:--Account of an expedition to the interior of New Holland London

1848

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371 Browne (W.) AUSTRALIA:--New Zealand and its aborigines London

1845

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372 Gray (Geo.) AUSTRALIA:--Journals of two expeditions in northwest and western Australia in 1837-39 London

1841

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373 Howitt (Mary) AUSTRALIA:--Land, labor, and gold Boston

1856

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374 AUSTRALIA:--Hunter's (J., Esq.) historical journal of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island London

1795

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375 AUSTRALIA:--Land of promise, or my impressions of Australia London

1854

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376 Lang (Dr.) AUSTRALIA:--New South Wales London

1834

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377 Mudie (Robert) AUSTRALIA:--Felonry of New South Wales, being a picture of real romance of life in Botany Bay London

1837

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378 Pollok (Robert) AUSTRALIA:--Manners and customs of the New Zealanders London

1830

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379 Stoney (Capt. H. B.) AUSTRALIA:--Residence in Tasmania London

1856

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380 Sturt (Capt. Chris.) AUSTRALIA:--Two expeditions into the interior of southern Australia in 1828-31 London

1836

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381 Sydney (S.) AUSTRALIA:--Three colonies of Australia London

1852

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382 Townsend (J. F.) AUSTRALIA:--rambles in New South Wales London

1849

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383 Styles (W. H.) AUSTRIA:--Austria in 1848 and 1849 New York

1852

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384 AUSTRIA:--AUTOBIOGRAPHY of a working man London

1848

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385 Warner (H. W.) AUSTRIA:--AUTOBIOGRAPHY of Dr. Caldwell Philadelphia

1858

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386 AZORES:--Boid's (Capt.) description of the Azores or Western Islands London

1834

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387 AZORES:--BACHELOR Butterfly's adventures New York

USD - Unknown
388 BACON AZORES:--BACON'S works London

1824

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389 AZORES:--BAKEWELL'S philosophical conversations Lond.

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390 Wise (John) BALLOONING:--System of AEronautics Phila.

1850

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391 BALLOONING:--BALBOA, adventures of Baltimore

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