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
814 CHINA:--Kampen et Nobel, Zweyte gesandtchaft taising oder Sina. A narrative of the Dutch East India expedition to China, Japan, etc. Amsterdam

1674

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815 Macartney (Earl of) CHINA:--Chinese empire, a complete view of the London

1798

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816 McLeod (J.) CHINA:--Narrative of a voyage to the Yellow Sea, along the coast of Corea, and to the Island of Lewchew Philadelphia

1818

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817 CHINA:--Macfarlane's Chinese revolution London

1853

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818 Meare's (John) CHINA:--Voyage from China to the west coast of America London

1790

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819 CHINA:--Roberts's Embassy to the eastern courts of Cochin China, Siam, and Muscat New York

1837

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820 Wines (E. C.) CHINA:--Peep at China in Mr. Dunn's Chinese collection Philadelphia

1839

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821 CHINA:--Du Ponceau, Dissertation on the nature and character of the Chinese system of writing, and a Cochin Chinese and Latin dictionary Philadelphia

1838

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822 CHINA:--Chinese. Epistles of St. Paul, and other Chinese tracts

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823 CHINA:--Chinese drawings

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824 James (Gr. P. R.) CHIVALRY:--History of chivalry and the crusades New York

1831

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825 Mills (C.) CHIVALRY:--History of chivalry, &c. London

1826

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826 CHIVALRY:--Breckenridge's Modern chivalry, or the adventures of Capt. Farrago and Teague O'Regan Philadelphia

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827 CHOLERA:--Cholera, a large collection of tracts relating to New York

1832

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828 Reese (R. M.) CHOLERA:--On cholera, and the uselessness of ardent spirits in its treatment New York

1833

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829 CHOLERA:--CHRONOLOGICAL tables of ancient, middle age, and modern history, synchronistically and ethnographically arranged Oxford

1835

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830 CHURCHILL (C.) CHOLERA:--CHURCHILL (C.), Poetical works of London

1804

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831 CHURCHILL (C.) CHOLERA:--Falconer, and Grainger Philadelphia

1822

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831a CICERO:--Ciceronis opera, ex edit. Oliveti, cum indicibus et variis lectionibus Oxon

1783

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832 CICERO:--Cicero (M, T.), Works... London

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833 CICERO:--Ciceronis Philosophorum Amsterdam

1659

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834 Barham (F.) CICERO:--Political works of Marcus Tullius Cicero Lond.

1841

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835 CICERO:--Life and letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero... London

1854

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836 CICERO:--Cicero's Cato and Laelius, an essay on old age and friendship

1773

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836a CINCINNATI:--Cist's Cincinnati in 1841

1841

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836b Drake (B.) CINCINNATI:--Tales and sketches of the Queen City

1838

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837 CILICIA:--Barker's Lares and Penates; or, Cilicia and its governors from the earliest times to the present day

1853

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838 CLARENDON:--Lewis, Lives of the friends and contemporaries of the great Lord Clarendon

1852

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839 CLARKE (D.) CLARENDON:--Proofs of the corruption of General Jas. Wilkinson, and his connection with Aaron Burr Philadelphia

1809

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840 CLARKE (L. G.) CLARENDON:--CLARKE (L. G.), Literary remains of N. Y.

1855

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841 CLARENDON:--CLARKE (L. G.), and Hall, Cases of contested elections in Congress, 1789 to 1834

1834

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842 CLAXTON'S (T.) CLARENDON:--Memoirs of a mechanic; an autobiography Boston

1839

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843 CLAY (Henry) CLARENDON:--CLAY (Henry), Obituary addresses on the death of Washington

1852

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844 CLEAVELAND (S.) CLARENDON:--Greenwood, a directory for visitors New York

1852

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845 Blodget (L.) CLIMATOLOGY:--Climatology of the United States and of the temperate latitudes of the North American continent Philad.

1857

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846 Forry (Dr. S.) CLIMATOLOGY:--Climate of the United States New York

1842

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847 CLINTON (Sir H.) CLIMATOLOGY:--Narrative relative to his conduct in North America, Cornwallis's answer, and Clinton's observations on Cornwallis London

1783

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848 CLINTON (Sir H.) CLIMATOLOGY:--Narrative of his conduct in North America, with appendix and other tracts, &c. Lond.

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849 Taylor (R. C.) COAL:--Statistics of coal, the geographical and geological distribution of mineral combustibles, or fossil fuel, &c. Philadelphia

1848

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850 M. Ross COAL:--Hair's sketches of the coal mines in the counties of Northumberland and Durham, with their history and statistics

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851 COAL:--Coal Mines--Parliamentary report on accidents in London

1847

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851a COAL:--History and description of fossil fuel, the collieries and coal trade of Great Britain Lond.

1841

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852 COATES (H.) COAL:--The Water Queen London

1832

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853 William Cobbett COAL:--COBBETT (W.), Peter Porcupine's works, exhibiting a faithful picture of America London

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853a COBBETT (W.) COAL:--The Bloody Buoy; thrown out as a warning to the political pilots of America Philadelphia

1796

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854 COBBOLD (Rev. C. K.) COAL:--Freston Tower; or, the early days of Cardinal Wolsey London

1850

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855 COCHRANE (C. S.) COAL:--Journal of a residence and travels in Columbia London

1825

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856 COCKTON (H.) COAL:--Life and adventures of Valentine Vox, the ventriloquist London

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856a COCKTON (H.) COAL:--The Prince New York

1849

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856b COLE'S (E. COAL:--History of the ordinance of 1787, read before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, June 9, 1856 Philadelphia

1856

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856c COLEBIDGE (S. T.) COAL:--COLEBIDGE (S. T.), Practical works London

1835

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856d COLEBIDGE (S. T.) COAL:--COLERIDGE'S Poetical and dramatic works London

1844

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856e COLEBIDGE (S. T.) COAL:--Works in prose and verse Phila.

1853

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856f COLEBIDGE (S. T.) COAL:--Lives of northern worthies

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857 COAL:--COLUMBIA, being a geographical London

1822

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858 Duane (Col. W.) COAL:--Visit to Columbia in 1822 and '3 Philadelphia

1826

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859 Hamilton (J. P.) COAL:--Travels through the interior province of Columbia London

1827

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860 Mollien (G.) COAL:--Travels in the republic of Columbia in 1822, &c. London

1824

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861 COLONIZATION:--Gurlay's Life of J. Ashmum, colonial agent in Liberia New York

1839

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862 COLONIZATION:--Histoire de la fondation des colonies des anciennes re-publiques Autrecht

1778

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863 COLTON (C.) COLONIZATION:--Lacon, or many things in few words N. Y.

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864 COLTON (W.) COLONIZATION:--Deck and port N. Y.

1850

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865 COLONIZATION:--COLUMBUS, Personal narrative of the first voyage of, to America Boston

1827

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866 COLONIZATION:--COLUMBUS, Christopher Columbus on L'Amdrique Decouverte poeme Paris

1773

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867 COLONIZATION:--COMBE, On the constitution of man N. Y.

1845

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868 COMBE (And.) COLONIZATION:--COMBE (And.) Life and correspondence of

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869 COMBE (And.) COLONIZATION:--Cox, and others, on moral and intellectual science New York

1848

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870 COLONIZATION:--COMENIUS' visible world N. Y.

1810

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871 COLONIZATION:--COMMERCE and navigation

1851

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872 COLONIZATION:--COMPREHENSIVE reference Bible London

USD - Unknown
873 CONCHOLOGY:--Brown's conchologist's text-book Glasgow

1837

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874 CONCHOLOGY:--Poe's conchologist's first book Phila.

1840

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875 CONCHOLOGY:--Sowerbey's manual of conchology, and complete introduction to the science Bond.

1834

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876 CONGRESS:--Journal of the American congress from 1774 to 1788 Washington

1823

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877 CONGRESS:--History of congress, exhibiting a classification of the proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives from 1789 to 1793 Phila.

1843

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878 Baldwin (E.) CONGRESS:--Annals of Yale College New Haven

1831

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878a Barber (J. W.) CONGRESS:--Connecticut historical collections New Haven

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879 CONGRESS:--Day and Murdock's brief memoirs of the class of 1797 New Haven

1848

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880 Dwight (Thos. A.) CONGRESS:--History of the Hartford convention

1832

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881 Haswell (Ant.) CONGRESS:--Memoirs and adventures of Capt. Phelps, in two voyages from Connecticut to the Mississippi, and appendix Bennington

1802

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882 CONGRESS:--Miscellaneous tracts, from Dr. Jarvis's collection, containing friendly remarks to the people of Connecticut, 1799, essays on the late war, burning of Richmond theatre, &c.

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883 CONNELL (Jno.) CONGRESS:--Biographical sketches of distinguished mechanics, compiled from authentic sources Wilming.

1852

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884 Lawson (J. P.) CONSPIRACIES:--History of remarkable conspiracies Edinb.

1829

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885 CONSTITUTION:--Constitution of the United States Bost.

1775

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886 CONSTITUTION:--Idem

1846

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887 CONSTITUTION:--Ponceau's brief view of the constitution of the U. States Phila.

1834

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888 CONSTITUTION:--Hickey, Constitution of the United States of America Phila.

1851

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889 CONSTITUTION:--Constitutions of France, America, and Poland Lond.

1791

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890 CONSTITUTION:--CONTROVERSIAL correspondence between the Rev. Paul Maclachlan, Roman Catholic priest, and R. W. Kennard Esq.

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891 COOK (Capt. J.) CONSTITUTION:--Voyages round the world London

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892 CONSTITUTION:--COOK'S Voyages and travels, atlas of plates to London

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893 CONSTITUTION:--COOK'S Voyages

1781

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894 COOKE (Capt. Ed.) CONSTITUTION:--Voyage to the South Sea and round the world London

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895 COOPER (J. Fennimore) CONSTITUTION:--History of the navy of the United States of America, from the earliest period

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896 COOPER (J. Fennimore) CONSTITUTION:--Idem New York

1857

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897 COOPER (J. Fennimore) CONSTITUTION:--America and. the Americans London

1836

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898 COOPER (J. Fennimore) CONSTITUTION:--COOPER (J. Fennimore) Memorial New York

1852

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899 COOPER (J. Fennimore) CONSTITUTION:--Review of the Mackenzie case New York

1844

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900 COOPER (J. Fennimore) CONSTITUTION:--COOPER (J. Fennimore) Novels New York

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901 COOPER (J. Fennimore) CONSTITUTION:--The bravo, a tale Phil.

1831

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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.
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    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.
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    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
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