Sothebys: CATALOGUE OF THE VALUABLE LIBRARY OF Ancient & Modern Printed Books. (ENGLISH AND FOREIGN), and Illuminated & other Manuscripts OF THE LATE WILLIAM WHEELER SMITH, ESQ. of New York City, U.S.A. (SOLD BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTORS) COMPRISING, MANUSCRIP, Dec131909,

Auction Details

Auction Date
December 13, 1909 - December 13, 1909
Page Size: 1019 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ABELARD ET HELOISA. Lettres d' Heloise et d' Abailard Paris

1796

GBP - Unknown
2 Abrahams (N. C. L.) Description des Manuscrits du Moyen Age de la Bibliotheque Royale de Copenhague Copenhague

1844

GBP - Unknown
3 Ackermaim (R.) History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's, Westminster, its Antiquities and Monuments

1812

GBP - Unknown
4 Allen (Ch. Dexter) American Book-plates, a Guide to their Study New York and London

1894

GBP - Unknown
5 Adamus de Montaldo Januensis Augustiniani Carminibus heroicis edita Passio Domini nri Jesu Christi Szm. Quatuor Evangelia & Szm. Nicodemum

[c. 1475]

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6 AEsopus Fabulae, Gr. et Lat. nunc denuo selectae... Lugd.

1632

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7 AEsop Dat Wonderliche Leven Esopi met syn Ghenuechlijche Fabulen, etc.

1585-6

GBP - Unknown
8 Agrippa (H. Cornelius) De Occulta Philosophia lib. III Coloniae

1533

GBP - Unknown
9 Agrippa (H. C.) Of the Vanitie and Uncertaintie of Artes and Sciences

1575

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10 Agrippa (H. C.) Female Pre-eminence, or the Dignity and Excellency of that Sex above the Male

1670

GBP - Unknown
11 Albertus Magnus Opus de Laudibus Beatae Mariae Virginis, Expositio Materiae quam tractatur in quatuor libros Sententiarum

Saec. XV

GBP - Unknown
12 Albumasar Flores Albumasaris [these two words of title cut out and mounted on a blank leaf]. "Incipit Tractatus Albumasaris Florum Astrologie"

1488

GBP - Unknown
13 Albumasar de Magnis Conjunctionibus; annorum revolutionibus; ac eorum Profectionibus; Octo continens tractatus

1489

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14 Alciatus (Andreas) De Verborum Significatione libri quatuor, eiGBPem in tractatum eius argumenti Veterum Jureconsultorum Commentaria Lugduni

1530

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15 ALCIATUS (ANDREAS) Viri Clarissimi Andree. Alciati Jurisconsultiss. Mediol. ad D. Chronradum Peutingerum Augustanum Juriscon-sultum

1531

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16 Alciat Viri Clarissimi D. Andree Alciati Jurisconsultiss. Mediol. Ad D. Chronadum Peutingernm Augustanum Jurisconsultum

1531, 6 Apr.

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17 Alciat Eniblematum Libellus...

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18 Alciat Clarissimi Viri D. Andreae Alciati Emblematum Libellus, vigilanter & ab ipso jam authore locupletatus Paris

1542

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19 Alciat. Clarissimi Viri D. Andreae Alciati Emblematum Libellus, vigilanter recognitus & jam recens...

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20 Alciat Andreae Alciati Emblematum libellus Lugduni

1544

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21 Alciat Clarissimi Viri D. Andreae Alceati Emblematum libellus Paris

1544

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22 Alciat Andreae Alciati Emblematum libellus, nuper in lucem editus

1546

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23 Alciat Clarissimi Viri D. Andreae Alciati Emblematum libri duo Lugduni

1547

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24 Alciat Emblemata D. A. Alciati denuo ab ipso Autore recognita . . . accesserunt nova aliquot ab Autore Emblemata suis quoq. eiconibus insignita

1551

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25 Alciat Emblematum Clarissimi Viri D. Andreae Alciati libri II Antwerpiae

1565

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26 Alciat, etc. Liber Emblematum D. Andreae Alciati...

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27 Alciat Emblemata, postremo ac ultimo ab ipso auctore recognita Francof

1567

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28 Alciat Emblemata, cum Comment Lugduni

1573

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29 Alciat Omnia Emblemata . . nunc primum adjecta sunt Epimythia, etc. Lugd.

1574

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30 Alciat Omnia Emblemata cum Commentariis Claudii Minoei Antw.

1577

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31 Alciat Omnia Emblemata, cum Commentariis, etc. Antw.

1581

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32 Alciat Emblemata Omnia cum Commentariis per Cl. Minoem; postremo hac editione in meliorem formam redacta, & multis sublatis mendis summa cum diligentia excusa Paris

1583

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33 Alciat Emblemata Andreae Alciati postremo ab autore recognita; adjuncta sunt Epimythia Francoforti

1583

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34 Alciat Omnia Emblemata cum Commentariis Claudii Minoei Paris

1589

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35 Alciat Emblemata cum Cl. Minoei ad cadem Commentariis & Notis posterioribus Lugd.

1600

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36 Alciat Omnia Andreae Alciati Emblemata, cum Commentariis... Paris

1601

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37 Alciat Omnia Emblemata cum Commentariis per Cl. Minoem; adjecta novae appendices nusquam antea editae Paris

1608

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38 Alciat Emblemata, cum Cl. Minois Commentariis ad postremam Auctoris editionem auctis & recognitis Antwerpiae

1608

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39 Alciat Emblemata; Elucidata doctissimis Claudii Minois Commentariis Lugduni

1614

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40 Alciat Omnia Emblemata, cum Commentariis per Claud. Minoem Paris

1618

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41 Alciat Emblemata cum Commentariis Cl. Minois, Fr. Sanctii Brocensis & Notis L. Pignorii Patavii

1621

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42 Alciat Diverse Imprese accomodate a diverse moralita in Lione

1549

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43 Alciat Diverse Impresse accomodate a diverse moralita, con Versi che i loro significati dichiarano, etc. Lione

1564

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44 Alciat LIVRET DES EMBLEMES de Maestre Andre Alciat mis en rime francoyse et presente a mon seigneur Ladmiral de France (par JEAN LE FEVRE) Paris

1536

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45 Alciat LES EMBLEMES DE MAISTRE ANDRE ALCIAT mis en rime Francoyse & puis nagueres reimprime avec curieuse correction (par JEHAN LE FEVRE) Paris

1539

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46 Alciat Les Emblemes de Maistre Andre Alciat mis en rime Francoyse (par Jehan le Fevre)

[1540]

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47 Alciat Emblemes d'Alciat de nouveau traslatez en Fragois vers pour vers jouxte les Latins, avec brefves Expositions, etc. Lyon

1549

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48 Alciat Emblemata, Latinogallica, una cum succinctis argumentis, etc. Paris

1587

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49 Alciat Los Emblemas, traducidos en rhimas Espanolas (por Bernardius Duza Pinciano) Lyon

1549

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50 Lopez (Diego) Alciat. Declaration Magistral sobre las Emblemas de Andres Alciato con todas las Historias Impresso en la Ciudad de Najera

1615

GBP - Unknown
51 Alciat Fountains of Alciat...

GBP - Unknown
52 Duplessis (Geo.) Alciat. Les Emblemes d'Alciat (Bibliotheque International d'Art) Paris

1884

GBP - Unknown
53 Aldobrandinus. Liber qui dicitur Scala...

SaEC. xv

GBP - Unknown
54 Allan Collection of Silver Medals: Sale Catalogue New York

1870

GBP - Unknown
55 Ames (Jos.) Typographical Antiquities, being an historical Account of Printing in England, etc.

1749

GBP - Unknown
56 Ames (Jos.) Typographical Antiquities

1785-90

GBP - Unknown
57 Amman (Jost) Im Frauwenzimmer wirt vermeldt von allerley schonen Kleidungen und Trachten der Weiber, etc. Franckf. a. M.

1586 (reprinted 1880)

GBP - Unknown
58 Amman (Jost) Stande und Handwerker Franckf. a. M.

1568-1884

GBP - Unknown
59 Amman (Jost) Zeichner und Formschneider, Kupferatzer und Stecher, von C. Becker Leipz

GBP - Unknown
60 Andrews (Wm. Loring) Essay on the Portraiture of the American Revolutionary War, etc. New York

1896

GBP - Unknown
61 Andrews (Wm. Loring) Bibliopegy in the United States, and Kindred Subjects New York

1902

GBP - Unknown
62 Andrews (Wm. Loring) An English XIXth Century Sportsman New York

1906

GBP - Unknown
63 Edw. Walford, M.A. etc., editor Antiquary (The): Magazine devoted to the Study of the Past

1880-89

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64 ANGELUS (JOHANNES) ASTROLABIUM PLANU in tabulis Ascendens cotinens qualibet hora atq3 mito. Equationes domoruz celi Opus . .

1488

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65 Antonius a Burgundia Des Wereldts Proef-Steen, ofte de Ydelheydt doorde Waerheyd Schuldighight ende Overluyght van Valscheydt Antwerp

1643

GBP - Unknown
66 Arabic New Testament...

GBP - Unknown
67 Archaica, containing a Reprint of Scarce Old English Prose Tracts

1815

GBP - Unknown
68 Architecture. Diverses Inventions des Temples, Epitaphes, Sepultures et Ornements des Autels, le tout apres les Vrays desseings des plus Celebres Architectes de Rome taut de Michel Ange, etc. Paris

1631

GBP - Unknown
69 Architectural Publication Society's Papers for 1848-49...

GBP - Unknown
70 Arembergh (R. P. Carolus de) Flores Seraphici sive Icones, Vitae et Gestae Virorum Illustrium Ordinis Fratrum Minorum S. Francisci Capucinorum Munich

1640

GBP - Unknown
71 Ariosto (Lodovico) Orlando Furioso, tutte ricorretto, al quale di nuovo sono aggiunte, le Annotationi etc. Venet.

1556

GBP - Unknown
72 Arnold (Thos. D. D.) History of Rome and of the later Roman Common-wealth, etc.

1843-5

GBP - Unknown
73 [ARS MEMORANDI]. Rationarium Evangelistarum, omnia in se evangelia, prosa, versu, imaginibusqz Phorcae

1507

GBP - Unknown
74 Ars Moriendi; Editio princeps; Photographisches Facsimile des Unicum im Besitze von T. O. Weigel in Leipzig Leipz.

1869

GBP - Unknown
75 Ascham (Roger) The Scholemaster, or plaine and perfite way of teaching Children to understand

1571

GBP - Unknown
76 Astle (Thos.) Origin and Progress of Writing as well hieroglyphic as elementary; also some Account of the Origin and Progress of Printing

1803

GBP - Unknown
77 Astry (Sir Ja.) The Royal Politician represented in One Hundred Emblems

1700

GBP - Unknown
78 Atkyns (Rich.) Original and Growth of Printing...

GBP - Unknown
79 Audifredi (J. B.) Catalogue historico-criticus Romanarum Editionum Saec. XV Romae

1783

GBP - Unknown
80 Audifredi (J. B.) Specimen Historico-Criticum Editionum Italicarum Saeculi XV

1794

GBP - Unknown
81 Audsley (G. A.) and J. L. Bowes Keramic Art of Japan

1881

GBP - Unknown
82 Ausonius EDITIO ALDINA PRIMA Venet

1517

GBP - Unknown
83 Avery Architectural Library

1895

GBP - Unknown
84 Avienus (Rufus Festus) Opera; scilicet Arati Phaenomena lat. vers. reddita, et Orbis Terrae descriptio; Arati Phaenom. per Germanicum lat. conversa: Ciceronis Fragm. Arati Phaenom. Quinti Sereni Medicinae liber; omnia cura Victoris Pisani Venet.

1488

GBP - Unknown
85 Ayres (Philip) Emblems of Love

(16871)

GBP - Unknown
86 BACON (LORD) WORKS

1825-34

GBP - Unknown
87 Bale (John) The Pageant of Popes; contayninge the lyves of all the Bishops of Rome

1574

GBP - Unknown
88 Bale (John) Les Vies des Evesques et Papes de Rome, depuis la Dispersion des Disciples de Jesus Christ, jusques an temps de Paul quatrieme qui a present regne tyranniquement en l'Eglise Geneve

1561

GBP - Unknown
89 BANGESE DEL AQUILA (JACOBO) LO SEPTENARIO (POEMA) [at end] " Finisce lo Septenario coposto P religioso frate Jacobo Bangese del Aquila del Ordine de Sancto Francesco: stampato in AQla MCCCCLXXXII" [Aquila]

[1482]

GBP - Unknown
90 Barber (J. W.) United States Book; or Interesting Events in the History of the United States New Haven

1834

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91 Barbier (A. A.) Dictionnaire des Ouvrages Anonymes et Pseudonymes Paris

1822

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92 Baringius (D. E.) Clavis Diplomatica; specimina Vetenrm Scripturarum tradens, Alphabeta nimirum Varia, etc. Hanoverae

1754

GBP - Unknown
93 Barnard (Geo.) Drawing from Nature; a Series of Progressive Instructions in Sketching

1865

GBP - Unknown
94 Barnard (Geo.) Theory and Practice of Landscape Painting in Water-Colours

1871

GBP - Unknown
95 Barrois (J.) Bibliothoque Prototypographique Paris

1830

GBP - Unknown
96 Barry (Chas.) The Travellers' Club House [Studies and Examples of the Modern School of English Architecture]

1839

GBP - Unknown
97 Beloe (Rev. Wm.) Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books Rivington

1814-1812

GBP - Unknown
98 Berjeau (J. Ph.) Geschiedenis van het heylighe Cruys; or the History of the Holy Cross

1863

GBP - Unknown
99 Berjeau (J. Ph.) Early Dutch, German and English Printers' Marks

1866

GBP - Unknown
100 Berjeau (J. Ph.) The Bookworm

1866-70

GBP - Unknown
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