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
701 Menuiserie (Journal de) specialement destine aux Architectes, aux Menuisiers, etc. Paris

1864

GBP - Unknown
702 Meinardus (Johannes) Opus. . ad Martinum Mellerstadt ducalem Physicum de erroribus Symonis Pistons de lypczk circum morbum gallicum

(1500)

GBP - Unknown
703 Menzies (Wm. of New York) Catalogue of his Books New York

1875

GBP - Unknown
704 Merlin (R.) Origine des Cartes a Jouer; Reeherches nouvelles sur les Naileis, les Tarots et sur les autres Especes de Cartes Paris

1869

GBP - Unknown
705 Merly Library, etc. Sale Catalogue of the Extensive Library, Botanical Collections, etc.

1813

GBP - Unknown
706 Merryweather (F. S.) Bibliomania in the Middle-Ages...

GBP - Unknown
707 Meursius (Jo.) Athenae Batavae; sive de Urbe Leidensi & Academia Virisque Claris qui utramque ingenio suo

1625

GBP - Unknown
708 Middleton (Conyers) Dissertation concerning the Origin of Printing in England...

GBP - Unknown
709 Milton (John) Poetical Works

1794

GBP - Unknown
710 Milton (John) Paradise Lost, a Poem in Ten Books the Author John Milton

1668

GBP - Unknown
711 Milton (J.) Paradise Lost, a Poem in Twelve Books

1794

GBP - Unknown
712 Milton (J.) Paradise Lost

1827

GBP - Unknown
713 Milton (J.) Paradise Lost...

GBP - Unknown
714 Milton (J.) Eikonoklastes; in Answer to a Book intituled Eikon Basilike (with the. leaf of advertisement disputing the claim of K. Charles I to the authorship of Eikon Basilike) Amsterdam

printed 1690

GBP - Unknown
715 MISSALE MONASTICUM SECUNDUM MOREM & RITUM CASINENSIS CONGREGATIONS Venetiis

1506 XIII Kal'maias

GBP - Unknown
716 Molitor (Ulricus) De Laniis et Phitonicis Mulieribus ad illustrissimum principem Dominum Sigismundum Archiducem Austrie tractatus pulcherrimus

(1489)

GBP - Unknown
717 Monographs of the American Revolution. Thomas Jefferson by Paul Leicester Ford Boston

1904

GBP - Unknown
718 Monstrelet (Enguerran de) Le Premier Volume des Croniques ensuyvant Froissart; de France, d'Angleterre, descosse, etc. Imprime a Paris

1512

GBP - Unknown
719 MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE) ESSAIS, CINQUIESME EDITION augmented d'un troisiesme livre et de six cens additions aux deux premiers a Paris

1585

GBP - Unknown
720 Montenns (R. G.) A Discovery and Playne Declaration of sundry subtill practises of the Holy Inquisition of Spayne (translated by V. Skinner)

1569

GBP - Unknown
721 Moore (Frank) Heroes and Martyrs; Notable Men of the Time distinguished in the American Crisis of 1861-62 New York

n. d.

GBP - Unknown
722 Morgan (A. de) Arithmetical Books from the Invention of Printing to the Present Time

1847

GBP - Unknown
723 Morgand et Fatout Bulletin Mensuel de la Librairie Morgand et Fatout... Paris

1876-82

GBP - Unknown
724 Morris (Wm.) Gothic Architecture: a Lecture for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Hammersmith

1893

GBP - Unknown
725 Morse (Edw. S.) Japanese Homes and their Surroundings Boston

1886

GBP - Unknown
726 MOTLEY (T. L.) WORKS AND CORRESPONDENCE New York, and London

1900

GBP - Unknown
727 Motley. THIRTY-NINE (41) PORTRAITS illustrating Motley's Historical Works [Amst.]

[c. 1750]

GBP - Unknown
728 Murner (R. P. Th.) Chartiludium Logicae, seu Logica Poetica, vel Memorativa, opera, notis & conjecturis Jo. Balesdens Paris

1629

GBP - Unknown
729 Musart (R. P. Carolus, S. J.) Adolescens Academicus sub institutione Salomonis Duaci

1633

GBP - Unknown
730 Myddelmore (Henry) The Translation of a Letter written by a Frenche Gentilwoman to another Gentilwoman Straunger

1564

GBP - Unknown
731 Narjoux (F.) Notes and Sketches of an Architect in the North-West of Europe...

GBP - Unknown
732 Nash (Joseph) Architecture of the Middle Ages drawn from Nature and on Stone

1838

GBP - Unknown
733 Nash (J.) Mansions of England in the Olden Time, drawn from Nature and on Stone

1839-49

GBP - Unknown
734 Neale (J. P.) and E. W. Brayley History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St. Peter, Westminster

1818

GBP - Unknown
735 Nesfield (W. Eden) Specimens of Mediaeval Architecture

1862

GBP - Unknown
736 Nesfield (W. E.) Specimens of Mediaeval Architecture

1862

GBP - Unknown
737 Netherlands. A Collection of Two Hundred and Sixty-eight small Dutch Engravings of Portraits and Plates by J. Buys

17--

GBP - Unknown
738 Niavis (Paulus) Epistolae longiores Magistri Pauli Niavis [Lipsae]

[1494-1498?]

GBP - Unknown
739 Nichols (John) Literary Anecdotes and Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century

1812-17

GBP - Unknown
740 Nicholson (P.) Encyclopaedia of Architecture New York

n. d. (1853)

GBP - Unknown
741 Obsequens. Jules Obsequent des Prodiges; plus trois Livres de Polydore Vergile sur la mesme matiere Lyon

1555

GBP - Unknown
742 Odell Library. Catalogue of the Library of Andrew J. Odell New York

1878

GBP - Unknown
743 Opitius (H.) Syriasmus facilitate & integretati suae restitutus, etc. Lipsiae

1678

GBP - Unknown
744 Orme (Edw.) Essay on Transparent Prints and on Transparencies in General

1807

GBP - Unknown
745 Orpheus Britannicus: or the Gentleman and Lady's Musical Musaeum

1760

GBP - Unknown
746 Ottley (W. Young) Origin and Early History of Engraving upon Copper and Wood

1816

GBP - Unknown
747 Ottley (W. Y.) A Collection of One hundred and twenty-nine Facsimiles of Scarce and Curious Prints by the Early Masters of the Italian

1828

GBP - Unknown
748 Ottley (W. Y.) Memoir of a Manuscript in the British Museum

1834

GBP - Unknown
749 Ottley (W. Y.) An Inquiry concerning the Invention of Printing Lilly

1863

GBP - Unknown
750 Ovidhis. " Epistole de Ovidio in rima." Incomicia el libro dele Epistole di Ovidio in rima

1491

GBP - Unknown
751 Owen (Jo. Cambro-Britanni Oxon.) Epigrammatum Editio postrema, correctissima & posthumis quibGBPam adaucta Amst.

1647

GBP - Unknown
752 Oxford Architectural Society. Underwood (H. J.) Views and Details of Littlemore Church...

GBP - Unknown
753 PAINTER (WM.) THE PALACE OF PLEASURE England

1566, 1567

GBP - Unknown
754 Palmer (Sam.) A General History of Printing from the First Invention in the City of Mentz: its Introduction and Success in England

1733

GBP - Unknown
755 Papillon (J. M.) Traits' Historique et Pratique de la Gravure en Bois (avec le Supplement) Paris

1766

GBP - Unknown
756 Papworth (J. B.) Hints on Ornamental Gardening

1823

GBP - Unknown
757 Paradin (Claude) et D. G. Symeon Symbola Heroica, multa quam antea fidelius de Gallica lingua in latinam conversa Antw.

1567

GBP - Unknown
758 Parement & Triumphes des Dames dhonneur (Le)

1870

GBP - Unknown
759 Parker (J. H.) Glossary of Terms used in Grecian Oxford

1850

GBP - Unknown
760 Passe (Crispin de) Anthropomorpheos Eikones. . Aetates Hominum secundum Anni tempora Coloniae

1599

GBP - Unknown
761 Passe (Crispin de) Liber Genesis aeneis formis a Crispini Passaeo expressus Versibisq. tam latinis quam germanicis ornatus Arnhemii

1616

GBP - Unknown
762 Passavant (J. D.) Le Peintre-Graveur, contenant l'Histoire de la Gravure, etc. et un Catalogue Supplementaire au Peintre-Graveur de A. Bartsch Leipsic

1860

GBP - Unknown
763 Pathelin. Maistre Pierre Pathelin reimprime a Lille

1870

GBP - Unknown
764 PATRICIUS (Franciscus) Nova de Universis Philosophia, In qua Aristotelica Methodo non per motum sed per lucem & lumina ad primam causam ascenditur, etc. Ferrariae

1591

GBP - Unknown
765 Peignot (Gabriel) Dictionnaire Critique, Litteraire et Bibliographique des Principaux Livres condamnes au feu, supprimes, ou censures, etc. Paris

1806

GBP - Unknown
766 Peignot (G.) Manuel du Bibliophile, ou Traite du Choix des Livres Dijon

1823

GBP - Unknown
767 Peignot (G.) Choix de Testamens anciens e modernes, remarquables par leur importance, leur singularite et leur bizarrerie...

GBP - Unknown
768 Pelagius. ALVARI PELAGII DE PLANOTU SANCTAE CATHOLICAE ECCLESIAE Ulmae

1474

GBP - Unknown
769 Penley (Aaron) The English School of Painting in Water Colours, its Theory and Practice

1874

GBP - Unknown
770 Penley (Aaron) Sketching from Nature in Water Colours

(1860)

GBP - Unknown
771 Pepys (Sam.) Diary and Correspondence New York

1884

GBP - Unknown
772 Petit (J. L.) Architectural Studies in France

1854

GBP - Unknown
773 Petrus (D. Laurent.) Vinea Domini cum brevi descriptione Sacramentorum et Paradisi Venet.

1588

GBP - Unknown
774 PETRARCHA (FR.) SONETTI, CANZONI E TRIOMPHI [VENET.]

1470

GBP - Unknown
775 Phenix (The); a Revival of Scarce and Valuable Pieces from the Remotest Antiquity down to the Present Times

1707

GBP - Unknown
776 Philes (G. P.) The Philobiblion: a Monthly Bibliographical Journal containing critical notices of and extracts from Rare, Curious and Valuable Old Books New York

1862

GBP - Unknown
777 Pilkington (Rev. M.) Dictionary of Painters

1810

GBP - Unknown
778 PILKINGTON (M.) DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS from the Revival of the Art to the Present Period

1801

GBP - Unknown
779 Pindarus Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia; Callimachi Hymni; Dionysius de Situ Orbis: Licophronis Alexandri, Obscurum Poema; Graece Venet.

1513

GBP - Unknown
780 Piranesi (Giov. Batt.) Delia Magnificenza ed Architettura de'Romani Romae

1761

GBP - Unknown
781 Piranesi (G. B.) Schola Italica Picturae sive selectae quaedam summorum e Schola Italica Pictorum Tabulae aere ineisae cura et impensis Gavani Hamiltoni Pictoris

1773

GBP - Unknown
782 Piranesi (G. B.) Campus Martius Antiquae Urbis

1762

GBP - Unknown
783 Piranesi (G. B.) Antichita, d' Albano e di Castel Gandolfo

1764

GBP - Unknown
784 Piranesi (G. B.) Opere Varii. Raccolta de' Tempj Antichi, etc. Roma

1776, etc.

GBP - Unknown
785 Piranesi (G. B.) Vari, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcophagi, Tripodi ed Ornamenti Antichi Roma

1778

GBP - Unknown
786 Piranesi (G. B.) Le Antichita Romane

1784, etc.

GBP - Unknown
787 Piranesi (G. B.) Antichita di Pompei-Villa Hadriana

[ib. 1788, etc.]

GBP - Unknown
789 Piranesi (G. B.) Vues de quelques Restes de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidonia Roma

s. d.

GBP - Unknown
790 Piranesi (G. B.) Colonne Tragana ed Antonina

GBP - Unknown
791 Piranesi (G. B.) Diverse Maniere d' adornare I Cammini, ed ogni altra parte de gli Edifizi

GBP - Unknown
792 Piranesi (G. B.) Vedute di Roma, disegnate ed incisi

n. d.

GBP - Unknown
793 Piranesi (G. B.) Fasti Consulares, Cora e dell' Acqua Giulia

GBP - Unknown
794 Piranesi (G. B.) Raccolta di Alcuni Disegni del Guercino, incise in rame

GBP - Unknown
795 Platina (Baptista) Libellus Platine de honesta Voluptate ac Valitudine

1499

GBP - Unknown
796 Platina (B.) De l'Honneste Volupte livre tres necessaire a la Vie humaine, pour observer bonne Sante Lyon

1571

GBP - Unknown
797 Breitkopf (J. G. I.) Playing Cards. Versuch den Ursprung der Spiel-karten die Einfuhrung des Leinenpapieres und der Anfang der Holzschneidekunst in Europa zu Erforschen Leipz.

1784

GBP - Unknown
798 Playing Cards. Facsimiles of Ancient Playing Cards (4 suits) (from Singer's History of Playing Cards)

(1816)

GBP - Unknown
799 Playing Cards. Die Spielkarten der Weigel' schen Sammlung Leipz.

1866

GBP - Unknown
800 PLUTARCHUS VITAE PARALLELAE LATINAE [ROMAE]

C. 1470

GBP - Unknown
801 Poggius Pogii Florentini Oratoris Clarissime Facetiarum Liber

1487

GBP - Unknown
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