CF Libbie: CATALOGUE, PART II, OF THE VALUABLE PRIVATE LIBRARY OF THE LATE CHARLES DEANE, LL. D., HISTORIAN, COMPRISING A, FINE COLLECTION of RARE AMERICANA. INCLUDING, EARLY VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES, Linschoten, 1596 and 1598; Peter Martyr, 1516, 1533, 1574, 1612; P, 1898Mar29,

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 29, 1898 - March 29, 1898

Page Size: 2142 items in 22 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
4012	Eman Bowen and John Gibson	NORTH America. An Accurate Map of North America			USD -	0.10
4013	John Collet	NORTH Carolina. A Compleat Map, from an actual survey			USD -	0.40
4014		PLAN of the Entrance of Chesapeak Bay with James and York Rivers	London	1781	USD -	2.10
4015	POWNALL, T.	A Map of the Middle British Colonies in North America			USD -	2.25
4016	Caleb Harris	RHODE Island. Map of the State of Rhode Island, taken mostly from surveys			USD -	0.25
4017		RHODE Island. A Topographical Map of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations			USD -	0.25
4018		SKETCH Map of Pascataway, Maine and New Hampshire...			USD -	1.20
4019		SKETCH Map of a portion of Plymouth Colony, to illustrate Church's Annals of Philip's War			USD -	0.25
4020	SMITH	The Summer Ils			USD -	0.37
4021	STEVENS, Henry	Maps issued with the Geographical Notes and Tehuantepec Railway			USD -	0.80
4022		TELEGRAPH Chart showing the track of the great submarine Atlantic Telegraph, and the depths of the ocean	New York	1858	USD -	0.75
4023		TRELAWNY Patent (heliotype) and Pemaquid Map			USD -	0.20
4024		UNITED States of North America	London		USD -	0.10
4025		UNITED States. General Map of the United States			USD -	0.10
4026	le Sr. Robert de Vaugondy	VIRGINIA. Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland	London		USD -	0.30
4027		VIRGINIA and Maryland	London		USD -	0.50
4028		VIRGINIA. Smith's Map of Virginia			USD -	0.30
4029		YORK County, Me., from actual survey by J. Chase, Jr., published by J. L. Smith & Co., Boston, 1856			USD -	0.50
4030		ADAMS, John Quincy, President of the United States, a. d. s....			USD -	2.50
4031		ALLEN, Col. Ira, Revolutionary officer, brother of Ethan Allen, a. l. s....			USD -	1.80
4032		AMHERST, Sir Jeffrey, Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in America, Colonial Governor of Va., a. l. s....			USD -	6.50
4033	ANNE, Queen of England	d. s.			USD -	5.00
4034		BELCHER, Jonathan, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts, 1730, and of New Jersey, 1747, a. d. s....			USD -	2.20
4035		BELKNAP, Rev. Jeremy, Historian, Minister of Federal St. Church, founder of the Mass. Hist. Soc., a. l. s....			USD -	2.50
4036	BOWRING, Sir John, Author, linguist and statesman, GOV. of Hong Kong	a. l. s. 1 page 8°, "London, Oct. 4, 1841," to Richard Allanby		1841	USD -	0.62
4037	BRADFORD, William, Second Governor of Plymouth Colony, 1621, and one of the "Mayflower" Pilgrims, author of the "History of Plymouth Colony, 1602-1647," lately given to Massachusetts by the Bishop of London	a. l. s.		1621	USD -	1,030.00
4038	BRADSTREET, Col. John, In Pepperrell's regiment at Louisburg, with Amherst at Ticonderoga, captured Fort Frontenac, etc.	a. l. s. 1 page 4°, "Albany, Dec 24, 1759," to Capt. Abraham Dow		1759	USD -	2.25
4039		BROADSIDE.--"Boston, Dec. 1, 1773." At a Meeting of the People of Boston and the neighbouring Towns...		1773	USD -	1.00
4040		BROADSIDE,--"The First Great Western Empire, or The United States of America, January 15, 1812"			USD -	0.75
4041	BROOKS, Dr. John, Revolutionary officer, Governor of Massachusetts, etc.	a. l. s. 1 page folio, "Medford, May 22, 1801," to Jonathan Jackson		1801	USD -	2.00
4042	BURLEIGH, William Cecil, Lord, Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth, Lord High Treasurer, 1572, etc.	d. s.			USD -	3.25
4043	BURNS, Robert, Scotch poet	a. d.		1793	USD -	15.00
4044	BUTE, John Stuart, Earl of, Prime Minister of England	d. s.		1762	USD -	0.90
4045	CARLOS, Don, King of Spain, grandson of Ferdinand and Isabella, and of Maximilian of Germany	l. s. 1 page oblong folio, and address, "Burgos, June 17, 1524." To the Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem		1524	USD -	2.00
4046	CARY, Sir Robert, Officer of the Household of King James I., of England	d. s.		16119	USD -	0.25
4047	CtALMERS, George, Scotch historian, Secretary of the Board of Trade	a. l....			USD -	0.20
4048	CHARLES I. King of England	l. s.		1642	USD -	26.00
4049	CHARLES V., Emperor of Germany (Charles I. of Spain)	l. s. 1 page folio and address, "Oct. 7, 1529," to the Prince of Orange		1529	USD -	5.00
4050	CLAP, Rev. Thomas, President of Yale College, 1740	a. l. s. 1 page folio and address, "New Haven, June 25, 1762," to the Rev. Jared Eliot		1762	USD -	2.25
4051	CLAY, Henry, Statesman and orator, Secretary of State, etc.	a. l. s. 1 page 4°, "Washington, Oct. 10, 1828, (Confidential)," to Mr. Madison		1828	USD -	1.75
4052		CONFEDERATE States. Bonds and Certificates			USD -	0.63
4053		CONFEDERATE States Fractional Currency			USD -	0.60
4054		CONFEDERATE States Paper Currency			USD -	1.12
4055		CONNECTICUT Lottery Ticket, "for the Benefit of the Ferry-Point-Wharff in New Haven, 1754"...			USD -	2.00
4056		CONTINENTAL Money. Currency issued by the Continental Congress...			USD -	7.00
4057	COTTON, Rev. Seaborn, Minister to Hampton, son of Rev. John Cotton of Boston	a. l. s. 1 page 4° and address, "Hampton, Aug. 3, 1682," to his brother John		1682	USD -	2.50
4058	COTTON, William	d. s.		1668	USD -	1.50
4059	CRUIKSHANK, George, English artist and caricaturist	Autograph signature		1866	USD -	2.50
4060	DAVIS, Judge John, Comptroller U. S. Treasury, the youngest member, and last survivor of the Convention to adopt the U. S. Constitution, a profound antiquarian, Pres. of the Mass. Hist. Soc., 1818-1843	a. l. 1 page 4° and address, "April 26, 1834," to Thomas L. Winthrop		1834	USD -	1.75
4061		DEANE, Rev. Samuel, Minister of Falmouth, (Portland), Poet, gained for the best English ode on the death of George II., and the accession of George III			USD -	0.75
4062	DEANE, Silas, Diplomatist, agent for America in Europe during the Revolution, M. O. C., etc.	a. l. s.		1770	USD -	21.00
4063	DICKINSON, John, Member of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765, signer of the Articles of Confederation, member of the Annapolis and Constitutional Conventions, M. O. C., etc.	a. l. s.		1769	USD -	1.50
4064	DODDRIDGE, Dr. Philip, English nonconformist clergyman and theologian	Auto. MS.		1747	USD -	4.00
4065	DOWNING, Emanuel, Representative to the General Court from Salem, 1638-43, married Lucy, sister of Gov. John Winthrop	a. l. s. 1 page 4°, and address, "Salem, 5th day morning, (endorsed,) 1641," to "his verie loving cosen Mr. Peter at Boston"			USD -	27.00
4066	DYER, Eliphalet, Member of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765, M. O. C., etc.	a. l. s. 2 pages folio and address, "York-Town, Feb. 17, 1778," to William Williams		1778	USD -	40.00
4067	DWIGHT, Theodore, Jr. Author and journalist	a. l. s. 3 pages 4° and address, "New York, Dec. 26, 1846," to Mr. Charles Deane		1846	USD -	1.00
4068	ELIZABETH, Queen of England	d. s.			USD -	31.00
4069	ENDECOTT, John, First Governor of Mass.-Bay, 1629	a. d. s.		1629	USD -	17.00
4070	FRANKLIN, Benjamin, Signer of the Declaration, Member of the Congress at Albany, 1754, and of the Constitutional Convention, M. O. C., etc.	a. l. 1 page folio, "Philadelphia, Dec. 19, 1763," to Mr. Ingersoll		1763	USD -	45.00
4071		FREE Church of Scotland. Fac-simile of "Act of Separation and Deed of Demission executed at the meeting of the Assembly of The Free Church of Scotland, Held at Edinburgh, on the 23d of May, 1843"			USD -	Not Sold
4072	GAGE, Thomas, Commander in Chief of the British forces in America, Governor of Mass., etc.	a. l. s. 1 page folio, "New York, May 8, 1769," to Col. Bradstreet		1769	USD -	6.00
4073	GEORGE I. King of England	d. s.		1719	USD -	16.00
4074	GEORGE II. King of England	d. s.		1758	USD -	10.00
4075	GIBBS, Rev. Henry, Minister of Watertown	a. d.			USD -	2.00
4076	GOODRICH, Chauncey, Jurist and Statesman, member of the Hartford Convention	a. l. s. 2 pages 4°, "New Haven, April 11, 1780," to Stephen R. Bradley		1780	USD -	0.10
4077	GORDON, Lord George, Member of Parliament, leader in the "No Popery Riots," June, 1780, tried for high treason, etc.	a. d. s.		1785	USD -	3.00
4078	HALLAM, Henry, English historian	a. l. s. 2 pages 8°, "Tunbridge Wells, Oct. 4, 1842," to the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge		1842	USD -	5.50
4079	HANCOCK, John, President of Congress, Signer of the Declaration, and of the Articles of Confederation, Governor of Mass., etc.	a. l. s. 1 page 4° and address franked, "Boston, Dec. 19, 1770," to James Ahearn, on business		1770	USD -	36.00
4080	HAZARD, Ebenezer, United States Postmaster General, 1782-89	a. l. s. 1 page 4°, "New York, June 11, 1789." A personal letter to Rev. Dr. Jedediah Morse		1789	USD -	2.00
4081	HAZEN, Moses, Brigadier General in the Revolution	a. l. s. 3 pages 4° and address, "Fishkills, Feb. 5, 1781," to Col. Timothy Bedel		1781	USD -	37.50
4082	HENRY VII., King of England	d. s.		1506	USD -	17.00
4083	HENRY VIII., King of England	l. s. 1 page oblong folio, and address, "Nov. 17, 1533," to Sir William Breton			USD -	41.00
4084	HOUSTON, William Churchill, Member of the Annapolis and Constitutional Conventions, M. O. C., etc.	l. s. 2 pages 4°, "In Committee of Foreign Affairs, Phila., July 11, 1780," to John Jay		1780	USD -	7.00
4085	HUTCHINSON, Thomas, Colonial Governor of Mass., 1769, et seq., member of the Congress at Albany, 1754	d. s.		1772	USD -	9.00
4086	JAMES I., King of England, (James VI. of Scotland)	l. s. 1 page folio and address, "June 8, 1616," to Thomas Egerton, (Lord Ellesmere), Lord Chancellor of England		1616	USD -	16.00
4087	JAY, John, President of Congress, one of the Signers of the Treaty of Peace, Sept. 3, 1783, first Chief Justice of the U. S., etc.	l. s. 1 page folio, "March 31, 1785," to the Governor of Massachusetts		1785	USD -	2.00
4088	JAY, John	a. l. s. 1 page 4° and address, "Bedford, April 28, 1805," to Goldsborow Baneyar		1805	USD -	2.50
4089	JOHNSON, Sir William, Commander of the Crown Point expedition, Superintendent of Indian affairs, member of the Albany Congress, 1754, etc.	a. l. s.			USD -	6.00
4090	JEFFERSON, Thomas, Signer of the Declaration, M. O. C., President of the United States, etc.	a. l. s. 1 page 4°, "Monticello, June 15, 1815," to President James Madison		1815	USD -	16.00
4091	LAFAYETTE, Gilbert Motier, Marquis de, Major General in the American Revolution, etc.	a. l. in 3rd person, 1 page 4° and address, "August 1, 1828," to Mr. Petitde Villes		1828	USD -	3.25
4092	LINCOLN, Levi, Jr., Governor of Massachusetts, 1825, et seq.	a. l. s.		1820	USD -	0.50
4093	LIVINGSTON, Philip, Member of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765, Signer of the Declaration, M. O. C., etc.	a. l. s.		1751	USD -	24.00
4094	Louis XIV., King of France	d. s.		1694	USD -	10.00
4095	Louis XVI., King of France	d. s.		1791	USD -	8.00
4096	LYON, Col. Matthew, Politician, founder of Fairhaven, Vt., M. C., opponent of Roger Griswold, gave the vote which made Jefferson president, etc.	a. l. s. 1 page folio and address, "Fairhaven, May 2, 1789," to Col. Ira Allen		1789	USD -	0.25
4097	MACKENZIE, Henry, Scotch lawyer and novelist, author of "The Man of Feeling," etc.	a. l. s. 2 pages 4° and address, "Edinburgh, Jan. 11, 1783," to Cadell the publisher		1783	USD -	0.25
4098	MALONE, Edmund, Irish critic and Shakesperian writer	a. l. s.		1810	USD -	3.50
4099	MATHER, Rev. Dr. Increase, President of Harvard College, Minister of the North Church, Boston, the first person to receive the degree of D. D. in America	a. d. s.		1713	USD -	6.00
4100		MISCELLANEOUS Letters		1813	USD -	Not Sold
4101	MONMOUTH, James Scott, Duke of, Son of Charles II. of England, leader of "Monmouth's rebellion," 1685, executed July 15, of the same year	l. s. 1 page folio and address, "Whitehall, Oct. 18," with seal. To Sir Richard Bulstrode		1800	USD -	6.50
4102	MOODY, Rev. Silas, Minister of the Congregational Church at Arundel, Maine, 1771-1816	MS. Sermons			USD -	0.90
4103	NOTTINGHAM, Charles Howard, Earl of, Lord High Admiral of England, commanded the fleet against the Armada	l. s.		1599	USD -	6.25
4104	OLIVER, Andrew, Secretary of the Province of Mass., Lieut. Governor, and Stamp master	a. l. s. 1 page 4° and address, "Boston, July 20, 1767," to Jared Ingersoll		1767	USD -	1.00
4105		OATH of Allegiance			USD -	1.50
4106	OLIVER, Robert Dudley, English naval officer in the war of 1812	l. s. 1 page folio, "H. M. Ship Valiant, Off New London, Dec. 2, 1813," to Henry Gahm, Swedish Consul at New York		1813	USD -	0.50
4107	PARSONS, Theophilus, Chief Justice of Massachusetts, Attorney General of the U. S.	a. d....		1804	USD -	0.75
4108	PERKINS, James, Loyalist, addresser of Hutchinson, and of Gage, and a protester against the Whigs, arrested, April, 1776, by order of the Council; his residence was on the ground where the Tremont Building now stands	a. l. s. 6 pages 4° and address, "Halifax, Aug. 2, 1776," to Gardiner Greene		1776	USD -	17.00
4109	PEALE, Rembrandt, Artist, son of Charles W. Peale, painted from life a portrait of Washington, 1795	a. l. s. 1 page 8°, "Bost., Dec. 4, 1859," to Frederick Kidder		1859	USD -	0.50
4110	PETERS, Rev. Samuel, D. D. Celebrated clergyman, and loyalist, elected Bishop of Vermont, but not consecrated, author of "History of Conn.," 1781	a. l. s. 3 pages 4° and address, "London, June 28, 1795," to Col. Ira Allen		1795	USD -	4.00
4111		PLYMOUTH, England. Impression of the Seal of the Corporation of Plymouth			USD -	1.00

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

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

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

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.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

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.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.