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	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
4112	POPHAM, Sir John, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, England, 1591, et seq.	l. s.	1601	USD -	2.25
4113	POWNALL, Thomas, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts, 1757, and of South Carolina, 1760	a. l. s. 1 page 4° and address, "Richmond, Jan. 17, 1781," to Joseph Sharpe	1781	USD -	3.25
4114	PRINCE, Rev. Thomas, Minister of the Old South Church, Boston, 1718, et seq., author of "Annals," etc.	a. l. s. 1 page 4°, "Jan. 30, 1744-5," to Rev. Charles Chauncy	1744	USD -	10.50
4115		PROSPECTUSES, of the publication of "Hubbard's History of New England," of "Historical Collections," and of "Hutchinson's History"		USD -	Not Sold
4116	QUICK, Rev. John, English clergyman, and friend of Dr. Benjamin Colman	a. l. s. 2 pages 4° and address, "Sydenham, in Kent, July 11, 1701," to Dr. Colman	1701	USD -	0.10
4117	QUINCY, Josiah, Jr. Orator and patriot of the Revolution	a. d.		USD -	1.12
4118	REES, Rev. Abraham, D. D. English Unitarian minister, editor of "Cyclopaedia," 1803--19	a. l. s. 1 page 4°and address, "Clifton Wood, June 28, 1823," to Rev. Mr. Lowell	1823	USD -	0.25
4119	ROBINSON, Col. Beverley, Major under Wolfe at the storming of Quebec, Col. of the Loyal American Regiment, his house was Arnold's Headquarters at the time of the treason	a. l. s. 1 page 4° and address, "New York, Sept. 29, 1766," to Jared Ingersoll	1766	USD -	2.25
4120	RUSH, Richard, Statesman and diplomatist, Cabinet officer	a. l. s. 3 pages 4°, "Washington, Aug. 12, 1815," to President Madison	1815	USD -	1.12
4121	ST. PIERRE, Jacques Henri Bernardin de, French novelist, author of "Paul and Virginia"	a. d.		USD -	0.25
4122	SCOTT, Sir Walter, British novelist and poet	a. l. s.	1826	USD -	18.00
4123	SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley, English statesman, orator and dramatist	a. l. s. (initials), 1 page 4° and address franked, 1806, to Richard Wilson...		USD -	7.00
4124		SHERMAN, Roger, Signer of the Declaration, and of the articles of Confederation, M. O. C., etc., a. d....		USD -	22.00
4125	SHERMAN, Roger	a. d.	1787	USD -	45.00
4126	SIDDONS, Harriet, English writer	a. l. s. 5 pages 8° and address, "Edinburgh, July 23, 1833," to the Duchess of St. Albans	1833	USD -	0.75
4127	SMITH, William, Jr. Chief Justice of New York, loyalist in the Revolution, Chief Justice of Canada, 1786. Author of "Hist. of New York"	a. l. s. 2 pages 4°, "New York, Aug. 29, 1767," to Jared Ingersoll	1767	USD -	13.00
4128	STILES, Rev. Ezra, D. D. Clergyman and scholar, President of Yale College, 1778, et seq.	a. l. s. 1 page folio and address, "Newport, June 23, 1756," to Jared Ingersoll	1756	USD -	7.00
4129	STILSON, James	d. s.	1733	USD -	1.50
4130	THACHER, George, Judge, M. O. C., etc.	a. l. s. 3 pages folio and address, "Biddeford, Aug. 24, 1817," to Messrs. Waterston and Pray	1817	USD -	1.50
4131	THOMS, William John, English antiquary and author founder and editor of "Notes and Queries"	l. s. 2 pages 4° and address, "Westminster, April 22, 1839," to T. Crofton Croker	1839	USD -	Not Sold
4132	TRUMBULL, Jonathan	d. s.	1776	USD -	3.00
4133	TRUMBULL, Jonathan, Colonial Governor of Connecticut, and the one who espoused the cause of the people	a. l. s. 2 pages folio, "Lebanon, April 14, 1757," to the "Committee of the Pay Table	1757	USD -	4.00
4134	VERNON, James, English officer	a. l. s. 1 page 4° and address, "Whitehall, Feb. 20," circa 1678-9, to the Chevalier Bulstrode	1678	USD -	0.25
4135	WALPOLE, Sir Robert, afterwards Earl of Orford, English Statesman, Chancellor of the exchequer, etc.	d. s.	1710	USD -	1.25
4136	WALSINGHAM, Sir Francis, English statesman and diplomatist, Secretary of State, 1573, etc.	d. s.		USD -	1.25
4137	WARREN, James, President of the Provincial Congress of Mass. Bay, 1775. Military Commission to William Henshaw, signed also by Sam'l Freeman;--Benjamin Banneker, Negro astronomer	a. l. s. 3 pages folio, "Aug. 19, 1791," to Thomas Jefferson...		USD -	4.50
4138	WASHINGTON, Gen. George, First President of the U. S., etc.	a. l. s.	1790	USD -	20.00
4139	WASHINGTON, Gen. George	a. d. s.	1798	USD -	3.50
4140	WASHINGTON, Mrs. Martha, Wife of Gen. Washington	a. l. in 3rd person 1-2 page oblong 8°, (a slip), and address, , to Mr. Foster		USD -	10.50
4141	WEBSTER, Noah, Lexicographer	a. l. s. 1 page 4° and address, "Philadelphia, Nov. 25, 1803," to Isaac Beers	1803	USD -	0.75
4142	WEBSTER, Daniel, Statesman and orator	a. l. s. 3 pages 4° and address, franked, "Washington, March 2, 1825," to James Madison	1825	USD -	2.00
4143	WHEATLEY. Nathaniel, Son of Mr. John Wheatley, the master of Phillis Wheatley	l. s. 1 page 4° and address, "Boston, Nov. 12, 1770," to Mr. William Channing of Providence	1770	USD -	0.50
4144	WHEATLEY, Phillis, Negro poetess, her poems published in London, 1773	a. l. s. 2 pages folio, "Boston, May 19, 1772," to Arbour Tanner of Newport	1772	USD -	36.00
4145	WHEELOCK, Rev. Eleazer, Founder and first President of Dartmouth College	a. l. s. 3 pages 4°, "Lebanon, Aug. 1, 1766," to Jared Ingersoll	1766	USD -	4.00
4146	WHEELOCK, John, Second President of Dartmouth College, and son of Rev. Eleazer	a. l. s. 2 pages 4° and address, "Dartmouth College, July 7, 1791," to Col. Ira Allen	1791	USD -	3.00
4147	WHEELWRIGHT, Rev. John, Minister of the Church at Braintree, but banished from the Colony, founder of the town of Exeter, and later of Wells, Maine, etc.	a.d.s.	1688	USD -	22.00
4148		WILLIAMS, William, Signer of the Declaration, M. O. C., etc....		USD -	5.50
4149	WINSLOW, Edward, Governor of Plymouth Colony, 1633, et seq., one of the passengers of the "Mayflower"	a. l. s. 1 page 4°, "Cambridge, this last of Aug., 1644," to Mr. Bradford and Mr. Prence	1644	USD -	140.00
4150	WINTHROP, John, Colonial Governor of Mass. Bay, 1629, et seq.	a. l. s. 1 page 4°, and address, "Feb. 11, 1629," to "my very loving wife. . . . at Groton"	1629	USD -	145.00
4151	WINTHROP, John	a. d. s.	1647	USD -	26.00
4152	WINCHESTER, William Paulet, Marquis of, Distinguished English statesman, Lord High Treasurer, 1551, et seq.	d. s.	1560	USD -	1.50
4153	WITHERSPOON, Rev. John, D. D. Signer of the Declaration, President of Princeton College, M. O. C., etc.	a. l. s. 1 page 4°, "Princeton, Dec. 26, 1774," to Jared Ingersoll	1774	USD -	6.50

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.
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.

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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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