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
2210	MAHON	History of England, from 1713 to 1783	Leipzig	1853	USD -	1.25
2211	MAILLET, M.	Telliamed; or Discourses between an Indian Philosopher and a French Missionary on Subjects relating to Natural History	London	1750	USD -	0.25
2212		MAINE Historical Society. Collections of the Maine Historical Society	Portland	1831	USD -	28.28
2213		MAINE. Historical Society Address...			USD -	1.00
2214		MAINE Sermons. Coffin's Sermon, May 7, 1783...			USD -	2.70
2215	MAITLAND, R. S. R.	The Dark Ages; a Series of Essays intended to illustrate the State of Religion and Literature in the 9-12th Centuries...	London	1844	USD -	1.62
2216	MAJOR, R. H.	Life of Prince Henry of Portugal, surnamed the Navigator; and its Results, comprising the Discovery within one Century, of Half the World	London	1868	USD -	3.25
2217	MAJOR	The True Date of the English Discovery of the American Continent under John and Sebastian Cabot	London	1870	USD -	2.75
2218	MALCOLM, Howard	Travels in South-Eastern Asia	Boston	1839	USD -	0.10
2219	MALCOLM, J. P.	Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the eighteenth Century	London	1808	USD -	2.50
2220	James D. Green	MALDEN, Mass. Oration by James D. Green, on the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 23, 1849	Boston	1850	USD -	0.25
2221		MALDEN. Bi--Centennial Book of Malden, containing the oration and poem delivered on the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of the town, May 23, 1849	Boston	1850	USD -	1.25
2222		MALEBRANCH, Father. Search after Truth; or a Treatise of the Nature of the Human Mind	London	1695	USD -	0.60
2223	MALONE	Life of Edmond Malone	London	1860	USD -	1.00
2224	MALTHUS, Rev. T. R.	Principles of Political Economy	Boston	1821	USD -	1.00
2225	C. E. Potter	MANCHESTER, N. H. History of Manchester, formerly Derryfield, in New Hampshire	Manchester	1856	USD -	3.50
2226	MANDEVILLE, B.	Free Thoughts on Religion, the Church, and National Happiness	London	1720	USD -	1.00
2227	MANDEVILLE	The Fable of the Bees; or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits	London	1733	USD -	2.75
2228	MANLEY, T.	Veni, Vidi, Vici; the Triumphs of the most excellent Oliver Cromwell, set forth in a Panegyricke	London	1652	USD -	1.50
2229		MAMMOTH Cave. Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the year 1844	Louisville, Ky.	1845	USD -	0.60
2230	MANN, Horace	Remarks on the Seventh Annual Report of Horace Mann...	Boston		USD -	3.15
2231	MANYPENNY, G. W.	Our Indian Wards	Cincinnati	1880	USD -	1.25
2232	Samuel Roads	MARBLEHEAD, Mass. History and Traditions of	Boston	1880	USD -	6.00
2233		MARCHANT and Curtis. The Trials of J. D. White alias Charles Marchant, and W. Curtis, alias Sylvester Colson for the Murder on the High Seas of Edward Selfridge, and Thomas P. Jenkins, of the Schooner Fairy, of Boston	Boston	1827	USD -	1.50
2234	MARCOU, Jules	Origin of the Name America...			USD -	2.20
2235	MARGARET, Queen of Navarre	The Heptameron	Phila.		USD -	2.00
2236	MARKHAM, A. H.	The Great Frozen Sea; a personal narrative of the voyage of the "Alert" during the Arctic expedition of 1875-6	London	1880	USD -	0.75
2237	MARKHAM, Francis	The booke of Honour; or, Five Decades of Epistles of Honour	London	1625	USD -	2.00
2238		MARLBOROUGH. An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough from her first coming to court to the year 1710	London	1742	USD -	3.50
2239	MARRYAT, Capt.	Diary in America, with Remarks on its Institutions	London	1839	USD -	4.50
2240	MARSDEN, J. B.	History of the early Puritans, from the Reformation, to 1642...	London	1850	USD -	4.50
2241	MARSDEN, William	History of Sumatra	London	1784	USD -	0.50
2242	MARSH, A. C.	The Protestant Reformation in France, or History of the Hugonots	London	1847	USD -	2.50
2243	MARSHALL, H.	History of Kentucky	Frankfort	1824	USD -	15.50
2244	MARSHALL, John	History of the colonies planted by the English on the Continent of North America	Phila.	1824	USD -	1.00
2245	MARSHALL	MARSHALL. Writings of, upon the Federal Constitution	Boston	1839	USD -	1.75
2246	MARSHALL, Orsamus H.	MARSHALL, Orsamus H. Historical Writings of	Albany	1887	USD -	3.25
2247	Marcia A. Thomas	MARSHFIELD, Mass. Memorials of Marshfield and Guide Book to its Localities at Green Harbor	Boston	1854	USD -	5.00
2248	MARTIN, B. L. H.	History of France, from the most remote period to 1789	Boston	1865	USD -	12.00
2249	MARTIN, M.	Voyage to St. Kilda	London	1773	USD -	0.50
2250	MARTYR, Peter	Ioannes ruffus foroliuiensis Archiepus Cosentin': legata': apo. ad lectore de orbe nouo...	Alcala	1516	USD -	40.00
2251	MARTYR	Petri Martyris ab Angleria Mediolanen...	Basileae	1533	USD -	18.00
2252	MARTYR	De Rebus Oceanis et Novo Orbe, Decades tres, Item eivsdem, de Babylonica legatione, libri III	Coloniae	1574	USD -	7.00
2253	MARTYR	De Nouo Orbe; or the histories of the West Indies contayning the actes and aduentures of the Spanyards...	London	1612	USD -	22.00
2254	MARTYR	Petrus Martyr, der Geschichtschreiber des Weltmeeres Eine Studie von Hermann A. Schumacher	New York	1879	USD -	1.25
2255	MARTINEAU, Harriet	Society in America	London	1837	USD -	1.87
2256	MARTINEAU	Retrospect of Western Travel	New York	1838	USD -	0.50
2257	MARY, (Queen)	A Brief History of the Pious and Glorious Life and Actions of Mary, Queen of England, etc.	London	1695	USD -	0.75
2258		MARYLAND. A Relation of Maryland	N. p.	1635	USD -	75.00
2259		MARYLAND. A Relation of the successefull beginnings of the Lord Baltemore's plantation in Maryland	Baltimore	1865	USD -	4.00
2260	MASKELL, Rev. William	History of the Martin Marprelate Controversy in the reign of Queen Elizabeth	London	1845	USD -	1.50
2261	G. S. Hillard	MASON, Jeremiah. Memoir and Correspondence of	Cambridge	1873	USD -	15.00
2262	MASON, Major John	Brief History of the Pequot War, especially of the memorable taking of their Fort at Mistick in Connecticut in 1637	Boston	1736	USD -	120.00
2263	MASON, John M.	The Voice of Warning to Christians	New York	1800	USD -	1.05
2264		MASONIC. Lodge of Saint Andrew and the Massachusetts Grand Lodge; Centennial memorial, 5756-5769	Boston	1870	USD -	0.50
2265		MASSACHUSETTS. Acts and Resolves, public and private of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, 1692-1780	Boston	1869	USD -	13.75
2266		MASSACHUSETTS. Colonial Laws. Reprinted from the edition of 1672, etc., under the supervision of W. H. Whitmore	Boston	1887	USD -	6.50
2267		MASSACHUSETTS. The Charter granted by their majesties King William and Queen Mary to the inhabitants of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England	Boston	1759	USD -	5.50
2268		MASSACHUSETTS. The Charters and General Laws of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay	Boston	1814	USD -	3.75
2269	N. B. Shurtleff, editor	MASSACHUSETTS Records. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1628-1686	Boston	1853	USD -	24.00
2270	N. B. Shurtleff, editor	MASSACHUSETTS Records. Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1628-1686	Boston	1853	USD -	2.00
2271		MASSACHUSETTS. The Case of the Provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New York	Boston	1764	USD -	3.50
2272		MASSACHUSETTS. The Proceedings of the Council and the House of Representatives of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay relative to the holding the General Assembly at Harvard College in Cambridge	Boston	1770	USD -	1.75
2273		MASSACHUSETTS. Proceedings of the Council, etc.	Boston	1770	USD -	6.50
2274		MASSACHUSETTS. A Speech intended to have been spoken on the bill for altering the charters of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay	London	1774	USD -	1.25
2275		MASSACHUSETTS. Journals of each Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, in 1774 and 1775, and of the Committee of Safety	Boston	1838	USD -	1.50
2276		MASSACHUSETTS. A Constitution and Form of Government for the State of Massachusetts Bay, agreed upon by the Convention, Feb. 28, 1778	Boston	1778	USD -	10.50
2277		MASSACHUSETTS. A Constitution or Frame of Government agreed upon in Convention held in Cambridge in September, 1779 and March 1780, to be submitted to the revision of their constituents	Boston	1780	USD -	1.50
2278		MASSACHUSETTS. The Constitution or Frame of Government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Boston	1781	USD -	3.00
2279		MASSACHUSETTS. An Address of the Convention for Framing a new Constitution of Government for the State of Massachusetts Bay to their constituents	Boston	1780	USD -	2.63
2280		MASSACHUSETTS. Result of the Convention of Delegates holden at Ipswich, who were deputed to take into consideration the Constitution and form of government proposed by the Convention of the State of Massachusetts Bay	Newburyport	1778	USD -	2.30
2281		MASSACHUSETTS. Debates, Resolutions and other Proceedings of the Convention convened at Boston, Jan. 9, 1788	Boston	1808	USD -	0.40
2282		MASSACHUSETTS. Journal of the Convention for Framing a Constitution of Government for the State of Massachusetts Bay, Sept. 1779-June, 1780	Boston	1832	USD -	3.00
2283		MASSACHUSETTS. Manuscript. An accurate copy of many documents of historic value and much rarity, appertaining to the formation and establishment of the State Government of Massachusetts		1792	USD -	21.00
2284		MASSACHUSETTS. Journal of Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of 1820	Boston	1853	USD -	2.00
2285		MASSACHUSETTS. Discussions on the Constitution proposed to the people of Massachusetts by the convention of 1853	Boston	1854	USD -	1.25
2286		MASSACHUSETTS. The Patriotick Proceedings of the Legislature of Massachusetts, during their session from Jan. 26 to March 4, 1809	Boston	1809	USD -	1.37
2287		MASSACHUSETTS. Lectures delivered in a Course before the Lowell Institute	Boston	1869	USD -	1.50
2288		MASSACHUSETTS Election Sermons for 1777, '83, '88, '99, 1826 and 1849	Boston		USD -	1.50
2289		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society. The American Apollo	Boston	1792	USD -	Not Sold
2290		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society Gollections	Boston	1792	USD -	Not Sold
2291		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society Collections. First to fifth series, and vols. 1, 2 and 3 of sixth series	Boston	1792	USD -	Not Sold
2292		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society Collections. Reprints of vols. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10. First series	Boston	1806	USD -	Not Sold
2293		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society Collections. Second reprint of vol. 1. First series	Boston	1806	USD -	Not Sold
2294		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society Collections. Reprint of vols. 5, 6. Second series	Boston	1848	USD -	Not Sold
2295		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society Collections. Second ed. of vols. 2 and 3. Fifth series	Boston	1877	USD -	Not Sold
2296		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society Proceedings, from 1791 to 1894			USD -	87.00
2297		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society Proceedings. Vols. 1, 2 and 3, 1791 to 1858	Boston	1859	USD -	6.00
2298		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society. Proceedings in memory of W. H. Prescott, Feb. 1, 1859...	Boston		USD -	0.23
2299		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society. Act of Incorporation, with the by-laws, list of resident members, etc. 1857 and 1873			USD -	Not Sold
2300	Rev. Timothy Alden	MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society. Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets, etc.	Boston	1811	USD -	0.75
2301		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society. Catalogue of Books in the Massachusetts Historical Society Library	Boston	1796	USD -	1.25
2302		MASSACHUSETTS Historical Society. Catalogue of the Library	Boston	1860	USD -	2.00
2303	MASSIE, J. W.	Continental India	London	1840	USD -	1.00
2304	MASSINGER, Philip	A New Way to pay Old Debts, a comedie	London	1633	USD -	5.25
2305	MATHER, Cotton	Late Memorable Providences relating to witchcrafts and possessions	London	1691	USD -	20.00
2306	MATHER	The Wonders of the Invisible World, being an account of the tryals of several witches lately executed in New England, etc.	London	1693	USD -	15.00
2307	MATHER	The Wonders of the Invisible World: Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New England: And of several Remarkable Curiosities therein Occurring	Printed first, at Boston in New England, and reprinted at London	1693	USD -	17.00
2308	MATHER	The Wonders of the Invisible World	London	1862	USD -	0.50
2309	MATHER	The Life and Death of the Rev. Mr. John Eliot, who was the first preacher of the gospel to the Indians in America	London	1694	USD -	11.00

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.

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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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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.