CF Libbie: CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON FOLK-LORE, FORMED BY, B. E. HELMAN, CLEVELAND, OHIO., TOGETHER WITH A Large Collection of Books and Pamphlets relating to BOOK PLATES. COLLECTION OF BIBLIOGRAPHY. Nearly complete collection of Literature relating to, 1914Dec02,

Auction Details

Auction Date
December 02, 1914 - December 02, 1914
Page Size: 1541 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1498 WEBER, Henry Tales of the East: comprising the most popular romances of Oriental origin and the best imitations by European authors Edinburgh

1812

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1499 WEBSTER, John W. Description of the Island of St. Michael Boston

1821

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1500 WELD, Isaac. Travels through the States of North America and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, 1795-97 London

1800

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1501 WESTON, Jessie L. Legends of the Wagner Drama New York

1896

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1502 WESTON The Legend of Sir Gawain, studies upon its original scope and significance London

1847

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1503 WESTON Parzival, a Knightly epic London

1894

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1504 WHARTON, Anne H. Through Colonial Doorways Phila.

1900

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1505 WHATELEY, R. Selected tales of the Genii, revised and in part remodelled London

1861

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1506 WHEATLEY, Phillis Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral London

1773

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1507 WHITEFIELD, George WHITEFIELD, George. Memoirs of the Life of Middletown

1836

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1508 WHITMAN, Benjamin Heroes of the North; or, the battles of Lake Erie and Champlain Boston

1816

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1509 WHITTIER as a Politician Boston

1900

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1510 WIEDEMANN, Alfred Ancient Egyptian Doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul London

1895

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1511 WIGGIN, Kate Douglas Kindergarten Chimes Boston

1887

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1512 Alfred Douglas WILDE. Oscar Wilde and Myself New York

1914

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1513 WILDE, Lady Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland London

1888

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1514 WILLARD, Samuel A Compleat Body of Divinity Boston

1726

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1515 WILLIAMS, Alfred M. Studies in Folk-Song and popular Poetry Boston

1894

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1516 WILLARD, Samuel The Truly Blessed Man; or, the way to be happy here and forever Boston

1700

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1517 WILSON The Coutezan; or, memoirs of Harriette Wilson London

1825

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1518 WINSHIP, George P. Early Mexican Printers...

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1519 WINSOR, Justin Christopher Columbus, and how he received and imparted the spirit of discovery Boston

1891

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1520 WINTERBOTHAM, W. An Historical, Geographical, Commercial and Philosophical View of the American United States, and of the European Settlements in America and the West Indies New York

1796

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1521 WISTER, Mrs. A. L. Fairy Tales from the German Phila.

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1522 Webster, John WITCHCRAFT. The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft, wherein is affirmed that there are many sorts of Deceivers and Impostures London

1677

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1523 Charles L. Woodbury WOODBURY Family Genealogy. Sketches of the Woodbury Family, its Intermarriages and Connections Manchester

1900

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1524 WOODARD. Narrative of Capt. David Woodard and Four Seamen who lost their ship while in a boat at sea in the Island of Celebes London

1804

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1525 WOLFE, Theodore F. Literary Haunts and Homes of American Authors... Phila.

1897

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1526 Charles G. Washburn WORCESTER, Mass. An Address delivered at Worcester, Oct. 16, 1912, before the American Antiquarian Society on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its foundation Boston

1912

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1527 WORDSWORTH, William WORDSWORTH, William. Poetical Works of London

1892

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1528 Timothy Dwight, R. H., editor WORLD'S Great Classics New York

1899

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1529 WORTLEY, Mary Stuart Story of Zelinda and the Monster, or the Beauty and the Beast retold after the old Italian versone London

1895

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1530 WOTTON, Henry Reliquiae Wottonianae; or, a collection of the lives, letters, poems London

1651

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1531 WRATISLAW, A. H. Sixty Folk-Tales from exclusively Slavonic sources London

1889

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1532 YEATS, W. B. Countess Kathleen and various legends and lyrics Boston, London

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1533 YEATS, W. B. Irish Fairy and Folk Tales London

USD - Unknown
1534 YEATS, W. B. The Celtic Twilight, men, women, dhouls and fairies New York

1894

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1535 YOUNG, Alexander Chronicles of the First Planters of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, from 1623 to 1636 Boston

1846

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1536 YOUNG, Alexander Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth, from 1602 to 1625 Boston

1841

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1537 YOUNG, George Columbus Memorial; containing the first letter of Columbus descriptive of his Voyage to the New World Phila.

1793

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1538 ZOLA, Emile The "Assommoir." Prelude to "Nana" a realistic novel London

1885

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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
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    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.
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    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.