CF Libbie: CATALOGUE OF THE, Extensive Private Library, OF A WELL KNOWN, BOSTON COLLECTOR. COMPRISING OVER 12,000 VOLUMES, RARE AMERICANA. Franklin Imprints. Works of Cotton and Increase Mather. Town and State Histories. Civil War and Confederate Publications. NAPOL, 1910Apr26,

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Auction Date
April 26, 1910 - April 26, 1910
Page Size: 2989 items in 30 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1748 LANG Grass of Parnassus London

1892

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1749 LANG The Green Fairy Book London

1892

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1750 LANG The Grey Fairy Book London

1900

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1751 [LANG] He London

1887

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1752 LANG How to Fail in Literature London

1890

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1753 LANG Johnny Nut and the Golden Goose London

1887

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1754 LANG Life, Letters and Diaries of Sir Stafford Northcote, First Earl of Iddesleigh London

1890

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1755 LANG Letters on Literature London

1889

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1756 LANG Letters to Dead Authors New York

1893

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1757 LANG The Library London

1881

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1758 LANG The Library London

1892

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1759 LANG Lyrics and Ballads of Sir Walter Scott London

1894

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1760 LANG The Mark of Cain Bristol

1886

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1761 LANG Miracles of Madame Saint Katherine of Fierbois Chicago

1897

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1762 LANG Modern Mythology London

1897

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1763 LANG The Monk of Fife; being the Chronicle written by Norman Leslie of Pitcullo London

1896

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1764 A. Huge Longway [LANG.] Much Darker Days London

1884

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1765 LANG My Own Fairy Book Bristol

1895

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1766 LANG The New Amphion, being the book of the Edinburgh University Union Fancy Fair Edinburgh

1886

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1767 LANG The Nursery Rhyme Book London

1898

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1768 LANG. Old Friends, Essays in Epistolary Parody London

1890

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1769 A. E. W. Mason and Andrew Lang LANG. Parson Kelly New York

1899

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1770 LANG Perrault's Popular Tales Oxford

1888

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1771 LANG Pickle the Spy; or, The Incognito of Prince Charles... London

1897

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1772 LANG Prince Ricardo of Pautoufla Bristol

1893

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1773 LANG The Red True Story Book London

1895

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1774 LANG St. Andrews London

1893

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1775 LANG Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies, a study in folk-lore and psychical research London

1893

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1776 LANG Selected Poems of Robert Burns London

1891

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1777 LANG Selections from the Poets: Coleridge London

1898

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1778 LANG Social England Illustrated New York (Edinburgh)

USD - Unknown
1779 LANG Theocritus, Bion and Moschus London

1880

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1780 LANG True Story Book London

1893

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1781 LANG XXII and X/XXXII Ballades in Blue China London

1883

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1782 LANG and H. Rider Haggard The World's Desire London

1890

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1783 LANGLAND, William The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman Oxford

1886

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1784 LANMAN, J. H. History of Michigan New York

1841

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1785 LANZI, A. L. History of Painting in Italy London

1852

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1786 LARWOOD, Jacob The Story of the London Parks London

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1787 LARWOOD and Hotten History of Signboards London

1884

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1788 LAS CASES, Count de Memoirs of the Life, Exile, and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon New York

1883

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1789 LASKEY, J. C. Description of the Series of Medals struck at the National Medal Mint by order of Napoleon Bonaparte, commemorating the most remarkable battles and events during his dynasty London

1818

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1790 LATHROP, G. P. Spanish Vistas New York

1883

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1791 LAV ATER, John C. Essays on Physiognomy London

1797

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1792 LAVICOMETERIE, L. Les Crimes des Papes Paris

1792

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1793 LAYARD, A. H. Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon New York

1853

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1794 LAYARD Nineveh and its Remains New York

1849

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1795 LECHFORD, Thomas Plain Dealings; or, news from New England Boston

1867

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1796 LECKY, W. E. H. History of England in the 18th Century New York

1887

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1797 LECKY History of European Morals New York

1869

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1798 LECKY History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe New York

1866

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1799 Richard H. Lee LEE, Arthur. Life of Boston

1829

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1800 [LEE, Mrs. E. B.] Sketches of a New England Village in the Last Century Boston

1838

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1801 LEE, Mrs. J. R. Town Life in the 15th Century New York

1894

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1802 LEE, Sidney Stratford-on-Avon London

1890

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1803 Charles Hooton LEECH, John. Colin Clink London

1841

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1804 LEECH The Comic English Grammar London

1848

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1805 LEECH Etchings from Jack Bragg, Christopher Tadpole and Hector O'Halloran London

USD - Unknown
1806 LEECH Follies of the Year; a series of colored etchings from Punch's Pocket Books, 1844-1864 London

USD - Unknown
1807 LE GALLIENNE, Richard Paris Fancies New York

1894

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1808 LEGGO, William History of the Administration of Frederick Temple, Earl of Dufferin, Gov. General of Canada Montreal

1878

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1809 LEIGH, H. S. Carols of Cockayne London

1869

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1810 LELAND, C. G. The Gypsies Boston

1886

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1811 LELAND Hans Breitmann About Town (1869)... Phila.

USD - Unknown
1812 LELAND Hans Breitmann's Ballads Phila.

USD - Unknown
1813 LELAND Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land London

1895

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1814 LELANDIUS, Joannis Antiquarii de Rebus Britannicis Collectanea Oxonii

1715

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1815 LEMOINE, J. M. Maple Leaves; explorations on the lower St. Lawrence Quebec

1889

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1816 LEMOINE Picturesque Quebec Montreal

1897

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1817 LEMON, Mark Legends of Number Nip London

1864

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1818 LEMON, Robert Catalogue of a Collection of Printed Broadsides in the Possession of the Society of Antiquaries of London London

1866

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1819 Bernard O'Reilly LEO XIII. Life of New York

1887

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1820 David Wilder LEOMINSTER, Mass. History of Leominster; or, the Northern half of the Lancaster new or additional grant Fitchburg

1853

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1821 R. P. Stebbins LEOMINSTER. Centennial Discourse, Sept. 24, 1848 Boston

1843

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1822 [LEONARD, Daniel] Novanglus and Massachusettensis Boston

1819

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1823 LE SAGE Adventures of Gil Blas London

1809

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1824 LE SAGE Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane New York

1824

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1825 LE SAGE Adventures of Gil Blas London

USD - Unknown
1826 LE SAGE Asmodeus; or, the Devil upon two sticks London

1879

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1827 LE SAGE The Bachelor of Salamanca Phila.

1854

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1828 LE SAGE History of Vanillo Gonzales London

1881

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1829 James Dafforne LESLIE, Charles R. Pictures by London

1872

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1830 LESTER, C. Edwards, and Foster, A. The Life and Voyages of Americus Vespucius New York

1903

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1831 LETTER Writer. A President for Yong Pen Men; or, the letter writer London

1638

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1832 LEVER, Charles LEVER, Charles. Works of Boston

1891

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1833 [LEVER] Confessions of Harry Lorrequer... Phila.

USD - Unknown
1834 LEVER The Knight of Gwynne London

1847

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1835 LEVER Sir Brook Fossbrooke London

USD - Unknown
1836 LEWIS, M. G. (Monk) Tales of Wonder Dublin

1801

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1837 LEWIS. (Author of "The Monk") LEWIS. (Author of "The Monk.") Life of London

1839

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1838 Charles Hudson LEXINGTON, Mass. History of Boston

1868

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1839 G. J. Varney LEXINGTON and Concord, Mass. The Story of Patriot's Day, April 19, 1875 Boston

1895

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1840 LEYCESTER'S Common-Wealth; conceived, spoken and published with most earnest protestation of all dutifull good will and affection towards this Realm, for whose good onely it is made common to many

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1841 E. C. Stedman and E. M. Hutchinson, editors LIBRARY of American Literature New York

1894

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1842 [LILLY, Joseph] Collection of Seventy-nine Black-Letter Ballads and Broadsides London

1867

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1843 LINCOLN and Douglass. Political Debates in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858 in Illinois Columbus

1860

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1844 H. J. Raymond LINCOLN, Abraham. Life and Public Services of New York

1865

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1845 W. H. Lamon LINCOLN. Life of Boston

1872

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1846 W. H. Herndon and J. W. Weik LINCOLN. Abraham Lincoln; the true story of a great life New York

1892

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1847 J. G. Morse, Jr. LINCOLN. Abraham Lincoln Boston

1893

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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.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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