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
400 BROGLIE, Duc de The King's Secret London

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401 BRONTE, Charlotte BRONTE, Charlotte. Works of Phila.

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402 E. C. Gaskell BRONTE. Life of New York

1857

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403 Clement K. Shorter BRONTE. Charlotte Bronte and her Circle New York

1896

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404 J. A. E. Stuart BRONTE Country; its topography, antiquities and history London

1888

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405 Samuel Dunham BROOKFIELD, Mass. Historical Discourse on the 150th Anniversary of the First Church, Oct. 16, 1867 Springfield

1867

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406 C. K. Bolton BROOKLINE, Mass. The History of a Favored Town Brookline

1897

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407 BROOKLINE. Muddy River and Brookline Records, 1634-1638 Boston

1875

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408 BROOKS, Thomas The Silent Soul Boston

1728

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409 BROOKSIDE Library New York

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410 BROTHERHEAD, William Book of the Signers; containing facsimile letters of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence Phila.

1861

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411 BROTHERHEAD Forty Years among the Old Booksellers of Phila.; with bibliographical remarks Phila.

1891

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412 BROWER, J. V. The Missouri River and its Utmost Source St. Paul

1897

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413 BROWN, Alexander Genesis of the United States Boston

1891

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414 BROWN, Charles Brockeden BROWN, Charles Brockeden. Novels of Phila.

1887

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415 BROWN Arthur Mervyn; or, memoirs of the year 1793 Boston

1827

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416 William Dunlap BROWN. (American Novelist) Memoirs of London

1822

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417 BROWN, Capt. John. Public Life of... New York

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418 BROWN The John Brown Invasion; an authentic history of the Harper's Ferry tragedy Boston

1860

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419 F. B. Sanborn BROWN. Life and Letters of Boston

1885

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420 BROWN, John The Pilgrim Fathers of New England and Their Puritan Successors New York

1897

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421 BROWN, John H. History of Texas from 1685-1892 St. Louis

1892

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422 BROWN, T. A. History of the American Stage New York

1870

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423 BROWN, W. F. Settlement of Rhode Island... Providence

1874

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424 BROWNE, C. F. Artemus Ward, his Book, 1862... New York

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425 E. P. Kingston [BROWNE.] The Genial Showman; being reminiscences of the life of Artemus Ward London

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426 [BROWNE, H. K.] A Dozen Pair of Wedding Gloves London

1855

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427 G. H. Rodwell BROWNE. Memoirs of an Umbrella London

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428 BROWNE, James History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans Glasgow

1838

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429 BROWNELL, Henry North and South America Hartford

1863

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430 BROWNING, Elizabeth B. BROWNING, Elizabeth B. Poems New York

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431 BROWNING Sonnets from the Portuguese London

1894

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432 BROWNING Sonnets from the Portuguese Cambridge

1896

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433 BROWNING, Robert Agamemnon of AEschylus London

1877

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434 BROWNING Aristophanes' Apology London

1875

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435 BROWNING Asolando London

1890

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436 BROWNING Dramatic Idyls London

1880

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437 BROWNING Dramatis Personae London

1864

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438 BROWNING The Inn Album London

1875

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439 BROWNING La Saisiaz London

1878

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440 BROWNING Pacchiarotto London

1876

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441 BROWNING BROWNING. Poems Boston

1850

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442 BROWNING Prince Hohenstiel-Schwangau London

1871

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443 BROWNING Red Cotton Night-Cap Country London

1873

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444 BROWNING BROWNING. Selections from the Poetical Works of London

1863

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445 BROUGHAM, H. L. Historical Sketches of Statesmen who Flourished in the Time of George III Paris

1839

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446 BROUGHAM, John BROUGHAM, John. Life Stories and Poems of Boston

1881

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447 G. A. and H. W. Wheeler BRUNSWICK, Topham and Harpswell, Me. History of Boston

1878

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448 BRYANT, W. C. Iliad of Homer Boston

1870

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449 BRYANT Letters from the East New York

1869

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450 BRYANT Library of Poetry and Song New York

1871

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451 BRYANT Homestead Book New York

1870

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452 BRYANT BRYANT. Prose Writings of New York

1884

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453 BRYCE, George Short History of the Canadian People London

1887

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454 BRYCE, James The American Commonwealth London

1888

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455 BRYDGES, Sir Egerton Restituta; or, titles, extracts and characters of old books in English literature, revised London

1814

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456 BRYDGES and Haslewood The British Bibliographer London

1810

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457 BUCCANEERS. History of the Buccaneers of America Boston

1853

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458 BUCKINGHAM, Duke of Key to the Rehearsal; or, a critical view of the authors and their writings that are expos'd in that celebrated play London

1714

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459 BUCKINGHAM, J. S. The Eastern and Western States of America London

1842

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460 BUCKINGHAM, J. T. Specimens of Newspaper Literature Boston

1852

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461 BUCKLE, Henry T. History of Civilization in England New York

1873

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462 BULLFINCH, Thomas Age of Chivalry... Boston

1874

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463 BULLOCK, W. H. Across Mexico in 1864-65 London

1866

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464 BULWER-LYTTON, Edward BULWER-LYTTON, Edward. Works of London

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465 [BULWER-LYTTON] Eugene Aram London

1832

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466 [BUNBURY, Henry] Geoffrey Gambado; or, a simple remedy for hypochondriacism London

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467 Drake, S. A. BUNKER Hill. Bunker Hill; the story told in letters from the battle-field Boston

1875

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468 H. Dearborn BUNKER Hill. An Account of the Battle of Bunker Hill Boston

1818

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469 George W. Warren BUNKER Hill Monument Assciation. History of, during the First Century of the United States Boston

1877

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470 BUNYAN, John Pilgrim's Progress London

1760

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471 BUNYAN Pilgrim's Progress London

1904

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472 BUNYAN A True Relation of the Holy War; with the life and death of Mr. Badman Liverpool

1805

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473 BURGOYNE, Lieut.-Gen. John BURGOYNE, Lieut.-Gen. John. Orderly Book of; from his entry into the City of New York until his surrender at Saratoga, Oct. 16, 1777 Albany

1860

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474 BURK, John History of Virginia Petersburg

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475 [BURKE, Edmund] Account of the European Settlements in America London

1777

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476 BURKE, Edmund Account of European Settlements in America Boston

1835

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477 BURKE, Edmund Speech on American Taxation, April 19, 1774 London

1775

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478 BURLESQUE Poems. Jokeby; a burlesque on Rokeby... London

1813

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479 BURN Abridgement of Burn's Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer Boston

1773

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480 Malcolm Bell BURNE-Jones. Sir Edward Burne-Jones; a record and review London

1899

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481 BURNET Bishop Burnet's History of His Own time Edinburgh

1753

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482 BURNET Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time, from the Restoration of King Charles II to the Conclusions of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht London

1818

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483 BURNET, Gilbert History of the Reformation of the Church of England London

1841

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484 BURNET, John Treatise on Painting London

1880

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485 [BURNEY, Miss.] Cecilia London

1783

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486 L. B. Seeley BURNEY. Fanny Burney and Her Friends New York

1890

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487 BURNS, Robert BURNS, Robert. Complete Works of (Self-interpreting) Phila.

1883

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488 BURNS, Robert BURNS, Robert. Works of Glasgow

1837

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489 BURNS BURNS. Works of Phila.

1804

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490 BURNS Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect Phila.

1798

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491 BURNS BURNS. Poetical Works of Kilmarnock

1869

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492 BURNS BURNS. Reliques of London

1808

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493 BURNS Bibliography of Robert Burns; with biographical and bibliographical notes and sketches of Burns' Club, Monuments and Statues Kilmarnock

1881

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494 BURNS A Critique on the Poems of Robert Burns Edinburgh

1812

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495 J. Parton BURR, Aaron. Life and Times of New York

1858

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496 M. L. Davis BURR. Memoirs of New York

1836

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497 BURR Message of the President of the United States Transmitting a Copy of the Proceedings and of the Evidence Exhibited on the Arraignment of Aaron Burr and others before the Circuit Court of the United States held in Virginia in 1807 Washington

1807

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498 Charles Burdett BURR. Margaret Moncrieff, the First Love of Aaron Burr New York

1860

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499 BURROUGHS, John BURROUGHS, John. Works of Boston

1887

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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.
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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.
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    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.
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    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.
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