CF Libbie: CATALOGUE OF THE HARRIS LIBRARIES, Rev. Thaddeus Mason Harris, AND, Thaddeus William Harris, Librarian of Harvard College. Early and Rare Americana, Town Histories and Genealogies, Indian Narratives and Memoirs. Civil War, Confederate and Lincoln History., 1909Oct06,

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 06, 1909 - October 06, 1909

Page Size: 2005 items in 21 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1598		PHILADELPHIA. Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia	Phila.	1793	USD -	Unknown
1599	S. W. Pennypacker	PHILADELPHIA. Congress Hall; an address	Phila.	1895	USD -	Unknown
1600		PHILADELPHIA. Memoirs of the Committee of Defence of Phila., 1814--15	Phila.	1867	USD -	Unknown
1601		PHILADELPHIA. Catalogue of the National Portraits in Independence Hall with view of the State House, from the Columbian Magazine, modern impression	Phila.	1899	USD -	Unknown
1602	PICKERING, John	A Vocabulary of Words and Phrases peculiar to the United States, etc.	Boston	1816	USD -	Unknown
1603	W. C. Bryant, editor	PICTURESQUE America	New York	1872	USD -	Unknown
1604	Bayard Taylor	PICTURESQUE Europe	New York	1875	USD -	Unknown
1605	PIERCE, John	Historical Discourse, Brookline, Nov. 9, 1817	Boston	1818	USD -	Unknown
1606		PIERCE. Discourse, Dorchester, June 17, 1830	Boston	1830	USD -	Unknown
1607	Harriott H. Ravenel	PINKNEY. Eliza Pinkney	London	1896	USD -	Unknown
1608	PITKIN, Timothy	Political and Civil History of the United States of America, from the year 1763, to the close of the Administration of President Washington, in March, 1797	New Haven	1828	USD -	Unknown
1609	David D. Field	PITTSFIELD, Mass. History of	Hartford	1844	USD -	Unknown
1610		PITTSFIELD. The Berkshire Jubilee, celebrated at Pittsfield, Mass., August 22-23, 1844	Albany	1845	USD -	Unknown
1611	Jacob Porter	PLAINFIELD. Mass. Topographical Description and Historical Sketch of	Greenfield	1834	USD -	Unknown
1612		PLANTIN Press. Mathiae Casimiri Sarbievii Lyricorum. Libri IV	B. Moreti	1646	USD -	Unknown
1613	Baylies, Francis	PLYMOUTH, Mass. Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth	Boston	1830	USD -	Unknown
1614	James Thacher	PLYMOUTH. History of: 1620-1830	Boston	1832	USD -	Unknown
1615	Joseph Hunter	PLYMOUTH. Collections concerning the Early History of the Founders of New Plymouth, the first Colonists of New England	London	1849	USD -	Unknown
1616	W. S. Russell	PLYMOUTH. Pilgrim Memorials, and Guide for visitors to Plymouth Village	Boston	1851	USD -	Unknown
1617	William S. Russell	PLYMOUTH. Guide to Plymouth, and recollections of the Pilgrims	Boston	1846	USD -	Unknown
1618	Edward Everett	PLYMOUTH. Oration at Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1824	Boston	1825	USD -	Unknown
1619		PLYMOUTH. Discourse, Dec. 22, 1832...			USD -	Unknown
1620	William Brigham	PLYMOUTH Colony. The Compact with the Charter and Laws of the Colony of New Plymouth, together with the charter of the council at Plymouth	Boston	1836	USD -	Unknown
1621		PLYMOUTH County Directory and Historical Register of the Old Colony	Middleborough	1867	USD -	Unknown
1622		PLAYS. Of Age Tomorrow; a musical entertainment in two acts, performed at the Drury Lane and Boston Theatres...			USD -	Unknown
1623		POEMS, by Richard Realf, 1898...			USD -	Unknown
1624	Edward Ballard	POPHAM, Me. Memorial Volume of the Popham Celebration....	Portland	1863	USD -	Unknown
1625		POPHAM. Tercentenary of the Landing of the Popham Colony, at the Mouth of the Kennebec River, Aug. 29, 1907	Portland	1907	USD -	Unknown
1626		POPHAM Colony; a discussion of its historical claims with a bibliography on the subject	Boston	1886	USD -	Unknown
1627	William Willis	PORTLAND, Me. History of, from its first settlement, with notices of the neighboring towns	Portland	1831	USD -	Unknown
1628	William Willis	PORTLAND. History of, from 1632--1864	Portland	1865	USD -	Unknown
1629		PORTLAND. Extracts from the Journals kept by Rev. Thomas Smith, late pastor of the First Church in Falmouth in the County of York (now Cumberland), from the year 1720, to the year 1788	Portland	1821	USD -	Unknown
1630	William Willis	PORTLAND. Journals of Rev. Thomas Smith and Rev. Samuel Deane, pastors of the first church in Portland; with a summary history of Portland	Portland	1849	USD -	Unknown
1631	Payson, Edward	PORTLAND. Sermons	Portland	1828	USD -	Unknown
1632	Nathaniel Adams	PORTSMOUTH, N. H. Annals of; comprising a period of 200 years, from the first settlement of the town	Portsmouth	1825	USD -	Unknown
1633	Moses, T. P.	PORTSMOUTH. Sketch of the life of	Portsmouth	1850	USD -	Unknown
1634		PORTSMOUTH. American Citizens Sure Guide...	Portsmouth	1804	USD -	Unknown
1635	POTTER, Israel R. (of Cranston, R. I.)	POTTER, Israel R. (of Cranston, R. I.) Life and Adventures of	Providence	1824	USD -	Unknown
1636	Albert Jacquemart	POTTERY. History of Ceramic Art	New York (London)	1877	USD -	Unknown
1637	POUSSIN, G. T.	The United States; its power and progress	Phila.	1851	USD -	Unknown
1638	POWNALL, T.	Topographical Description of such parts of North America as are contained in the (annexed) Map of the Middle British Colonies in North America	London	1776	USD -	Unknown
1639	George Ticknor	PRESCOTT, William H. Life of	Boston	1864	USD -	Unknown
1640	PRESTON, William	Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius	Dublin	1803	USD -	Unknown
1641	PRICE, Richard	General Introduction and Supplement to the two Tracts on Civil Liberty, the War with America and the Finances of the Kingdom	London	1778	USD -	Unknown
1642	PRICE	Observations on the Importance of the American Revolution	Reprinted: Boston	1784	USD -	Unknown
1643		PRIMER. The New England Primer of 1777	Boston	1843	USD -	Unknown
1644		PRINCE, Nathan. Fellow of Harvard College. An Essay to Solve the Difficulties that attend the Several Accounts given by the Evangelists of Our Saviour's Resurrection and his Appearance to His Followers on the Day He Rose	Boston	1734	USD -	Unknown
1645	Samuel G. Drake	PRINCE. Some Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Thomas Prince, together with a Pedigree of his Family	Boston	1851	USD -	Unknown
1646		PRINCE Society. Sir Walter Raleigh and his Colony in America: including narratives of voyages made to America at his charges, and descriptions of the country, commodities and inhabitants	Boston	1884	USD -	Unknown
1647		PRINCE Society. The Purpose and Work of...			USD -	Unknown
1648	C. T. Russell	PRINCETON, Mass. History of, from its first settlement, with a sketch of the present religious controversy	Boston	1838	USD -	Unknown
1649		PRINCETON. Centennial Celebration, Oct. 20th, 1859	Worcester	1860	USD -	Unknown
1650		PRINTING. Bibliography of: with notes and illustrations. Compiled by E. C. Bigmore and C. W. H. Wyman	London	1880	USD -	Unknown
1651	Buckingham, J. T.	PRINTING. Specimens of Newspaper Literature: with personal memoirs, etc.	Boston	1852	USD -	Unknown
1652	Coffin, R. S. ("The Boston Bard")	PRINTING. The Printer and other poems	Boston	1817	USD -	Unknown
1653	[Coffin]	PRINTING. The "Boston Bard" to the Citizens of Boston	Boston	1826	USD -	Unknown
1654		PRINTING. Collection of Songs of the American Press, and other Poems relating to the Art of Printing	Albany	1868	USD -	Unknown
1655		PRINTING. Facsimiles from early Printed Books in the British Museum	London	1897	USD -	Unknown
1656	Hill, Joseph	PRINTING. The Book Makers of Old Birmingham: authors, printers and book-sellers	Birmingham	1907	USD -	Unknown
1657		PRINTING. History of Printing, Gas-Light, Pottery, Glass and Iron	New York	1864	USD -	Unknown
1658	Jenkins, H.	PRINTING. Manual of Photo Engraving	Chicago	1902	USD -	Unknown
1659	Kerr, R. W.	PRINTING. History of the Government Printing Office; with brief record of the public printing, 1789--1881	Lancaster, Pa.	1881	USD -	Unknown
1660		PRINTING. The Origin of; in two essays	London	1774	USD -	Unknown
1661	Pearce, Benjamin W.	PRINTING. Recollections of a long and busy life, 1819-90	Newport, R. I.	1890	USD -	Unknown
1662	Roberts, W.	PRINTING. Printers' Marks: a chapter in the history of typography	London	1893	USD -	Unknown
1663	Russell, John	PRINTING. Address, presented to the members of the Faustus Association, Boston, Oct. 4, 1808	Boston	1808	USD -	Unknown
1664		PRINTING. Supplement to the "Origin of Printing"	London	1781	USD -	Unknown
1665		PRINTING. The Working-man's Way in the World; being an autobiography of a journeyman printer	New York	1854	USD -	Unknown
1666		PRINTING. Meeting on behalf of Printing Fund for the Blind...			USD -	Unknown
1667	PRIOR, Thomas	Narrative of the Success of Tar Water in Curing a Variety of Distempers	Reprinted: Boston	1749	USD -	Unknown
1668		PROCEEDINGS of the first 10 Years of the American Tract Society; instituted at Boston, 1814	Andover	1824	USD -	Unknown
1669	PROUD, Robert	History of Pennsylvania, in North America...	Phila.	1797	USD -	Unknown
1670	William Hague	PROVIDENCE, R. I. An historical Discourse delivered at the celebration of the second centennial anniversary of the first Baptist church in Providence, November 7, 1839	Providence	1839	USD -	Unknown
1671	S. Adlam	PROVIDENCE. First Church in Providence not the oldest of the Baptists in America	Newport	1850	USD -	Unknown
1672		PROVIDENCE Directory: names of inhabitants, their occupations and dwelling houses; lists of streets, lanes, Wharves, etc.	Providence	1828	USD -	Unknown
1673		PSALTER or Psalms of David, with the Proverbs of Solomon	Worcester	1784	USD -	Unknown
1674		PSALMS and Hymns. Spiritual Songs Translated into English Meeter for the Use, Edification and Comfort of the Saints in Public and Private, Especially in New England	Boston	1706	USD -	Unknown
1675	PUMPELLY, R.	Across America and Asia: notes of a five years' journey around the world; and of residence in Arizona, Japan and China	New York	1870	USD -	Unknown
1676		QUARITCH'S Reprints of Early American Voyages	London	1893	USD -	Unknown
1677		QUINCY, Josiah, Jr. Memoir of the Life of	Boston	1825	USD -	Unknown
1678	George Whitney	QUINCY, Mass. Some Account of the Early History and Present State of the town of Quincy	Quincy	1828	USD -	Unknown
1679		QUINCY. Two Discourses, Sept. 29, 1839...			USD -	Unknown
1680		QUINCTILIAN, Fabius. His Institutes of Eloquence; or the art of speaking	London	1756	USD -	Unknown
1681	C. S. Rafinesque	REAFINESQUE, C. S. Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge. In 8 parts	Phila.	1832	USD -	Unknown
1682		RAFINESQUE. The American Nations; or outlines of national history of the ancient and modern nations of North and South America	Phila.	1836	USD -	Unknown
1683		RAFINESQUE. Life of Travels and Researches in North America and South Europe; or Outlines of the life, travels and researches of Rafinesque	Phila.	1836	USD -	Unknown
1684	Adams, C. F., Jr.	RAILROADS. Notes on Railroad Accidents	New York	1879	USD -	Unknown
1685		RAILROADS. Boston and Providence Director's Report...			USD -	Unknown
1686		RAILROADS. Historical and other sketches...			USD -	Unknown
1687		RAILROADS. History of the Old Colony Railroad, 1844--93; with history of the towns and cities along its route, etc.	Boston	1893	USD -	Unknown
1688	Jackson, William	RAILROADS. Lecture on Rail Roads, Jan. 12, 1829	Boston	1829	USD -	Unknown
1689		RAILROADS. Reports of the Engineers of the Western Rail Road Corporation, 1836-37	Springfield	1838	USD -	Unknown
1690		RAILROADS. Second Annual Report of the Directors of the Western Railroad Corporation	Boston	1837	USD -	Unknown
1691	Vose, G. L.	RAILROAD. Manual for Railroad Engineers	Boston	1875	USD -	Unknown
1692	Lilley Eaton	READING, Mass. Genealogical History of, including the present towns of Wakefield, Reading and North Reading, with chronological and historical sketches from 1639 to 1874	Boston	1874	USD -	Unknown
1693	J. C.	READING. A Twig of Birch for Billy's Breech. A letter to Rev. Mr. William Hobby, a Pastor of a Church at Reading	Boston	1745	USD -	Unknown
1694		READING. Historical Sketch of the Baptist Church in South Reading	Boston	1841	USD -	Unknown
1695		RED Book of Appin (The); with other hermetic stories and allegorical tales	New York	1866	USD -	Unknown
1696	REDDALL, H. F.	Fact, Fancy and Fable; a new handbook	Chicago	1892	USD -	Unknown
1697	Andrew and Matheson, James	REED, Narrative of the Visit to the American Churches	New York	1835	USD -	Unknown

ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 April

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.

Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.