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
200 BOSTON. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Francis Tukey, City Marshal of Boston Boston

1848

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201 Benjamin B. Wisner BOSTON. Old South Church. History of, in four sermons, May 9 to 16, 1830 Boston

1830

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202 BOSTON. Our First Men: list of persons taxed in Boston, credibly reported to be worth $100,000; with biographical notices, etc. Boston

1846

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203 BOSTON. Programme: Benefit Concert, May 29, 1852, in aid of the sufferers of the two late fires Boston

1852

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204 BOSTON. "Public Meeting in Ward Six. All the legal voters of Ward Six, City of Boston Boston

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205 BOSTON. Report of a French Protestant Refugee in Boston, 1687 Brooklyn

1868

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206 BOSTON. Right and Wrong in Boston Boston

1836

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207 Robbins, Chandler BOSTON. History of the Second Church, or Old North, in Boston, to which is added a history of the new brick church Boston

1852

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208 Savage, E. H. BOSTON. Police Records and Recollections; or, Boston by Daylight and Gaslight Boston

1865

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209 Shaw, Charles BOSTON. A Topographical and Historical Description of Boston Boston

1817

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210 BCSTON. Shawmut, or the settlement of Boston by the Puritan Pilgrims Boston

1847

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211 BCSTON. Sketches of Boston, past and present and of some few places in its vicinity Boston

1851

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212 BOSTON Slave Riot, and Trial of Anthony Burns Boston

1854

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213 Snow, C. H. BOSTON. History of Boston, from its Origin to the present period, with some account of the Environs Boston

1825

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214 BOSTON. Snow. A Geography of Boston, County of Suffolk and the adjacent towns Boston

1830

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215 [Stevens, B. F.] BOSTON. The Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770 Boston

1900

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217 "I. A. M. Cumming" BOSTON. Tabernacle Sketches Boston

1877

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218 BOSTON. Testimony of the Pastors in the Churches in the Province of Massachusetts Bay at their Annual Convention in Boston, May 25, 1743 Boston

1743

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219 BOSTON. Traits of the Tea Party; with a memoir of George R. T. Hewes New York

1835

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220 Whitman, Z. G. BOSTON. Historical Sketch of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Boston

1820

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221 BOTTA, Charles History of the War of the Independence of the United States of America Boston

1826

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222 BOWDITCH, N. The New American Navigator New York

1821

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223 Peter Thacher BOWDOIN. Sermon, Boston, Nov. 14, 1790 on the Death of James Bowdoin Boston

1791

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224 W. Emerson BOWDOIN. Sermon, May, 1803 in memorial of Elizabeth Bowdoin, relict of James Bowdoin Boston

1803

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225 Edward P. Weston, editor BOWDOIN College. The Bowdoin Poets Brunswick

1849

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226 BOWDOIN College. Songs of Brunswick

1860

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227 BOWERS, James. (of Framingham, Mass.) Sermons on various Subjects Hallowell

1820

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228 BOYLSTON, Mass. Brief Historical Sketch of, from its first settlement to the present time Lancaster

1831

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229 BRADFORD, Alden History of Massachusetts Boston

1822

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230 BRADFORD History of Massachusetts, 1790 to 1820 Boston

1829

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231 BRADFORD History of Massachusetts for two hundred years, 1620 to 1820 Boston

1835

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232 BRADFORD History of the Federal Government for Fifty Years, from March 1789 to March 1839 Boston

1840

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233 BRADFORD New England Chronology from the discovery of the country by Cabot, in 1497, to 1820 Boston

1843

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234 BRADFORD Biographical Notices of Distinguished Men in New England Boston

1842

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235 BRATTLEBORO, Vt. Picturesque Brattleboro Northampton

1894

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236 BRIDGEWATER, Mass. Celebration of 200th Anniversary, June 3, 1856 Boston

1856

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237 BRIDGEWATER. Letter from the Inhabitants of Bridgewater, England to the Inhabitants of Bridgewater, Mass., Sept. 10, 1846 Boston

1847

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238 Gale, James BRIGHTON, Mass. A long Voyage in a leaky ship: the principal incidents in the life of an inebriate Cambridgeport

1842

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239 BRITISH Grammar; for the use of schools and of private young gentlemen and ladies Boston

1784

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240 BRITISH Theatre London

1791

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241 John Calef (1722) A POEM on the Much-Lamented Death of Mr.-Edmund Titcomb, who died March 26, 1722, in the 41st year of his age Boston

1722

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242 (1750) AN Exact Table to bring Old Tenor into lawful Money Boston

1750

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243 (1775) "IN Provincial Congress, Watertown, May 1, 1775... Watertown

1775

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244 (1777) BY the Council of Safety of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Lancaster

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245 (1779) State of Massachusetts Bay. In the House of Representatives, June 8, 1779

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246 (1780) A NEW Song called the Tempest: together with an American Ode Boston

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247 (1780) CHILDREN in the Woods Boston

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248 (1784) THE Life, Last Words, and Dying Speech of Dirick Grout, a Dutchman of New York State Boston

1784

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249 Jonathan Plumer (1792) ADDRESS to Miss Katherine Wigglesworth, of Newbury Port on her return from Boston, where she had the Small Pox by inoculation; followed by Poem Newbury

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250 (1792) LINES Addressed to the Patients under inoculation for the Small Pox Newburyport

1792

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251 Jonathan Plummer (1793) ADDRESS to Citizen Dexter on his ordering the bells of Newburyport to be tolled on account of the hapless fate of Louis XVI Newburyport

1793

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252 (1793) MASSACHUSETTS. Proclamation, relative to case of Wm. Vassall, 1793 (John Hancock)...

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253 (1794) "Wednesday, April 16. This moment a kind correspondent communicated to the editor of the Morning Star, a letter from General Fisk of Salem (dated 'Ipswich, Wednesday, 11 o'Clock, 1794, and announcing gratifying news from Antigua)," etc.

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254 (1795) THE Experience of Nancy Welch; with lines for a family of her acquaintance Newburyport

1795

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255 Jonathan Plummer (1795) The Second Ode, and the Second and concluding part of a Sermon, on the subject of studying to be quiet; occasioned by a difference between the Rev. Dr. Dana and his consort Newburyport

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256 (1797) Patent Billions Cordial: Description, directions, etc. Boston

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257 (1799) THE Columbian Museum (programme, catalogue, etc.) Boston

1799

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258 (1800) "THE following lines were composed and sent to the Rev. E. L. soon after his recovery," etc. , (Newburyport)

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259 (1804) HIGHLY Important News from Europe Newburyport

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260 (1804) ADDRESS to the Patrons of the Newburyport Herald

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261 (1805) ADDRESS to the Patrons of the Newburyport Herald Newburyport

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262 (1806) THE News-Carrier's Address to the Patrons of the Newpuryport Herald

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263 (1808) EMBARGO! (A poem) Boston

1808

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264 (1808) REAL French Piracy Boston

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265 (1808) THE Strong Fast: or hypocrisy in the suds Boston

1804

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266 (1811) AMERICAN Taxation: a Song of Seventy-nine Boston

1811

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267 (1815) THE Distressed Soul, etc. Newburyport

1815

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268 (1815) NEWBURYPORT Herald Extra, May 2, 1815 Newburyport

1815

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269 (1846) "TO the Mechanics of the United States" Massilon, O.

1846

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270 (1817) AMPHITHEATRE, late Circus, at Charles town, near Boston

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271 (1820) HARDY'S Address to the World (1820)... Boston

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272 (1820) THE Moloch of Orthodoxy; or the two faces of that system exhibited in caricature; with a burlesque on the sophistry, etc. Boston

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273 (1821) EXECUTION of Stephen Merrill Clark, on Winter Island, Salem, May 10, 1821, for the crime of arson Salem

1821

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274 (1821) ORDER of Services, at installation of Rev. S. P. Williams, Newburyport, Feb. 8, 1821 Newburyport

1821

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275 (1823) CATALOGUE of Bridgewater Academy, 1823...

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276 (1823) HYMN for July 4th, 1823...

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277 (1823) WHA'LL be King but Charlie... East Thomaston, Me.

1823

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278 (1825) PIRATICAL Barbarity. Announcement and Prospectus of the Narrative of Lucretia Parker, the Capture of the "Eliza Ann," the Massacre of the Crew etc. Boston

1825

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279 (1825) BUFFALO and Albany coach lines (with table of roads), July, 1825...

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280 (1825) GOOD old Days of Adam and Eve Boston

1825

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281 (1825) ODE for the 17th of June, 1825 Boston

1825

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282 (1825) Variety Store: James Tolman, South Abington. Announcement, list of goods, etc. Boston

1825

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283 (1827) HYMN: on the death of Lucy Haskell, who was taken ill in Lowell; and expired on Feb. 26, 1827 Newburyport

1827

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284 (1827) NEW Year's Address of the Carrier of the Kennebec Journal Augusta, Me.

.

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285 (1830) TO the Electors of Lynn Lynn

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286 (1832) NULLIFICATION Proclamation of Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, December 10, 1832

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286a (1832) ORDER of Exercises Boston

1832

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287 (1833) ORDER of Services (hymns, etc.)...

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288 (1834) ORDER of Exercises at Dedication of Church, Cambridgeport, Oct. 29, 1834 Boston

1834

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289 (1835) MIDDLEBURY College Albany

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290 (1835) OLD Colony Celebration, Hanover, July 4, 1835...

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291 (1835) ORDER of Exercises, second centennial anniversary of the ancient town of Newbury Newburyport

1835

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292 (1835) ANNIVERSARY Exercises First Religious Society...

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293 (1837) ORDER of Exercises, Newburyport, July 4th, 1837 and '38

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294 (1838) NATIONAL (Theatre). Programme: Last Night of the Engagement of Miss Hildreth Boston

1838

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295 (1840) HARRISON Song Cambridge

1840

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296 (1840) MERCHANTS' and Travellers' Directory; or a table of the principal roads and distances throughout the United States Boston

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297 (1841) CONSECRATION of Lowell Cemetery, June 20, 1841 (including 2 poems) Lowell

1841

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298 (1841) GOOD Order Society, Weymouth, Mass.; Charter, Preamble, etc. Weymouth

1841

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299 (1841) ORDER of Exercises, Newburyport, May 3, 1841 (death of President Harrison) Newburyport

1841

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  • 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.