Merwin Clayton Sales Company: CATALOGUE OF A PORTION OF THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE ROBERT BROWN SECRETARY OF YALE OBSERVATORY NEW HAVEN, CONN. (WITH ADDITIONS) NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE, AMERICANA, CONFEDERATE BOOKS, FIRST EDITIONS, BIOGRAPHY, OLD LAWS, ETC., ETC. TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION, 440,

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 14, 1912 - February 14, 1912

Page Size: 728 items in 8 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101		BOOK-PLATES. English Armorial and Illustrative. Henry D. Gilpin, Allan Robinson, Nathl. W. Conkling ...			USD -	1.00
102		BOOK OF PASSIONS (James);--Lucile (Meredith);--The Book Love (Baldwin);--Ballads and other Verses ( ...			USD -	1.05
103	BOORAEM (JOHN V. V.)	Internal Energy. A method proposed for the circulation of energy stored within matter.	New York	1906	USD -	Unknown
104		BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. Bulletins. Whole Nos. 12, 13, 14, 21, 23, 43 to 60, 63 to 95, and 97 to 103.	Boston	1869-96	USD -	1.00
105		BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. Monthly, Quarterly Bulletins and Annual Lists, 1897-1911 (irregular).			USD -	Unknown
106		BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. Annual Reports, 1857-1900 (irregular).			USD -	Unknown
107	S. F. Vinton and T. B. Galloway	BOUNDARY DISPUTES between Ohio, Virginia and Michigan.			USD -	1.50
108	E. C. Savidge	BREWSTER (BENJAMIN H.). Life of, with Discourses and Addresses.	Philadelphia	1891	USD -	Unknown
109		BRIDGEWATER TREATISES. Illustrations.	London	1835, etc.	USD -	5.00
110	BRIGHAM (W. T.)	Historical Notes on the Earthquakes of New England, 1638-69.	Boston	1871	USD -	1.10
111		BROOK FARM. The Community at West Roxbury, Mass.	N. p.	n. d.	USD -	1.00
112		BROOKLYN MONTHLY. Portraits of Rev. H. W. Beecher, Bishop Littlejohn, etc.	Brooklyn	1860	USD -	Unknown
113		BROTHER JONATHAN. Vol. 2, Nos. 2 and 4, with Supplements, for April 9 and Aug. 17, 1842, and Extras ...	New York	1842	USD -	Unknown
114	[BROWNE (C. F.)]	Artemus Ward in London.	New York	1867	USD -	1.50
115	BROWNE (MONTAGU)	List of the British Macro-Lepidoptera, Scientific and English Names.	Birmingham	1877	USD -	Unknown
116	BRYANT (W. C.)	A Forest Hymn.	New York	(1860)	USD -	Unknown
117	BRYCE (JAMES)	The American Commonwealth.	London	1889	USD -	4.10
118		BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS. The Building Associations of Connecticut and other States examined . . . also ...	New Haven	1856	USD -	Unknown
119	BULLOCK (ALEX. H.)	Addresses delivered on several Occasions. Memoir by George F. Hoar.	Boston	1883	USD -	Unknown
120		BUNKER HILL BATTLE. View of. Engraved by Annin & Smith, after a drawing by J. R. Penniman.			USD -	2.00
121	BURDETTE (ROBERT J.)	The Rise and Fall of the Mustache.	Burlington	1877	USD -	1.00
122	BURDETTE (ROBERT J.)	Hawkeyes.	New York	1879	USD -	Unknown
123	BURMEISTER (DR. HERMANN)	A Manual of Entomology.	London	1836	USD -	2.10
124	BURNS (DAWSON)	The Bases of the Temperance Reform.	London	1872	USD -	Unknown
125	BURNS (ROBERT)	Celebration of the 100th Anniversary, by the Boston Burns Club, Jan. 25, 1859.	Boston	1859	USD -	1.25
126	BURT (E. W.)	Camp Fires in the Wilderness.	Boston	(1902)	USD -	Unknown
127	BURTON (JOHN HILL)	The Book-Hunter, etc.	New York	1885	USD -	Unknown
128	De La Perouse (Capt)	CALIFORNIA. A Voyage Round the World, 1785-88.	London	1798	USD -	4.00
129	Torrey (John)	CALIFORNIA. On the Darlingtonia Californiaca, a new Pitcher-Plant of Northern California.	Washington	1853	USD -	1.40
130	Taylor (Bayard)	CALIFORNIA. Eldorado; or, Adventures in the Path of Empire. Lithographic tinted plates, including ...	New York	1855	USD -	2.00
131	Walter Colton	CALIFORNIA. Three Years in California.	New York	1856	USD -	2.00
132	Greeley (Horace)	CALIFORNIA. An Overland Journey from New York to San Francisco in the Summer of 1859.	New York	1860	USD -	1.75
133	Hittel (John S.)	CALIFORNIA. The Resources of California.	San Francisco	1863	USD -	Unknown
134	Bowles (Samuel)	CALIFORNIA. Across the Continent. A Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons and the ...	Springfield	1866	USD -	Unknown
135		CALIFORNIA. Trial. In the Matter of the Court Martial of Capt. Timothy Connelly. Proceedings of the ...	San Francisco	1881	USD -	Unknown
136		CALIFORNIA. Climate, Resources, Topography, Productions, etc., of Sandiego, Cal.	San Diego	1887	USD -	Unknown
137	A. W. Vogdes	CALIFORNIA. Bibliography Relating to the Geology, Paleontology and Mineral Resources of California.	Sacramento	1896	USD -	Unknown
138		CALIFORNIA. Mediumistic Experiences of John Brown, the Medium of the Rockies.	San Francisco	1897	USD -	Unknown
139	Yone Naguchi	CALIFORNIA. The Voice of the Valley.	San Francisco	(1897)	USD -	1.00
140	Henry Goodcell	CALIFORNIA. The Man with the Spade.	Oakland	(1899)	USD -	Unknown
141	Dr. Dietrich	CALIFORNIA. The German Emigrants; or, Frederick Wohlgemuth's Voyage to California.	Guben	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
142	William Taylor	CALIFORNIA LIFE ILLUSTRATED.	New York	1858	USD -	Unknown
143	CAMOES (LUIS DE)	Obras Completas. Correctas e Emendadas de J. V. Barreto Fei e J. G. Monteiro.	Lisboa	1843	USD -	Unknown
144	Capt. Marryat	CANADA. The Settlers in Canada.	Leipzig	1844	USD -	1.05
145		CANADA. The Battle of the Swash and the Capture of Canada (Barton);--The Canadians of Old (Gaspe);-- ...			USD -	3.10
146		CANALS. Canal Laws, Regulations, Rates of Toll and Names of Principal Places, with distances from ...	Albany	1846	USD -	Unknown
147	J. L. Sullivan	CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Report in Favor of the Abolition of the Punishment of Death by Law.	New York	1841	USD -	2.00
148	CARLYLE (THOMAS)	The French Revolution.	New York	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
149		CASE OF THE BLACK WARRIOR and other Violations of the Rights of American Citizens by Spanish ...	Washington	1854	USD -	Unknown
150		CENTURY ATLAS OF THE WORLD. Prepared under the Superintendence of Benjamin E. Smith.	New York	n. d.	USD -	2.10
151		CERVANTES. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha.	Boston	1848	USD -	Unknown
152		CERVANTES. Don Quixote de la. Mancha.	New York	1900	USD -	2.00
153	CHALKLEY (THOMAS)	A Journal of the Life, Travels and Christian Experiences of Thomas Chalkley.	London	1818	USD -	Unknown
154	CHAMBERLAIN (W. L.)	The Parthenon and other Poems.	Boston	1808	USD -	Unknown
155	CHAPMAN (F. M.)	The Birds of the Vicinity of New York City.	New York	1906	USD -	Unknown
156		CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. Proceedings of the National Conference, 1895-1910 (lacking 1900, 1902 and ...	Boston	1895-1910	USD -	3.50
157		CHAUCER. Canterbury Tales for the Modern Reader: Prepared and Edited by Arthur Burrell.	London	(1909)	USD -	Unknown
158		CHESS. The Chess-Players' Manual, containing the Laws of the Game, by G. H. D, Gossip. Revised ...	Philadelphia	(1902)	USD -	Unknown
159	CHILD (HAMILTON)	Gazetteer and Business Directory of Erie County, Pa.	Syracuse	1873	USD -	Unknown
160	Dalton (Wm.)	CHINA. John Chinaman; or, Adventures in Flowery Land.	Boston	(1858)	USD -	Unknown
161	Robert Casey	CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. God and Good are One.	n. p.	1890	USD -	Unknown
162	CHURCH (F. S.)	Archibald the Cat and other Sea Yarns.	New York	1878	USD -	Unknown
163	CHURCHILL (LORD RANDOLPH S.)	Men, Mines and Animals in South Africa.	New York	1892	USD -	Unknown
164		CINCINNATI SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY. Journal of. Vol. 1, No. 1, to Vol. 5, No. 1.	Cincinnati	1878-1882	USD -	8.50
165		CINCINNATI SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY.	Cincinnati	1878	USD -	7.00
166		CIVIL WAR. History of the Great Western Sanitary Fair.	Cincinnati	(1864)	USD -	Unknown
167	C. C. Coffin	CIVIL WAR. Four Years of Fighting.	Boston	1866	USD -	Unknown
168	William Swinton	CIVIL WAR. History of the Seventh Regiment, National Guard, State of New York, during the War of the ...	New York	1870	USD -	Unknown
169	J. B. Hood	CIVIL WAR. Advance and Retreat.	New Orleans	1880	USD -	1.20
170	Cox (J. D.)	CIVIL WAR. The March to the Sea;--Atlanta.	New York	1882-84	USD -	Unknown
171		CIVIL WAR. History of the 36th Mass. Volunteers, 1862-65 (with complete Roster).	Boston	1884	USD -	Unknown
172		CIVIL WAR. The Impending Crisis of the South (Helper);--The Thinking Bayonet (Hosmer);--Dunn Browne ...			USD -	Unknown
173		CIVIL WAR. Pamphlets and booklets.			USD -	Unknown
174		CIVIL WAR AND SLAVERY. The Days of Shoddy (Murford);--One of the People (Porter);--The Results of ...			USD -	Unknown
175		CIVIL WAR CARD GAME. Similar to game of Authors.			USD -	Unknown
176		CIVIL WAR SONGS. Trumpet of Freedom.	New York	1864	USD -	3.10
177	CLEMENS (S. L.)	Roughing It.	Hartford	1872	USD -	1.00
178	CLEMENS (S. L.)	A Tramp Abroad.	Hartford	1880	USD -	1.50
179	CLEMENS (S. L.)	Mark Twain's Autobiography. Second Issue;-- Tramp Abroad. Toronto, 1880.			USD -	Unknown
180	CLEMENS (S. L.)	Mark Twain's Library of Humor.	New York	1888	USD -	2.00
181	CLEMENS (S. L.)	The American Claimant.	New York	1892	USD -	Unknown
182	CLEMENS (S. L.)	The £1,000,000 Bank-Note, and other New Stories.	New York	1893	USD -	1.25
183	H. R. Haweis	CLEMENS (S. L.). Mark Twain and Bret Harte.	New York	1900	USD -	Unknown
184	CLEMENS (S. L.)	Extracts from Adam's Diary.	New York	1904	USD -	Unknown
185	CLEMENS (S. L.)	King Leopold's Soliloquy.	Boston	1905	USD -	Unknown
186	CLEMENS (S. L.)	A Horse's Tale.	New York	1907	USD -	Unknown
187	CLEMENS (S. L.)	Eve's Diary.	New York	1906	USD -	Unknown
188	Hon. Gouverneur Morris	CLINTON (GEORGE). Oration in Honor of the Memory of George Clinton, May 19, 1812.	New York	1812	USD -	Unknown
189		CLOCKS. History of the American Clock Business for the past Sixty Years, and the Life of Chauncey ...	New Haven	1860	USD -	Unknown
190		CLOCKS. Synchronized Clocks. Lecture by John A. Lund.	London	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
191	COFFIN (LEVI -- Reputed President of the Underground Railroad)	Reminiscences of.	Cincinnati	(1876)	USD -	1.25
192		COLLEGES.			USD -	Unknown
193		COLORADO. Summering in Colorado.	Denver	1874	USD -	Unknown
194		COLORED PLATE. The History of Prince Lee Boo, a Native of the Pelew Islands, Brought to England by ...	London	1822	USD -	Unknown
195	COLQUHOUN (ARCHIBALD R.)	The Mastery of the Pacific.	New York	1902	USD -	Unknown
196	COLQUHOUN (ARCHIBALD R.)	The Mastery of the Pacific.			USD -	Unknown
197		COLUMBIA COLLEGE. An Historical Sketch of, 1754-1876.	New York	1876	USD -	1.25
198	[COMBE (WILLIAM)]	The Dance of Life;--The English Dance of Death, 2 vols. Illustrated with coloured engravings by Thos ...	London	1903	USD -	Unknown
199		COMMERCE.			USD -	Unknown
200		CONFEDERATE. Boys' and Girls' Stories of the War.	Richmond	(1863)	USD -	1.60

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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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.
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.