Bangs: Part One. Catalogue of The Large Historical Library of the Late Henry B. Dawson, LL.D., an Extensive and Valuable collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals. To Be Sold At Auction, May 19th, 20th, 21st, 22d and 23d, 1890 By Bangs & Co. 739 & 741 Broa, 19May1890,

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 19, 1890 - May 19, 1890

Page Size: 2461 items in 25 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1993		STURBRIDGE: an Historical Sketch (soiled), no title-page			USD -	Unknown
1994		SUFFOLK DEEDS. (Printed from the early records of deeds of the County of Suffolk.)	Bost.	1880-83	USD -	Unknown
1995	H. T. Bowditch	SUFFOLK SURNAMES, by H. T. Bowditch	Bost.	1857	USD -	Unknown
1996	D. R. Whitney	SUFFOLK BANK, by D. R. Whitney	Cambridge	1878	USD -	Unknown
1997	Thomas C. Amory	SULLIVAN, JAMES. Life, with Selections from his Writings, by Thomas C. Amory	Bost.	1859	USD -	Unknown
1998	T. C. Amory	SULLIVAN. Memoir of Hon. Wm. Sullivan, by T. C. Amory. Daniel Sullivan's Visits to Gen. John Sullivan in Philadelphia, 1781			USD -	Unknown
1999		SUMNER, CHAS. Orations and Speeches, 2 vols., 1850...			USD -	Unknown
2000		TAUNTON. The Ministry of Taunton, by S. H. Emery	Bost.	1853	USD -	Unknown
2001		TAUNTON. Ancient Iron Works, Oration July 4, 1876, by C. F. Adams...			USD -	Unknown
2002	THOMAS, E. S.	Reminiscenes of the last Sixty-five Years, commencing with the Battle of Lexington	Hartford	1840	USD -	Unknown
2003	THORNTON, JOHN W.	The Landing at Cape Anne...			USD -	Unknown
2004		TRACTS of the Doctrinal Tract and Book Society	Bost.		USD -	Unknown
2005		TRIAL of Prof. John W. Webster for the Murder of Dr. Geo. Parkman	Bost.	1850	USD -	Unknown
2006	TRUMBULL, J. HAMMOND	The Origin of M'Fingal	Morrisania	1868	USD -	Unknown
2007	UHDEN, H. F.	New England Theocracy: a History of the Congregationalists	Bost.	1858	USD -	Unknown
2008		UNIVERSALIST CONVENTIONS, 1859-81			USD -	Unknown
2009		VINTON, J. A. The Antinomian Controversy of 1637...			USD -	Unknown
2010		WARD, NATHANIEL. The Simple Cobbler of Aggawam...			USD -	Unknown
2011		WARE. Historical Discourse on Ware, 1851, by D. N. Coburn...			USD -	Unknown
2012		WAKEFIELD. Inaugural Exercises, Historical Address, &C. on Occasion of the Assumption of its New Name, &c	Bost.	1872	USD -	Unknown
2013		WAKEFIELD. Another copy on paper...			USD -	Unknown
2014	Richard Frothingham	WARREN. Life and Times of Joseph Warren, by Richard Frothingham	Bost.	1865	USD -	Unknown
2015		WARWICK. History of the Town, by Jonathan Blake, and continued...			USD -	Unknown
2016		WATERTOWN. Historical Sketch of the Town, by Convers Francis, 1830...			USD -	Unknown
2017	WEBSTER, DANIEL	WEBSTER, DANIEL. Works of	Bost.	1853	USD -	Unknown
2018	WEBSTER, DANIEL	WEBSTER, DANIEL. Memorial of, from the City of Boston		1853	USD -	Unknown
2019	WEBSTER, DANIEL	Personal Memorials...			USD -	Unknown
2020	Myron O. Allen	WENHAM. History of, from 1639 to 1860, by Myron O. Allen	Bost.		USD -	Unknown
2021	Rev. H. Vincent	WESLEYAN GROVE, Martha's Vineyard, by Rev. H. Vincent			USD -	Unknown
2022	B. F. Keyes	WEST BOYLSTON. Historical Memorandum and Genealogical Register, &c	Worcester	1861	USD -	Unknown
2023		WESTHAMTON. Centennial Discourse...			USD -	Unknown
2024		WESTMINSTER, One Hundredth Anniversary, 1859...			USD -	Unknown
2025	J. H. Temple	WHATELY. History of the Town, including a Narrative of leading Events from the first planting of Hatfield, 1660-1871	Bost.	1872	USD -	Unknown
2026	WHEATLEY, PHILLIS (a native African and a Slave)	Memoir and Poems	Bost.	1838	USD -	Unknown
2027		WIGGLESWORTH, MICHAEL. The Day of Doom...			USD -	Unknown
2028		WIGGINS AND LUNT'S Reprints...	Bost.	1865-67	USD -	Unknown
2029	WIGHTMAN, Jos. M.	Annals of the Boston Primary School Committee, from its establishment in 1818 to its dissolution in 1855		1860	USD -	Unknown
2030	WILLIAMS, JOHN	The Redeemed Captive returning to Zion, with Appendix and Notes by S. W. Williams	Northampton	1853	USD -	Unknown
2031	Mason Noble	WILLIAMSTOWN. Centennial Discourse, 1865, by Mason Noble			USD -	Unknown
2032	Rev. Calvin Durfee	WILLIAMS COLLEGE. A History, by Rev. Calvin Durfee	Bost.	1860	USD -	Unknown
2033		WILLIAMS COLLEGE. Sketches of, 1847, &c			USD -	Unknown
2034	Joseph Willard	WILLARD Memoir; or, Life and Times of Major Simon Willard, with notices of three generations of his descendants, &c	Bost.	1858	USD -	Unknown
2035	Wm. W. Wheildon	WILLARD Memoir of Solomon Willard, Architect and Superintendent of the Bunker Hill Monument, by Wm. W. Wheildon		1865	USD -	Unknown
2036		WILLISTON SEMINARY. Quarter Centennial, 1867...			USD -	Unknown
2037	Alex. Winchell	WINCHELL. Family Genealogy, by Alex. Winchell	Ann Arbor	1869	USD -	Unknown
2038	Rev. A. P. Marvin	WINCHENDON. History of the Town from the Grant of Ipswich, Canada, in 1735, by Rev. A. P. Marvin	Winchendon	1868	USD -	Unknown
2039		WINTHROP.Life and Letters of John Winthrop, 1588-1630...	Bost.	1864-67	USD -	Unknown
2040	Samuel Sewell	WOBORN. History of the Town from the Grant of its Territory to Charlestown in 1640 to the year 1860, by Samuel Sewell	Bost.	1868	USD -	Unknown
2041	WOBORN	Historical and Descriptive Sketch		1885	USD -	Unknown
2042	Peter Whitney	WORCESTER. History of the County of Worcester in Massachusetts, with a particular account of every town, &c., and a map of the County from actual survey, by Peter Whitney		1793	USD -	Unknown
2043	William Lincoln	WORCESTER. History of the Town from its earliest settlement to 1836, by William Lincoln	Worcester	1837	USD -	Unknown
2044	William Lincoln	WORCESTER. History of the Town from its earliest settlement to 1836, by William Lincoln		1862	USD -	Unknown
2045		WORCESTER. History of Worcester County, embracing a comprehensive history of the County, with a history and description of its Cities and Towns	Bost.	1879	USD -	Unknown
2046		WORCESTER. History of Worcester County, embracing a comprehensive history of the County, with a history and description of its Cities and Towns		1879	USD -	Unknown
2047	A. P. Marvin	WORCESTER. History of Worcester in the War of the Rebellion, by A. P. Marvin	Worcester	1870	USD -	Unknown
2048	Edward Bangs, Esq.	WORCESTER. Oration on July 4th, 1791, by Edward Bangs, Esq		1791	USD -	Unknown
2049		WORCESTER. Proceedings and Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity		1877-86	USD -	Unknown
2050		WORCESTER. Proceedings and Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity		1877-83	USD -	Unknown
2051		WORCESTER. Proceedings and Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity			USD -	Unknown
2052		WORCESTER. Proceedings and Collections of the Worcester Society of Antiquity		1878	USD -	Unknown
2053		WORCESTER. Epitaphs from the Cemetery on Worcester Common			USD -	Unknown
2054		WORCESTER. in the War of the Revolution, embracing the Acts of the Town from 1765 to 1783, inclusive		1876	USD -	Unknown
2055		WORCESTER. Magazine and Historical Journal; containing articles...		1826	USD -	Unknown
2056	Nathaniel Paine	WORCESTER. Notes, Historical and Chronological, on the Town, by Nathaniel Paine			USD -	Unknown
2057		WORCESTER. Celebration of the Centennial, 1876			USD -	Unknown
2058		WORCESTER. The same, a cut copy...			USD -	Unknown
2059		WORCESTER. Association and its Antecedents. A history of four ministerial associations	Bost.	1868	USD -	Unknown
2060		WORCESTER. Pulpit, with Notices by Rev. E. Smalley		1851	USD -	Unknown
2061	WORCESTER, SAMUEL	TWO Discourses on God's Gracious Covenant	Salem	1805	USD -	Unknown
2062		WORTHINGTON. History of the Town	Albany	1853	USD -	Unknown
2063	YOUNG, ALEXANDER	Chronicles of the First Planters of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, from 1623 to 1636	Bost.	1846	USD -	Unknown
2064		BOSTON ALMANAC, 1836-1874 (except 1871)			USD -	Unknown
2065	ARNOLD, S. G.	History of the State and Providence Plantations	N. Y.	1859	USD -	Unknown
2066		ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S REPORT, 1862, '64 and '66, duplicates			USD -	Unknown
2067		BAPTIST CHURCHI. Minutes of the Warren Association...			USD -	Unknown
2068		BAPTIST CHURCHI. Duplicates, various years 1816 to 1861			USD -	Unknown
2069		BAPTIST CHURCHI. Baptist State Conventions, 1847-1880 (except 1850, '51, '52, '55 and '63.)			USD -	Unknown
2070		BAPTIST CHURCHI		1871-79	USD -	Unknown
2071		BAPTIST CHURCHI. Providence Association Minutes, 1845-1870			USD -	Unknown
2072		BAPTIST CHURCHI. Various Reports, Sermons and Historical Tracts (Baptist)			USD -	Unknown
2073	P. Tustin	BAPTIST CHURCHI. Discourse at Dedication of Church in 1845, by Josiah P. Tustin, with large appendix	Providence	1845	USD -	Unknown
2074	Wm. Hague	BAPTIST CHURCHI. Historical Discourse at Second Centennial of First Church in Providence, 1839, by Wm. Hague	Bost.	1839	USD -	Unknown
2075	BARTLETT, JOHN R.	A History of the Destruction of His Britannic Majesty's Schooner Gaspee in Narragansett Bay on the 10th June, 1772	Providence	1861	USD -	Unknown
2076	BARTLETT, JOHN R.	Naval History of Rhode Island			USD -	Unknown
2077	BARTLETT, JOHN R.	Naval History of Rhode Island. in The Historical Magazine		1870	USD -	Unknown
2078	BARTLETT, JOHN R.	Bibliography of Rhode Island, with Notes	Providence	1864	USD -	Unknown
2079		BROWN UNIVEESITY. Sermons, &c			USD -	Unknown
2080	Horace A. Keach	BURRILLVILLE; as it was and as it is, by Horace A. Keach	Providence	1856	USD -	Unknown
2081		CENSUS of the Inhabitants of the Colony taken in 1774, arranged by John R. Bartlett		1858	USD -	Unknown
2082	edited by John R. Bartlett	COLONIAL RECORDS of Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1636-1792, printed by order of the Legislature, edited by John R. Bartlett	Providence	1856-65	USD -	Unknown
2083	edited by John R. Bartlett	COLONIAL RECORDS of Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1636-1792, printed by order of the Legislature, edited by John R. Bartlett			USD -	Unknown
2084		CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES. Minutes of the Evangelical Association, 1823, '33, '36, '41, '52, '55, '58, '59, '63, '67, '68, '70-76			USD -	Unknown
2085	COWELL, BENJAMIN	Spirit of '76 in Rhode Island, with biographical notices	Bost.	1850	USD -	Unknown
2086	DROWNE, SOLOMON	Journal of a Cruise in the Fall of 1780 in the Private Sloop of War, Hope, with Notes by Henry T. Drowne	N. Y.	1872	USD -	Unknown
2087	DURFEE, HON. JOB	Complete Works, with Memoir	Providence	1849	USD -	Unknown
2088	FISHERIES	Reports of Committee and Commissioners		1869-81	USD -	Unknown
2089	Mrs. H. A. Brownell	GENEALOGY. The Field Family, by Mrs. H. A. Brownell	Providence	1878	USD -	Unknown
2090	W. A. Mowry	GENEALOGY. Descendants of Nathaniel Mowry, by W. A. Mowry	Providence	1878	USD -	Unknown
2091	W. A. Mowry	GENEALOGY. Descendants of Nathaniel Mowry, by W. A. Mowry			USD -	Unknown
2092	W. A. Mowry	GENEALOGY. Richard Mowry, of Uxbridge, His Ancestors and Descendants, by W. A. Mowry		1878	USD -	Unknown

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