Bangs: First Editions of American Authors from the Library of a Private Collector. To Be Sold At Auction, Wednesday and Thursday, January, 22d and 23d, 1902. By Bangs & Co. 91 & 93 Fifth Ave., New York, 22Jan1902,

Auction Details

Auction Date: January 22, 1902 - January 22, 1902

Page Size: 500 items in 5 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
301	Harrington (Timothy)	MASSACHUSETTS. A Century-Sermon preached at the First-Parish in Lancaster, May 28th, 1753	Boston	1753	USD -	0.88
302	Mayhew (Jonathan)	MASSACHUSETTS. Seven Sermons . . . Preached at a Lecture in the West Meeting House in Boston. London, 1750	London	1750	USD -	0.30
303	Ricketson (Daniel)	MASSACHUSETTS. The History of New Bedford	New Bedford	1858	USD -	2.50
304	Smith (J. E. A.)	MASSACHUSETTS. The History of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, from the year 1734 to the year 1800	Boston	1869	USD -	1.88
305	Stillman (Samuel)	MASSACHUSETTS. A Sermon Preached to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in Boston, New-England, June 4, 1770	Boston	1770	USD -	0.50
306	Stone (Nathanael)	MASSACHUSETTS. Rulers are a Terror, not To Good, but Evil-Workers	Boston	1720	USD -	2.75
307	Thacher (Peter)	MASSACHUSETTS. Man's Frailty Practically Exhibited in his Life and Death	Boston	1730	USD -	0.25
308	Thacher (Peter)	MASSACHUSETTS. A Sermon Preached at Charlestown, February 29, 1788, at the Interment of the Rev. Joshua Paine, Jun	Boston	1788	USD -	0.10
309	Thacher (Peter)	MASSACHUSETTS. The Nature and Effects of Christian Sympathy, . . . Sermon Occasioned by the Death of Mr. Samuel Stillman, Jun	Boston	1794	USD -	0.15
310	Thacher (Peter)	MASSACHUSETTS. A Sermon Preached June 12, 1799, before his Honor Moses Gill, Esquire. ... at the Interment of His Excellency Increase Sumner, Esq	Boston	[1799]	USD -	0.10
311	MATHER (COTTON)	Magnalia Christi Americana; or, The Ecclesiastical History of New-England, from its First Planting in the years 1620, unto the Year of our Lord, 1698	London	1702	USD -	45.00
312	MATHER (COTTON)	The Wonders of the Invisible World: being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches, Lately Executed in New-England: and of several remarkable Curiosities therein Occurring	Printed first, at Boston in New-England: and Reprinted at London for John Dunton	1693	USD -	50.00
313	MATHER	The Occasional Paper	London	1718	USD -	0.50
314	Gee (Joshua)	MATHER. Israel's Mourning for Aaron's Death. A Sermon preached after the Death of COTTON MATHER	Boston	1728	USD -	1.00
315	MATHER (INCREASE)	A Further Account of the Tryals of The New-England Witches	London	1693	USD -	49.00
316	MATHER	Meditations on the Sanctification of the Lord's Day: and On the Judgments which attend the Profanation of it	Boston	1712	USD -	8.50
317	MATHER (INCREASE)	Practical Truths Plainly Delivered	Boston, N. E.	1718	USD -	14.00
318	[MAY (THOMAS)]	The Victorious Reigne of King Edward the Third	London	1635	USD -	14.00
319	MERIMEE (PROSPER)	1572: a Chronicle of the Times of Charles the Ninth	New-York	1830	USD -	2.00
320	(F. SOMNER)	MERRYWEATHER Bibliomania in the Middle Ages	London	1849	USD -	3.00
321	Hamilton (Leonidas)	MEXICO. Border States of Mexico: Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua, and Durango	New York	1883	USD -	0.38
322	MILTON (JOHN)	Ioannis Miltoni Angli Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio	Londini	1652	USD -	2.25
323	MILTON	A Treatise of Civil Power in Ecclesiastical Causes	London	1659	USD -	6.25
324	MONTAIGNE (MICHAEL DE)	MONTAIGNE (MICHAEL DE). Works	Cambridge	1864	USD -	4.12
325		MORMONS. Mormon Fanaticism Exposed: a Compendium of the Book of Mormon, or Joseph Smith's Golden Bible . . . Argued before the Free Discussion Society, Boston, July, 1841, between Elder Freeman Nickerson and the author, Tyler Parsons	Boston	1841	USD -	1.38
326	MORRIS (WILLIAM)	The Earthly Paradise: a Poem	London	1868	USD -	20.00
327	MORTON (SARAH WENTWORTH)	My Mind and its Thoughts, in Sketches, Fragments and Essays	Boston	1823	USD -	0.60
328	MORTON (THOMAS)	New English Canaan, or New Canaan. Containing an Abstract of New England, Composed in three Bookes. Written by Thomas Morton of Cliffords Inne, gent, upon tenne years knowledge and experiment of the Country	Amsterdam	1637	USD -	60.00
329	MOTLEY (JOHN LOTHROP)	Causes of the Civil War in America	London	1861	USD -	2.50
330	Hulbert (C.)	NAPOLEONIC WARS. Memoirs of Lieutenant-General Lord Hill, K.B., etc., etc. Accompanied with biographical sketches of his gallant brothers, the Duke of Wellington, and others	Shrewsbury	1816	USD -	3.75
331	Contostavlos (Alexander)	NAVY. A Narrative of the Material Facts in Relation to the Building of the Two Greek Frigates	New York	1826	USD -	0.05
332		NAVY. Report of the Evidence and Reasons of the Award Between Johannis Orlandos and Andreas Luriottis, Greek Deputies, of the One Part, and LeRoy, Bayard & Co., and G. G. & S. Howland of the Other Part	New York	1826	USD -	2.30
333	James (William)	NAVY. An Inquiry into the Merits of the Principal Naval Actions between Great-Britain and the United States [during the War of 1812]	Halifax	1816	USD -	2.30
334		NAVY. A Report of the Opinions of the Judges in the Important Cause of Penhallow et al. against Doane's Administrators	Philadelphia	1795	USD -	0.50
335	(Prof. James Russell)	NAVY. Historical Sketch of the United States Naval Academy	Washington	1876	USD -	0.25
336		NEWCASTLE (DUCHESS OF). Plays, Never before Printed. Written by the Thrice Noble, Illustrious and Excellent Princesse, the Duchess of Newcastle	London	1668	USD -	15.00
337		NEW JERSEY. The Constitution of the Episcopal Society of New-Jersey for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge and Piety		[1810]	USD -	0.10
338	William Paterson	NEW JERSEY. Laws of the State of New-Jersey, Revised and Published under the Authority of the Legislature by William Paterson	Newark	1800	USD -	1.50
339	Mickle (Isaac)	NEW JERSEY. Reminiscences of Old Gloucester; or, Incidents in the History of the Counties of Gloucester, Atlantic and Camden, New Jersey	Philadelphia	1845	USD -	4.00
340		NEW JERSEY. Morristown Imprint. A Letter containing Some Candid Observations on Mankind, and the Republican Administrations of Jefferson and Madison	Morristown	1810	USD -	1.30
341		NEW JERSEY. Morristown Imprint. An Inquiry into the Doctrine of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America relative to the Proper Subjects of Infant Baptism	Morristown	1824	USD -	0.70
342	Albert Barnes	NEW JERSEY. Morristown Imprint. Essays on Intemperance	Morristown	1828	USD -	0.75
343	Mulford (Isaac S.)	NEW JERSEY. Civil and Political History of New Jersey	Camden	1848	USD -	1.62
344	Rodgers (John)	NEW JERSEY. The Faithful Servant Rewarded: a Sermon, delivered at Princeton, occasioned by the Death of the Rev. John Witherspoon, President of said College	New York	1795	USD -	2.00
345		NEW JERSEY. Report on the Condition of the State Prison, embracing the Reports of the Inspectors, Physician and Joint Committee on State Prison Accounts	Trenton	1843	USD -	Not Sold
346		NEW JERSEY. Rules established by the Presbytery of New Brunswick for their own Government and recommended, as far as they apply, to the observation of their Churches	New Brunswick	1800	USD -	Not Sold
347	Smith (Rev. Samuel Stanhope)	NEW JERSEY. An Oration upon the Death of General George Washington, delivered in the State House at Trenton	Trenton	1800	USD -	1.00
348		NEW YORK. Account of the Interment of the Remains of American Patriots who Perished on board the British Prison Ships [in New York Harbor] during the American Revolution	New York	1865	USD -	1.00
349		NEW YORK. An Address to the Electors of the State of New-York on the Present State of Public Affairs	[New York]	[1808]	USD -	Not Sold
350	Allen (David)	NEW YORK. An Oration delivered in the Brick Church in Lansingburgh, July 4th, 1809	Lansingburgh	1809	USD -	Not Sold
351		NEW YORK. Appeal (An) to the People of the State of New York on the Expediency of Abolishing the Council of Appointment	New York	1819	USD -	0.15
352	Barker (Jacob)	NEW YORK. Letters, Developing the Conspiracy formed in 1826 for his Ruin	[New York]	[1826]	USD -	Not Sold
353	Barker	NEW YORK. Letters. Developing the Conspiracy apparently from same types, but with additional Letters			USD -	Not Sold
354	Barker	NEW YORK. Trial of Jacob Barker, Thomas Vermilya, and Matthew L. Davis, for alleged Conspiracy	New York	1827	USD -	0.05
355	Barker	NEW YORK. Third Trial of Jacob Barker, for Conspiracy	New York	1827	USD -	0.05
356	Hon. Daniel Webster	NEW YORK. Report of the Committee of Arrangements, appointed by the Common Council of the City of New York, to render a suitable Tribute of Respect to the Memory of the Hon. Daniel Webster	New York	1853	USD -	0.80
357		NEW YORK. New York Weekly Magazine; or, Miscellaneous Repository	New York	1795	USD -	5.00
358	Child (L. Maria)	NEW YORK. Letters from New-York. First and Second Series			USD -	0.15
359		NEW YORK. Bible. The Self-Interpreting Bible: containing the Sacred Text of the Old and New Testaments	New York	1792	USD -	0.25
360	Bostwick (David)	NEW YORK. Self Disclaimed, and Christ Exalted: a Sermon Preached at Philadelphia, before the Reverend Synod of New-York, May 25, 1758	London	1759	USD -	0.05
361		NEW YORK. Canals. Considerations on the Great Western Canal, from the Hudson to Lake Erie, with a view of its Expence, Advantages and Progress	Brooklyn	1818	USD -	0.90
362		NEW YORK. Canals. The Annual Report of the Canal Commissioners of the State of New York, presented to the Legislature, March 25, 1826	Albany	1826	USD -	0.02
363		NEW YORK. Canals. Report of the Canal Commissioners, made Pursuant to the Act, entitled An Act to provide for the survey of certain canal routes therein mentioned.	Albany	1826	USD -	0.02
364	Chandler (Thomas Bradbury)	NEW YORK. An Appeal to the Public, in behalf of the Church of England in America	New York	1767	USD -	1.25
365	Chandler	NEW YORK. The Appeal Defended; or, The Proposed American Episcopate Vindicated, in Answer to the Objections of Dr. Chauncy and others	New York	1769	USD -	0.50
366	Chandler	NEW YORK. The Appeal farther Defended, in Anwer to the farther Misrepresentations of Dr. Chauncy	New York	1771	USD -	0.50
367	Colden (Cadwallader D.)	NEW YORK. A Vindication of the Steam Boat right granted by the State of New York; in the form of an Answer to the Letter of Mr. Duer	Albany	1818	USD -	1.25
368		NEW YORK. Columbia University. A General Idea of the College of Mirania...	New York	1753	USD -	55.00
369		NEW YORK. Columbia University. Four almost unknown pieces...			USD -	6.00
370		NEW YORK. Directory. Longworth's American Almanac, New York Register, and City Directory, for the Twenty-seventh year of American Independence	New York	1802	USD -	1.10
371		NEW YORK. Directory. Jones's New York Mercantile and General Directory, for the 30th year of American Independence, and of our Lord, 1805-6	New-York	[1804]	USD -	5.50
372	Duer (William Alexander)	NEW YORK. An Eulogy on John Adams and Thomas Jefferson	Albany	1826	USD -	0.15
373	Dring (Capt. Thomas)	NEW YORK. Recollections of the Jersey Prison-Ship	Providence	1829	USD -	10.00
374		NEW YORK. Horace in New-York	New York	1826	USD -	2.50
375	Hosack (David)	NEW YORK. An Inaugural Discourse, delivered before the New-York Horticultural Society	New York	1824	USD -	0.05
376	Inglis (Charles)	NEW YORK. An Essay on Infant Baptism, in which the Right of Infants to the Sacrament of Baptism is proved from Scripture	New York	1768	USD -	1.75
377	Mclntyre (Archibald)	NEW YORK. A Letter to His Excellency Daniel D. Tompkins, Late Governor of the State of New York	Albany	1819	USD -	0.10
378	Pell (Ferris)	NEW YORK. A Review of the Administration and Civil Police of the State of New York, from the year 1807 to the year 1819	New York	1819	USD -	0.15
379	Pemberton (E.)	NEW YORK. Sermons on Several Subjects Preached at the Presbyterian Chuch in the City of New York	Boston	1738	USD -	0.40
380		NEW YORK. Report (The) of an Action of Assault, Battery and Wounding, Tried in the Supreme Court of Judicature for the Province of New York, in the Term of October, 1764, Between Thomas Forsey, Plaintiff, and Waddel Cunningham, Defendant	New York	1764	USD -	0.10
381	Rogers (Daniel)	NEW YORK. The New York City-Hall Recorder, for January, February, March and April, 1820	New York	1820	USD -	0.05
382	Sedgwick	NEW YORK. A Vindication of the Conduct and Character of Henry D. Sedgwick, against Certain Charges made by the Honourable Jonas Platt	New York	1826	USD -	Not Sold
383	Sharp (John)	NEW YORK. Sermon Preached at Trinity Church in New-York, in America, August 13, 1706, at the Funeral of the Right Honourable Katherine Lady Cornbury	London	[1706]	USD -	0.10
384	Smith (James)	NEW YORK. To Those Who Have Sworn to support the Constitution, Maintain Public Justice, Protect Private Right, etc	New York	1805	USD -	0.05
385	Sparhawk (Edward V.)	NEW York. Report of the Trial before Judges Thompson and Betts ... in the Case of James Jackson and others, involving the Claim of John Jacob Astor to Lands in Putnam County	New York	1827	USD -	1.75
386		NEW YORK. Statement and Exposition of the Title of John Jacob Astor to the Lands purchased by him from the Surviving Children of Roger Morris and Mary, his Wife	New York	1827	USD -	1.25
387	Tompkins (Daniel D.)	NEW YORK. A Letter to Archibald Mclntyre, Esq., Comptroller of the State of New York			USD -	0.05
388	Troup (Robert)	NEW YORK. A Letter to the Hon. Brockholst Livingston, Esq., one of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, on the Lake Canal Policy of the State of New York	Albany	1822	USD -	0.05
389		NEW YORK. Van Ness, Report of the Committee appointed to Inquire into the Official Conduct of the Hon. William W. Van Ness, made in Assembly, April 5, 1820	Albany	1820	USD -	0.10
390	Young (Samuel)	NEW YORK. A Discourse delivered at Schenectady, July 25, A.D 1826, before the New-York Alpha of the Phi Beta Kappa	Ballston Spa	1826	USD -	0.10
391	Zenger	NEW YORK. The Tryal of John Peter Zenger of New-York, Printer, who was lately Try'd and Acquitted for Printing and Publishing a Libel against the Government	London	1738	USD -	3.25
392	PARKMAN (FRANCIS)	The Book of Roses	Boston	1866	USD -	5.75
393	PARKMAN	Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour	Boston	1885	USD -	0.10
394	PAULDING (JAMES K.)	The Lay of the Scottish Fiddle: a Tale of Havre De Grace. Supposed to be written by Walter Scott, Esq. First American, from the Fourth Edinburgh Edition	New York	1813	USD -	0.62
395	PAULDING	American Comedies	Philadelphia	1847	USD -	0.25
396	PAYNE BINDING	The Idol of the Clownes; or, Insurrection of Wat the Tyler, with his fellow Kings of the Commons, against the English Church, the King, the Lawes, etc	Lond.	1654	USD -	6.25
397	PAYNE (J. W. H.)	The Unfortunate Lovers; or, The Affecting History of Selim and Almena	New York	1823	USD -	0.25
398	PECKE (THOMAS)	Parnassi Puerperium: Or, Some Well-wishes to Ingenuity	London	1659	USD -	10.00
399	PENN (WILLIAM)	Missive Van William Penn, Eygenaar en Gouverneur van Pennsylvania, In America. Dan tweeden Druk	Amsterdam	1684	USD -	22.00
400		PENNSYLVANIA. An Act for the Recovery of Debts and Demands, not exceeding One Hundred Dollars, before a Justice of the Peace; and for the Election of Constables, and for other purposes, etc	Philadelphia	1804	USD -	0.38

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