Bangs: BIBLIOTHECA CURISA. CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY of W. H. KEMP, Esq., OF THIS CITY, Dramatic Literature, First Editions of Dickens' Works, Rowlandson's Illustrations, Lodge's Portraits, 4 Vols., Folio, &c., &c., &c, TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION, WEDNESDA, Nov031886,

Auction Details

Auction Date
November 03, 1886 - November 03, 1886
Page Size: 802 items in 9 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 BYRON'S (LORD) BYRON'S (LORD) Life, Writings, Opinions and Times Lond.

1825

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102 BYRON GALLERY (THE) of highly finished Engravings illustrating Lord Byron's Works N. Y.

(1849)

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103 BYRON. BYRON. Letters and Journals of Lord Byron, with Notices of his Life Lond.

1830

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104 CALLIMACHUS CALLIMACHUS. Hymns of Lond.

1755

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105 Callipaediae or The Art How to have Handsome Children Phil.

1872

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106 CAMPAN, MADAME Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette (with Recollections, Sketches, and Anecdotes illustrative of the Reigns of Louis XIV., XV. and XVI) Phil.

1854

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107 CAMPBELL, THOMAS CAMPBELL, THOMAS. Poetical Works Lond.

1828

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108 CAMPBELL, THOMAS The Pleasures of Hope, with other Poems Lond.

1825

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109 CANOVA, A. Works in Sculpture and Modelling Lond.

1849

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110 CAREY, HENRY CAREY, HENRY. Dramatick Works Lond.

1743

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111 CARYL, JOHN The English Princess, or the Death of Richard III. A Tragedy Lond.

1667

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112 CATALOGUE of the very choice Collection of Books forming the Library of William F. Fowle, Esq., of Boston, Mass. Cambridge

1865

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113 CATALOGUE of the very choice Collection of Books forming the Library of William F. Fowle, Esq., of Boston, Mass.

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114 CATALOGUE of the very choice Collection of Books forming the Library of William F. Fowle, Esq., of Boston, Mass.

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115 CATALOGUE of the very choice Collection of Books forming the Library of William F. Fowle, Esq., of Boston, Mass.

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116 CATHOLICKE APOLOGIE against the Libels, Declarations... Lond.

(1594)

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117 CATLIN'S Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe Lond.

1848

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118 CATLIN'S Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe O-Kee-Pa... Phil.

1867

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119 CATLIN'S Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe Illustrations of the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians... Lond.

1876

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120 CAULFIELD, JAMES History of the Gunpowder Plot Lond.

1804

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121 CAULFIELD, JAMES High Court of Justice Lond.

1820

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122 CAVENDISH, GEORGE Life of Cardinal Wolsey Lond.

1827

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123 CAWTHORN'S Minor British Theatre, Farces and Operas Lond.

1806

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124 CERVANTES, MIGUEL DE Don Quixote de la Mancha Lond.

1818

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125 CHAMBERS, W. AND R. Book of Days Edinburgh

1863

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126 CHAMBERS, ROBERT Traditions of Edinburgh Edinburgh

1885

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127 CHANGING SCENES, containing a Description ol Men and Manners of the Present Day, with Humorous Details of the Knickerbockers N. Y.

1825

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128 Chap BOOKS. Life and Death of Dr. Faustus... Lond.

v. d.

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129 CHAPMAN, GEORGE (the celebrated Translator of Homer) Comedies and Tragedies of Lond.

1873

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130 CHETWOOD, W. R. General History of the Stage from its Origin Lond.

1749

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131 CHARKE Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke (youngest daughter of Colley Cibber) Lond.

1755

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132 CHARKE History of Henry Dumont, Esq., and Miss Charlotte Evelyn Lond.

1756

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133 CIBBER, THEOPHILUS Dissertations on Theatrical Subjects, to David Garrick, Esq., &c. Lond.

1759

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134 CIBBER, THEOPHILUS Serio-Comic Apology for the Life of, by Himself Dublin

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135 J(ohn) S(tephens) CINTHIAS REVENGE or Maenanders Extasie Lond.

1613

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136 CITIZEN OF THE WORLD Lond.

1790

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137 CLAPP, WILLIAM W., Jr. A Record of the Boston Stage Bost.

1853

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138 CLARKE'S Commentary on the New Testament Lond.

1859

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139 CLARKE, MARY ANNE The Rival Princes Lond.

1810

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140 CLEVELAND, JOHN CLEVELAND, JOHN. Works Lond.

1687

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141 COBBETT, WM. History of the Protestant Reformation in England and Ireland Lond.

1829

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142 COCHRAN, J. The Revelation of John its own Interpreter N. Y.

1860

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143 COCKTON, HENRY The Sisters; or, England and France Lond.

1844

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144 John Ordronaux CODE OF HEALTH of the School of Salernnm, translated with Notes, &c. Phil.

1870

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145 COGHLAN, MRS. COGHLAN, MRS. Memoirs N. Y.

1864

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146 COLE, JNO. WILLIAM Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, including a Summary of the English Stage for the last fifty years Lond.

1859

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147 COLLECTION DRAMATIQUE. Extracts, &c. Phil.

1857

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148 COLMAN, GEORGE (the Younger) Poetical Vagaries Lond.

1812

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149 COMAZZI, COUNT JOHN BAPTISTA The Morals of Princes, or an Abstract of the most Remarkable Passages in the History of the Roman Emperors, translated by William Hatehett Lond.

1729

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150 COMIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR N. Y.

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151 COMIC OFFERING, or Ladies' Melange of Literary Mirth Lond.

1833

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152 Henry L. Stephens COMIC NATURAL HISTORY of the Human Race Phil.

(1851)

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153 Lady Hornby CONSTANTINOPLE during the Crimean War Lond.

1863

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154 CORDOVA, R.J. DE The Prince's Visit: a Humorous De scription of the Tour of. . . the Prince of Wales through the United States in 1860 N. Y.

1861

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155 CORSET AND THE CRINOLINE: a Book of Modes and Costumes from remote periods to the present time Lond.

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156 COSTUMES. A collection of four hundred and fifty-three beautifully colored plates Lond.

1811-28

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157 COTTON, CHARLES Scarronides, or Virgil Travestie Lond.

1804

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158 COTTON, CHARLES Scarronides, or Virgil Travestie

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159 COWLEY, ABRAHAM COWLEY, ABRAHAM. Works Lond.

1707--8

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160 COWPER, WM. COWPER, WM. Poetical Works Edinburgh

1854

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161 CREAM OF THE JEST. A fund of chaste Wit and Humour Derby

USD - Unknown
162 CRESAP, CAPT. MICHAEL. CRESAP, CAPT. MICHAEL. Biographical Sketch of the Life of Cinn.

1866

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163 CROWTHER, PHILIP WYATT The Christian's Manual, compiled from the Enchiridion Militis Christiani of Erasmus Lond.

1816

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164 CROWNE Darius, Hero of Persia: a Tragedy Lond.

1688

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165 CRUIKSHANK A Discovery concerning Ghosts, with a Rap at the Spirit Rappers, written and illustrated by G. Cruikshank Lond.

1863

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166 Laman Blanchard, editor CRUIKSHANK. Omnibus. A selection of Prose and Poetry Lond.

1869

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167 CRUIKSHANK Table-Book Lond.

1845

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168 Mayhew, editor CRUIKSHANK. COMIC ALMANAC, complete from its commencement in 1835 to 1853 Lond.

1835-53

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169 CRUIKSHANK Three Courses and a Desert Lond.

1830

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170 CRUIKSHANK The Universal Songster; or, Museum of Mirth Lond.

1828

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171 CRUIKSHANK H. Cholmondeley-Pennell, Puck on Pegasus Lond.

1868

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172 CRUIKSHANK The Lady and the Saints Lond.

1839

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173 CRUIKSHANK The odd Volume, or Book of Variety Lond.

USD - Unknown
174 CRUIKSHANK Whom to Marry and Mow to Get Married; or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Husband Lond.

USD - Unknown
175 CRUIKSHANK The Greatest Plague of Life; or, The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant Lond.

USD - Unknown
176 CRUIKSHANK Kit Bam's Adventures, by Mary Cowden Clarke Lond.

1849

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177 CURIOSITIES OF STREET LITERATURE Lond.

v. d.

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178 CUSHMAN, CHARLOTTE Her Letters and Memories. of her Life Bost.

1878

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179 DAGLEY, R. Death's Doing. with original contribution in prose, and verse Lond.

1827

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180 DAGLEY Takings, or the Life of a Collegian Lond.

1821

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181 (DANIEL) Democritus in London, with the Mad Pranks and Comical Conceits of Motley and Robin Good-Fellow, &c. Lond.

1852

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182 DANTE Divine Comedy Lond.

1802

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183 DANTE L'Infer Paris

1862

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184 DARLEY Illustrations of the Legend of Rip Van Winkle N. Y.

1848

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185 DARLEY Sketches Abroad with Pen and Pencil N. Y.

1869

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186 D'Aubigne, J. H. M. History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century N. Y. (Lond.)

1872

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187 DAUPHIN OF LOUIS XVI Misfortunes of Lond.

1838

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188 DAVENPORT BROTHERS Biography of, and Adventures Bost.

1869

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189 DAWSON, F. Princes, Public Men and Pretty Women, &c... Lond.

1864

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190 DE FOE, DANIEL The New Roxano, or the Fortunate Mistress Lond.

1775

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191 DE FOE, DANIEL Robinson Crusoe Lond.

1820

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192 DESTON Fine Old Etching of Diana and her Train discovering the Sleeping Cupid in a Wood

USD - Unknown
193 DE HAAS, WILLS History and Indian Wars of Western Virginia Wheeling

1851

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194 Diary of George Bubb Dodington, Baron of Melcombe Regis, from March 8, 1748-9, to February 6, 1761 Dublin

1784

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195 DIBDIN Sir T. More's Utopia. A new edition, with Copious Notes Lond.

1808

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196 DIBDIN DIBDIN. Reminiscences of Lond.

1827

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197 DIBDIN Biographical, Antiquarian and Picturesue Tour in France and Germany Lond.

1829

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198 DIBDIN, CHARLES Songs of, with a Memoir Lond.

1864

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199 DIBDIN, THOMAS FROGNALL Bibliomania, or Book Madness Lond.

1876

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200 DICKENS, CHARLES The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick club Lond.

1837

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