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
301 GILES, JOHN Memoirs of. Odd Adventures, Strange Deliverances, &c... Chin.

1869

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302 GELL AND GANDY. Pompeiana: the Topography, Edifices, and Ornaments of Pompeii. Seventy-sewn engravings by Heath, Cooke, &c... Lond.

1821

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303 GELL, SIR WILLIAM Pompeiana: the Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii Lond.

1832

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304 GILLILAND, THOMAS Dramatic Synopsis. Elbow Room... Lond.

1800-09

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305 GILLRAY, JAMES (Caricaturist) GILLRAY, JAMES (Caricaturist). Works Lond.

(1873)

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306 GOETHE Faust: a Dramatic Poem Lond.

1834

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307 GOLDSMITH, OLIVER The Deserted Village Lond.

1855

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308 GOLDSMITH, OLIVER The Vicar of Wakefield Halle

1787

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309 GOLDSMITH, OLIVER The Vicar of Wakefield Lond.

1817

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310 GRANGER, J. Biographical History of England Lond.

1779

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311 GRANT, JAMES Sketches in London Lond.

1840

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312 (GRANT, MRS.) Memoirs of an American Lady Lond.

1808

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313 GRATTAN, THOMAS COLLEY Philibert: a Poetical Romance Lond.

1819

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314 GRAY, THOMAS The Works of, with Memoir and Additions Lond.

1825

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315 GREAT BRITAIN ILLUSTRATED Lond.

1829

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316 GREGORY, O. Evidences of the Christian Religion Lond.

1851

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317 GREENE, ROBERT Dramatic Works, to which are added his Poems Lond.

1831

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318 GREEN, MATTHEW The Spleen, an Epistle inscribed to his particular Friend Mr. C. J. Lond.

1736-7

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319 GREEN, MATTHEW The Spleen and other Poems Lond.

1796

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320 GREVILLE, CHARLES C. F. Journal of the Reign of King George IV. and King William IV Lond.

1875

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321 GRILLPARGER, F. Sappho: a Tragedy N. Y.

1858

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322 GUERRABELLA GINEVRA (" Genevieve Ward ") Memoir of. The heroine was the daughter of Samuel Ward, the Banker, and granddaughter of the Hon. Gid. Lee, Mayor of New York N. Y.

1863

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323 GUINOT, M. EUGENE A Summer at Baden-Baden. Numerous full-page engravings on steel Lond.

n. d.

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324 (HALIBURTON) The Cloekmaker; or, The Sayings and Doings of Samuel Slick Concord

1839

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325 (HALIBURTON) Traits of American Hnmonr, by Native Authors. Edited and adapted by the author of "Sam Slick," &c... Lond.

1852

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326 HALL, BP. JOSEPH Satires

1824

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327 HALL, MR, AND MRS S. C. Ireland: IN Scenery, Legends, and Tales. Superbly illustrated by five, hundred beautiful engravings on steel and wood, after drawings by Cres-wiek, Harvey, &c... Lond.

(1846)

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328 HALPINE, CHARLES G. (Miles O'Reilly) Poetical Works N. Y.

1869

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329 HAMILTON, ALEX. A Collection of the Facts and Documents relative to the Death of, &c... N. Y.

1804

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330 HARINGTON, SIR JOHN The Metamorphoses of Ajax: a Cloacinean Satire Chiswick

1814

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331 HARRISON, W. H. THE Humourist Lond.

1831

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332 HARLEY, GEORGE DAVIES HARLEY, GEORGE DAVIES. Biographical Sketch of Lond.

1804

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333 HAZLITT, WILLIAM Lectures on the English Comic Writers Phil.

1819

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334 HEDELIN, M. Abbot of Aubignac. The Whole Art of the Stage Lond.

1684

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335 HENDERSON, JOHN Letters and Poems Lond.

1786

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336 HERRICK, ROBT. Poetical Works of Lond.

1859

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337 HEYWOOD, THOMAS The Golden Age;... Lond.

1611

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338 John W. Watson HISTORIC TALKS of Olden Time, concerning the Early Settlement and Progress of New York City and State N. Y.

1832

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339 HISTORY OF JOHN BULL Lond.

1712

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340 HILL, REV. ROWLAND A Warning to Professors Lond.

1805

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341 Hill, G. H. Scenes from the Life of an Actor N. Y.

1853

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342 HILL, AARON King Henry the Fifth; or, the Conquesl of France by the English Lond.

1723

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343 HOGG, JAMES The Queen's Wake Edinburgh

1819

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344 HOLBEIN'S Portraits of Illustrious Personages of the Court of Henry VII Lond.

1828

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345 HOLT, E. Life of Grorge the Third Lond.

1820

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346 HOLLAND MEMORIAL Sketch of the Life of George Holland, the Veteran Comedian N. Y.

1871

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347 HONE, WM. Popular Works: Every-Day book Lond.

n. d.

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348 HONE, WM. Popular Political Tracts... Lond.

1819-22

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349 HONE, WM. The Apocryphal New Testament Lond.

1820

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350 HOMER Iliad and Odyssey Lond.

1853-54

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351 HOMER TRAVESTIE Lond.

1797

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352 HOPKINS, BISHOP, Doctrine of the Two Covenants...

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353 HOPKINS, REV. JOHN HENRY A Candid Examination of the Qustion whether the Pope of Rome is the Great Antichrist of Scripture N. Y.

1868

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354 HORACE The Lyrics of, being the first four books of his Odes Chester

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355 HOWARD, GEORGE Lady Jane Grey and her Times Lond.

1822

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356 HOWARD, SIR ROBT. Five New Plays, viz., The Surprisal, &c... Lond.

1692

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357 HUGHES The Scouring of the White Horse; or, The Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk Bost.

1859

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358 HUGO, H. Pia Desideria; or, Divine Addresses in Three Books Lond.

1702

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359 HUME, DAVID, AND SMOLLE, TOBIAS History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688. Also continued to the Death of George the II Lond.

1808

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360 HUNT, LEIGH The Town: its Memorable Characters and Events Lond.

1848

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361 HUNT, R. Popular Romances of the West of England Lond.

1865

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362 HUTCHINSON, P. O. Chronicles of Gretna Green Lond.

1844

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363 HUTCHINSON, FRANCIS Historical Essay concerning Witchcraft Lond.

1718

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364 ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, complete from its commencement in 1842 to 1855 Lond.

1842-55

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365 INCHBALD, MRS. INCHBALD, MRS. Memoirs of Lond.

1833

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366 (IRELAND, W. H.) Stultifera Navis, or the Modern Ship of Fools: a Satirical Poem Lond.

1807

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367 (IRELAND, W. H.) Memoirs of a Young Greek Lady, Madame Pauline A. A. Panam, against his Serene Highness the Prince of Saxe-Coburg Lond.

1823

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368 IRELAND, SAMUEL A Picturesque Tour through Holland, Brabant and part of France Lond.

1796

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369 IRELAND, W. H. Rhapsodies Lond.

1803

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370 IRISH LITERATURE. Cabinet of Lond.

1879

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371 IRVING, W. Salmagundi; or, The Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. Lond.

1811

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372 (IRVING, W.) A History of New York Phil.

1819

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373 JACKSON, JOHN History of the Scottish Stage, from its First Establishment to the Present Time Edinburgh

1793

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374 JAMESON, MRS. Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second Lond.

1861

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375 JAMESON, MRS. Loves of the Poets Bost.

1857

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376 JAMESON, MRS. Characteristics of Women, Moral, Poetical and Historical Lond.

1858

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377 JAMIESON, R. Popular Ballads and Songs, from Tradition, MSS. Edinburgh

1806

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378 "JANUS" The Pope and the Council Lond.

1869

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379 JEFFREYS, NATHANIEL A Review of the Conduct of the Prince of Wales, and many circumstances relative to the Prince and Princess of Wales, Mrs. Fitzherbert, &c.... Lond.

1795, 1806

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380 JENKINS, RICHARD Memoirs of the Bristol Stage Bristol

1826

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381 JOHN HENDERSON, commonly called the Bath Roscius Lond.

1778

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382 (JOHNSTON, CHARLES) Cnrysal or, The Adventures of a Guinea Lond.

1822

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383 JOHNSONIANA, or Supplement to Boswell Lond.

1836

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384 JONES, GEORGE, "the American Tragedian Lond.

1836

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385 JONES, GEORGE Tecumseh and the Prophet of the West

USD - Unknown
386 JONES, GEORGE Original History of Ancient America Lond.

1843

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387 JONSON, BEN JONSON, BEN. Works Lond.

1875

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388 JOSEPHUS JOSEPHUS. Works of N. Y.

1864

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389 JOURNAL (A) OF THE PLAGUE YEAR Lond.

1722

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390 JUNIUS JUNIUS. Letters of Lond.

1797

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391 JUSTICE OF PEACE (THE) Lond.

1723

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392 JUVENAL AND PERSIUS Oxford

1673

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393 KAULBACH, WM. Female Characters of Goethe N. Y. (Munich)

1868

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394 KEATS, JOHN KEATS, JOHN. Poetical Works Lond.

1854

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395 Percy Fitzgerald KEMBLES (THE). Lives of Lond.

1872

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396 KEMBLE (JOHN PHILIP) Library Catalogue, sold January 20, 1821...

USD - Unknown
397 KEMBLE, JOHN PHILIP Memoirs by John Ambrose Williams Lond.

1823

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398 Kenealy, E. V. A New Pantomime Lond.

1865

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399 KENNY Ella Rosenberg: a Grand Melo-Drama in Two Acts Lond.

USD - Unknown
400 (KIRBY) The Wonderful and Scientific Museum; or, Magazine of Remarkable and Eccentric Characters Lond.

1820

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    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.
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    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.
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    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
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