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
501 MONTAGUE, LADY MARY WORTLEY Lond.

1837

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502 MONTAGUE, MRS. Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakspeare Lond.

1810

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503 MONTESQUIEU, BARON DE The Spirit of Laws Lond.

1794

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504 MORE, HANNAH MORE, HANNAH. Life of Bristol

1802

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505 MORLEY, HENRY Memoirs of Bartholomew-Fair Lond.

1859

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506 MOORE, THOMAS MOORE, THOMAS. Poetical Works Lond.

1868

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507 MOORE'S Irish Melodies Lond.

1846

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508 MOORE, THOMAS Lalla Rookh Lond.

1838

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509 MOORE, THOMAS The Fudge Family in Paris Lond.

1818

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510 MORRIS, GEO. P. MORRIS, GEO. P. Poetical Works N. Y.

1853

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511 MOTT, A. Biographical Sketches of Persons of Color N. Y.

1850

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512 MOWATT, ANNA C. Autobiography of an Actress Bost.

1854

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513 MUHLBACH, L. The Empress Josephine N. Y.

1807

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514 MUIR, THOMAS (the Younger) Account of the Trial of, for Sedition, at Edinburgh N. Y.

1794

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515 MUNDEN. Memoirs of Joseph S. Munden, Comedian

USD - Unknown
516 MURRAY, LINDLEY English Grammar York

1824

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517 MURRAY, JAMES Sermons to Asses, &c. Lond.

1819

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518 MURSHALL, T. Lives of the most Celebrated Actors and Actresses Lond.

n. d.

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519 MURPHY, J. G. Commentary on the Book of Genesis Andover

1866

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520 MYERS, P.V.W. Remains of Lost Empires N. Y.

1875

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521 NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE. The History of Lond.

1829

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522 NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE. Eight Colored Engravings

Published 1824

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523 NELSON (LORD) Letters to Lady Hamilton Lond.

1814

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524 NEVILE, THOMAS Imitations of Horace, Lond. 1758...

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525 NEWCOME, ARCHBISHOP Observations on the Lord's Conduct Lond.

1820

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526 J. R. Cruikshank NEWCOME (JOHNNY); or, My Cousin in the Army Lond.

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527 NEWGATE CALENDAR (The New and Complete); or, Malefactors' Universal Register, from the year 1700 to the present time Lond.

1818

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528 NEWGATE CALENDAR (The New and Complete); Memoirs of the most Notorious Characters, Murderers, Traitors, Highwaymen... Lond.

1824

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529 NEW ORLEANS. Ordinances of the City of New Orleans

1817

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530 NEW TESTAMENT (The) of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Lond.

1648

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531 NICHOLS, T. Handy Book of the British Museum Lond.

1870

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532 NORTON, HON. MRS. The Lady of La Garaye Lond.

1862

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533 NORTON, HON. MRS. Poems N. Y.

1857

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534 O'BRIEN, E. The Lawyer: his Character and Rule of Holy Life Lond.

1842

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535 OLDFIELD, Mrs. ANNE Memoirs of the Life, Amours, and Performances of Lond.

1731

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536 OLD COMMODORE (THE): a Ballet

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537 OLD ENGRAVING

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538 O'KEEFFE, John O'KEEFFE, John. Recollections of the Life of Lond.

1826

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539 O'LEARY, REV. ARTHUR Miscellaneous Tracts Dublin

1758

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540 O.P. RIOTS O.P. RIOTS. Accounts of Lond.

1808-9

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541 OSBORN, CHARLES Memoirs of the Life and Actions of Dublin

1752

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542 OVID'S Art of Love and Remedy of Love Lond.

1764

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543 OVID'S Art of Love Lond.

1719

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544 OVID'S Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidius Naso Edinburgh

1871

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545 OVID'S Metamorphoses Lond.

1717

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546 OXBERRY'S Dramatic Biography and Histrionic Anecdotes. Steel portraits of Oxberry... Lond.

1826

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547 OXFORD SAUSAGE (THE); or, Select Poetical Pieces Lond.

1777

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548 PARDOE, Miss. City of the Sultan Phil.

1837

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549 PALESTINE EXPLORATION EXPEDITIONS N. Y.

1873

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550 PARISH GUTT'LERS (The); or, The Humours of a Select Vestry Lond.

1722

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551 PARIS GUIDE par Les Principaux Ecrivains et Artistes de La France Paris

1867

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552 PARIS AND ITS ENVIRONS, displayed in picturesque views by Pugin and Heath Lond.

1831

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553 PARKYNS, G. J. Monastic and Baronial Remains Lond.

1816

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554 PALMER, JOHN Like Master Like Man Lond.

1811

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555 PARNELL, DR. THOS. PARNELL, DR. THOS. Poetical Works Lond.

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556 PARSONS, T. The Rights of a Citizen of the United States Hartford

1875

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557 PASQUIN, ANTHONY Life of the late Earl of Barrymore Lond.

1793

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558 Payne, SETH WILBUR Behind the Lars N. Y.

1873

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559 PAYNE, ALBERT HENRY Illustrated London: a Series of Views in London and Vicinity Lond.

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560 PAYNE, JOHN HOWARD Memoirs of. Lispings of the Muse: a Selection from Juvenile Poems Lond.

1815

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561 PEAKE, RICHARD BRINSLEY Memoirs of the Colman Family Lond.

1841

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562 PENNANT, THOMAS The History and Antiquities of London Lond.

1813

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563 PENNANT, THOMAS Some Account of London Lond.

1813

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564 PEPYS, SAMUEL. Memoirs of...

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565 PETRARCH Life of. By Mrs. Dobson Lond.

1797

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566 PICART, BERNARD Religious Ceremonies, and Customs of the various Nations of the World, translated into English Lond.

1731-37

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567 PICTURES OF SOCIETY, Grave and Gay Lond.

1866

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568 PICTURESQUE AMERICA; or, The Land We Live In N. Y.

1873

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569 PILLET, MAJOR-GEN. Views of England Bost.

1818

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570 PHILIPS, AMBROSE Three Tragedies, viz.: The Distresl Mother... Lond.

1725

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571 PLAYS. Polish Conscription...

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572 PLAYS. &c...

v. d.

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573 PLUTARCH Treatise of Isis and Osiris Cambridge

1744

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574 PLUTARCH'S LIVES. Forty-five portraits to illustrate

USD - Unknown
575 PLUTARCH'S LIVES. The translation called Dryden's Bost.

1865

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576 POE, EDGAR ALLAN POE, EDGAR ALLAN. Poetical Works N. Y.

1858

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577 Poems. The Scribleriad... Lond.

v. d.

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578 POETS OF THE NINETEENTH Century (The) N. Y.

1860

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579 POETICAL REGISTER (THE), or the Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets... Lond.

1719

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580 George Cruikshank POINTS OF HUMOUR Lond.

1823

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581 Poggio Facetiae; or, Jocose Tales of Poggio Paris

1879

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582 Poole, John Comic Sketch-Look, or Sketches and Recollections Lond.

1836

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583 POOLE, JOHN Hamlet Travestie Lond.

1811

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584 Pompey THE LITTLE; Or, The Life and Adventures of a Lap Dog Dublin

1751

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585 Wm. Ayre POPE, ALEXANDER. Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Lond.

1745

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586 POPE, ALEXANDER POPE, ALEXANDER. The Works of Lond.

1717

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587 Joseph Warton POPE, ALEXANDER. Essays on the Genius and Writings of Lond.

1806

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588 PORCHESTER (LORD) The Moor: a Poem Lond.

1825

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589 PORTRAITS. Maclise Portrait Gallery Lond.

1874

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590 PORTRAITS. Gallery of British and Foreign Portraits (Knight's) Lond.

1833-38

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591 PORTRAITS. The History of the Grand Rebellion... London

1713

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592 PORTRAITS. of Monarchs, &c.

USD - Unknown
593 PORTRAITS of Painters. Sixty two photographs...

USD - Unknown
594 PORTRAITS of Celebrated Personages

USD - Unknown
595 Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America N. Y.

USD - Unknown
596 Portrait (NATIONAL) of Illustrious and Eminent Personages Lond.

n. d.

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597 PORTRAITS of the Whole of the Royal Family (George III) Lond.

1806

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598 PORTRAITS Houbraken (J.) and Vertue's Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain Lond.

1813

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599 James Caulfield PORTRAITS Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons Lond.

1819

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600 POTTER, JOHN The Curate of Coventry: a Tale Lond.

1771

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