Bangs: CATALOGUE OF STANDARD AND SCARCE BOOKS. COMPRISING, MANY VALUABLE AND SOUGHT-FOR WORKS IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF LITERATURE, COLLECTIONS OF ENGRAVINGS AND ETCHINGS, ETC. AMERICANA, ART, DRAMA, HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, FICTION, POETRY, ESSAYS, ETC., INCLUDING T, Oct121893,

Auction Details

Auction Date
October 12, 1893 - October 12, 1893
Page Size: 1055 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
799 CHARLOTTE R. (Queen) Signature

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800 DOYLE, SIR F. HASTINGS (Poet and Prof.) A. L. S.

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801 DUC D'AUMALE A. L.

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802 DUKE OF CUMBERLAND. Address with sig.

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803 GARCIA (Famous Musical Instructor; father of Malibran) A. N. S.

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804 GEORGE II. of England Signature

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805 GEORGE III., 2 sigs...

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806 GEORGE III. 1 page, signed

March 7, 1795

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807 GRATTAN, HENRY Address with sig.

1813

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808 HALLE, SIR CHAS. (Pianist), A. L. S....

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809 HALLIWELL, J. O. (Shakespearian Commentator) A. L. S.

1842

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810 HOBHOUSE, JOHN (Byron's Friend) Doc. signed

1833

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811 IRVING, HENRY (Actor) A. L. S.

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812 LIND, JENNY L. S.

1848

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813 LLOYD, E. (Celebrated Tenor) A. L. S.

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814 LOCKER, FRED. (Poet, author of Vers de Societe) A. L. S.

1878

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815 LORKEY, CHAS. (Tenor Singer; original tenor at first production of "Elijah") A. L. S.

1855

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816 LOUIS NAPOLEON (Brother of Nap. I. and ex-King of Holland) Signature

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817 LUBBOCK, JOHN, A. L. S., 1879...

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818 LYTTON, ROSINA (Wife of the Novelist) A. L. S.

1869

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819 MACKENZIE, H. Author of "Man of Feeling," &c. A. L. S.

1822

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820 MARLBOROUGH (SARAH, the Celebrated Duchess) Doc. signed

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821 MATHEWS, C. J. (The Actor) A. L. S.

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822 MONTGOMERY, ROBT. (the Poet) A. L. S. (Sig. damaged)

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823 MURCHISON, SIR RODERICK A. N. S.

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824 MUSICIANS. A. L. S....

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825 NAPOLEON. The Prince Imperial

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826 NEWTON. Order to Pay Money not exceeding 10,000 pounds Newton

1713

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827 NORTON, C. (Hon. Mrs. Norton, poet) A. L. S.

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828 O'CONNELL, DANIEL. Address with Sig. 1830....

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829 OWEN, ROBERT (Scientist) A. L. S.

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830 PRINCE ALBERT (Consort of Victoria). "G. E. Anson, Esq., &c., &c., &c." Signed A.

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831 RAMIS, L. DE LA. "Ouida" One page part of a letter. With sig.

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832 REEVES, SIMS (the great Tenor) A. L. S.

1868

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833 SALISBURY Sig. to Letter Foreign Office

1885

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834 SANTLEY (celebrated Baritone) A. L. S.

1874

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835 SHEIL, RICHARD (Irish Orator, &c.) Order to pay money. Slightly imperfect. With sig.

1821

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836 SHENSTONE, W. Sig.

1735

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837 SCOTT, W. H. (Son of Sir Walter Scott) Money order signed Paris

1811

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838 SIGNATURES. George (Duke of Cambridge)....

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839 SMITH, ALBERT (Author), A. L. S....

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840 SMITH, HORATIO (Author of Rejected Addresses) A. L. S.

1826

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841 STERNE, L. (Author) Signature. Very scarce autograph

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842 SWIFT, JONATHAN (Author) Autograph on title-page of Miscellanies by Wm. King

Mar. 10, 1708/9

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843 STUART, J. S. (Said to be descendant of the Royal Stuarts) A. L. S.

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844 THORWALDSEN (the Sculptor) Signature

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845 TREE, BEERBOHM (Actor) A. L. S.

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846 TYLER, J. (U. S. President) Frank

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847 VICTORIA, R. Signatures

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848 WELLESLEY, ARTHUR (Duke of Wellington) Letter Address, with sig.

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849 WORDSWORTH, WM. (Poet). A Printed Sermon by Canon Chr. Wordsworth With sig.

Dec., 1848

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850 YONGE, C. M. (Author) A. L. S.

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851 CUSHMAN, CHARLOTTE A. L. S. To Wm. Howitt

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852 CARTER, ROBERT (GOV. of Virginia). Warrant for land D. S.

Feb. 9, 1729

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853 DICKENS, CHARLES A. L. S.

July 30, 1856

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854 DAVENPORT, MRS. (Actress) A. L. S.

July '79

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855 FARRAR (CANON) A. L. S.

Sept. 1

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856 FAIRFAX, G. W. (friend of Washington's) A. L. S. London

Sept. 26, 1784

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857 FAIRFAX, G. W. (friend of Washington's) A. L. S.

Oct. 20, 1783

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858 GEISTINGER, MARIE (Dramatic) A. L. S.

dated "Sunday"

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859 GEORGE IV. of England A. L. S.

Sept. 19, 1792

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860 GLADSTONE (RT. HON. W. E., M. P.) A. L. S. to Hayward, the Essayist

Jan. 18, 1859

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861 GEDNEY, BARTHOLOMEW (Judge in Witchcraft Trials) A. D. S.

April 15, 1684

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862 HANCOCK, GEN. W. A. L. S.

June, 1883

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863 HUTCHINSON, T. (Governor of Mass.) A. D. S.

Feb. 7, 1765

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864 HOPKINSON. J. (Author of Hail Columbia) A. L. S. Phila.

Mar. 15, '39

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865 LYTTON, BULWER A. L. S.

May 30, 1870

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866 LOSSING, BENSON J. A. L. S.

Jan. 12, 1878

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867 LIVINGSTON, PHIL. (Signer Declaration of Independence) D. S.

April 29, 1772

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868 LEVER, CHARLES (Novelist) A. L. S. 3 pp. 4to. To Ainsworth

Nov. 29, 1843

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869 LEVER, CHARLES (Novelist) A. L. S. 3 pp. 4to. To Ainsworth

April 7, 1844

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870 MATHER, COTTON Autograph letter. 2 pp. 4to. To the Rev. John Cotton

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871 MATHER, INCREASE Five folio pages covered with shorthand and other notes in his writing, but not signed

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872 MORTON, JOHN (Signer of the Declaration) A. D. S.

June 4, 1772

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873 PIERCE, FRANKLIN A. L. S.

Jan. 31, '46

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874 PHILLIPS, WENDELL A. L. S.

No date

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875 PAINE, TOM A. L. S. 1 p. 8vo. To General Allen (Paris)

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876 SPURGEON, REV. C. H. A. L. S. Beulah Hill

Aug. 30, '89

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877 STANTON, ELIZ A. L. S.

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878 SCOTT, SIR WALTER A. L. S.

19th April, 1813

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879 TOWNSEND, G. A. A. L. S.

March 18/1880

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880 TRUMBULL, JON. ("Brother Jonathan") A. D. S.

1740-1742

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881 TALLMADGE, BENJ. (Custodian of Andre; friend of Nathan Hale) A. L. S.

Jan. 26, 1793

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882 WASHINGTON. Deed containing the signatures of Charles, Mildred and Samuel Washington

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883 WHITTIER, J. G. A. L. S.

No date

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884 WASHINGTON ESTATE

1757

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885 WASHINGTON ESTATE

Nov. 26, 1717

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886 WILLARD, SIMON (of Boston) A. D. S.

1655

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887 WALTON, GEORGE. (Signer Declaration of Independence) D. S.

No date

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888 WEBSTER, DANIEL A. L. S.

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889 (2) WASHINGTON. Oval and square

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890 (2) WASHINGTON. and Martha

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891 (3) WASHINGTON. and Martha Lithograph

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892 WASHINGTON. at Battle of Trenton, 1777

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893 WASHINGTON. at Battle of Trenton, Square

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894 (10) WASHINGTON. and Martha

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895 (3) WASHINGTON. as a Mason...

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896 WASHINGTON. Engraved by Gobrecht

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897 WASHINGTON. Engraved Square

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898 (7) WASHINGTON. Engraved Square

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    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    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.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
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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.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
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    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
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