Bangs: CATALOGUE OF THE Library, Engravings, Oil paintings, AND MUSIGAL INSTRUMENTS. BELONGING TO THE ESTATE OF THE LATE, RICHARD GRANT WHITE Esq., OF NEW YORK. TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION, Monday, November 16th, and following days, 1885, BY BANGS & CO., 739-741 B, Nov161885,

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 16, 1885 - November 16, 1885

Page Size: 2057 items in 21 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1601	SHAKESPEARE	Fourteen plates of Fac-simile Autographs, Paper Marks, and Seals of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III			USD -	Unknown
1602		SHAKESPEARE. Ten Fac-similes of Old Documents...			USD -	Unknown
1603		SHAKESPEARE. A LARGE COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS on copper...			USD -	Unknown
1604		SHAKESPEARE. Sixty-nine Fine Dramatic Portraits, English Actors and Actresses			USD -	Unknown
1605		SHAKESPEARE. Sixty-two Dramatic Portraits			USD -	Unknown
1606		SHAKESPEARE. Thirty-three Dramatic Portraits			USD -	Unknown
1607		SHAKESPEARE. Twenty-six Dramatic Portraits			USD -	Unknown
1608	SHARPHAM (Ed.)	The Fleire: a Trage-Comedye			USD -	Unknown
1609	SHELLEY	Poems selected from Percy Bysshe Shelley	London	1880	USD -	Unknown
1610	SHEPARD (Thomas)	The Parable of the Ten Virgins Opened and Applied	London	1660	USD -	Unknown
1611	SHEPHERD (Henry E.)	The History of the English Language from the Teutonic Invasion of Britain to the Close of the Georgian Era	New York	1874	USD -	Unknown
1612	SHERIDAN (Richard Brinsley)	SHERIDAN (Richard Brinsley). The Works of	London	1873	USD -	Unknown
1613	SHERIDAN (Thomas)	Lectures on the Art of Reading	London	1787	USD -	Unknown
1614	SHERIDAN	A Complete Dictionary of the English Language, both with regard to Sound and Meaning	London	1797	USD -	Unknown
1615	SHERLOCK (William)	A Practical Discourse Concerning Death Post	London	1754	USD -	Unknown
1616	SHIRLEY (Evelyn Philip)	The Noble and Gentle Men of England...	Westminster	1859	USD -	Unknown
1617	SHIRLEY (James)	The Coronation: a Comedy	London	1640	USD -	Unknown
1618	SHIRLEY	The Dramatic Works and Poems of, now first collected	London	1833	USD -	Unknown
1619	SHORTHOUSE (J. H.)	John Inglesant: a Romance	London	1881	USD -	Unknown
1620	SIDDONS (Henry)	Practical Illustrations of Rhetorical gesture and Action; adapted to the English Drama	London	1822	USD -	Unknown
1621	James Boaden, Esq.	SIDDONS. Memoirs of Mrs. Siddons. Interspersed with Anecdotes of Authors and Actors	London	1827	USD -	Unknown
1622	SIDEN (Th.)	The History of the Sevarites or Sevarambi: a Nation inhabiting part of the third Continent, commonly called Terrae Australes Incognitas	London	1675-79	USD -	Unknown
1623	SIDGWICK (Henry)	The Methods of Ethics	London	1877	USD -	Unknown
1624	SIDNEY (Philip)	L'Arcadie de la Comtesse de Pembroke. Traduite par I. Baudoin	Paris	1624	USD -	Unknown
1625	The Rev. Alexander B. Grosart	SIDNEY (Sir Philip). The Complete Poems of, edited, with Memorial Introduction and Notes	London	1877	USD -	Unknown
1626	Steuart A. Pears	SIDNEY. The Correspondence of Sir Philip Sidney and Hubert Languet, now first collected and translated from the Latin, with Notes and a Memoir of Sidney	London	1845	USD -	Unknown
1627	SILL (J. M. B.)	Practical Lessons in English	New York	1880	USD -	Unknown
1628	SILVESTRE (M. J. B.)	Universal Palaeography...	London	1850	USD -	Unknown
1629	SIMPSON (J. Palgrave)	Carl Maria von Weber. The Life of an Artist, from the German of his Son	London	1865	USD -	Unknown
1630	SINNETT (A. P.)	Esoteric Buddhism	London	1884	USD -	Unknown
1631	SKEAT (Walter W.)	An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language	Oxford	1879-1882	USD -	Unknown
1632	The Rev. Alexander Dyce	SKELTON (John). The Poetical Works of			USD -	Unknown
1633	SKILLMAN (John B.)	New York Police Reports. Written in 1828-29	New York	1830	USD -	Unknown
1634	SKINNER (Stephen)	Etymologicon Linguae Anglicanae, Seu Explication vocum Anglicarum Etymologica ex propriis fontibus, scil. ex Linguis duodecim	Londini	1671	USD -	Unknown
1635		SLANG DICTIONARY; or, The Vulgar Words, Street Phrases and "Fast" Expressions of High and Low Society	London	1865	USD -	Unknown
1636	SLINGSBY	The Diary of Sir Henry Slingsby, of Scriven, Bart. A Reprint of Sir Henry Slingsby's Trial...	London	1836	USD -	Unknown
1637	SMALL (John)	English Metrical Homilies from Manuscripts of the Fourteenth Century, with an Introduction and Notes	Edinburgh	1862	USD -	Unknown
1638	SMEE (Alfred)	The Process of Thought adapted to Words and Language	London	1851	USD -	Unknown
1639	SMITH (Louis L.)	The Means of Prolonging Life and Avoiding Diseases	Melbourne	1864	USD -	Unknown
1640	SMITH (William)	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology	Boston and London	1849	USD -	Unknown
1641	SMITH	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities	Boston and London	1849	USD -	Unknown
1642	SMOLLETT (Tobias)	The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle also, The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker	London	1805	USD -	Unknown
1643	SNELLING (William J.)	Truth, a Gift for Scribblers	Boston	1832	USD -	Unknown
1644		SOMERVILLE (William). The Chase a Poem...			USD -	Unknown
1645		SOTHERAN (Henry); Catalogue of Choice Second-Hand Books on Sale	London	1877	USD -	Unknown
1646	SOULE (R.)	Pronouncing Hand-book of Words often Mispronounced	Boston	1873	USD -	Unknown
1647	SOUTH (John F.)	Household Surgery	London	1859	USD -	Unknown
1648	SOUTHEY (Robert)	Sir Thomas More; or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society	London	1829	USD -	Unknown
1649	SOUTHEY	SOUTHEY. Essays, Moral and Political	London	1832	USD -	Unknown
1650	SOUTHEY (Robert)	SOUTHEY (Robert). Selections from the Letters of	London	1856	USD -	Unknown
1651	Rev. Richard Morris and Rev. W. W. Skeat	SPECIMENS of Early English	Oxford	1872	USD -	Unknown
1652	Henry Morley, editor	SPECTATOR (The). A new edition reproducing the original text	London	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
1653	SPEDDING (James)	Evenings with a Reviewer; or, Macaulay and Bacon	Boston	1882	USD -	Unknown
1654	SPIEGHELS (H. L.)	Hertspieghel enandere Zede-Schriften....	Tot Amsterdam	1694	USD -	Unknown
1655		SPIERS AND SURENNE'S French and English Dictionary	New York	1852	USD -	Unknown
1656	SPENSER (Edmund)	SPENSER (Edmund). The Poetical Works of	Boston	1839	USD -	Unknown
1657	SPENSER	The Complete Works in Verse and Prose			USD -	Unknown
1658	SPINETO (Marquis)	The Elements of Hieroglyphics and Egyptian Antiquities	London	1845	USD -	Unknown
1659	SPOFFORD (H. P.)	The Servant Girl Question	Boston	1881	USD -	Unknown
1660		ST. AUGUSTINE'S MANUAL, or Little Book of the Contemplation of Christ...			USD -	Unknown
1661	ST. JOHN (J. Augustus)	Journal of a Residence in Normandy	Edinburgh	1831	USD -	Unknown
1662	ST. JOHN	The Anatomy of Society	London	1831	USD -	Unknown
1663	STAFFORD (William C.)	A History of Music	Edinburgh	1830	USD -	Unknown
1664	STAINER (J.) and W. A. BARRETT	A Dictionary of Musical Terms	London	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
1665		STANDARD NOVELS. Vathek...	London	1834	USD -	Unknown
1666	STANLEY (A. P.)	Historical Memorials of Wesminster Abbey	London	1868	USD -	Unknown
1667	STANLEY	Historical Memorials of Canterbury	London	1868	USD -	Unknown
1668		STATE POEMS. A new Collection of Poems relating to State Affairs from Oliver Cromwell to this Present Time	London	1705	USD -	Unknown
1669	STEDMAN (Edmund C.)	The Prince's Ball	New York	1860	USD -	Unknown
1670	STEDMAN	Victorian Poets	Boston	1876	USD -	Unknown
1671	STEPHANUS (Henr.)	Paralipomena Grammaticarum Gr. Linguae Inst.		1581	USD -	Unknown
1672	STEPHEN (Henrie)	A World of Wonders: or an Introduction to a Treatise touching the Conformitie of ancient and moderne wonders: or a Preparative Treatise to the Apologie of Herodotus	London	1607	USD -	Unknown
1673	STEPHEN (Mrs. Leslie)	Notes from Sick Rooms	London	1883	USD -	Unknown
1674	STEPHENS (Fr.)	The Topographical Directory of Great Britain and Ireland	London	1867	USD -	Unknown
1675	STERNE (Laurence)	A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy	New York	1884	USD -	Unknown
1676	STETSON (C. B.)	Technical Education: What it is and what American Public Schools should teach	Boston	1874	USD -	Unknown
1677	STEVENS (George Alexander)	A Lecture on Heads...	London	1785	USD -	Unknown
1678	STEVENS	A Lecture on Heads...	London	1808	USD -	Unknown
1679	STONE (Rev. John S.)	A Memoir of the Life of James Milnor, D.D., late Rector of St. George's Church, New York	New York	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
1680	STORMONTH (James)	English Spellings and Spelling Rules	London	1876	USD -	Unknown
1681	STORMONTH	The Handy English Word Book	London	1877	USD -	Unknown
1682	STORMONTH	Etymological and Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language	New York	1881	USD -	Unknown
1683	STORMONTH	A Dictionary of the English Language			USD -	Unknown
1684	STORY (William W.)	Roba di Roma	London	1866	USD -	Unknown
1685	STOWE	A Description of the House and Gardens of the MOST Noble and Puissant Prince George-Grenville-Nugent-Temple, Marquis of Buckingham	London	1797	USD -	Unknown
1686	STRANGFORD	A Selection from the Writings of Viscount Strangford on Political, Geographical and Social Subjects	London	1869	USD -	Unknown
1687	STRATMAN (Francis Henry)	A Dictionary of the Old English Language, compiled from the Writings of the XII., XIII., XIV., and XV. Centuries	Krefeld	1871	USD -	Unknown
1688		STRING OF BRITISH PEARLS (A) A Moral Tale	London	1812	USD -	Unknown
1689		STORY OF A LIFE (The)	London	1825	USD -	Unknown
1690	SUCKLING (Sir John)	SUCKLING (Sir John). The Works of	London	1770	USD -	Unknown
1691		SUETONH Opera Omnia cum nobis et interpretatione in Usum Delphini	London	1826	USD -	Unknown
1692		SUFFOLK. Letters to and from Henrietta, Countess of Suffolk, and her second husband, the Hon. George Berkeley, from 1712 to 1767	London	1824	USD -	Unknown
1693	[SURTEES (R. S.)]	Plain or Ringlets	London	1810	USD -	Unknown
1694	SUTTON (Christopher)	Learne to Die		[1600?]	USD -	Unknown
1695	SWEET (Henry)	A History of English Sounds from the Earliest Period	London	1874	USD -	Unknown
1696	SWIFT (Jonathan)	SWIFT (Jonathan). Miscellaneous Works	London	1742	USD -	Unknown
1697		SWIFT. The Life of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift...			USD -	Unknown
1698	SWIFT	Remarks on the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift...	London	1752-54	USD -	Unknown
1699	SWINBURNE (Algernon C.)	The Queen-Mother and Rosamond	London	1868	USD -	Unknown
1700	TACITUS	De Situ Moribus et Populis Germaniae libellus	Lipsiae	1824	USD -	Unknown

Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

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.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

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.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

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.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

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.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.