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
101 NEW YORK. Progress of New York in a Century: an Address by J. A. Stevens

1876

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102 F. L. Olmsted NEW YORK. The Spoils of the Park

1882

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103 NEW YORK. Report by the Council of Hygiene on the Sanitary Condition of the City

1865

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104 NEW YORK. Lloyd's Map of 12,000 Square Miles around New York

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105 NEW YORK. Citizens'and Travelers'Guide Map; etc.

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106 NEW YORK. Lithograph Copy of the MS. Map in the British Museum, known as A Description of the Towne of Mannados; or New Amsterdam as it was in September, 1661

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107 Egbert L. Viele NEW YORK. Topographical Atlas of the City

1874

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108 PAMPHLETS. The Wealthy Men and Women of Brooklyn, 1847...

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109 PARIS. History of the Civil War in America Philadelphia

1875-76

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110 PERKINS (Samuel) Historical Sketches of the United States from the Peace of 1815 to 1830 New York

1830

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111 PHILLIPS (Samuel) A Child well instructed in the Principles of the Christian Religion Boston

1758

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112 POETICAL PICTURE OF AMERICA. Observations made during a residence of several years at Alexandria and Norfolk, Virginia, interspersed with Anecdotes London

1809

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113 QUINCY. Memoir of Josiah Quincy, Junior, of Massachusetts, 1744-1775 Boston

1874

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114 QUINCY Speeches in Congress by Josiah Quincy, 1805-1813 Boston

1874

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115 REBELLION. History of the War

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116 RECORD of the Democratic Party, 1860-1865

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117 ROCHEFORT Histoire naturelle et morale des Iles Antilles de l'Amerique... A Roterdam

1664

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118 SABINE (Lorenzo) Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution Boston

1864

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119 SEWARD (William H.) The Diplomatic History of the War for the Union, being the fifth volume of his Works Boston

1884

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120 SHAW (Samuel) The Voice of one Crying in a Wilderness; or, The Business of a Christian Boston

1746

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121 SHIRREFF (Patrick) A Tour through North America Edinburgh

1835

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122 SHURTLEFF (J. B.) The Governmental Instructor New York

1845

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123 SMITH (Captain John) A Description of New England, or Observations in 1614 Boston

1865

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124 SNOW (C. H.) A Geography of Boston and adjacent towns Boston

1830

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125 STILES (Henry R.) A History of the City of Brooklyn Brooklyn

1867

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126 THALHIMFR (B.) The Annual Register and Military Roster of the United States and of New York State from Organization of the Government Albany

1821

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127 TOCQUEVILLE (Alexis de) Democracy in America Cambridge

1862

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128 TOWNSEND (Belton O'Neall) Plantation Lays and other Poems Columbia, S. C.

1884

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129 TRIBUNE ALMANAC New York

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130 TRUMBULL (John) M'Fingal: an Epic Poem New York

1864

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131 UNITED STATES CENSUS, 1860

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132 UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION; Jefferson's Manual, and Congressional Rules Washington

1860-1

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133 UNITED STATES OFFICIAL REGISTER... Washington

1879

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134 WALKER (George Leon) History of the First Church in Hartford, 1633-1883 Hartford

1884

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135 Aaron Bancroft, D.D. WASHINGTON. Life of George Washington Boston

1826

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136 Edward Everett WASHINGTON. Life of George Washington New York

1860

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137 WASHINGTON. The Washingtoniana, published in Baltimore, 1800 New York

1865

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138 WASHINGTON. The L. . . . Family at Washington; or, A Winter in the Metropolis Washington

1822

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139 [WELLS (John)] Rifle Shots at Past and Passing Events Philadelphia

1861

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140 [WHITE (R. G.)] The New Gospel of Peace, according to St. Benjamin--also Revelations

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141 [WHITE] The New Gospel of Peace

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142 [WHITE] The New Gospel of Peace

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143 [WHITE] The Chronicles of Gotham New York

1871-72

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144 [WHITE] The Chronicles of Gotham

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145 WILLIAMS (James A.) The Plan of the American Union Baltimore

1848

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146 AMERICAN POETS. SPECIMENS OF, with critical notices, and a preface London

1822

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147 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHILOLOGY Baltimore

1881

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148 AMERICAN WATER COLOR SOCIETY Illustrated Catalogue, 1881

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149 AMIRAULT-MOYSE. La Vie de Francois... A Leyde

1661

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150 AMOUR (L') DEVOILE, OU La Systeme des Simpathistes...

1749

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151 AMOURS d'un Page. Trilogie Paris

1863

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152 AMSTERDAM. Nouvelle Statistique Historique d'Amsterdam, ou le guide du Voyageur en cette ville Amsterdam

n. d.

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153 S. C. Hall, editor AMULET (The)

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154 ANACREON. Odaria Anacreontis. Odes D'Anacreon, avec LIV Compositions par Girodet, Traduction d'Amb. Firmin Didot. Greek and French texts Paris

1864

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155 ANDERSON (AEneas) A Narrative of the British Embassy to China in 1792-94 London

1795

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156 ANDERSON (Christopher) The Annals of the English Bible London

1845

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157 ANGLO-IRISH OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (The), a Novel London

1828

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158 ANGLO-SAXON DERIVATIVES, a Hand-Book New York

1871

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159 ANSTEY (Chr.) The New Bath Guide, or Memoirs of the B. N. R. D. Family Bath

1807

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160 ANTIQUARIAN ITINERARY, comprising specimens of Architecture, Monastic, Castellated and Domestic; with other Vestiges of Antiquity in Great Britain--accompanied with descriptions London

1815

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161 ANTHOLOGIE des Poetes Francais Depuis le XVe siecle jusqu'a nos jours Paris

n. d.

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162 ANTONINUS Marci Antonini Imperatoris eorum quae ad seipsum libri XII Glasguae

1744

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163 ANTONINUS The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Glasgow

1749

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164 APULIEE L'Ane D'Or ou la Metamorphose. Traduction de Savalete, preface de J. Andrieux. Avec nombreuses gravures dessinees par A. Racinet, et P. Benard Paris

1872

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165 ARAM The Trial and Life of Eugene Aram... Richmond

1842

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166 ARBER'S REPRINTS: Ascham's Toxophilus; Bacon's Essays...

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167 ARBER'S REPRINTS: Ascham's Toxophilus...

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168 ARCHIVIO MUSICALE Napoli

1882-85

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169 ARIOSTO (Ludovico) The Orlando Furioso translated into English verse, with Notes by William Stewart Rose London

1823

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170 ARIOSTO Orlando Furioso di Ariosto London

1834

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171 ARISTOPHANIS Comoediae, cum versione Latina variis lectionibus, notis, etc. Oxonii

1810

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172 ARLISS' Pocket Magazine of Classic and Polite Literature London

1824-26

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173 ARNOLD (George) ARNOLD (George). Poems Boston

1871

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174 ART. Catalogo delle Stampe de piu Gran Maestri che compongono la prente Collezione Lucca

1808

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175 ART (L') D'AIMER. Nouveau poeme en six chants A Londres

1750

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176 ART (L') DE PLAIRE et de Fixer, ou Conseils aux Femmes, sur les moyens de faire briller leurs attraits du plus grand eclat; etc.

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177 ARTEAGA (Stefano) Le Rivoluzioni del Teatro Musicale Italiano dalla sua origine fino al presente opera Bologna

1783

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178 ARTHUR The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the Round Table London

1858

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179 ARTHUR Le Morte Arthur London

1864

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180 ASCHAM (Roger) The Scholemaster: shewing a Plain and Perfect Way of teaching the Learned Languages London

1743

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181 ASCHAM The Scholemaster London

1863

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182 ASMODEUS IN NEW YORK New York

1868

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183 ASTLE (Thomas) The Origin and Progress of Writing, as well Hieroglyphic as Elementary... London

1803

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184 ATLANTIC SOUVENIR for 1828 Philadelphia

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185 ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. Report of the Banquet given by Chamber of Commerce of New York New York

1866

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186 AULDJO (John) Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont Blanc London

1830

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187 AUTOGRAPHS of Eminent Persons of British History from the Reign of King Richard the Second to the Restoration

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188 AYRES (A.) The Verbalist: a manual devoted to brief discussion of the right and the wrong use of words New York

1882

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189 AYRES The Orthoepist: a pronouncing manual New York

1880

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190 BABINGTON (E. R.) Hidden Sense, Seek and Find; or Double Acrostics London

1867

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191 BACON (Francis) Novum Organum, or True Suggestions for the Interpretation of Nature London

1850

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192 BACON Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning London

1861

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193 BACON Essays and Colours of Good and Evil London

1862

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194 BACON Personal History of Lord Bacon Boston

1861

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195 BACON (Thomas) First Impressions and Studies from Nature in Hindostan London

1837

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196 BAILLIE (Joanna) Metrical Legends of Exalted Characters London

1821

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197 BAILEY (N.) An Universal Etymological English Dictionary London

1737

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198 BAIN (Alexander) A Companion to the Higher English Grammar London

1874

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199 [BAKER] Remarks on the English Language; being a Detection of Many Improper Expressions, etc. London

1770

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200 BALDUINUS DE CALCEO (Shoes) Antiquo, et Jul. Nigronus de Caliga (Boots) Veterum Amstelodami

1667

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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.
    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: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
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