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
601 EDMUNDS (Flavell) Traces of History in the Names of Places London

1872

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602 D. C. L. EDUCATION. The Education Craze and its Results. School Boards, their Extravagance and Inefficiency London

1878

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603 EDWARDS (Jonathan) A careful and strict Inquiry into the modern prevailing Notions of that Freedom of Will which is supposed to be essential to Moral Agency, Virtue and Vice, etc. London

1768

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604 EDWARDS (Sutherland) History of the Opera from Monteverde to Donizetti London

1862

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605 EDWARDS (H. Sutherland) The Lyrical Drama. Essays on Subjects, Composers, and Executants of Modern Opera London

1881

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606 EDWARDS (Thomas) The Canons of Criticism, and Glossary; the Trial of the Letter ϒ, alias Y, and Sonnets London

1765

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607 EGGER (M. E.) De l'Influence du Papyrus Egyptien sur le developpement de la Litterature Grecque Paris

1842

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608 EGGLESTON (Edward) The Hoosier School-Master New York

n. d.

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609 ELAM (Charles) A Physician's Problems London

1869

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610 ELEGANT EXTRACTS, in Prose and Poetry, and Epistles London

1791

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611 ELIOT Wit and Wisdom of George Eliot Boston

1881

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612 ELLIOTSON (John) Human Physiology London

1840

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613 ELLIS (Alexander J.) On Early English Pronunciation, with especial reference to Shakspere and Chaucer London

1878

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614 ELLIS The English, Dionysian and Hellenic Pronunciations of Greek London

1876

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615 ELLIS (George) Specimens of the Early English Poets, to which is prefixed an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the English Poetry and Language London

1801

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616 ELLIS Specimens of Early English Metrical Romances, to which is prefixed an Historical Introduction London

1811

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617 ELMES (James) A General and Bibliographical Dictionary of the Fine Arts London

1826

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618 ELWYN (Alfred L.) Glossary of Supposed Americanisms Philadelphia

1859

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619 EMANUEL (Harry) Diamonds and Precious Stones, their history, value, and distinguishing characteristics London

1867

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620 EMERSON Birth-Day Book Boston

1861

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621 [EMILIANNE (Gabr. d')] The Frauds of Romish Monks and Priests London

1691

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622 ENGEL (Carl) An Introduction to the Study of National Music; comprising Researches into Popular Songs, Traditions and Customs London

1866

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623 J. B., Dr. of Physick ENGLISH EXPOSITOUR (An), or Compleat Dictionary of the hardest Words, etc. Cambridge

1684

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624 ENGLISH GRAMMAR. Clark's Beginner's Grammar...

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625 L. F. M. ENGLISH MATRONS and their Profession London

1873

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626 ENGLISH PREACHER (The) London

1779

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627 ENGLISH WOMAN IN RUSSIA (The) London

1855

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628 ENGRAVINGS. A Collection of one hundred and ten engravings--historical and imaginary scenes

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629 EPITAPHS AND EPIGRAMS, Curious, Quaint, and Amusing, from various sources London

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630 ERASMUS The Apophthegmes of Erasmus Boston, Lincolnshire

1877

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631 ERASMUS In Praise of Folly London

n. d.

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632 EROTICA The Poems of Catullus and Tibullus, and the Vigil of Venus London

1854

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633 ESOPE en Trois Langues, ou Concordance de ses Fables avec celles de Phedre, Faerne, Desbillons et autres celebres Fabulistes francois Paris

1803

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634 ESSAYS. A Manual of Essays, selected from various Authors London

1809

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635 ESSAYS on Social Subjects, from the Saturday Review Edinburgh

1865

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636 ETHEREGE (Sir George) ETHEREGE (Sir George). The Works of, containing His Plays and Poems London

1704

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637 EURIPIDES Quatuor ex Euripidis Tragoediis edidit Ricardus Porson London

1824

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638 EURIPIDES London

1832

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639 EURIPIDES. Iocasta: a Tragedie written in Greeke by Euripides...

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640 EUFRENIUS (Albertus) Poematia, Erotica, Basia, Coma, Sylva Lugduni Batavorum

1601

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641 EVERETT (Edward) Greek Grammar, from the German of Philip Buttmann Boston

1826

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642 FABLES. A Collection of Fables taken from the Most Celebrated Mythologists

1704

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643 FABLE FOR CRITICS (A); or a Better Glance at a few of our Literary Progenies from the Tub of Diogenes, etc. Boston

1856

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644 FABRICIUS (Vincentius) Poemata; editio secunda priori multo auctior, &c. Amstelodami

1638

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645 FACETIAE SELECTIORES...

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646 FACETIAE Le Facecieux Reveille-Matin des Esprits Melancoliques, ou Remede Preservatif contre les trestes A Rouen

1699

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647 FACETIAE Apollon passant en revue les Filles du Palais-Egalite Paris

1795

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648 FACETIAE Recueil General des Caquets de l'Accouchee...

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649 FACETIAE Vie de la Duchesse de la Valiere...

n. d.

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650 FACETIAE Malice et Imperfections des Femmes Mises a nu en meme temps que leur Merite et leur Bonte Paris

n. d.

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651 FAITHFULL (Emily) Three Visits to America New York

1884

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652 FARQUHAR (George) The Works of the late Ingenious George Farquhar: Letters, Poems, Essays and Comedies London

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653 FARRAGUT The Life of David Glasgow Farragut, First Admiral of the United States Navy, embodying his Journal and Letters New York

1879

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654 FARRAR (Frederic W.) An Essay on the Origin of Language, based on Modern Researches London

1860

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655 FARRAR. Families of Speech London

1873

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656 FAU (J.) Anatomy of the External Forms of Man. Text only London

1849

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657 FAVOURITE ENGLISH POEMS AND POETS New York

1870

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658 FAYETTE (Madame la Comtesse de la) Memoires de Hollande... Paris

1856

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659 FERRIER (D.) The Functions of the Brain New York

1876

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660 FETES ET COURTESANES DE LA GRECE. Supplement aux Voyages d'Anacharsis et d'Antenor: Comprenant... Paris

1821

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661 FETIS (F. J.) Notice of Anthony Stradivari, the celebrated Violin Maker London

1864

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662 FEUILLET (Octave) Histoire de Sibylle Paris

1870

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663 FIELD (D. D.) Draft Outlines of an International Code New York

1872

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664 FIELDING (Henry) The Adventures of Joseph Andrews London

1832

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665 FINETT Finetti Philoxenis: Som Choice Observations of Sr John Finett Knight, And Master of the Ceremonies to the two last Kings, Touching the Reception and Precedence, the Treatment and Audience, the Puntillios and Contests of Forren Ambassadors in England London

1656

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666 FIVE HUNDRED MISTAKES in Speaking, Pronouncing and Writing, Corrected New York

1856

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667 FLEMING (James M.) Old Violins and their Makers; including some references to those of Modern Times London

1883

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668 FLOGEL'S Geschichte des Grotesk-Komischen. Neu bearbeitet und erweitert von Dr. Friedrich W. Ebeling Leipzig

1862

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669 FLORIO (John) A Worlde of Wordes, or Most copious, and exact Dictionarie in Italian and English

USD - Unknown
670 FONBLANQUE (A.) Rights and Wrongs, a Manual of Household Law

1860

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671 FONTENELLE (Bernard Le Bovier) CEuvres de; nouvelle edition, augments de plusieurs pieces relatives a l'Auteur, etc. Paris

1790

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672 FORD (Emily E.) My Recreations. Verses New York

1872

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673 FORD (John) The Dramatic Works of... London

1827

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674 William Gifford FORD. The Works of; with Notes critical and explanatory London

1869

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675 FOREST LIFE London

1842

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676 FORKEL (J. N.) Life of John Sebastian Bach; with a critical view of His Compositions London

1820

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677 FOSTER (Mrs. M. E.) A Hand-Book of Modern European Literature London

1849

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678 FOSTER (John) Essays in a Series of Letters London

1853

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679 [FOUGERET DE MONBRON.] Margot la Ravaudeuse A Hambourg

1800

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680 FOURNIER (F. I.) Dictionnaire Portatif de Bibliographie, contenant plus de 17:000 articles de Livres rares, curieux, etc. Paris

1805

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681 FOWLE Catalogue of the Choice Collection of Books belonging to William F. Fowle Boston

1865

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682 FOWLE (Wm. B.) The True English Grammar Boston

1827-29

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683 FOX (Charles James) A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second London

1808

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684 FOX Speeches in the House of Commons on the "Westminster Scrutiny" London

1853

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685 FRANKLIN (Benj.). Political, Miscellaneous and Philosophical Pieces London

1779

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686 FREEMAN (Edward A.) The Unity of History (the Rede Lecture) London

1872

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687 FREMD. Worterbuch Leipzig

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688 FREMY (Arnould) Les Maitresses Parisiennes. Scenes de la Vie Moderne Paris

1855

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689 FRENCH COMEDIES: Diana de Lys, par Dumas, fils, 1853... Paris

USD - Unknown
690 FRENCH PLAYS: Les Trois Maupin, par Scribe et Boisseaux, 1858...

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691 FROTHINGHAM (N. L.) Metrical Pieces... Boston

1855

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692 FROUDE (James Anthony) History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada London

1870

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693 FROUFROU Comedie...

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694 FRY (Caroline) The Listener London

1830

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695 FURNIVALL (Frederick J.) Education in Early England London

1867

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696 GARDINER (Samuel R.) English History for Students... New York

1881

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697 GAILLARDET (Fred.) L'Aristocratie en Amerique Paris

1883

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698 GALAXY (The)

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699 GALLANTRY Free Thoughts on Seduction, Adultery and Divorce London

1771

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700 GALLONIUS (Ant.) De SS. Martyrum Cruciatibus liber Antverpiae

1668

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    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
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