Bangs: CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE AND SCARCE BOOKS. Standard and Rare Books in the various departments of English Literature, including Works with fine Portraits and Engravings; Americana, including Scarce Maps and Atlases; Napoleonana, and Works on the French Revolu, Mar301896,

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 30, 1896 - March 30, 1896

Page Size: 606 items in 7 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1		ABERCROMBY (Lieut.-Gen. Sir Ralph) Memoir	Edinburgh	1861	USD -	Unknown
2	ADDISON (C. G.)	[History of] the Knights Templar	London	1842	USD -	Unknown
3	ADOLPHUS (J.)	History of England, from the accession to the decease of George III	London	1840-'45	USD -	Unknown
4	AIKIN (Lucy)	Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth	London	1819	USD -	Unknown
5	ALEXANDER (Capt. J. E.)	Transatlantic Sketches...	London	1833	USD -	Unknown
6		ALFRED THE GREAT. A Description of Europe and the Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan: a photo-litho facsimile Reprint of the Anglo-Saxon Text	London	1853	USD -	Unknown
7	ANDREWS (J.)	History of the War with America, France, Spain and Holland, commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783	London	1785-'86	USD -	Unknown
8		ANNUAL Register: or a View of History, Politics and Literature	London	1784-'85	USD -	Unknown
9	ANTOMMARCHI (Dr. F.)	The Last Days of Napoleon: Memoirs of the Last Two Years of Napoleon's Exile	London	1826	USD -	Unknown
10		ARABIAN NIGHTS Entertainments...	London	1883	USD -	Unknown
11		ARAM. Trial and Life 'of Eugene Aram, with several of his Letters, &c.	Richmond	1832	USD -	Unknown
12	ARFWEDSON (C. D.)	The United States and Canada in 1832-4	London	1834	USD -	Unknown
13	ARMITAGE (J.)	History of Brazil, from 1800 to 1831...	London	1835	USD -	Unknown
14	ARNOLD (Benedict)	Portrait on copper of Brigadier Genl. Arnold	(London)	(1781)	USD -	Unknown
15	ARNOLD (Sir Edwin)	The Light of Asia	London	1890	USD -	Unknown
16	ASPLUND (J.)	The Annual Register of the Baptist Denominations in North America, to Nov. 1st, 1790		[1791]	USD -	Unknown
17	R. Buchanan	AUDUBON (J. J.) Life and Adventures	London	1868	USD -	Unknown
18	AUSTIN (Alfred, Poet Laureat)	The Poetry of the Period: (Essays on Tennyson, Browning, Swinburne, Matthew Arnold, William Morris, the Poetry of the Future, &c.)	London	1870	USD -	Unknown
19		AUSTRIA and the Austrians. Two portraits on stone (of Ferdinand I and Metternich)	London	1837	USD -	Unknown
20	AYTOUN (W. E.)	Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and other Poems...	Edinburgh	1854-58	USD -	Unknown
21	BACON (Francis, Lord)	The Elements of the Common Lawes of England...	London	1636	USD -	Unknown
22	BARNARD (G.)	The Theory and Practice of Landscape Painting in Water Colours	London	1855	USD -	Unknown
23	BARGAGLI (Scipion)	Impresse. Vignette title	Venetia	1594	USD -	Unknown
24	BARROW ([Sir] John)	Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions, from the earliest periods of Scandinavian Navigation to the expeditions of Capts. Ross and Buchan	London	1818	USD -	Unknown
25	BARROW ([Sir] John)	Memoirs of Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign; from unpublished MS. documents, &c.	London	1845	USD -	Unknown
26	BARTTELOT (Major E. M.)	BARTTELOT (Major E. M.) Life: an Account of his Services for the relief of Kandahar, of Gordon, and of Emin; from his Letters and Diaries	London	1890	USD -	Unknown
27	BARTON (Dr. B. S.)	New Views of the Origin of the Tribes and Nations of America	Philadelphia	1797	USD -	Unknown
27a	BEALE (T.)	Natural History of the Sperm Whale; with a Sketch of a South Sea Whaling Voyage	London	1839	USD -	Unknown
28	BEAUCHENE	Les Adventures de Robert de Beauchene, Capitaine de Filibustiers dans la Nouvelle-France	Amsterdam	1783	USD -	Unknown
29	BEAUFOY (M.)	Mexican Illustrations	London	1828	USD -	Unknown
30	BEECHEY (Capt. F. W.)	Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beerings Strait, to co-operate with the Polar Expeditions, in 1825-28	London	1831	USD -	Unknown
31	BELL (George)	Rough Notes by an Old Soldier, from Ensign to Major-General, 1811-61	London	1867	USD -	Unknown
32	BENNY (P. B.)	The Criminal Code of the Jews, according to the Talmud Massecheth Synhedrin	London	1880	USD -	Unknown
33	BENTLEY	Jebb (Dr. R. C.) Bentley	London	1882	USD -	Unknown
34		BERNARD (Mountague, Prof, of International Law in the Univ'y of Oxford) Introductory Lecture on International Law, 1859...	Oxford	1859-64	USD -	Unknown
35	BERTIE (Lady G.)	Five Generations of a Loyal House	London	1845	USD -	Unknown
36	BESANT (Sir Walter)	Readings in Rabelais	Edinburgh	1883	USD -	Unknown
37		BIBLE. Authorised Version...	Cambridge	1629	USD -	Unknown
38		BIBLE. Authorized Version...	London	[1795]	USD -	Unknown
39		BIBLIA SACRA Latina, a Tremellio et Junio et Th. Beza	Londini	1597	USD -	Unknown
40	BIGSBY (R.)	Memoir of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, from the capitulation of Malta in 1798 to the present period	Derby	1869	USD -	Unknown
41		BIOGRAPHIE UNIVERSELLE, ancienne et moderne	Paris	1811-28	USD -	Unknown
41a	BIRKBECK (M.)	Notes on a Journey through France, July to Sept. 1814...	London	1814-18	USD -	Unknown
42	BLACKBURN (H.)	Artistic Travel in Normandy, Brittany, the Pyrenees, Spain and Algeria	London	1892	USD -	Unknown
43	BLACKSTONE (Sir William)	Commentaries on the Laws of England	London	1809	USD -	Unknown
44	BLADES (W.)	The Enemies of Books	London	1888	USD -	Unknown
45	BLUNT (Wilfred Scawen)	Esther, Love Lyrics, and Natalia's Resurrection	London	1892	USD -	Unknown
46		BOOK of French Songs (The)...	London	1855-68	USD -	Unknown
47		BOOK-PLATES. A Collection of 58 interesting Book-Plates (Exlibris)...			USD -	Unknown
48		BOOK-PRICES CURRENT (English)	London	1889	USD -	Unknown
49		BOOK-PRICES CURRENT (English)	London	1892	USD -	Unknown
50	BOTTA (C.)	Storia della Guerra dell'Independenza degli Stati Uniti d' America	Milano	1819	USD -	Unknown
51	BOUCHER de la Richarderie (G.)	Bibliotheque Universelle des Voyages	Paris	1808	USD -	Unknown
52	BOUILLE (Marquis de)	Memoirs relating to the French Revolution; translated from the French MS.	London	1797	USD -	Unknown
53	BOURRIENNE (F. de)	Life of Napoleon	London	1831	USD -	Unknown
54	BOWDITCH (N. I.)	Suffolk Surnames	London and Boston	1861	USD -	Unknown
55	BOWLES (W. R., translator)	Letters from a Portuguese Nun to an Officer in the French Army	London	1808	USD -	Unknown
56	BOWNAS (Samuel, of the Society of Friends, 1676-1753)	Account of Life, Travels, &c.	London	1756-67	USD -	Unknown
57	BOWRING (L.)	Eastern Experiences	London	1872	USD -	Unknown
58	BOYD (Mark)	Reminiscences of Fifty Years (1820-1870)	London	1871	USD -	Unknown
59	[BOYLE (M. A.)]	The State Prisoner; a Tale of the French Regency	London	1837	USD -	Unknown
60	BRATHWAITE (R.)	Natures Embassie, etc.	Boston, (England)	1877-78	USD -	Unknown
61	BREEN (H. H., of St. Lucia)	St. Lucia (West Indies); historical, statistical and descriptive	London	1844	USD -	Unknown
62	BROWN (J. Moray)	Powder, Spur and Spear: a Sporting Medley	London	1889	USD -	Unknown
63	BROWNE (G. L.)	Narratives of State Trials in the 19th century	London	1882	USD -	Unknown
64	BUDGE (E. A. W., of the British Museum)	The Sarcophagus of Anchnesraneferab, Queen of Ahmes II, about B. C. 564-526	London	1885	USD -	Unknown
65	BULLOCK (W.)	Six Months' Residence and Travels in Mexico	London	1824	USD -	Unknown
66	[BURKE (Edmund)]	Account of the European Settlements in America	London	1777	USD -	Unknown
67	BURKE (J.)	Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire	London	1837	USD -	Unknown
68	[BURNABY (Charles)]	The Reform'd Wife; a Comedy	London	1700	USD -	Unknown
69	BURTON (Lady Isabel)	Life of Capt. Sir Richard F. Burton	London	1893	USD -	Unknown
70	BUTLER (Samuel)	Hudibras, in three Parts	London	1764	USD -	Unknown
71	BYRON (Lord)	BYRON (Lord) Poetical Works	London	1855-56	USD -	Unknown
72	C[ALDERON DE LA] B[ARCA] (Madame)	Life in Mexico	London	1843	USD -	Unknown
73	CALVERT (Gen. Sir Harry)	Journals and Correspondence; comprising the Campaigns in Flanders and Holland in 1793-94	London	1853	USD -	Unknown
74	CAMPBELL (Lord)	Shakespeare's Legal Acquirements considered	London	1859	USD -	Unknown
75		CANADA. Plan of Quebec...	London		USD -	Unknown
76		CARICATURES. America swallowing the bitter draught (1774)...	London		USD -	Unknown
77	[CAROLINE (Queen)]	The Genuine Book. An Inquiry, or delicate Investigation into the Conduct of H. R. H. the Princess of Wales, before Lords Erskine, Spencer, Grenville, and Ellenborough	London	1813	USD -	Unknown
78	CARPENTER (T.)	The American Senator: a copious and impartial Report of the Debates in the Congress of the United States	Philadelphia	1796-91	USD -	Unknown
79	CAULINCOURT	Recollections of Caulincourt, Duke of Vicenza	London	1838	USD -	Unknown
80		CELEBRATION (The) of the Russian Victories (over NAPOLEON)...	Georgetown, D. C.	1813	USD -	Unknown
81	[CENTLIVRE (Mrs.)]	The Beau's Duel; or a Soldier for the Ladies: a Comedy	London	1702	USD -	Unknown
82	CHALKLEY (Thomas, of Philadelphia, 1675-1741)	CHALKLEY (Thomas, of Philadelphia, 1675-1741) Works	London	1791	USD -	Unknown
83	[CHAMBERS (R.)]	Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation	London	1846	USD -	Unknown
84	[CHARLES I.]	Eikon Basilike: The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings			USD -	Unknown
85		CHARLESTOWN. An exact Prospect of Charlestown, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina	London	(1761)	USD -	Unknown
86	CHARLEVOIX (P. de)	Journal of a Voyage to North America	London	1761	USD -	Unknown
87	CHESNEY (Col. C. C.)	Essays in Modern Military Biography	London	1874	USD -	Unknown
88	CHESNEY (F. R.)	Operatic Tales	London	1889	USD -	Unknown
89	CHESTERFIELD (Earl of)	CHESTERFIELD (Earl of) Miscellaneous Works	London	1777-'78	USD -	Unknown
90	CHESTERFIELD (Earl of)	Letters to his Son	London	1774	USD -	Unknown
91	CHEVALIER (Michel)	Mexico, ancient and modern	London	1864	USD -	Unknown
92	[CHRISTIE (J.)]	Inquiry into the Ancient Greek Game invented by Palamedes	London	1801	USD -	Unknown
93	CHRISTIE (W. D.)	Life of Anthony, First Earl Shaftesbury, 1621-1683	London	1871	USD -	Unknown
94		CHOICE NOTES from "Notes and Queries": History.--Folk-Lore	London	1858-59	USD -	Unknown
95	CHURCHMAN (John, of Nottingham, Pennsylvania)	Account of Gospel Labors, etc.	London	1780	USD -	Unknown
96		CIVIL WAR. Narrative of the Cruelties inflicted upon Friends [Quakers] of the North Carolina Yearly Meeting, during 1861-65, for their faithfulness to their view of the unlawfulness of war	London	1869	USD -	Unknown
97	COBBETT (William)	A Year's Residence in the United States of America...	London	1822	USD -	Unknown
98	COCKER (Edward)	Cocker's Decimal Arithmetick. Whereunto is added his Artificial Arithmetick; also his Algebraical Arithmetick	London	1702	USD -	Unknown

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.
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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.