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
99	COLLAS (A.)	The Great Seals of England, from the time of Edward the Confessor to the reign of William IV	London	1837	USD -	Unknown
100	COLMAN (Benjamin, Pastor of a Church in Boston)	Ossa Josephi: or, The Bones of Joseph. Consider'd in a Sermon preached after the Funeral of Joseph Dudley, Esq., late Governour of His Majesty's Provinces of Massachusetts' Bay, and New Hampshire, in New England	Boston	1720	USD -	Unknown
101	COLMAN (Benjamin, Pastor of a Church in Boston)	A Sermon preached to some miserable Pirates, July 10, 1726, on the Lord's Day, before their Execution	Boston	1726	USD -	Unknown
102	Viscountess Combermere and Capt. W. W. Knollys	COMBERMERE (Field-Marshal Viscount) Memoirs and Correspondence (1773-1865) from his Family Papers	London	1866	USD -	Unknown
103	COOKE	Memoirs of the late War...	London	1831	USD -	Unknown
104	CORNWALLIS (K.)	Panorama of the New World	London	1859	USD -	Unknown
105	COTTON (John, teacher of the Church at Boston, N. E.)	Treatise of the Covenant of Grace	London	1659	USD -	Unknown
106	COX (M. R.)	Cinderella: 345 Variants of Cinderella, Catskin and Cap o' Rushes	London	1893	USD -	Unknown
107	CROESE (Gerard)	General History of the Quakers; from the first rise of that Sect to the present	London	1696	USD -	Unknown
108	CRUIKSHANK	The Comic Almanac. Both Series, 1835-53	London	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
109	CUNNINGHAM (Peter)	The Story of Nell Gwyn, and the Sayings of Charles II	London	1852	USD -	Unknown
110	[CUNNINGHAM (T.)]	The History and Antiquities of the four Inns of Court (the Inner Temple, the Middle Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn), of the nine Inns of Chancery, and of Serjeant's Inn and Scroop's Inn	London	1780	USD -	Unknown
111	CURRAN (W. H.)	Sketches of the Irish Bar, with Essays, Literary and Political	London	1855	USD -	Unknown
112	CURTIS (C. B.)	Velasquez and Murillo	London	1883	USD -	Unknown
113	CURZON (L. H.)	A Mirror of the Turf; or the Machinery of Horse-Racing revealed	London	1892	USD -	Unknown
114	CUST (Sir E.)	Annals of the Wars of the 18th century; 1700-1799	London	1857-60	USD -	Unknown
115		DABNEY (Prof. R. L.) Life of Lieut...	London	1864-66	USD -	Unknown
116		DANCE OF DEATH. MONTAIGLON (A. de) L'Alphabet de la Mort de Hans Holbein...	Paris	1856	USD -	Unknown
117	DARWIN (Charles)	The Descent of Man, and Selection in relation to Sex	London	1874	USD -	Unknown
118	DARWIN (Charles)	Journal during the Voyage of H.M.S. "Beagle."--On the structure and distribution of Coral Reefs	London	1890	USD -	Unknown
119	DAVID (F. A.)	Antiquites Etrusques, Grecques et Romaines, ou les beaux Vases Etrusques, etc....	Paris	1787	USD -	Unknown
119a	DAVIES (T.)	Dramatic Miscellanies, consisting of Observations on several Plays of Shakespere	London	1784	USD -	Unknown
120	DAY (Lal Behari)	Folk-Tales of Bengal	London	1883	USD -	Unknown
121	DENNYS (N. B.)	Account of the Cruise of the St. George on the North American and West Indian Station	London	1862	USD -	Unknown
122	DE QUINCEY (Thomas)	Confessions of an Opium Eater	Edinburgh	1866	USD -	Unknown
123	DIBDIN (Charles)	DIBDIN (Charles) Songs	London	1841	USD -	Unknown
124	DICKENS (Charles)	Large ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH (size 8 x 10 3/4 in.) of Gad's Hill House and Lawn (in 1861 or *62)			USD -	Unknown
125	[DICKENS (Charles)]	The Beauties of Pickwick collected and arranged by Sam Weller	London	1838	USD -	Unknown
126	DIDOT (A. Firmin-)	Alde Manuce et l'Hellenisme a Venise	Paris	1875	USD -	Unknown
127	DIGBY (Kenelm H.)	The Lover's Seat	London	1856	USD -	Unknown
128	DIONYSIUS HALICARNASSUS	Roman Antiquities	London	1758	USD -	Unknown
129	D'ISRAELI (Isaac)	D'ISRAELI (Isaac) Works...	London	1858-59	USD -	Unknown
130	DIXON (Hepworth)	Robert Blake, Admiral and General at Sea, based on family and state papers	London	1852	USD -	Unknown
131	DOBSON (Austin)	The Ballad of Beau Brocade and other Poems of the 18th century	London	1892	USD -	Unknown
132	DORAN (Dr. John)	History of Court Fools, 1858...	London	v. y.	USD -	Unknown
133	Blanchard Jerrold	DORE. Life of Gustave Dore	London	1891	USD -	Unknown
134	DOUGLAS (W.)	Summary, historical and political, of the first planting, improvements and present state of the British Settlements in North America	London	1755	USD -	Unknown
135	DRAPER (Dr. J. W.)	History of the Conflict between Religion and Science	London	1876	USD -	Unknown
136	DUMAS	The Memoirs of Alexandre Dumas (pere): being Extracts from the first five volumes of "Mes Memoires"	London	1891	USD -	Unknown
137	DUNCAN (Lieut. F.)	Our Garrisons in the West; or Sketches in British North America	London	1864	USD -	Unknown
138	DUNCKER (Prof. Max.)	History of Greece from the earliest times to the end of the Persian war	London	1886	USD -	Unknown
139	DUNN (S.)	New Atlas of the Mundane System. Charts and diagrams...	London	1778	USD -	Unknown
140	DUSEJOUR (Mdlle. Dionis)	The Origin of the Graces	London	[1888]	USD -	Unknown
141	DUTT (Shoshee Chunder)	Historical Studies and Recreations	London Trubner	1879	USD -	Unknown
142	EDMUNDSON (William, of the Society of Friends)	Journal, Life, Travels, &c.	Dublin	1820	USD -	Unknown
143	EDWARDS (B.)	History of the British Colonies in the West Indies...	London	1793	USD -	Unknown
144	EDWARDS (Jonathan)	Faithful Narrative of the surprising work of God in the conversion of many hundred souls in Northampton and the neighbouring villages of New Hampshire	Halifax	1808	USD -	Unknown
145		ELLIS (Lady) Memoirs and Services of Lieut.-Gen. Sir S. B. Ellis, Royal Marines	London	1866	USD -	Unknown
146	ELLWOOD (Thomas, of the Society of Friends, the pupil and friend of Milton)	ELLWOOD (Thomas, of the Society of Friends, the pupil and friend of Milton) History of his Life	London	1714	USD -	Unknown
147	ELLWOOD (Thomas, of the Society of Friends, the pupil and friend of Milton)	The Foundation of Tythes shaken	No place	1678	USD -	Unknown
148	ELPHINSTONE (Hon. M.)	History of India during the Hindu and Mahometan periods	London	1857	USD -	Unknown
149	ELTON (J. F.)	With the French in Mexico	London	1867	USD -	Unknown
150		ENGRAVINGS. A Collection of 185 old and curious engravings on copper by Jan. van Luyken, Van Diden, Hondius, etc.			USD -	Unknown
151		ENGRAVINGS. The Holy Family by Giulio Romano...	London	1814-15	USD -	Unknown
152	ENTICK (J.)	General History of the Late War in Europe, Asia, Africa and America	London	1765	USD -	Unknown
153	ERCILLA Y ZUNIGA (Don Alonso de)	La Araucana	Madrid	1776	USD -	Unknown
154		EUROPEAN MAGAZINE and London Review...	London	1782-1810	USD -	Unknown
155	H. Ryland, and facsimile woodcuts	FABLES of AEsop	London	1889	USD -	Unknown
156	FAURIEL (M.)	The Last Days of the Consulate	London	1885	USD -	Unknown
157	FEARON (H. B.)	Sketches of America: a Narrative of a Journey of 5000 miles through the Eastern and Western States	London	1818	USD -	Unknown
158	FELLOWS (Sir Charles)	Travels and Researches in Asia Minor	London	1852	USD -	Unknown
159	FERGUSSON (James)	Essay on the Ancient Topography of Jerusalem	London	1847	USD -	Unknown
160		FEZENSAC (Lieut.-General de) Journal of the Russian Campaign of 1812...	London	1852	USD -	Unknown
161		FIELD OF MARS: a Digest of the principal Engagements...	London	1781	USD -	Unknown
162	FIELDS (James T.)	Yesterdays with Authors	London	1872	USD -	Unknown
163	FISHER (Surgeon A.)	Journal of a Voyage to the Arctic Regions in H.M.S. Hecla and Gripper, in 1819-1820	London	1821	USD -	Unknown
164	FITZGERALD (Percy)	Lives of the Sheridans	London	1886	USD -	Unknown
165	FORSYTH (William)	Novels and Novelists of the 18th century in illustration of the Manners and Morals of the age	London	1871	USD -	Unknown
166	FOTHERGILL (John, of the Society of Friends)	Account of his Life and Travels	London	1753	USD -	Unknown
167	PARTON (James)	FRANKLIN. Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin	Boston	1866-67	USD -	Unknown
168	[ROMILLY (Sir Samuel)]	FRANKLIN. Observations on a late Publication [by Dr. M. Madan]	London	1786	USD -	Unknown
169	FRANKLIN (J.)	The Present State of Hayti	London	1828	USD -	Unknown
170		FRENCH REVOLUTION...	(Amsterdam)	(1799-1803)	USD -	Unknown
171		FRENCH REVOLUTION. Series of fine engravings on copper by VINKELES and VRYDAG of historical incidents in the French Revolution	(Amsterdam)	(1799, &c.)	USD -	Unknown
172	FRIGNANI (Angelo)	Narrative of an Escape from Italian Dungeons	London	1859	USD -	Unknown
173	FULLER (William)	A brief Discovery of the True Mother of the pretended Prince of Wales...	London	v. y.	USD -	Unknown
174		GALLERIA REALE di Firenze illustrate	Firenze	1817 -'33	USD -	Unknown
175	GARIBALDI (Guiseppe)	GARIBALDI (Guiseppe) Autobiography	London	1889	USD -	Unknown
176	GASKELL (E. C.)	Life of Charlotte Bronte	London	1858	USD -	Unknown
177		[GEOGRAPHI ANTIQUI.] DIONYSII ALEXANDRINI [PERIEGETIS] et POMP. MELAE Situs orbis descriptio...	[Parisiis]	1577	USD -	Unknown
178	GERARD (E.)	The Land beyond the Forest: (Transylvania)	Edinburgh	1888	USD -	Unknown
179	GILLESPIE (Lieut. A.)	Historical Review of the Royal Marine Corps, from its institution down to 1803	Birmingham	1803	USD -	Unknown
180	GLADSTONE (Rt. Hon. W. E.)	Bulgarian Horrors and the Question of the East...	London	1876-77	USD -	Unknown
181		GLADSTONE. The Vatican Decrees in their bearing on Civil Allegiance...	London	v. y.	USD -	Unknown
182	[GLEIG (G. R.)]	Chelsea Hospital and its Traditions	London	1838	USD -	Unknown
183	GODLEY (J. R.)	Letters from America	London	1844	USD -	Unknown
184	GOETHE	Faust; translated into English verse by J. Birch	London	1839	USD -	Unknown
185	GOETHE	The Theory of Colours	London	1840	USD -	Unknown
186	GOLOVIN (Ivan)	History of Alexander I, Emperor of Russia	London	1858	USD -	Unknown
187	GOODRICH (F. B.)	The Tribute Book: a Record of the Munificence and Patriotism of the American People, during the War for the Union	New York	1865	USD -	Unknown
188	GOWER (Lord Ronald)	Last Days of Marie Antoinette; an Historical Sketch	London	1885	USD -	Unknown
189	Count A. Hamilton	GRAMMONT. Memoirs of Count Grammont	London	[1793]	USD -	Unknown
190	GRANGER (J.)	Biographical History of England, adapted to a methodical catalogue of engraved English Heads	London	1824	USD -	Unknown
191	[GRANT, of Laggan (Mrs. Anne)]	Memoirs of an American Lady [Mrs. Philip Schuyler]	London	1817	USD -	Unknown
192	[GRANT (James)]	The Bench and the Bar (Sketches and Anecdotes of Judges and Lawyers)...	London	1836-'39	USD -	Unknown
193	GRAY (Thomas)	Elegy written in a Country Church-yard	London	1836	USD -	Unknown
194	[GRAYDON (A.)]	Memoirs of a Life, chiefly passed in Pennsylvania, within the last sixty years	Edinburgh	1822	USD -	Unknown
195	GREELEY (Horace)	The American Conflict: a History of the Great Rebellion, 1860-64	Hartford	1864-67	USD -	Unknown
196	GREENE (Robert)	The pleasant and delightful History of Dorastus, Prince of Sicily and Fawnia, only daughter and heir to Pandosto, King of Bohemia	London	n. d.	USD -	Unknown
197	GRIFFITH (John, of the Society of Friends)	Journal of Life, Travels and Labours	London	1779	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.