Bangs: CATALOGUE OF A Miscellaneous Collection of Books. COMPRISING, A Great Variety of Standard and Scarce Works in the different Departments of Literature, History, Biography, Fiction, Poetry, The Drama, Americana, Curiosa, etc., inluding also a number of New , Apr221896,

Auction Details

Auction Date
April 22, 1896 - April 22, 1896
Page Size: 1366 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
201 Horatio Gates Jones ANDREW BRADFORD, Founder of the Newspaper Press in the Middle States of North America

1869

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202 ANNUAL. The Scrap Book, or Humorous Annual: a Selection of Humorous Stories, Interesting Fables, and Authentic Anecdotes N. Y.

n. d. (1835)

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203 ANNUALS. The Forget-Me-Not for 1825, '30, '32, '33 Lond.

USD - Unknown
204 ANNUALS. The Token, 1835; Atlantic Souvenir, 1827... Bost, and Phil.

v. d.

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205 APPLETON'S ANNUAL CYCLOPAEDIA

1876-94

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206 APULEIUS Les Metamorphoses, nouvellement reveves, corrigees, etc. Enrichies de quantite de Figures en Tailledouce Paris

1648

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207 ARGYLL, DUKE OF. The Reign of Law N. Y.

n. d.

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208 ARGYLL, The Reign of Law...

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209 ARLISS'S Funny Library of Wit, Satire and Humor, etc. Lond.

1832

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210 ARNOLD, ED., The Light of Asia...

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211 ART JOURNAL, from 1847 to 1862...

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212 ART JOURNAL, for 1847, '48, '49, '50 and '51

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213 ART JOURNAL, 1855, '56, '57 and '58

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214 Arago, F. ASTRONOMY.--Popular Astronomy Lond.

1855

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215 Chambers, G. F. ASTRONOMY.--Descriptive Astronomy Oxford

1867

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216 ASTRONOMY.--Grant's History of Physical Astronomy...

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217 ASTRONOMY.--Lardner and Dunkin's Hand-Book...

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218 Parkes, S. H. ASTRONOMY.--Unfinished Worlds N.Y.

1887

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219 ASTRONOMY.--Proctor's Other Worlds than Ours N. Y.

1871

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220 Smyth, W. H. ASTRONOMY.--Cycles of Celestial Objects Lond.

1844

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221 Warren, H. W. ASTRONOMY.--Recreations in Astronomy N. Y.

1879

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222 Watson, J. S. ASTRONOMY.--Popular Treatise on Comets Phil.

1861

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223 Guillemin, A. ASTRONOMY.--The Heavens: an Illustrated Handbook of Popular Astronomy Lond.

1867

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224 "Wanderer" (AVINGDON, E. H. D'.) Fair Diana Lond.

1884

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225 BAILEY, N. An Universal Etymological English Dictionary Lond.

1737

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226 BALLANTINE, JAS A Treatise on Painted Glass Lond.

1845

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227 BALLANTINE, MR. SERJEANT. Some Experiences of a Barrister's Life N. Y.

1882

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228 BALLOU, M. M. The New Eldorado: a Summer Journey to Alaska Bost.

1889

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229 Due North, or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia...

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230 BALZAC'S Droll Stories, collected from the Abbeys of Touraine Lond.

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231 BANCROFT, GEO. History of the United States Bost.

1867, etc.

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232 BANCROFT, GEO. History of the Formation of the Constitution of the United States N. Y.

1882

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233 BARING-GOULD The Story of Germany N. Y.

1890

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234 BARRINGTON, SIR JONAH Historic Memoirs of Ireland, comprising Secret Records of the National Convention... Lond.

1833

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235 BARROWS, WM. Oregon, the Struggle for Possession Bost.

1883

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236 BARRY, HERBERT Russia in 1870 Lond.

1871

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237 BARRY'S Fruit Garden...

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238 BARTLETT, W. H. Walks About Jerusalem Lond.

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239 BATTY, CAPT. Welsh Scenery from Drawings Lond.

1825

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240 BAUER, KAROLINE BAUER, KAROLINE. Memoirs of, from the German Lond.

1885

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241 BAYLEY, JOHN The History and Antiquities of the Tower of London Lond.

1821

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242 Miss Pardoe BEAUTIES OF BOSPHORUS Lond.

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243 Miss Pardoe BEAUTIES OF BOSPHORUS

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244 BEAUCAIRE, VISCOUNT H. DE A Mesalliance in the House of Brunswick Lond.

1886

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245 BEHN, MRS. APHRA The Rover; or, The Banish't Cavaliers Lond.

1677

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246 (BELOC, W.) The Sexagenarian; or, The Recollections of a Literary Life Lond.

1817

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247 (BELOC, W.) The Sexagenarian

1817

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248 BENTIVOGLIO'S History of the Warrs of Flanders Lond.

1654

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249 BERRY Extracts from the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry, from the year 1783 to 1852 Lond.

1866

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250 BESANT, WALTER Fifty Years Ago N. Y.

n. d.

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251 BIRD, ISABELLA L. Unbeaten Tracks in Japan: Travels on Horseback in the Interior N. Y.

1881

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252 BISHOP, WM. H. Old Mexico and her lost provinces N. Y.

1887

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253 BLAINE, JAS. G. Memorial Address in the Hall of Representatives, Feb. 27, 1882, on J. A. Garfield Wash.

1882

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254 BLANC, LOUIS The History of Ten Years, 1830-1840 Lond.

1844

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255 BLOOMFIELD, GEORGIANA, BARONESS Reminiscences of Court and Diplomatic Life (under Victoria) N. Y.

1883

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256 BLODGET, L. Climatology of the United States Phil.

1857

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257 Geo. Wingrove Cooke, Esq. BOLINGBROKE. Memoirs of Lord Bolingbroke Lond.

1835

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258 BONNEVAL Memoirs of the Bashaw Count Bonneval Lond.

1750

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259 BONNER, T. D. The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians N. Y.

1856

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260 BOOK-PLATE ANNUAL AND ARMORIAL YEAR BOOK Lond.

1894

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261 BOUILLE, MARQUIS DE Memoirs relating to the French Revolution Lond.

1797

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262 BOURGOING, J. FR. Modern State of Spain Lond.

1808

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263 BOURNE, WM. O. History of the Public School History of the City of New York N. Y.

1870

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264 BRASSEY, LADY ANNIE BRASSEY, LADY ANNIE. The Last Voyage of Lond. and N. Y.

1889

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265 BRIGGS, C. A. The Higher Criticism of the Hexateuch N. Y.

1893

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266 BRIDGEWATER TREATISES... Lond.

1833-4

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267 BRITISH ANTHOLOGY; or, Poetical Library Lond.

1824

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268 BRITISH AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS. Reports of Meetings in Montreal and Philadelphia, 1884

USD - Unknown
269 BROCKETT, L. P. Our Western Empire; or, The New West Beyond the Mississippi

1881

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270 BROADHEAD, J. R. History of the State of New York N. Y.

1859-1871

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271 BRONIKOWSKI, ALEX. The Count of Sigismund Augustus, or Poland in the 16th Century Lond.

1834

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272 Mary Singleton (BROOKE, MRS. FRANCES.) The Old Maid Lond.

1764

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273 BROUGHAM (LORD) Life and Times N. Y.

1871

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274 (BROWNE, CHARLES F.) Artemus Ward, His Travels N. Y.

1865

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275 Edward P. Kingston BROWNE. The Genial Showman: being Reminiscences of the Life of Artemus Ward N. Y.

1870

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276 BROWN, JOHN, M.D. Rab; John Leech... Bost.

1880

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277 BROWNE, J. A History of the Highlands and the Highland Clans Lond.

1837

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278 BROWNE, G. L. Wellington: Public and Private Life of Lond.

1888

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279 BROWNING, ROBERT Parleyings with Certain People Lond.

1887

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280 BRYCE, JAMES The American Commonwealth Lond. and N. Y.

1888

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281 BRYCE, JAMES The American Commonwealth Lond. and N. Y.

1888

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282 BRYDGES, EGERTON Autobiography, Times, Opinions and Contemporaries of Lond.

1834

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283 Recollections of Foreign Travel, on Life, Literature and Self-Knowledge Lond.

1825

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284 BRUCE, A. B. Apologetics; or, Christianity Defensively Stated N. Y.

1892

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285 BRUN Souvenirs of Madame Vigee Le Brun (portrait painter, who saw and knew many famous persons) Lond.

1879

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286 BUCKINGHAM (THE DUKE OF). The Rehearsal, as it was Acted at the Theatre-Royal Lond.

1672

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287 BULWER Life of Lord Palmerston...

USD - Unknown
288 BURNAND, F. C. My Health... Bost.

USD - Unknown
289 BURKE, JOHN A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire

USD - Unknown
290 BURNS, ROBERT BURNS, ROBERT. The Works of Lond.

1813

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291 BURNETT, GEORGE Specimens of English Prose Writers, from the earliest times to the close of the 17th Century Lond.

1807

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292 BURTON, JOHN H. The Book-Hunter, etc. N. Y.

1863

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293 (BURTON, R.) The Anatomy of Melancholy...

USD - Unknown
294 BUSCH, M. Bismarck in the Franco-German War, 1870-71 N. Y.

USD - Unknown
295 BUSCH, FORBES Memoirs of the Queens of France Phil.

1847

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296 BUTLER, A. J. Court Life in Egypt Lond. and N. Y.

1887

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297 BUTLER, S. Hudibras Lond.

1845

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299 Charles Nordhoff CALIFORNIA: for Health, Pleasure and Residence N. Y.

1872

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300 W. Lindley and J. P. Widney CALIFORNIA OF THE SOUTH N. Y.

1888

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301 CAMPBELL, THOMAS Life and Letters Lond.

1850

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    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.
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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.
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    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.
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