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Bangs: CATALOGUE OF AN UNUSUALLY FINE PRIVATE LIBRARY, RELATING LARGELY TO THE, HISTORY OF THE FINE ARTS. INCLUDING, A VALUABLE COLLECTION of Etchings, Mezzotints, Steel Engravings, etc., formed for the Study and History of Art; Works by Seymour Haden, Hamerton;, Feb241896,

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 24, 1896 - February 24, 1896
Page Size: 1019 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ABELARD AND HELOISE Lettres D'Abeilard et D'Heloise Paris

1839

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2 ACARTAZZINI, G. A. A Hand-Book of Dante. Translated from the Italian Bost.

1887

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3 ACKERMAN, R. A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes, containing a Description of the most Romantic Scenery of Cumberland Lond.

1821

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4 ADAMS, JOHN An Analysis of Horsemanship Lond.

1805

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5 ADDISON, LT.-COL. Traits and Stories of Anglo-Indian Life Lond.

1858

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6 ALLSTON, WASHINGTON Outlines and Sketch by I. and S. W. Cheney Bost.

1850

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7 Cunningham, C. D., and Abney, W. W. The Pioneers of the Alps Lond.

1888

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8 Flowers from the Upper Alps Lond.

1869

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9 Peaks in Pen and Pencil for Students in Alpine Scenery Lond.

1872

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10 AMERICAN WATER-COLOR SOCIETY N. Y.

1880--89

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11 AMERICAN WATER-COLOR SOCIETY

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12 AMERICAN ART ILLUSTRATED N. Y. and Bost.

1883-86

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13 AMERICAN ART REVIEW: a Journal devoted to the Practice, Theory, History and Archaeology of Art

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14 AMERICAN ART REVIEW: a Journal devoted to the Practice, Theory, History and Archaeology of Art

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15 AMERICAN NUMISMATIST (THE) Detroit, Mich.

1888-93

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16 AMERICAN TESTAMENTS AND PSALMS: Northampton, Hartford and Halifax

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17 ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY Lond.

1800

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18 ANCIENT ENGLISH DICTIONARY London

1658

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19 Jacob Bryant ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY. Wherein an attempt is made to divest Tradition of Fable and Reduce the Truth to its Original Purity Lond.

1807

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20 ANDERSEN'S Fairy Tales Lond.

1888

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21 ANDERSEN'S Viking Tales of the North...

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22 G. W. Van Siclen, editor ANGLING. An American Edition of The Treatyse of Fysshynge by Dame Juliana Berners, 1496 N. Y.

1875

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23 ANSTICE, J. Choric Poetry of the Greek Dramatic Writers Lond.

1832

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24 ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT Lond.

1859

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25 ARAGO, FRANCOIS Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Bost.

1859

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26 ARBER, EDWARD English Reprints (of Scarce, Curious, and Unique Manuscripts and Books) Lond.

1868-71

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27 ARBER'S An English Garner

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28 Walter M. Moseley ARCHERY. An Essay on Archery, describing the Practice of that Art in all Ages and Nations Worcester

1792

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29 ARCHERY. Mason, Rich. O. Considerations of the Reasons that Exhist for Reviving the Use of the Long Bow and the Pike for Defense of the Country Lond.

1788

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30 ARISTOPHANES ARISTOPHANES. Comedies of Lond.

1889

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31 ARNOLD, G. Picturesque Scenery on the River Meuse Lond.

n. d.

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32 ART. A large quantity of valuable articles, magazines and pamphlets on Art

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33 ART. Descriptive Catalogue of the historical collection of water-color paintings in the South Kensington Museum Lond.

1877

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34 ART. Art Etchings of the Primitive Church Lond.

n. d.

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35 ART. Journal. Illustrated with fine etchings and steel engravings and illustrations by the best artists Lond. and N. Y.

1881-83

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36 ART. Illustrated Catalogues, including Salmagundi Sketch Club, American Water Color, Academy Notes, etc.

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37 ART. Magazine of Art Lond.

1878-80

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38 ARUNDEL SOCIEY. Circulars, Correspondence, Lists of Members and other Memoranda relating to the Arundel Society

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39 ASTROLOGY IN THE APOCALYPSE...

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40 ATHENAEUM (THE). Journal of Literature, Science, Fine Arts, Music and the Drama, January, 1881, to July, 1889 Lond.

1881-9

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41 ATKINSON The Shah Nameh of the Persian Poet Firdausi... Lond.

1886

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42 ATKINSON, GEO. F. Pictures from the North in Pen and Pencil (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Russia) Lond.

1848

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43 ATKINSON, J. C. British Birds' Eggs and Nests Lond.

1861

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44 ATLANTIC MONTHLY

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45 AUBREY, JOHN Miscellanies (on Days Lucky and Unlucky; Omens, Dreams, Magic, Visions, etc.) Lond.

1857

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46 AUSTIN, The Gate of the Convent; Christ's Folk in the Apennines...

USD - Unknown
47 BACKHOUSE, JAMES, Narrative of a Visit to Mauritius and South Africa

USD - Unknown
48 BACON, FRANCIS BACON, FRANCIS. Essays Lond.

1871

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49 BAILLIE, JOANNA BAILLIE, JOANNA. The Dramatic and Poetical Works of Lond.

1851

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50 BALL, J. T., History of the Legislative Systems Operative in Ireland... Lond.

1887-8

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51 John Adolphus BANNISTER. Memoirs of John Bannister, Comedian Lond.

1839

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52 BARCKLEY, SIR R. The Felicity of Man Lond.

1631

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53 BARHAM The Ingoldsby Lyrics Lond.

1881

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54 BARR, AMELIA E., A Daughter of Fife...

USD - Unknown
55 BARR'S Last of the MacAllisters...

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56 BARROW, JOHN Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa Lond.

1806

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57 BAYNE Lessons from my Masters--Carlyle N. Y.

1879

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58 BEACH, E. T. P. Pelayo: a Book of the old Moorish Time N. Y.

1864

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59 BEALE, L. S. How to Work with the Microscope Lond.

1865

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60 BELINA, A. M. DE Nos Peintres (Our Painters) Paris

1883

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61 BEMROSE, WILLIAM Life and Works of Joseph Wright, A.R.A., commonly called Earl of Derby Lond.

1885

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62 BESANT, The Inner House...

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63 BEWICK'S Select Fables of AEsop and others Lond.

n. d.

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64 BESANT, The Bewick Collector: a descriptive Catalogue of the Works of Thomas and John Bewick Lond.

1866

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65 BIBLE. Ancient Bible in Armorial Binding; German and Dutch Bible, Biblia Pentapla, das Ist Die Bucher der Heiligen Schrift des Alten und Neuen Testaments (Hamburg)

1711-12

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66 BIBLE. Ancient French Bible.... Paris

(1517)

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67 BIBLE. Ancient Scotch Bible. The Holy Bible Edinburgh

1649

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68 BIBLE. The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments Oxford

1857

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69 BIBLE. The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments Lond.

1654

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70 BIBLIOGRAPHY. Catalogue of the Noble and Royal Authors of England Lond.

1759

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71 BIBLIOGRAPHY. Hume, A. Learned Societies, and Printing Clubs of the United Kingdom Lond.

1847

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72 Roorbache, O. A. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Catalogue of American Publications N. Y.

1852

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73 BIGSBY, ROBERT Old Places Revisited; or, the Antiquarian Enthusiast Lond.

1851

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74 Arthur Johnston BINDING.-- Psalms of David Lond.

1741

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75 BISMARCK, PRINCE BISMARCK, PRINCE. Private and Political Life of Lond.

1870

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76 BLACK BOOK; or, Corruption Unmasked... Lond.

1828

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77 BLACKBURN, HY. Academy Notes, with numerous illustrations Lond.

1875-86

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78 BLACKBURN, HY. Pictorial Notes in the National Gallery (the British School) Lond.

1877

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79 BLACKMORE, Maid of Sker: Mrs. Oliphant, Lucy Crofton....

USD - Unknown
80 BLACK, PETER Scissor Pictures N. Y.

n. d.

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81 BLACKWOOD'S Edinburgh Magazine, 1820-43

USD - Unknown
82 BLACKWOOD'S Edinburgh Magazine, 1820-43

USD - Unknown
83 William Bell Scott BLAKE, WILLIAM. Etchings from his works Lond.

1878

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84 BLAKE, WILLIAM BLAKE, WILLIAM. Poems

USD - Unknown
85 BOCCACCIO BOCCACCIO. The Decameron of Lond.

1855

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86 BOOK CATALOGUES of Brayton Ives

USD - Unknown
87 BOOK CHAT

USD - Unknown
88 BOOKMAN (THE)...

USD - Unknown
89 S. C. Hall, editor BOOK OF GEMS. The Poets and Artists of Great Britain Lond.

1836-48-53

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90 BASHKIRTSEFF, MARIE, Journal of...

USD - Unknown
91 BOSTON LECTURES....

USD - Unknown
92 BOUTELL, CHARLES Arms and Armour in Antiquity and the Middle Ages... Lond.

1869

 USD - Unknown
93 BOUTERWEK, FREDK. History of Spanish and Portuguese Literature Lond.

1823

 USD - Unknown
94 BOYDELL'S Picturesque Views and Scenery of Norway Lond.

(1800)

 USD - Unknown
95 BOXING. Fistiana; or, The Oracle of the Ring Lond.

1841

 USD - Unknown
96 BRACE, C. L. The Norse Folk; Aytoun, Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers

USD - Unknown
97 BRAMLEY, H. Christmas Carols, new and old

USD - Unknown
98 BRIDGETT Life and Writings of Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England, and Martyr under Henry VIII Lond.

1891

 USD - Unknown
99 BRIDGETT, T. E. The Wisdom and Wit of Blessed Thos Lond.

1892

 USD - Unknown
100 BRITTON, JOHN Illustrations of Fonthill Abbey Lond.

1823

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