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
101 BRITTON, JOHN Fine Arts of the English School Lond.

1812

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102 BRITANNICA CURIOSA; or, a Description of the most Remarkable Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, on the Island of Great Britain Lond.

1777

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103 BRITANNICA ENCYCLOPAEDIA

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104 BROOME, WILLIAM Poems on Several Occasion Lond.

1750

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105 BROWN, JOHN. John Leech Bost.

1877

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106 BROWNE, SIR THOMAS Religio. Medici, with notes and annotations never before published Lond.

1736

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107 BROWNE, SIR THOMAS BROWNE, SIR THOMAS. Works Lond.

v. d.

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108 BRUNET, C. J. Manuel du Libraire et de l'Amateur de Livres, Nouveau Dictionnaire Bibliographique et Catalogue Raisonne Bruxelles

1821

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109 BRYANT, WM. CULLEN The Song of the Sower N. Y.

1871

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110 BUCHANAN. History of Scotland. Fine portraits of Mary Queen of Scots, etc. Lond.

1733

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111 BUENOS AYRES AND MONTEVIDEO R. Ackerman

1820

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112 BULLEN, A. H. BULLEN, A. H. Poems Lond.

1890

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113 BURNEY, MISS, Evelina...

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114 BURNS, ROBERT BURNS, ROBERT. Life and Works Edinburgh

n. d.

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115 BURNS, ROBERT BURNS, ROBERT. Poems Lond.

1787

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116 BURNS, ROBERT The Genius and Character of Robert Burns...

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117 BURTON The Anatomy of Melancholy Lond.

1826

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118 BURTON, JOHN HILL The Book-Hunter. New edition, with Memoir of the Author Edinburgh

1882

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119 BURTON, J. H. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it is, with all kinds of causes, symptoms and several cures of it Lond.

1676

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120 BURTON, J. H. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it is, with all kinds of causes, symptoms and several cures of it Lond.

1891

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121 BUSHNELL, HORACE God in Christ...

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122 BUTLER, SAML. Hudibras Edinburgh

1779

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123 CAIRE, W. R. Border Memoriols, or Sketch of Prominent Men and Women of the Border Edinburgh

1876

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124 CALDECOTT. The Owls of Olywnn Belfry: a Tale Lond.

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125 COLTON, ROBT. B. Annals and Legends of Calais and Memoir of Lady Hamilton and notable Emigrants Lond.

1852

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126 CAMDEN. Brittannia Lond.

1586

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127 CAMELOT SERIES of English Works... Lond.

1886--90

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128 CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER The Journey from Edinburgh through parts of North Britain Lond.

1802

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129 CAMPBELL, HUGH The Case of Mary Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth, Queen of England, Legally, Briefly and Historically stated Lond.

1825

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130 CAMPBELL, THOMAS CAMPBELL, THOMAS. Life and Letters of Lond.

1849

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131 CANTERBURY TALES OF CHAUCER; Robin Hood Lond. and N. Y.

v. d.

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132 CARDONNEL, ADAM DE Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland Lond.

1788-1793

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133 CARLISLE. Early Kings of Norway Lond.

1873

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134 CARLISLE, THOMAS CARLISLE, THOMAS. Reminiscences by N. Y.

1881

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135 CARLISLE, THOMAS CARLISLE, THOMAS. Complete Works...

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136 CARLYLE AND EMERSON CARLYLE AND EMERSON. Correspondence of Bost.

1883

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137 CARPENTER, WM. B. The Microscope and its Revelations Lond.

1868

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138 CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures in Wonderland N. Y.

1866

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139 CARROLL, LEWIS Alice's Adventures Underground Lond.

1886

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140 CARROLL, L. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Through the Looking Glass N. Y.

1885

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141 CARROLL, L. Phantasmagoria, and other Poems Lond.

1869

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142 CARROLL, L. Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There N. Y. (Lond.)

1872

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143 CARTER, JOHN Specimens of Gothic Architecture, and Ancient Buildings in England Lond.

1824

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144 CAVERLY, ROBERT B. The Merrimack and its Incidents Bost.

1866

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145 CAXTON, WILLIAM Biography and Typography of England's First Printer Lond.

1882

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146 CAXTON, WILLIAM The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers, a fac-simile reproduction of the First Book printed by Caxton in 1477 Lond.

1877

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147 CENTURY MAGAZINE and Scribner's Monthly, 1880 to March, 1894 (not complete)

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148 CHALMERS, GEORGE PAUL, R.S.A. Edinburgh

1879

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149 CHAMBERLAYNE, JOHN Magna Britannia Notitia; or, the Present and Ancient State of Great Britain Lond.

1729

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150 CHAMBERS, ROBERT Popular Rhymes of Scotland Edinburgh

1870

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151 CHAMBERS, ROBERT Traditions of Edinburgh Lond.

1869

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152 CHARADES, ENIGMAS AND RIDDLES Collected by a Cantab Lond.

1862

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153 CHARLES II The Tryal of Edward Coleman for conspiring the death of the King Edinburgh

1888

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154 CHARLES II Beauties of the Court of Charles the Second Lond.

1827

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155 CHAUCER, GEOFFREY CHAUCER, GEOFFREY. The Poetical Works of Lond.

n. d.

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156 CHINESE Dissertation on the most appropriate term for expressing the Deity in the Chinese Language. W. H. Medhurst Shanghai

1847

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157 CHINESE MAXIMS, The Sacred Edict: containing 16 Maxims of the Emperor Kang-He Lond.

1817

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158 Chas. Dickens CHRISTMAS CAROL N. Y. (Lond.)

1890

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159 CHRISTMAS, HENRY The Phantom World; or, Philosophy of Spirits and Apparitions Lond.

1850

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160 CHURCH, ALFRED J. Stories 'from Homer N. Y.

1878

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161 CHURCH, A. J. A Traveler's True Tale N. Y.

1880

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162 CHURCH, A. J. Stories from Virgil N. Y.

1879

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163 CHURCH, F. J., Trial of Socrates....

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164 CHURCH, R. W. Dante: to which is added Translation of De Monarchia Lond.

1878

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165 Samuel Palmer CLASSICAL. An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil Lond.

1883

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166 CLAYTON, SIR WM. Case between Sir William Clayton and the Duchy of Cornwall Lond.

v. d.

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167 CLERK, GODFREY Ilam-en-Nas: Historical Tales and Anecdotes of the Early Khalifahs Lond.

1873

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168 CLOUGH, A. H. Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Men Bost.

1881

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169 COBBETT, Legacy to Parsons...

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170 COCKBURN (LORD) Life of John Jeffrey Phil.

1851

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171 COLERIDGE'S Greek Classic Poets...

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172 COLERIDGE'S Phantasmion: a fairy tale, translations from the Greek and Latin into English

USD - Unknown
173 COLERIDGE, SAMUEL T. The Watchman (published weekly)

USD - Unknown
174 COLLIER, JOHN PAYNE A Book of Roxburghe Ballads Lond.

1847

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175 COLLINS, WILKIE, The Evil Genius...

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176 COLMAN, GEORGE Broad Grins Lond.

1819

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177 COLORED CARICATURE Advice to Sportsmen, Rural or Metropolitan Lond.

1809

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178 CONTEMPORARY REVIEW, 1890-91-92 and '93

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179 CONYBEARE AND HOWSON The Life and Epistles of St. Paul Lond.

1852

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180 COOKE, WILLIAM Isle of Wight Lond.

1808

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181 COPPINGER, R. W. Cruise of the "Alert." Four Years in Patagonia and Polynesian Waters, 1878 to 1882 N. Y.

1884

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182 COUSIN, CHAS Collections de Livres, Manuscrits, Objet d'Art, etc. Vente

1891

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183 COXE, WM. Travels in Switzerland and in the country of the Grisons Lond.

1794

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184 CRANE, WALTER The First of May. The Fairy Masque Bost.

1881

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185 CRAWFORD, J. M. The Kalevala of Finland N. Y.

1891

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186 CRIME. Old Bailey's Experiences Lond.

1833

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187 CRIMINAL RECORDER. Biographical Sketches of notorious Public Characters, including murderers Lond.

1804--1809

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188 Louis J. Jennings, editor CROKER PAPERS. Correspondence and Diaries of Hon. John Wilson Croker, Secretary to the Admiralty, 1809 to 1830 Lond.

1885

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189 CROKER, T. C. Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland Lond.

n. d.

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190 CROMWELL, OLIVER CROMWELL, OLIVER. A Critical Review of the Life of Lond.

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191 CROMWELL, OLIVER CROMWELL, OLIVER The Life of Lond.

1741

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192 Robert Blakey CRUIKSHANK. Old Faces in New Masks Lond.

1859

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193 CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE The Bachelor's Own Book; or, The Progress of Mr, Lambkin in the Pursuit of Pleasure and Amusement, and also in Search of Health and Happiness Glasgow

n. d.

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194 CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE The Horkey: a Ballad by Robert Bloomfield Lond.

1882

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195 CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE (His) Table Book Lond.

1878

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196 CUMBERLAND, GEORGE Outlines from the Ancients, Exhibiting their Principles of Position in Figures and Basso-Relievos Lond.

1839

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197 CUMBERLAND, GEORGE Thoughts on Outline and Sculpture, and the System that Guided the Ancient Artists in composing their Figures and Groups Lond.

1796

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198 CUNNINGHAM, ALLAN The Cabinet Gallery of Pictures by the First Masters Lond.

1836

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199 CURIOUS.--Durham, James. A Treatise Concerning Scandal, in four parts--I... Edinburgh

1680

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200 CURIOUS. Ethrege, Sir George. The Works of

1715

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    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
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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.
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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.
    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.
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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.
    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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