Bangs: CATALOGUE OF, A Collection of Interesting and Valuable Books, MANY OF THEM NEW PUBLICATIONS. COMPRISING, Works on Africa and China; Alpine and Mountain Climbing; Art, Architecture, Illustrated Books; Bibliography; History; Classics; Dramatic Literature; F, Sep271900,

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 27, 1900 - September 27, 1900

Page Size: 588 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
499	SINCLAIR (Mrs)	Hawaiian Flowers: Indigenous Flowers of the Hawaiian Islands		1885	USD -	2.62
500		SLAVERY--Olmsted (F. L.)--Journey in the Seaboard Slave States...		1856-57	USD -	0.55
501	SMITH (P.)	Ancient History, from the Earliest Records to the Fall of the Western Empire		1868	USD -	0.60
502	SMITH (Albert)	The Marchioness of Brinvilliers, Poisoner of the Seventeenth Century: Romance of old Paris		1886	USD -	1.00
503	SMITH--(Captain John)	SMITH--(Captain John, President of Virginia, and Admiral of New England)--Works		1895	USD -	0.95
504	SMITH (H. G.)	Romance of History: Masaniello, Prince Rupert, Bayard, Marino Faliero, Lochiel, Casanova, &c.		1891	USD -	0.40
505	SMITH (L. A.)	Music of the Waters: Sailor's Chanties, or Songs of all Nations...		1888-89	USD -	0.30
506	[SMITH (Seba)]	Letters of J. Downing, Major, Downingville Militia	New York	1834	USD -	0.75
507		SMOLLETT'S Works...		1895	USD -	1.00
508		SIAM: Descriptive and Historical Sketches		1897	USD -	0.60
509	J. Fisher	SOUTH KENSINGTON--Illustrated Record of Retrospective Exhibition held at South Kensington, 1896		1897	USD -	0.50
510	The Baron Ch. D'Avillier	SPAIN [Historical and Descriptive]		1881	USD -	1.50
511	Burke (Rt. Hon. E.)	SPEECHES--Speeches in House of Commons and Westminster Hall		1816	USD -	0.60
512	Canning (Right Hon. George, M.P.)	SPEECHES--Speeches		1836	USD -	0.25
513	Derby (Edward, Earl of)	SPEECHES--Speeches and Addresses, Memoir by W. E. H. Lecky		1894	USD -	0.30
514	Erskine (Lord)	SPEECHES--Speeches when at the Bar, on Subjects connected with the Liberty of the Press and against Constructive Treasons, collected by James Ridgway		1812-13	USD -	0.35
515	O'Connell (Daniel, M.P., the Irish "Liberator")	SPEECHES--Life and Speeches		1846	USD -	0.25
516	Sheil (R. L., M.P.)	SPEECHES--Speeches		1845	USD -	0.25
517	Sheridan (Right Hon. R. B.)	SPEECHES--Speeches, several Corrected by Himself		1816	USD -	0.55
518	Villiers (Right Hon. Charles Pelham, M.P.)	SPEECHES--Free Trade Speeches of		1883	USD -	0.50
519		STUDENT (The), and Intellectual Observer of Science, Literature, and Art from 1868 to 1871		1868-71	USD -	0.60
520	SPENCER (Herbert)	First Principles		1898	USD -	1.05
521	SPENSER (Edmund)	The Kalendar of Shepherdes; the Edition of Paris, 1506		1892	USD -	2.38
522	SPENSER (Edmund)	The Faerie Queene...		1889-93	USD -	0.25
523	SPIERS (A.)	General French-English and English-French Pronouncing Dictionary		1882	USD -	0.55
524	BAGOT (A. G.)	Sport and Travel in India and Central America, 1897...		1890-97	USD -	0.30
525	Rev. F. Marshall, editor	FOOTBALL, the Rugby Game, History of its Rise and Progress from the foundation of the Union in 1871		1895	USD -	0.60
526		INDIAN Field Sports--A Series of Ten Coloured Plates		1892	USD -	0.30
527		KINGS of the Turf, Memoirs and Anecdotes of Distinguished Owners and Backers		1898	USD -	0.55
528	PEASE (A. E.)	The Cleveland Hounds as a Trencher-Fed Pack...		1887-92	USD -	0.15
529		RACING Calendar (Weatherby's)		1794-1853	USD -	0.05
530		"SNAFFLE" in the Land of the Bora, Life and Sport in Dalmatia and the Herzegovina, 1894-6		1883-97	USD -	0.15
531	Frances E. Slaughter, editor	SPORTSWOMAN'S Library (The)		1898	USD -	0.62
532		TRAVEL and Adventure in Congo Free State, and Big Game Shooting		1894	USD -	0.25
533	SPRY (W. J. J.)	Life on the Bosphorus, Turkey Past and Present, including chronicles of Caliphs		1895	USD -	1.50
534	STOKES (Margaret)	Three Months in Forests of France, a pilgrimage in search of vestiges of Irish Saints in France		1895	USD -	1.35
535	STORY (A. T.)	The Building of the Empire, the Story of England's Growth, from Elizabeth to Victoria		1898	USD -	0.40
536	STRAUSS (Dr D. F.)	New Life of Jesus, Authorised English Translation		1889	USD -	0.40
537	Edward L. Pierce	SUMNER (Charles)--Memoir and Letters from 1845 till his death in 1874		1893	USD -	0.38
538	SWIFT (Dean)	SWIFT (Dean)--Complete Works	Constable	1814	USD -	0.65
539		SWIFT and Sheridan's Works		1891	USD -	0.35
540	SYDNEY (W. C.)	England and the English in the Eighteenth Century, Chapters in the Social History of the Times		1892	USD -	0.35
541		TARTARIAN Tales--The Thousand and One Quarters of an Hour edited by Leonard Smithers		1893	USD -	1.30
542		TATLER (The), with prefaces, historical and biographical...		1794-1806	USD -	0.25
543	TAYLOR (Dr J. E.)	Half Hours at the Sea-Side and in Green Lanes		1898	USD -	0.30
544	TAYLOR (Isaac)	History and Transmission of Ancient Books to Modern Times; Andrews' Literary Byways...		1889-94	USD -	0.20
545	D. M. Stone	TENERIFFE and its Six Satellites: Canary Islands, Past and Present		1889	USD -	0.70
546	TENNYSON (Lord)	TENNYSON (Lord)--Works		1855-92	USD -	0.70
547	TENNYSON (Lord)	An Interesting Collection of Extracts and Cuttings relating to Lord Tennyson and his Works			USD -	0.15
548	THACKERAY (W. M.)	History of Henry Esmond		1853	USD -	0.15
549	THACKERAY (W. M.)	Miscellanies in Prose and Verse		1855	USD -	0.90
550	THACKERAY (W. M.)	English Humourists...		1893	USD -	0.30
551	THIERS (L. A.)	History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon		1894	USD -	0.82
552	THOMSON (J. P.)	British New Guinea: Compendium of most recent Information...		1889-92	USD -	0.55
553	THORPE (W. G., Barrister)	Middle Temple Table Talk...		1889-95	USD -	0.25
554	TROLLOPE (A.)	The West Indies and the Spanish Main...		1838-60	USD -	0.15
555	F. E. Trollope	TROLLOPE (Frances)--Her Life and Literary Work from George III. To Victoria		1895	USD -	0.40
556	TROTTER (Capt. L. J.)	History of India under Queen Victoria, from the first days of Lord Auckland to the last of Lord Lytton, 1836 to 1880		1886	USD -	0.25
557		TYTLER'S History of Scotland		1828	USD -	0.30
558	UCHARD (Mario)	My Uncle Barbassou		1888	USD -	1.30
559	UZANNE (Octave)	The Book-Hunter in Paris: Studies among the Book-stalls of the Quays		1893	USD -	2.50
560	VANDAM (A. D.)	French Men and French Manners...		1890-95	USD -	0.20
561	Prof. Carl Justi, Bonn	VELASQUEZ (The Eminent Spanish Pairter) and his Times		1889	USD -	2.00
562		VENICE Depicted by Pen and Pencil...		1894	USD -	4.00
563		ROME, by Dr Reinhold Schoener, adapted by Mrs Arthur Bell (N. D'Anvers)		1898	USD -	4.00
564		VIERGE'S Illustrations--Saint-Juirs, the Tavern of the Three Virtues		1896	USD -	4.63
565		VIERGE'S Pablo de Segovia--The Adventures of a Spanish Sharper...		1892	USD -	2.25
566	VUILLIER (Gaston)	The Forgotten Isles, Impressions of Travel in the Balearic Isles, Corsica, and Sardinia		1896	USD -	0.75
567		WALKER'S Eastern Life and Scenery		1886	USD -	0.15
568	Walpole (Horace, Earl of Orford)	Walpole (Horace, Earl of Orford)--Letters		1846	USD -	0.75
569	Walpole (Horace, Earl of Orford)	Anecdotes of Painting in England		1786	USD -	0.70
570	Walpole (Horace, Earl of Orford)	Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third		1894	USD -	0.85
571	WARD (Wilfrid)	Witnesses to the Unseen, and other Essays		1893	USD -	0.70
572		WARTON'S History of English Poetry, from the close of the Eleventh to the commencement of the Eighteenth Century		1824	USD -	0.65
573	WATSON (William)	Excursions in Criticism, being some prose recreations of a Rhymer			USD -	1.63
574	WATSON (William)	The Eloping Angels		1893	USD -	1.25
575		WESTROPP'S Handbook of Archaeology...		1876-87	USD -	0.20
576	M. Leudet	WILLIAM II, Emperor of Germany, at Home		1898	USD -	0.30
577		WINK'S Lives of Illustrious Shoemakers...		1883-88	USD -	0.18
578	WILSON (Prof., "Christopher North ")	WILSON (Prof., "Christopher North ")--Essays, Critical and Imaginative		1856	USD -	0.38
579		WINES--Vins de la Gironde, par Edouard Feret	Bordeaux	1874	USD -	1.20
580	Combing Burnley (James)	WOOL and Wool-History of Wool and Wool-combing from the Earliest Period to the Present Time...		1889-94	USD -	0.55
581	William Knight, LL.D.	WORDSWORTH'S Poetical Works and Life...		1882-89	USD -	0.85
582	WORTLEY (Lady E. Stuart)	Travels in the United States in 1849-50		1851	USD -	0.07
583		YACHTS--Small Yachts, their Design and Construction, exemplified by the ruling types of Modern Practice		1885	USD -	1.10
584	YOUNG (Edward)	YOUNG (Edward)--Complete Works, Poetical and Dramatic		1792	USD -	0.12
585	ZELLER (Dr Edward)	Contents and Origin of Acts of Apostles Critically Investigated		1875	USD -	0.45
586	R. H. Shepherd	ZOLA (Emile)--A Biographical and Critical Study		1885-93	USD -	0.55

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.