Bangs: Catalogue of a Portion of the Library of the late, APPLETON STURGIS, With Additions. Comprising Many Good Books in General Literature, and a Fine Lot of Civil War and Confederate Items, etc., To be Sold at Auction, Thursday, January 10th, 1901. BY Bangs &, Jan101901,

Auction Details

Auction Date
January 10, 1901 - January 10, 1901
Page Size: 328 items in 4 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ADLER'S German and English Dictionary N. Y.

1869

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2 AMERICAN HOYLE (THE); or, Gentleman's Hand-Book of Games N. Y.

1886

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3 Hugh Craig, editor ANIMAL KINGDOM (THE), Based upon the Writings of Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others N. Y.

(1897)

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4 APULEIUS Works Lond.

1853

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5 ASHTON, JOHN Old Times: a Picture of Social Life at the End of the Eighteenth Century N. Y.

1885

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6 ASHTON, JOHN The Devil in Britain and America Lond.

1896

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7 BALLANTINE, H. On India's Frontier N. Y.

1895

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8 BALZAC, H. Lucien de Rubempre Bost.

1895

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9 BANVARD, J. Private Life of a King N. Y.

1875

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10 BARRETT, FRANK A Set of Rogues 12mo N. Y. and Lond.

1895

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11 BARTLETT, JOHN Familiar Quotations Bost.

1868

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12 BAUER, KAROLINE BAUER, KAROLINE. Memoirs of Bost.

1897

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13 BEATTIE, JAMES BEATTIE, JAMES. Works of Phil.

1809

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14 BECKE, LOUIS Pacific Tales Lond.

(1896)

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15 BECKWITH, JAMES P. BECKWITH, JAMES P. Life and Adventures of N. Y.

1856

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16 BECKWITH, ED. L. Practical Notes on Wine Lond.

1868

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17 BEHN BEHN. Plays Lond.

1871

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18 BELOT, ADOLPHE Mademoiselle Giraud Chicago

1892

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19 BENNETT, J. W. Selection of Rare and Curious Fishes found upon the Coast of Ceylon Lond.

1851

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20 BILL, LEDYARD A Winter in Florida N. Y.

1870

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21 BIRD, R. N. Nick of the Woods Lond. and N. Y.

n. d.

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22 BOCCACCIO'S Decameron Lond.

1886

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23 BOCCACCIO'S The Decameron; or, Ten Days Entertainment of Boccaccio Lond.

1822

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24 Tom Bowling BOOK OF KNOTS (THE). A complete Treatise on the Art of Cordage Lond.

1890

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25 BRISTED, C. A. The Upper Ten Thousand: Sketches of American Society N. Y.

1852

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26 BULWER, EDWARD LYTTON BULWER, EDWARD LYTTON. Novels Bost.

1891-92

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27 BUNTLINE, NED (E. Z. C. Judson) Mysteries and Miseries of New York; and Sequel: The G'Hals of New York, The B'Hoys of New York, The Convict

USD - Unknown
28 BURNAND, F. C. Happy Thoughts; Out of Town Lond.

1868

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29 BURTON, RICHARD F. The Book of the Sword Lond.

1884

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30 BUTLER, WM. A. Nothing to Wear N. Y.

1866

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31 BUTLER, WM. A. Two Millions N. Y.

1858

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32 BYRON (LORD) BYRON (LORD). Poetical Works N. Y.

n. d.

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33 CASTLE. EGERTON Schools and Masters of Fence Lond.

1885

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34 CLARKE, MR. AND MRS. COWDEN Many Happy Returns of the Day Lond.

1860

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35 CLEMENS, S. L., AND C. D. WARNER The Gilded Age Hartford

1880

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36 CLEVELAND, R. J. Voyages of a Merchant Navigator N. Y.

1886

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37 CONWAY, M. D. Demonology and Devil-Lore N. Y.

1879

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38 COOPER, J. F. History of the U. S. Navy, Continued to 1856 N. Y.

1856

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39 CRUIKSHANK Modern Chivalry; or, A New Orlando Furioso Lond.

1843

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40 CUMMING, LT.-COL. GORDON Wild Men and Wild Beasts Edinburgh

1871

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41 CUMMING, R. G. Five Years of a Hunter's Life in the Far Interior of South Africa N. Y.

1850

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42 CUPPLES, GEO. The Green Hand, Adventures of a Naval Lieutenant Edinburgh and Phil.

1898

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43 CURZON, ROBERT Visits to Monasteries in the Levant N. Y. and Lond.

1849

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44 CUSTER, GEN. G. A. My Life on the Plains N. Y.

1874

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45 CUSTER, E. B. Boots and Saddles N. Y.

(1885)

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46 DANGEROUS CONNECTIONS; or, Letters Collected in a Society, and published for the instruction of other Societies by M. C(hevalier) de L(Clos) Dublin

1784

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47 DASENT, G. W. Vikings of the Baltic: a Tale of the North in the Tenth Century Lond.

1875

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48 DAUDET, A. Sappho N. Y. and Lond.

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49 DAVIS, RICHARD H. Three Gringos in Venezuela and Central America N. Y.

1896

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50 DE FAUBLAS Life and Adventures of the Chevalier de Faublas Waterford

1811

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51 DOBBINS, F. S. False Gods; or, The Idol Worship of the World Phil., etc.

n. d.

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52 DODD, REV. DR. The Sisters; or, The History of Lucy and Caroline Sanson, entrusted to a False Friend Lond.

1791

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53 DODGE, C. Useful Fiber Plants of the World Wash.

1897

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54 DORE La Legende du Juif Errant Paris

1862

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55 DRAMA. Modern Standard Drama N. Y.

1846

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56 Geo. E. Rice DRAMA. An Old Play in a New Garb (Hamlet, Prince of Denmark) Bost.

1853

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57 DRAMA. John Ford's Dramatic Works Lond.

1888

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58 Du CHAILLU, PAUL B. The Viking Age N. Y.

1890

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59 DUFFERIN (LORD) Letters from High Latitudes Lond.

1867

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60 DUMAS, ALEXANDRE Celebrated Crimes N. Y.

(1895)

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61 DYER, T. F. THISELTON The Ghost World Lond. and Phil.

1893

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62 EARLE, ALICE M. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days Chicago

1896

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63 ETHICAL SYMPOSIUM N. Y.

1883

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64 E. Routledge, editor EVERY BOY'S ANNUAL Lond.

1887

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65 FLAGS OF MARITIME NATIONS Wash.

1873

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66 FIGUIER, LOUIS The World before the Deluge N. Y.

1872

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67 FISH. First and Second Annual Reports of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York (N. Y. and Albany)

(1896-97)

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68 FISH. The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States... Wash.

1884-87

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69 FISH. U. S. Commission. Part XXII. Report of Commissioner for year ending June, 1896 Wash.

1898

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70 FORD, JAMESL Hypnotic Tales and other Tales N. Y.

1894

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71 GAIL, HAMILTON Skirmishes and Sketches...

USD - Unknown
72 GAULOT, PAUL The Red Shirts: a Tale of "The Terror" N. Y. and Lond.

1899

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73 GERARD, THE LION KILLER GERARD, THE LION KILLER. Adventures of N. Y.

1856

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74 GIBB, JOHN Gudrun and other Stories N. Y.

1881

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75 GRANDVILLE, I. J. Comical People N. Y.

1852

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76 GRANT, JAMES Sketches in London Lond.

1838

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77 HAMERTON, PHILIP G. A Painter's Camp in the Highlands; and Thoughts About Art Cambridge aud Lond.

1862

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78 HAMILTON, R. History of British Fishes Lond.

n. d.

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79 HARDING, J. D. Picturesque Selections--Drawn on stone

n. d.

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80 HARRIS, JOEL CHANDLER Evening Tales N. Y.

1893

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81 HAY, JOHN Jim Bludso Bost.

1871

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82 HAYDN'S DICTIONARY OF DATES N. Y.

1870

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83 HEPTAMERON (THE) of Marguerite Queen of Navarre

1886

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84 (HERBERT, H. W., Editor.) The Old Forest Ranger N. Y.

1853

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85 HERVIEU, P. Flirt: a Story of Parisian Life N. Y.

1890

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86 HISTORIC COURT MEMOIRS. Catherine II... Paris-Bost.

n. d.

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87 SECRET COURT MEMOIRS. Louis XIV... Paris-Bost.

n. d.

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88 HOFFMAN, E. T. W. Weird Tales Lond.

1885

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89 HOLLAND, JOHN Cruciana Liverpool

1835

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90 HOOD, THOMAS HOLLAND, JOHN. Works of Lond.

1862

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91 HOOD, THOMAS HOOD, THOMAS. Humorous Poems Bost.

1856

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92 HOWELLS, W. D. A Chance Acquaintance Bost.

1873

 USD - Unknown
93 (IRVING, W.) Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey Phil.

1835

 USD - Unknown
94 JACKSON (LADY) Old Paris... Bost.

1895

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95 JOHNSON, GRACE Anglo-Indian and Oriental Cookery Lond.

n. d.

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96 (JOHNSTON, CHARLES) Chrysal; or, The Adventures of a Guinea Lond.

1822

 USD - Unknown
97 E. A. Parry KATAWAMPUS: its Treatment and Cure N. Y. and Lond.

1895

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98 KINLOCH, A. A. A. Large Game Shooting in Thibet and the North West Lond.

1869

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99 KIPLING, RUDYARD Departmental Ditties... N. Y.

n. d.

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100 KNIGHT'S Pictorial History of England Lond.

1841

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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
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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.
    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.
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    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.
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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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