Bangs: Catalogue of A Collection of Standard, Scarce and Curious Books, comprising, Americana, Art, Bibliography, Erotica, Facetiae, Folk-Lore, Indians, New York Items, Romanism, Sport, Sexual Science, etc., etc., etc., Curious French Books, Standard Dictionary,, Mar271901,

Auction Details

Auction Date
March 27, 1901 - March 27, 1901
Page Size: 300 items in 3 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 DENSLOW, VAN BUREN, LL.D. Principles of the Economic Philosophy of Society, Government and Industry N. Y.

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102 DICKENS, CHAS The Temple Edition, complete Lond.

n. d.

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103 DICKENS, CHAS The Speeches of (1841-70) Lond.

1884

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104 P. H. Dalbiac, M. P. DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS Lond.

1896

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105 DODD, A. B. On the Broads (Norfolk) Lond.

1896

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106 DU BOISGOBEY, FORTUNE The Half-Sister's Secret... Lond.

1887

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107 DUCOUDRAY, G. The History of Ancient Civilization Lond.

1889

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108 DYER, T. H. (LL.D.) The History of the Kings of Rome Lond.

1868

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109 Chas. E. Curry, Ph.D. ELECTRICITY. Theory of Electricity and Magnetism Lond.

1897

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110 ELIOT, GEORGE ELIOT, GEORGE. Complete Works of N. Y.

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111 ELLIOT, FRANCES Diary of an Idle Woman in Constantinople N. Y.

1893

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112 ELLET, MRS. Watching Spirits N. Y.

1851

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113 ENCYCLOPAEDIA. Johnson's New Universal Cyclopaedia. A Scientific and Popular Treasury of Useful Knowledge N. Y.

1884

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114 ENTOMOLOGY. Dragon Flies vs. Mosquitoes. Studies in the Life History of Irritating Insects; their natural enemies, etc. N. Y.

1890

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115 ERASMUS ERASMUS. The Colloquies of... Lond.

1900

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116 Octave Mirbeau EROTICA. A Chambermaid's Diary N. Y.

1900

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117 EROTICA. Elegies de Properce. Traduits dans touts leur Integrite par M. Delongchamps Paris

1802

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118 M. D. B. EROTICA. Le Passe-Temps des Mousquitaires, ou Le Temps Perdu Bery-op-Toom

1755

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119 EROTICA. OEuvres Diverses de M. De Grecourt Londres

1780

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120 EROTICA. Rosario, the Female Monk...

v. d.

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121 Katoumbah-Pasha EROTICA. Souvenirs d'une Princesse Russe, d'apres son Journal particulier et secret Paris

1893

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122 EROTICA. Triomphe de Cupidon Paris

1885

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123 EVETTS, BASIL T. A., M.A. New Light on the Bible and the Holy Land N. Y.

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124 FACETIAE. Life and Adventures of Lazarillo de Tormes... N. Y.

1890

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125 FACETIAE. The Life, Adventures and Opinions of Col. Geo. Hanger Lond.

1801

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126 FACETIAE. Wild Oats Sown Abroad; or, On and Off Soundings: being Leaves from a Private Journal Phil.

(1872)

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127 FENCING. Amateurs et Salles d'Armes de Paris Paris

1886

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128 M. La Boessiere FENCING. Traite de l'Art des Armes Paris

1818

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129 FETICHISM. DU Culte des Dieux Fetiches ou Parallele de l'Ancienne Religion de l'Egypte avec la Religion actuelle de Nigritie n. p.

1760

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130 FICTION. Dross...

1900

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131 FIELD, EUGENE Sharps and Flats N. Y.

1900

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132 J. G. Bertram FISH AND FISHERY. The Harvest of the Sea Lond.

1885

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133 FISKE, JOHN The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America Bost.

1900

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134 FISKE, JOHN Old Virginia and Her Neighbours Bost.

1899

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135 Victor Fournel FLAGELLATION. Du Role des Coups de Baton dans les Relations Sociales et en Particulier dans l'histoire Litteraire Paris

1858

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136 FLORIAN FLORIAN. The Fables of Lond.

1896

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137 A. S. Morton FOLK-LORE. Beyond the Palaeocrystic Sea; or, The Legend of Halfijord Chicago

1895

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138 FOLK-LORE Hero-Tales of Ireland Bost.

1894

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139 Henry Ilionizi FOLK-LORE. In the Pale: Stories and Legends of the Russian Jews Phil.

1897

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140 M. Frere FOLK-LORE. Old Deccan Days; or, Hindoo Fairy Legends Albany

1897

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141 FORD, PAUL LEICESTER The Story of an Untold Love Bost.

1897

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142 FREDERIC, HAROLD The New Exodus: a Study of Israel in Russia N. Y.

1892

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143 Andre Janin FULTON, ROBERT. Fulton, George, et Robert Stephenson ou les Bateaux a Vapeur et les Chemins de Fer Paris

1861

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144 Mrs. A. Baldwin GHOST STORIES. The Shadow on the Blind, and other Ghost Stories Lond.

1895

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145 GILDER, R. WATSON In Palestine, and other Poems N. Y.

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146 Sir Wemyss Reid. GLADSTONE, W. E. Life of N. Y.

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147 GOETHE Poetry and Philosophy of Chicago

1887

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148 GOUGH, JOHN B. Platform Echoes: 500 Thrilling Anecdotes, Humorous Stories, Adventures, etc. Hartford

1886

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149 GUETEEN, S. H. The Arthurian Epic N. Y.

1895

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150 GREGO, JOSEPH A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering from the Stuarts to Victoria Lond.

1890

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151 GRESSWELL, GEO. The Diseases and Disorders of the Ox Lond.

1894

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152 HALES, J. W., M.A. Folia Litteraria N. Y.

1893

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153 HALLAM, HENRY View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages Lond.

1878

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154 HALL, DR. WILFORD The Problem of Human Life, Here and Hereafter N. Y.

1889

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155 HAROLD, H. S. The Knowledge of Life N. Y.

1896

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156 HEPTAMERON of Margaret, Queen of Navarre Lond.

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157 HERBERT, HENRY WM. Memoirs of Henry VIII. of England Phil.

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158 Charles Boutell HERALDRY. English Heraldry Lond.

1899

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159 HISTORY OF THE TWO AMERICAS. Including Belknap's Biographies of the Early Discoverers... N. Y.

1880

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160 HOLLAND, J. G. Kathrina N. Y.

1867

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161 HUGO, VICTOR Les Burgraves Bruxelles

1843

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162 Max Adeler HUMOR. Out of the Hurly-Burly Phil.

n. d.

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163 C. L. Cullen HUMOR. Tales of the Ex-Tanks. A Book of Hard-Luck Stories N. Y.

1900

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164 Sir Richard Temple INDIA. A Bird's-Eye View of Picturesque India N. Y.

n. d.

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165 INDIANS. Anecdotes of the American Indians Phil.

1843

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166 J. R. Orton INDIANS. Camp-Fires of the Red Men; or, A Hundred Years Ago N. Y.

1855

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167 W. Ingraham Kip INDIANS. Historical Scenes from the Old Jesuit Missions N. Y.

1875

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168 John R. Ridge INDIANS. Poems San Francisco

1868

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169 INDIANS. Tan-go'-ru-a. An Historical Drama Phil.

1856

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170 INDIANS. Treaties concluded by the U. S. of America with Foreign Nations and Indian Tribes Bost.

1861

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171 J. L. Humfreville INDIANS. Twenty Years Among Our Savage Indians. Their Daily Life, Habits, Religion, Ceremonies, Dress, Customs in Peace and War, Lives of Famous Indian Fighters, Trappers, etc. Hartford

1897

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172 A. Wiedemann IMMORTALITY. The Ancient Egyptian Doctrine of Immortality of the Soul Lond.

1895

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173 IRVING, WASHINGTON History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus N. Y.

1831

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174 G. B. Nicolini JESUITS. History of the Jesuits. Their Origin, Progress, Doctrines and Designs Edinburgh

1853

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175 JEWS. Letters of Certain Jews to Voltaire, containing an Apology for their own People Paris, Ky.

1845

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176 JOKAI, MAURICE Debts of Honor... N. Y.

1899-1900

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177 KHAYYAM, OMAR KHAYYAM, OMAR. Rubaiyat of Lond.

1898

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178 KING, CAPT. CHAS Famous and Decisive Battles of the World N. Y.

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179 KINGSLEY, CHARLES KINGSLEY, CHARLES. Poems... Lond.

1881-90

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180 KLUGE, FREDERICK An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language Lond.

1891

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181 KU-KLUX. K. K. K. Sketches, Humorous and Didactic Phil.

1877

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182 LANG, ANDREW Border Ballads Lond.

1895

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183 LAMARTINE, A. DE Raphael; or, Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty N. Y.

1857

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184 LEE, VERNON Euphorion Bost.

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185 LILLY, WM. S. First Principles in Politics Lond.

1899

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186 LODGE, OLIVER J. D., F. R. S. Lightning Conductors and Guards Lond.

1896

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187 John Gardner, M.D. LONGEVITY. The Means of Prolonging Life after Middle Age Bost.

1875

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188 LOSSING, BENSON J. Our Country: a History of the U. S. from the Discovery of America to the Present Time N. Y.

n. d.

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189 LOUISIANA. Histoire des Comites de Vigilance aux Attakapas par Alexandre Barde Saint Jean Baptiste, La.

1861

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190 LOVE. "L'Amour" N. Y.

1859

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191 LOWELL, E. J. The Hessians and German Auxiliaries of Britain in the Revolutionary War N. Y.

1884

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192 L. Forbes Winslow MAD HUMANITY: its Forms, Apparent and Obscure N. Y.

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193 Garcin de Tassy MAHOMEDANISM. Memoire sur des Particularites de la Religion Musulmane dans l'Inde d'apres les ouvrages Hindoustani Paris

1831

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194 MAR, ALEX. DEL The Science of Money Lond.

1885

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195 W. L. Snyder MARRIAGE. The Geography of; or, Legal Perplexities of Wedlock in the U. S. N. Y.

1889

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196 Edward A. Fay MARRIAGES OF THE DEAF IN AMERICA Wash.

1898

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197 MARMONTEL'S Moral Tales N. Y.

1895

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198 MAUPASSANT, GUY DE Strong as Death: a Novel Lond.

1899

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199 MEMOIRS. Letters of the Earl of Dudley to the Bishop of Llandaff Lond.

1841

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200 l'Auteur du Theatre de Clara Gazul MERIMEE, PROSPER. La Jaquerie, suivies de la Famille de Carvajal Paris

1828

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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: 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.
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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.
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