Anderson Galleries: FIRST EDITIONS of American Authors farming the Library of Frank Maier of New York. PART I. Tuesday and Wednesday. November 16th and 17th, 1909. The Anderson Auction Company. 12 East 46th. Street, New York., 782,

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Auction Date
November 16, 1909 - November 16, 1909
Page Size: 2317 items in 24 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1052 Ives (G. B.) HOLMES (OLIVER WENDELL). A Bibliography of O. W. Holmes. Boston

1907

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1053 Peter Grievous, Jun HOPKINSON (FRANCIS). A Congratulatory Epistle to the Redoubtable Peter Porcupine on his Complete ... Philadelphia

1796

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1053 Peter Grievous, Jun HOPKINSON (FRANCIS). A Congratulatory Epistle to the Redoubtable Peter Porcupine on his Complete ... Philadelphia

1796

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1054 HOSMER (WILLIAM H. C.) The Pioneers of Western New York, A Poem pronounced at Geneva, N. Y., before the Literary Society of ... Geneva

1838

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1054 HOSMER (WILLIAM H. C.) The Pioneers of Western New York, A Poem pronounced at Geneva, N. Y., before the Literary Society of ... Geneva

1838

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1055 HOSMER (WILLIAM H. C.) Yonnondio, or Warriors of the Genesee, a Tale of the XVII. Century, First Edition, 12mo, cloth, N. Y ... New York-Boston

1844-47

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1055 HOSMER (WILLIAM H. C.) Yonnondio, or Warriors of the Genesee, a Tale of the XVII. Century, First Edition, 12mo, cloth, N. Y ... New York-Boston

1844-47

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1056 HOWE (SOLOMON) A Comprehensive Abridgement of Dr. Watt's Lyric Poem, Northampton. Mass., 1798 (scarce); HUNTINGTON ... v. p.

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1056 HOWE (SOLOMON) A Comprehensive Abridgement of Dr. Watt's Lyric Poem, Northampton. Mass., 1798 (scarce); HUNTINGTON ... v. p.

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1057 [HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) and Piatt (John James).] Poems of Two Friends. Columbus

1860

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1057 [HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) and Piatt (John James).] Poems of Two Friends. Columbus

1860

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1058 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Lives and Speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. Columbus, O.

1860

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1058 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Lives and Speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. Columbus, O.

1860

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1059 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Venetian Life, 1866; Italian Journeys. 1867. New York

1866-7

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1059 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Venetian Life, 1866; Italian Journeys. 1867. New York

1866-7

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1060 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) No Love Lost. A Romance of Travel. New York

1869

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1060 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) No Love Lost. A Romance of Travel. New York

1869

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1061 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Suburban Sketches, 1871; Poems, 1873; Out of the Question, 1877; Lady of the Aroostook. 1879. Boston

1871-79

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1061 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Suburban Sketches, 1871; Poems, 1873; Out of the Question, 1877; Lady of the Aroostook. 1879. Boston

1871-79

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1062 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) A Chance Acquaintance. Boston

1873

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1062 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) A Chance Acquaintance. Boston

1873

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1063 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Sketch of the Life and Character of Rutherford B. Hayes, also Biographical Sketch of William Wheeler ... New York

1876

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1063 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Sketch of the Life and Character of Rutherford B. Hayes, also Biographical Sketch of William Wheeler ... New York

1876

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1064 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) The Undiscovered Country. Boston

1880

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1064 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) The Undiscovered Country. Boston

1880

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1065 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Two Autograph Letters Signed, March and June 1882.

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1065 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Two Autograph Letters Signed, March and June 1882.

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1066 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) A Fearful Responsibility, 1881; Dr. Breen's Practice, 1881; A Modern Instance, 1882; A Woman's ... Boston

1881-83

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1066 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) A Fearful Responsibility, 1881; Dr. Breen's Practice, 1881; A Modern Instance, 1882; A Woman's ... Boston

1881-83

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1067 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) The Rise of Silas Lapham. Boston

1885

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1067 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) The Rise of Silas Lapham. Boston

1885

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1068 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Three Villages, 1881; The Register, 1884; The Garroters, 1886; A Sea Change, autograph of Howells on ... Boston and New York

1884-88

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1068 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Three Villages, 1881; The Register, 1884; The Garroters, 1886; A Sea Change, autograph of Howells on ... Boston and New York

1884-88

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1069 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) A Boy's Town. New York

1890

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1069 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) A Boy's Town. New York

1890

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1070 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) The Shadow of a Dream, 1890; A Letter of Introduction. 1892; My Year in a Log Cabin, 1893; The Same ... New York

1890-96

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1070 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) The Shadow of a Dream, 1890; A Letter of Introduction. 1892; My Year in a Log Cabin, 1893; The Same ... New York

1890-96

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1071 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) An Imperative Duty, 1892; The World of Chance. 1893; An Open-Eved Conspiracy, 1897; The Story of a ... New York

1892-98

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1071 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) An Imperative Duty, 1892; The World of Chance. 1893; An Open-Eved Conspiracy, 1897; The Story of a ... New York

1892-98

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1072 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Stops of Various Quills. New York

1896

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1072 HOWELLS (WILLIAM D.) Stops of Various Quills. New York

1896

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1073 S. H. [HEME (SOPHIA).] An Exhortation to the Inhabitants of the Province of South-Carolina, to bring their ... Philadelphia

-1747

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1073 S. H. [HEME (SOPHIA).] An Exhortation to the Inhabitants of the Province of South-Carolina, to bring their ... Philadelphia

-1747

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1074 HUMPHREYS (DAVID) An Essay on the Life of the Honorable Major-General Israel Putnam. Middletown

1974

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1074 HUMPHREYS (DAVID) An Essay on the Life of the Honorable Major-General Israel Putnam. Middletown

1974

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1075 H. R. Long-Island HYMNS. Hymns, Composed chiefly for Camp-Meetings. New York

155

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1075 H. R. Long-Island HYMNS. Hymns, Composed chiefly for Camp-Meetings. New York

155

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1076 INGERSOLL (C.) Women Rule: A Comedy in Five Acts. Philadelphia

1868

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1076 INGERSOLL (C.) Women Rule: A Comedy in Five Acts. Philadelphia

1868

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1077 INGERSOLL (C. J.) Julian, a Tragedy in Five Acts. First Edition, 8vo, Phil. 1831; JONES (J. S.), Moll Pitcher, the ... v. p.

v. d.

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1077 INGERSOLL (C. J.) Julian, a Tragedy in Five Acts. First Edition, 8vo, Phil. 1831; JONES (J. S.), Moll Pitcher, the ... v. p.

v. d.

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1078 INGRAHAM (J. H.) The American Lounger; or, Tales, Sketches and Legends gathered in sundry journeyings. Philadelphia

1839

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1078 INGRAHAM (J. H.) The American Lounger; or, Tales, Sketches and Legends gathered in sundry journeyings. Philadelphia

1839

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1079 [INGRAHAM (J. H.).] The Quadroons; or, St. Michael's Day. New York

1841

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1079 [INGRAHAM (J. H.).] The Quadroons; or, St. Michael's Day. New York

1841

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1080 F. Depons [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] Voyage to the East-erf Part of Terra Firma; or, The Spanish Main in South ... New York

1806

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1080 F. Depons [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] Voyage to the East-erf Part of Terra Firma; or, The Spanish Main in South ... New York

1806

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1081 [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] Salmagundi; or, the Whim-Whams and opinions of Launeelot Langstaff, Esq. and others. New York

1807-8

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1081 [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] Salmagundi; or, the Whim-Whams and opinions of Launeelot Langstaff, Esq. and others. New York

1807-8

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1082 [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] Salmagundi; or, the Whim-Whams and opinions of Launcelot Langstaffe, Esq. Nos. VIII, X, XII, XIII ... New York

1807

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1082 [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] Salmagundi; or, the Whim-Whams and opinions of Launcelot Langstaffe, Esq. Nos. VIII, X, XII, XIII ... New York

1807

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1083 [IRVING (WASHTNGTON).] Salmagundi; or, the Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launeelot Langstaff, Esq., and others (Washington ... New York

1807-8

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1083 [IRVING (WASHTNGTON).] Salmagundi; or, the Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launeelot Langstaff, Esq., and others (Washington ... New York

1807-8

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1084 Diedrich Knickerbocker [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] A History of New York from the beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch ... New York

1809

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1084 Diedrich Knickerbocker [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] A History of New York from the beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch ... New York

1809

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1085 [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] Biography of James Lawrence, late Captain in the Navy of the United States; together with a ... New Brunswick.

1813

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1085 [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] Biography of James Lawrence, late Captain in the Navy of the United States; together with a ... New Brunswick.

1813

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1086 IRVING (WASHINGTON) A History of New York from the beginning of the World to the end of the Dutch Dynasty. Philadelphia

1819

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1086 IRVING (WASHINGTON) A History of New York from the beginning of the World to the end of the Dutch Dynasty. Philadelphia

1819

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1087 [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Complete Set, and All Genuine First Issues. New York

1819-20

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1087 [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Complete Set, and All Genuine First Issues. New York

1819-20

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1088 [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] The Sketch Book. Second Edition. Parts 2, 3, 4, 5. New York

1820

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1088 [IRVING (WASHINGTON).] The Sketch Book. Second Edition. Parts 2, 3, 4, 5. New York

1820

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1089 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Tales of a Traveller, by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Philadelphia

1824

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1089 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Tales of a Traveller, by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Philadelphia

1824

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1090 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. New York

1824

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1090 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. New York

1824

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1091 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Sagan can Sofdalen af Didrick Knickerbocker. Ofversattning af Vitalis. Upsala

1827

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1091 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Sagan can Sofdalen af Didrick Knickerbocker. Ofversattning af Vitalis. Upsala

1827

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1092 IRVING (WASHINGTON) A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. New York

1828

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1092 IRVING (WASHINGTON) A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. New York

1828

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1093 IRVING (WASHINGTON) A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Fray Antonio Agapida. Philadelphia

1829

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1093 IRVING (WASHINGTON) A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Fray Antonio Agapida. Philadelphia

1829

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1094 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus. Philadelphia

1831

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1094 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus. Philadelphia

1831

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1095 IRVING (WASHINGTON) The Alhambra: A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards, by the Author of the Sketch ... Philadelphia

1832

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1095 IRVING (WASHINGTON) The Alhambra: A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards, by the Author of the Sketch ... Philadelphia

1832

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1096 IRVING (WASHINGTON) The Alhambra. London and New York

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1096 IRVING (WASHINGTON) The Alhambra. London and New York

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1097 IRVING (WASHINGTON) The Crayon Miscellany, by the Author of Sketch Book. Philadelphia

1835

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1097 IRVING (WASHINGTON) The Crayon Miscellany, by the Author of Sketch Book. Philadelphia

1835

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1098 IRVING (WASHINGTON) The Beauties of Washington Irving. Illustrations by Cruikshank, 1835. A Book of the Hudson, First ...

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1098 IRVING (WASHINGTON) The Beauties of Washington Irving. Illustrations by Cruikshank, 1835. A Book of the Hudson, First ...

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1099 Diedrich Knickerbocker IRVING (WASHINGTON). A History of New-York, from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch ... Philadelphia

1836

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1099 Diedrich Knickerbocker IRVING (WASHINGTON). A History of New-York, from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch ... Philadelphia

1836

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1100 IRVING (WASHINGTON) The Rocky Mountains; or, Scenes, incidents, and adventures in the Far West; Digested from the ... Philadelphia

1837

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1100 IRVING (WASHINGTON) The Rocky Mountains; or, Scenes, incidents, and adventures in the Far West; Digested from the ... Philadelphia

1837

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1101 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Autograph Letter Signed.

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1101 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Autograph Letter Signed.

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1102 IRVING (WASHINGTON) Lives of Mahomet and His Successors. New York

1850

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