Anderson Galleries: The Private Library of Wilberforce Eames Part II The History Literature etc. of Great Britain and Ireland. For Sale at Auction Thurseday and Friday, March 8th and 9th 1906. The Anderson Auction Company. 5 West 29th Street, New York., 441,

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Auction Date
March 08, 1906 - March 08, 1906
Page Size: 1320 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1487 SILVER (REV. T.) The Coronation Service or Consecration of the Anglo-Saxon Kings, as it Illustrates the Origin of the Constitution Oxford

1831

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1488 SOAMES (HENRY) The Latin Church during Anglo-Saxon Times London

1848

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1489 SOAMES (HENRY) The Anglo-Saxon Church, its History, Revenues, and General Character London

1856

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1490 SWEET (HENRY) An Anglo-Saxon Reader, with Grammatical Introduction, Notes, and Glossary Oxford

1881

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1491 SWEET (HENRY) An Anglo-Saxon Reader, with Grammatical Introduction, Notes, and Glossary Oxford

1885

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1492 SWEET (HENRY) An Anglo-Saxon Primer, with Grammar, Notes, and a Glossary Oxford

1882

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1493 SWEET (HENRY) The Oldest English Texts London

1885

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1494 SWEET (HENRY) A Second Anglo-Saxon Reader, Archaic and Dialectal Oxford

1887

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1495 THORPE (BENJAMIN) Analecta Anglo-Saxonica. A Selection in Prose and Verse from Anglo-Saxon Authors of Various Ages, with a Glossary London

1834

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1496 THORPE (BENJAMIN) Analecta Anglo-Saxonica. A Selection in Prose and Verse from Anglo-Saxon Authors of Various Ages, with a Glossary London

1846

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1497 THORPE (BENJAMIN) New edition of Analecta Anglo-Saxonica. A Selection in Prose and Verse from Anglo-Saxon Authors of Various Ages, with a Glossary, with corrections and improvements London

1868

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1498 [THORPE (BENJAMIN).] Ancient Laws and Institutes of England; comprising Laws enacted under the Anglo-Saxon Kings from AEthelbirht to Cnut, â?¦ London

1840

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1499 THORPE (BENJAMIN) Codex Exoniensis. A Collection of Anglo-Saxon Poetry, from a MS. in the Library of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, with an English translation, notes and indexes London

1842

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1500 THORPE (BENJAMIN) Codex Exoniensis. A Collection of Anglo-Saxon Poetry, from a MS. in the Library of the Dean and Chapter of Exeter, with an English translation, notes and indexes London

1842

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1501 THORPE (BENJAMIN) The Anglo-Saxon Version of the Holy Gospels London

1842

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1502 THORPE (BENJAMIN) The Anglo-Saxon Version of the Holy Gospels New York

1851

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1503 THORPE (BENJAMIN) Diplomatarium Anglicum AEvi Saxonici. London

1865

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1504 THRUPP (JOHN) The Anglo-Saxon Home. A History of the Domestic Institutions and Customs of England from the Fifth to the Eleventh Century London

1862

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1505 THWAITES (EDWARD) Heptateuchus Liber Job et Evangelium Nicodemi; Anglo-Saxonice. Historiae Judith Fragmentum Dano-Saxonice Oxonii

1698; 1864.

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1506 TURK (MILTON HAIGHT) The Legal Code of AElfred the Great Halle

1890

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1507 TURK (MILTON HAIGHT) The Legal Code of AElfred the Great Boston

1893

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1508 TURNER (SHARON) The History of the Anglo-Saxons, from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest London

1852

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1509 VERNON (E. J.) A Guide to the Anglo-Saxon Tongue, after Rask, with Extracts, Notes, etc London

1846

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1510 WHITE (R. M.) The Ormulum, with the Notes and the Glossary of Dr. R. M. White Oxford

1878

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1511 WINKELMANN (EDUARD) Geschichte der Angelsachsen bis zum Tode Konig AElfred's Berlin

1883

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1512 WRIGHT (THOMAS) Coup-d'OEil sur les Progres et sur l'Etat actuel de la Litterature Anglo-Saxon. Traduit de l'Anglais par M. de Larenaudiere London

1836

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1513 WRIGHT (THOMAS) An Essay on the State of Literature and Learning under the Anglo-Saxons London

1839

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1514 WRIGHT (THOMAS) Anglo-Saxon and Old English Vocabularies London

1884

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1515 WULKER (DR. RICHARD) Grundris zur Geschichte der Angelsachsischen Litteratur. Mit einer ubersicht der Angelsachsischen Sprachwissenschaft Leipzig

1885

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1516 ANNALS OF ENGLAND. An Epitome of English History from Contemporary Writers, the Rolls of Parliament, and other Public Records Oxford

1876

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1517 ANSTED (DAVID T.) The Channel Islands London

n. d. [1893?]

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1518 ARBER (EDWARD) A List based on the Registers of the Stationers' Company of 837 London Publishers, between 1553 and 1640 Birmingham (England)

1890

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1519 ASHTON (JOHN) Romances of Chivalry, told and illustrated in Facsimile London

1887

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1520 ATKINS (T. DE COURCY) The Kelt or Gael, his Ethnography, Geography and Philology London

1892

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1521 NETHERCLIFT (F. G.) AUTOGRAPHS. The Hand-Book of Autographs; being a ready Guide to the Handwriting of distinguished Men and Women of every Nation. With Biographical Index by Richard Sims London

[1862]

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1522 PHILLIPS (L. B.) AUTOGRAPHS. The Autographic Album. A Collection of 470 facsimiles of holograph writings of Royal, Noble and Distinguished Men and Women of various Nations London

1866

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1523 SCOTT (REV. DR.) and DAVEY (SAMUEL) AUTOGRAPHS. A Guide to the Collector of Historical Documents, Literary Manuscripts and Autograph Letters, etc London

1891

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1524 [TURNER (DAWSON).] AUTOGRAPHS. Guide to the Historian, the Biographer, the Antiquary, the Collector of Autographs, etc., towards the Verification of Manuscripts Yarmouth

1848

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1525 TURNER (DAWSON). AUTOGRAPHS. Descriptive Index of the Contents of Five Manuscript Volumes illustrative of the History of Great Britain in the library of Dawson Turner Great Yarmouth

1851

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1526 TURNER (DAWSON) AUTOGRAPHS. Catalogue of the Manuscript Library of the late Dawson Turner, comprising his matchless collection of upwards of Forty Thousand Autograph Letters ... richly Illuminated Missals, etc London

1859

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1527 ABBOTT (EDWIN A.) Francis Bacon. An Account of his Life and Works London

1885

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1528 Lovejoy (B. G.) Francis Bacon (Lord Verulam) : A Critical Review of his Life and Character, with selections from his Writings London

1888

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1529 SPEDDING (JAMES) An Account of the Life and Times of Francis Bacon. Extracted from the edition of his occasional writings by James Spedding Boston

1878

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1530 BARNES (WILLIAM) Notes on Ancient Britain and the Britons London

1858

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1531 BATTLE ABBEY. Descriptive Catalogue of the Original Charters, Royal Grants, and Donations ... Monastic Chartulary ... â?¦ London

1835

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1532 LOWER (MARK ANTONY) BATTLE ABBEY. The Chronicle of Battle Abbey from 1066 to 1176 London

1851

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1533 BAXTER (RICHARD) What We Must Do to Be Saved. [Edinburgh]

1868

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1534 BEATSON (ROBERT) A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain and Ireland; or, A Complete Register of the Hereditary Honours,â?¦ London

1806

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1535 POTTER (A. C.) A Bibliography of Beaumont and Fletcher Cambridge, Mass.

1890

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1536 GIDLEY (REV. L.) Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation Oxford

1870

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1537 MAYOR (J. E. B.) and LUMBY (J. R.) BEDE'S ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. Venerabiiis Bedae Historia, libri III , IV Cambridge

1881

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1538 BELLOWS (JOHN) Survivals of Roman Architecture in Britain. [Reprinted from Proceedings of the Cotteswold Naturalists' Field Club.]

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1539 [BENTLEY (SAMUEL).] Excerpta Historica; or, Illustrations of English History London

1851

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1540 BIBLE (THE). The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New London

1663

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1541 [BOWDEN (A. J.)] BIBLE (THE). Mr. D. F. Appleton's Collection of Bibles and Prayer Books, chiefly in the English Language New York

1899

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1542 COTTON (REV. HENRY) BIBLE (THE). A List of Editions of the Bible and Parts thereof in English, from 1505 to 1820; also bound with Cotton's Typographical Gazetteer Attempted Oxford

1821-25

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1543 BIBLE (THE). Second Edition of A List of Editions of the Bible and Parts thereof in English, from 1505 to 1820; â?¦ Oxford

1852

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1544 COTTON (REV. HENRY) BIBLE (THE). Rhemes and Doway. An Attempt to shew what has been done by Roman Catholics for the diffusion of the Holy Scriptures in English Oxford

1855

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1545 DORE (J. R.) BIBLE (THE). Old Bibles; or, an Account of the Various Versions of the English Bible London

1876

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1546 BIBLE (THE). Second Edition of Old Bibles; or, an Account of the Various Versions of the English Bible, enlarged London

1888

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1547 EDGAR (ANDREW). BIBLE (THE). The Bibles of England: A Plain Account .... of the Principal Versions of the Bible in English Paisley (Scotland)

1889

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1548 GROWOLL (A.) AND EAMES (WILBERFORCE) Three Centuries of English Booktrade Bibliography: An Essay on the beginnings of Booktrade Bibliographyâ?¦ New York

1903

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1549 MAUNSELL (ANDREW) The First Part of the Catalogue of English Printed Books: Which concerneth such matters of Divinitie, â?¦

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1550 LONDON (WILLIAM) A Catalogue of the most vendible books in England, Orderly and Alphabetically Digested under the Heads of Divinity, â?¦ London

1658

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1551 TERM CATALOGUES (THE). A Catalogue of Books Continued, Printed and Published at London in Michaelmas Term, â?¦ [London]

[1674-77]

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1552 TERM CATALOGUES (THE). The General Catalogue of Books printed in England since the Dreadful Fire of London, 1666. â?¦ London

1675

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1553 TERM CATALOGUES (THE). The General Catalogue of Books printed in England since the Dreadful Fire of London, 1666. To the end of Trinity Term, 1680. Together with the Texts of Single Sermons, with the Authors' Names; Playes Acted... London

1680

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1554 TERM CATALOGUES (THE). A Catalogue of Books continued, Printed and Published at London in Michaelmas Term, 1680., â?¦ [London]

[1680-1684]

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1555 TERM CATALOGUES (THE). Another volume containing the same numbers as the preceding, with the exception of Michaelmas, 1681; â?¦ [London]

[1680-89]

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1556 TERM CATALOGUES (THE). Another volume containing Hilary, 169 5/6, pp. 7; Easter, 1696, pp. 6; Trinity, 1696, pp. 11; â?¦ [London]

[1696-1709]

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1557 WILFORD'S CATALOGUES. The First Volume of the Monthly Catalogue, â?¦ London

[1725-1729]

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1558 NEW AND CORRECT CATALOGUE (A) of all the English Books which have been printed since the Year 1700 to the Present Time, â?¦ London

1767

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1559 GENERAL CATALOGUE OF BOOKS (A) in all Languages, Arts, and Sciences, that have been Printed in Great Britain and Published in London,â?¦ London

1779

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1560 BENT (W.) A General Catalogue of Books in all Languages, Arts and Sciences printed in Great Britain and published in London, â?¦ London

1785

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1561 BENT (W.) The London Catalogue of Books selected from the General Catalogue published 1786, â?¦ London

1791

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1562 BENT (W.) The London Catalogue of Books, with their sizes and prices, Corrected to September, 1799, â?¦ London

1799-1807

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1563 BENT (W.) The Modern Catalogue of Books, with their sizes and prices and the names of the Publishers,â?¦ London

1803

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1564 BENT (W.) The London Catalogue of Books, with their sizes and prices. Corrected to August, 1811 London

1811

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1565 BENT (W.) The London Catalogue of Books, with their sizes and prices, 1814 London

[1814]

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1566 BENT (W.) The Modern London Catalogue of Books, with their sizes, prices, and publishers. London

1818

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1567 BENT (W.) A Catalogue of Books, with their sizes, prices, and publishers. London

1820

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1568 BENT (W.) The London Catalogue of Books, with their sizes, prices, and publishers. London

1822

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1569 BENT (W.) A Catalogue of Books with their sizes, prices, and publishers. London

1824

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1570 BENT (W.) The London Catalogue of Books, with their sizes, prices and publishers .... since the year 1800 to March, 1827 London

1827

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1571 BENT (R.) The London Catalogue of Books, with their sizes, prices and publishers .... published in London .... London

1831-33

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1572 BENT (R.) London Catalogue of Books, with their sizes, prices and publishers, â?¦ London

1835

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1573 BENT (R.) The London Catalogue of Books, with their sizes, etc., containing the books published in London .... since the year 1814 to 1839 London

1839

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1574 HODGSON (T.) Supplement to the London Catalogue of Books, edition dated 1839, â?¦ London

1844

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1575 HODGSON (T.) The London Catalogue of Books published in Great Britain, with their sizes, etc., from 1814 to 1846 London

1846

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1576 HODGSON (T.) Bibliotheca Londonensis: A Classified Index to the Literature of Great Britain during thirty years, â?¦ London

1848

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1577 HODGSON (T.) Supplement to the London Catalogue published in Great Britain, with their sizes, etc., from 1846 to 1849, including a Classified Index London

1849

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1578 HODGSON (T.) The London Catalogue of Books published in Great Britain, with their sizes, etc., 1816-1851 London

1851

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1579 HODGSON (T.) The Classified Index to the London Catalogue of Books published in Great Britain, 1816 to 1851, arranged throughout in regular alphabet London

1853

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1580 HODGSON (T.) The London Catalogue of Books published in Great Britain, with their sizes, etc., 1831 to 1855 London

1855

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1581 LOW (SAMPSON) The British Catalogue of Books published from Oct., 1837, to Dec, 1852; also Index to the British Catalogue published during the years 1837 to 1857 (Subject Index). 2 vols London

1853, 1858

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1582 LOW (SAMPSON) The English Catalogue : Classified List of all Books published in Great Britain and Ireland, â?¦ London

1859-1900

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1583 LOW (SAMPSON) Duplicate Parts for 1864, 1867, 1873, 1876, 1882., 1883 and 1884

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1584 LOW (SAMPSON) The English Catalogue of Books. Vol. III., January, 1872, to December, 1880 London

1882

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1585 LOW (SAMPSON) The English Catalogue of Books. Vol. IV., January, 1881, to December, 1889 London

1891

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1586 LOW (SAMPSON) Index to the English Catalogue of Books. Vol. IV., Jan., 1881., to Dec, 1889 London

1893

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