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Sale Name: Catalogue of the American library of the late Mr. George Brinley, of Hartford, Conn. Part I
Auction Date: 03/10/1879 - 03/10/1879
Year of Sale: 1879
Sale Number: #1879yr
Total Lots: 2714
Sold Lots: 2714
Lots Sold: 100.0%
Unsold Lots: 0
Price Unknown: 0

Total Sales (USD): 48,783.60
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 0.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD): 0.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD): 0.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD): 0.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.: Inf%
Currency: USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars: 7,545,450.00

Top twenty five by sale price

Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
SMITH (<i>Capt.</i> JOHN)	The General Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer-Isles: with the names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Governours from their first beginning Ano: 1584. to this present 1624. With the Proceedings of those Severall Colonies and the Accidents	1624	USD -	1,800.00
BRERETON (JOHN)	A Briefe and true Relation of the Discouerie of the North part of Virginia; being a most pleasant, fruitfull and commodious soile. Made this present yeere 1602, by Captaine Bartholomew Gosnold, Cap- taine Bartholowmew Gilbert, and diuers other gentlemen t	1602	USD -	1,600.00
	The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre. Whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfullnes, but also the necessity of the heavenly Ordinance of singing Scripture Psalmes in the Churches of God.	1640	USD -	1,200.00
HUBBARD (WM.)	The Holy Bible: containing the Old Testament and the New.---Translated into the Indian Language, and Ordered to be Printed by the Commissioners of the United Colonies in New-England, At the Charge, and with the Consent of the Corporation in England For th	1663	USD -	1,000.00
HUBBARD (WM.)	The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Translated into the Indian Language, and Ordered to be Printed by the Commissioners of the United Colonies in New-England, At the Charge, and with the Consent of the Corporation in England For the Pr	1661	USD -	700.00
HUBBARD (WM.)	Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe Up-Biblum God, <i>etc.</i>	1663	USD -	550.00
HUBBARD (WM.)	Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe UP-BIBLUM GOD Naneeswe Nukkone Testament kah wonk Wusku Testament.---Ne quoshkinnumuknashpe Wuttinneumoh Christ noh asoowesit John Eliot. Nahohtoeu ontchetoe Printeuoomuk.	1685	USD -	500.00
HUBBARD (WM.)	Mamusse Wunnutupanatamwe Up-Biblum God .. Ne quoshkinnumuk nashpe .. John Eliot. Nahohtoeu ontchetoe Printeuoomuk.	1685, 1680	USD -	500.00
PSALMS	The Whole Book of Psalmes, Faithfully translated into <i>English Metre</i>; Whereunto is prefixed a discourse, declaring not onely the lawfulnesse, but also the necessity of the heavenly Ordinance of singing Scripture Psalmes in the Churches of God.	1647	USD -	435.00
NEW HAVEN COLONY	New-Haven's Settling in New-England. And some LAWES for Government: Published for the Use of that Colony. Though some of the Orders intended for present convenience, may probably be hereafter altered, and as need requireth other Lawes added.	1656	USD -	380.00
NEW HAVEN COLONY	New Havens Settling in New-England. And some LAWES for Government, &c.	1656	USD -	310.00
MATHER (COTTON)	A POEM Dedicated to the Memory of The Reverend and Excellent Mr. URIAN OAKES, the late Pastor to Christ's Flock, and Praesident of Harvard-Colledge, in Cambridge, Who was gathered to his People on 25<sup>d</sup> 5<sup>mo</sup> 1681. In the fifty'th Year o	1682	USD -	300.00
	The Book of the General LAWS For the People within the Jurisdiction of Connecticut; Collected out of the Records of the General Court, Lately Revised, and with some Emendations and Additions, Established and Published by the Authority of the General Court	1673	USD -	300.00
CHAMPLAIN	Les Voyages de la Novvelle France Occidentale, dicte Canada, faits par le S<sup>r</sup> de Champlain Xaincton-geois, <i>etc.</i> .. Ensemble vne Carte generalle de la description dudit pays, <i>etc. map</i> "Faicte l'an 1632 par le sieur de Champlain,"	1632	USD -	280.00
MATHER (INCREASE)MATHER (INCREASE)	A Brief History of the Warr With the Indians in NEVV-ENGLAND. (From June 24, 1675. when the first English-man was murdered by the Indians, to August 12, 1676. when <i>Philip</i>, alias <i>Metacomet</i>, the principal Author and Beginner of the Warr, was s	1676	USD -	260.00
GILBERT (<i>Sir</i> HUMPHREY)	A Discovrse Of a Discouerie for a new Pas-sage to Cataia. VVritten by Sir Hvm-frey Gilbert Knight. Quid non?	1576, Aprilis 12	USD -	255.00
BULKELEY (GERSHOM) <i>of Wethersfield, Conn.</i>	The People's Right to Election or Alteration of Government in Connecticott Argued, In a Letter; By Gershom Bulkeley, Esq; one of their Majesties Justices of the peace In the County of Hartford. Together with a Letter to the said Bulkeley, from a Friend of	1689	USD -	235.00
SMITH (<i>Capt.</i> JOHN)	The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: .. from their first beginning Ano: 1584. to this present 1626, <i>etc.</i>	1632	USD -	230.00
GORGES (FERDINANDO)	America Painted to the Life, <i>etc.</i>	1659	USD -	225.00
	A DECLARATION OF FORMER Passages and Proceedings betwixt the English and the Narrowgansets, with their confederates, Wherin the grounds and iustice of the ensuing warre are opened and cleared. Published, by order of the Commissioners for the united Coloni	n. d. [1645]	USD -	215.00
SYMMES (THOMAS) HISTORICAL MEMOIRS OF THE BATTLE AT PIGGWACKET. ---	Lovewell Lamented. Or, A Sermon Occasion'd by the Fall Of the Brave Capt. John Lovewell And Several of his Valiant Company, In the late Heroic Action at Piggwacket. Pronounc'd at Bradford, May 16 1725 By Thomas Symmes, V. D. M. ... [<i>With</i> An Histori	1725	USD -	215.00
	ACTS AND LAWS, of His Majesties Colony of Connecticut in New-England.	1702	USD -	210.00
MATHER (COTTON)	AN ELEGY on The Much-to-be-deplored Death of that Never-to-be-forgotten Person, The Reverend Mr. NATHANAEL COLLINS; Who After he had been many years a faithful Pastor to the Church at Middletown of Connecticut in New-England, about the Forty-third year of	1685	USD -	205.00
HUBBARD (WM.)	MANITOWOMPAE POMANTAMOONK: Sampwshanau Christianoh Uttoh woh an Pomantog Wussikkitteahonat God.	1665	USD -	205.00
PYNCHON (WILLIAM)	<i>of Springfield.</i> The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption, Iustification, &c. Cleering it from some common Errors, <i>etc.</i> By William Pinchin, Gentleman, in New-England	1650	USD -	205.00

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