Leavitt & Co.: Catalogue of the American library of the late Mr. George Brinley, of Hartford, Conn. Part I, 1879yr,

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Auction Date: March 10, 1879 - March 10, 1879

Page Size: 2714 items in 28 pages

Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
Gardner. Glazier (L.)	History, from first Settlement to 1860	Worcester	1860	USD -	5.25
PAMPHLETS (14) Gloucester	Appeal to public by Christian Independents, 1785; Answer to the Appeal, 1785; Forbes's Serm. at Dedication of Grammar School, 1795; Hildreth's Sermon and statement, 1830			USD -	7.70
Granville	Jubilee, celebrated at Granville, Mass., Aug. 27--28, 1845	Springfield	1845	USD -	2.25
Greenfield. Willard (D.)	History of Greenfield	Greenfield	1838	USD -	3.00
Groton. Butler (C.)	History of Groton, including Pepperel and Shirley		1848	USD -	5.00
Hadley. Judd (S.)	History of Hadley; with Genealogies by L. M. Boltwood.	Northampton	1866	USD -	7.00
Hanover. Barry (J. S.)	Historical Sketches of the Town, with Family Genealogies		1854	USD -	3.25
PAMPHLETS (8) Hadley	Hopkins's Half-Century Sermon, 1805; Austin's Dedica. Sermon, 1808; Bi-Centennial Celebration		1859	USD -	4.00
Haverhill. Mirick (B. L.)	History of Haverhill	Haverhill	1832	USD -	3.00
Haverhill. Chase (G. W.)	History of Haverhill, 1640--1860	Haverhill	1861	USD -	3.50
Haverhill	Brown's Account of remarkable deaths of children, and Address to the Bereaved		1738	USD -	2.00
Hingham. Lincoln (S. <i>jr.</i>)	History of the Town	Hingham	1827	USD -	5.25
PAMPHLETS (10) Hingham	Gay's Old Man's Calendar. Birthday Sermon, 1781	Hingham	1838	USD -	5.00
Holden. Damon (S. C.)	History of Holden, 1667--1841	Worcester	1841	USD -	6.00
PAMPHLETS (5) Hopkinton	Howe's Century Sermon, 1815		1825	USD -	1.25
Ipswich. Felt (J. B.)	History of Ipswich, Essex, and Hamilton	Cambridge	1834	USD -	6.25
Ipswich. Belcher (Samuel) <i>of Newbury.</i>	Concio ad Magistratum, or, An Assize Sermon preached Before the Honourable .. Superiour Court .. at Ipswich, the 21st. of May, 1702.		1707	USD -	Not Sold
Ipswich. Pickering (Theoph.)	A Bad Omen To the Churches of New-England: In the Instance of Mr. John Cleaveland's Ordination, so termed, over a Separation in Chebacco-Parish in Ipswich ... 25th of Feb. 1746--7		1747	USD -	Not Sold
Ipswich. [Parsons (T.)]	Result of the Convention of Delegates holden at Ipswich, to take into Consideration the Constitution proposed by the State Convention	Newburyport	1778	USD -	Not Sold
Ipswich. PAMPHLETS (7)	Vindication of Result of Council, 1805; The same, 2d ed., 1806; Reply to [the above,] by Marcus, 1806; Crowell's Histor. Ser. (2d parish)		n. d.	USD -	4.00
Jamaica Plain. Gray (T.)	Half Century Sermon, 1842.	Kingston, Boston	1745. 1804	USD -	0.60
Lancaster. Harrington (Timo.)	Century Sermon, May 28th, 1753		1753	USD -	2.00
Lancaster	The same, 2d ed.	Leominster	1806	USD -	0.50
Lancaster. Willard (Jos.)	Topographical and Historical Sketches of Lancaster	Worcester	1826	USD -	3.75
Lancaster. Willard (Jos.)	Address on the 200th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town; with Appendix		1853	USD -	0.50
PAMPHLETS (14) Lancaster	Mellen's Discourse on late mortal sickness, list of subscribers, 1756 (impft.); Thayer's last Sermon in old Meeting-house, 1816; Goodwin's Oration, on 150th anniv. of destruction of the town by Indians, 1826; Church records in case of Dea. C			USD -	6.30
Leominster. Wilder (D.)	History of Leominster, 1701--1852	Fitchburg	1853	USD -	2.50
Leominster. Gardner's Half-Cent	Sermon, 1813; Stebbins's Centennial Discourse to First Congr. Church, (Histor. Appendix,) 1843, VERY RARE; Stebbins's Ser., 1st Congr. Soc., 1849; Hubbard's Sermon at re-opening the Evangelical church		1851	USD -	2.00
Leominster. Prentiss (Charles)	A Collection of Fugitive Essays, in Prose and Verse	Leominster	1797	USD -	3.00
Leominster	Mahomet and his Successors, Lives of, Selected from Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.	Leominster	1805	USD -	0.50
Lenox	Shepard's Half-Century Sermon		1845	USD -	12.50
LEXINGTON and CONCORD	A Narrative of the Excursion and Ravages of the King's Troops, Under the Command of General Gage, On the nineteenth of April, 1775. Together with the Depositions Taken by Order of Congress, To support the truth of it. Published by Authority.	Worcester	[1775]	USD -	45.00
LEXINGTON and CONCORD	General Gage's Instructions of 22d February, 1775, to Captain Brown and Ensign D'Berniere, .. with a Narrative of Occurrences during their Mission, wrote by the Ensign; .. an Account of their doings in consequence of further Orders, to proceed to Concord,		1779	USD -	25.00
LEXINGTON and CONCORD	Military Journals of two Private Soldiers, 1758--1775, with Notes and a Supplement containing Official Papers on the Skirmishes at Lexington and Concord.	Poughkeepsie	1855	USD -	8.00
LEXINGTON and CONCORD	Anniversary Sermons, preached at Lexington, April 19, 1776, by J. Clark,---1777, by S. Cooke,---1778, by J. Cushing,---1779, by S. Woodward,---1780, by I. Morrill,---1783, by Z. Adams.		1776--1778	USD -	21.75
LEXINGTON and CONCORD. Williams (A.)	Century Discourse at Lexington, 1813		1813	USD -	0.75
LEXINGTON and CONCORD. Phinney (E.)LEXINGTON and CONCORD. Phinney (E.)	History of the Battle at Lexington History of the Battle at Lexington		1825	USD -	15.00
Lowell. Miles (H. A.)	Lowell as it was and as it is	Lowell	1845	USD -	0.50
Lenox. Whittier (J. G.)	The Stranger in Lowell. 2d ed.		1845	USD -	2.00
Lowell. [Eddy's]	History of Middlesex Canal, 1843; Letters [on Unit. Church troubles], 1844; Cary's Result of Manufactures		1845	USD -	1.50
Lynn. Lewis (A.)	History of Lynn, including Nahant.		1844	USD -	3.50
PAMPHLETS (8) Lynn	Review of Lynn, 1821, scarce; Colman's Sermon at opening Cong. church, 1823; Adams's Half-Cent. Sermon, Meth. church, 1841; Shackford's Ser. at consecra. of Cemetery		1850	USD -	4.00
Malden	Bi-Centennial Book; containing the Oration, Poem, etc., on the 200th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town		1850	USD -	3.75
Marblehead. Barnard (Rev. John) ASHTON'S MEMORIAL	An History of the Strange Adventures and Signal Deliverances, of Mr. Philip Ashton, who, after he had made his Escape from the Pirates, liv'd alone on a Desolate Island for about Sixteen Months, &c. With A short Account of Mr. Nicholas Merritt, who was ta	Boston	1725	USD -	21.00
Marlborough. Hudson (C.)	History of Marlborough, with a Sketch of Northborough		1862	USD -	3.50
Martha's Vineyard. Devens (S. A.)	Sketches of Martha's Vineyard, etc.		1838	USD -	4.25
Medfield	Sanders's Ser. on 166th anniv. of the Town, 1817; Granger's Dedica, Sermon, 1832.			USD -	3.50
PAMPHLETS (13) Mendon	Third Parish and Mr. Balch, 1773; Foster's letter to Rev. Preserved Smith		1805	USD -	6.50
Middleborough First Church. Putnam's (I. W.)	Century and half Discourses; Historical Account; and Catalogue of Members, etc.		1854	USD -	1.00
Nahant. Homer (J. L.)	Nahant and other places on the North Shore		1848	USD -	0.50
Nahant. Lewis (A.)	Picture of Nahant	Lynn	1845	USD -	0.50
Nantucket. Macy (O.)	History of Nantucket; with the Rise & Progress of the Whale Fishery		1835	USD -	2.50
Nantucket. Hough (F. B.)	Papers relating to the Island of Nantucket, with Documents relating to Martha's Vineyard, and other Islands adjacent, while under the Colony of New York	Albany	1856	USD -	12.00
Natick. Moore (M.)	Sermon, Jan. 5, 1817; containing a History of the Town from 1651	Cambridge	1817	USD -	1.00
Natick. Biglow (W.)	History of Natick from the days of Eliot, 1650 to 1830		1830	USD -	1.25
Natick	Statement of Facts relative to the Badger Will case, 1824.---Review of Report of the Evidence in [that] Case	Dedham	n. d.	USD -	1.00
PAMPHLETS (9) Nantasket	[Lincoln's] Sketch of, 1830.---Nantucket. Bank robbery in 1795	New Bedford	1823	USD -	3.60
Newbury. Coffin (J.)	History of Newbury, including Newburyport and West Newbury, 1635--1845		1845	USD -	4.00
Newbury and Newburyport.	Pamphlets (19) Observations on the doctrines and uncharitableness of Jona. Parsons, pp. 70, 1757; Tucker's Appeal to his hearers, 1767, and Account of eccles. Council, 1767; Chandler's Answer to Tucker's letter, 1767; Hutchinson's reply to Tucker's		1850	USD -	5.70
Newburyport. Cushing (C.)	History and Present State of the Town	Newburyport	1826	USD -	2.50
Newburyport. NOBLE (OLIVER)	Regular and skilful Music in the Worship of God, Founded in the Law of Nature, etc. A Sermon, at the North Meeting-House, Newbury-Port, Feb. 8, 1774 ... Printed at the Desire of the Musical Society, in Newbury-Port, etc.	Boston	1774	USD -	3.50
Newburyport. <i>Early Printing.</i> Niles (Nath'l)	Two Discourses on Liberty, at Newburyport, June 5, 1774	Newburyport	1774	USD -	4.50
Newburyport. <i>Early Printing.</i> HOMES (WM.) <i>of Chilmark.</i>	Proposals of some Things to be done in Church Government ... First Printed A.D. 1732, (With a Preface [by Rev. Jona. Parsons?], Nov. 30, 1774.)	Newburyport	1774	USD -	1.50
Newburyport. <i>Early Printing.</i> NOBLE (OLIVER)	Some Strictures upon the Sacred Story recorded in the Book of Esther, shewing The Power and Oppression of STATE MINISTERS, etc. In a Discourse, at Newbury-Port, March 8, 1775, in Commemoration of the Massacre at Boston	Newbury-Port	1775	USD -	2.25
Newburyport. Dexter (Timothy)	A Pickle for the Knowing Ones: or Plain Truths in a Homespun Dress.	n. p.	1805	USD -	6.50
PAMPHLETS (5) New Rowley	Braman's Cent. Discourse, 1833.---Newton. Homer's Cent. Sermon, 1792; Ritchie's Dedica. Sermon, 1828; Davis's Appeal to the Citizens, and History	Sermon	1848	USD -	3.00
Newton. Jackson (F.)	History of the Early Settlement of Newton, 1639--1800; with a Genealogical Register		1854	USD -	6.00
Northampton. Pamphlets (8)	Result of Council (for dismission of Jona. Edwards), and Protest, [1750]; Hobby's Vindication of the protest [1751]; Willard's Sermon at Bridge opening, 1808; Williams's Histor. Thanksg. Sermon, 1815; Statement relat. to the call of Rev. M. Tucker, 1824;		1854	USD -	8.00
Northampton	The Result of a Council of Nine Churches, met at Northampton, June 22, 1750, with A Protest against the same	n. p. [Boston]	[1750]	USD -	1.75
Northampton. Bridgman (T.)	Inscriptions from the Grave Yards of Northampton and other towns in the Valley of the Connecticut, portr. of Jonathan Edwards.	Northampton	1850	USD -	3.50
PAMPHLETS (12) Northborough	Whitney's Half-century Sermon, 1796; Allen's Topogr. and Histor. Sketches		1826	USD -	6.00
Palmer. <i>Early Printing.</i> Terry (Ezekiel) <i>Elder in the Church of Christ.</i>	A Candid Opinion of the Nature and Tendency of Universalism.	Palmer	n. d. [ab. 1812]	USD -	2.60
PAMPHLETS (8) Petersham	Foster, on the opposition to him		1817	USD -	2.40
PLYMOUTH COLONY	The Compact; with the Charter and Laws, and other valuable Documents, edited by Wm. Brigham	Boston	1836	USD -	2.00
PLYMOUTH COLONY	Records of the Colony of New Plymouth. Vols. I.--VIII., 1633--1689; edited by N. B. Shurtleff; Vols. IX., X., Records of the Comm'rs of the U. Colonies of New England, edited by D. Pulsifer.		1855--1860	USD -	27.50
PLYMOUTH COLONY. Baylies (F.)	Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth.		1830	USD -	4.00
PLYMOUTH COLONY. Banvard (J.)	Plymouth and the Pilgrims		1851	USD -	0.50
PLYMOUTH COLONY. Cushman (Robert)	The Sin and Danger of Self-Love described, in a Sermon Preached at Plymouth, in New-England, 1621	Plymouth	1785	USD -	1.00
PLYMOUTH COLONY. Cushman (Rob.)	A Sermon preached at Plymouth, A.D. 1621 .. Being the First Sermon ever preached in New-England, etc.	Boston	1815	USD -	0.40
PLYMOUTH COLONY. Cushman (R.)	A Sermon describing the Sin and Danger of Self-Love. Preached at Plymouth in N. E., 1621.	Stockbridge	1822	USD -	0.50
PLYMOUTH COLONY. Cushman (R.)	A Sermon describing the Sin and Danger of Self-Love. Preached at Plymouth in N. E., 1621.	Stockbridge	1822	USD -	0.30
PLYMOUTH COLONY. Cushman (Rob.)	Self-Love: 1621. "The First Sermon preached in New England; and the oldest extant of any delivered in America."	New York	1847	USD -	0.30
PLYMOUTH COLONY. MORTON (NATHANIEL)	New-England's Memorial; or, A brief Relation of the most memorable and remarkable Passages of the Providence of God, manifested to the Planters of New-England, in America: With special Reference to the first Colony thereof, called New Plymouth, &c., pp	Boston, Newport, reprinted	1772	USD -	30.00
Plymouth. MOURT (G.)	A Relation or Iournall of the beginning and proceedings of the English Plantation setled at Plimoth in New England, by certaine English Aduenturers both Merchants and others. ... As also a Relation of Fovre seuerall discoueries since made by some of the s	London	1622	USD -	195.00
Plymouth. MOURT (G.)	Relation or Journall of the beginning and proceedings of the English Plantation at Plymouth; with Introduction and Notes by Henry M. Dexter	Boston	1865	USD -	4.75
Plymouth. Cheever (G. B.)	Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620; with historical and local illustrations.	New York	1849	USD -	3.00
Plymouth. Sever (Nicholas) and Oliver (Peter)	Speeches on the Death of Col. Isaac Lothrop, delivered in the New Court-House in Plymouth, May 15, 1750		1750	USD -	1.63
Plymouth. Thacher (J.)	History of the Town of Plymouth.		1832	USD -	2.00
Plymouth	The same		1835	USD -	1.75
Plymouth. Young (Alex.)	Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth, 1602 to 1625		1841	USD -	6.50
Plymouth	Anniversary Discourses at Plymouth. Turner (C.) 1773; Hitchcock (Gad) 1774; Baldwin (S.) 1775; Conant (S.) 1776; West (S.) 1777; Robbins (C.) 1793; Allyn (John) 1801; Judson (Adon.) 1802; Adams (J. Q.) 1802---and repr. Plymouth, 1820; Strong (Jona.	Boston	1821	USD -	25.50
Plymouth Colony	Sermons on Dec. 22d, at Plymouth. By C. Turner, 1773; G. Hitchcock, 1774; S. Baldwin, 1775; S. Conant, 1776; S. West, 1777; C. Robbins, 1793.			USD -	2.50
Princeton. Hanaford (J. L.)	History, Civil and Ecclesiastical.	Worcester	1852	USD -	5.50
Princeton	Celebration of 100th Anniversary of Incorporation of the Town of Princeton; with Address by C. T. Russell, etc.	Worcester	1860	USD -	0.75
PAMPHLETS (10) Princeton	T. Fuller's remarks on Mr. Thacher's pamphlet relat. to his controversy with people of P., [1776]; A. Bancroft's Vindication of result of council, 1817; Review of Bancroft's Vindica., 1817; Russell's History		1838	USD -	5.00
PAMPHLETS (9) Reading	Stone's Historical Sermon, 1811; Proceedings against Emily Richardson, 1832; Bi-centennial Celebration		1847	USD -	2.25
Rehoboth. Bliss (L. jun.)	History of Rehoboth.		1836	USD -	3.00
Rochester. Emmons (Nath'l)	Sermon, Oct. 10, 1793, at Ordination of C. Chaddock.	New Bedford	1794	USD -	0.60
Rowley. Gage (T.)	History of the town; with Address at the 200th Anniversary, by Rev. J. Bradford.		1840	USD -	9.00
PAMPHLETS (9) Rowley	Balch's Sermon at gathering 2d Church, 1735; Tucker's Letter to Rev. J. Chandler, 1767; Bradford's Centennial Address		1840	USD -	4.50

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