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
New Haven. Yale College	Pamphlets (12) Subscriptions to $100,000 fund, 1833.			USD -	3.60
New Haven. Yale College	Sermons by Timo. Dwight, D. D., Pres. of Yale College. Nature and Danger of Infidel Philosophy, 1797; Fourth of July, 1798; Eulogy on Washington, 1800; Century, 1801; Death of E. G. Marsh, 1803; (also, one on the same by B. Fowler;) on Duelling, 18	New Haven		USD -	1.25
Abington	Smith's Hist. Discourse, 1850.			USD -	7.65
Bristol	Hist. sketch of Cong. church, 1852.			USD -	4.50
Cheshire	Beardsley's Hist. Discourse, St. Peter's church, 1839; 50th anniv. of Episc. Academy, 1844; and Disc. at Academy, 1863.---Colchester. Skinner (Rev. Thomas) Discourse, at Westchester in Colchester, Dec. 8, 1745, after the Funeral of [his Wife] Mrs.	Boston	1746	USD -	3.90
Danbury	Narrative of proceedings against Rev. Mr. White, N. Haven, 1764; Vindication of Proceedings, 1764; Robbins's Cent. Sermon, 1801; The same, repr. 1828; The same, repr. 1846; Dedication of Wooster Monument, (Deming's oration,) 1854.			USD -	3.50
Durham	Fowler's dedica. Ser., 1847.			USD -	3.50
Durham. Fowler (W. C.)	History, from 1662 to 1866.	Hartford	1866	USD -	2.00
East Haven. Dodd (S.)	East Haven Register	New Haven	1824	USD -	10.25
East Windsor	History of the First Ecclesiastical Society from 1752 to 1854, with Sketch of the Life of the second Pastor, Rev. S. Bartlett, and his Farewell Discourse.	Hartford	1857	USD -	3.25
New Haven. Yale College. Theological Institute	Prof. N. Gale's Inaug. Address, 1851; Prof. E. A. Laurence's Inaug. Address, 1854.			USD -	1.00
Farmington. Porter (N.)	Historical Discourse, Nov. 4, 1840	Hartford	1841	USD -	0.50
Ellington	Manual of Cong. church, 1860; Brockway's New Year's S., 1828.			USD -	3.00
Franklin	Celebration of One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Congregational Church, Oct. 4, 1868, (with Woodward's Hist. Address,)	New Haven	1869	USD -	0.50
	Glastenbury for Two Hundred Years. Chapin (A. B.) A Centennial Discourse, May 18, 1853, with an Appendix	Hartford	1853	USD -	1.25
Glastenbury	Manual of 1st Church, 1834, and 1859; Centenn'l Celebration, 1853; (Curtisville) Indignation meeting, 1854.---Goshen. Powers's Centennial Address, 1838.			USD -	4.00
Groton. Rathbun (Jona.)	Narrative of Capture of Groton Fort, and of the Massacre.	n. p.	[1840]	USD -	1.50
Guilford. Elliot (John)	[Historical] Discourse on the first Sabbath of the year.	Middletown	1802	USD -	4.00
Guilford. Elliot (John)	Two Letters to a Friend on the Removal of the Rev. Mr. J---s S---t [James Sproat] from a Church in G---lf---d to one in P---lp---a [Philadelphia]	n. p.	1769	USD -	4.50
Haddam. Field (D. D.)	History of Haddam and East Haddam, SCARCE.		1814	USD -	6.00
Hampton. BILLINGS (Wm.)	A Warning to God's Covenant People. [Fast] Discourse, in Windham-Village [Hampton], the 18th of April, 1733, it being the last day of his Preaching. (Preface by Rev. James Hale, of Ashford.)	New London	1733	USD -	7.50
Harwinton. Chipman (R. M.)	History of Harwinton	Hartford	1860	USD -	4.00
Killingly	Histor narrative of Congreg. Convention, 1781.			USD -	6.50
Litchfield Co.	Centennial Celebration, Aug. 13 and 14, 1851	Hartford	1851	USD -	1.50
Litchfield	Champion's Hist. (Fast) Sermon, 1770; Woodruff's History, 1845, SCARCE; Jones's cent. Ser., Episc. church, 1846.			USD -	8.00
Marlborough. Huntington (Jos.)	Sermon at the Ordination of David Huntington, May 29, 1776	Norwich	1776	USD -	1.25
Meriden. Perkins (G. W.)	Historical Sketches	N. Meriden	1849	USD -	2.25
Middlesex Co. Field (D. D.)	Statistical Account of the County of Middlesex	Middletown	1819	USD -	1.25
Middletown. Field (D. D.)	Centennial Address, with Historical Sketches of Cromwell, Portland, Chatham, Middle-Haddam, Middletown and its Parishes.	Middletown	1853	USD -	1.25
Middletown. Devotion (Eben.)	Sermon at the Ordination of the Rev. Enoch Huntington, Jan. 6, 1762	New Haven	1762	USD -	0.50
Middletown. HUNTINGTON (Enoch)	Funeral Sermon on Hon. Jabez Hamlin, Middletown, 1791; Huntington (E.) Discourse occasioned by the Death by Shipwreck of two sons of Benj. Henshaw [with an Appendix giving some Account of Joseph and John Henshaw, etc.]	Middletown	1788	USD -	2.00
Middletown. RUSSEL (<i>Rev.</i> NOADIAH)	[Verses] On the much Lamented Death of the Reverend Mr. Noadiah Russel, Late Pastor of the Church of Christ in Middletown, who had his Clayey Tabernacle Dissolved and his Mortality Swallowed up of Life, December 3d, 1713. AEtatis Suae, 55.	n. p. [New London]	n. d. [1714]	USD -	7.00
Middletown	Journal of a Tour of Cadets from the A. L. S. and Military Academy, Middletown, to Washington, D. C.	Middletown	1827	USD -	0.80
Meriden	Transactions at Ordina. of J. Hubbard	N. Haven	[1768]	USD -	2.25
New Britain. Andrews (A.)	Genealogy and Ecclesiastical History	Chicago	1867	USD -	2.00
New London Co. Mather (W. W.)	Sketch of the Geology and Mineralogy of N. L. and Windham Counties	Norwich	1834	USD -	1.25
New London Co. Mather (W. W.)	History of Baptist Association		1851	USD -	0.88
New London. Caulkins (<i>Miss</i> F. M.)	The History of New London, 1612--1652	New London	1860	USD -	6.00
New London. Caulkins (<i>Miss</i> F. M.)	Adams's Sermon on the Thunder-Clap which struck the meeting-house, 1735; Remarks on Result of Council, 1735, corners injured; Reasons why Mr. Byles left, by T. S., 1768; Dialogue between Mr. Byles and the church, by A. Z., 1768; Hallam's Ser. on re			USD -	5.40
New London. ADAMS (ELIPHALET) <i>of New London.</i>	Sermons preached at the Ordinations of Rev. Wm. Gager, Lebanon, 1725.	New London	1725--1730	USD -	2.00
New London. ADAMS (Eliphalet)	A Discourse Delivered at Colchester, June 13th, 1731, The Day of the Funeral of the Rev. Mr. John Bulkley	New London	1734	USD -	2.25
New London. Adams (Eliphalet)	Sermon on the Execution of Katherine Garret, an Indian-Servant. ... for the murder of her Spurious Child, on May 3, 1738 .. With her Dying Warning and Exhortation, Left under her own Hand	N. London	1738	USD -	3.50
New London. Moulton (Wm.)	Sea Journal of, on board the Onico, in a Voyage from New London to Staten Land in the South Sea, 1799--1804	Utica	1804	USD -	5.25
New London	Connecticut Gazette. Vol. XXXI-XXXIII, Jan. 2, 1794,--Aug. 4, 1796	New London	1794--1796	USD -	20.00
Newtown	Sermons on church government. Appendix, on conduct of the Consoc.		[1774]	USD -	3.00
North Stonington. Palmer (A. G.)	Centennial Discourse, First Baptist Church, 1843	Boston	1844	USD -	0.50
Norwalk. Hall (E.)	Ancient Historical Records	Norwalk	1847	USD -	1.75
Norwich. Caulkins (<i>Miss</i> F. M.)	History of Norwich, from 1660 to 1845	Norwich	1845	USD -	2.50
Norwich. Denison (<i>Rev.</i> Fred.)	Notes on the Baptists and their Principles in Norwich.	Norwich	1857	USD -	0.50
Norwich. Gilman (D. C.)	Bi-Centennial Discourse, 1859	Boston	1859	USD -	0.50
Norwich. Huntington Family. Conant (Silvanus)	A Letter Occasioned by the Death of Mrs. Abigail Conant, late of Middleborough	New London	1759	USD -	1.75
Norwich. Huntington (Jos.)	The Vanity and Mischief of presuming on things beyond our Measure. A Sermon at Norwich, May 22, 1774	Norwich	1774	USD -	1.25
Norwich. Lord (Benj.)	Sermons. True Christianity explained and enforced		[1727]	USD -	Not Sold
Norwich. Stedman (J. W.)	Norwich Jubilee; a Report of the Bi-Centennial Celebration, Sept. 7 and 8, 1859	Norwich	1859	USD -	1.00
Norwich. Williams Family	The Dying Mother's Advice and Farewell ... an Elegy on the lamented Death of Mrs. Mary Williams, (formerly Wife of Capt. John Williams, Merchant, late of Norwich deceased,) who [died] March 9, 1748--9	n. p. [New London]	n. d. [1749?]	USD -	7.00
Norwich	Lord's 61st anniv. S. 1783; Nott's Sermon at Interment of Dea. J. Hunt, 1786; Smith's S. on introduction of organ in Episc. church, 1791; King's dedica. S. 1795, and farewell Disc. 1811; Strong's half-cent. Sermon, 1828; Mitchell's re-dedica. Ser., 2d Con			USD -	7.20
Plymouth	Lyman's farewell Ser., 1851; Warren's farewell Ser., 1856.			USD -	1.80
Salisbury	Remarks on result of eccles. Council, 1770; Crossman's New Year's Sermon, 1803; Church's Centen. Address, 1841; Reid's Ser. at Church Centennial, 1844.			USD -	3.00
Sharon. Sedgwick (C. F.)	History of the Town	Hartford	1842	USD -	5.75
Sharon. Parker (Rev. D.)	Proscription delineated; or, a Development of .. Arbitrary and Oppressive Proceedings of the North Association of Litchfield Co. in relation to the Author, late pastor in Sharon	Hudson, N. Y.	1819	USD -	2.50
Simsbury. Phelps (N. A.)	History of Simsbury, Granby, and Canton, from 1642 to 1845; McLean's half-cent. Sermon, 1859 (2 copies).	Hartford	1845	USD -	3.00
Simsbury. Simsbury Mines (Newgate Prison). Bates (W.)	The Mysterious Stranger; or, Memoirs of Henry More Smith, alias H. F. Moon alias W. Newman, confined in Simsbury Mines for Burglary.	New Haven	1817	USD -	2.00
Simsbury. Simsbury Mines (Newgate Prison). Phelps (R. H.)	History of the Newgate of Connecticut, its Insurrections and Massacres, etc. Also, some Account of the State Prison at Wethersfield.	Albany	1860	USD -	2.00
Simsbury. Simsbury Mines (Newgate Prison)	Baxter's Tyrannicide proved lawful; Sermon to Loyalists, 1781; Report of Legislative Committee on Newgate Prison, 1826; Life and adventures of S. Smith, confined for murder, 1827; Phelps's Newgate of Conn., 1844; Phelps's History of Copper mines and Newga			USD -	1.50
Somers. Backus (Charles)	Sermon at the Funeral of Mr. Moses Chapin, 1794;---Strong's centen'l S. 1828.			USD -	0.70
Southington	Manual of 1st Cong. church, 1828 and 1851; Ogden's farewell Sermon, 1836.			USD -	0.75
Stafford	Woodward's historical Sermon, 1843; Rowland's and Hinsdale's Heresy of Rev. J. Foster detected, 1781			USD -	6.00
Stonington	The Patriot, or Scourge of Aristocracy. Vol. 1, Nos. 14--51	Stonington-Port, Conn.	1801--1802	USD -	3.25
Tolland. Waldo (L. P.)	Address on Early History of Tolland, 1861.	Hartford	1861	USD -	1.75
Wallingford	Dana's Century S. 1770.			USD -	1.80
West Haven	Century Sermon, Christ church, 1839; Colton's histor. Discourse, 1859.			USD -	0.70
Wethersfield. Beadle. Marsh (John)	Sermon at Wethersfield, Dec. 13, 1782, at the Funeral of Mrs. Lydia Beadle, wife of the late William Beadle, and their Four Children, all murdered by his own Hands, on the 11th instant. With a Narrative of the Life of Wm. Beadle, etc.	Hartford	[1782]	USD -	2.50
Wethersfield	Marsh's half-cent. S. 1823.			USD -	2.70
Windsor. Stiles (H. R.)	History of Ancient Windsor, including East Windsor, South Windsor, and Ellington, with Genealogies, SCARCE.	New York	1859	USD -	6.50
Windsor. Perry (Jos.)	Discourse Occasioned by the Death of the Honorable ROGER WOLCOTT of Windsor, who, for several years, was Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, And died May 17, 1767, in the 89th Year of his Age	Hartford	[1767]	USD -	3.00
Windsor. Foster (Isaac)	Sermon at the Ordination of [his son] the Rev. Mr. Dan Foster, in Windsor Second Society, June 12, 1771	Hartford	1774	USD -	1.50
TOWN AND LOCAL HISTORY. Morris (J.)	Statistical Account of Litchfield Co.			USD -	2.50
TOWN AND LOCAL HISTORY. Field (D. D.)	Statistical Account of Middlesex County, Conn.	Middletown	1819	USD -	8.25
TOWN AND LOCAL HISTORY. West Haven	Chapin's Centennial of Christ Church, 1839.			USD -	3.00
TOWN AND LOCAL HISTORY. BRAINERD (DAVID)	Life, by Jonathan Edwards	Boston	1749	USD -	2.25
TOWN AND LOCAL HISTORY	Life, by Jonathan Edwards, with Extracts from his Journal	Worcester	1793	USD -	1.38
BRAINERD (DAVID)	Life, with an Abridgment of his Diary and Journal, by John Styles.	Boston	1821	USD -	1.00
FANNING (<i>Capt.</i> NATH.)	Memoirs of the Life of [by himself]	New York	1808	USD -	6.50
GALLAUDET (THOS. H.)	Tribute to, by Henry Barnard	Hartford	1852	USD -	0.90
HALE (DAVID)	Memoir, by J. P. Thompson	New York	1850	USD -	0.90
HALE (<i>Capt.</i> NATHAN) the Martyr Spy.	Life, by I. W. Stuart, with illustrations	Hartford	1856	USD -	1.50
HALE (<i>Capt.</i> NATHAN) the Martyr Spy.	Life, by I. W. Stuart, with illustrations			USD -	1.00
HOOKER (<i>Rev.</i> THOS.)	Life, by E. W. Hooker.	Bost.	1849	USD -	2.87
JEROME (CHAUNCEY)	History of the American Clock Business, and Barnum's Connection with (it)	New Haven	1860	USD -	0.25
JEWITT	Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewitt, only survivor of the crew of the Ship Boston, during a Captivity ... among the Savages of Nootka Sound, with an Account of the Manners, etc. of the Natives	Middletown	1815	USD -	1.00
LYON (<i>Gen.</i> NATHANIEL)	Life, by Ashbel Woodward	Hartford	1862	USD -	0.25
MILLS (SAMUEL J.)	Memoirs, by Gardiner Spring.	New York	1820	USD -	0.25
PATTEN (<i>Mrs.</i> RUTH)	Memoirs, by W. Patten.	Hartford	1834	USD -	0.75
PORTER (NOAH), <i>D.D.</i>	Memorial of (with Address by Rev. Dr. H. Bushnell, etc.)	Farmington	1867	USD -	0.75
PUTNAM (ISRAEL)	Essay on the Life of, by Col. David Humphreys	Hartford	1788	USD -	3.00
PUTNAM (ISRAEL)	Memoirs of the Life of Gen. Israel Putnam, by Col. D. Humphreys	Phila.	1798	USD -	3.25
PUTNAM (ISRAEL) WHITNEY (JOSIAH) <i>of Brooklyn, Conn.</i>	A Sermon occasioned by the Death of the Honourable Major-General ISRAEL PUTNAM	Windham	[1790]	USD -	15.00
PUTNAM (ISRAEL)	The Veil Removed, or Reflections on Humphrey's Life of Putnam, by John Fellows	New York	1843	USD -	1.00
STILES (EZRA), <i>D.D.</i>	Life by Abiel Holmes	Boston	1798	USD -	3.25
TRUMBULL (<i>Col.</i> JOHN)	Autobiography, Reminiscences, and Letters, from 1756 to 1841	New York	1841	USD -	3.25

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Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

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Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
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Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

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Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

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Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

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Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

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Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

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