Kestenbaum and Company: The Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul of St. John’s, Newfoundland., 115, Brooklyn

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Auction Date
March 05, 2026 - March 05, 2026
Page Size: 200 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
176 ROY, WILLIAM.

The Military Antiquities of the Romans in Britain.

London 1793 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
177 (BRITISH MUSEUM). (Combe, Taylor, Edward Hawkins, Charles Robert Cockerell & Samuel Brich).

A Description of the Collection of Ancient Marbles in the British Museum.

London 1812-61. USD 300.00 - 600.00 Unknown
178 VANVITELLI, LUIGI.

Dichiarazione dei Disegni del Reale Palazzo di Caserta.

Naples 1756 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
179 PIRANESI, GIOVANNI.

Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi: desunte dall'architettura Egizia, Etrusca, e Greca con un Ragionamento Apologetico in difesa dell'Architettura Egizia, e Toscana.

Rome 1789 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 Unknown
180 PIRANESI, GIOVANNI.

(Miscellaneous). Prima parte di architetture e prospettive.

(Paris circa 1800). USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 Unknown
181 PAPWORTH, JOHN BUONAROTTI.

Select Views of London; with Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Some of the Most Interesting Public Buildings.

London 1816 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
182 GALLY KNIGHT, HENRY.

Saracenic and Norman Remains to Illustrate Normans in Sicily.

London 1840 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
183 ZOCCHI, GIUSEPPE.

Scelta di XXIV vedute delle principali Contrade, Piazze, Chiese e Palazzi della citta di Firenze.

Florence 1754 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 Unknown
184 ZOCCHI, GIUSEPPE.

Vedute delle ville, e d'altri luoghi della Toscana.

Florence 1757 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Unknown
185

Moeurs et Coutumes des Peuples, ou Collection de Tableaux Representant les Usages Remarquables [...] des Diverses Nations du Monde.

Paris 1811-14. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 Unknown
186 (WALKER, GEORGE).

The Costume of Yorkshire.

London 1814 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
187 DALVIMART, OCTAVIEN.

Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Turks.

London John Murray 1814. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
188 LAAR, GIJSBERT VAN.

Magazijn van Tuin-Sieraden; of verzameling van modellen van aanleg en sieraad, voor groote en kleine lust-hoven, voornamelijk van dezulke die, met weinig kosten, te maken zijn.

Zaltbommel (1819 or 1831?). USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
189 BONANNI, FILIPPO.

Gabinetto Armonico. Pieno d'Istromenti Sonori Indicati, e Spiegati.

Rome 1722 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
190 PICART, BERNARD.

The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Several Nations of the Known World.

London 1731-37. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
191 PICART, BERNARD.

Le Temple des Muses.

Amsterdam 1733 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
192 HURD, WILLIAM.

Oude en Tegenwoordige Staat en Geschiedenis van alle Godsdiensten ["A New Universal History of the Religious Rites, Ceremonies and Customs of the Whole World."]

Amsterdam 1781-91. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
193 SACROBOSO, JOHANNES DE.

Sphaera Mundi.

Venice [Bonetus Locatellus] 4th October, 1490 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Unknown
194 SCHEDEL, HARTMANN.

Liber Chronicarum.

Nuremberg 1493 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 Unknown
195 RALEGH [RALEIGH], SIR WALTER.

The Historie of the World, in Five Books.

London 1634 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
196 FLORIANI, PIETRO PAOLO.

Diffesa et offesa delle Piazze.

Macerata 1630 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
197 (WHITCOMBE, THOMAS).

The Naval Achievements of Great Britain, from the Year 1793 to 1817.

London 1817 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
198 . ALKEN, HENRY THOMAS.

A Collection of Interesting Subjects of Marine Views, Military Parade, Hunting, Coursing and Racing &c. &c.

London circa 1820. USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 Unknown
199 SIMPSON, WILLIAM.

The Seat of War in the East.

London 1855-56. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
200 WILLIAMSON, CAPTAIN THOMAS.

Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecdotes ... With a Supplement on New South Wales.

London 1819 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
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