Auction details
EARLY & RARE BOOKS AND RELATED ITEMS AUCTION
6:00 AM PT - Nov 10th, 2007
offered by
Conestoga Auction Company
Manheim, PA 17545
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
17%
Bid Increments
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| 0 | 10 |
| 200 | 25 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 3000 | 250 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 15000 | 1000 |
| 50000 | 5000 |
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PREVIEW: Friday, November 9 from 4:00 - 7:00 PM and Day of Sale from 8:00 AM
604 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 2533A |
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(Nathaniel Chapman) VIrgil. THE WORKS OF VIRGIL: CONTAINING HIS PASTORALS, GEORGICS AND AENEIS. TRANSLATED INTO E... |
80 - 150 |
8 Bids
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| 2534 |
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(Benjamin Rush) Rush, Benjamin, MEDICAL INQUIIES AND OBSERVATIONS UPON THE DISEASES OF THE MIND, Phila., Grigg an... |
40 - 60 |
8 Bids
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| 2535 |
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(8 "Noble" Medical Fragments) This lot includes odd volumes and other incomplete text of 18th and 19th century lea... |
20 - 50 |
9 Bids
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| 2536 |
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(Osler/Hare) Osler, William, MODERN MEDICINE ITS THEORY AND PRACTICE, Phila. & NY., Lea bros., 1907, 4to., 1st ed... |
20 - 50 |
7 Bids
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| 2537 |
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(12 various 19th century leather bound and other family/home physician and other health guides) including beach, ... |
40 - 60 |
9 Bids
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| 2538 |
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Leishman, William. A System of Midwifery, Including Diseases of Pregnancy and the Puerperal State. ill. 182 Illust... |
40 - 60 |
3 Bids
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| 2540 |
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Bell, John. THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HUMAN BODY CONTAINING THE ANATOMY OF THE BONES, MUSCLES, AND JOINTS;... |
60 - 100 |
3 Bids
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| 2541 |
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Hohman, John George. THE LONG LOST FRIEND, CONTAINING MYSTERIOUS AND INVALUABLE ARTS AND REMEDIES. Lancaster, Pa: ... |
60 - 100 |
7 Bids
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| 2542 |
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Watson, Thomas. LECTURES ON THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF PHYSIC; DELIVERED AT KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON.... Philade... |
20 - 50 |
2 Bids
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| 2543 |
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THE AMERICAN MEDICAL RECORDER.. ill. Several Plates. Philadelphia: James Webster, 1818. 8vo. 3/4 Leather. Good+ . ... |
40 - 80 |
9 Bids
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| 2544 |
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Thomson, Samuel (1769-1843). NEW GUIDE TO HEALTH; OR, BOTANIC FAMILY PHYSICIAN. Boston: Published for the Author, ... |
40 - 80 |
3 Bids
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| 2545 |
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Sappington, Dr. John . THE THEORY AND TREATMENT OF FEVERS. Arrow Rock: Published by the Author, 1844. 16mo.. Full ... |
20 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 2546 |
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Smith, Samuel Stanhope. AN ESSAY ON THE CAUSES OF THE VARIETY OF COMPLEXION AND FIGURE IN THE HUMAN SPECIES. New B... |
20 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 2547 |
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Lavater, Rev John Caspar. THE WHOLE WORKS OF LAVATER ON PHYSIOGNOMY;. ill. Illus Throughout. London: Printed for W... |
80 - 150 |
16 Bids
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| 2548 |
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(Milling) Evans, Oliver with Additions and Corrections By Thomas P. Jones. THE YOUNG MILL-WRIGHT AND MILLER'S GUID... |
40 - 80 |
4 Bids
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| 2549 |
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Redfield, William C.. SKETCH OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL ROUT OF A GREAT RAILWAY, BY WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO CONNECT THE ... |
20 - 50 |
6 Bids
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| 2550 |
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(5 American cookery books) THE LANCASTER, (PA) GENERAL HOSPITAL "BENEFIT" COOK BOOK, Lancaster, Conn &Slote, n.d. ... |
20 - 50 |
5 Bids
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| 2551 |
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Gillette, F. L., Mrs. and Hugo Ziemann. The White House Cook Book: Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, D... |
20 - 50 |
2 Bids
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| 2552 |
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(4 Botany/Floral) Dumont, Henrietta, THE FLORAL OFFEREING: A TOKEN OF AFFECTION AND ESTEEM; COMPRISING THE LANGUAG... |
20 - 50 |
8 Bids
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| 2553 |
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Adam, James. PRACTICAL ESSAYS ON AGRICULTURE VOLUME 1 ONLY. ill. Several Illustrations. London: Printed for T. Cad... |
20 - 50 |
6 Bids
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| 2554 |
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(5 on Natural History) Bingley, Rev. W., ANIMAL BIOGRAPHY; OR, ANECDOTES OF THE LIVES, MANNERS, AND ECONOMY, OF TH... |
20 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 2555 |
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Bingley, William, USEFUL KNOWLEDGE: OR A FAMILIAR ACCOUNT OF THE VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS OF NATURE, MINERAL, VEGETABLE... |
40 - 80 |
3 Bids
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| 2556 |
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(2 Editions of Oliver Goldsmith) HISTORY OF THE EARTH, AND ANIMATED NATURE, NY, Thomas Kinnersly, 1825, thick 4to.... |
20 - 50 |
6 Bids
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| 2557 |
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Darwin, Eramus, ZOONOMIA ; OR THE LAWS OF ORGANIC LIFE. IN THREE PARTS, Phila., Edward Earle, 1818, 8vo., 4th Amer... |
20 - 50 |
6 Bids
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| 2558 |
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(Natural History) Pluche, Noel Antoine. SPECTACLE DE LA NATURE: OR, NATURE DISPLAY'D BEING DISCOURSES ON SUCH PART... |
20 - 50 |
5 Bids
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| 2559 |
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Studer, Jacob H, ed., STUDER'S POPULARITY ORNITHOLOGY. THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA, NY, Jacob H. Studer & Co., 1881... |
160 - 300 |
20 Bids
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| 2560 |
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(3 on agriculture) Miller, Philip. THE GARDENERS DICITONARY: CONTAINING THE METHODS OF CULTIVATING AND IMPROVING ... |
40 - 80 |
6 Bids
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| 2561 |
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(Natural History) Buffon, Georges Louis Marie LeClerc, Comte De (1707-1788). NATURAL HISTORY OF BIRDS, FISH, INSEC... |
60 - 100 |
8 Bids
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| 2562 |
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(American law) Blair, FP. EXTRA GLOBE VOLUME I, #1-26. FP Blair, 1834. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 3/4 Leather. Ver... |
40 - 80 |
9 Bids
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| 2563 |
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(Map of Penna.) Smull, William P. . SMULL'S LEGISLATIVE HAND BOOK RULES AND DECISIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF P... |
20 - 40 |
2 Bids
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| 2564 |
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(2 Late 19th Century local (?) Ledgers) The first being a ledger of Christian Wittel of Spring Garden, Lancaster C... |
20 - 50 |
2 Bids
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| 2565 |
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(Early Carlisle Ledger) Day Book of Adam, Jacob, John, and William Senseman, circa 1772-1799, many entries in Ger... |
60 - 100 |
3 Bids
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| 2567 |
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(4 Phila./Penna. History) Watson, John F., ANNALS OF PHILADELPHIA, BEING A COLLECTION OF MEMOIRS, ANECDOTES, & IN... |
60 - 100 |
4 Bids
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| 2568 |
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LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA....5 VOLUMES. Philadelphia: John Bioren, 1810. 8vo. Full Leather. Good+ .... |
20 - 50 |
10 Bids
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| 2569 |
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(English Law) Wood, Thomas, AN INSTITUTE OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND; OR, THE LAWS OF ENGLAND IN THEIR NATURAL ORDER, A... |
60 - 100 |
12 Bids
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| 2570 |
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(Charles Dickens) 15 various leather backed 19th century printings of writings by Dickens. Poor-Fair. Should be s... |
20 - 50 |
4 Bids
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| 2571 |
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(Misc. Literature and Literary Refs.) 2 box lots of various 19th and 20th century publishings. Together 49 vols. ... |
20 - 50 |
9 Bids
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| 2572 |
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, THE POETICAL WORKS OF…, Boston, Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1881, 2 vols., folio, illust... |
40 - 80 |
4 Bids
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| 2573 |
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(2 Illustrated by Doré) Cervantes, THE HISTORY OF DON QUIXOTE, Lond., Cassell, Petter and Galpin, n.d. (circa 1870... |
40 - 60 |
3 Bids
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| 2574 |
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(Shakespeare) THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE, NY, Martin, Johnson & Co., n.d., circa 1875, 4to, 3 vols. illus... |
40 - 60 |
4 Bids
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| 2575 |
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(re: English Literature-Illustrated) Howitt, William, HOMES AND HAUNTS OF THE MOST EMINENT BRITISH POETS, Lond., R... |
20 - 50 |
12 Bids
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| 2576 |
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(British and other literature) Edgeworth, Maria, POPULAR TALES, Lond., printed for J. Johnson, 1805, 16mo., 3 vol... |
20 - 50 |
3 Bids
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| 2577 |
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(18th and early 19th century illustrated British lit.) Cotton, Charles, VIRGIL TRAVESTIE, A MOCK POEM, OF THE FIR... |
20 - 50 |
6 Bids
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| 2578 |
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(Tobias Smollett) THE ADVENTURES OF PEREGRINE PICKLE, Lond., printed for R. Baldwin, 1779, 12mo., complete in 4 vo... |
40 - 60 |
6 Bids
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| 2579 |
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One lot of 9 various 19th century leather bound/backed American printings of British and American poetry. Should b... |
20 - 50 |
6 Bids
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| 2580 |
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One lot of 11 vols. of American printings of British and American literature bound or backed in leather. Should be... |
20 - 50 |
3 Bids
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| 2581 |
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(4 2-vol. sets of leather bound/backed 1st and early American editions of literature) Irving, Washington, THE ALHA... |
60 - 100 |
4 Bids
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| 2582 |
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(English History) various 19th century leather bound/backed items on English and Scottish history, mostly incompl... |
40 - 60 |
7 Bids
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| 2583 |
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(European History-3 incomplete sets) THE HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE... |
40 - 80 |
4 Bids
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| 2584 |
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(World History) Frost, John, PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES, Phila., Charles J. Gillis, 1846, 8vo., 360 pp.,... |
40 - 80 |
8 Bids
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