LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COINS ~ DAY 2 2022-10-09 Auction - 669 Price Results - Russum's Furniture Auctioneers in MD - Page 2
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EXPERIMENTS & OBSERVATIONS ON ELECTRICITY (1769)COOKS VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN - 1783HAND DRAWN THOMAS FIRTH SURVEYOR MAP 1819 PA
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Sudlersvile, MD, United States
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LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COINS ~ DAY 2

RUSSUM'S FURNITURE AUCTIONEERS IS SELLING OVER 3 CENTURIES OF COLLECTED EPHEMERA & CURRENCY FROM THE LIVEZEY & FIRTH FAMILIES OF PHILADELPHIA AND LATER TALBOT CO. MARYLAND. THE 2 DAY AUCTION WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 8TH & 9TH. PLEASE CALL WITH ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS AND TO SCHEDULE PRIVATE PREVIEWS 410-928-3415. THE LIVEZEY FAMILY(THOMAS LIVEZEY) SETTLED ON 500 ACRES(PART OF PHILADELPHIA) IN THE 1670'S. THE FAMILY FLOURISHED IN COLONIAL AND EARLY AMERICA. THEY OWNED LARGE AMOUNTS OF LAND ON THE WISSAHICKON CREEK, PHILADELPHIA, GERMANTOWN, ROXBOROUGH, AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE LIVEZEY'S, LATER THE FIRTH'S, LIVED IN THAT AREA UNTIL THE 1930'S WHEN THEY MOVED TO TALBOT COUNTY MARYLAND, "BEAUVOIR" ON THE CHOPTANK RIVER. THIS AUCTION INCLUDES PAPERWORK & BOOKS DATING BACK TO THE 1600'S. THE MAJORITY OF THE COLLECTION SEEMS TO START WITH THOMAS LIVEZEY THE QUAKER AND MILLER (1723-1790). THOMAS WAS WELL KNOWN AS THE OWNER OF GLEN FERN, THE MILL ON THE WISSAHICKON CREEK. AT ONE TIME IT SEEMED LIKE THEY OWNED MOST OF THAT AREA. THIS AUCTION ALSO INCLUDES 18TH CENTURY INDENTURES, BUSINESS LEDGERS, LETTERS, & BOOKS FROM THOMAS LIVEZEY AND HIS SONS, JOHN & JOSEPH LIVEZEY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WRITINGS THAT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE ABOUT THE LIVEZEY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY THOMAS LIVEZEY. LIVEZEY WAS VERY INFLUENTIAL IN EARLY PHILADELPHIA AND WAS FRIENDS OR ACQUAINTANCES WITH EVERYONE YOU MIGHT EXPECT AT THE TIME, INCLUDING DAVID RITTENHOUSE. WE SOLD A DAVID RITTENHOUSE COMPASS FROM THIS FAMILY'S ESTATE IN 2021. LIVEZEY AND BEN FRANKLIN WERE KNOWN TO BE FRIENDS, MUCH OF THEIR CORRESPONDENCE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE, LOT 615A IN THIS AUCTION ALSO PROVES THIS. IT IS AN INSCRIBED COPY OF FRANKLIN'S FAMOUS BOOK "EXPERIMENTS & OBSERVATIONS ON ELECTRICITY" (1769). THE BOOK IS INSCRIBED TO MR LIVEZEY AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. WE ALSO HAVE BOOKS, LETTERS, INDENTURES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND MUCH MORE FROM THE 19TH CENTURY THRU THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
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HISTORY OF FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON 1861: HISTORY OF THE CONSOLATE AND THE EMPIRE OF FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON BY M. ADOLPHE THIERS - 5 VOLUMES
0326: HISTORY OF FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON 1861Est. $10-$100
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THE WORKS OF GEORGE FOX 1831 - 5 VOLUMES: VOLUMES 4-8
0330: THE WORKS OF GEORGE FOX 1831 - 5 VOLUMESEst. $10-$100
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REPORT OF CONDUCT ON THE WAR 1863: 3 VOLUMES - DUPLICATE OF THE SECOND VOLUME
0331: REPORT OF CONDUCT ON THE WAR 1863Est. $10-$100
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THE ELEMENTS OF EUCLID BY ROBERT SIMSON: 1821 GEOMETRY BOOK
0333: THE ELEMENTS OF EUCLID BY ROBERT SIMSONEst. $10-$100
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THERON ASPASIO BY JAMES HARVEY 1764: 3 VOLUMES
0335: THERON ASPASIO BY JAMES HARVEY 1764Est. $10-$100
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A 1ST LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND: ON THE PRESENT SITUATION AND CONDUCT OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS - 1756 - 4TH EDITION
0337: A 1ST LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLANDEst. $10-$100
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6 PIECES OF EROTIC EPHEMERA: PLAYING CARDS, BOOKS, POMPEI SOUVENIER BOOK, PHOTO & LETTER
0341: 6 PIECES OF EROTIC EPHEMERAEst. $10-$100
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7 EROTIC RELATED HARDBOUND BOOKS: ~
0342: 7 EROTIC RELATED HARDBOUND BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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A JOURNAL OF JOHN GRIFFITH 1780: A JOURNAL OF THE LIFE, TRAVELS AND LABOURS IN THE WORK OF MINISTRY BY JOHN GRIFFITH
0343: A JOURNAL OF JOHN GRIFFITH 1780Est. $10-$100
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VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM: PHILADELPHIA YACHT CLUB, AUTO RACE, BOATS ETC.
0346: VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMEst. $10-$100
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VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM: TRIP TO NEW ENGLAND
0347: VINTAGE FIRTH FAMILY PHOTO ALBUMEst. $10-$100
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