LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COIN ~ DAY 1 2022-10-08 Auction - 232 Price Results - Russum's Auctioneers in MD - Page 3
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24 VOLUMES OF "BULWER'S WORKS" BY SIR EDWARDNEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK GUIDE 1909 W/ MAP3 VINTAGE EASTERN SHORE HUNTING BOOKS
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Sudlersvile, MD, United States
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LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COIN ~ DAY 1

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. Auction Curators
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7 ANTIQUE/VINTAGE BOAT & NAUTICAL BOOKS: ~
0049: 7 ANTIQUE/VINTAGE BOAT & NAUTICAL BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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2 BOOK SETS - TRAVEL & WAR RELATED: 2 VOLUMES IN EACH SET
0050: 2 BOOK SETS - TRAVEL & WAR RELATEDEst. $10-$100
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7 ANTIQUE FICTION BOOKS: ~
0052: 7 ANTIQUE FICTION BOOKSEst. $10-$100Lot Passed
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HALF HOURS W/ THE BEST AUTHORS 1894: BY CHARLES KNIGHT
0053: HALF HOURS W/ THE BEST AUTHORS 1894Est. $10-$100
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11 ANTIQUE SHIP & NAUTICAL RELATED BOOKS: ~
0055: 11 ANTIQUE SHIP & NAUTICAL RELATED BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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10 ANTIQUE CHILDREN'S BOOKS: ~
0056: 10 ANTIQUE CHILDREN'S BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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5 VINTAGE CHESAPEAKE BAY RELATED BOOKS: 2 BY M.V. BREWINGTON - BOTH SIGNED
0057: 5 VINTAGE CHESAPEAKE BAY RELATED BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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7 NAUTICAL RELATED BOOKS: ~
0058: 7 NAUTICAL RELATED BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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4 TALBOT COUNTY RELATED BOOKS: ALL 3 RED BOOKS SIGNED BY AUTHOR. PICTORAL HISTORY BOOK IS #55 / LIMITED EDITION.
0058A: 4 TALBOT COUNTY RELATED BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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11 ANTIQUE CHILDREN'S BOOKS: ~
0059: 11 ANTIQUE CHILDREN'S BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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16 ANTIQUE FICTION & NON-FICTION BOOKS: ~
0060: 16 ANTIQUE FICTION & NON-FICTION BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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7 HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE BOOKS: ~
0064: 7 HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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6 ANTIQUE NON-FICTION BOOKS: ~
0065: 6 ANTIQUE NON-FICTION BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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BOX OF MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS: ~
0068: BOX OF MISCELLANEOUS BOOKSEst. $10-$100Lot Passed
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SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS COMPLETE 1877: 14 VOLUMES - GEBBIE & BARRIE
0070: SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS COMPLETE 1877Est. $10-$100
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