LIVEZEY/FIRTH FAMILY EPHEMERA & COIN ~ DAY 1 2022-10-08 Auction - 232 Price Results - Russum's Auctioneers in MD - Page 6
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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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FOLK CARVING ALONG W/ CONTENTS OF DRAWER: ~
0119: FOLK CARVING ALONG W/ CONTENTS OF DRAWEREst. $10-$100
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2 - 19TH CENTURY CANAL REPORT BOOKLETS: CHESAPEAKE & DELAWARE 1834, DELAWARE & RARITAN 1840
0120: 2 - 19TH CENTURY CANAL REPORT BOOKLETSEst. $10-$100
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THE LITTLE SKETCH BOOK BY GEORGE CHILDS: ~
0121: THE LITTLE SKETCH BOOK BY GEORGE CHILDSEst. $10-$100
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LOT OF ANTIQUE EPHEMERA: ~
0122: LOT OF ANTIQUE EPHEMERAEst. $10-$100
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LOT OF VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS & NEGATIVES: ~
0123: LOT OF VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS & NEGATIVESEst. $10-$100
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LARGE LOT OF VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS: ~
0125: LARGE LOT OF VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHSEst. $10-$100
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ANTIQUE WILLIAM BALL TRUNK: ~
0126: ANTIQUE WILLIAM BALL TRUNKEst. $10-$100
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LARGE LOT OF MISCELLANEOUS EPHEMERA: ~
0127: LARGE LOT OF MISCELLANEOUS EPHEMERAEst. $10-$100
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LOT OF MAPS: ~
0128: LOT OF MAPSEst. $10-$100
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16 VARIOUS ANTIQUE BOOKS: ~
0129: 16 VARIOUS ANTIQUE BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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ANTIQUE LEDGER, 2 AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS: ~
0131: ANTIQUE LEDGER, 2 AUTOGRAPH ALBUMSEst. $10-$100
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12 ANTIQUE BOOKS - CLASSICS & ECLECTIC: ~
0133: 12 ANTIQUE BOOKS - CLASSICS & ECLECTICEst. $10-$100
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12 ANTIQUE LEDGERS & CHECK BOOKS: ~
0136: 12 ANTIQUE LEDGERS & CHECK BOOKSEst. $10-$100
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17 ANTIQUE CHECK BOOK LEDGERS: ~
0137: 17 ANTIQUE CHECK BOOK LEDGERSEst. $10-$100
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9 ANTIQUE CHECK BOOKS & LEDGERS: ~
0139: 9 ANTIQUE CHECK BOOKS & LEDGERSEst. $10-$100
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