Estate Decorative & Fine Art Auction 2011-11-18 Auction - 535 Price Results - Briggs Auction, Inc. in PA
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Estate Decorative & Fine Art Auction

Selling an interesting and unique assortment of decorative and fine art, extensive library of books, including first editions; silver; jewelry; export porcelains; fine glass, and more, from prominent Delaware Valley homes, estates, and collections. To be sold at absolute auction with no minimums or reserves.
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T. Dibdin (Collected and Arragned): Songs of the Late Charles Dibdin, with a Memoir. With characteristic sketches by G. Cruikshank. Published: 1841, London: John Murray, Albemarle Street. Second edition. Leather bound.
0001: T. Dibdin (Collected and Arragned)Est. US$30-US$50
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Charles Lamb: Lot of 5 volumes of The Works of Charles Lamb. Published: 1854, Willis P. Hazard, 178 Chestnut St, Philadelphia. Leather bound.
0002: Charles LambEst. US$25-US$50
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The Rev John Fox, A.M.: Fox's Book of Martyrs. A Universal History of Christian Martyrdom from The Birth of our Blessed Saviour to The Latest Period of Persecution. Published: 1843, James M. Campbell, 98 Chestnut St.
0003: The Rev John Fox, A.M.Est. US$50-US$100
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John Milton with the Rev. David McNicoll: Paradise Lost and Regained with The Life of Milton. Published: 1815, Nuttall Fisher & Col, Liverpool. Leather bound.
0004: John Milton with the Rev. David McNicollEst. US$50-US$75
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Charles C.F. Greville, Esq.; Henry Reeve, Ed.: Lot of 3 volumes of The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV. Published: 1875, Longmans, Green, & Co., London. Third edition. Leather bound.
0005: Charles C.F. Greville, Esq.; Henry Reeve, Ed.Est. US$50-US$75
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Alexandre Dumas: Lot of 6 volumes of Le Comte de Monte-Cristo ("Oeuvres Completes" series). Published: 1884, Calmann Levy, Editeur, Ancienne Maison Michel Levy Freres, 3 Rue Auber, Paris. Leather bound.
0006: Alexandre DumasEst. US$50-US$75
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Charles R. King, M.D., Ed.: Lot of 6 volumes of The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King. Limited edition #304 of 750. Published: 1894, G.P. Putnam's Sons; The Knickerbocker Press, New York. Leather bound.
0007: Charles R. King, M.D., Ed.Est. US$200-US$500
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Anne H. Wharton: Genealogy of the Wharton Family of Philadelphia 1664-1880. Limited edition #109 of 160. Published: 1880, Philadelphia. Cloth bound.
0009: Anne H. WhartonEst. US$100-US$200
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M. L. E. A.: La Cuisiniere de la Campagne et de la ville, our Nouvelle Cuisine Economique. Published: 1859, Audot, Libraire-Editeur, Rue Larrey, 8, Ecole de Medecine, Paris. Leather bound. Thirty-ninth edition.
0010: M. L. E. A.Est. US$50-US$75
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Mrs. Inchbald. Modern Play Collection: Lot of 10 volumes of The Modern Theatre: A Collection of Successful Modern Plays as Acted at the Theatres Royal, London. Published: 1811, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Bronw, Paternoster-Row,
0011: Mrs. Inchbald. Modern Play CollectionEst. US$150-US$250
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William Hazlitt, Esq. Shakespeare's Works: Lot of 4 volumes of The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, from the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed. Published: 1867, George Routledge and Sons, The Broadway, Ludgate, London. Leather bound.
0012: William Hazlitt, Esq. Shakespeare's WorksEst. US$75-US$150
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James Prior: Lot of 4 volumes of The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith. Published: 1850, George P. Putnam, 155 Broadway, New York. Leather bound.
0013: James PriorEst. US$50-US$100
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C.S. Stewart: Private Journal of a Voyage to the Pacific Ocean and Residence at the Sandwich Islands in the Years 1822, 1823, 1824, and 1825. Published: 1828, John P. Haven, 142 Nassau Street, New York. Leather
0014: C.S. StewartEst. US$100-US$200
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Allan Cunningham: Lot of 8 volumes of The Works of Robert Burns, with His Life by Allan Cunningham. Published: 1834, James Cochrane & Co., 11 Waterloo Place, London. Leather bound.
0015: Allan CunninghamEst. US$150-US$400
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Henry G. Bohn: A Guide to the Knowledge of Pottery, Porcelain, and Other Objects of Vertu, Comprising and Illustrated catalogue of the Bernal Collection of Works of Art. Published: 1871, Bell & Daldy, York Street,
0016: Henry G. BohnEst. US$30-US$50
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Lot of 3 volumes of Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Published 1862, James Miller, 522 Broadway, New York. Blue cloth bound. From the First London Edition, Correcty by the Author.
0017: Elizabeth Barrett BrowningEst. US$50-US$75
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Nathaniel Hawthorne: Lot of 2 volumes: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys (Tenth edition) and Tanglewood Tales (Eleventh edition). Published: 1881, Houghton, Mifflin & Company, Boston. Brown cloth bound.
0018: Nathaniel HawthorneEst. US$20-US$30
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John Milton: Lot of 2 volumes: Paradise Lost: A Poem in 12 Books, Printed from the Text of Tonson's Correct Edition of 1711. Published 1795, T. Longman, et al., London. Paradise Regained: A Poem in Four Books
0019: John MiltonEst. US$50-US$100
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Robert Dudley. Preface by Dr. Drake: Secret Memoirs of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Prime Minister and Favorite of Queen Elizabeth. Published: 1706, Sam. Briscoe, London. Leather bound.
0020: Robert Dudley. Preface by Dr. DrakeEst. US$100-US$200
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John Leighton: Paris Under the Commune. Third edition, revised and corrected. Published: 1871, Bradbury, Evans, & Co., 10 Bouverie St., London. Leather bound. Pull-out illustrations.
0021: John LeightonEst. US$25-US$50
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Ten Volumes of William Shakespeare: Lot of 10 volumes of The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, "With Notes, Original and Selected", by Samuel Weller Singer F.S.A.; and "A Life of the Poet" by Charles Symmons, D.D. Published: 1826,
0022: Ten Volumes of William ShakespeareEst. US$250-US$400
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William Shakespeare. Preface by Israel Gollancz: Lot of 19 volumes of the "Temple Shakespeare" Plays. Published: 1904, J.M. Dent & Co., Aldine House, London. Cambridge Edition text used by permission of Messers Macmillan & Co., and W. Aldis Wright,
0023: William Shakespeare. Preface by Israel GollanczEst. US$200-US$300
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Sir Walter Scott: The Lady of the Lake. Published: 1870, Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh. Leather bound with celluloid front and back covers in Scotch plaid. Front cover features image of Loch Katrine.
0024: Sir Walter ScottEst. US$50-US$100
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