RARE WORKS ON VIRGINIA BY BEVERLEY, BONOEIL, BULLOCK, BURK, GRAY, HAMOR, HARTLib, Jones, SCARCE TRACTS ON NEW ENGLAND BY BISHOP, BURROUGH, BYFIELD, FOX, GORTON, HIGGENSON, HOWGILL, Eliot's Indian Bible, 1663, EARLY VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, WORKS ON THE INDIAN WARS, WITCHCRAFT, THE REVOLUTION, PETER MARTYR'S DECADES (four editions); ScoT'S MODEL GOVERNMENT CHIEFLY IN FINE UNCUT CONDITION AND IN CHOICE WHICH WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION BY MESSRS. SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE, Auctioneers of Literary Property & Works illustrative of the Fine Arts, AT THEIR HOUSE, No. 13, WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND, W.C. AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY. MAY BE VIEWED TWO DAYS PRIOR. CATALOGUES MAY BE HAD. CONDITIONS OF SALE. I. The highest bidder to be the buyer; and if any dispute arise between bidders, the lot so disputed shall be immediately put up again, provided the Auctioneer cannot decide the said dispute. II. No person to advance less than 1s.; above five pounds, 2s. 6d.; and so on in proportion. III. 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Z 999 18717 BBOTT (George) A Briefe Discription of the Whole World, 2 ACOSTA (JOSEPH) The Naturall and Morall Historie of the East and West Indies. Written in Spanish and translated into English by E. G. (Edward Grimstone), fine copy, brown crushed levant morocco, g. e. by Bedford 4to. Val. Sims for Edward Blount, &c. 1604 Has the rare preliminary leaf "A" before the title and blank leaf at the end, lacking in many copies. The only edition in English of this scarce and interesting work. 3 Adams (Hannah) A Summary History of New England from the first settlement at Plymouth, to the acceptance of the Federal Constitution, comprehending a general sketch of the American War, half morocco, g. e. 8vo. Dedham (Mass.) for the author, 1799 4 Adams (John Quincy) Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette, delivered at the request of both Houses of Congress at Washington on the 31st Dec. 1834, several engraved portraits of Lafayette inserted, also one of the author, half morocco, uncut, t. e. g. ** Bound 8vo. Washington, 1835 up with the above is an uncut copy of "Memoirs of B 211913 LOT 4-continued. General Lafayette with an account of his present visit to this country," Boston, 1825, containing an engraved portrait of Lafayette by Hoogland, and view of the Bunker-Hill monument. 5 Allen (Ethan) and Jonas Fay. A Concise Refutation of the Claims of New Hampshire and Massachusetts-Bay to the Territory of Vermont, with occasional remarks on the long disputed claim of New York to the same, green morocco t. e. g. by the Club Bindery, uncut 8vo. Hartford (Conn.), Hudson and Goodwin (1780) Extremely rare, especially in this state. Published by order of the Governor and Council of Vermont. A copy in the Brinley sale (1878) realised fifty dollars. 6 Allen (Ira) The Natural and Political History of the State of Vermont, with appendix, fine copy, large folding map mounted on linen, half morocco, UNCUT, t. e. g. 8vo. W. Myers, 1798 7 America or an exact Description of the West Indies: more especially of those Provinces which are under the Dominion of the King of Spain. Faithfully represented by N. N. Gent, fine copy, map very slightly defective in one fold, citron morocco extra, g. e. by Riviere sm. 8vo. Ric. Hodgkinsonne for Edw. Dod, 1655 8 American Laws. The Charlemagne Tower Collection of American Colonial Laws, portrait of Charlemagne Tower, cloth, gilt top, impl. 8vo. Privately printed for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1890 uncut 9 André (John) Monody on Major André (who was executed at Tappan, November 1780). By Miss Seward. To which are added Major André's Letters addressed to Miss Seward when at his 18 year, engraved portrait inserted, brown levant morocco, g. e. by Matthews sm. 8vo. Philadelphia, Enoch Story (1782) * A RARE EDITION. At the end is a poem to the Memory of André, followed by "Edmund of the Vale, a Hermit's Tale," in verse, 8 pp. 10 André (John) André; a tragedy in five acts [by William Dunlap] as performed by the Old American Company, New York, March 30, 1798, to which are added Authentic Documents respecting Major André, consisting of Letters to Miss Seward, the Cow Chace, Proceedings of the Court Martial, &c. brown levant morocco, g. e. by Stikeman 8vo. New York, T. & J. Swords, 1798 *** Fine copy of the RARE FIRST EDITION. It has been reprinted by the Dunlap Society. 11 André (John) An Authentic Narrative of the Causes which Led to the Death of Major André. By Joshua Hett Smith, to which is added a Monody on the Death of Major André by Miss Seward, beautifully engraved portrait of André from a drawing by himself, view of his monument and folding map, half crimson morocco, by Stikeman, t. e. g. uncut 8vo. 1808 12 André (John) Vindication of the Captors of Major André, with the original paper covers (mounted) bound in, morocco, uncut, t. e. g. 12mo. New York, 1817 * The RARE FIRST EDITION, which was suppressed by the author, Egbert Benson. The work includes letters by Benedict Arnold, George Washington, &c., and effectually clears Paulding and his companions from the charges of Benjamin Tallmadge, that André's apprehension had for its object the plunder of his person. 13 André (John) Vindication of the Captors of Major André by Egbert Benson with Introduction and Appendix, uncut 8vo. New York (privately printed for F. S. Hoffman) 1865 Presentation copy to S. L. M. Barlow. No. 40 of 115 copies printed, numbered and signed. 14 Andrews (William Loring) James Lyne's Survey, or as it is more commonly known, The Bradford Map, a plan of the City of New York at the time of the granting of the Montgomery Charter in 1731. An Appendix to an Account of the same, compiled in 1893. Two facsimile maps, original cloth, uncut 8vo. New York, 1900 One of 170 copies on Holland paper. 15 Arber (Edward) The First Three English Books on America 1511-1555, with extracts from the works of Spanish, Italian and German Writers of the time, facsimiles, UNCUT roy. 4to. Birmingham (privately printed), 1885 One of 25 Large Paper copies printed on Whatman paper, each signed and numbered by the Editor. No. 110. 16 Arnold (Samuel Greene) History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1636-1790, maps, &c., 2 vol. New York, 1859 Contains autograph of the Hon. C. W. Lippitt, governor of Rhode Island, on the title-page of each volume. 17 Avery (David, Chaplain to Col. Sherburne's Regiment) The Lord is to be Praised for the Triumphs of His Power, a sermon preached at Greenwich in Connecticut, on the 18th of December, 1777, being a general Thanksgiving through the United American States, blue morocco, t. e. g. uncut 66 8vo. Norwich (Conn.), Greene and Spooner, 1778 *** Extremely rare. The preface is dated Camp at Fish-Kill 2nd March 1778." The sermon contains an interesting account of some events of the Revolution, and the author says it was first composed for the particular use and instruction of soldiers." 66 At the end is written "Isaac Perkins's gave to him the Rev. Mr. David Avery, A. D., 1783, Thanksgiving Day." 18 Barlow (Joel) An Elegy on the late Honorable Titus Hosmer, Esq., one of the Counsellors of the State of Connecticut, &c. half morocco, uncut, by the Club Bindery, t. e. g. ** Rare. 8vo. Hartford, Hudson & Goodwin [1780] Not in the Brinley, Barlow or McKee collections. 19 Barnum (H. L.) The Spy Unmasked or Memoirs of Enoch Crosby, alias Harvey Birch the hero of Mr. Cooper's Tale of the Neutral Ground, FIRST EDITION, portrait, map and plates, half morocco, 8vo. New York, 1828 uncut |