1663 MILLER. A DESCRIPTION of the PROVINCE and CITY of NEW YORK; . . . with an Introduction and copious Historical Notes by John Gilmary Shea. 6 plans. 8vo, cloth, uncut.

New York: Gowans, 1862

1664 MILLIROUX (J. F.). APERÇUS sur les INSTITUTIONS et les MŒURS des AMÉRICAINS. 8vo, uncut.

Paris, 1862

1665 MINER (C.). HISTORY of WYOMING, in a Series of Letters from Charles Miner, to his Son William Penn Miner, Esq. 2 maps, &c. 8vo, half morocco. Philadelphia, 1845

1666

“This is the most nearly complete of all the histories of the valley, which has been the scene of such tragic events, as have elicited the interest of some in every civilized land. The work is much the largest of these narratives, and includes a 'Copy of Lt. Col. Adam Hubley's Journal on the Western Expedition, against the Indians under the Command of Major General Sullivan, 1779. By Simon Stevens, Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 9, 1845.'"-FIEld.

[MINNESOTA.] MATERIALS for the future HISTORY of MINNE-
SOTA; being a Report of the Minnesota Historical Society to the
Legislative Assembly . . . Illustrated. 8vo, half morocco.
Saint Paul, 1856

...

1667 MINOT (George Richards). The HISTORY of the INSURRECTIONS, in MASSACHUSETTS, in the year MDCCLXXXVI., and the Rebellion consequent thereon. 8vo, half morocco, gilt top, uncut. Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, 1788

1668 MINUTES of a CONSPIRACY against the LIBERTIES of AMERICA. 4to, half morocco, gilt top, uncut edges. Philadelphia, 1865

For the Washington scandal, see p. 20.
Only 75 quarto copies printed. No. 48.

1669 [MIRANDA.] The HISTORY of DON FRANCISCO DE MIRANDA'S attempt to effect a REVOLUTION in SOUTH AMERICA, in a series of Letters [by James Bigges] . . . to which are annexed, Sketches of the Life of Miranda and Geographical Notices of Caraccas. 12mo, calf. Boston, 1809

Second edition.

...

1670 MIRABEAU (Comte de). CONSIDÉRATIONS sur L'ORDRE de CINCINNATUS, ou Imitation d'un Pamphlet Anglo-Americain suivies de plusieurs Pièces relatives a cette Institution; d'une Lettre signée du Général Washington, &c. 8vo, half morocco, gilt top. Londres, 1788

1671 MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION (A): consisting of an Original Letter from the Pen of COLUMBUS, never before published; some Original Poetry . . . &c., the whole revised and corrected by a Gentleman of the Inner Temple [M. H.]. 4to, calf.

London, 1803

1672 MITCHEL (Jonathan). NEHEMIAH ON THE WALL in Troublesom Times. 4to, half morocco. Cambridge, 1671

Massachusetts Election Sermon, May 15, 1667.

an

1673 MITCHIL (Jonathan). A DISCOURSE of the Glory to which God hath called Believers by Jesus Christ . . . Together with annexed Letter. Small 8vo, polished calf extra, gilt edges, by Pratt.

1674 [MITCHILL.] REMINISCENCES of SAMUEL M.D., LL.D., by John W. Francis, M.D., &c.

London, 1677

LATHAM MITCHill, 8vo, half morocco. New York, 1859

John W. Francis.

1675 MITCHILL. REMINISCENCES of . . . By Portraits, &c. 8vo (4to), half morocco, gilt top. New York, 1859 UNIQUE COPY, with an illuminated title, and 25 portraits and views inserted, the text and plates neatly inlaid.

1676 MOCQUET (John). TRAVELS and VOYAGES into Africa, Asia and America, the East and West Indies; Syria, Jerusalem and the Holy-Land... Translated from the French by Nathaniel Pullen. Curious cuts of cannibalism, &c. 8vo, calf. London, 1696

From the library of Winthrop Sargent, with his autograph.

1677 [MOHAWK.] ADDRESS to the SIX NATIONS; recommending the Gospel of Saint John. By Teyoninhokarawen, the Translator. London [title and 7 leaves]; also, The Gospel according to Saint John. Small 8vo, green morocco extra, gilt top, uncut edges. London, 1805

Text in Indian and English on opposite pages.

1678 [MOHAWK PRAYER BOOK.] NA YAKAWEA YONDEREANAYENDAGHKWA OGHSERAGWEGOUH, &c. The Book of Common Prayer. . . formerly collected and translated into the Mohawk Language under the direction of the Missionaries. . . A new Edition: to which is added, The Gospel according to St. Mark, translated into the Mohawk Language, by Capt. Joseph Brandt,

an Indian of the Mohawk Nation. Engravings by Peachey. 8vo, old red morocco, gilt edges.

London, 1787

In this edition the English and Mohawk version occupy opposite pages.
Fine copy from the Geo. Daniel collection.

1679 MOHAWK. 8vo, calf.

The Book of COMMON PRAYER. Another copy.
London, 1787

1680 MOLINA (Fray Alonzo de). VOCABULARIO en LENGU a CASTELLANA Y MEXICANA (y Vocabulario en Lengua Mexicana y Castellana). [2 vols. in 1.] Folio, red levant morocco extra, gilt leaves, by Bedford. Mexico, 1571

The first and most complete of any of the dictionaries of the American languages, and one of the earliest books printed in the New World.

1681 [MOLINA.] VOCABULARIS. Another copy complete. [2 vols. in 1.] Folio, vellum. Mexico, 1571

1682 MOLINA (Abbe Don J. Ignatius). The GEOGRAPHICAL, NATURAL and CIVIL HISTORY Of CHILI. Translated . . . &c. Map. 2 vols., 8vo, half calf, gilt. London, 1809

1683 [Monardes.] Joyfull Newes out of the newe founde worlde, wherein is declared the rare and singuler vertues of diverse and sundrie Hearbes, Trees, Oyles, Plantes, and Stones. Also the portrature of the saied Hearbes very aptly discribed: Englished by Jhon Frampton. Woodcuts.

gilt edges.

First edition.

4to, calf gilt, London, 1577

1684 [Monardes.] Joyfull Newes out of the new found world, wherein are declared the rare and singular vertues of divers and sundrie Herbs, Trees, Oyles, Plants & Stones. . . . Also the portrature of the sayde Herbes, very aptly described: Englished by Iohn Frampton. . . . Newly corrected. . . . Whereunto are added three other bookes treating of the Bezaar Stone, &c. 4to, red morocco extra, gilt leaves. Title and last leaf mended.

1685 [Monardes.]

London, 1580

Joyfull Newes Out of the New-found Worlde. Wherein are declared the rare and singuler vertues of divers Herbs, Trees, Plantes, Oyles, & Stones, &c. . . . Also the

portrature of the said Hearbs verie aptly described. Englished by
John Frampton, &c. Woodcuts. 4to, russia, gilt edges.

London, 1596
The title-pages to
The Bezaar stone" and "The Boke which Treateth of the
Snow" bear the dates 1580 and 1574 in the order named, both in this and the
edition of 1580.

1686 [MONROE.] The PRESIDENT'S TOUR. A Collection of Addresses made to James Monroe, Esq., President

on his

Tour through the Northern and Middle Staes (sic) A. D. 1817,
accompanied with Answers, &c. Selected, &c., by R. Radcliffe.
12mo, half morocco.
New Ipswich, 1822

1687 MONROE (James). A VIEW of the CONDUCT of the EXECUTIVE, in the Foreign Affairs of the United States, connected with the Mission to the French Republic, during the years 1794-'5 & '6 illustrated by Instructions and Correspondence and other Authentic Documents. Philadelphia, 1797

8vo, half calf.

1688 MONROE. A VIEW of the Conduct of the Executive. Another copy. 8vo, half calf, antique, uncut edges. Philadelphia, 1797

1689 [MONROE.] In MEMORY of COL. JAMES MONROE, died September 7, 1870, aged 71. Portrait.

12mo, cloth.

[New York, 1870]

1690 MONTAGU (Lord Robert). A MIRROR in AMERICA. 8vo, half

morocco.

1691 MONTALBODDO (Fr. de).

London, 1861

PAESI NOVAMENTE RETROVATI et

NOVO MODO da ALBERICO VESPUTIO Florētino intitulato. Woodcut on title and 4 woodcuts in the text. 4to, red levant morocco extra, gilt leaves, by Pratt. Milano, 1519

B. A. V., No. 94.

Fine copy, and a great rarity.

1692 [MONTALBODDO.] PAESI NOVAMENTE ritrovati per la Navigatione di Spagna in Calicut. Et da Albertutio Vesputio . ..

1694 MONTALVO (Francisco Anto. de). EL SOL DEL NUEVO MUNDO ideado y compuesto En las esclarecidas Operaciones del bienaventurado Toribio, Arcobispo de Lima . . . Ofrecido . . . Melchor de Navarra y Rocafull . . . por el Doctor D. Ivan Francisco de Valladolid. Engraved frontispiece and portrait. Folio, vellum.

Roma, 1683

1695 MONTANUS (Arnoldus). DE NIEUWE EN Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America, en 't Zuid-Land, etc. Engraved title, 7 portraits, 16 maps, 32 large, and 71 smaller etchings. Folio, half calf. Amsterdam, 1671

See p. 124 for the View of New York, copied in Ogilby's America.

1696 [MONTCALM.] RELATION De la prise FORTS de CHOUEguen, ou OSWEGO; & de ce qui s'est passé cette année en Canada. 4 leaves, 4to, vellum. [Grenoble] Avec Permission, 1756

Printed by Cuchet at Grenoble, and undescribed, apparently, though a few copies of a reprint have been issued.

The fort was defended by 1,800 men, and 1,640 were taken prisoners.

1697 [MONTCALM (Marquis DE).] LETTERS from the MARQUIS DE MONTCALM, Governor General of Canada; to Messrs. de Berryer & De la Molé in the years 1757, 1758, and 1759. With an English translation. 8vo. London: J. Almon, 1777

French and English on opposite pages.

These letters, purporting to have been written by so distinguished a man as the Governor General of Canada, the last of them but a few days before the fall of Quebec and the death of both Generals Montcalm and Wolfe, have attracted great interest, while their genuineness has been suspected. But “it has been reserved," says Mr. Henry Stevens in an extended note on the subject, "for Mr. Francis Parkman, the historian, in 1869, to settle almost to a demonstration that the Montcalm letters are forgeries."

1698 MOODY (Lieut. James). NARRATIVE of his EXERTIONS and SUFFERINGS in the Cause of Government, since the Year 1776. 8vo, polished calf extra, gilt leaves, by Zachnsdorf.

Second edition.

London, 1783

"Lieut. Moody, an American farmer, was so harrassed by mobs, associations, and committees, that, driven into the British lines, he became an active, and in some instances, successful, partisan against his countrymen."

1699 MOORE (Frank). DIARY of the AMERICAN REVOLUTION. From Newspapers and Original Documents. Numerous steel plates, maps, &c. 2 vols., 8vo, half morocco.

New York, 1860