6 ACOSTA (Joaquin). COMPENDIO HISTÓRICO del DESCUBRIMIENTO y COLONIZACION de la NUEVA GRANADA. 8vo, morocco. 7 Paris, 1848 ACOSTA (Joseph). HISTOIRE NATURELLE et MORALLE des INDES, tant ORiEntalles qu' OCCIDENTALLES . . . traduite en François par Robert Regnault Cauxois. Small 8vo, crushed levant morocco extra, gilt edges, by Petit. Fine copy. Paris: Marc Orry, 1600 8 ACOSTA. The NATVRALL and MORALL HISTORIE of the EAST and WEST INDIES. Intreating of the remarkeable things of Heaven, of the Elements, Mettalls, Plants and Beasts which are proper to that Country; together with the Manners, Ceremonies, Lawes, Governements and Warres of the Indians. Written in Spanish, and Translated into English by E[dward] G[rimstone]. Small 4to, mottled calf, extra. London, 1604 9 ΙΟ II This work has been translated into almost every language in Europe; it is replete with the details of the aborigines. ACOSTA. The NATURALL and MORALL HISTORIE of the EAST and WEST INDIES, &c. Another copy. 4to, calf. London, 1604 In common with the majority, the above two copies of Acosta lack the preliminary leaf having the single letter A. (sig.) at the bottom. ACRELIUS (Israel). BESKRIFNING om de SWENSKA Församlingars Forna och Närivarande Tilständ, uti Det sa Kallade Nya Swerige, sedan Nya Nederland, Men nu för tiden Pensylvanien, samt nästliggande Orter wid Alfwen De la Ware, Wast-Yersey och New-Castle County uti Norra America. 4to, morocco, gilt leaves. Stockholm, 1759 ACTS and RESOLUTIONS of the First Session of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States. 8vo, half morocco. Montgomery, Ala., 1861 12 ADAIR (J.). The HISTORY of the AMERICAN INDIANS; particularly those Nations adjoining to the Mississippi, East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia : Containing An Account of their Origin, Language, Manners, Religious and Civil Customs, Laws, Form of Government, Punishments, Conduct in War and Domestic Life, their Habits, Diet, Agri 13 14 culture, Manufactures, Diseases and Method of Cure, and other Particulars, sufficient to render it a Complete Indian System. . . By James Adair, Esquire. Maps. 4to, half calf, gilt. London, Charles Dilly, 1775 "Mr. Adair points out various customs of the Indians, having a striking resemblance to those of the Jews; and the great object of his work appears to be to prove that the aborigines of America are descended from that race."Allen's Bio. Dict. ADAMS (Hannah). A SUMMARY HISTORY of NEW-ENGLAND from the First Settlement at Plymouth . . . comprehending a General Sketch of the American War. 8vo, sheep. Dedham, 1799 ADAMS (John). The WORKS of JOHN ADAMS, Second President of the United States: with a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations, by his Grandson Charles Francis Adams. Io vols., 8vo, half vellum extra, carmine edges. 15 ADAMS. Portrait, &c. Boston, 1856 HISTORY of the DISPUTE with AMERICA, from its Origin in 1754. Written in the year 1774. 8vo. 16 ADAMS. Another copy. Svo, half morocco. 17 ADAMS. London, 1784 London, 1784 An ANSWER TO PAIN'S (sic) RIGHTS OF MAN. 8vo, half morocco. NOVANGLUS, and MASSA 18 ADAMS and [LEONARD (Daniel).] CHUSETTENSIS; or, Political Essays, published in the years 1774 and 1775, on the Principal Points of Controversy, between Great Britain and her Colonies. The former by John Adams, late President of the United States, the latter by Jonathan Sewall, then King's Attorney General of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. To which are added a number of Letters, lately written by President Adams to the Honourable William Tudor; some of which were never before published. 8vo, half morocco, gilt top, Boston Hews & Goss, 1819 uncut. Nothwithstanding the positive statement on the title, Daniel Leonard was the author of "Massachusettensis." 19 ADAMS (John Quincy). MEMOIR of the LIFE of, by Josiah Quincy. Portrait. 8vo, cloth. 20 ADAMS (J. Q.). ORATION addressed to the Citizens of the Town of QUINCY on the Fourth of July, 1831, the Fifty-fifth Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America. Svo, half Boston, 1831 21 22 morocco. A Discourse de ADAMS. The JUBILEE of the CONSTITUTION. livered. . . in the City of New York, on . . the 30th of April, 1839; being the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Inauguration of George Washington as President of the United States. By John Quincy Adams. Frontispiece. Svo, half morocco. New York, M. DCCC.XXXIX. Abounding in valuable points of historical information which are not elsewhere to be met with. ADAMS. LETTER to HARRISON, G. OTIS, Esq. . . in Reply to Timothy Pickering. 8vo, half morocco. New York, 1808 23 ADAMS. ORATION on the LIFE and CHARACTER of GILBERT MOTIER DE LAFAYETTE. 8vo, half morocco. Washington, 1835 24 ADAMS (Samuel). LIFE and PUBLIC SERVICES of: being a Narrative of his acts and opinions, and of his agency in producing and forwarding the American Revolution. By William V. Wells. Portraits and fac-similes. 3 vols., 8vo, cloth, uncut. Boston, 1865 25 ADDISON (Alexander). An ORATION on the RISE and PROGRESS of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA to the PRESENT CRISIS; and on the Duties of the Citizens. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1798 26 [ADDISON.] The TRIAL of ALEXANDER ADDISON, Esq., President of the Courts of Common Pleas in the Circuit consisting of the Counties of Westmoreland, &c. . . . on an Impeachment by the House of Representatives By Thomas Lloyd. 8vo, calf. Lancaster, 1803 27 28 . Penn. . ADDRESS (An) of the CONVENTION of the Representatives of the ADDRESS and RECOMMENDATIONS to the States, by the United morocco. 29 ADDRESSES and RECOMMENDATIONS to the States, by the United States, in Congress assembled. 8vo. London, 1783 AELII ANTONII nebrissensis gramatici in cosmographiæ libros introductoriu incipitur fœliciter ad lectorem. 4to, red crushed levant morocco extra, gilt edges, by Hardy. s. 1. et a. [Salamanca, 1498] B. A. V. Add., No. 7. Four pages, printed on paper with the water-mark of a hand pointing upward to a star. On p. 4 see: "De reliquo huic nostra hemispherio eregiōe opposito quod incolut antichthones: nihil certi nobis a majoribus nostris traditum est.," etc. AGARDH (C. A.). CONSPECTUS SPECIERUM NICOTIANAF. Einige Worte über die Verbesserung des Tabacksbaues. 8vo, uncut. Kopenhagen, 1820 AINSWORTH (Henry). A DEFENCE of the HOLY SCRIPTURES, Worship and Ministerie, used in the Christian Churches separated from Antichrist: against the challenges, cavils and contradiction. of M. Smyth, &c. 4to, vellum. Amsterdam, 1609 33 AINSWORTH (Henry). An ARROW against IDOLATRY. Taken out of the Quiver of the Lord of Hosts . . . Small 8vo, half calf. Nova Belgia, Printed 1640 If this book was really printed in New York, 1640, it will scarcely be necessary to call attention to its value. The above copy has the title pieced and a leaf slightly defective at pp. 119-120. 34 [ALABAMA CLAIMS.] The CASE of the UNITED STATES to be laid before the Tribunal of Arbitration to be convened at Geneva. 8vo, cloth. Washington, 1872 35 ALAMAN (Luca). DISSERTAZIONI sulla STORIA del MESSICO Sin dall' Epoca della Conquista. Traduzione di Emmanuele Pelaez. 8vo, cloth, uncut. Palermo, 1859 36 [ALBERTI (Leandro).] DESCRITTIONE DI TUTTA ITALIA. Portrait. Folio, calf. Bologna, 1550 B. A. V., No. 302. Ramirez, 938. Verso of leaf 43-Vespucius, &c. 37 [ALBERTINI.] OPUSCULUM de MIRABILIBUS NOVE & veteris Urbis Romæ editem a Fracisco de Albertinis, &c. 4to, half calf. For an account of Vespuccius, see recto of leaf 101. B. A. V., No. 64. Romæ, 1510 38 [ALBERTINI.] OPUSCULUM de MIRABILIBUS NOVE et VETERIS URBIS ROME EDITUM a FRANCISCO ALBERTINO FLOREN + in INCLYTA BASILEORUM URBE MDXIX. 39 4to, cloth. Woodcut border to rubricated title with the Virgin Mary [woodcut] on the reverse + Permission 2 pp + Table 3 pp + blank page + fols. 1 to 99+ Index I p. + last leaf woodcut of St. Peter on one side and printer's device the other. P. 37 numbered 39. ALBUM de la RÁBIDA. IMPRESO á expensas de SS. AA.RR. los Sermos. Sres. Dugues de Monpensier by Matthews. 4to, morocco, gilt edges, Sevilla, 1856 40 ALDAMA Y GUEVARA (J. A.). 12mo, vellum. 41 42 43 ARTE de la LENGUA MEXICANA. Last leaves worm-holed and one defective. Mexico, 1754 ALDERMAN ROONEY at the Cable Banquet: an improvised Epic by ALEGRE (Francisco Javier). HISTORIA de la COMPAÑIA de JESUS en NUEVA-ESPAÑA. Publicala Carlos Maria de Bustamante. Portraits. 3 vols., 4to, calf extra, gilt tops, uncut edges. Mexico, 1841-2 HISTORIA de la COMPAÑIA de JESUS en NUEVA3 vols., half morocco, gilt tops, uncut. Mexico, 1841-42 See JESUIT Relations. ALEGRE. ESPAÑA. 44 [ALLAN.] CATALOGUE of the Entire Collection [Books, &c.] of the late JOHN ALLAN. 8vo, uncut. New York, 1864 45 ALLEN (Col. Ethan). MEMOIR of . . . containing the most Interesting Incidents connected with his Private and Public Career. By Hugh Moore. 12mo, half morocco, gilt top, uncut. 46 ALLEN. MEMOIR of 12mo, half morocco. 47 ALLEN. A VINDICATION of the OPPOSITION of the INHABITANTS of VERMONT to the Government of New-York and of their Right to Form an Independent State, &c. Small 8vo, green morocco, gilt leaves, by Matthews. [Dresden], 1779 With the exception of the first four leaves, this copy is far above the average. |