325 326 327 328 BROTHERHEAD, WILLIAM. The Centennial Book of the Signers, being Fac-Simile Letters of Each Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Illustrated with 100 engravings of portraits, views, etc. Folio, full morocco, gilt edge. Philadelphia, N. D. Now quite scarce. BROWN, ALEXANDER. The genesis of the United States, a narrative of the movement in England, 1605-1616, which resulted in the Plantation of North America by Englishmen, set forth through a series of Historical Manuscripts now first presented, etc., etc. Illustrated by 100 portraits, maps and plans. 2 vols., 8vo, half morocco, gilt top. Boston 1890. Reprints of rare early manuscripts, plans, portraits and maps, and a Biographical Dictionary of Persons connected with the founding of Virginia. BROWN, SAMUEL R. The Western Gazetteer or Emigrants Directory. Containing a Geographical Description of the Western States and Territories. 8vo, old calf. Auburn, N. Y., 1817. First Edition. BRUCE (Gen. D. H.) The Empire State in Three Centuries. Profusely illustrated. 2 vols. Imperial 8vo, half morocco, top edges gilt. New York. N. D. 329 BRUCE, THOMAS. Southwest Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. 8vo, cloth. Richmond, 1891. 330 BRYCE, JAMES. The American Commonwealth. 8vo, cloth. London, 1891. 2 vols. 331 332 BUCK, WM. J. History of Montgomery County within the Schuylkill Valley, containing sketches of all the Townships, Boroughs, and Villages; with an Account of the Indians, Swedes and other early Settlers. 8vo, half roan. Norristown, 1859. BURK, WILLIAM J. Washington's Encampment at Neshaminy, Warwick Township, Bucks County, Pa. in August 17778vo, original paper covers. Doylestown, 1896. Only a few copies printed, very scarce. 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 BURK, J. The History of Virginia, from its First Settlement, to the present Day. By John Burk. 3 vols. 3 vols. The History of Virginia, commenced by John Burk and continued by Skelton Jones and Louis Hue Girardin. Forming Volume 4 vols. 8 vo, sheep. Petersburg, Va.. 1804-5, 1816. Nearly the whole Edition of the last volume was destroyed by fire, a complete set is very scarce, each volume has bookplate of L. H. Girardin the author of the latter volume. 4. BURLINGTON and Mercer Counties, New Jersey, History of, by Major E. M. Woodward and John F. Hageman, with Biographical sketches. Map, portraits & illustrations. Royal Svo, full Russia, gt. edges. Philadelphia 1883. CALDWELL, CHARLES. Memoirs of the Life and Campaigns of the Hon. Nathaniel Greene, Major General in the Army of the United States, etc. Portrait and fac-similes. Svo, boards, uncut. Philadelphia, 1819. Binding broken. (CALLENDER, J. T.) American Annual Register or Historical Memoirs of the United States for the year 1796. 8vo, boards, uncut. Philadelphia 1797. The book in which Hamilton is charged with speculating, to which he made his celebrated reply, name on title, binding cracked. CAMPBELL ARCHIBALD. A voyage round the world from 1806 to 1812, in which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian and Sandwich Islands were visited, etc. With an account of the Present State of the Sandwich Islands and a Vocabulary of their Language. Map. 8vo, boards, uncut. Edinburgh, 1816. History of the Friendly Sons of Hibernian Society, for the Relief of Numerous portraits, etc. 8vo, CAMPBELL, JOHN H. CAREY, MATHEW. Account of the Yellow Fever in Philadelphia, 1793, in German. 8vo, sheep. N. P. Samuel Saur, 1794. CARSON, HAMPTON L. History of the Celebration of the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the Promulgation of the United States. Illustrated with numerous portraits of mem 341 342 343 344 345 bers of the Old top edges gilt. Congress, etc. 2 vols. Imperial 8vo, cloth, The work affords such a field for obtaining portraits for extra illustrating, that it must naturally become scarce. CARVER, CAPTAIN JONATHAN. Three Year's Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, for more than Five Thousand Miles; containing an Account of the Great Lakes, and all the Lakes, Islands and Rivers, Cataracts, Mountains, Minerals, Soil and Vegetable Productions of the North-west Region of that Vast Continent, with a Description. of the Birds, Beasts, Reptiles, Insects, and Fishes Peculiar to the Country. Together with a Concise History of the Genius, Manners and Customs of the Indians, etc. 8vo, boards. Philadelphia, 1796. CASKET. The, Illustrated with views in Philadelphia and Vicinity. 3 odd vols., not perfect. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1829-36. CASTELMAN, RICHARD, Gent. The Voyage, Shipwrack, and Miraculous Escape of Richard Castelman, Gent, with a Description of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia, Svo, calf. Printed in the year 1726. " This work was printed in 1726. Castelman's visit to Philadelphia took place in 1710, and bears all the marks of authenticity. In 1728 it was bound up with a work entitled "The Voyage and Adventures of Capt. Robert Boyle in several parts of the world. London 1728. It is a fictitious narrative, and has been attributed to De Foe and W. R. Chetwood, most probably the latter. The edition of 1728 is the same impression as that of 1726, with a new title page. Castelman's account is only found in the early edition. Catalogue of the Belmont Perry Sale of Autographs. Priced; held by Henkels', May 1899. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1899. Catalogue of Rare and Scarce American Early Laws, etc. Revolutionary Broadsides and Facsimiles. The Miller and Banker Sale held by Henkels', Dec. 1898, with Prices. 3 vols., 8vo. Philadelphia, 1898. 346 morocco. CATLIN, GEO. Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians. and four hundred illustrations. 2 vols. Royal 8vo, (London.) New York, 1841. Map half 347 Centre and Clinton Counties Pa., History of, by John Blair Linn. Map, portraits and illustrations. Royal 8vo, half russia, gilt edge. Philadelphia, 1883. 347a CHAPMAN, JOHN A. History of Edgefield County, South Carolina, from the Earliest Settlements to 1897. Map. 8vo, cloth. Newberry, S. C., 1897. 348 349 CHENEY, T. APOLEON. Historical Sketch of the Chemung Valley. 8vo. Watkins, N. Y., 1868. CHESTER, PA. A Directory of the Borough of Chester for the year 1859-60, containing a Concise History of the Borough, etc., by Wm. Whitehead. 12mo, boards. West Chester, 1859. The first Chester Directory. 350 CHINESE MUSEUM. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection in Philadelphia. 8vo. Philadelphia, 1839. 351 352 353 CINCINNATI, HISTORY OF, and of Hamilton County, Ohio, their Past and Present. Portraits, maps and illustrations. Royal 8vo. Half russia, gilt edges. Cincinnati, 1894. CINCINNATI. Memorial of the Citizens of, to Congress, relative to the Navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. 8vo. Cincinnati, 1844. Scarce. CIST, CHAS. Cincinnati in 1841; its Early Annals and Future Prospects. Illustrated. 12mo. cloth. Cincinnati, 1841. 354 CLAVIGERO, ABBE D. FRANSISCO SAFERIO. The History of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican Histories. Translated by Charles Cullen. Maps and illustrations. 3 vols. 8vo, old calf. Philadelphia 1804. 355 The scarce American edition with all the beautiful plates by Lawson. CLAY, REV. JEHU C. Annals of the Swedes on the Delaware, from their First Settlement in 1636. Portrait and view. 16mo, cloth. Philadelphia, 1835. 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 CLAYTON, W. WOODFORD and Nelson, William. History of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey. With Biographical Sketches of many of their Pioneers and Prominent Men. Portraits and illustrations. 4to, russia, gilt top. Philadelphia, 1882. CLIFTON, WILLIAM. The Group, or an Elegant Representation. Illustrated. Embellished with a beautiful head of S. Verges, C. S. Small 4to. Philadelphia, 1796. A caustic satire on the Commissioners of Southwark, Philadelphia, viz.: Richard Tittermary, William Linnard, Thomas Johnson, Jonathan Patterson, Richard Mosley, Nathaniel Hutton and others, with manuscript extracts from the minute book of the commissioners. COCHRANE, CHAS. H. History of the Town of Marlborough, Ulster County, New York, from the First Settlement in 1712, by Capt. Wm. Bond, to 1887. Maps and illustrations. 8vo, cloth. Poughkeepsie, 1887. Genealogy of the Wygant, Young, Fowler and other prominent fami lies. COCHRAN, JOSEPH. History of Mifflin County, Pa.; Its Soil, Climate, etc. Portraits. Vol. 1 all published. 8vo, cloth. Harrisburg, Pa., 1879. Largely genealogical. Coggeshall, Wm. T. The Poets and Poetry of the West, with Biographical and Critical Notes. 8vo, cloth. New York, 1864. Many scarce poems by early western writers. COLDEN, CADWALLADER. The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, which are dependant on the Province of of New York in America, and are the Barriers between the English and French in that Part of the World. 2vols. 12mo., old calf. London, 1755. Bernard Barton's copy with Autograph on reverse of Title. Lacks the map. COLLINS BIBLE. The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments. Translated out of the Original Tongues. 4to, old calf. Trenton; Printed and Sold by Isaac Collins, 1791. |