ber of the Clinton Family, it once belonged to Sir Henry Clinton and afterwards to his two sons. The "Queen's Rangers" was a partisan Corps, composed almost entirely of American Loyalists and was continually in action during the years 1777-1783. At the conclusion of the war, Col. Simcoe was appointed Governor of Canada.

The Maps by Lieut. G. Spencer after the Sketches by Simcoe and Lieut. Allen include:

1. The Affair at Quintins Bridge, 18th March, 1778.

4.

Ambuscade of the Indians at Kingsbridge, Aug. 31, 1778.

March of the Queen's Rangers to surprise Col. Gish.

2.

Surprise of Rebels at Hancock's House.

3.

5.

7.

The Landing at Burrels, April 17, 1781.

8.

Plan of Oyster Bay as fortified by the Queen's Rangers.

6. Skirmish at Richmond, Jan. 5, 1781.

Sketch of the Skirmish at Petersburg, April 25, 1781.

9. Sketch of the Action at Osburn's, April 27, 1781.

10. Action at Spencer's Ordinary, June 26, 1781.

With the Hoe bookplate.

179. SMITH (CAPTAIN JOHN). A Map of Virginia. With a Description of the Countrey, the Commodities, People, Government and Religion. Written by Captaine Smith, sometimes Governour of the Countrey. Whereunto is annexed the proceedings of those Colonies, since their first departure from England, with the discourses, Orations, and relations of the Salvages, and the accidents that befell them in all their Journie and discoveries, etc. Small 4to, full calf, gilt edges.

At Oxford: Printed by Joseph Barnes, 1612

A tall copy, with the folding map of Virginia, engraved by William Hole. The title page is somewhat soiled and repaired and the first blank leaf, which is genuine, has writing on it; otherwise the copy is very fine in condition.

The first part, by Smith himself, is a description of the country, its soil, climate and productions, as well as of the native Indians. It is probably the "Relation" referred to by Smith in his letter of October, 1608, printed in the "General History:" "I have sent you this Mappe of the Bay and Rivers, with an annexed Relation of the Countries and Nations that inhabit them as you may see at large."

The second part, "first was compiled by Richards Pots," who was Clerk (1608-1609) of the Council in Virginia, from the sayings and writings of a number of early settlers. It was edited by the Rev. William Symonds, who had preached the first sermon before the Virginia Company, April 25,

1609.

Following the Dedication Smith says "because many doe desire to knowe the maner of their language," he gives three pages of Indian words and phrases. This seems to be the most extensive Indian-English vocabulary printed up to this time.

180. The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles, with the names of the Adventurers, Planters and Governours from their first beginning An: 1584 to this present 1626. Illustrated with engraved title, portrait of the Duchess of Richmond, 2 plates and 2 maps. Folio, original calf, with the arms of the Family of Coverts of Kent, Surrey and Sussex in 13 quarterings.

London: Printed by I. D. and I. H. for Michael Sparkes, 1626 A CLEAN, CRISP COPY OF THE SECOND EDITION, the only defects being that a few margins (which are amply broad) have slight tears, some being repaired, and two pieces torn out from margins, possibly from defect in the paper. The states of the plates follow:

The Title has the Crown on Carolus Rex.

The Richmond plate is re-engraved, and inlaid.
The Virginia Map is the 8th state.

Map of Olde Virginia is in the 2d state.

Map of the Summer Isles is in the 3d state.

Map of New England is the 4th state.

The portrait of Pocahontas is not in this copy, a not unusual occurrence, as both portraits are rarely found together.

181. The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles with the names of the Adventurers, Planters and Gouvernours from their first beginning Anno 1584 to this present 1624. With the Proceedings of those Severall Colonies and the Accidents that befell them in all their Journeys and Discoveries. Also the Maps, and Descriptions of all those Countreyes, their Commodities, People, Government, Customes, and Religion yet Knowne. Divide into sixe Bookes. Engraved title, with portraits of Queen Elizabeth, James I. and King Charles; the 4 folding maps and plates (and portraits of the Duchess of Richmond and Matoaka laid in). Folio, original calf, rebacked.

London: Printed by I. D. and I. H., 1627

The First Edition in which the inscription on the portrait of Prince Charles appeared as Charles Rex.

182. The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captaine John Smith, In Europe, Asia, Affrica, and America, from Anno Domini 1593 to 1629. His Accidents and Sea-fights in the Straights; his Service and Stratagems of warre in Hungaria, Transilvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia, against the Turks, the Tartars; his three single combats betwixt the Christian Armie and the Turks, etc. With the rare folding plate of Captain Smith's adventures, mounted on linen. Small folio, full green levant morocco, gilt back and sides, gilt inside borders, gilt edges, by F. Bedford.

London: Printed by J. H. for Thomas Slater, 1630

A large, fine and clean copy, with a splendid impression of the coat of arms on back of title-page and with the folding plate in excellent condition. The "estate of New-England" on pp. 46-48 carries its history from the time when "some hundred of your Brownists of England and Leyden went to New Plimouth, whose humorous ignorances, caused them for more than a yeare, to endure a wonderfull deale of misery, with an infinite patience," down to 1629, when "a great company of people of good ranke, good zeale, meanes, and quality," with 350 men, women, and children, settled in Massachusetts Bay.

This copy is an earlier issue than the one reprinted by Arber in Smith's Works, 1884, having no woodcut after the Epistle, plain capitals, no head and tail pieces between chapters, &c. With the bookplate of Sir Henry Hope Edwardes.

183. The General Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: with the names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Gouvernours from their first beginning. An. 1584 to this present 1626. Etc. Folding plate with the map of "Ould Virginia," (3rd state), plate with the map of "The Summer Ils," (3rd state), folding map of Virginia, (8th state), and the folding map of New England, (8th state). Folio, full red crushed levant morocco, panel sides gilt, gilt inside borders, gilt edges, by F. Bedford, (the maps and plates have slight repairs, the map of Virginia being rebacked, with two small portions missing).

London: Printed by I. D. and I. H. for Edward Blackmore, 1632

The title in this copy is the correct one for this edition, having the portrait of Charles altered and the crown on his head, with the inscription above it reading "Carolvs Rex" in place of "Carolvs Princeps." The collation of the text is the same as that of the First Edition. The 2 maps and 2 plates are bound at the end. The leaf of preface by a mistake of the binder appears after the contents. Size of leaf 111⁄2 x 76 inches.

184. SOLINUS-CAMERS. Ioannis Camertis Minoritani, Artirvm, et Sacræ Theologiæ Doctoris, in. C. Ivlii Solini Enarrationes. Additus eiusdem Camertis Index, tum literarum ordine, tum rerum notabiliu copia, percomodus Studiosis. Cum Gratia, & Priuilegio Imperiali. Title within ornamental border, and THE EXCESSIVELY RARE MAP, POR A LONG TIME CONSIDERED TO BE THE EARLIEST KNOWN BEARING THE NAME OF AMERICA. Folio, old stamped calf, rebacked. [Colophon]: Excvsam est hoc opvs Colinianum cu Enarrationibus Egregij facre Theologiæ Doctoris Ioannis Camertis Minoritani, Anno natiuitatis domini. M. D. XX

EXTREMELY RARE, especially so, with the map in such fine state. On the verso of the last leaf is the device of Singrenius.

185. SPANISH ARMADA. The Copie of a Letter sent out of England to Don Bernardin Mendoza, Ambassadour in France for the King of Spaine, declaring the state of England, contrary to the opinion of Don Bernardin, and of all his partizans Spaniardes and others. Small 4to, modern vellum.

Imprinted at London by I. Vautrollier, 1588

VERY RARE. In choice condition and a most interesting piece. At the end is a list of "Ships and Men sonke, drowned, killed and taken upon the coast of Ireland in the moneth of September, 1588." This numbers 17 ships and 5394 men and is followed by an account of the ships lost in July and August "in the narrowe seas of England," making the total losses of the Spaniards 32 vessels and 10,185 men, "Besides many ships not yet heard of, thought to be lost."

A MONUMENT OF NEW ENGLAND BIGOTRY, 1660

186. STEPHENSON (MARMADUKE). A Call from Death to Life, and Out of the Dark Wayes and Worships of the World where the Seed is held in Bondage unto the Merchants of Babylon, Written by Marmaduke Stephenson; Who (together with another dear Servant of the Lord called William Robinson) hath (since the Writing hereof) suffered Death, for bearing witnesse to the same Truth, amongst the Professors of Boston's Jurisdiction in New England. With a True Copy of Two Letters, which they writ to the Lords People a little before their Death. And also the True Copy of a Letter as it came to our hands from a Friend in New England, which gives a brief Relation of the Manner of their Martyrdom, with some of the Words which they exprest at the Time of their Suffering. Small 4to, full red crushed levant moLondon: Thomas Simmons, 1660

rocco.

THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL THE TRACTS RECORDING THE PERSECUTION OF THE QUAKERS IN NEW ENGLAND. Marmaduke Stephenson, a prominent Quaker, came to Boston in 1659. He together with William Robinson and Mrs. Mary Dyer, were arrested there for preaching and banished under pain of Death. Returning, they were again arrested, tried before Governor John Endicott and by him sentenced to be hanged. Stephenson and Robinson were accordingly executed, whilst Mary Dyer was pardoned at the Gallows with the Rope round her neck. The men were refused the rites of Burial, their bodies stripped and thrown into a hole, even the privilege of enclosing their graves being denied to their Friends. With the Edgar bookplate.

187. STONE (NATHAN). Two Discourses Delivered at Southborough: The First, On a Day of public Thanksgiving, October 9th, 1760. Occasioned by the entire Reduction of Canada, etc. 8vo, full green morocco, uncut. Boston: Printed & Sold by S. Kneeland, 1761 RARE. With the half-title, containing a contemporary inscription.

EARLY DAYS IN THE SOUTH SEAS

188. STRAIGHTS OF MAGELLANE. A true Relation of the Fleete which went under the Admirall Jaquis Le Hermite through the Straights of Magellane towards the Coasts of Peru, and the Towne of Lima in the West-Indies. With a Letter containing the present State of Castile in Peru.... Written by a Well-willer of the Common-wealth. 4to, boards, calf back London. Printed for Mercurius Britannicus, 1625

VERY RARE. Sabin was unable to locate a copy. The main portion of the work is given up to a Discourse "which showeth by cleare and strong Arguments how that it was both necessary and profitable for the United Prouincese to erect a West-India Company." A Dutch edition was printed the same year.

189. SYMONDS (WILLIAM). Virginia. A Sermon Preached at White-Chappel, in the presence of many, Honourable and Worshipfull, the Aduenturers and Planters for Virginia. 25. April, 1609. Pvblished for the Benefit and Vse of the Colony, Planted and to bee Planted there, and for the Aduancement of their Christion Purpose. Small 4to, vellum boards.

London: Printed by I. Windet, for Eleazer Edgar, and William Welby, 1609

FINE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION. This was the first sermon preached before the adventurers to Virginia, and was probably delivered preparatory to the expedition which left England the latter part of May, 1609, under Sir Thomas Gates, Sir George Somers, and Christopher Newport, with seven ships and 500 men.

190. THEVET (ANDRE). Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique, autrement nommé Amérique et de plusieurs Terres et Isle découvertes de nostre temps. Illustrated with 41 very spirited woodcuts by Silvanus Antoianus. 12mo, original calf, gilt (hinges Anvers: Ch. Plantin, 1558

weak).

FINE COPY OF A RARE BOOK. The author accompanied Villegagnon in 1555, when the latter went to establish a colony on the coast of Brazil. He was there but a few months, but in that time gained a considerable knowledge of the manners and customs of the natives, of which he discourses at some length.

Besides giving a summary of CARTER'S TWO FIRST VOYAGES TO CANADA, which the author writes was narrated to him by Cartier himself, he is the sole authority for the statement that Sebastian Cabot attempted a settlement on the shores of Canada with men from Iceland, but that 300 of them died from cold in the month of July. There has been much dispute on the question whether Cabot made an Icelandic voyage, which seems to be supported affirmatively by this statement.

The illustrations are very quaint, some of them being THE FIRST REPRESENTATIONS OF AMERICAN ANIMALS. The bison and the opossum are very curious. Some of the cuts served De Bry as a basis for his illustrations in the Grand Voyages.

A curious fact is that Columbus is not mentioned. Vespucius is given as the discoverer of America, and Thevet says that the continent is rightly named after him.

191.

Historia dell' India America detta Altramentre Francia Antartica, Di M. Andrea Tevet. Tradotta di Francese in Lingua Italiana, da M. Giuseppe Horologgi. 12mo, full light polished calf gilt, gilt edges.

Vinegia appreso Gabriel Giolito de Ferrari, 1561

First Edition of the First Italian Translation of Thevet's "Singularitez de la France Antarctique." Very fine copy.

FIRST BOOK IN ENGLISH ON CANADA

192. THEVET (ANDRE). The New found Worlde, or Antarcticke, wherein is contained wonderful and strange things as well of humaine creatures, as Beastes, Fishes, Foules, and Serpents, Trees, Plants, Mines of Golde and Siluer; garnished with many learned authorities, trauailed and written in the French tong, by that excellent learned man, master Andrevve Thevet of the auncient Cosmographers. BLACK LETTER, titles within woodcut borders. Small 4to, olive brown, levant, rich gold borders on sides, inside leaf borders, gilt edges, by The Club Bindery.

Imprinted at London, by Henry Bynneman, for Thomas Hackett,

1568

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE RELATING TO CANADA. It is a spirited and very interesting Account of Villegagnon's Huguenot settlement, 1555, on the Rio Janeiro, to which Thevet himself gave the Name of "France Antarctike." It was abondoned a few years afterwards, but Thevet quitted the Colony in 1556 and went homewards by way of Newfoundland and Canada. The latter part of the work is a Summary of the first two Voyages of Jacques Cartier, which Thevet says was narrated to him by Cartier himself. Earlier in the Work he speaks of the Country as Canada, a very early mention of it by that name, and which there is no doubt he heard from Cartier. Curiously enough the Name of Columbus appears nowhere in the book. Vespucius is credited with the Discovery of America and Thevet declares the Country is rightly named after him. BEAUTIFUL COPY OF A VERY RARE WORK.

A fine large copy. With the Hoe-Robinson bookplates.

193. Historia dell' India America. Detta altramente Francia Antartica; Tradotta di Francese in lingua Italiana, da M. Giuseppe Horologgi, Di nouo ristampata. Small 8vo, vellum.

Venetia: appresso I. Gioliti, 1584

A Very Uncommon Issue of Thevet's Famous Narrative. Fine tall Copy with last leaf at end containing Gioliti's fine device. From the Noted Indian Library of Wilberforce Eames with his Autograph on flyleaf.

REMARKABLE TALL COPY

194. THOMAS (GABRIEL). An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania; and of West-New-Jersey in America. The Richness of the Soil, the Sweetness of the Situation, the Wholesomeness of the Air, the Navigable Rivers, and others, the prodigious Encrease of Corn, the Flourish