THE NOTES IN THIS EDITION CONTAIN MUCH MATTER NOT in the English, French, German, or Latin Edition. The present copy is equal in size with the Hoe and Church copies, measuring 8 x 6 inches. With the Jones bookplate.

64. GAGE (THOMAS). The English-American his Travail by Sea and Land: or, a new survey of the West India's . . . with a Grammar of the Indian Tongue, called Poconchi, or Pocoman. Folio, original calf. London: Printed by R. Cotes, 1648 FIRST EDITION. A good crisp copy. This is the first and only extensive work on the Spanish Indies written by an English author. Contains the chapter on Gage's journey to Rome, expunged from later issues.

65. GALVANO (ANTONIE). The Discoveries of the World from their first originall vnto the yeere of our Lord 1555. Briefly written in the Portugall tongue by Antoine Galvano, Gouernour of Ternate, the chiefe Island of the Malucos: Corrected, quoted, and new published in English by Richard Hakluyt, sometimes student of Christ church in Oxford. Printed in black letter, title within a beautiful ornamental type border. Small 4to, full blue crushed levant morocco, gilt lettering on front cover, inside border, gilt edges, by Zaehnsdorf (leaf B3 extended).

Londini: Impensis G. Bishop, 1601

THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. In this work is a valuable chronological list of all the discoveries, ancient and modern, made down to the year 1555. The original Portuguese version was printed in Lisbon in 1563, but so rare was it even in Hakluyt's time, he says in his preface: "I have made much inquirie, and sent to Lisbon, where it seemeth it was printed, yet to this day I could never obtaine the originall copie, whereby I might reforme the manifold errours of the translator.' With the Church bookplate.

A RARE AND PRECIOUS VOLUME

66. GARDYNER (GEORGE). A Description of the New World. Or, America, Islands and Continents, and by what people those regions are now inhabited, and what places are there desolate and without inhabitants. Small 8vo, full crimson levant morocco, gilt, gilt edges, by Rivière.

London: Printed for Robert Leybourn, 1651

BRILLIANT AND CHOICE COPY OF THIS EXTREMELY RARE VOLUME, with the leaf of printer's device, and also the leaf of Imprimatur.

The book is one of the very earliest, in English, to contain a description of the Dutch Settlements in New Netherlands. It also deals with the Swedish settlements on the Delaware, Jamaica and other parts of the West Indies.

This precious volume is in the finest possible condition and ranks among the most desirable volumes in the whole Americana.

GEORGIA AND THE SILKWORM

67. GEORGIA. A Compendious Account of the whole Art of Breeding, Nursing and the Right Ordering of the Silk-worm. Illustrated with Figures engraven on Copper: whereon is curiously exhibited the whole management of this profitable insect. Six large folding copperplates, one in colors shewing the insects in various stages on a mulberry branch. Quarto, full crimson crushed levant morocco, gilt edges by W. Pratt in Roger Payne style.

London: John Worrall and others, 1733 FIRST EDITION, LARGE, FINE AND SPOTLESS COPY, with brilliant impressions of the interesting plates. It contains the bookplate dated 1732 of

"J. L. Rebow of Colchester,'' and has his autograph, also dated 1732, on the title page. The work is dedicated to "Lords Percival, Carpenter, and to the rest of the Honourable Gentlemen, The Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America."' The engravings are very interesting and depict the ways of handling the worms and manufacture of the silk.

68. GILBERT (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and his Family; Who were surprised by the Indians, and taken from their Farms, on the Frontiers of Pennsylvania, In the Spring of 1780. 8vo, blue crushed levant morocco, gilt inside border, red silk lining, the original wrappers bound in at the end, by Rivière, several leaves uncut.

Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by Joseph Cruikshank, 1784
FIRST EDITION. Fine copy. Rare.

The Gilberts were a well-known Quaker family of eastern Pennsylvania. They were captured by the Indians along with a party of other persons, about fifteen in number, on the 25th of April, 1780, and were held until the 28th of September, 1782. The narrative of their adventures and trials was supposed to have been written by William Walton, a brother of Mrs. Gilbert, from verbal relations after their return. Hildeburn says that the authorship has also been attributed to Thomas Austin. From the F. R. Halsey collection.

PERFECT COPY OF AN EXCESSIVELY RARE VOLUME 69. GILBERT (SIR HUMPHREY). A Discourse of a Discouerie for a new Passage to Cataia. Written by Sir Humfrey Gilbert, Knight. WITH THE GENUINE RARE FOLDING MAP. Small 4to, full old dark red morocco, gilt edges.

Imprinted at London by Henry Middleton for Richarde Ihones,

1576

OF EXCESSIVE RARITY. This book, which is an essay to prove the practicability of the Northwest Passage, is credited with giving a new impulse to English explorations. The author, who was drowned off the coast of Newfoundland in 1583, is renowned as the first Englishman who attempted to found a colony in the New World. THE CORDIFORM MAP IS GENUINE, AND IS RARELY FOUND WITH THE BOOK. With the Hoe bookplate.

70. GOMARA (FRANCISCO DE). Pleasant Historie of the Conquest of the Weast India now called new Spayne, Atchieved by the Worthy Prince, Hernando Cortes Marques of the Valley of Huaxacac, most delectable to reade: Translated out of the Spanishe Tongue, by T. N. Printed in BLACK LETTER. Small 4to, brown crushed levant, gold paneled sides, with gold centre medallions, tooled back, inside borders, gilt edges, by Rivière.

London: Henry Bynneman, 1578

FIRST EDITION. Contains a six-page Dedication to Sir Francis Walsingham signed by Thomas Nicholas, the Translator. No mention of Gomara as the Author is made anywhere in the Book, which is a translation from the Spanish of his "Conquista de Mexico," being the second part of his "Historia general de las Indias." Gomara was one of the Earliest and Ablest of the Spanish Historians of the New World. In 1540 he was Chaplain and Secretary to Cortez, his connection with whom gives the greatest value to his work, he having access to original documents which have entirely disappeared. The work contains two preliminary poems, one in Latin by Stephen Gosson in praise of the Translator, and one in English. BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THIS VERY RAre work.

71. GORDON (SIR ROBERT, First Baron Lochinvar). Encouragements. For such as shall have intention to bee Undertakers

in the New Plantation of Cape Briton, now New Galloway in America, by Mee Lochinvar. Cut of the arms of Lochinvar dated 1625 on title, repeated on reverse of D2. Small 4to, full citron levant morocco, extra, gilt back and covers, with the Miller arms and monogram on covers, gilt edges, by F. Bedford.

Edinburgh: Printed by John Wreittoun, Anno Dom. 1625 OF EXCESSIVE RARITY, but two copies having been sold by auction since 1893. Dedicated "To the Right Worshipfull Sir William Alexander of Menstrie Knight, Master of Requestes for Scotland, and Lieutenant Generall to His Majestie in the Kingdome of New Scotland. And to the Remnant the Noblemen, and Knights Baronets in Scotland, Under-takers in the Plantation of New Scotland in America."

A MOST IMPORTANT WORK RELATING TO THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF AMERICA AND OF THE VERY HIGHEST INTEREST. According to the British Museum Librarians the author was Sir Robert Gordon, and not Sir John Gordon, as credited in the Christie-Miller catalogue.

In the present copy inner margins of title bi, e2 and e3 have been restored, and ei is in facsimile.

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72. GORGES (SIR FERDINANDO). America Painted to the Life. The true History of the Spaniards Proceedings in the Conquests of the Indians, and of their Civil Wars among themselves, from Columbus his first Discovery, to these later Times. As also, Of the Original Undertakings of the Advancement of Plantations into those parts. With a perfect Relation of our English Discoveries, shewing their Beginning, Progress and Continuance, from the Year 1628 to 1658. Declaring the Forms of their Government, Policies, Religions, Maners, Customs, Military Discipline, Wars with the Indians, the Commodities of their Countries, a Description of their Towns and Havens, the Increase of their Trading, with the Names of their Governors and Magistrates. More especially, an absolute Narrative of the North parts of America, and of the Discoveries and Plantations of our English in Virginia, New-England, and Berbadoes. Engraved folding frontispiece and folding map. Small 4to, full brown crushed levant morocco, gilt panel border, gilt back, gilt edges, by Matthews.

London: Printed for Nath. Brook [1658]-59 FIRST EDITION. Fine copy of one of the rarest items of Americana. The frontispiece "" "America having full margins, is folded. A few leaves at the end are foxed. The work consist of 4 parts and has three extra titles, viz.: “A Briefe Narration of the Originall Undertakings for the Advancement of Plantations Into the part of America, 1658"; "America Painted to the Life, 1658"; "American Painted to the Life, Printed by T. F. for Nath. Brook, 1659.'' These parts were printed and are numbered separately, but an index at the end embraces all the four. The 1658 part of ii America painted to the Life" is Johnson's "History of New England, 1654, with a new title-page and preface, but with the running title "Wonder Working Providence, etc. It was inserted by the publisher and afterwards disclaimed by Gorges. The entire work contains a mass of interesting and important New England history, especially of the district of Maine, which was originally granted to the author's grandfather, who wrote the second part of the book, "A Briefe Narration.''

On the upper margin of the first title is written in an old hand, "Ex Libris Rodulphi Thoresby," probably the distinguished Yorkshire antiquary and topographer (1658-1725).

The E. D. Church copy.

ENCOVRAGEMENTS.

For fuch as shall have intention

to bee Vnder-takers in the new plantation
of CAPE BRITON, now New Galloway
in AMERICA,

73. [GRAY (ROBERT).] A Good Speed to Virginia. Small 4to, full brown levant morocco, gilt and blind tooling, gilt edges, by F. Bedford. London: Felix Kyngston for William Welbie, 1609 THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE FIRST EDITION, written in the form of a sermon, and intended to encourage settlers to go to Virginia. It is supposed to have been the third printed tract relating to that colony. particularly fine copy, with the blank leaf before title.

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ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VOLUMES OF AMERICANA EVER OFFERED FOR SALE

74. HAKLUYT (RICHARD). Divers Voyages touching the discouerie of America, and the Ilands adiacent unto the same, made first of all by our Englishmen, and afterwards by the Frenchmen and Britons: and certaine notes of aduertisements for obseruations, necessarie for such as shall heereafter make the like attempt. Black letter. With the rare Thorne map (the Lok map wanting). Small 4to, original vellum, with fragments of the silk ties, in full olive levant morocco solander case.

Imprinted at London for Thomas Woodcocke, 1582 This is the only copy of Hakluyt's "Divers Voyages" containing a map which has ever appeared in the auction room. This copy agrees with the collation of the Grenville copy given in Lowndes, and in addition, containing the blank leaf after signature G 3, which was absent in the Grenville copy, and unknown to Lowndes. It also contains the 4 leaves taining the blank leaf after signature G 3, which was absent in the forming the second signature A (which are nearly always missing, and which in the Grenville copy are placed at the end), containing: "A latine copie of the letters patentes of King Henrie the seventh, graunted unto John Gabote and his three sonnes, "" etc.; "The same letters patents in english," and "A note of Sebatian Gabotes voyage of discouerie taken out of an old chronicle written by Robert Fabian, etc.

The former of these, "The Letters Patent of Henry XII." is probably the MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT IN THE COLLECTION, and appears here for the FIRST TIME. Next in importance is the relation of Verrazano describing his voyages along the coast of North America; in which he was the first WHO ENTERED THE HARBOR NOW KNOWN AS NEW YORK, discovered Block Island, and entered Narragansett Bay, where he remained fourteen days.

THERE IS PROBABLY NO OTHER COPY IN SUCH IDEAL CONDITION (save for the missing Lok map), BEING IN THE ORIGINAL VELLUM, VERY CLEAN, AND EVERY LEAF ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, INCLUDING THE BLANK LEAF G 4 AND THE TWO GENUINE BLANK LEAVES AT THE END.

On the title-page is written "Liber Aedmunti Brudenell (1) militis empt. termino pasce (?) 1582/22/ die Maij 1582, i.e. bought May 22, 1582. As this book was entered for registry on May 21, 1582, an added interest is established by the foregoing entry of its purchase the day after its registry.

Mr. Cole, in the Church Catalogue, states that this is "THE FIRST BOOK IN ENGLISH ON WHAT IS NOW THE UNITED STATES."'

To a collector of New York books it is the corner-stone of his library, for it contains the Voyage of Verrazano, who was THE FIRST WHITE MAN TO ENTER NEW YORK HARBOR.

BUT 11 COPIES OF ANY SORT ARE KNOWN, and of these ONLY THREE ARE PERFECT, viz. British Museum (2), and H. E. Huntington. ONLY THREE OTHER COPIES HAVE ONE MAP, viz. Bodleian and J. C. Brown with the Lok map, and the present copy with the Thorne map. THIS IS THEN, APPARENTLY, THE ONLY AVAILABLE COPY IN PRIVATE HANDS. It measures 7% x 5% inches, being larger than the Christie-Miller copy sold by us for Mr. Huntington, Jan. 24, 1917, and larger than the perfect ChurchHuntington copy, which only measures 7 x 5% inches.

With the DePuy bookplate.

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