This is the finest collection of Americana ever offered for sale in this country or Europe. Nearly all the books in the magnificent series of early works relating to this country are scarce, and many of them are excessively rare.

The Americana in the famous Library at Britwell Court, Burnham, Bucks, England, the property of S. R. ChristieMiller, Esq., was catalogued for sale by auction in London last August, but just before the date set for the sale the collection was bought en bloc and brought to New York, where it was sold to Mr. Henry E. Huntington.

Mr. Huntington removed about fifty books to strengthen his own unrivalled collection, added about the same number of great rarities that had formerly been in the Barlow, Ives Heber, Crane, Church, and Chew Libraries, and then consigned the books for sale, thus affording other collectors an opportunity to acquire many books so scarce that they rarely come on the market.

When nearly every book among the three hundred is very important and every collector will give the most careful attention to every page of the Catalogue it is unnecessary to go deeply into details in a preface, but a very brief reference may be permitted to some of the greatest rarities, like:

Las Casas's Spanish Colonie, 1583; Peckham's True Reporte, 1583; Hakluyt's Navigations, 1589; Savile's Libell of Spanish Lies, 1596; Nicholl's Houre Glass, 1607, one of six copies known; Champlain's Voyages et Descouvertures, with the date 1619 on the engraved title; Eburne's Plaine Path-way, 1624; Gordon's Encouragements, 1625; the Humble Request, being the Farewell Address of Governor Winthrop, 1630; Champlain's Voyages, 1632; Thomas Morton's New English Canaan,

1637; Bullock's Virginia, uncut, 1649; Langford's Refutation, 1655, one of four known copies; Nathaniel Morton's New England's Memorial, 1669, the first historical book printed in America; Hubbard's Narrative, 1677, with the original map of New England; and the writings of Captain John Smith, including his True Relation, 1608, his Description of New England, 1616, two copies of the First Edition of his Virginia, 1624, his Advertisements for the Unexperienced Planters, 1631, and his Perfect Description of Virginia, 1649, of which no copy has been sold in many years.

Attention should also be called to the magnificent set of De Bry's Voyages, embracing his Voyages to America, 13 parts in Latin and 14 in German, 1590-1634, and his Voyages to the East Indies, 12 parts in Latin and 13 parts in German, 1597-1628, of which each part will be sold separately so that American collectors may complete their sets.

Every book in this Catalogue, except where otherwise noted, is from the Christie-Miller Collection.

EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION

OF

AMERICANA

CONSIGNED BY

MR. HENRY E. HUNTINGTON

OF NEW YORK CITY

FIRST SESSION

Wednesday Evening, January 24, 1917, at 8:15 o'clock

LOTS 1-153

NOTE-Every book in this Catalogue, except where otherwise noted, is from the famous Christie-Miller Collection which was bought en bloc after it had been catalogued in London for sale by auction.

1. [ABBOT (ARCHBISHOP GEORGE).] A Briefe Description of the Whole World, wherein is particylarly described all the Monarchies and Kingdoms of the same, with their Academies. Newly augmented and enlarged with their severall Titles and Scituations thereto adjoyning. The sixt (sic) edition. Small 4to, full crushed crimson levant morocco, gilt edges, with the Miller arms on covers, by Pratt.

Lond. Printed for John Marriot, 1624

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A very fine, clean copy, with an original blank leaf for Ai. 47 pages relate to America.

2. ACOSTA (JOSEPH). The Naturall 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, Governments, and Warres of the Indians. Written in Spanish by Joseph Acosta, and translated into English by E. G. 4to, original limp vellum. Lond. Printed by Val. Sims for Edward Blount and William Aspley, 1604.

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THE VERY RARE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, IN SPLENDID CON

DITION.

A most important work, the best evidence of its merits being

that it has been translated into almost every language in Europe. Sabin enumerates 22 editions. The work is replete with details of the Aborigines, before their peculiar customs had become modified by contact with the whites. Although Acosta was one of the earliest, yet he was one of the most curious and accurate observers of the customs and peculiarities of the Aborigines who have attempted to describe them. In perfect and crisp condition, a few insignificant wormings on some margins being the only defects.

3. ACUNA (C. D'). Voyages and Discoveries in SouthAmerica. The First up the River of Amazons. By Christopher D'Acugna. The Second up the River of Plata. By Mons. Acarete. The Third from Cayenne into Guina. By M. Grillet and Bechamel. Done into English from the Originals. 2 fine folding maps. 8vo, contemporary calf, back gilt tooled (one margin torn). Lond. Printed for S. Buckley, 1698

Scarce Narrative of explorations along the river Amazon by the first Europeans to traverse those regions and to visit the Indian tribes the Arragones and the Nouragones.

From Mr. Huntington's Library.

4. ALEXANDER (SIR WILLIAM). The Mapp and Description of New-England; together with a Discourse of Plantation, and Collonies: also, a Relation of the Nature of the Climate, and how it agrees with our owne Country England. How neere it lyes to New-found-land, Virginia, Noua Francia, Canada, and Parts of the West-Indies. With folding map. Small 4to, full crimson crushed levant morocco, gilt line border, gilt back, gilt inside borders, gilt edges, by F. Bedford (slight repairs to title).

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Lond. Printed for Nathaniel Bvtter, 1630 EXCEEDINGLY RARE. Contains the original folding map in fine condition. It is a re-issue of the unsold sheets of Sir Wm. Alexander's "An Encouragement to Colonies" which appeared in 1625. The work is a record of the Earl of Stirling's unsuccessful attempt to found a Scotch colony in Nova Scotia, to which he gave its name. The map displays the country from Cape Cod to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and containes the names of the patentees among whom the Country was originally divided.

The E. D. Church copy with the bookplate.

5. APPOLONII (LEVINI). De Peruviae, Regionis, unter Novi Orbis provincias celeberrimae, inventione: et rebus in eadem gestis libri V. Small 8vo, old tree-calf gilt (title soiled and slightly defective, wants Bellero's Map of America, some margins cut close). Antwerpiae: Jo. Bellerus, 1566

6. ARCHDALE (JOHN, Late Governor of Carolina). A New Description of that Fertile and Pleasant Province of Carolina; with a Brief Account of its Discovery, Settling, and the Government thereof to this Time. With several Re

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markable Passages of Divine Providence during my Time. Small 4to, half levant morocco, gilt edges, by Riviere.

Lond. Printed for John Wyat, 1707

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FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR, with the inscription "Ex dono Author, 29 Junii, 1708" on title, and name of W. Musgrave written on verso of title. The margin of p. 9 has had some ink marks partially eradicated, and on the last page the word "begin" has been corrected by the author, to assist in." In the printing, sig.B has been entirely omitted, agreeing in this respect with the Church collation. The present copy has the rare half-title.

Gov. Archdale came to America in 1685 and made himself highly popular with the earlier settlers. He introduced the cultivation of rice, and under his administration the colony was very prosperous.

7. ATKINS (JOHN). A Voyage to Guinea, Brasil and the West Indies; In His Majesty's Ships, the Swallow and Weymouth. Describing the several Islands and Settlements, viz. Madeira, the Canaries, Cape de Verd, Sierraleon, Sesthos, Cape Apollonia, Cabo Corso and others on the Guinea Coast; Barbadoes, Jamaica, &c. in the West-Indies. The Colour, Diet, Languages, Habits, Manners, Customs, and Religions of the respective Natives, and Inhabitants. With remarks, on the Gold, Ivory, and Slave-Trade; and on the Winds, Tides and Currents of the several Coasts. Vignette on title. 8vo, contemporary panelled calf, gilt back.

Lond. Cæsar Ward and Richard Chandler, 1735

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FIRST EDITION. FINE COPY, with the rare 6 pp. of advertisements at the end of the volume.

8. B. (I.). A Plaine and true relation of the going forth of a Holland Fleete the eleventh of November 1623, to the Coast of Brasile. With the taking in of Salvedoe, and the chiefe occurrences falling out there, in the time of the Hollanders continuance therein. As also, The comming of the Spanish Armado to Salvedoe, with the Beleaguering of it, etc. By I. B. that hath been an eye and eare-witnesse of this Subject. Small 4to, half green morocco, gilt edges, by Riviere.

Printed at Rotterdam by M. S. [1626] Dedicated to the “Right Worshipfull Robert Johnson, Alderman of the Honourable Citie of London, Governour of Virginia and Bermoda: and to that Honourable Company of Virginia and Bermoda, I. B. unfainedly wisheth honor to your person and persons, and florishing prosperity to you in your affaires. Robert Johnson was the author of "Nova Britannia" and "The New Life of Virginia."

THE WORK IS OF EXCESSIVE RARITY, the barest title being noted by bibliographers, and is probably by Johannem Baers, who wrote " 'Olinda, ghelegen int Landt van Brazil,'' etc., Amsterdam, 1630, relating to the taking of Pernambuco by the Dutch.

Inlaid throughout, and catchwords and head-lines cut into (including date on title), the text however being perfect, except lower line of p. 20 cut into slightly. Sig. A, being in three instead of four indicates the preliminary blank leaf is wanting, as the text is complete. The work ends with Ei,