846. AFRICA. Narrative of a Journey to the Zoolu Country in South Africa undertaken in 1835 By Allen F. Gardiner. Maps, colored plates of costume and lithographic drawings, taken on the spot. 8vo, cloth (loose in binding). London, 1836

847. AMERICAN ALMANAC. Astronomical Diary or Almanack for 1778. By Nathaniel Low, with an Address to the People on Monopoly and Extortibn, Methods of making Sugar and Molasses, etc. 12mo, stitched (foxed). Boston, [1778]

848. AMERICAN ALMANAC. An Astronomical Diary or Almanack for 1779. By Nathaniel Low with lists of principal roads and distances from Boston, poetry, etc. (Foxed.) 12mo, stitched. Boston, [1779]

849. AMERICAN ALMANAC. George's Almanack for 1781. With Account of Free Masons, Ode to Wisdom, etc., cut of an elephant on title page with description. 12mo, stitched (foxed). Newbury Port [1781]

850. AMERICAN ALMANAC. The North American Calendar and Rhode Island Register for 1782, Containing the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union between the States. Astronomical Calculations by Benjamin West. 12mo, stitched. Providence [1782]

851. AMERICAN ALMANAC. Weatherwise Town and Country Almanack for 1783, with poetry. By Abraham Weatherwise. 12mo, stitched (foxed). Boston [1783]

852. AMERICAN Book-Prices Current. Alphabetical. Records of Books, Manuscripts and Autographs sold at Auction in New York, Boston and Philadelphia with prices realized Sept. 1909 to Sept. 1910. vol. 16. Thick 8vo, cloth.

853. Vol. 17

854. Vol. 18

855. Vol. 19

856. Vol. 20

New York, 1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

857. AMERICAN MAGAZINE. The Pearl and Literary Gazette, vol. 3. Edited by Isaac C. Pray, Jun., containing original contributions by N. P. Willis, Dana, Whittier, Lamb, Prose and Poems by Albert Pike, etc. 4to, half calf (cracked). Hartford, 1834

Complete with title and index.

858. AMERICAN MAGAZINE (THE). Vol. 1 with the title pages to the numbers and list of contents. Dec. 1787 to Nov. 1788. Thick 8vo, old half calf. New York: S. & J. London, 1787-88

Lacks the plates, but has the text complete. Articles on the Remains of Fortifications in the Western Country by Noah Webster, Death of Major André, Long's description of the City of New York, etc.

859. AMERICAN MAGAZINE. The Political Economist, a weekly Magazine. Jany 24th to May 1st, 1824. Vol. 1 complete (all published). 8vo, unbound, uncut. Philadelphia, 1824

April 10th and 17th numbers relate to Alexander Hamilton.

860. AMERICAN MAGAZINE. Kendall's Expositor for 1841. Containing an Epitome of the Proceedings of Congress at the Memorable Extra Session, also current news. Vol. 1, complete. Large 8vo, half calf.

Washington: Wm. Geer, 1841

Florida news, Indian Wars, Steamboat Disasters, etc.

861. AMERICAN MAGAZINE. The Family Circle, and Parlor Annual, vol. 8, with articles on San Diego Calif. with view; Early History of Plymouth Colony by W. B. Sprague, etc. Illustrated with full page views of the Battery, New York, Quebec, colored plates of Flowers, etc. 8vo, half roan.

New York, n.d.

862. AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Proceedings from its commencement Dec. 1873 to 1888 with index for the 15 years by Walter Stanley Biscoe of the N. Y. State Library. Maps and illustrations. 5 vols., 8vo, bound in one volume, thick 8vo, half morocco. New York, 1880-89

These early volumes (1 to 5) are very scarce. Has the original tinted paper covers bound in.

863. AMERICAN NAVAL TRIAL. Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry Convened on Board of the U. S. Frigate "The President," in the Harbour of New York, on Aug. 30th, 1811. Commodore Stephen Decatur, President. 8vo, unbound. n.p., n.d.

Action between the Frigate President and the British Vessel "The Little Belt." The Proceedings Complete, pages 237 to 319.

864. AMERICAN NEWSPAPER. The Letter Box, a monthly Newspaper. Vols. 1 & 2 (all published). Large 4to, cloth. Dansville, N. Y., 1859

865. AMERICAN PAPER MONEY. Description of the Paper money issued by the Continental Congress of the U. S. and the several Colonies (States) with dates and denomination. Facsimiles from the original notes. 4to, tinted paper Philadelphia: John W Haseltine, 1872

covers.

Very scarce, only a few printed. "For collectors of paper money issued by the American Colonies and the Continental Congress, giving them some knowledge of the actual existence of the different notes."

866. AMERICAN QUARTERLY LIVRAISONS. (Chats about Boston Writers, Longfellow's "King of Sicily," etc.). 4to, calf. n.p., n.d.

Poets' Edition, limited to 75 copies. Laid in and printed on Japan Paper, the poems are "If once, just once," by Louise Chandler Moulton, and "Sonnets-Petrarch," by Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Both poems signed in ink by the author.

867. AMERICAN RAILROADS. First to the Twelfth Annual Reports of the Eastern Railroad Association bound in one volume. 8vo, half morocco. n.p., 1868-79

Members include Baltimore and Ohio, Boston and Maine, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Vermont Valley, etc.

868. AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Brief History of the Revolution with the Life (capture, etc.) of Captain John Hewson. Woodcuts of Washington on Horseback, Battle of Trenton, Franklin in London handing Hewson letters, etc. 8vo, uncut, unbound (foxed).

Philadelphia: Published by Mrs. Sarah Alcock, 1843

VERY SCARCE. Captain Hewson started the first calico printing establishment in America. In 1775 Mrs. George Washington visited the works, and left a miniature of General Washington, and Hewson had calico handkerchiefs executed with the likeness of. Washington in full military dress on horseback with a truncheon in his left hand. "This work was written by a person who was a witness of the important events of the War."

869. AMERICAN REVOLUTION. The Rose of Wissahikon, or the Fourth of July, 1776. Embracing the Secret History of the Declaration of Independence. By George Lippard. 12mo, original yellow paper covers.

A good copy of an unusual work, in its best shape.

Philadelphia, 1847 870. AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Ethan Allen and the Green-Mountain Heroes of '76, with a sketch of the Early History of Vermont. By Hy. W. De Puy. Illustrated. 12mo, cloth. Buffalo, 1853

FIRST EDITION.

871. AMERICAN REVOLUTION. The first American Civil War 1775-1778, largely from unpublished documents, private diaries kept during the war, etc. By Henry Belcher. Maps, some in colors, facsimiles of rare views, portraits, etc. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1911

The most impartial account we have of the American Revolution, only a few printed and now out of print.

872. AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Narrative of Carl Buettner in the American Revolution. Translated from the German. Portrait in colors. 8vo, boards, uncut. New York, n.d.

Only 320 copies printed. Heartman's Historical Series No. 1. 873. AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Letters written by Ebenezer Huntington during the American Revolution. Portrait. 8vo, boards, uncut. New York, n.d.

Only 320 copies printed. Heartman's Historical Series No. 2. 874. AMERICAN SLAVERY. Picture of Slavery in the United States, with curious woodcuts of Flogging Women, Ladies whipping girls, Auction at Richmond, etc. 16mo, original cloth. Middletown, Conn., 1834

An early and rare American work on the cruelties of Southern slave masters, published 18 years before Uncle Tom's Cabin.

875. AMERICAN TRAVELLER 1839, or Guide through the United States, with notices of cities, towns, railroads, stage, canal and steamboat routes, etc. By H. S. Tanner. Engraved views, and plans of the cities of Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and large folding engraved map of Roads, Canals and Rail Roads in the U. S., with plans of the cities of New Orleans, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, etc. 12mo, original clot paper label. New York, 1839

Very scarce and historically interesting.

876. AMERICAN TRIAL. The Trial of William Parkinson, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, in the City of New York, on an indictment for Assult and Battery upon Mrs. Eliza Wintringham. Taken in Shorthand by Wm. Sampson, one of the Counsel. 8vo, unbound. 84 pages. New York, 1811

877. AMERICAN TRIAL. The Commissions of the Alms-House vs. Alexander Whistelo, a Black man; being a remarkable case of Bastardy. Tried and Adjudged by the Mayor, Recorder, and Several Aldermen of the City of New York. 8vo, unbound. New York, 1808

878. ANDERSON (COL. RICHARD). Biographical Sketch and Military services in the American Revolution, by a citizen of Frederic Co., Maryland, contained in Military and Naval Magazine Nov., 1835. 8vo, unbound. 1835 Rare. This number also includes The Dragoon Expedition of 1835 with the "Indian Talk."

879. ARMES (COL. GEO. A.). Ups and Downs of an Army Officer (186199). Illustrated (Indians, Plains, etc.). Thick Svo, cloth. Washington, 1900

Presentation Copy from the Author.

880. BANKS. The History of Banks: to which is added Advantages of Free Competition in the Business of Banking (Colonial Paper Currencies in America, State Banks, Panics of 1818-19, and 1833-34, etc.). 12mo, original boards. Boston, 1837

881. BAPTISM. A Debate on Christian Baptism between Rev. W. L. Maccalla, and Alex. Campbell, held at Washington, Ky., 1823, to which is added Animadversions on different subject (by other ministers). By Alexander Campbell.

The first edition of this celebrated debate.

from Oct. 15 to 21st, treatises of the same 12mo, calf.

Buffalo, 1824 882. BATEMAN (WM.). Political and Constitutional Law of the United States of America. 8vo, half leather (386 pages).

An exhaustive and valuable work of reference.

St. Louis, 1876

883. BAUER (DR. MAX). Precious Stones. A Popular Account of their Characters, Occurrences and Applications, with an introduction to their determination, for mineralogists, lapidaries, jewellers, etc., with an appendix on Pearls and Coral. Translated from the German with additions by L. J. Spencer of the British Museum. Fine colored plates. Thick royal 8vo, cloth (binding loose). London, 1904

A valuable work of reference, now scarce.

884. BERNHEIM (G. D.). History of the German Settlements and of the Lutheran Church in North and South Carolina from the earliest period of the Colonization. Thick 8vo, cloth. Philadelphia, 1872

A reliable historical work, the result of many years' researches among original documents, manuscript records, etc.

885. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Halifax Books and Authors. Books written by natives and Residents, early Almanacks, etc. Ancient and modern with (genealogical and other) notices of their authors and local printers. By J. H. Turner. Illustrated. 4to, paper, 262 pages, double column.

Brighhouse: Privately Printed, 1906

Contains valuable information not to be found in any other volume.

886. BOGGESS (F. C. M.). A Veteran of Four Wars. A Record of Pioneer Life and Adventures and Unwritten History of the Florida Seminole Indian Wars. Portrait. 12mo, original tinted paper covers.

Arcadia, Florida, 1900

An author's book; printed by a local printer in a small Florida town and uncopyrighted.

887. BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT. History of, including New Cambridge and Forestville with genealogies. Views of old houses, Indian antiquities, etc. 8vo, cloth. Hartford, 1907 888. BROOKS (A. M.). The Unwritten History of Old St. Augustine, copied from the Spanish Archives in Seville, Spain, and translated by Annie Averette. Illustrated. 12mo, cloth. n.p., n.d.

A few published by the author. Much was written by Pedro Menendez himself.

889. BUFFALO, NEW YORK. Recollections of Buffalo from 1830 to 1840. By Samuel M. Welch. Illustrations from old prints, etc. Large 8vo, cloth. Buffalo, 1891

Entirely from personal recollections. Only a small number printed "at the solicitation of a few friends."

890. CALIFORNIA. A description of San Francisco by Rev. Isaac, M. Sherman with full page engraved view of the city, painted by G. W. Casilear, and engraved by W. L. Ormsby, also Full page engraved view of Sacramento City with description. 8vo, unbound. New York, [about 1852]

Extracted from the Family Circle and Parlor Annual vol. 14. 891. CALIFORNIA. The Land of Gold. A Tale of '49. Illustrative of early pioneer life in California and founded upon fact. By George G. Spurr. 3rd Edition revised. Illustrated. 12mo, cloth. Boston, 1883

An author's book, written and published by the writer. Presentation Copy from the author.

892. CALIFORNIA. The Franciscans in California. First Missionaries, Early Expeditions to California, Local History, etc. By Fr. Z. Engelhardt. Map and illustrations. 8vo, cloth, 517 pages.

Holy Childhood Indian School, 1897

"A work about Indian Missions, and Missionaries, written and printed at an Indian school, by unskilled youthful hands." The edition was small.

893. CARE (HENRY). English Liberties, on the Free Born Subjects' In heritance. 4to, calf. Providence, R. I.:Printed and Sold by John Carter, 1774 This law-book was consulted by lawyers, justices of the peace and others in America, and is important as showing just what the English laws were at the outbreak of the American Revolution.

894. CARVED IVORIES. The George A. Hearn Collection of Carved Ivories, with a description of Ivory Carvings and their Makers by W. Stanton Howard. 214 illustrations from photographs made expressly for this work. Royal 8vo, half dark green morocco, gilt top. New York, Privately Printed, 1908

Only a few copies for presentation; beautifuly printed at the Gilliss Press. "Compliments of George A. Hearn."

A PAUL REVERE BOOK PLATE

895. CHANDLER (GARDINER). The elaborate book-plate of Gardiner Chandler, engraved and signed P. Revere Sculp. pasted on the inside of an old cover. 8vo.

Book plates designed and engraved by Paul Revere are seldom offered for sale. Such a beautiful book-plate as the above, if framed, would add to the interest of any library. Slightly foxed, but could be cleaned if desired.

896. CHIPMAN NATHANIEL (Chief Justice). Reports and Dissertations in Two Parts. Reports of Cases determined in the Supreme Court of Vermont in 1789, 1790, and 1791 with an Appendix. 16mo, calf.

Rutland: Printed by Anthony Haswell for the Author, 1793

Early Vermont Reports.

897. Civil War. Jaques (John W.). Three Years' Campaign of the Ninth N. Y. S. M. during the Southern Rebellion, by John W. Jaques of Co. D. 12mo. N. Y., 1865

eloth.

One of the rarest regimental histories of the Rebellion. Cedar Mountain's, Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Battle of the Wilderness, ete. Slightly water-stained.

898. COLORED PLATES. Illustrations of Whale Fishing. Four fine folio colored prints by J. H. Clark. Folio, half crimson leather. London, 1813

899. COLUMBUS (CHRISTOPHER). Journal During his First Voyage 1492-93 and Documents relating to the Voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte-Real, translated with Notes and an Introduction by Clements R. Markham. Sketch and maps. 8vo, cloth. London, 1893

Scarce. No. 86 of the Hakluyt Society. A fine clean copy with Edward Burne Jones autograph on half title.

900. CONCORD FIGHT. A History of the Fight at Concord on 19th of April, 1775, with particular account of the Military operations. By Rev. Ezra Ripley. Concord, 1827. Also Concord Fight by Rev. Grindall Reynolds, and Robert Rantoul, Jr's. Oration at Concord, 19th April, 1850,-3 vols. bound in one vol. 8vo, half morocco. Concord, 1827-75

An unusual collection. The Ripley History is the rare first edition. Emerson said of Ezra Ripley that "In him perished more personal and local anecdote of Concord and vicinity than possessed by any other survivor."

901. CONFEDERATE Regulations for the Army of the Confederate States, 1862. 12mo, cloth.

902. CONFEDERATE. The Siege of Savannah in Dec., federate Operations in Georgia. By Lieut. Col. Chas. C. 4to, tinted paper covers, uncut.

Richmond, 1862

1864, and the ConJones, Jr., C.S.A. Albany, 1874