J22. AMERICANA. Harriott (Lieut. John). Struggles through Life-Travels and Adventures in America (and elsewhere). 2 vols. 12mo, old sheep (one joint cracked and edge of one cover slightly defective). N. Y. 1809 * The author, a keen observer, leaves a valuable picture of early American life in the present work. A resident of New York in 1794, he describes various phases of life, including notices of the Indians, with numerous anecdotes and chit-chat that carry us back in propria persona to the olden time. Very Scarce. 23. AMERICAN COMIC PERIODICALS. Yankee Notions; or, Whittlings of Jonathan's Jackknife. Thousands of illusts. COMPLETE RUN FROM VOL. 1 (1852) to VOL. 15 (1866). 15 vols. square royal 8vo (Vols. 1-3 in original cloth and leather, gilt, the rest sewn-all but 5 vols. totally uncut). N. Y. 1852-66 * FINE AND BRIGHT SET OF THE FIRST IMPORTANT COMIC PERIODICAL PUBLISHED IN NEW YORK. The contributions, by Mark Twain, Artemus Ward, and others of the foremost humorists of the day, comprise original stories, burlesques, anecdotes, flashes of wit and humor, etc., from all parts of the country, including the South and West. Extending through the Civil War Period, the latter volumes contain a large number of caricatures of prominent men and events of the time-LINCOLN, and others. CONTAINS IN SOME VOLS. THE EXTRA COLORED PLATES BUT VERY RARELY SEEN. With the exception of one other, we have never seen or heard of a set so complete. An extremely difficult periodical to obtain in any number of volumes. 24. AMERICAN JUVENILE. The Two Cousins. A Moral Story for the Use of Young Persons. 16mo, old sheep (joint cracked). Bost. 1796 * With fine impression of the rare frontispiece which was engraved especially for this work. VERY CHOICE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN NEW YORK AND OTHER CITIES. 25. AMERICAN POWDER HORNS. A Bull's Horn. A VERY FINE SPECIMEN, BEING GEOGRAPHICAL, WITH MAP OF HUDSON RIVER, THE MOHAWK RIVER AND TICONDEROGA. Starting from New York City, with views of houses churches, and the Royal Arms of England, it is finely executed and gives a large number of interesting views, ALL WHICH ARE NAMED. About 12 inches in length, and and OF dated 1759. 26. AMERICAN POWDER HORNS. Another Bull's Horn. AND ALSO A VERY FINE SPECIMEN, BEING GEOGRAPHICAL, CONTAINING VIEWS FROM NEW YORK, ALONG THE HUDSON AND ALONG THE MOHAWK RIVER, ALSO FROM AL на BANY TO LAKE GEORGE. A most interesting feature about this horn is that it contains the views of Shrewsbury (Conn.) and of Halifax (Nova Scotia), and is possibly illustrative of the engraver's travels in these parts. DATED 1758. About 10 inches in length. 27. AMERICAN POWDER HORNS. A fine Bull's Horn, about 14 inches in length, engraved name of former owner, "P. N. Tillinghast," on side, with filler of ram's horn; another Bull's Horn, about 8 inches in length, engraved name of former owner, "Ebenzr. Preble, on side, with filler of ram's horn. (2 pieces.) [ca. early XIXth Century.] 28. AMERICAN POWDER HORNS. A fine Bull's Horn, natural black and white, the black delicately engraved with running and intertwined lines representing a a snake; the white engraved with Indian, bow and arrow in hand, with tent, dog and trees. IN FINE CONDITION. Length about 10 inches. XIXth Century. 29. AMERICAN POWDER HORNS. A fine Bull's Horn, brown and white, with engraved initials, "F. M.," of former owner. About 6 inches in length. [1869.] 30. AMERICAN POWDER HORNS. A fine Bull's Horn, highly ornamented with Birds, Indian, Snakes, Trees, etc., etc., with initials of former owner, "R. C.," engraved. About 8 inches in length. Dated 1815. 31. AMERICAN POWDER HORNS. A fine Bull's Horn, with finely engraved plan of Fort Newport, with armorial bearings engraved above. The plan lettered and dated 1771. Length about 8 inches. FINE SPECIMEN. VERY RARE. *Fort Newport was where the City of Rome now stands, and was famous in the French and Indian War. 32. AMERICAN POWDER HORNS. A fine Bull's Horn, highly ornamented with an Indian mermaid, a ship in full sail, snakes, flowers, etc. With initials of former owner, "C. W." and DATED 1757. Length about 13 inches. AN UNUSUALLY CHOICE SPECIMEN, said by late owner to have been in the Wortz family of New Paltz, N. Y., since it was made. 33. AMERICAN POWDER HORNS. A fine Bull's Horn, handsomely carved in relief, with figures of an Indian holding a flint-lock gun, dogs, a large snake, and other ornamentation. Lengh about 17 inches. [Ca. Middle XVIII Century.] AN UNUSUALLY FINE SPECIMEN. 34. AMERICAN BOOK-PRICES CURRENT. Vol. XIV for 1908. 8vo, cloth. LARGE PAPER COPY. ONLY 60 ISSUED. N. Y. 1908 35. AMERICAN STAGE. Ireland (Joseph N.). Rec-V ords of the New York Stage from 1750 to 1860. 2 vols. 4to, half calf, gilt backs and tops. N. Y. 1866 * Large Paper. One of only 60 copies issued in this size. VERY KARE. 36. ANDREWS (WILLIAM LORING). Eulogy on Thomas Crawford. By Thomas Hicks, N.A. Plates on India paper. 8vo, cloth, uncut. N. Y.: Privately printed, 1865 The first of the local biographical series, privately issued for subscribers only by W. L. Andrews, and now very scarce. The entire edition consisted of but 100 copies. 37. ANDREWS (WILLIAM LORING). An Essay on the Portraiture of the American Revolutionary War. Fullpage reproductions of original engravings. 8vo, cloth gilt, uncut. N. Y. 1896 * One of only 185 copies printed on handmade paper. PICKERING'S NOBLE EDITION. 38. ANGLING.—WALTON (IZAAK). The Complete Angler; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation.. and Cotton (Charles). Instructions how to Angle for a Trout or Grayling. Edited, with Original Memoirs and Notes, by Sir Harry Nicolas. 61 engravings, comprising full-page plates and vignettes on the text. These include 2 portraits of each of the authors; many exquisite views of angling localion the Lea, in Dovedale, and other places beloved of Fishermen; Residences of Anglers, places mentioned in the Combined Works; and a series (very fine) of Fish; also Head and Tail-pieces. Engraved after Original Drawings by Stothard and Inskipp, with some after Original Paintings and Rare Views. 2 vols. thick imp. 8vo, full polished Lond. W. Pickering, 1836 ities calf, 39. gilt leaves. *This is the first and best edition; a book of singular beauty and charm. Besides the editor's original notes, there is a copious selection of the best variorum notes of older editors; and various readings comparing the first five editions, as foot-notes to most of the pages. An elaborate index completes, in the most satisfactory manner, a book without which neither angler nor other book collector can be happy, having once seen it. ANGLING.-Walton (Izaac), and Cotton (Charles). .Complete Angler; or, Contemplative Man's Recreation: being a Discourse of Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish and Fishing, and instructions how to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream. With original Memoirs and Notes by Sir Harris Nicholas. Illust. with 61 plates or vignettes of por- 40. ARABIAN NIGHTS. The Thousand and One Nights,' commonly called, in England, the Arabian Nights' Entertainments. A new translation from the Arabic, with copious notes by E. W. Lane. A new edition from a copy annotated by the translator. Illust. by many hundred wood engravings from original designs by W. Harvey. 3 vols. 8vo, half levant morocco, gilt tops. Lond. 1889 41. ARETINO (PIETRO). Suite Complète de Vingt * A RARE SERIES OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO ARETINO'S DIALOGUES. PROOFS ON INDIA PAPER. 42. ARISTOPHANES. Comœdiæ undecim, cum scholiis antiquis, quæ studio et opera Odoardi Biseti sunt quamplurimis locis accurate emendata, et perpetuis novis scholiis Aurelia Alloillustrata. Folio, contemporary vellum. brogum (Geneva), sumptibus Caldorianæ Societatis, 1607. * Scarce. From the library of the Duke of Sussex, with his bookplate. 43. ARNOLD (MATTHEW). The Works of Matthew Arnold. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with water-colors and rare prints. 15 vols. 8vo, finely bound in three-quarter blue polished morocco, delicately gilt tooled on backs, gilt tops, uncut. Lond. Macmillan & Co., 1904 : *The Illustrated Edition, limited to only 10 numbered and registered sets. Fine, unused set of this large-type library edition. Now VERY SCARCE. FINE COPY. VERY RARE. 44. AUGUSTINUS (S.) De Civitate Dei libri XXII, cum commento Thomæ Valois et Nicolai Trivetti. Folio, full calf. [n. pl., n. d., but Strassburg, Johann Mentelin, about 1468.] * Gothic character of two sizes, double coll. 335 unnumbered leaves, without signatures and catchwords, 47 lines to the column. Hain, 2056; Pellechet, 1554; Proctor, 201, 202. A beautiful specimen from the celebrated press of Mentelin. Last blank leaf missing, otherwise fine and perfect copy. |