on canvas, in case, 1.00 Map. Gold Regions of CALIFORNIA, by James Wyld. Jan., 1849 Copperplate, 17 x 20 in., coloured; in sections, [2182 Map. The U.S. and the Relative Position of Oregon and Texas, by James Wyld. [185-] Copperplate, 16 X 22 in., coloured (Slave States dark); in sections, on canvas, in case, 1.00 [2183 Map. The U.S. and the Relative Position of the Northern and Southern Confederate States, by James Wyld. [186-] Litho. transfer of above, 16 X 22 in.; coloured, same condition, .75 [2184 Population, Slavery Statistics, Trade Returns, etc., added. A General History of the BRITISH EMPIRE IN AMERICA, containing an Historical, Political and Commercial View of the English Settlements; including all the Countries in North-America and the West Indies, CEDED BY THE PEACE OF PARIS, by Mr. [J. H.] Wynne, large map by Kitchin. 1770 2 thick vols, 8°, calf, gilt, yellow edges (BEAUTIFUL COPY, from the library of a noble family), 9.00; calf (bookplate of the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres), 7.50; half calf, 6.50 [2185 I History of NEW ENGLAND, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, down to the outbreak of the War with France (19 chapters, and 3 introductory to them); History of CANADA down to 1746 (11 chapters). I Causes of the War, Detail of Operations in each Campaign to 1762 (35 chapters); History of VIRGINIA, the Carolinas and Georgia (9 chapters); Account of the Floridas, inland Louisiana, Indian Nations, Sugar, Indigo, the Slave Trade; History of Jamaica and other Islands. Wynne's book is often described as "a compilation from Oldmixon, etc." Considering the great detail in which he rehearses the causes and narrates the events of the great war which ended in 1763 it is evident that such a charge is but a half-truth at the worst; Oldmixon's book was issued long before this war [see nos. 1450-3], Wynne. Vol I only, large map. 1770 Thick 8°, boards, uncut, 3.00: another, wanting the map, old cf., 1.00 [2186 Consists of the Histories of the Northern Atlantic The Yemassee, a Romance of CAROLINA, by the Author of "Grey Rivers." N.Y., 1835 3 vols, p. 8°, boards, 1.50 [2187 Narrative of a Residence on the Mosquito Shore, with an Account of Truxillo, Bonacca and Roatan, and a Mosquitian Vocabulary, by Thos. Young. 1847 Sm. 8°, cloth, 1.25 L2188 Superintendent to a British Company established at Black River, about 80 miles from Truxillo. "That queer commonwealth, the Mosquito Kingdom, invented and fostered by the tortuous and incomprehensible motive called British Policy. Some new and very interesting views of savage life; scenes and incidents which strongly portray that of the Caribs, the Poya, the Troncha and Albatuinasian tribes of Indians.' THOMAS W. FIELD. West-India Common-Place Book, compiled from Documents, shewing the Interest of Great Britain in its Sugar Colonies, by Sir Wm. Young, Bart., folding charts of the Atlantic and the Islands and tables. 1807 4°, calf, 2.00 [2189 An important contribution to the history of the development of prosperity in the West Indies. The Case of H.M. Subjects settled on the Coast of Yucatan who were in 1779 despoiled by the King of Spain's Forces. 1789. The Case of H.M. Subjects upon the MOSQUITO SHORE in America (with Supplement). 1789. The Case of the AGENT to the Settlers in Yucatan and on the Mosquito Shore. 1793. [2190 The Duke of Portland's collection of these papers, with his bookplate. Almost half the volume is the Agent's Case," it extends to 184 pages and includes the lengthy correspondence of the Agent, Robert White, with the British Government. Together the three books form a most interesting account of a curious "British settlement" mainland of America, which, though destroyed by the Spaniards in 1779 and the settlers unindemnified up to the date of these publications, is still in existence as the Crown Colony of "British Honduras." 3 vols in I, 4°, hf. bd., 9.00 on the The Tryal of John Peter Zenger, of NewYork, Printer, who was lately Try'd and Acquitted for Printing and Publishing a Libel against the Government, with the Pleadings and Arguments on both Sides. J. Wilford, 1738 4° (34 pages), yellow calf, gilt, NEWLY BOUND, 25.00 [2191 No doubt the FIRST LONDON EDITION, Allibone's list begins with "4th ed. Lon. 1738." Zenger, Trial [title as above]. 1752 (80 pages), half calf, 5.50 8° [2192 The acquittal of Zenger has been regarded as the dawn of liberty in the Colonies. In his speech for the defence Andrew HAMILTON held that the jury were to judge of the truth of the libel as well as of the fact of publication; the resulting acquittal gave the utmost satisfaction to the citizens, Hamilton was presented with the freedom of New York city, in a gold box, and his speech is still referred to as the "Areopagitica" of the freedom of the press in America. An occasional touch of a jury from old New York would wake up an English judge now and then. Remarks on the Trial of John-Peter Zenger, Printer of the New York Weekly Journal, who was lately Try'd and Acquitted for Printing and Publishing Two Libels against the Government of that Province. 7. Roberts, 1738 4° (32 pages), yellow calf, gilt, NEWLY BOUND, UNIFORM WITH THE 1738 EDITION OF THE TRYAL," 28.00 [2193 "The following Remarks were written by two Eminent Lawyers in one of our Colonies in America, immediately after the Publications of the Trial of Mr. Zenger." Both letters dissent from Hamilton's "doctrines," the former writer signs " AngloAmericanus," the latter "Indus Britannicus." is hardly likely these letters were issued in New York and we cannot trace any other British edition. It Map. A MAP OF THE BRITISH AND FRENCH DOMINIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, with the Roads, Distances, Limits, and Extent of the Settlements, inscribed . . . to the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, by JOHN MITCHELL, engraved by Kitchin. Published by the Author, Feb. 13, 1755 Eight copperplates, each 20 in. × 27 in., FORMING AN IMMENSE MAP about 7 feet by 4 feet 6 inches; each sheet on strong cartridge-paper mount, with guards; atlas fo (30 X 21), new and strong halfbinding, 15.00 [2193α The standard map of the North American Plantations, with the attestation of its authority (signed "John Pownall, Plantation Office, Feb. 13, 1755") engraved on it. Handsome title-piece. Inset map of "Hudson's Bay and Labrador.' Having formerly been on a roller the paper has acquired a strong tint. A little bit, in Hudson's Bay, is wanting. WILLIAM GEORGE'S SONS, SECOND ALPHABET. The Natvrall 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 IOSEPH Acosta, and translated into English by E[dward] G[rimstone]. 1604 4°, plum-coloured morocco (crushed levant), gilt This copy has the leaf (marked "A") preceding title- Relates entirely to the "NEW WORLD of the WEST INDIES; of the causes and reasons of these novelties and wonders of nature *** of the histories of the antient Indians, and naturall inhabitants of the NEW WORLD." To the Reader. Manuel Pereira, or The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina, with Views of Southern Laws, Life, and Hospitality, by F. C. Adams. Written in Charleston, S.C. [1852 ?] P. 8°, cloth, 2.00 [2195 Occasioned by a coloured seaman of this name being imprisoned at Charleston; pointing out the defective legislation which allowed a State law to override the Federal treaties-Pereira being claimed as an English seaman. A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas, being a Guide to the History of North and South America and the W.I., exhibiting an accurate Account of the Discovery, Settlement, and Progress of their various Kingdoms, States, Provinces, etc., 53 large coloured maps (of which 33 are devoted to the U.S.), with copious letter-press. Phila., Carey and Lea, 1827 *Royal fo, half bound, 6.00 [2196 The American Gazetteer, containing a Distinct Account of all the Parts of the New World, the whole Intended to Exhibit the Present State of Things in that Part of the Globe, and the Views and Interests of the several Powers who have Possessions in AMERICA, five large maps. 1762 3 vols, 120, original sheep, 7.50 [2197 The maps are engraved by J. Gibson; three of them form together a fine map of English North-America, great pains have been taken to lay down the most westerly ENGLISH stations and the particulars of Indian grants; also some pains have been taken with the FRENCH Settlements on the disputed lands. The Americans as they Are, described in a Tour through the Valley of the Mississippi, by the Author of "Austria as It Is." 1828 Sm. 8°, hf. bd., 1.25 [2198 "The Central West "well described]by an appreciative Englishman. The Net in the Bay, or the Journal of a Visit to Moose and Albany, by D. Anderson, Bp. of Rupert's Land, map of the Diocese. 1873 12°, cloth, .50 [2199 Journey from Buenos Ayres to Potosi, and by the Deserts to Arica and to Santiago de Chili and Coquimbo, in 1825-6 [Mining Journey], by Capt. (Joseph) Andrews. 1827 2 vols, sm. 8°, half calf, 2.25 [2200 Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Arctic Ocean in 1833-5, under the Command of Capt. Back, by Richard KING, Naturalist to the Expedition, sketch map and three plates. Bentley, 1836 2 vols, sm. 8°, cloth, 3.50 [2201 Full of information on the Crees, Dog-Ribs, Chipewayans, Esquimaux, and other ABORIGINES of the H.B. Co.'s Territories. Quite different from Back's own account. Impressions and Experiences of the West Indies and North America in 1849, by Robert Baird, 2 plates. 1850 2 vols, sm. 8°, cloth, 1.75 [2202 Vol. I is "a domestic portraiture of the Islands and Islanders of the West Indian Archipelago"; vol. II travels in the U.S.-"my tribute to the many beauties of that land, and the many excellencies of its inhabitants." Hudson's Bay, or Every-Day Life in the Wilds of North America, during Six Years' Residence in the Territories of the H.B. Co., by Robert M. Ballantyne, woodcuts designed by the author. Edin., private circulation, 1848 Sm. 8°, cloth, 2.75 [2203 Observations on the Inhabitants, Climate, Soil, Rivers, Productions, Animals, and other matters worthy of Notice. Made by Mr. John Bartram, in his Travels from Pensilvania to Onondago, Oswego and the Lake Ontario, in Canada. To which is annex'd, a curious Account of the Cataracts at NIAGARA. By Mr. Peter KALM, folding plan of Oswego. 1751 8° (96 pages), half bound, 9.00 [2205 The folding plate includes a plan and elevation of the peculiar "long-house" of the Six Nations. Kalm's Account of Niagara extends to 14 pages, being a letter dated "Albany, Sep. 2, 1750. The ZOOLOGY of Captain Beechey's Voyage to the Pacific and Behring's Straits in the Blossom' in 1825-8, by Richardson, Bennett, Owen, Gray, etc., forty-four beautifully coloured plates (including 160 coloured figures of shells) by SOWERBY, and three geological maps. 1839 40°, cloth, 15.00 [2206 Contains a fine "Geological Plan of the Port of San Francisco, California," and another of "Bay of Conception, Coast of Chili." Many of the Animals and Shells figured are from the western coasts of America, from Patagonia up to Alaska. For text of the voyage see no. 179. Benezet, Account of Guinea, [see no. 193]. Also a Re-publication of the Sentiments of several Authors of Note on this interesting Subject, particularly an Extract of a Treatise by Granville Sharp. Philadelphia, printed by Joseph Crukshank, 1771. 12° (214 pages), original binding, 6.00 [2207 Band." The BRITISH MONARCHY, a New Chorographical Description of all the Dominions subject to the King of Great Britain, engraved by George Bickham (Senr.), entirely engraved on copper, with many maps, views, arms and ornaments. 1747-9 Fo, cf., 12.00 [2209 Consists of 196 leaves, each engraved on one side. An Excursion through the United States and Canada during 1822-3, by an English Gentleman [W. N. Blane], large coloured map by John Melish, and folding chart of Niagara. 1824 8°, boards, uncut, 2.50 [2210 This anonymous traveller was evidently a gentleman; he finds the people 'kind and agreeable' everywhere, and the higher classes polished; he vigorously attacks the whole tribe of Journalwriting detractors-" From their want of introductions unlikely to be admitted into good society in America, these 'Smell-fungus' travellers have passed their time at the most inferior sort of taverns, and often at the pot-houses of the frontiers." Melish's large map (engraved by Sidney Hall, 1820) is an exceedingly elaborate one, and as good as any of its size and date. Death Struggles of Slavery, a Narrative of Facts and Incidents which occurred in a British Colony during Two Years immediately preceding Negro Emancipation, by Henry Bleby, views in Jamaica. 1868 P. 8°, cloth, .75 [2211 Blome, JAMAICA, New England, etc. [see no. 226]. Four folding maps (no portrait of De Ruyter). 1678 8°, original calf (rather small), 7.00 [2212 RORAIMA and BRITISH GUIANA, with a Glance at Bermuda, the West Indies, and the Spanish Main, by J. W. Boddam-Whetham, map and frontispiece. 1879 8°, cloth, 2.50 [2213 "Will no one explore Roraima, and bring us back the tidings which it has been waiting these thousands of years to give us?" Spectator, April, 1877. (But this attempt did not succeed in elucidating the mystery of the "flat-topped gigantic sandstone walls"). Canada and the Canadians [in 1846], by Sir R. H. Bonnycastle, new edition. 1849 2 vols in I, sm. 8°, cloth, 2.50 [2214 Supplemental to "The Canadas in 1841" [see no. 233]. Borthwick, California [see no. 295]. 8 plates. 1857 [2215 8°, half morocco, text thumbed, 3.50 Print. "A View of the City of Boston, the Capital of New England." [17—] Line engraving on copper, 9 × 5 in., 1.00 [2216 Title in copperplate script at base. Should say about 1740, the British flag is flying from fort in fore ground. Slight margin. Royal 8°, cloth, 4.00 Botta, War of Independence [see no. 240]. Map, sheet of facsimiles and fine steel portraits. Glasgow, 1844 [2217 DICTIONAIRE CARAIBE-FRANCOIS, Meslé de quantité de Remarques historiques pour l'eclaircissement de la Langue, composé par le R. P. Raymond Breton, Religieux de l'Ordre de Frères Prescheurs, et l'un des premiers Missionnaires Apostoliques en l'Isle de la Gardeloupe et autres circonvoisines de l'Amerique, A Auxerre, M.D.C.LXV. DICTIONAIRE FRANCOIS-CARAIBE [etc., as above] A Auxerre, M.D.C.LXVI. Thick 12°, deep red morocco (crushed levant), gilt lines, gilt edges, NEWLY BOUND BY ZAEHNSDORF, 35.00 [2218 Inscriptions on titles shew this copy to have formerly belonged to the Jesuits of Martinique. Petit Catechisme ou Sommaire des Trois Premieres Parties de la Doctrine Chrestienne, traduit du François, en la langue des CARAIBES Insulaires, par le R. P. Raymond Breton. A Auxerre, M. D. C. LXIV. 12°, new half roan, 6.00 [2219 Imperfect. Pages 13 to 16 (B iii and iv.) are almost entirely A considerable worm-hole through the whole book (70 pages). torn out. New Travels in America, by Brissot de Warville [see no. 271], second edition, corrected, in two volumes [vol. 2 is "Commerce of America," see no. 273], 1794 2 vols, 8°, boards, uncut, 4.50 [2220 This 1794 issue is a new edition, the translator's The new preface was occasioned by the famous His mission to America was as agent of a French anti-slavery society "Les Amis des Noirs." Life and Letters of John Brown, Liberator of Kansas, and Martyr of Virginia, edited by F. B. Sanborn, portrait and facsimiles. (Boston), 1885 Thick sm. 8°, cloth, 1.00 [2221 "All men know that it was no malitious intent or ambitious desires that brought Sir Everard Digby into that conspiracy, but his too inviolable faith to his friend that had trusted him with so dangerous a secret, and his zeal to his country's antient liberties." Sir KENELM DIGBY, on his Father. A Voyage to the South-Seas in the Years 1740-1, containing a faithful Narrative of the Loss of the 'Wager' on an Island 47° S., 81° 40" W., the Hardships of the Crew, Coasting of Patagonia, Passage through the Streights, Account of the Inhabitants, Arrival in Brazil, etc., with entertaining and curious Observations not taken Notice of by Sir John Narborough, compiled by John Bulkeley and John CUMMINS, late Gunner and Carpenter of the Wager.' 1743 8°, original sheep, bookplate and autograph of the Earl of Muncaster, 8.50 [2222 6 12°, calf, gilt, NEWLY BOUND, 6.00 [2223 Complete reprint of the London edition. Journal of the Wager's' long-boat through the straights of Magellan and up to Rio, about 1000 leagues. Account of the Indians of Patagonia. This book is the narrative of the adventures of the main portion of the crew. i An Account of the Expedition to Carthagena, with Explanatory Notes and Observations (60 pages), 1743. ii A Journal of the Expedition to Carthagena, in Answer [to i], (64 pages), 1744. iii Authentic Papers relating to the Expedition against Carthagena, being the Resolutions of the Councils of War, both of Sea and Land-Officers (104 pages), 1744. iv Original Papers relating to the Expedition to Carthagena (158 pages). 1744 4 vols in 1, 8°, calf, gilt, 8.00 [2224 Carthagena Expedition. Another collection, containing nos. ii, iii, and iv of above lot, also-Original Papers relating to the Expedition to PANAMA (226 pages), 1744. Original Papers relating to the Island of CUBA (220 pages), 1744. 5 vols in 1, thick 8°, calf, old bookplate of Stuart of Dunnairn, 10.50 [2225 Original Papers relating to the Expedition to Carthagena (158 pages), 1744. Genuine and Particular Account of the Taking of CARTHAGENA by the French and Buccaniers in 1697, by the Sieur POINTIS, Commander-in-Chief (90 pages), 1740 2 vols in 1, 8°, marbled calf, coronet and initial of Duke of Portland on sides, 4.50 [2226 CARTHAGENA (now in NEW GRANADA) was bombarded by Admiral Vernon in March, 1741, and unsuccessfully besieged the next month. Failing in actual warfare, the British leaders engaged in a war of words,' of which the above publications are the record. MEXICO, Ancient and Modern, by Michel Chevalier, translated by T. Alpass, map. 1864 2 vols, 8°, cloth, 5.00 [2227 Proceedings of a General Court Martial held at the Horse-Guards, Mar. 24 and 25, 1792, for the Trial of Capt. Powell, Lieut. Sutton, and Lieut. Hall, of the 54th Reg., on Charges preferred by William Cobbett, late Serjeant-Major of the said Reg., with several Curious Letters from the said W. Cobbett. 1809 Thin 8°, new half roan extra, 2.00 [2228 The Charges relate to the payment of Troops in NEW-BRUNSWICK and NOVA SCOTIA in 1789-91. Cobbett failed to appear at the Court Martial, and his charges fell to the ground. The future' Reformer' does not appear to advantage. Cockburn, Journey to the Great South Sea, [see no. 460]. FIRST EDITION. 1735 8°, new half calf, marbled edges, 6.00 Cockburn, Journey, [see no. 461]. 1794 Tall 12°, half morocco, 1.50 [2229 [2230 Slightly different issue. Plate, title-page and last leaf very nicely mounted and inlaid. CHICAGO and the Great Conflagration, by Elias Colbert and Everett Chamberlin, map and many cuts from photos. Cin., 1872 Thick sm. 8°, cloth, 3.00 [2231 Colden, Five Indian Nations, [see no. 469], large map. 1750 8°, calf, gilt, 10.50 [2232 Two years there. "It is of the inner life of Peruvians that this book treats-the peculiar traits of character, the description of men and manners, soil and scenery. i Extracts from the Votes and Proceedings of the AMERICAN CONTINENTAL Congress, held at Philadelphia, 5th Sept., 1774, Phila., rep. Almon, 1774. ii Journal of the Proceedings of the CONGRESS held at PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5, 1774, published by Order of the Congress, to which is added An Authentic Copy of the Petition to the King [FRANKLIN's], Almon, 1775. Journal, May 10, 1775 [as no. 499]. iv Journal of the Proceedings of Congress held at Philadelphia, from Sept. 5, 1775 to April 30, 1776, Phila., rep. Almon, 1778 iii 4 parts in I thick vol, 8°, calf, yellow edges, 18.00 [2234 The two former parts "contain the entire Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress." The two latter contain the 1775 Sessions, complete. Constitutions [as no. 504]. Fine portrait of Washington, "Don't Tread on Me," by Sharp. 1783 8°, half calf, 3.50 [2235 Includes the "List of Presidents "and three pages of "Advertisements " (4 pages in all). No. 504 wants Henry St. John, Gentleman, of "Flower of Hundreds," in the Co. of Prince George, Va., a Tale of 1774-'75, by John Esten Cooke. N. Y., 1859 Sm. 8°, cloth, 1.25 [2236 Notions of the Americans, picked up by a Travelling Bachelor [J. Fenimore Cooper]; FIRST EDITION. Colburn, 1828 2 vols, 8°, boards, 2.25 these. [2237 The great American novelist's vindication of his country and countrymen from current misrepresentations. Recollections of a Forest Life, or the Life and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh, or George Copway, Chief of the Ojibway Nation. (1850) 12°, cloth, 1.25 [2238 Third edition, maps and plates. 1787 Coxe, Russian Discoveries, [see no. 530]. go, calf, 1.75 [2239 History of BRITISH GUIANA, a General Description, Narrative of Events, Account of Climate, Products, Natural History, etc., by Henry G. Dalton, M.D., map and fine plates (several Indian portraits). 1855 2 thick vols, 8°, cloth, 6.50 [2240 "Natural History of British Guiana" extends to The Industrial Resources, etc., of the SOUTHERN and WESTERN STATES, embracing a View of their Commerce, Agriculture, Manufactures, Internal Improvements, Slave and Free Labor, Slavery Institutions, Products, etc., of the South, together with Historical and Statistical Sketches of the Different States and Cities of the Union, the Results of the different Census Returns since 1790, Statistics of the U.S. Commerce and Manufactures from the earliest period, etc., by J. D. B. De Bow, Professor of Political Economy in the Univ. of Louisiana. New Orleans, 1853 vols, large 8°, cloth, 7.00 [2243 King's Mountain and its Heroes, History of the Battle of Oct. 7, 1780, and the Events which Led to it, by Lyman C. Draper, LL.D., map, fine portraits, and woodcuts. Cincinnati, 1881 Thick royal 8°, cloth, 2.25 [2244 A most painstaking and important history of the Revolutionary War in the Southern States. The glorious victory celebrated is the defeat and capture of 800 loyalists by 1600 rebels in S. Carolina. Caspipina's Letters, written by a Gentleman who Resided some Time in Philadelphia, to which is added the Life and Character of William Penn, Esq. [by Jacob Duche]. Bath, 1777 2 vols in I, 12°, calf, 2.25 [2245 This edition of Dr. Duché's "Letters" or "Observations" by "Tamoc Caspipina" was edited by Edmund Rack, a Quaker; the Life of Penn, and Dedication of this edition to Richard Penn, are by him. The 'Life' extends to 125 pages, is interesting and trustworthy, and we do not think there is any other edition of it. Treatise on the Intimate Connection between Agriculture and Chemistry, addressed to the Proprietors of West India Estates, by the Earl of Dundonald. 1795 [2246 Manuscript. POEMS OF THE GREAT LORD Fairfax. "An Inofficious Collection by Transcript of these ensuinge Rough Draughts-Part of the Recreations and Solitudes in a Sedentary Life (as Designed for private use and then to Oblivion), by T. F., Out of his first Coppy, since by him Reviewed." About 1666-71 4°, original calf, 125.00 [2250 About 550 pages, most of which are written upon, in One page (493) appears to be in the autograph of the Pagination is from 1 to 538 (3 leaves cut out at 487- In an Appendix are "Remembrances of his deare This volume descended to the Fairfaxes of Bath (George Washington's correspondents): we purchased it in Bath, at Auction, about 1875. It has been lying by, unlooked at, ever since. Fairfax Autograph. Poems by that Famous Wit William DRUMMOND of Hawthornden, portrait by Gaywood; FIRST ENGLISH EDITION; 1656 4°, boards, .75 Report and Despatches of the Earl of Durham,, original binding, rather stained, and pierced H.M. High Commissioner and Governor-General by one wormhole, on the endpaper (part of an of British North America. 1839 ancient book) is the inscription "Ex Libris Hen. Fairfax, Coll. Exon. Oxon. pretiù 25 1657." 15.00 8°, cloth, 2.75 [2247 See also no. 631. This volume is much the same, but in a more handy form. Memo. as to Eden, First Three English Books (see no. 639). This volume is sent by mail, book and covers separately, FREE on receipt of 5.00 Voyage to Hudson's Bay, by H. Ellis [see no. 663]; LARGE AND THICK PAPER. 1748 Royal 8°, cf. (broken), wanting most of the map and 3 plates, 4.5o. [2248 The FIRST PART is a "History of former Attempts," including J. and S. Cabot, Frobisher, Davis, Weymouth, Hudson, Baffin, Fox, James, etc., (90 pages). Includes three chapters on the Esquimaux, which escaped FIELD ("Indian Bibliography"). Mémoires et Observations Géographiques et Critiques sur la Situation des PAYS SEPTENTRIONAUX de l'Asie et de l'Amérique, d'après les Relations les plus recentes, [par Samuel Engel]. Very large map of the Frozen Sea (Asiatic), with 4 insets of CALIFORNIA AND ALASKA from Acosta, and of North America. Lausanne, 1765 4°, boards, uncut, 6.00 [2249 Part I Northern Asia and the Frozen Sea, 76 pages. II Northern (chiefly ARCTIC) AMERICA, the pretended Discoveries of De Fonte and De Fuca, California, etc., 132 pages. III Possibility of a NORTH-EAST PASSAGE, 76 pages. IV On a South Sea trade, 4 pages. [2251 After the death of the "Great Lord," Henry became the fourth Lord, and was the ancestor of the Fairfaxes of Virginia. Fairfax Autograph. History of Many Memorable Things Lost, which were in Use among the Ancients, and of Excellent Things Found among the Moderns, by Guido PANCIROLLUS, with Additions. 1715 2 vols in I, 12°, original calf, autograph "ffairfax" on fly-leaf, 3.50 [2252 May possibly be " T. Fairfax" (initial monogrammed as usual). This English text of Pancirollus (see no. 1487) includes the chapter on the "NEW WORLD." Among the additions is "of Printing, and the first Book printed in each City before the year 1500." Utah and the Mormons, the History, Government, Doctrines, Customs and Prospects of the Latter-Day Saints, by Benj. G. Ferris, late Secretary of Utah Territory, cuts. N. Y., 1854 Sm. 8°, cloth, 2.00 [2253 Histoire de KENTUCKE, Nouvelle Colonie à l'Ouest de la Virginie, traduite de l'Anglaise de M. John Filson, par M. Parraud. Large map. Paris, 1785 8, original half calf, gilt, red edges, 22.00 [2254 Reprinted direct from the Wilmington edition, with "Preface" and "Additions" by the translator. |