Collation. Half-title, I leaf, title, leaf; Préface du traducteur, 6 leaves (i-xii); Preface de l'Auteur, 2 leaves (xiii-xvi); folding map; Histoire de Kentucke, 116 leaves (1-232); Approbation and Permission, I leaf (233-4). The Adventures of Boon commence at P. 57, Piankashaw Council at p. 101, On the Indians at p. 110, Filson ends at p. 145. Pages 146 to 232 are supplementary matter, vix., Declaration and Ordinance on New States, 1784-5; Extracts from Classics shewing America was known to the Ancients; "Du Gouvernement des Sauvages," 48 pages, on the Indians of N.A.; "Extrait de la Relation du Capitaine Isaac Stewart," 7 pages. The map is a copy (with French nomenclature) of Filson's: his was engraved in Philadelphia and sold, not in his book, but separately from it; only about half-adozen copies are known to exist. The map in IMLAY (see no. 984) is quite different. Sunny Florida: a Compendium of Information regarding 'The State of Orange Groves,' for the Settler, Investor, or Tourist. [188-] 8°, cloth, .50 [2255 The Californians, by Walter M. Fisher. 1876 Sm. 8°, cloth, .75 [2256 Their Country, Pioneers, Spanish, Chinese, Reprobates, Women, Men, Politicians [no calumnies], Writers. Full of appropriate quotations. Account of the Life and Travels in the Work of the Ministry of John Fothergill, with divers Epistles to Friends in G.B. and America. 1773 8°, calf, 1.25 [2257 Chiefly Travels and Labours in N. America and the West Indies in the earlier part of the last century. Old New York, by Dr. John W. Francis, with Memoir by Tuckerman, portrait; BEST EDITION. N. Y., 1866 Sm. 8°, cloth, 2.75 [2258 An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of PENSYLVANIA, from its Origin, so far as regards the several Points of Controversy, which have, from Time to Time, arisen between the several Governors of that Province and their COPY, 25.00 several Assemblies, [by Benjamin Franklin]. 1759 Thick 8°, original calf, BEAUTIFULLY CLEAN [2259 The FIRST EDITION of Franklin's attack on the Penn family: seen through the press by the author himself, who considered he could fairly deny the authorship, wherefore the work is not included in some editions of his writings. Some Impressions of the UNITED STATES, by Edward A. Freeman. 1883 Sm. 8°, cloth, .75 [2260 "Truly we may rejoice that, with so much to draw them in other ways, that great people still remains in all essential points an English people, more English very often than they themselves know." Lawrie Todd, or the Settlers in the Woods, by John Galt; FIRST EDITION. 1830 3 vols, sm. 8°, boards, uncut, 1.75 [2261 A True and Historical Narrative of the Colony of Georgia in America, from the First Settlement thereof until this present Period, by Pat. Tailfer, Hugh Anderson, Da. Douglas, and others, Landholders in Georgia, at present in Charles-Town in South Carolina. Charles-Town, printed by P. Timothy, 1741 8°, half calf, nice fresh state, 18.00 [2262 Containing the most authentick Facts, Matters, and Transactions therein, together with His Majesty's Charter, Representations of the People, Letters, etc., and a Dedication to his Excellency General OGLETHORPE [very sarcastic, "from the few surviving Remains of the Colony of Georgia "]. These unfortunate Land-holders' had evidently undergone great privations, and had lost all faith in "The Founder of the State of Georgia." Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Vol. XXIII, maps. 1853 8°, cloth, 1.00 [2263 Contains Sir R. Schomburgk on Samana in the Dominican Republic; A. R. Wallace on the Rio Negro; Col. Lloyd on the Mines of Copiapo; Capt. Fitzroy on the Great Isthmus of Central America ; four articles on Arctic Voyages; etc. Walks and Wanderings in the World of Literature, [by James Grant]. Phila., 1840 2 vols, p. 8°, cloth, .75 [2264 Several Scottish pieces, and "Recoilections of Sir Walter Scott" included. History of Oregon and Greenhow, [see no. 822.] larged, wants large map. Royal 8°, cloth, 3.00 California, by R. Second edition, enBoston, 1845 [2265 On the Origin of the NATIVE RACES of America, a Dissertation by Hugo Grotius (1542), to which is added A Treatise on Foreign Languages and Unknown Islands, by Peter ALBINUS, translated from the original Latin, and enriched with Biographical Notes and Illustrations by E. Goldsmid. Privately printed, Edb., 1884 120, cloth, .75 [2266 Issue limited to 350 copies. ALBINUS is chiefly interesting because he clearly set forth the reasons Columbus had for believing he would meet with land towards the West. i Letters on the AMERICAN WAR, addressed to the Burgesses, etc., of Kingston-upon-Hull, by David Hartley, M.P. 1779. ii Letter to Pitt on the Utility of a well-regulated Militia during the French War. 1760. iii A Letter to a Noble Lord on the Difficulties in obtaining Peace. 1760. With other pamphlets Thick 8°, half calf, 1.75 [2267 Pioneering in the Far East, and Journeys to CALIFORNIA in 1849 and to the White Sea in 1878, by L. V. Helms, illustrated from original sketches and photographs. 1882 Thick 8°, cloth, 1.25 [2268 Chiefly about BORNEO and the neighbouring islands: but contains an interesting chapter on San Francisco in 1850, and another on the same city in 1872the author laments he did not buy, when offered to him in 1850 for a few hundred dollars, the ground. now occupied by the finest buildings. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of SOUTH CAROLINA and GEORGIA, [by Alexander Hewatt, D.D., see no. 910]. 1779 2 vols, 8°, boards," not [cut open, PROBABLY UNIQUE STATE, 15.00 [2269 Personal Narrative, Equinoctial America, by Humboldt, [see no. 962]. Another set, 1822-9 7 vols, 8°, half roan, 12.50 [2270 Plates to Alexander de Humboldt's Political Essay on the Kingdom of NEW SPAIN, large map of Mexico, map of the Valley of Mexico, plans of Veracruz and Acapulco, 2 plates of Volcanoes, and three Physical Sections. 1811 8°, half calf, 1.75 [2271 Hunter's Ottawa Scenery, in the Vicinity of Ottawa City, Canada, map and 15 tinted lithographic plates. Ottawa, 1855 Royal 4°, cloth, 3.50 [2272 Hutchinson, Essay on Witchcraft, [see no. 973]. 1720 go, calf, an ordinary copy, 3.75 [2273 146 NEW WORLD BOOK LIST. A Visit to the United States in 1841, by Joseph Sturge. 1842 8°, cloth, .75 [2338 "The abolition of Slavery in the U.S. is the most prominent topic in my narrative." An Historical Account of the VIRGIN ISLANDS' in the West Indies, from their being settled by the English near a Century past to their obtaining a Legislature of their own in 1773, and the lawless State in which H.M.'s Subjects in those Islands have remained since that time, to the present, by George Suckling. 1816. ii. Account of the New NORTHERN ARCHIPELAGO, lately discovered by the Russians in the Seas of Kamtschatka and Anadir, by J. von Strehlin, coloured folding map of "Alaschka," etc. 1774. iii A Voyage to the Island of CEYLON in 1747, with some Account of St. Helena, etc. 1754. iv Account of some German Volcanoes, by R. Raspe, 2 plates. 1776 4 vols in 1, 8°, marbled calf, 4.00 [2339 the House of Burgesses, to which is Added a A Bill for Repealing several Subsidies and an 1733 8° (40 pages), calf, gilt, gilt edges, NEW EXTRA The Treaty Held with the INDIANS of the Six [2343 Nations at Philadelphia in July, 1742, to which is Prefix'd An Account of the First Confederacy of the Six Nations, their Present Tributaries, Dependents, and Allies. T. Sowle Raylton and Luke Hinde, [1743?] With others as under), 8°, half calf, lettered SUPPLEMENT. ii Brief Account of the proceedings of the Committee the Troops of the United States, with Rules and [2345 The title-page of the "Regulations" is merely a paste-down (badly done, probably the date is cut off) over the real title-page, which reads as above, but after "States " (13th word) follows "Part I," imprint "Philadelphia, Printed by Charles Cist, No. 104, North Second State, M.DCC.XCIV." The "Rules' appear to be entirely printed by Hodge and Wills. Trubner's Bibliographical Guide to American Literature. 1855 Sm. 8°, cloth, 75 Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro, with Account of the Native Tribes and Para, or Scenes and Adventures on the Banks The author's English corrected in many places by [2348 pencil notes. Exploring and Travelling Three Thousand Maranhao, with Appendix of Statistics and ObMiles through BRAZIL, from Rio de Janeiro to servations on the Climate, Railways, Mining, Commerce, Finance, etc., by J. W. Wells, C.E., original maps and many illustrations from the Author's sketches. 1886 2 vols, 8°, cloth, 2.50 [2349 The experiences of an Engineer during many years' work in Brazil, depicting in a realistic manner the pleasures and disadvantages of travel through the practically unknown interior of that vast Republic⚫ Catalogues of our stock of Books are always in print and current numbers are mailed free upon receipt of request specifying the subject required. COLLECTORS' LISTS of GOOD ENGLISH BOOKS (with selections of Old and Curious Books, ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. List always in print. AUSTRALIA and the GREAT SOUTH SEA. Very large collection, not yet catalogued. Books specially wanted, sought for and reported on. WILLIAM GEORGE'S SONS, BRISTOL, OLD ENGLAND. The Sportsman and Naturalist in CANADA, or Notes on the Natural History of the Game, Game Birds, and Fish of that Colony, by Major W. Ross King, six coloured plates and fine woodcuts. 1866 Impl. 8°, cloth, 8.50 [2281 South by West, or Winter in the ROCKY MOUNTAINS and Spring in MEXICO, edited, with a Preface, by Charles Kingsley, map and illus1874 trations. 8°, half calf, cloth sides, 2.25 [2282 The Court of MEXICO [1862-4], by the Countess Paula Kollonitz, Lady-in-Waiting to the Empress Charlotte, translated by J. E. Ollivant. 1867 8°, cloth, 2.00 [2283 "Contains many a pleasant picture of life and manners in Mexico, a graphic résumé of its history, and the first efforts of the ill-starred Kaiser Max' at the regeneration of that unhappy country." Voyage du Chev. Des Marchais en Guinée et à Cayenne, par le Père Labat. Maps and plates. Amst., 1731 4 vols, 12°, calf, three brilliant old French bookplates, 4.50 [2284 The copy of this book catalogued no. 1102 as being in 3 volumes is imperfect: the 4th volume is chiefly devoted to FRENCH GUIANA, with another fine map. Letters from the ALLEGHANY MOUNTAINS, by Charles Lanman. N. Y., 1849 Sm. 8°, cloth, 1.50 [2285 Life at PUGET SOUND, with Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon, and California, 1865-1881, by Caroline C. Leighton. Boston, 1884 P. 8°, cloth, .75 [2286 Reflections on Mr. Burchet's Memoirs; or Remarks on his Account of Captain Wilmot's Expedition to the West Indies, by Coll. Luke Lillingston, Commander-in-Chief of the Land Forces in that Expedition. 1704 8°, calf, 6.50 [2287 The expedition sent by William III in 1695 to Jamaica and Hispaniola to harrass the French: attack on Port de Paix, rivalry of English soldiers, Wilmot's sailors and the Spaniards as to plunder, what became of the prize-money was never settled. The London Magazine for 1773 to 1777, maps and plates. thick vols, 8°, half calf, 7.00 5 * [2288 The illustrations of 1774 and 1775 are described under no. 1181. In the other volumes are-Portrait of Joseph Thayendaneken the Mohawk Chief; folding map of Colonel Arnold's Route to Quebec; caricature of "News from America ;" folding map of the Seat of War in the Environs of Philadelphia; two New Zealand views; several more "Court Beauties" and other good portraits; some caricatures, including another one on the Quebec Bill. Two illustrations are missing-a map of Fife, and portrait of Gray. Outre-Mer, or a Pilgrimage to the Old World, by an American [H. W. Longfellow]; FIRST BRITISH EDITION. Bentley, 1835 2 vols, sm. 8°, boards, white label, uncut, 5.00 [2289 For the first U.S. edition see no. 1189. The variation in the title is worth noting; for his first original work Longfellow evidently expected no European sale-he did not repeat the mistake. Miles The Song of Hiawatha, by H. W. Longfellow, illustrated by Geo. H. Thomas, 1860. Standish and other Poems, illustrated by Absolon, Foster and Morgan, 1859 8°, cloth, gilt edges, 1.75 [2290 The Issued by Kent & Co., two books in one cover. engravings after G. H. Thomas are the best ever done to Hiawatha.' Both works on fine toned paper. Map. "Louisiana, am Fluss Mississippi." [About 1700]. Copperplate, 6 × 7 in., 1.00 [2291 Arms of France beneath title, arms of "Der Compagnie Wapen to left. Forts between the River and the Lakes are "Crevecour and "Miamis." Travels in Trinidad, by P. McCallum [see no. 1207], with the map, also having INSERTED a very fine "Plan of the Island of Trinidad from actual Surveys made in 1797," size 26 X 20 inches, coloured, pub. by Laurie and Whittle, 1809. 8°, half calf, 2.50 [2292 Two Thousand Miles' Ride through the ARGENTINE PROVINCES: being an Account of the the People, with a Historical Retrospect of the Natural Products of the Country, and Habits of Rio de la Plata, Monte Video, and Corrientes, by William Mac Cann, two coloured frontispieces (Costumes), map, and 4 tinted plates. 1853 2 vols, sm. 8°, cloth, 4.50 [2293 of 1812, also a Description of the Esquimeaux A Voyage to Hudson's Bay during the Summer and N.A. Indians, their Manners, Customs, Dress, Language, etc., by T. McKeevor, M.D., plates, 1819. Voyage to the North Pole in the 1819. Sir R. Phillips Syrene,' by the Chev. De la Paix de Freminville, 80 (about 100 pages), boards, uncut, 1.75 [2294 McKeevor was doctor to the Earl of Selkirk's colony; he gives a Chippeway vocabulary and some phrases. The AMERICAN in England, [by Captain A. S. Mackenzie]. Bentley, 1836 2 vols, sm. 8°, cloth, 1.50 [2295 "After all, we are ourselves but Englishmen in another hemisphere. We are only editions of the same work; in America, plain, useful, and got up with something more of the spirit of the age; while in England, though the common type be mean and defaced, yet is the volume pleasing to peruse." Preface. A Tour through the British WEST INDIES in 1802-3, giving a Particular Account of the BAHAMA ISLANDS, by Daniel McKinnen, map. 1804 Sm. 8°, boards, uncut, 1.25 Boston, N.E. 4m. 21. 1667 J. M.",7 leaves; Titlepage [same setting as before] " London, Printed for John Allen in Wentworth-street, near Bell Lane, 1669," I leaf [verso blank: note that the two title-pages are required to make up the 24 leaves of 3 preliminary sheets-copies wanting either title-page are imperfect]; The Mystery, 91 leaves; Table, etc., 5 leaves. A most charmingly-bound little volume by the first New-England born author bearing this famous name. It is also his FIRST WORK (ætat. 28). A Faithful Account of the Discipline Professed Ratio Disciplinæ Fratrum Nov-ANGLORUM. and Practised, in the CHURCHES OF NEW ENGLAND, (by Cotton Mather). BOSTON: Printed for S. Gerrish in Cornhill, 1726 Travels in South and North America by Alex-8, purple morocco (crushed-grain levant), extra, [2296 ander Marjoribanks, coloured plate of Niagara. gilt edges, by ROGER DE COVERLEY, 24.00 [2303 Edb., 1853 Sm. 8°, cloth, 1.50 [2297 "There are few persons throughout Her Majesty's dominions who do not indirectly encourage slavery by wearing about them the produce of negro toil. The institution of slavery is, in fact, infinitely more essential to Great Britain than to the U.S."Page 369.[!] Peruvian Bark: a Popular Account of the Introduction of CHINCHONA Cultivation into British India, by Clements R. Markham, 18601880, 3 maps (2 South American). 1880 Thick sm. 8°, cloth, 1.00 [2298 The History of the brilliant success of the author's plan (see no. 1254). Part I records the Collection of Chinchona Plants and The War between PERU and Chile, 1879-1882, by Clements R. Markham, map. 1882 Sm. 8°, cloth, 1.75 [2299 The HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORIES and Vancouver's Island, with an Exposition of the Chartered Rights, Conduct and Policy of the Hon. H. B. Corporation, by R. M. Martin, map. 1849 8°, cloth, 2.00 [2300 Proving from its former history that "no other British Possessions in the West Indies, by R. M. Martin, port. of Rodney, and 5 good maps. [1850] Impl. 80, cloth, 1.00 [2301 Being the portions of Martin's 'British Colonies' relating to the W. I. The Mystery of Israel's Salvation, Explained and Applyed, or a Discourse Concerning the General Conversion of the Israelitish Nation, wherein is shewed I That the Twelve Tribes should be saved 2 When this is to be expected 3 Why this must be 4 What kind of Salvation the Tribes of Israel shall partake of, by Increase Mather, M.A., Teacher of a Church in Boston, in New England [Texts, 10 lines]. Printed in the Year 1669 8°, crimson morocco (crushed-grain levant), extra, gilt edges, "BOUND BY R. RIACH FOR H. STEVENS, 1884," 30.00 [2302 Title-page as above [Latin and Greek mottoes on verso], I leaf An Epistle to the Reader, "From my study in N. Haven in N.E. the 18th day of Sept. 1667. JOHN DAVENPORTE,' "6 leaves; To the Reader "W. G." 2 leaves; To the Reader "W. H." 7 leaves; The Author's Preface to the Reader, "From my Study in Title page, I leaf; Increase Mather's Attestation, 2 leaves; Introduction, 5 leaves; Methods and Customs in the Churches of New England, 104 leaves (last page is "Postcript, Cotton Mather" and "Erratulella.") The foredge of title and several corners have been made good by the excellent binder whose name is stamped inside the cover. Narrative of a Visit to BRAZIL, Chile, Peru, and the Sandwich Islands, in 1821-2, with Mis cellaneous Remarks on the Past and Present State, and Political Prospects of those Countries, by G. F. Mathison, map of the Sandwich Islands, and four coloured plates. Charles Knight, 1825 8°, boards, uncut, 3.00 [2304 Brazil, 170 pages; Chile, go pages; Peru and S.A. generally, 140 pages and 2 Female Costume plates; Sandwich Islands, 120 pages, plate of Native, and view of an Ancient Inscribed Stone. Recherches Historiques et Politiques sur les ETATS-UNIES de l'Amérique Septentrionale, où l'on traite des établissemens des treize Colonies, de leurs Gouvernemens, avant et après la Révolution, etc., par un Citoyen de Virginie [Phillip Mazzei], avec quatre Lettres d'un Bourgeois de New-Haven. Colle, 1788 4 vols in 3, 80, calf, 4.50 [2305 Includes chapters on the Indians, the Order of Cincinnatus, etc., in addition to the History of the Formation of the U.S.; nearly two volumes are devoted to refutations of the statements of RAYNAL and MABLY. The Picture of Philadelphia, by Jas. Mease, Tall 12°, new sheep, 3.25 M.D., folding view. Phila., 1811 [2306 A Voyage to North America and the West Indies in 1817, by E. Montule, five plates. Sir R. Phillips, 1821 8°, boards, uncut, 1.75 [2307 Folding plate of "Rencounter with a Rattle Snake on the Banks of the Ohio," view of New York, view of Niagara. Shores of the POLAR SEA: a Narrative of the ARCTIC Expedition of 1875-6, by Dr. E. L. Moss, H.M.S. "Alert," map, 16 chromo-lithographs, and many engravings from drawings made on the spot by the Author. 1878 *Royal f°, cloth, gilt, 7.50 [2308 The most beautiful volume issued in England on Arctic Exploration; the coloured plates are mounted in imitation of the original drawings, and are very effective. Issued at 26 dollars. Sermons to Asses, to Doctors in Divinity, etc., by the late Rev. James Murray, of Newcastle, with an Original Sketch of his Life, portrait. W. Hone, 1819 8°, hf. calf, 1.00 [2309 The brief Memoir of this ardent liberty-lover states that "there is no other account of him extant;" |