408. [POWNALL (THOMAS).] The Administration of the Colonies. 8vo, half calf. London: J. Wilkie, 1764

A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF Gov. PowNALL'S WELL-KNOWN WORK.

409. PRINCE SOCIETY. Champlain's Voyages. Maps and illustrations. 3 vols., small 4to, three-quarter blue levant morocco, gilt backs, gilt tops, uncut, by The Derome Bindery, Graham.

Boston, 1880-2

A SUPERB COPY. A number of news clippings have been laid in.

410. PROCLAMATIONS for Thanksgiving, issued by the Continental Congress, Pres't. Washington, by the National and State Governments on the Peace of 1815, and by the Governors of New York, since the introduction of the Custom, etc. Royal 8vo, sewn, uncut. Albany, 1858

411. PUTNAM (RUFUS). Journal kept in Northern New York during Four Campaigns of the Old French and Indian War, 1757-60. Notes and Biographical Sketch by E. C. Dawes. Portrait. Small 4to, morocco back, uncut. Albany, 1886

One of 100 copies.

412. RAMEAU (E.). La France aux Colonies. Les Français en Amérique, Acadiens et Canadiens. 12mo, boards, morocco back. Paris, 1859

Studies on the development of the French Race out of Europe.

413. RAMSAY (DAVID). Military Memoirs of Great Britain; or, a History of the War, 1755-63. With brilliant impressions of the fine portraits of Wolfe, Amherst, Boscawen, and others. 8vo, half mottled calf. Edinburgh, 1779

VERY SCARCE.

This work embraces the whole of the Old French War in Canada, giving most interesting details of the Local Battles, including Braddock's unfortunate Expedition, General Johnson's Victory, Capture of Oswego by the French; Expedition of Louisbourg, Fort William Henry taken by the French, Battle of Quebec, and death of Wolfe, etc.. etc

414. RARE NIAGARA IMPRINT. The Canadian Forget Mc Not for 1837. Edited by John Simpson. 18mo (shaken).

Niagara Printed by Thomas Sewell, [1836] THE SCARCEST BOOK PUBLISHED AT OLD NIAGARA, now Niagara-on-theLake.

415. RAYNAL (G. T.). A Philosophical and Political History of the British Settlements and Trade in North America. 2 vols., 16mo, original calf (two covers loose). Edinburgh, 1776

416. RECUEIL DE PIECES sur la Négociation entre la Nou velle France et la Nouvelle Angleterre, ès années 1648 et suivantes. 12mo, buckram, morocco back, uncut.

Nouvelle York: Cramoisy Press, 1866

417. RICHARDSON (JOHN). Matilda Montgomerie; or, the Prophecy Fulfilled. A Tale of the late American War (1812). One vol. in two, 8vo, wrappers, not original (pages foxed).

New York [1851]

One of the scarce ephemeral romances based on the War of 1812. It is a sequel to "Wacousta" by the same author.

418. ROCHESTER SPIRITS. History of the Strange Sounds or Rappings heard in Rochester and Western New York, and usually called The Mysterious Noises, etc. 12mo, wrappers.

FINE COPY, fresh and clean as new.

Rochester, 1850

419. ROGERS (ROBERT). A Concise Account of North America: Containing a Description of the several British Colonies on that Continent, including the Islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, etc. Folding map inserted. 8vo, three-quarter brown London: Printed for the Author, 1765

morocco.

FIRST EDITION of the famous Ranger's account of the country which had been newly acquired by the British Empire. It includes much valuable information of the various Indian tribes. including the White Indians of the Mississippi.

420. Journals, containing an Account of the several Excursions he made under the Generals who commanded upon the Continent of North America, during the late War. 12mo, half morocco, gilt top, uncut (one or two margins repaired).

Dublin, 1769

A SCARCE EDITION. This copy differs from that recorded by Sabin, in that it ends with p. 218, and there is no mention on the title of "An Historical Account." etc. which Sabin mentions as occupying 99 pages at the end. The imprint also differs slightly.

421. [] Reminiscences of the French War; containing Rogers' Expeditions with the New England Rangers under his Command, as published in London in 1765; with Notes and Illustrations. To which is added, an Account of the Life and Military Services of Maj. Gen. John Stark. With lithograph portrait of Stark by Pendleton. 8vo, original boards, uncut. Concord, 1831 Very scarce. Autograph presentation copy from Caleb Stark.

422.

Journals. Introduction and Notes by Franklin B. Hough. Map. 12mo, half brown morocco, gilt top, uncut.

Albany, 1883

423. Ponteach; or, the Savages of America. With an Introduction and a Biography of the Author, by Allan Nevins. Illustrated. 8vo, half cloth and boards, uncut. Chicago, 1914

One of 175 copies printed by the Caxton Club.

424. ROLT (RICHARD). The History of the late War, from the Commencement of Hostilities after the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, comprehending an authentic account of the Military Operations and Naval Engagements in different parts of the World. Vol. 1 [all published]. 8vo, contemporary calf. London, 1766

SCARCE.

425. RONDTHALER (EDWARD). welder. Portrait. 12mo (hinges weak).

Life of John Hecke-
Philadelphia, 1847

426. ROSSEEL (FRANK R.). A Back Number Town. Illustrated. Oblong 4to. Buffalo, 1891

Autograph presentation copy from the author.

427. ROY (PIERRE GEORGES). Sieur de Vincennes Identified. Portrait. 8vo, wrappers. Indianapolis, n. d.

428. ROYAL MAGAZINE (THE); or, Gentleman's Monthly Companion. Maps and plates. 8vo, contemporary boards, calf back (worn). London [1759]

Vol. 1 of this Magazine, comprising the numbers from July to Dec., 1759, and containing articles, maps and plates relating to the French and Indian War.

429. SAFFORD (WILLIAM H.). The Life of Harman Blennerhassett, comprising an authentic narrative of the Burr Expedition. Frontispiece. 12mo. Chillicothe, 1850

430. SAGARD (GABRIEL). Histoire du Canada et Voyages que les Frères Mineurs Recollects y ont Faits pour la Conversion des Infidèles. Depuis l'an 1615. 4 vols., 12mo, half maroon morocco, gilt tops, uncut. Paris, 1866

431. ST. CLAIR (ARTHUR). A Narrative of the Manner in which the Campaign against the Indians in the Year 1791 was conducted, under the Command of Major General St. Clair, together with his Observations on the Statements of the Secretary of War, etc. 8vo, original boards, uncut (label missing, and pp. somewhat foxed as usual). Philadelphia, 1812

A narrative of the crushing defeat and slaughter of 800 American troops under St. Clair by the Indians of Ohio. VERY SCARCE IN THIS

STATE.

432. The St. Clair Papers. The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair . . . with his Correspondence and other Papers. Arranged and annotated by William Henry Smith. Portraits and map. 2 vols., 8vo (ex-library copy). Cincinnati, 1882

433. [SAINTARD (P.).] Roman Politique sur l'Etat présent des Affaires de l'Amérique, ou Lettres de M*** A M***. Sur les moyens d'établir une Paix, solide & durable dans les Colonies, & la Liberté générale du Commerce extérieur. 12mo, contemporary mottled calf (hinge slightly cracked). Amsterdam, 1756

FIRST EDITION. With bookplate "Ex Museo del Montino."

434. SALONE (EMILE). La Colonisation de la NouvelleFrance. 8vo, half brown morocco, gilt top, uncut.

A study of the origin of the French-Canadian nation.

Paris, n. d.

435. SALVINI (ANT. MAR.). Tryphiodori Ægypti Grammatici excidivm Troiæ, Graece et Latine. 8vo, old sheep.

Florentiae, 1765

436. SANBORN (JOHN W.-"Clear Sky"). Legends, Customs, and Social Life of the Seneca Indians of Western New York. Gowanda, N. Y., 1878

Autograph presentation copy from the author.

8vo.

437. [SANDERS (DANIEL C.).] A History of the Indian Wars with the First Settlers of the United States to the Commencement of the Late War. Together with an Appendix. 2 fullpage woodcuts. 12mo, original boards (covers loose), uncut. Rochester, 1828

EXTREMELY RARE. This edition is in many ways more desirable than that of 1812, and is more uncommon. Some of the signatures have been bound up out of place, but the volume is perfect and in unusual uncut

state.

The Appendix is preceded by a title "A Brief Account of the Indian Battles fought by General Andrew Jackson, and others, during the late War."

438. SCHOELLHOPF (ANNA). The Great Lakes. A Peep into their Past, Present, and Future. Illustrated. 16mo, limp leather, gilt top, uncut. East Aurora, 1914

439. SCHULTZ (CHRISTIAN). Travels on an Inland Voyage through the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and through the Territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Orleans. Performed in the Years 1807 and 1808. Including a Tour of nearly Six Thousand Miles. Engraved portrait, plate, and 4 maps (the latter linen-backed). 2 vols. in one, 8vo, half morocco (pp. somewhat foxed).

New York, 1810 FIRST EDITION. VERY SCARCE. Copies vary in the number of plates and maps. Sabin calls for portrait, plate and 3 maps, whereas the present copy contains 4 maps.

440. SCISCO (LOUIS DOW). Political Nativism in New York State. 8vo, half red morocco, gilt top, uncut. New York, 1901

EXCESSIVELY RARE CAPTIVITY

441. SEAVER (JAMES E.). A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, who was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only twelve years of age, and has continued to reside with them to the present time. 12mo, original boards, leather back (worn, and a few damages repaired and restored in MS.).

Canandaigua: J. D. Bemis and Co., 1824

THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION. Mrs. Jemison was the first white woman to descend the Ohio river and her narrative contains many details of her experiences in the Western wilds. For many years this original edition was unknown.

442. SEAVER (WILLIAM). Historical Sketch of the Village of Batavia. 8vo, wrappers. Batavia, 1849

FINE COPY. SCARCE.

443. SENECA HYMNAL, also Ten Psalms of David, and Hymns. 16mo, sewn.

N. p., 1890

Autograph presentation copy from the translator, John W. Sanborn'Clear Sky."

444. [SERAN DE LA TOUR (L'ABBE).] Parallèle de la Conduite des Carthaginois, à l'Egard des Romains, dans la seconde guerre punique, avec la Conduite de l'Angleterre, à l'Egard de la France dans la guerre déclarée par ces deux puissances, en 1756. 12mo, contemporary mottled calf. N. p. [Paris] 1757

445. SEVERANCE (FRANK H.). Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier. Frontispiece. 12mo, uncut.

446.

447.

FIRST EDITION. Privately Printed.

Buffalo, 1899

The same. Second Edition. Map. 8vo, uncut.
With autograph of the author on title.

An Old Frontier of France. Adjacent Lakes under French Control. uncut.

Cleveland, 1903

The Niagara Region and Illustrated. 2 vols., 8vo, New York, 1917

FIRST EDITION. Being Vols. 20 and 21 of the Publications of the Boston Historical Society.

448. Western New York under the French. Rochester, 1920; Historical Museums, 1910; Second Report of the Conference of State and Local Historical Societies. Washington, 1906. 3 pamphlets.

449. SEYMOUR (HORATIO). A Lecture on the Topography and History of New York. 8vo, wrappers.

Utica, 1856

450. SHEA (JOHN GILMARY). Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley, with the Original Narratives of Marquette, Allouez, Membré, Hennepin, and Anastase Douay. Facsimile of the newly discovered map of the Mississippi by Marquette. 8vo, three-quarter green morocco, gilt top, uncut. New York, 1852

FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS SCARCE BOOK. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by the insertion of 44 portraits, plates and maps, to which is added at the end, a Pamphlet of 24 pages, entitled: "The Bursting of Pierre Margry's Bubble," by Shea. An A. L. s. of the author is laid in.

Besides the valuable relations which afford us the first accounts of the Indian tribes which inhabited the vast tract of territory from the St. Lawrence to the Mississippi, the author has added notes and bibliographical accounts of works upon aboriginal history, which are scarcely to be overestimated.

451. The Catholic Church in Colonial Days; The Life and Times of Archbishop Carroll; A History of the Catholic Church within the Limits of the United States from the First Attempted Colonization to the Present Time. Portraits, views, maps, and facsimiles. 4 vols., royal 8vo, uncut. New York, 1886-92

SCARCE.