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Whitsitt's Inference. 12mo, cloth, pp. 145. Providence, 1897. $0.50 1065 Williams, Roger. Memorial of Roger Williams. A Paper read A Paper read before the R. I. Historical Society, May 18, 1860. By Zachariah Allen. 12mo, paper, pp. 10. n. p., n. d. $0.50

1066 Williamstown, Mass. Perry, Arthur L. Origins of Williamstown. (Fort Mass in French and Indian War, Life of Ephraim Williams, etc.) Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, pp. 650. New York, 1896. $2.50 1067 Wilton, N. H. Peabody, Ephraim. Address at Centennial Celebration. With Appendix (History of the Town, etc.). 8vo, unbound, pp. 103. Boston, 1839. $1.50

1068 Winchester, Mass. The

Winchester Record (with Genealogies
of Old Families). Vol. 2. Maps and
portraits. 3 parts, 8vo, paper. Win-
chester, 1886.
$3.00

Discontinued after Vol. 3, part 1.
1069 Windsor Farms, Conn.
Stoughton, John A. A Glimpse of
an Old Parish. Illustrated. Roval
8vo, cloth, pp. 150. Hartford, 1883.

$7.50

Related largely to Rev. Timothy Edwards and the Edwards family.

1070 Windham County, County, Conn. Larned, Ellen D. History of Windham County. Maps and portraits. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth. Worcester, 1874. $7.50

1071 Windham County, Conn. A Letter from the Associated Ministers of the County of Windham to the People of the several Societies in said County (signed by Eleazer Wheelock and others). 8vo, unbound, pp. 52. Boston, 1745. $3.50

1072 Windham, N. H. Morrison, Leonard. A Supplement to the HisWindham, tory of (Marriages, Births, and Deaths from 1882 to 1892; Londonderry, Ireland, with Historical Genealogical Records Gathered in Gleanings in Dublin, Homes of the Early Settlers, etc.) 8vo, cloth, pp. 169. Boston, 1892. $1.00

1073 Winterport, Me. Littlefield, Ada D. An Old River Town. Being a History of Winterport (Old Frankford), Maine. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, pp. 249. New York, 1907. $1.25

Witchcraft. Scot, Reginald. The Discovery of Witchcraft, proving that the Compacts and Contracts of Witches with Devils, etc. . . are Erroneous Novelties . . . whereunto is added a Discourse of the Nature and Substance of Devils and Spirits in two books. . . the second now added in this Third Edition as Succedaneous to the former, etc. Folio, half calf. London, 1665. $25.00

One of the most famous of the books exposing the absurdity of belief in witchcraft. The first edition was published during the reign of King James I, and, as his majesty considered himself an authority on the subject and differed entirely from the author, he disposed of Reginald Scot's forcible arguments by the kingly method of seizing all the copies he could discover and burning them, in so doing much increasing the fame of the book.

Witchcraft. Webster, John. The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft, wherein is offered that there are many sorts of Deceivers and Imposters, but that there is Corporeal League made betwixt the Devil and the Witch, that Witches are turned into Cats, Dogs, etc., is utterly denied and disproved. Folio, original calf. London, 1677.

$15.00

Fine copy, with leaf of Imprimatur and 2 extra leaves at the end. Written in reply to Glanvil, Causabon, etc., and one of the most famous of the old works on Witchcraft. Brinley sale, $36.00.

Woodward's Historical Series. Nos. 1 and 2. Records of Salem Witchcraft copied from the Original Documents; Nos. 3 and 4 Hubbard's Indian Wars, edited by Saml. G. Drake; Nos. 5 to 7 The Witchcraft Delusion in New England, edited by Saml. G. Drake; No. 8 Annals of Witchcraft in New England and elsewhere in the United States, by Saml. G. Drake. 8 vols., royal 4to, paper, uncut, in 2 cloth boxes. Roxbury, 1864-69. $60.00 Splendid large paper copy, of which only 15 complete sets were issued. Contains the most exhaustive account of the Salem witchcraft delusion and the best edition of Hubbard.

1074 Winthrop, John. History of New England. Edited by James Savage. Portrait. Vol. I. 8vo, cloth, uncut. Boston, 1853. $3.50

Will be glad to purchase Vol. 2.

1075 Winthrop, Me. Thurston, David A. Brief History of Winthrop from 1764 to Oct. 1855 (with Genealogical Register). 12mo, cloth, pp. $1.50 247. Portland, 1855.

1076 Witchcraft. Drake, Samuel G. Autograph Manuscript of his Introduction to The Witchcraft Delusion in New England, 1866. 47 pp. Neatly written.

$20.00

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1080 Woburn, Mass. Samuel. History of Woburn, from Grant of its Territory to Charlestown in 1640, to the year 1680 (with Records of Revolutionary Soldiers and Genealogical Notes). Portraits. 8vo, cloth, pp. 657. Boston, 1868. $2.00

1081 Wolcott, Vt. Narrative of the Sufferings of Seth Hubbell and Family in his beginning Family in his beginning a Settlement in the Town of Wolcott. 12mo, paper. Danville, 1826. $2.50

A simple account of the extreme hardships suffered by a settler who came from Connecticut in 1789.

1082 Woodbury, Conn. Cothren, Wm. History of Ancient Woodbury (with Genealogies, 300 pages). Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, pp. 840. Waterbury, 1854.

$7.50

Worcester County, Mass. History of the County of Worcester, with Account of every Town. Map. 8vo, half levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, pp. 339. Worcester, 1739. $25.00

Very fine, large uncut copy, bound from the original sheets. This work is one of the earliest as well as one of the most reliable of New England local histories, and, with the original map, it is very scarce.

Worcester Society of Antiquity. Publications Nos. 1 to 24. 8vo, 2 vols., cloth, balance parts. Worcester, 1877-87.

$40.00

This valuable series contains many important papers on Worcester topics. The Early Records, Town Records, etc. Only a limited number of copies were printed.

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1086 Worcester, Mass. Barton, W. S. Epitaphs from the Cemetery on Worcester Common, with occasional notes, references, and an Index. 8vo, paper, pp. 36. Worcester, 1848. $1.50

1087 Worcester, Mass. Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Naming of Worcester (with Oration. by Senator Geo. F. Hoar). 8vo, paper, pp. 176. Worcester, 1885. $0.50

1088 Worthington, Mass. Secular and Ecclesiastical History of the Town of Worthington, from its First Settlement to the Present Time. 8vo, half morocco, pp. 72. Albany, 1853. $2.00

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Local and General History, Discovery, Settlement, New York State and

City, etc.

1089 Acrelius, Israel. History of New Sweden. Translated with Notes by Wm. M. Reynolds. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, pp. 468. Phila., 1874. $2.00

lustrated. A Series of fine photograv-
ure plates with text. 12 parts, folio,
paper. Albany, 1891.
$2.50
1093 Albany, N. Y. Munsell,
Joel. The Annals of Albany. Plates,
maps, etc. 10 vols., 12mo, cloth. Al-
bany, 1850.

$20.00

Fine copy.
One of the most important
works on the early Dutch settlement in
New York.

Reynolds,

1094 Albany, N. Y. Cuyler. Albany Authors. A List of Books written by Albanians. With Biographical Data. 16mo, paper, pp. 107. Albany, 1902.

1090 Adirondacks. Ives, Martin V. B. Through the Adirondacks in Eighteen Days. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, pp. 119. N. Y., 1899. $1.50 1091 Adirondacks. Smith, H. Perry. The Modern Babes in the Wood, or Summerings in the Wilderness. With a Descriptive Guide to the Adirondacks. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, pp. 444. Hartford, 1872. $1.50 1092 Albany, N. Y. Albany IlAcrelius, Israel. Beskrifning om de Swenska Forsmlingars Forna och Narwarande Tilstand, uti Det sa kallade Nya Swerige, etc. (A History of New Sweden; or, Settlements on the River Delaware). 4to, full polished calf, gilt, side panels with center ornaments, gilt edges, by Zaehnsdorf. Stockholm, 1759. $45.00

$1.25

A very fine copy from the Brinley collection, at which sale it sold for $80.00. "This important work is hardly less rare than that of Campanius, especially when in good condition. It has, besides, the merits of being much more extensive and of reproducing a large number of documents, partly unpublished. The author stayed a long time in America, as Provost to the Swedish Congregation, and in his leisure hours he collected the materials of his history."- F. Muller.

1095 Albany, N. Y. The Manual of the First Lutheran Church. With History, List of Members, etc. (by Joel Munsell). Illustrated. 12m0, paper, pp. 128. Albany, 1871. $2.00

1096 Albany, N. Y. Wilson, S. Albany City Guide and Traveller's Directory. Map and illustrations. 16mo, cloth, pp. 144. Albany, 1845. $3.00

1097 Albany County, N. Y. Art Work of Albany County. A Series of fine photogravure views, with text. 9 parts, folio, paper. Chicago, 1897. $2.50 Brown,

1098 Anti-Masonic. Henry. Narrative of the Anti-Masonick Excitement in the Western Part of New York, 1826-28. 12mo, boards. (broken), pp. 244. Batavia, 1829.

$3.50 1099 Babylon, N. Y. The Babylon Town Patents. As reviewed by Wm. G. Nicoll in letters to The South Side Signal, March-May, 1911. 12mo, wrappers, pp. 70. Babylon, Signal Press (1911).

$1.50

Printed on one side of the page only, only a few issued.

1100 Baltimore. Baltimore, or Long, Long Time Ago, by W. B. B. 8vo, paper, pp. 24. Baltimore, 1853. $2.50 IIOI Baltimore. Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Baltimore City and County, from the Earliest Period to the Present Day, including Biographical Sketches of Representative Men. Profusely illustrated. Thick 4to, half morocco (rubbed), pp. 947. Phila., 1881. $3.50

1102 Baltimore. Smith, Joseph T. Eighty Years, embracing a History of Presbyterianism in Baltimore. 12mo, cloth, pp. 279. Phila., 1899.

$1.00

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printed in New York, with introductory note by Adelaide R. Hasse. Only 500 copies made in 1903.

1104 Bedford, N. Y. Baird, Chas. W. History of Bedford Church (from 1681). 12mo, cloth, pp. 149. New York, 1882. $1.50

1105 Bedford, N. Y. Hervy, P. B. Brief History of the Presbyterian Church at Bedford from 1680. 2 plates. 8vo, paper, pp. 34. New York, 1874. $1.50

1106 Berks County, Pa. Rupp, I. D. History of the Counties of Berks

and Lebanon. Account of the Indians and nearly 5,000 Names of Early Settlers. Lithograph plates. 8vo, calf, pp. 519. Lancaster, 1844. $5.00

1107 Berks County, Pa. Strunck, Amos K. Officers of Berks County, 1752 to 1860, also Vote of the County at Elections. 16mo, cloth (loose), pp. 124. Reading, 1859. $2.50

1108 Bradford. The Exellent Priviledges of Liberty and Property. A Reprint and Facsimile of the First American Edition of the Magna Charta (with Penn's Patent and Frame of Government), printed in 1687 by William Bradford. 8vo, vellum. Phila., 1897. $6.00

Edition limited to 150 copies beautifully printed on handmade paper. Introduction by Frederick D. Stone and edited by John Thomson.

1109 Bradford Laws. Facsimile of the Laws and Acts of the Province of New York. Printed by William Bradford, 1694. With Historical Introduction, Notes and Appendix, by Robert L. Fowler. Folio, vellum, uncut. New York, 1894. $22.50

Limited to 312 copies printed for the Grolier Club.

II10 Brighton, N. Y. Page, Joseph R. seph R. History of the Brighton Church, in Five Discourses. With List of Members from its Organization.) 8vo, papers, pp. 60. Rochester, 1877.

$1.50

Brooklyn, N. Y. Field, T. W. Historic and Antiquarian Scenes in Brooklyn and its Vicinity (Suydam House and the Hessians in Brooklyn, Indian, Dutch and English Names of Localities, Services of Maryland Battalions, Anecdotes, Traditions, etc.). Map and tinted and colored illusts. of old buildings. Royal 8vo, cloth, uncut, paper label. Brooklyn, 1868. $15.00 One of a very few copies with the cancelled pages 23-6, as originally written, and before others were substituted. They tell quite different stories. The entire edition was only 110 copies.

IIII Brookhaven, N. Y. Records of the Town of Brookhaven up to 1800. 8vo, cloth, pp. 219. Patchogue, 1880. $2.50 1112 Brooklyn, N. Y. Drowne, T. S. Discourse in Church of Holy Trinity with Historical Notes. (Planting of the Church on Long Island, etc.) 8vo, paper, pp. 78. New York, 1868. $0.75 1113 Brooklyn, N. Y. Fifty Years in Brooklyn (of Y. M. C. A.), 18531903. Illustrated. 8vo, paper, pp. 8vo, paper, pp. 124. Brooklyn, 1903. $0.50 1114 Brooklyn, N. Y. History of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Breuckelen. 1654-1896. (With Personal Record of some of the Old Families.) Illustrations. 4to, cloth, pp. 94. 1896. $2.50 1115 Brooklyn, N. Y. Manual of the Church of the Pilgrims. (With List of Names.) 12mo, paper, pp. 42. New York, 1859. $1.25

1116 Broome County, N. Y. Burr, G. H. Historical Address Relating to the County of Broome. 8vo, paper, PP. 55. Binghamton, 1876. $1.50 Presentation copy from the Author.

1117 Bucks County, Pa. Biographical Sketches of the Leading Citizens of Bucks County. Portraits. 4to, leather (binding broken), pp. 558. Buffalo, 1899. $2.50

1118 Bucks County, Pa. Buck, Wm. J. History of Bucks County. 8vo, paper, pp. 142. (1855.) $15.00 Very rare, the largest part of the edition having been destroyed.

1119 Buffalo Historical Society. Publications, Vols. 3 to 8. Portraits,

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1122 Bushnell, Charles I. rangement of Tradesmen's Cards, Political Tokens, Election Medals, etc., described from the Originals. Plates. 8vo, paper, pp. 118. New York, 1858. $2.00

The best work on Tradesmen's Tokens. Only a limited number, privately printed.

1123 Campanius, Thomas. Kort Beskrifning Om Previncien Nya Swerige uti America Som nu fortyden of the Engelske Kallas Pennsylvania. (Description of the Province of New Sweden, now called by the English Relations and Writings of Persons Pennsylvania. Compiled from the worthy of Credit.) By Thomas Campanius Holm. Engraved title, 4 maps and plans, and others in text (2 plates missing). 4to, morocco. Stockholm, $12.50

1702.

A scarce work, relating to the establishment of the Swedes in Pennsylvania. The descriptions of the characteristics of the Indians have value, as statements made probably from the narrations of an actual observer. Pastor Campanius, the author's

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