E7 433 66 FOREWORD. This catalogue embodies the results of purchases made during the last four years, and as a whole contains an unusually large proportion of desirable nuggets" that are seldom offered for sale. All but a very small percentage of these books have come to me through private purchase and have not passed through the auction room. I have given it the general title of "Source Books on American History for the reason that nearly every item contains first-hand historical data of general, local or personal interest - the authors have given facts, rather than expressed their own deductions from the narratives of others. The story of the increasing rarity of Americana has been often insistently proclaimed and there is much truth in it. But desirable things are constantly turning up and car still be secured, at prices that are not prohibitive, by the careful buyer who watches all the channels. I have always stood for and believe in conservative values, and I must be convinced of both the merit and rarity of a book before either giving or asking an advance in price. Good Americana, well bought, always has and always will increase in value. And I predict that we shall see a far larger number of book buyers, whom neither "rehash" nor reprints will satisfy, interested in the origin of the things that have influenced our history. While this catalogue is roughly subdivided into subjects, a careful reading of the whole is recommended. All lots are guaranteed perfect and in good condition unless otherwise described, and any item may be returned that proves on inspection to be unsatisfactory the best asset being a satisfied customer. - GENERAL AMERICANA. Biography, Political and Civil History, Early Voyages, etc., etc. I Adams' Administration. The United States as They Are in their Political, Religious and Social Relations. 8vo, boards, uncut, pp. 242. London, 1828. $2.50 A social and political view of John Quincy Adams' administration. 2 Adet, P. A. A volume entitled "Appendix," consisting of the Correspondence of Adet and Fauchet with Randolph and Pickering, 1794-96. 8vo, blue paper wrappers, uncut (about 1796). $4.50 Contains 163 Letters on the French troubles. It seems to be the most complete work on the subject. 3 Agassiz, Louis. Contributions to the Natural History of the United States. Fine Plates, some colored. 4 vols. 4to, cloth. Boston, Little Brown & Co., 1857-62. $8.00 66 One of the most valuable works ever undertaken by any one editor," Sabin. 4 Allen. Last Letters of Richard L. Allen. 12mo, cloth, pp. 424. New York, 1871. $1.50 Author of the "American Farm Book." Interesting letters of travel, etc. 5 American Atlas. Carey's American Pocket Atlas. Twenty-three maps with descriptive letter press (including two maps, Missouri and maps, Upper N. W. Territories, not in earlier editions). 12mo, sheep. Philadelphia, 1814. Scarce. $5.00 Fine en American Binding. Barlow, Joel. The Columbiad. A Poem. graved portrait of Barlow after a painting by Robert Fulton, and 11 engraved plates by Smike after subjects designed by Fulton, including Cruelty Presiding over Prison Ships (of the American Revolution), etc. 4to, crimson morocco, elaborately gilt tooled, slightly foxed, pp. 454. Phila., 1807. $15.00 A beautiful example of early American bookbinding. This fine work, published at the expense of Robert Fulton, was the most costly American work issued up to that time. Includes descriptions of the cruelties of the British in the prison ships and the employment of the Indians, introducing the story of Miss McCrea, etc. M55918 American Book Prices Current. Edited by Luther S. Livingston. From vol. 1, 1895, to vol. 10, 1905, inclusive. 10 vols., 8vo, original cloth. New York, 1895-1904. $50.00 The early volumes are very rare. Of volume one but 400 copies were printed, which places the limit upon the number of sets that can be made up. 6 American Criminals. Defenders and Offenders. Portraits and biographical sketches of N. Y. Police force and 300 American Criminals. Colored lithographs. 4to, cloth, 1888. $2.00 Forts. Luffman, 7 American in the Territory of Columbia, ceded by Virginia and Maryland and established as the Seat of Government after 1800." Engraved by Rollinson, 1795. The regular plates include a fine double page map of Kentucky, 1795, by Anderson. 10 American Notes and Queries. A Medium of Intercommunication for John. Select Plans of the Principal Literary Men, General Readers, etc. Cities, Harbors and Forts in the World. Illustrated by 180 colored copper-plate engravings. 2 vols. 4to, half calf. London, 1801. $15.00 A very scarce set, unknown to Sabin. The plans include a fine one of New York city and harbor, Boston, Charleston, Philadelphia, Port Royal, Carthagena, etc. 8 American Harmony. The Continental Harmony, containing a Number of Anthems and Choruses never before Published. Engraved front, oblong, boards, Boston, Isaiah Thomas and E. T. Andrews, 1794. $2.00 In excellent condition. Dedham, Sudbury, New Plymouth, suitable for the Anniversary of the Pilgrims' Landing, Washington Street and other old New England tunes. 9 American Maps. The American Atlas (to accompany Winterbotham's History). 20 large maps of the States engraved by Anderson, Tanner, Martin, etc. Folio, half calf. New York, John Reid, 1796. $10.00 At end, and apparently an extra plate, is a fine early plan of Washington City entitled "Plan of the City of Washington Vol. I (1888) to Vol. 6 (1891). 6 vols. bound in three. 4to, half roan. $6.00 Phila., 1888-91. [Andrews, William Loring.] Eulogy on Thomas Crawford. By Thomas Hicks. Two medallion portraits — one in tint, and three full-page plates on India paper. 4to, half morocco gilt, gilt top, original front wrapper bound in. New York, 1865. $35.00 Privately printed by William Loring Andrews. A Large Holland Paper copy, and one of only two so issued. Very scarce. Audubon, J. J. The Birds of America. From Drawings made in the United States and their Territories. 500 full-page fine colored plates. 7 vols., 8vo, half morocco. New York, J. J. Audubon, 1840-44. $400.00 Very fine, clean copy of the first octavo edition, far superior in coloring to any of the other issues. In this copy all the plates are unfoxed and fine impressions. No one who has not compared this edition with others can realize how important it is that this original edition be secured if the collector wishes for the perfection and beauty of the plates. Audubon, John J. The Birds of America. 500 colored plates. 7 vols. New York, V. G. Audubon, 1856; Audubon and Bachman. The Quadrupeds of North America. 155 colored plates. New York, 1854; Cassin, John. Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America not given by former Authors. 50 colored plates. Phila., 1856. Together II vols., royal 8vo, full brown morocco, blind tooled, gilt edges. $350.00 Audubon, J. J., and Bachman, John. The Quadrupeds of North America. Illustrated with 155 beautiful colored plates. 3 vols., royal 8vo, half levant morocco, gilt tops. New York, V. G. Audubon, 1856. $60.00 Fine, clean copy of the octavo edition of this beautiful work. The plates, in most instances, exhibit two or more figures, male and female, in the most life-like attitudes, with their young, prey, etc., with views of their haunts and localities. 14 Anderson, Alexander. A Memorial of the First Engraver on Wood in America, by Benson J. Lossing. Illustrated with 38 engravings. 8vo, half morocco, gilt top. New York, 1872. $2.00 15 Andrews, William Loring. Bibliopegy in the United States, and Kindred Subjects. Illustrated with fine examples of early American bookbindings, some in gold and colors. 8vo, boards, uncut. New York, 1902. $17.50 Edition limited to 141 copies. The best work on the early history of the craft in America. 16 Archer's Manual; or the Art of Shooting with the Long Bow, as practised by the United Bowmen of Philadelphia. 2 fine engraved plates. 12mo, boards, pp. 66. Phila., 1830. $2.50 The first archery manual printed in the U. S. 17 Arctic. De Long, George W. The Voyage of the Jeannette. The Ship and Ice Journals of the Commander of the Polar Expedition of 187981. Edited by Emma De Long. Maps and illustrations. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth. Boston, 1883. $3.00 18 Arctic. O'Reilly, Bernard. Greenland, the Adjacent Seas and the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean illustrated in a Voyage to Davis' Strait in 1817. Maps and plates. 4to, new half cloth, uncut. London, 1818. $7.50 Contains a chapter on Attempts made to Discover a Northwest Passage. Auk. The Auk, a Quarterly Journal of Ornithology, complete, 1876-1909. Vols. 1-8 half morocco, Vols. 9-29 cloth, Vols. 30-34 parts. 34 vols. bound in 33. Colored plates. Cambridge and New York. $125.00 Fine set of the standard American ornithological journal. This includes the First Series issued as Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, and is rare. Contributions by all the leading writers in this field. 19 Arctic. Price, Julius M. From the Arctic Ocean to the Yellow Sea (around North Cape to Yenisei River and through Siberia). Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, pp. 384. New York, 1892. $2.00 20 Avery Collection. Catalogue Raisonneé. Works on Bookbinding, Practical and Historical with Examples of Bookbindings, 16th to 19th Centuries, from the Collection of Samuel P. Avery (with Foreword by Chas. A. Nelson). Frontispiece by Leloir. 8vo, cloth, pp. 136. New York (1903). $10.00 100 copies privately printed by De Vinne for Mr. Avery. Valuable notes to each item. 21 Bachman. Letters and Memories of the Life of John Bachman, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, Charleston, S. C. By C. L. Bachman. Portrait. 12mo, cloth, cloth, pp. pp. 436. Charleston, 1888. $2.00 Joint author with Audubon of the 22 Bancroft, George. History of 26 Beamish, North L. The Discovery of America by the Northmen in the Tenth Century. Map. 8vo, calf, pp. 240. London, 1841. $5.00 Contains translations of the Sagas and other Icelandic texts relating to the subject. 27 Benson, John. A Short Account of the Voyages, Travels and Adventures of John Benson (of Newport, R. I.), comprising Seven Voyages to different parts of the World, with Anecdotes of Men and Manners. 12mo, boards, pp. 120. N. p., n. d. $2.50 28 Bibliography. American Catalogue (The). Edited by F. Leypoldt, 1884-1890. Author and Title Alphabet: Subject Alphabet, etc. Thick 4to, half morocco. New York, 1891. $3.00 Bancroft, George. History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent. Portraits and plates. 10 vols., royal 8vo, original cloth, uncut. Boston, 1861-1875. $37.50 Large Paper copy, limited to fifty sets. A photograph of George Bancroft is inserted in volume one. Fine copy, in the original cloth, uncut, of this beautiful edition, which is now extremely rare. Bancroft, George. Poems. 12mo, half blue levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, by Bradstreet. Cambridge, Hilliard and Metcalf, 1823. $15.00 Fine copy, very rare, with interesting A. L. S. from the author to Dr. Shea laid in. Bancroft was only 23 years old when this volume was published. Second thought induced him to suppress it, and it is said that, with the exception of a few early copies sent out, the balance was burned at the house of Prescott. Appleton copy (without A. L. S.) sold for $38.00. |