INTRODUCTION.

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R. HENRY STEVENS, of Vermont, who died on February 28th last, having been warned some time previously by his medical advisers of the precarious state of his health, had early in the year given instructions for the sale of this the Second Portion of his Historical Collections relating to America, and the Catalogue was in preparation at the time of his decease.

The Collection now offered embraces the greater part of his personal or working Library, and exhibits in a marked degree his wellknown penchant for fine or uncut copies of rare books, and his love for elegant and expensive bindings when the books could not be obtained in their original condition. Many volumes contain his Book-plate.

A few of the most important Lots are briefly mentioned on the Title of the Catalogue, but amongst so many volumes on one general subject, it is difficult to discriminate, as the less wellknown books are often really the most important historically. For this reason we have catalogued the books rather more fully than usual, and in a few cases added notes, mostly from Mr. Stevens's own memoranda.

The following Index of Subjects may perhaps prove of service to the Reader, but we invite a careful perusal of the whole Catalogue. Part I of Mr. Stevens's Historical Collections was sold by us in July 1881. A few copies of the Catalogue, which included an account of the Franklin Collection, can still be had, price 5s. in cloth.

SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE.

INDEX.

Barbadoes, 16, 17, 74, 148
Bibliography, 30, 305, 491, 492, 501-4,
507, 509-18, 542, 577-8
Biography, 113, 289, 311-2, 325, 387,
410, 520-1

Boston, 35, 46, 56, 67, 87, 102-13, 434.
See also Massachusetts

California, 48, 387

Canada, 42, 49, 50, 51, 114, 162, 209, 217, 231, 232, 253, 254, 266, 268, 269, 276, 282, 287, 288, 289, 431-3, 435, 441-3, 451, 456-7, 461, 502-4, 565, 567-8. See also French Colonies, Cape Breton, &c. &c.

CATALOGUE

OF THE SECOND PORTION OF THE COLLECTION OF

RARE & VALUABLE BOOKS

Relating to America,

FORMED BY THE LATE EMINENT BIBLIOGRAPHER,

MR. HENRY STEVENS OF VERMONT.

FIRST DAY'S SALE.

SIZES MIXED.

LOT 1.

BRÉGÉ de la Révolution de l'Amérique Angloise, depuis le commencement de l'année 1774, jusqu'au premier Janvier, 1778. Par M. ***, Américain, calf extra

12mo. Yverdon, 1779

2 ACOSTA (Joseph de) De Natura Novi Orbis Libri duo, et de Promulgatione Evangelii, apud Barbaros, sive de Procuranda Indorum salute Libri Sex, FIRST EDITION, fine copy in brown morocco extra, old style, by Pratt small 8vo. Salmanticæ, 1589

3 ACOSTA.

The Naturall and Morall Historie of the East and West Indies. Together with the Manners, Ceremonies, Lawes, Governements, and Warres of the Indians, fine large clean copy elegantly bound in dark blue morocco extra, by Pratt 4to. London, 1604 4 ACRELIUS (Israel). Beskrifning om de Swenska Forsamlingars Forna och Narwarande Tilstand, uti det sa kallade Nya Swerige, sedan Nya Nederland, men nu for tiden Pensylvanien, samt nastliggande Orter wid Alfwen De la Ware, Wast-Yersey och New-Castle County uti Norra America, fine copy in red morocco 4to. Stockholm, 1759

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The Swedish Colony and Mission on the Delaware, planted in 1638, under Oxenstiern, wrested by Stuyvesant of Manhatten and annexed to New Nederland in 1655, and swallowed up by the English in 1664 together with the other Dutch possessions in America, was never really abandoned or forgotten by the parent State till 1791, when it had become permanently provided for and protected as part of the great republic of the United States. The best history of it is this by ACRELIUS, born in 1714, died 1800, who wrote first hand, having been provost over its three churches, and rector of the old Swedish church at Wilmington for seven years,

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1749-1756. Besides his own collections and experience, he seems to have used judiciously all previous authors who had touched or written on the same subject, such as De Vries (see Lot 563), Vander Donck (see Lots 128 and 129), Rudman's MSS. Swedburg's Dissertatio and America Illuminata (see Lot 531), Campanius (see Lot 203), Hesselius, Björk (see Lot 31), etc.

5 ALBERTINUS (Franciscus de). Opusculum de Mirabilibus Novae & veteris Urlis Romae, fine copy, red morocco extra 4to. Romae, 1510 On the recto of the last leaf mention is made of Vesputius and his discoveries. 6 ALLEN (Col. Ethan) A Narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's Captivity, from the time of his being taken by the British, near Montreal, on the 25th day of September, in the year 1775, to the time of his exchange, on the 6th day of May, 1778. Containing his Voyages and Travels, with the most remarkable occurrences respecting himself, and many other continental Prisoners, of different ranks and characters, which fell under his observation in the course of the same; particularly the destruction of the prisoners at New-York, by General Sir William Howe, in the years 1776 and 1777; interspersed with some Political Observations, polished calf extra

12mo. Walpole, N.H. Published by Thomas & Thomas, 1807 Very scarce, interesting and highly important pamphlet. The original edition was published at Newbury in 1780. 7 AMERICA or an exact Description of the West-Indies: More especially of those Provinces which are under the Dominion of the King of Spain. Faithfully represented by N. N. Gent, fine clean сору in green morocco extra, by W. Pratt, with the rare folding map 8vo. London, printed by Ric. Hodgkinsonne for Edw. Dod, 1655 8 AMERICAN POEMS, selected and original, vol. I (all published), nice clean copy in calf extra 8vo. Litchfield [1793] 9 AMERICAN STAMP ACT. Authentic Account of the Proceedings of the Congress held at New York, in 1765, on the Subject of the American Stamp Act, 1767-The celebrated Speech of a celebrated Commoner (Wm. Pitt), London, 1766-The Examination of Doctor Benjamin Franklin relative to the repeal of the American Stamp Act in 1766 [London] 1767, three rare tracts in one volume, old calf 8vo. [London] 1766-7 In addition to the three tracts mentioned above, the volume contains 167 pages of close manuscript notes, being extracts collected from all kinds of sources, relative to the Stamp Act, supplemented, and strung together, by many original notes of the Compiler. From an autograph in one of the pamphlets in the same handwriting as the notes the compiler's name appears to have been Thomas Wolrich. The whole volume, printed and manuscript, forms a tolerably exhaustive history of the Stamp Act, well worthy of the attention of the modern historian. 10 AMERICAN WAR. The History of the War in America between Great Britain and Her Colonies, from its Commencement to the end of the year 1778. In which its Origin, Progress, and Operations are faithfully related, &c. To which is added, a Collection of Interesting and Authentic Papers tending to elucidate the History, in 2 vol. capital clean copy in mottled calf, large folding map 8vo. Dublin, 1779 11 ANDRÉ (Major John) Cow-Chace, in Three Cantos published on Occasion of the Rebel General Wayne's attack of the Refugees Block-House on Hudson's River, on Friday, the 21st of July, 1780, FIRST EDITION, fine clean copy, polished brown calf extra,

EXCESSIVELY RARE

Svo. New York. Printed by James Rivington, 1780

12 ANTIQVITATES AMERICANÆ sive Scriptores Septentrionales rerum ante-Columbianarum in America. Edidit Societas Regia Antiqvariorum Septentrionalium, facsimiles of ancient documents, maps and plates, russia, g. e. large 4to. Hafnia, 1837

A highly important and useful work, which has not commanded the attention it deserves.

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13 APOLLONIUS (Levinus) De Peruviae, Regionis, inter Novi Orbis provincias celeberrimae inventione & rebus in eadem gestis, Libri V, fine copy in blue morocco extra, with the rare woodcut map, "Totius Novi Orbis et Peruviae Regionis descriptio."

small 8vo. Antverpiae, 1566 14 ARCHDALE (John) A new Description of that fertile and pleasant Province of Carolina: with a brief account of its Discovery, Settling, and the Government thereof to this time, clean copy in calf extra, by Bedford, a few clipped headlines carefully restored 4to. London, 1707 15 ASHTON'S (Philip) MEMORIAL, or an authentic account of the strange adventures of Mr. Philip Ashton; who, after he had made his escape from the Pirates, liv'd alone on a desolate Island for about 16 months, &c. With a short account of Mr. Nicholas Merritt, who was taken at the same time. To which is added a Sermon by John Barnard, V.D.M. fine clean uncut copy in red morocco 12mo. London, 1726

16 BARBADOS. Some Memoirs of the first settlement of Barbados and other the Carribbee Islands with the succession of the Governours and Commanders in Chief of Barbados to the Year 1741. Extracted from ancient records, papers, and accounts taken from Mr. William Arnold, Mr. Samuel Bulkly, and Mr. John Summers, some of the first Settlers, the last of whom was alive in 1688, aged 82, mottled calf extra, a few wormholes skilfully mended and restored 16mo. Barbados, printed by Wm. Beeby, 1741 One of the earliest books printed in the Island, and especially valuable historically, as pages 70-84 contain "A List of the Names of the Inhabitants of Barbados, in the year 1638, who then possessed more than ten acres of land.”

17 BARBADOS. A short history of Barbados from its first Discovery and Settlement to the end of the Year 1767, LARGE PAPER copy perfectly uncut, and not cut open, calf extra by Pratt 8vo. London, 1768 18 BARCLAY (P.) The Ruling and Ordaining Power of Congregational Bishops, or Presbyters, defended. Being remarks on some part of Mr. P. Barclay's Persuasive, lately distributed in New England. By an Impartial Hand, blue calf extra

Svo. Boston, Samuel Gerrish, 1724 19 BARCLAY (Robert) The Anarchy of the Ranters, and other Libertines; the Hierarchy of the Romanists, and other Pretended Churches, equally refused and refuted, in a two fold Apology for the Church and People of God, called in Derision, Quakers, red morocco extra

8vo. Philadelphia, reprinted and sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1757 20 BARCLAY'S (Robert) Apologie oder vertheidigungs-Schrift der wahren Christlichen Gottesgelahrheit, wie solche unter dem Volk, so man aus Spott Quaker, das ist Zitterer nennet, vorgetragen und gelehret wird, good copy, calf 8vo. Germantown, Christoph. Saur, 1776