Contains a History of the Franklin Collection sold to the State Department at Washington, and a list of 200 printed Books of and relating to Franklin. Privately printed. 36 pp. Imperial 8vo on fine handmade paper, illustrated with five steel portraits and a facsimile of Franklin's celebrated letter

Mr Stevens has still on hand a number of books relating to Franklin, being duplicates from the "Franklin Collection" and acquisitions since its sale, which it is proposed to catalogue shortly for sale.

II

HISTORICAL NUGGETS.

BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA, or a Descriptive
Account of my Collection of rare Books relating
to America. London.
London. 1862.

(2 vols cloth, fscp. 8° 30s)

HIS work, of which only a few copies remain for sale, printed in the best style of the Chiswick Press, comprises nearly 3000 titles (alphabetically arranged) of rare books relating to America, MOST CAREFULLY GIVEN IN FULL, WITH THE COLLATION and price of each work. It is intended as far as it goes to be a manual for collectors of this class of books, and to ensure the greatest possible accuracy the proof-sheets are read with the books themselves.

A SECOND SERIES

Of this Catalogue, under the same Title of "HISTORICAL NUGGETS," commencing with Volume 3, paged and numbered on continuously and printed uniformly, is now in hand, and letter A, over 600 titles, in the press. It will be edited in the same careful manner, but interspersed with descriptive, bibliographical, historical, geographical and biographical notes.

Each volume will contain about 400 pages, but the work will be published in paper-covered parts of varying thickness, from time to time as rapidly as possible, and issued to subscribers either in parts at the rate of 10s 6d per volume post free payable in advance, or 10s 6d per volume bound in cloth, payable on completion of each volume.

THE BOOKS DESCRIBED ARE ALL IN STOCK FOR SALE. Subscribers to the New Series will have the option of taking the volumes of the Old Series at the same rate of 10s 6d per volume, as long as any remain in print. Intending subscribers are invited to send in their names at once, but remittances may be delayed until the publication of the first part.

It is estimated that the titles and collations of the books now in stock will form about eight volumes (Vols iii to x) or from ten to twelve thousand numbers, and it is hoped that sufficient encouragement will be given to warrant the expense of carrying the work through without curtailment.

B

III

RITISH MUSEUM CATALOGUES. I A Catalogue of American Books in the Library of the British Museum, Christmas, 1856, 650 pp. 2 A Catalogue of Mexican and other Spanish American and West India Books in the Library of the British Museum, Christmas, 1856, 64 pp. 3 A Catalogue of Canadian and other British North American Books in the Library of the British Museum, Christmas, 1856, 10 pp. 4 A Catalogue of American Maps in the Library of the British Museum, Christmas, 1856, 14 pp. London, printed by Charles Whittingham, Chiswick Press, 1866. Cloth.

(8° 16s)

These four Catalogues, bound in one volume, comprising about 750 large 8vo pages in double columns, uniform with the "Bibliotheca Grenvilliana," describing about 20,000 volumes, were printed by Whittingham on fine toned paper, in the best style of the Chiswick Press. At the beginning are inserted the rules for Cataloguing Books, Maps, Music, &c., adopted in the British Museum, first printed in 1842, but now revised, with additions, alterations and amendments to 1862. There is also added a detailed description of the classification of books on the shelves in the British Museum. These Catalogues contain all the American Books that had got into the British Museum Library to the beginning of 1857. The four volumes in one were priced at 25s, but never regularly published.

IV

MDCCC LXXVII

R a bibliographical description of nearly one thousand representative Bibles in various languages chronologically arranged from the first Bible printed by Gutenberg in 1450-1456 to the last Bible printed at the Oxford University Press the 30th June 1877 With an Introduction on the History of Printing as illustrated by the printed Bible from 1450 to 1877 in which is told for the first time the true history and mystery of the Coverdale Bible of 1535 Together with BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES AND COLLATIONS of many rare Bibles in various languages and divers versions printed during the last four centuries Special edition revised and carefully corrected with additions Flavoured with a squeeze of the Saturday Review's homily on Bibles Cloth uncut.

London 1878.

(8° 75 6d)

LARGE PAPER EDITION on Whatman's finest handmade paper, Super royal 8° bound in half roan uncut, 15s, or bound in red morocco extra by Bedford, very handsome, only 10 so done, £4 45.

This large paper edition, bound by Bedford, having been produced under Mr Stevens's personal direction, is put forth as his model of what the manufacture of such a book should be. (Vide "Who Spoils our new English Books," page 10.)

V

costa de Enrique Estevans, 24 junio 1854

ARTA del señor don frey BARTOLOME de LAS CASAS al Illustre y Muy Magnifico señor don Mercurino Arborio de Gattinari Chanceller de S. Mag. el rey don Carlos en q suplica a s. s. q se le conceda la provincia del çenu q se cuente entre la tîra q se le señalare pa poner remedio a los agravios de los yndios en la trra firme. Año de Mdxx. II pp. in black letter, roan gilt lettered. Impressa en Londres, en casa de Carlos Whittingham a (4° 10s 6d)

Las Casas, who had taken great interest in the welfare and christianizing of the Indians, had been promised an extensive grant of land on the coast of Terra Firma, between Darien and Trinidad, for the purpose of founding a colony for improving and civilizing the natives. In this important and long autograph letter he repeats his request to Charles the Fifth through his Chancellor, and urges his benevolent scheme. It was printed in 1854 from the original autograph manuscript then in the possession of Mr Stevens. In the epistle dedicatory to Arthur Helps, Esq., a full account of the subject of the letter is given in English.

VI

ARTA de don frey Bartolõe de las CASAS Obispo de Chiapa a los Muy Rev. y Charissimos Padres del capitulo provincial de Guatimala, y del de Chiapa, mostrando su parecer sobre de q no se vendiesen los repartimientos o encomiendas de los yndios. Año de Mdliv. black letter, 21 pp. roan. Impressa en Londres; en casa de Carlos Whit(4° 10s 6d)

tingham a costa de Enrique Estevans, 24 Setembre 1854

Edited by Henry Stevens, of Vermont, in 1854, and beautifully printed at the Chiswick Press in black letter, uniform with Las Casas' tracts of 1552, from the original unpublished manuscript then in his possession. The MS. is not dated, but was probably written in 1554. Dedicated to Sir Frederick Madden.

VII

ARTA de amonestacio del obpo de Chiapa don fray BARTOLOME de las CASAS a los Muy M. Señores presidête y oydores de la real audiencia q residen en la ciudad de Gras-a-dios, tocante a la libertad y jurisdiçion ecclica y execucion dlla y a la libertad y remedios dlas injusticias y agravios d los yndios de su obpado. Año de Mdxlv. 10 pp. black letter, roan. Fue impressa en Londres; en casa de C. Whittingham a costa de Enrique Estevans, 24 junio 1854 (4° 10s 6d)

This important letter, printed from the original autograph manuscript in the possession of Mr Henry Stevens, never before printed, is dated the 22 of October, 1545. In the long epistle dedicatory to PETER FORCE of Washington a full abstract of the letter is given in English.