As a whole, the catalogue merits the attention of the purchaser of choice and rare books-the collectors of books relating to American history, bibliography, and elegant typography, biography and genealogy. The collection is worthy the especial attention of librarians, as many books are offered which are not likely to recur for sale very soon.

The great fire in Bond Street placed this collection in jeopardy-and it is a matter of much gratification that the books escaped. The windows of the room were broken, and the rear of the building damaged, but the books were not unpacked and they received no injury. The newspapers have given publication to a statement that the books of Mr. E. G. Asay were seriously injured; as Mr. Asay's books were all in his library at Chicago, it is not likely that a fire in Bond Street should have injured them. The collection under notice is the one which might have been injured--but it was not.

Appended is a list of some of the important items.

The Catalogue has been printed without an opportunity to read proof, and of course there are errors, typographical and otherwise. It is too late to correct more than a few, as below:

Lot 774 for Mexico, read Music.

788 for Biqnon, read Bignon.

2752 for from, in the note, read forms.

2235 for true read fine.

3360 An important feature of the book is its superb binding in red
morocco, with the inside linings elegantly tooled.
2483 The title to the volume is omitted. It is:

[JOHNSON, Samuel.] Ethica; or the First Principles of Moral
Philosophy; and especially that Part which is called Ethics. The
Chain of necessary Consequences from certain Facts. The Second
Edition. Philadelphia, printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, at the
New Printing Office near the Market, 1752.

4848 Typographical Antiquities. In describing Lots 4848, 4849 and
4850, there is a duplication of one title, while the most important
title is entirely omitted.

4848 Should read: [Colophon.]

Reverendissimi cardinales tituli Sixti domini Johannis de Turrecremata. Expositio breuis et volis super toto psaltero. Mogutie impssa Anno dom. M.cccclxxiiij tercio idus Septembris y Petru Schayffer de geruschem schater est consumata. This rare book has the advantage of having the name of the Printer and the date. Peter Schaefer, 14744849 and 4850. The catalogue reads 1565, whereas it should be 1465it is one of those errors which is self evident to the intelligent collector.

LIST

COMPRISING THE RAREST AND MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN THE CATALOGUE.

II Acosta. Historie of the East and West Indies.
13 Acugna, C. de. Discoveries in South America.
23 Adams, J. Works. 10 vols. Large paper.
48 Agrippa. De Incertitudine & Vanitate Scientiarum.
58 Alden, T. American Epitaphs. 5 vols., boards.
63 Alison, Sir A. History of Europe. 20 vols., post 8vo.
68 Allen. Narrative of Ethan Allen's Captivity.
75 Allen. Capture of the Ship Olive Branch.
83 Almon. The Remembrancer.

16 vols., 8vo. III Ames, Joseph. Typographical Antiquities. 118 André. The Cow Chace.

4to.

119 André. The Cow Chace. I 2mo.

123 André. Proceedings respecting André.

Lond. 1604.

1698.

1850.

1536.

1814.

Blackwood, 1847.
Boston, [1779.]

1849.

2 vols. 8vo.

150 Apuleius. Metamorphosis. Translated by T. Taylor. 152 Archæologia Americana. 5 vols., 8vo.

176 Athenian Oracle. 4 vols., 8vo.

185 Backus, J. History of New England. Vols. I & II, 8vo.

194 Bailey, J. T.

212 Bancroft, G. 217 Bancroft.

229 Barclay, R. 235 Barlow, J.

Historical Sketch of Brooklyn.

Lond. 1781. N. Y. 1789. Phila. 1780.

History of the United States. Large paper.

1822.

1810.

1728.

1796.

1840.

1861.

Poems: by G. Bancroft. 12mo. Uncut. Cambridge, 1823.
Anarchy of the Ranters. Phila., B. Franklin, 1757.
The Columbiad. 4to. Uncut.

8vo.

241 Barnum, H. L. The Spy Unmasked.
296 Behn, Mrs. A. Poems. 12mo, calf.
322 Benson. Vindication of the Captors of André.
331 Benzoni. Historia del Mondo Nvovo.

348 [Beverley, R.] History of Virginia.

8vo.

360 Bibliotheca Americana Vetustissima. Imp. 8vo. Uncut. N. Y. 1866.

563 Bryant, W. C. The Embargo.

610 Burk, J. The History of Virginia. 4 vols., 8vo. 646 Bushnell. Crumbs for Antiquarians.

1808.

N. Y. 1862.
Lond. 1832.
Phila. 1783.

678 Byron. Finden's Illustrations. 3 vols., 4to. 686 Cadwallader, J. A Reply to Joseph Reed. 8vo. 698 Callender. History of the United States. 703 Callender, J. Discourse on Rhode Island. 710 Campanius, T. Kort Beskrifning Pennsylvania. 808 Catesby, M. Natural History of Carolina. 811 Catlin Geo. N. American Indians. Colored plates. 2 vols. Lond. 1851. 840 Chandler, P. W. American Criminal Trials.

1797.

Boston, 1739.

1702.

1771.

2 vols., folio.

Boston. 1841.

1625.

1770.

858 Chapman, G. Tragedie of Charles Duke of Byron. 892 Church, B. Oration, March Fifth, 1733. 4to. 896 [Churchill, John.] Voyages and Travels. 4 vols., folio. Lond. 1704. 898 Cicero's Cato Major.

Phila., B. Franklin, 1766.

921 [Clarke, W.] Repertorium Bibliographicum. 954 Memoirs of Mrs. Coghlan.

12mo.

Lond. 1819.

N. Y. 1795.

975 A Collection of Facts relative to Alexander Hamilton. 8vo. N. Y. 1804. 996 Collier. Bibliographical Account of the Rarest Books. Lond. 1865. 1023 Cook, W. The Eucleia.

12mo.

1029 Cooper. Pages and Pictures. 4to. 40 plates. 1050 Corry, John. The Life of Washington. 12mo. 1051 Cortes, H. Carta. Small 4to.

1061 Cotton, J. Way of the Churches in New England. 1071 Coxe, D. Descrip. Carolana.

Salem, 1853-1862.

N. Y. 1861.

1214 Delaplaine's Repository. 4to.

1322 Doddridge, J. Indian Wars of the West.
1357 Sir Francis Drake Revived. 4to.
1375 Dramatists of the Restoration.
1387 Drayton, John. Letters. 8vo.

1404 Duer. Reminiscences of an Old Yorker.
1415 [Dunlap, William.] André; a Tragedy. 8vo.
1454 Early History of Western Pennsylvania 8vo.
1455 Eastburn. Narrative of Captivity among the Indians.
1482 NAPOLEON'S GREAT WORK ON EGYPT.
1493 Journal of Andrew Ellicott. 4to.
1512 English Cyclopædia. 22 vols in II.
1533 Estaugh, J. Call to the Unfaithful.
1556 Equemelin, J. Bucaniers of America.
1571 Narrative of Colonel Fanning. 4to.
1610 Filson, J. Present State of Kentucke. 8vo.
1632 Folger, P. Looking Glass for the Times.
1638 Force.
Tracts and other Papers.
1672 Franklin, B. Works. Io vols., 8vo.
1700 Freneau. Poems.

1738 Gardiner. Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Books.
1748 [Gatford, Lionel.] Publick Good.
1765 Gentleman's Magazine, 1731 to 1858. 181 vols., 8vo.

1677.

1836.

Boston, 1856. Phila, 1786. 8vo. 1809-13. Lond. 1657. 1731-1868

1785 Gillray, J. Suppressed Caricatures. Plates. Roy. fol. Lond. 1770.

1827 Gordon, W.

1829 Gordon, W.

Sermon, July 4, 1777.

History of the United States.

1832 Gosson, Steph. The Ephemerides of Phialo. 16mo.
1840 Gould, J. History of Delaware County.
1847 Memoir of General Graham.

1948 Hallam, H. Works. Io vols., 8vo.

1962 Works of Alexander Hamilton.

7 vols., 8vo.

Observations on Certain Documents.
Memoirs of Count Grammont.
Typographia.

1995 Hansard, T. C. 2006 Hariot, T.

E

2023 [Harrisse.] 2028 [Harrisse.] 2046 Haslewood.

A briefe and true report of Virginia.
Bibliotheca Americana Vetustissima.
Notes on Columbus.

Bost. 1777Lond. 1788.

1579.

Roxbury, 1856.
Edinb. 1862.

2 vols., 8vo.

Folio.

N. Y. 1865.

2073 Hazard, E. Historical Collections.

2088 Heckewelder. Mission among the Indians.
2109 Herbelot. Bibliotheque Orientale.
2112 Herculaneum et Pompéi. 8 vols., 8vo.
2119 Herrera. Historia General.

2124 [Hewatt.] South Carolina and Georgia.
2155 Historical Magazine. 13 vols., 4to.
2162 History of the War in America. 3 vols, 8vo.
2180 Holbein, H. Portraits. Impl. 4to.
2188 Holgate, J. B. American Genealogy. 4to.
2218 Hone, W. Popular Works. 4 vols., 8vo.
2226 Hope. Costume of the Ancients. 2 vols., 4to.
2232 Horace, Translated. 8vo.

2241 Horsmanden. The New York Negro Plot. 2276 Hubbard. Troubles with the Indians. 2304 Humboldt. Personal Narrative. 7 vols., 8vo. 2307 Hume, David. Philosophical Works. 2313 Humpreys. Art of Writing. Impl. 8vo. 2318 Hunt, C. H. Life of Edward Livingston. 2334 Hutchins, T. Topographical Description of Louisiana. 8vo. 1784. 2335 Hutchinson. History of Massachusetts Bay. 4 vols., 8vo. Lond. 1708. 2336 [Hutchinson.] Original Papers Relative to Mass. Bay. 8vo. 1769. 2346 Iconographic Encyclopedia. 6 vols., 8vo., and 4to.

1839.

1821.

2375 Ireland. Records of the New York Stage. 2 vols. 4to., drawing paper. 2387 Irving. Life of George Washington. 5 vols., 4to. 2395 Jackson, J. History of Wood Engraving. 2417 James, W. D. Life of Gen. Marion. 8vo., Uncut. 2420 Jameson, Mrs. Court of Charles II. 4to. 2425 Jardine. Naturalists' Library. 40 vols. 2436 Jay, W. The Life of John Jay.

2455 Jesse, J. H. Selwyn and his Contemporaries. 4 vols., 8vo.
2468 Johnson, J. Traditions and reminiscences.
2485 Johnson, W. Life of General Greene.
2530 Junius. Woodfall.
Woodfall. 3 vols., 8vo.
2550 Keating, W. H. Expedition to St. Peter's River.
2555 Keith, G. Churches in New England. Small 8vo.

2575 Kettell, S. Specimens of American Poetry. 3 vols., 12mo.
2615 Knight, R. P. Worship of Priapus. 4to.
2653 Lamb, Charles. Works. 5 vols., 8vo.

2686 Laurens, J. The Army Correspondence. Illustrated.
2701 Lawson, J. Carolina. 4to, large paper copy.
2710 Leaders of the Old Bar of Philadelphia.

2715 Lechford, T.

2719 Lee, Charles. 2727 Lee.

8vo.

Lond. 1866.
Bost. 1865.

1867.

Lond. 1709.

Nevves from New England. 4to, Uncut. Lond. 1682.
Court Martial.

Memoirs of the War. 2 vols., 8vo.

Cooperstown, N. Y. 1823.

Phila. 1812.

2738 Leeds. American Almanack for 1731. 8 vols., Wm. Bradford, [1751]
2752 [Leslie, C.] Method with the Deists. 3 pieces in 1 vol.
2777 Libri. Catalogue. 7 vols., 37 plates.
2805 Bay Psalm Book.

2814 [Livingston, W.] A Review of Military Operations.
2820 Lodge, E. Portraits. 12 vols., 240 fine plates.
2830 London's Flames Revived. 4to.

Lond. 1738.
[1859.]

N. Y. 1862.

Dublin, 1757.
Lond. 1823.

Lond. 1679.

2858 Lossing, B. J. The Pictorial Field-Book.

2 vols.

N.

Y. 1851-52.

2876 Lowndes. The Bibliographer's Manual. 6 vols. 8vo.

1869.

2877 Loyalist Poetry of the Revolution..

Phila. 1857.

Lond. 1851.

2894 Macaulay. History of England. 5 vols., 8vo.
2900 M'Call. History of Georgia. 2 vols., 8vo, Uncut. Savannah, 1811-16.
2927 Mackenzie, R. Strictures on Tarleton's History. 8vo. Lond. 1787.
2931 M'Kinney. History of the Indian Tribes. 3 vols.
2941 Madison, J. Papers. 3 vols., 8vo.

2954 [Makemie, F.] Unusual American Imprisonment.

Phila.

Washington, 1840.
N. Y. 1755.

2983 Marshall, H. History of Kentucky. 2 vols., 8vo. Frankford, 1824.

2996 [Martyr.] Historie of the Indies.

3020 Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
3034 Mather. Wonders of the Invisible World.
3039 Mather. Troubles in New England.

44 vols., 8vo.
Lond. 1693.
Bost. 1677.
1868-9.

3074 Memoirs of the Long Island Historical Society. 2 vols., 3018 Memorial containing a Summary View of Facts.

2 vols. 4to. Birmingham, printed by John 3146 Miscellanea Poetica Anglicana Antiqua. 6 vols., 4to. 3163 Monardes. Ioyfvll Newes. 3181 James Moody's Narrative. 8vo. 3219 Mormon, The Book of. 8vo. 3243 Morton, S. G. Crania Americana. 3251 Moulton, J. W.] New York. 3272 Munsell. History of Albany. 3275 Munsell's Historical Series.] 3276 Munsell's Series of American 3208 Narragansett Club Publications. 3335 New England's First Fruits. Small 4to. 3337 New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 3360 New Testament. 410.

1816.
Lond. 1596.
Lond.
Palmyra, 1850.

Phila. 1839.
N. Y. 1824.

3404 The Laws of New York. V. Y., Printed by William Bradford, 1710.