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West, Samuel Sermon preached before His Excellency James Bowdoin
West, Samuel. A sermon, preached before His Excellency James Bowdoin, Esq. Governour; His Honour Thomas Cushing, Esq. Lieutenant-Governour; the Honourable the Council, Senate, and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 31, 1786: being the day of general election. Boston: printed by Adams and Nourse, (1786). 32 pp. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. An election sermon by the pastor of a church in Needham. Inscribed on the half-title, "For the Rev. Gyles Merrill." Slightly dog-eared, but a very good uncut copy. Evans 20142; Sabin 102750.
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Parker, Samuel Sermon preached before His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor
Parker, Samuel. A sermon preached before His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor, the Honorable the Council, and the Honorable the Senate, and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 29, 1793; being the day of general election. Boston: printed by Thomas Adams, 1793. 42 pp. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. An election sermon by the rector of Trinity Church, Boston. Signature oin the half-title of Rev. Mr. Merrill. A few stains, stitching loose, otherwise a very good uncut copy. Evans 25963; Sabin 58732.
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Thacher, Peter Sermon preached to the Society in Brattle-Street, Boston
Thacher, Peter. A sermon preached to the Society in Brattle-Street, Boston, April 17, 1796; and occasioned by the death of the Hon. Thomas Russell, Esq. Boston: printed by Benjamin Sweetser, 1796. 32 pp. 8vo, disbound. First edition. Russell was a prominent Boston merchant. Outer margins trimmed a bit close, on one page affecting some initial letters which are clear from the context. Half-title present. Evans 31284; Sabin 95181; Kress B3297.
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Harris, Thaddeus Mason New year's wish of an affectionate minister
Harris, Thaddeus Mason. The new year's wish of an affectionate minister for the people of his charge; addressed to them in a sermon preached at Dorchester, January 1, 1796. Boston: printed by William Spotswood, 1796. 24 pp. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. Harris was a prominent Unitarian clergyman of great sensitivity; he frequently burst into tears during his own sermons. A bit dusty at the beginning and end, otherwise a very good uncut copy, complete with the half-title. Evans 30543; Sabin 30521n.
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Hutchinson, Aaron Valour for the truth. In a sermon
Hutchinson, Aaron. Valour for the truth. In a sermon, for substance, preached in the Presbyteriancongregation at Newbury-Port, April 23d, 1767. . . . Published at the desire of the hearers. Boston: printed by W. M'Alpine, 1767. 26 pp. + a final leaf of printer's advertisements. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. Hutchinson was the pastor of a church in Grafton. This sermon prompted a response from John Tucker, pastor of the First Church in Newbury, to which Hutchinson issued a reply. The leaf of ads at the end is for M'Alpine's shop in Marlborough Street, Boston: "Printing and binding performed . . . at the most reasonable rates, and best manner." A bit dog-eared, but a very good uncut copy, complete with the half-title; early signatures of Jonathan Greenleaf. Very scarce. Evans 10657; Sabin 34057.
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Robbins, Chandler Sermon preached before His Excellency John Hancock
Robbins, Chandler. A sermon preached before His Excellency John Hancock, Esq. Governour; His HonorSamuel Adams Esq. Lieutenant-Governour; the Honourable the Council, and the Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 25, 1791. Being the day of general election. Boston: printed by Thomas Adams, 1791. 51 pp. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. The outer margins of the half-title and title-page are a bit ragged, without affecting the text; otherwise a good copy. Evans 23741; Sabin 71757.
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Deane, Samuel Sermon, preached before His Honour Samuel Adams
Deane, Samuel. A sermon, preached before His Honour Samuel Adams, Esq. Lieutenant Governor; the Honourable the Council, Senate, and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 28th, 1794. Being the day of general election. Boston: printed by Adams and Larkin, 1794. 31(1), 6 pp. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. At the end of this sermon is an appendix containing a list of all the known Massachusetts election sermons, beginning in 1631, with a notice prefixed: "The following list is added by the desire of the Historical Society. Gentlemen of information are requested to fill up the blanks. Those who possess any election sermons, particularly for the first century of Massachusetts, will benefit the public and posterity, by depositing them in the library of the Historical Society, where they will be gratefully received, and carefully preserved." Slight foxing, a bit dog-eared, but a very good uncut copy, complete with the half-title bearing the contemporary signature of Gen. P. Wadsworth. Evans 26855; Sabin 19059.
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Morse, Jedediah Duty of resignation under afflictions
Morse, Jedediah. The duty of resignation under afflictions, illustrated and enforced from the example of Christ, in a sermon preached at Charlestown, April 17, 1796. Occasioned by the death of the Honourable Thomas Russell, Esquire, who died in Boston, April 8, 1796, aged fifty-six. . . . Published at the request of the mourners. Boston: printed by Samuel Hall, 1796. 31 pp. 8vo, disbound. First edition. A funeral sermon by the "Father of American Geography." Russell was a prominent Boston merchant, whose death was the occasion of more than one printed oration. Half-title present; a very good copy. Evans 30825; Sabin 50953n.
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Tappan, David Sermon delivered at the ordination of the Rev. John Thornton Kirkland
Tappan, David. A sermon delivered at the ordination of the Rev. John Thornton Kirkland to the pastoral care of the New South Church and congregation in Boston, February 5th, 1794. Boston: printed at the Apollo Press, by Belknap and Hall, 1794. 43 pp. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. Tappan was the Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard. Waterstain on the lower inner corner of the half-title, otherwise a very good uncut copy. Evans 27775.
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Cooper, Samuel Sermon preach'd . . . at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Joseph Jackson
Cooper, Samuel. A sermon preach'd April 9, 1760. At the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Joseph Jackson, to the pastoral care of the church in Brooklin [sic]. Boston: printed by John Draper, 1760. 46 pp. 8vo, old wrappers. First edition. Cooper was the pastor of the Brattle Street Church, and an able and eloquent preacher. He was an intimate friend of both John Adams and Benjamin Franklin; in later years his activity in the cause of American freedom rendered him obnoxious to the British authorities. A very good uncut copy, complete with the half-title and final blank. Evans 8573; Sabin 16603n.
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Barnard, Edward Sermon preached at the ordination of the Rev. Mr. Thomas Cary
Barnard, Edward. A sermon preached at the ordination of the Rev. Mr. Thomas Cary, to the pastoral care of the First Church in Newbury-Port, May 11, 1768. . . . To which are annexed, the charge given on that occasion by the Rev. Mr. Wingate of Amesbury, and the right hand of fellowship, by the Rev. Mr. Prentice of Charlestown. Boston: printed by Edes and Gill, for Bulkley Emerson (Newburyport), 1768. 47 pp. 8vo, disbound. First edition. Barnard was the pastor of the first Church in Haverhill. First few leaves detached, but a good copy, complete with the half-title, on which is the contemporary signature of the Rev. Mr. Samuel Williams. Evans 10825; Sabin 3456n.
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Gurney, David Sermon preached . . . at the ordination of the Rev. Edward Richmond
Gurney, David. A sermon preached December 5, 1792. At the ordination of the Rev. Edward Richmond,colleague pastor with the Rev. Jedediah Adams, over the Second Church of Christ in Stoughton. . . . The charge by the Rev. Dr. Fobes of Raynham, the right hand of fellowship by the Rev. Philip Curtis of Sharon. Boston: printed by Thomas and John Fleet, n.d. (1793). 42 pp. 8vo, disbound. First edition. Gurney was pastor of a church in Middleborough. A very good copy, complete with the half-title. Scarce. Evans 25573; Sabin 29306.
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Howard, Simeon Sermon preached . . . at the ordination of the Rev. Thomas Adams
Howard, Simeon. A sermon preached in Boston, November 18, 1791; at the ordination of the Rev. Thomas Adams, to the work of the gospel ministry, and pastoral care of a society of Protestant Christians, in the town of Camden, in South-Carolina. Boston: printed by Joseph Belknap and Alexander Young, 1791. (2), 36 pp. 8vo, disbound. First edition. Howard was pastor of the West Church in Boston. Half-title a bit dusty, otherwise a very good copy. Evans 23452; Sabin 33279.
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Lathrop, John Discourse before the Humane Society
Lathrop, John. A discourse before the Humane Society, in Boston, delivered on the second Tuesday of June, 1787. Boston: printed by E. Russell, 1787. 34, xiii pp. 8vo, contemporary pale blue wrappers (dusty, spine worn). First edition. This discourse largely concerns the revival of men and women from near-death experiences, such as drowning, suffocating, fainting, strokes of lightning, strangling, etc.; there are references to the writings of Priestley and Lavoisier, along with a brief sketch of the development of humane societies, beginning with the one organized in Amsterdam in 1767. At the end is an appendix, containing an account of the Massachusetts Humane Society, and "the method of treatment to be used with persons apparently dead from drowning." There is also a list of the Society's members. A very good uncut copy, complete with the half-title. Evans 20450; Sabin 39187n; Austin 1125; K. Garth Huston, Resuscitation, 75.
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Cushing, Jacob Sermon at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Samuel Williams
Cushing, Jacob. A sermon at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Samuel Williams, to the pastoral care of the First Church in Bradford, preach'd November 20, 1765. Boston: printed by Richard and Samuel Draper, 1766. 39 pp. 8vo, disbound. First edition. Cushing was the pastor of the church in Waltham. The charge was given by Rev. Balch of Bradford, and the right hand of fellowship by Rev. Barnard of Haverhill. Contemporary inscription on the half-title to Timothy Walker in Concord. Half-title dusty, otherwise a very good copy. Evans 10275; Sabin 18107.
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Warren, John Eulogy on the Honourable Thomas Russell
Warren, John. An eulogy on the Honourable Thomas Russell, Esq. late president of the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians and others in North America; the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; the Agricultural Society; the Society for the Advice of Immigrants; the Boston Chamber of Commerce; and the National Bank in Boston. Who died at Boston, April 8, 1796. Delivered May 4, 1796, before the several society's to which he belonged. Boston: printed by Benjamin Sweetser, 1796. 31(1), 3 pp. Sm. 4to, sewn, as issued. First edition. Russell had been a delegate to the Constitutional Convention; Warren was the foremost surgeon of his day. At the end is an anonymous three-page monody, "set to music by Mr. Hans Gram." A fine copy, uncut and unopened. Evans 31522; Sabin 101470.
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Williams, Samuel Influence of Christianity in civil society
Williams, Samuel. The influence of Christgianity in civil society, represented in a discourse delivered November 10, 1779, at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. John Prince, to the pastoral care of the First Church in Salem. Boston: printed by John Boyle, 1780. 32 pp. 8vo, disbound. First edition. Williams was pastor of the First Church in Bradford. Small tear in the inner margin of the half-title, otherwise a very good copy. Evans 17073; Sabin 104348.
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Thayer, Nathaniel Sermon, delivered on the day of fasting
Thayer, Nathaniel. A sermon, delivered on the day of fasting, humiliation & prayer, April 2, 1795. Boston: printed at the Apollo Press, by Joseph Belknap, 1795. 20 pp. 8vo, disbound. First edition. The author was junior minister of the First Church in Lancaster. Wanting a half-title; a bit dusty. Evans 29621.
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Osgood, David Discourse, delivered February 19, 1795
Osgood, David. A discourse, delivered February 19, 1795. The day set apart by the President for ageneral thanksgiving through the United States. Boston: printed by Samuel Hall, 1795. 30 pp. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. Osgood was the pastor of a church in Medford. This discourse has a strong political thread, and was several times reprinted; the author was a staunch Federalist. A bit dusty, but a very good uncut copy, complete with the half-title. Evans 29250; Sabin 57772.
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Haven, Jason Sermon preached at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Ephraim Ward
Haven, Jason. A sermon preached at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Ephraim Ward, to the pastoral care of the First Church in Brookfield. October 23d, 1771. Boston: printed by Richard Draper, 1771. 46 pp. 8vo, disbound. First edition. Haven was a pastor in Dedham. On the half-title is an inscription: "Presented to John Willard by Jedediah Tucker Esq. of Brookfield, 1772." Half-title a bit soiled, otherwise a very good copy. Evans 12069; Sabin 30888n.
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Tappan, David Discourse delivered to the Religious Society in Brattle-Street
Tappan, David. A discourse delivered to the Religious Society in Brattle-Street, Boston, and to the Christian congregation in Charlestown, on April 5, 1798, being the day of the annual fast in th Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Boston: printed by Samuel Hall, 1798. 31 pp. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. Tappan was the Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard. Outer margins very slightly chewed, half-title a bit dusty, otherwise a very good copy. Evans 34627.
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Holmes, Abiel Sermon preached at Brattle-Street Church
Holmes, Abiel. A sermon preached at Brattle-Street Church, in Boston, and at Cambridge, April 25, 1799, the day appointed by the President of the United States for a national fast. Boston: printed for Young and Minns, 1799. 31 pp. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. A sermon by the father of Oliver Wendell Holmes, strongly supporting John Adams's policies with regard to France. Half-title a bit dusty, otherwise a very good uncut copy. Evans 35628; Sabin 32588n.
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Hemmenway, Moses Discourse concerning the church
Hemmenway, Moses. A discourse concerning the church; in which the several acceptations of the wordare explained and distinguished; the Gospel covenant delineated; a right of admission and access to special ordinances, in their outward administration and inward efficacy, stated and discussed. Designed to remove the scruples and reconcile the differences of Christians. Boston: printed by I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews, 1792. 123 pp. 8vo, sewn, as issued. First edition. Hemmenway was pastor of a Congregational church in Wells. Some stains, outer margins slight chewed, otherwise a good copy. Evans 24389.
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Bowring, John Poetry of the Magyars
Bowring, John. Poetry of the Magyars, preceded by a sketch of the language and literature of Hungary and Transylvania. London: printed for the author; sold by Robert Heward; Rowland Hunter; and Otto Wigand (Pesth), 1830. xvi, lxxxiii(1), 312, (4) pp. 8vo, original light green cloth, printed paper label (spine faded, traces of rubbing). First edition. One of the most interesting and ambitious of Bowring's anthologies of poetry in translation; preceded by collections of poems from Russian, Dutch, Spanish, Servian, and Polish, and followed by a "Cheskian" anthology (i.e. Bohemian). With a list of more than 300 subscribers, including Bernard Barton, Jeremy Bentham (Bowring's friend), John Cam Hobhouse, John Gibson Lockhart, Walter Scott, and a fair number of Hungarian aristocrats. The inclusion of a Budapest bookseller in the imprint is unusual. A fine copy in the original publisher's cloth binding, complete with two leaves of errata at the end. Jackson, p. 556; Wolff 616; CBEL III, 369.
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Bellamy, John Ophion; or the theology of the serpent
Bellamy, John. The Ophion; or the theology of the serpent, and the unity of God. Comprehending the customs of the most ancient people, who were instructed to apply the sagacity of the serpent, to the fall of man. With critical remarks on Dr. Adam Clarke's annotations on that subject in the book of Genesis. London: sold by Hatchard; Williams; and Arch, 1811. viii, 126 pp. 8vo, later 19th-century half olive morocco, spine gilt (a little rubbed). First edition. An essay by an assiduous Hebraist to refute suggestions that a monkey, as opposed to a serpent, was "the agent employed to bring about the Fall of Man." Very good copy, complete with the half-title.
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Bourrit, Marc Theodore A relation of a journey to the glaciers
Bourrit, Marc Théodore. A relation of a journey to the glaciers, in the dutchy of Savoy: translated from the French . . . by Cha. and Fred. Davy. London: printed for G. Robinson, 1776. (50), xxi(1), 256 pp. + an engraved dedication leaf and three plates. 8vo, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt (very slight wear to top of spine). Second edition in English, preceded by a Norwich printing of 1775; the French text had appeared in Geneva in 1773. The author was a traveller, painter, writer, precentor of the church in Geneva, and enthusiast of the Alps. Bourrit made an attempt to climb Mont Blanc, but failed; the first successful ascent was made in 1786. This English version of his principle Alpine narrative has a remarkable 20-page list of subscribers (including those who subscribed to the Norwich printing). Among the 612 names is that of "Doctor Samuel Johnson, London;" nor is Johnson here in isolation, as the list includes such contemporaries as William Beckford, Edmund Burke, Charles Burney, "Miss" Burney, David Garrick, Catharine Macaulay, Joshua Reynolds, Horace Walpole, etc. Exactly why this unusual book should have attracted such a cluster of prominent names is not clear; neither the author nor the translators have any obvious connection to the Johnson circle. Among the preliminaries is a "table of the plates, design'd to follow this relation," which lists 21 subjects, but most of these were never executed; there are, in fact, three engraved plates (so numbered), along with an engraved leaf of dedication. A fine copy of a scarce book. Eddy and Fleeman 8b; Neete, Mountaineering and Its Literature, 101.
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Bayley, Cornelius The Swedenborgian doctrine of a trinity considered
[Bayley, Cornelius.] The Swedenborgian doctrine of a trinity considered: or, strictures on a late publication, entitled, The Scripture Doctrine of a Trinity vindicated; according to the principles of the illuminated Emanuel Swedenborg. With remarks upon a sermon on Gal. iv. 6. Warrington: printed and sold by W. Eyres; sold also by T. Longman (London); T. Mills, and W. Bulgin (Bristol); I. Clarke, and S. Falkner (Manchester), 1785. 91 pp. + a leaf of ads at the end (for other books by Bayley, with excerpts from reviews). 12mo, disbound. First edition. Bayley, a Manchester divine (see DNB), here attempts to refute some of the Swedenborgian principles which proved so attractive to William Blake at about this time. A very good copy, complete with the half-title. Scarce; the ESTC (1990) lists seven copies (L, AWn, C, Ct, Lu, MRu, O; CaOTU).
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Benedict, Frank Lee Her friend Laurence
Benedict, Frank Lee. Her friend Laurence. A novel. London: Samuel Tinsley & Co., 1879. (6), 276; (4), 259; (4), 275 pp. + a 32-page publisher's catalogue at the end of Vol. III (dated May, 1879). Three vols., 8vo, original dark green cloth (slight rubbing). First London edition; also published in New York the same year. An American novel of melodrama and romance, set in Florence, of which the author had first-hand experience; the dedication to the Viscondessa de Sto. Amaro is dated "Florence, Italy, May, 1879." At least seven of Frank Lee Benedict's novels were published in London as three-deckers; Wolff's conjecture that the author was a woman appears to be unfounded. A very good copy of a rare book; the NUC lists one copy (IU). Wolff 380; cf. Wright III, 471.
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Defoe, Daniel Reformation of manners, a satyr
[Defoe, Daniel.] Reformation of manners, a satyr. N.p. (London?): printed in the year 1702. 32 pp. Sm. 4to, full polished calf, gilt, spine and inner dentelles gilt, contrasting red and black morocco labels, a.e.g., by Riviere & Son. A very rare piracy; first printed earlier the same year in a rather more elegant small quarto of 64 pp. The ESTC (02/06) lists six copies (L [2], LAM, NOu; DFo, WU), to which Foxon adds one other (ICU). A spirited poem, published just after the accession of Queen Anne. Defoe's satire is aimed at many of the prominent Tories, including such writers as Matthew Prior: "And with the nauseous rabble that retire,/ Turn out that bawdy, saucy, poet P-----./ A vintner's boy the wretch was first preferr'd, / To wait at vice's gates, and pimp for bread, / To hold the candle, and sometimes the door, / Let in the drunkard, and let out the whore: / But as to villains it has often chanc'd, / Was for his wit and wickedness advanc'd." Slight dust-soiling, but generally a very good copy. Moore 43; Foxon D147; CBEL II, 885.
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Defoe, Daniel, attributed author A letter from a member of the House of Commons . . . relating to the Bill of Commerce
[Defoe, Daniel, attributed author.] A letter from a member of the House of Commons to his friend in the country, relating to the Bill of Commerce. With true copy of the bill, and an exact list of all those who voted for and against engrossing it. London: printed, and sold by J. Baker, 1713. (2), 46 pp. 8vo, full polished calf, gilt, spine and inner dentelles gilt, contrasting red and black morocco labels, by Riviere & Son. First edition. The edition with press figures on pp. 15 and 23; the edition without press figures is almost certainly a reprint, possibly a piracy. In 1713 the Tory ministry made a treaty of commerce with France which was, according to McCulloch, both "liberal" and "judicious," and would have resulted in greatly increased trade and prosperity. Because of a reactionary panic among the merchants, however, the Bill was thrown out in the House of Commons by a majority of 194 to 185. Defoe was one of the few to oppose popular feeling and support the measure. Furbank and Owens (Defoe De-Attributions, p. 62) point out that a reply to this tract, possibly by John Oldmixon, says that there are "but two wretches upon earth that could write such a villanous libel," making it plain that Defoe and William Pittis are the "wretches" in question: "Altogether, though one would not rule out Defoe's authorship, the basis for an ascription to him does not seem very solid." A categorical "de-attribution," however, appears equally hazardous. A fine copy. Moore 265; Kress 2833; Hanson 1483; CBEL II, 893 ("probably by Defoe").
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Defoe, Daniel, attributed author The trade with France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, considered
[Defoe, Daniel, attributed author.] The trade with France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, considered:with some observations on the Treaty of Commerce between Great Britain and France. London: printed for J. Baker, 1713. 23 pp. 8vo, full polished calf, gilt, spine and inner dentelles gilt, contrasting red and black morocco labels, by Riviere & Son. First published edition; also printed as a 4-page folio docketed petition. In 1713 the Tory ministry made a treaty of commerce with France which was, according to McCulloch, both "liberal" and "judicious," and would have resulted in greatly increased trade and prosperity. Because of a reactionary panic among the merchants, however, the Bill was thrown out in the House of Commons by a majority of 194 to 185. This tract strongly opposes the proposed treaty, which makes the persistent attribution to Defoe (i.e. in Kress, etc.) extremely unlikely. Included are remarks on the wine trade, the tobacco trade with Virginia, the sugar trade with the West Indies, and the Newfoundland fisheries; there is also a statistical table which relates in part to the whaling industry. A fine copy, with outer edges uncut. Kress 2838; European Americana 713/62.
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Dering, Edward Heneage The ban of Maplethorpe
Dering, Edward Heneage. The ban of Maplethorpe. . . . With a memoir of the author. London and Leamington: Art and Book Company; Benzinger Bros. (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago), 1894. (6), 248; (4), 249-492; 50 pp. + seven photogravure plates, and an errata slip in Vol. II. Two vols., 8vo, original blue cloth (ends of spines just a trifle rubbed). First edition. "A pro-Catholic country house novel . . . finished on the night Dering died . . . privately published with a request that the reader pray for the author's soul." -- Sutherland. In 1859 Dering had married Georgiana, Lady Chatterton, a widow twenty years his senior. Dering dressed in 17th-century costume, and converted to Catholicism; both he and his wife wrote novels, whose oddity attracted the attention of Sadleir. At the end here, separately paginated, is a biographical account. "This and the pictures illustrate the weird ménage described by Sadleir (I, 84-5); but he did not have this book. For sheer gentle English loony eccentricity this ranks high." -- Woolf. A fine copy of a rare title; the NUC lists one copy (IU). Woolf 1786.
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Dulaurens, Henri Joseph Le balai
[Dulaurens, Henri Joseph.] Le balai, poëme héroi-comique en XVIII chants. Constantinople [i.e. Amsterdam?]: de l'imprimerie du Mouphti, 1775. xxiii(1), 234 pp. 12mo, contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt (slight rubbing). First published in 1761, and several times reprinted (with revisions). A comic poem which owes much to Voltaire's mock-epic, La Pucelle; the dedicatory epistle, signed Xan-Xung, is addressed to Voltaire. Slight browning, but a very good copy. Cf. BN Catalogue (Voltaire) 1968 (1762 edition); cf. Cioranescu 26443-4 (1761 and 1763 editions).
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Evans, Robert Wilson Parochial sketches
Evans, Robert Wilson. Parochial sketches. In verse. London: Francis & John Rivington, 1850. vi,(2), 260 pp. + an errata slip, a leaf of ads, and an 8-page publisher's catalogue dated January, 1850. 8vo, original purple cloth (spine evenly faded and very slightly rubbed at the tips). First edition. A collection of 226 sonnets, illustrative of clerical life in Westmoreland, where the author was archdeacon. With 13 wood-engraved plates (included in the pagination). Nice copy of a scarce book; the NUC lists two copies (CtY, NNUT).
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Flatman, Thomas On the death of our late sovereign
Flatman, Thomas. On the death of our late sovereign lord King Charles II of blessed memory. A Pindarique ode. London: printed for Benj. Tooke, 1685. 8 pp. Folio, disbound. First edition. "I should certainly admit that the minor Pindaric -- of which I have, for my sins or as part of them, probably read as much as any one living -- is one of the most dismal departments of English verse. But Flatman's is by no means exceptionally bad, and is at its best better than that of Oldham, or of Otway, or of Swift -- men with whom he cannot compare as a man of letters generally." -- George Saintsbury, Minor Poets of the Caroline Period, III, p. 279. A very good copy. Wing F1141; Grolier 362; CBEL II, 473.
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Hoyle, Edmond A short treatise on the game of whist
[Hoyle, Edmond.] A short treatise on the game of whist. Containing the laws of the game: and alsosome rules, whereby a beginner may, with due attention to them, attain to the playing it well. Calculations for those who will bet the odds on any point of the score of the game then playing and depending. Cases stated, to shew what may be effected by a very good player in critical parts of the game. References to cases, viz. at the end of the rule you are directed how to find them. Calculations, directing with moral certainty, how to play well any hand or game, by shewing the chances of your partner's having 1, 2, or 3 cards. With variety of cases added in the appendix. Bath printed, and London: reprinted for W. Webster: 1743. 8, (4), 86 pp. 8vo, disbound. The first of many pirated editions; preceded only by a very rare 35-page duodecimo dated 1742 (no prior Bath edition is recorded). Hoyle was a teacher of whist by profession; for many years he circulated his rules for playing in manuscript, and his famous treatise was not published until he was seventy. Later authorized editions bear Hoyle's signature. "Hoyle was the first to write scientifically on whist, or indeed any card game." -- DNB. Two settings of this edition are known; in this one, the fourth line of the drop-head title to Chapter I reads, "The Game of Whist" (as opposed to just "Whist"). A fine copy, complete with the half-title. Rather and Goldwater 2; CBEL II, 1567.
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Josippon Historiae Judaicae
Josippon. Yosippon [in Hebrew.] Josippon, sive Josephi Ben-Gorionis historiæ Judaicæ libri sex. Oxford: e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1706. (6), l, (14), 458, (14) pp. 4to, contemporary mottled calf (slight wear, upper joint cracked). First edition as edited and copiously annotated by the orientalist John Gagnier. A popular chronicle of Jewish history from Adam to the age of Titus, long attributed to an otherwise obscure writer named Josippon, or Joseph ben Gorion (sometimes wrongly identified with Josephus). The text was in fact probably compiled in Hebrew early in the 10th century, by a Jewish native of south Italy. An abbreviated English translation first published in 1558 proved very popular, and was many times reprinted. John Gagnier was born in France, but came to England as a young man and became an Anglican clergyman; he subsequently taught Hebrew at Oxford. The DNB wrongly states that this edition includes the Hebrew text; in fact it is a Latin translation, with personal and place names in the original Hebrew, and an extensive scholarly apparatus. A very good copy, with numerous manuscript annotations by an unidentified early reader (evidently quite learned). Very scarce; the ESTC (1990) lists six copies (L, C, E, O; NBiSU; GOT). Brunet III, 573; Roth, Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica, B14(1).
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Lucas, Joannes De monumentis publicis
Lucas, Joannes. De monumentis publicis Latine inscribendis oratio. Habita Parisiis VII Cal. Decemb. anno MDCLXXVI. Paris: apud Simonem Benard, 1677. (16), 71 pp. 12mo, contemporary calf (spine defective, front cover detached). First edition. A dissertation on Latin public inscriptions, by a Jesuit priest; dedicated to the Dauphin. The NUC lists only a reprint of 1735 (NjP). Aside from the binding, a very good copy.
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Maimonides, Moses De jure pauperis et peregrini apud Judaeos
Maimonides, Moses (Moses ben Maimon). R. Moses Maimonides de jure pauperis et peregrini apud Judæos. Latine vertit & notis illustravit Humphridus Prideaux, A.M. Oxford: e Theatro Sheldoniano; venales prostant apud Moses Pit (London), 1679. (32), 168 pp. Sm. 4to, contemporary vellum (soiled, piece missing from top of spine). First edition thus. The Hebrew text, with a parallel Latin translation, of a 12th-century Talmudic commentary on laws relating to paupers and vagrants by the great Spanish rabbi and philosopher Moses Maimonides. An early scholarly work by the Oxford orientalist Humphrey Prideaux, who provides extensive notes. Wanting a front flyleaf, but a very good copy of a scarce piece of Anglo-Judaica. Wing M2853.
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Martin, Theodore Poems original and translated
Martin, Theodore. Poems; original and translated. London: printed for private circulation, 1863.vi, 350(1) pp. Sq. 8vo, original purple cloth (spine evenly faded). First edition. The greater part of this substantial volume consists of translations from the German of Schiller, Uhland, and Goethe's Faust. Martin was one of the most able and versatile English translators of verse in the 19th century. Nice copy of a scarce book, privately printed at the Chiswick Press; the NUC lists six copies (DLC, CtY, CSmH, NIC, NcU, CaBVaU). Dobell, p. 118; CBEL III, 537.
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Poetical miscellany Thesaurus dramaticus
[Poetical miscellany.] Thesaurus dramaticus. Containing all the celebrated passages, soliloquies,similes, descriptions, and other poetical beauties in the body of English plays, antient and modern, digested under proper topics; with the names of the plays, and their authors, referr'd to in the margin. London: printed by Sam. Aris, for Thomas Butler, 1724. (2), x, 240; (2), 358 pp. + an engraved frontispiece by Vander Gucht in each volume. Two vols., 12mo, contemporary panelled calf (some wear, one front cover detached). First edition. An anthology of poetical passages from about 175 plays; arranged alphabetically by subject, from "absence" to "youth." Shakespeare and Dryden are the dominant figures here, but there are many selections from lesser writers as well, even as unfamiliar as Mrs. Jane Wiseman, whose only play, Antiochus the Great, appeared in 1702. Further editions of this collection were published in 1737, 1756, and 1777, as The Beauties of the Stage; whether or not these reprints were updated we have not determined. Last leaf of Vol. II a bit wrinkled; aside from the loose cover, a very good copy. CBEL II, 355.
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Religious visions A volume of three titles
[Religious visions.] A volume containing three broadly related titles, as described below. Together three vols. in one, 8vo, 19th-century half brown morocco, gilt, spine gilt (some rubbing). Included are the following: (1) [Joly de Béry, Louis Philibert Joseph.] Examen des apparitions et révélations de l'ange Raphael, à Thomas Martin, erviteur de Dieu, dans les mois de Janvier, Février, Mars et Avril 1816. Dijon: chez Coquet, 1817. 96 pp + a leaf of errata. First edition. An account of 22 apparitions to a laborer in the village of Gallardon, in the diocese of Verscalles. The NUC lists only a single copy of the second edition, also 1817 (MH). (2) Talbot, John, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury. Letter from the Earl of Shrewsbury to Ambrose Lisle Phillipps, Esq. Descriptive of the Estatica of Caldaro and the Addolorata of Capriana. Being a second edition, revised and enlarged; to which is added the relation of three successive visits to the Estatica of Monte Sansavino, in May 1842. London: Charles Dolman, 1842. (4), 143, (3) pp. On visions, mesmerism, miracles, etc. (3) [Leon, de St. Jean.] The miraculous host tortures by the Jew, under the reign of Philip the Fair in 1290; being one of the legends which converted the daughters and niece of Douglas Loveday, Esq. under the reign of Louis XVIII, in 1821. London: printed for William Hone, 1822. 32 pp. Eighth edition (same yeaar as the first). With nine woodcut illustrations by George Cruikshank. Cohn 362.
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Roberts, Peter Animadversions on a pamphlet
Roberts, Rev. Peter. Animadversions on a pamphlet, entitled, "Authentic Documens relative to the Miraculous Cure of Winefrid White, of Wolverhampton, at St. Winefrid's Well, alias Holywell, in Flintshire, on the 28th of June, 1805." London: printed for J. J. Stockdale, 1814. (2), v(1), 107 pp. 8vo, contemporary marbled calf, gilt, spine gilt (rubbed, joints cracked). First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed "from the author" on a front flyleaf. On miracles, and Welsh legends, in belated reply to a work by John Milner, Bishop of Castabala, an eminent churchman and good archaeologist. The NUC lists one copy (NIC).
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Saurin, Bernard Joseph Mirza et Fatme
[Saurin, Bernard Joseph.] Mirza et Fatmé, conte Indien, traduit de l'Arabe. La Haye: 1754. (4), 322, (6) pp. 12mo, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, ownership stamp of F. C. Raben in gilt on front cover. First edition. A rare novel for young readers, in the form of a fairy tale set in India, with a full complement of requisite genies and magical occurrences; a preface by the "translator" tells of the discovery in Delhi of an Arabic manuscript from the library of the Grand Mogul. Saurin (1706-1781) was a dramatist and poet with a particular interest in contemporary English writing; he published translations and imitations of Pope, Thomson, Lillo, etc. He was very friendly with Helvétius, who secured him a pension which enabled him to abandon law and dedicate himself to writing. A fine copy, complete with the half-title; the NUC lists only an English translation of 1754. Cioranescu 59517.
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Smith, Alexander Poems
Smith, Alexander. Poems. London: David Bogue, 1853. (8), 238 pp. + a leaf of ads, and a 24-page publisher's catalogue (November, 1852) inserted at the end. 8vo, original purple cloth (spine evenly faded). First edition. The Scottish poet's first book, which attracted a good deal of attention. Criticial estimates of Smith ranged from "the latest disciple of the school of Keats" (Clough) to "a phenomenon of a very dubious character" (Arnold); a satire by Aytoun called Firmilian, which appeared not long afterwards, attached the enduring label "spasmodic" to Smith's verse. Slight foxing, but a nice copy. Hayward 272; CBEL III, 550.
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Tweddell, John Prolusiones juveniles
Tweddell, John. Prolusiones juveniles præmiis academicis dignatæ. London: typis E. Hodson; veneunt apud Carolum Dilly, et Thomas Payne; apud J. & J. Merrill, et W. H. Lunn (Cambridge), 1793. xviii, (2), 248 pp. 8vo, contemporary half calf, spine gilt. First edition. The prize poems and orations, in Greek, Latin, and English, of a young classical scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge. Tweddell went on to do much archeological work, and died in Athens in 1799, at the age of thirty; his voluminous notes and collections subsequently disappeared in mysterious circumstances involving Lord Elgin. Tweddell was buried at the Theseum, at his own request; Byron and others later arranged that a block of marble cut from the bas-reliefs of the Parthenon be erected over his grave. A fine copy of the author's only lifetime publication (aside from a 4-page leaflet of Greek prize poems). CBEL II, 688.
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Atheism Four titles in one volume
[Atheism.] An unusual volume of four blasphemous early Victorian tracts, as described below. Together four vols. in one, 12mo, contemporary roan, spine gilt (a bit scuffed). Included are the following: (1) Holyoake, George Jacob. Paley refuted in his own words. London: Hetherington, n.d. (1847). 39 pp. First edition. An early publication by a follower of Robert Owen and active participant in the Chartist movement; Holyoake later defined himself as a "secularist," and became an ardent advocate of freedom of the press. He is now perhaps best remembered for his conviction in 1842 on a charge of blasphemy, for which he served a prison term of six months. This tract expresses clearly his rejection of the evidences of Christianity. Printed in Birmingham, and rare; the NUC lists only a single copy of the sixth edition of 1866 (RPB). (2) Curtis, S. E. Theology displayed; being a review of the origin, excellence, and utility of the Christian religion; designed to terminate religious controversies by a short and easy method. London: J. Cleave; Watson; A. Heywood (Manchester); J. Hodson (Leeds); Paton and Love (Glasgow); France and Co. (Newcastle), 1842. 79(1) pp. Second edition; first published in 1833. Apparently the author's only publication. A stridently anti-Christian pamphlet, with harsh words in particular for the Bible. The subtitle of Chapter IX reads in part, "Theology most pernicious in the harmony and welfare of Society -- Mr. Owen's New System, the only remedy for all the moral evils of Society." Printed in Leeds, and rare; the NUC lists one copy (NN), along with one copy of the first edition (NjPT). (3) [Watts, William.] The Yahoo! A satirical rhapsody. London: printed and published by M. Ryall, 1842. xix(1),136 pp. A verse satire on religious cant, with ample footnotes; the spirit of Swift is invoked in both the title and the text. First printed in 1830, and considered sufficiently blasphemous at the time to be issued with a false New York imprint (not a common practice). The present edition appears to have been published in 13 penny parts; the NUC lists three copies (DLC, MdBJ, InU). (4) [Anon.] An apology for atheism: addressed to religious investigators of every denomination, by one of its apostles. London: J. Watson, 1846. 96 pp. First edition. The text includes references to Hume, Spinoza, Robert Dale Owen, Coleridge, Locke, Newton, Godwin, G. H. Lewes, etc., as well as to George Jacob Holyoake (see above). There are a number of comments on Ireland in particular ("religion is the curse of Ireland"). Rare; the NUC lists one copy (NN). An unusual volume, in very good condition.
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Cloete, Henry, and James Read Five lectures on the emigration of the Dutch farmers from the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. [With:] The Kat River Settlement in 1851
Cloete, Henry. Five lectures on the emigration of the Dutch farmers from the colony of the Cape ofGood Hope, and their settlement in the district of Natal, until their formal submission to Her Majesty's authority, in the year 1843. Delivered to the Natal Society at Pietermaritzburg. Cape Town: Saul Solomon & Co., Steam Printing Office, 1856. (2)11, 168 pp. [Bound with:] Read, Rev. James, Junior. The Kat River Settlement in 1851: described in a series of letters published in "The South African Commercial Advertiser." Cape Town: A. S. Robertson, 1852. xxii, 130, 4 pp. Two vols. in one, 8vo, contemporary half black calf, spine gilt (some rubbing). First editions. Two rare and very important South African imprints. The first was republished by John Murray in London in 1899 as The History of the Great Boer Trek and the Origin of the South African Republics. Henry Cloete had played a major role in the annexation of Natal by Great Britain in 1843; appointed by Sir George Napier, Lord Stanley, as a special commissioner to explain to the Natal volksraad the British government's position, "he behaved with the utmost tact." -- Encyclopædia Britannica. Of this title the NUC lists one copy (IEN). The second title is a detailed and vivid eye-witness account of events of the opening stages of the Kaffir War of 1850-1853, including the revolt of the Kat River Hottentots in 1851. The author, a local missionary, was very much a participant in the events he describes. The text provides colorful descriptions of others on the scene, such as the exotic "late principal conspirator in the Blinkwater rebellion," Hermanus Matroos: "The subject of our obituary was the son of an absconded slave by a Kafir woman of Eno's tribe. He early left Kafirland, and was brought up by a respectable farmer in the sub-district of Zwager's Hoek, where he learnt to speak the Dutch language with the fluency and accent of a Hottentot, and became expert in wagon-driving, grooming, after-riding, and in all the branches of farmers' service." Present here at the end is a 4-page appendix, clearly separately printed, and perhaps not issued with all copies; according to the preface, these letters, first published in a local newspaper, have here been revised for book publication. The NUC lists two copies of this work (CtY, PPL). In very good condition.
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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor Remorse / Zapolya / Christabel
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. Three titles in one volume, as follows: (a) Remorse. A tragedy. In five acts. . . . Third edition. London: printed for W. Pople, 1813. vi, (4), 78 pp. (b) Zapolya: a Christmas tale, in two parts: the prelude entitled "The Usurper's Fortune;" and the sequel entitled "The Usurper's Fate. London: printed for Rest Fenner, 1817. (6), 128 pp. (c) Christabel, &c. . . . Third edition. London: printed for John Murray, by William Bulmer and Co., 1816. vii, 64 pp. Together three vols. in one, 8vo, contemporary calf, gilt (rubbed, joints cracked, piece missing from top of spine). First edition of Zapolya; last early separate editions of the other two titles. The text of Remorse here differs considerably from that of the first edition published earlier the same year. Curiously, the title-page of Christabel does not mention "Kubla Khan," as did that of the first edition (also 1816), though the famous poem is nonetheless present at the back. Bound without half-titles for both Zapolya and Christabel. CBEL III, 217-8.
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Courtship and marriage: satire An address to the right worshipful the batchelors of Great-Britain
[Courtship and marriage: satire.] An address to the right worshipful the batchelors of Great-Britain. Containing an examination of the several articles of impeachment, lately exhibited against them, by the ladies. Together with some reflections on the modern education of the fair sex. To which is added, pretty miss's catechism. And a poem on the pleasures of a single life; or, the miseries of matrimony. London: printed for A. Antiquity, n.d. (1735). 96 pp. 8vo, disbound. First edition? A rollicking and wide-ranging satire on the battle between the sexes, warning the bachelors of Britain against the foibles and machinations of coquettes, courtesans, virgins, and brides. The catechism of "pretty miss" describes in some detail the pastimes of a fashionable young lady: "Q. But what are those principles, which, if adhered to, will make a lady's life agreeable? A. To pamper herself, her monkey, or lap-dog; to rail at and ridicule her neighbours; to regard no body; but to cozen and defraud the poor, and to quit scores with the rich at the expence of a neglected husband's reputation -- To lie in bed till noon, and to chase away the night at dear quadrille." The meandering text proper, which ends at p. 85, is signed Ralp Nab, Supervisor of His Majesty's Office of Excise in Sh---b---y." The poem at the end appears to be an altered version of one first published in 1701 under the same title, and frequently reprinted; the lines have variously been attributed to Ned Ward and Tom Brown, among others (Foxon P488-504). The bibliography of this amusing tract is opaque, and the present setting appears to be unrecorded. The ESTC (02/06) lists four other printings: (a) A 96-page edition, outwardly similar to this one, but with a separate title-page to "The Pleasures of a Single Life" (L; CLU-S/C, KU-S, MnU, MBAt); in the present printing the text of the poem begins on the verso of L3 (p. 86), and there is thus no space for a divisional title. (b) An 85-page edition, also undated (L only). (c) A second edition of 1737, with 96 pp. (d) A third edition of 1737, with 75 pp. There are no further listings in the NUC. Title a bit dusty, but a very good copy of a most unusual text.
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Geography and travel A volume of six tracts
[Geography and travel.] A fine volume of six titles, as described below, from the library of Richard Monckton Milnes (later Baron Houghton), poet, biographer of Keats, politician, and bon viveur. Together six vols. in one, 12mo and sm. 8vo, contemporary half maroon morocco, spine gilt, labelled "Geographical Tracts" (a bit rubbed). In excellent condition. Included are the following: (a) Laing, John. A voyage to Spitzbergen; containing an account of that country, of the zoology of the north; of the Shetland Isles; and of the whale fishery. Edinburgh: printed for Adam Black, 1818. (6), 165 pp. Second edition, "corrected and enlarged;" first published in 1815. A godd description of whaling in the early 19th-century (including the American whale fishery), based upon a journal kept by the author on board the Resolution in 1806. Sabin 38653. (b) Favre, Paul, abbé. An account of the wild tribes inhabiting the Malayan Peninsula, Sumatra and a few neighbouring islands. With a journey in Johore in the Menangkabaw States of the Malayan Peninsula. Paris: printed with authorization of the Great Chancellor at the Imperial Printing-Office, 1865. (4), 189 pp. First edition (in English?); no prior French printing has been located. An extraordinary account of a hazardous journey through remorts parts of Malaya, where few western travellers had previously set foot. The author later compiled a number of grammars and dictionaries of the region. Half-title present. Rare; not listed in the NUC. (c) Berlioux, Etienne Felix. The slave-trade in Africa in 1872. Principally carried on for the supply of Turkey, Egypt, Persia, and Zanzibar. . . . From the French. With a preface by Joseph Cooper. London: Edward Marsh, 1872. viii, 64 pp. First edition in English. (d) Hinman, Rev. Samuel D. Journal of the Rev. S. D. Hinman, missionary, to the Santee Sioux Indians. And Taopi, by Bishop Whipple. Philadelphia: McCalla & Stavely, printers, 1869. xviii, 87 pp. First edition. Includes the day-by day journal of a noted missionary, describing his experiences and adventures with the tribe, the Sioux outbreak of 1862, the butchering of 1000 white men, etc. Scarce. Howes H510; Field 702. (e) Browning, Oscar. The Netherlands in the sixteenth century: a lecture delivered at Eton College. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1869. 40 pp. First edition. Browning was dismissed from Eton six years later. (f) Gilpin, William. Notes on Colorado; and its inscription in the physical geography of the North American continent. London: printed by Witherby & Co., 1870. 52 pp. First edition. The author was governor of the Colorado Territory; his "notes" were delivered in an address to the British Association of Science, in Liverpool. Scarce. Howes G194.
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Halford, Henry Essays and orations
Halford, Henry. Essays and orations, read and delivered at the Royal College of Physicians; to which is added an account of the opening of the tomb of King Charles I. London: John Murray, 1833. viii, 173(1), lxx pp. + a portrait and one other plate of facsimile handwriting. 8vo, contemporary half calf, spine gilt (slight rubbing). Second edition, with three new essays; first published in 1831. Halford was a successful physician, with aristocratic patients. Included here are chapters on the tic douloureux, "popular and classical illustrations of insanity," and "the influence of some of the dieases of the body on the mind" (with remarks on the madness of George III); the new essays concern phlegmasia dolens, the moral treatment of insanity, and "the deaths of some illustrious persons of antiquity." A very good copy. Cf. Hunter and Macalpine, p. 377.
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Harris, Thomas, and John Rutherford A narrative of the rise and progress of the disputes subsisting between the patentees of Covent-Garden Theatre.
[Harris, Thomas, and John Rutherford.] A narrative of the rise and progress of the disputes subsisting between the patentees of Covent-Garden Theatre. London: printed for J. Fletcher, 1768. (4), 38 pp. 4to, disbound. First edition. The first in a flurry of about a dozen pamphlets describing a bitter quarrel which erupted during the 1768 season among the four co-proprietors of Covent Garden, with George Colman and William Powell on one side, and Harris and Rutherford on the other. The source of the dispute seems to have been an attempt by Harris to force his mistress, Mrs. Lessingham, into roles for which she was not qualified. But the text here deals with wider issues, and provides interesting information about the day-to-day affairs of the theater. A preliminary "apology" indicates that this pamphlet was rushed into print to anticipate George Colman's True State of the Diferences, which was already being advertised in the newspapers. Title-page rather dust-soiled, small tear in blank margin of last leaf, but a sound copy of a scarce title. Lowe (Arnott and Robinson) 1171.
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Harte, Walter The history of the life of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden
Harte, Walter. The history of the life of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, sirnamed, the Great.London: printed for the author; and sold by G. Hawkins, 1759. xxvii(1), 452; (4), 350, (36), 71, (30) pp. + a frontispiece portrait, 4 engraved maps and plans (mostly folding), and a large folding table in Vol. I, and 4 further maps and plans in Vol. II. Two vols., 4to, contemporary calf, spines gilt (spines rather rubbed, some wear to joints). First edition. A massive work of military history by a former poet and close friend of Pope. Dedicated to Lord Chesterfield, to whose natural son Harte had acted as tutor. Chesterfield rather ungraciously characterized Harte's prose style as "execrable;" Johnson praised Harte as a scholar, and said that the defects of this book came "not from imbecility, but from foppery." A very good set, complete with a fine portrait engraved by Anthony Walker after a painting by Mierveld, eight engraved plates, one large folding table, and an errata leaf in each volume. CBEL II, 551.
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Hume, David Expose succinct
[Hume, David.] Exposé succinct de la contestation qui s'est élevée entre M. Hume. Et M. Rousseau,avec les pieces justificatives. Londres: 1766. xiv, (2), 127 pp. 12mo, original pale blue wrappers (slight wear to spine). First London edition, following shortly after a Paris printing with the same imprint and pagination; the London origin of the present edition is revealed by the presence of press figures. Hume's summation of a tragi-comic episode. The publication of Emile (1762) aroused a great deal of controversy, and Rousseau responded by renouncing his Geneva citizenship, and printing his Lettres de la montagne (1763). Public opinion against him grew at an alarming rate, and he began to think about living elsewhere. Late in 1765, Hume offered him asylum in England, and Rousseau duly arrived in London in January, 1766. Here he was to a large extent lionized by English society, but he was by nature equally indignant of neglect and intolerant of attention, and his state of mind soon deteriorated to the point of madness. The publication of a spiteful letter by Horace Walpole, in the name of the King of Prussia, made Rousseau believe that there was a terrible plot against him, and he ended up by quarreling with Hume himself, who would not acknowledge that all his friends and Rousseau's supposed enemies of the philosophe circle were rascals. The text here consists of correspondence between Hume and Rousseau, with connecting narrative passages and explanatory footnotes by Hume. Hume at first had no thought of publication, but merely sent the manuscript to d'Alembert and other friends in Paris. With Hume's permission, certain changes were made in the text, a preface was added, and the book printed in Paris, in a translation by Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Suard. Eventually Hume decided to have his English original published as well, but in the meantime he expressed his willingness to allow the present London reprint of the French version. A few pale waterstains at the beginning, but a fine copy in original wrappers, complete with a blank leaf after the preface which is often missing. Very rare in this condition. Jessop, p. 37; Rothschild 1178; CBEL II, 1874.
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Marriage law A volume of six tracts
[Marriage law.] A volume of six titles, as described below. Together six vols. in one, 8vo, contemporary half calf, spine gilt (some rubbing, joints cracked). Included are the following: (1) [Anon.] On the present state of the law as to marriages abroad between English subjects within the prohibited degrees of affinity. London: E. Spettigue, 1840. 36 pp. First edition. Listed anonymously in the BM Catalogue; not recorded in the NUC. (2) Hayward, Abraham. Remarks on the law regarding marriage with the sister of a deceased wife. London: W. Benning & Co., 1845. 28 pp. First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title-page from the author to Richard Monckton Milnes. Hayward was trained as a solicitor, but spent most of his life as a successful essayist and man of letters. The NUC lists one copy (MiU-L). (3) Pusey, Rev. Edward Bouverie. A letter on the proposed change in the laws prohibiting marriage between those near of kin. Oxford: John Henry Parker; J. G. F. and J. Rivington (London), 1842. 24 pp. First edition. A scarce tract by the leader of the Oxford movement. The NUC lists four copies (TxDaM-P, NN, NjP, PPPD). (4) Reynolds, Henry Revell, Jun. Consideration on the state of the law regarding marriages with a deceased wife's sister. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1840. 68 pp. Fifth edition, revised and enlarged; first published anonymously earlier the same year. (5) Reynolds, Henry Revell, Jun. A letter to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of London, on the law of marriage within the prohibited degrees of affinity. London: J. Hatchard and Son, 1842. 71 pp. Fourth edition. (6) Reynolds, Henry Revell, Jun. A second letter to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of London, on the law of marriage within the prohibited degrees of affinity: with a letter from the Lord Archbishop of Dublin. London: Hatchard and Son, 1842. 99 pp. Second edition. A coherent volume, in very good condition, from the library of Richard Monckton Milnes, poet, biographer of Keats, politician, and bon viveur.
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Moreau, César Rise and progress of the silk trade
Moreau, César. Rise and progress of the silk trade in England, from the earliest period to the present time (Feby. 1826,) founded on official documents. London: sold by Treuttel and Würtz, Treuttel Jun. and Richter; & Treuttel and Würtz (Paris and Strasbourgh), February 1826. (2), 18 pp. Oblong folio, original drab boards, green leather spine (bit worn); in a half morocco folding case. First edition. A most unusual production, lithographed throughout from the author's manuscript. The text consists of a title-page (verso blank) and 18 closely-printed pages of elaborate statistical tables and accompanying historical commentary. Moreau (1791-1860) was a French Vice Consul in London. He published a number of interesting works in economic history, most of them in this remarkable format. For a discussion of Moreau's books, see Michael Twyman, Early Lithographed Books, Chapter 5. Rare; the NUC lists one copy (DLC). In excellent condition. Twyman 1.256 (citing the BL copy); not in Kress.
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N., N. To a thing they call the Prince of Wales
[N., N.] [Caption title:] To a thing they call the Prince of Wales. N.p. (London): n.d. (1718?).8 pp. 8vo, disbound. One of two recorded printings; in this one the catchword on p. 2 is "the," and in the other it is "great." A Jacobite satire on the future George II, and on his father as well, with general abuse for "the whole family of Whigs . . . evil minded creatures." With much talk of the Stuarts, and of omens and portents predicting better things to come. Signed "N. N." at the end. A trifle dusty, but a very good copy of a scarce text; the ESTC (02/06) lists ten copies of this printing (L, ABu, MRu, O, Oc; CaOTU, CtY, IU, MB, MnU), and three copies of the other one (L, E; ICN).
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Norman, Robert The newe attractive
Norman, Robert. The newe attractive, shewing the nature, propertie, and manifold vertues of the loadstone; with the declination of the needle, touched