1646 Walton (E.) Peaks and Valleys of the Alps, Descriptive Text by T. G. Bonney, 21 coloured lithographic plates, 1867, folio (437) Maggs, £2 35. 1647 Wellington (Duke of). Dispatches during his various Campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, etc., from 1799 to 1818, compiled by Lieut.-Colonel Gurwood, 13 vol., calf extra, g. e., 1837-9, 8vo. (315) J. Grant, £1 25. 1648 Wellington (Duke of). Supplementary Despatches, Correspondence and Memoranda, edited by his Son, 1797-1819, 15 vol., 1858-72-Idem, 1819-29, 5 vol. only, 1867-73, together 20 vol., half russia, m. e., 8vo. (316) Bain, £4 1649 Whitaker (T. D.) History of Richmondshire, plates by J. M. W. Turner and others, pedigrees, etc., 2 vol., russia, m. e., rebacked, 1823, folio (441) Milligan, £6 5s. 1650 Whitaker (T. D.) History and Antiquities of Craven, in the County of York, maps, views, etc., russia, g. e., 1812, 4to. (382) Thorp, £1 6s. 1651 Wilkinson (J. G.) Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, new edition, revised by S. Birch, coloured and other illustrations, 3 vol., uncut, 1878, 8vo. (319)

Bull, £I IIS. 1652 Winkles (B.) French Cathedrals, 44 plates, India proofs, LARGE PAPER, original cloth, Tilt, 1837, 4to. (383)

Roche, £1 45. 1653 Wyatt (M. D.) Architect's Note-Book in Spain, principally illustrating the Domestic Architecture of that Country, 100 plates, n. d., 4to. (385) Hill, £135.

[DECEMBER 11TH AND 12TH, 1899.]

PUTTICK & SIMPSON.

A SERIES OF "AMERICANA," TOGETHER WITH A NUMBER OF BOOKS REMOVED FROM OSIMO IN ITALY.

(No. of Lots, 383; amount realised, £731 10s.)

(a) Americana.

1654 Garcilasco de la Vega. La Florida del Ynca Historia del Adelantado Hernando de Soto y de otros heroicos cavalleros Españoles, old morocco gilt, En Lisbona, 1605, small 4to. (13) Sotheran, £2 16s. 1655 Herrera (Antoine de). Description des Indes Occidentales qu'on appelle aujourdhuy Le Nouveau Monde, translatée d'Espagnol en François avec la Navigation du vaillant Capitaine de mer Jacques le Maire, engraved title, copperplates and maps, calf, Amsterdam, 1622, folio (15)

Maggs, £1 8s.

1656 Hartlib (Samuel). His Legacy of Husbandry (including Husbandry in New England), old calf, 1655, small 4to. (16) W. Brown, £3 1657 Jamaica Viewed, with all the Ports, Harbours, and their several Soundings, Towns, and Settlements thereunto belonging, etc., by E. H. (E. Hickerngill), maps, old calf, J. Williams, 1661, 8vo. (18) Pickering, 1 3s. 1658 A Treaty for Composing of Differences, Restraining of Depredations, and Establishing of Peace in America, between the Crowns of Great Britain and Spain, concluded at Madrid, 18th day of July, 1670, half calf gilt, In the Savoy, 1670, small 4to. (18a) Frances, £1 12s. 1659 Ogilby (John). America, being the latest and most Accurate Description of the New World, containing the Original of the Inhabitants, the Conquest of Mexico and Peru, with the several Plantations, etc., copperplates of views, etc., calf, 1671, folio (19a) Maggs, £2 16s. 1660 Tobago. A True Relation of the late action between the French and Dutch at Tobago, in the West Indies, giving an account of what happened there upon the assault made by the Count d'Estrées both by sea and land, for the gaining of the said place, with an account of the losses on both sides, by a diligent hand, broadsheet of 2 leaves, London, printed for D. W. in the year 1677, folio (20) Kegan, £2 1661 Godwyn (Morgan). The Negro's and Indian's Advocate suing for their Admission into the Church, or a Persuasive to the Instructing and Baptizing of the Negros and Indians in our Plantations. To which is added a brief Account of Religion in Virginia, old calf, 1680, 8vo. (21) Tinkler, £3 15s. 1662 Darien. The Defence of the Scots Settlement at Darien, answered Paragraph by Paragraph, by Philo-Briton, uncut, London, 1699, 8vo. (23) W. Brown, LI 1663 New York. Acts of Assembly passed in the Province of New York, from 1691 to 1718, calf gilt, London, 1719, folio (25) Ellis, £2 4s. 1664 Maryland. Acts of Assembly passed in the Province of Maryland, from 1692 to 1715, calf gilt, London, 1723, folio (27) Ellis, 1 12s. 1665 Virginia. Acts of Assembly passed in the Colony of Virginia, from 1662 to 1715 (stained on title vol i., but quite complete), fine copy, calf gilt, London, 1727, folio (28)

Ellis, £1 145. 1666 The Present State of the British Sugar Colonies, considered in a letter from a Gentleman of Barbadoes to his Friend in London, wrappers, London, 1731-Reasons grounded on Facts shewing that a new Duty on Sugar must fall on the Planter, that it will probably occasion the Desertion of our Sugar Islands, etc., London, 1748-Considerations against laying any new Duty upon Sugar, wherein is particularly shewn that a New Imposition will be ruinous to the Sugar Colonies, etc., uncut, London, 1744, 8vo. and 4to. (30) Kegan, £2 4s.

1667 The Importance of the Sugar Colonies to Great Britain stated and some Objections against the Sugar Colony Bill answer'd, uncut, last leaves stained, London, 1731—A Letter to the West India Merchants in answer to their Petition now before the Hon. House of Commons, praying for a prohibition of the Trade carried on from the Northern Colonies to the French and Dutch West-India Settlements, by a Fisherman, uncut, London, 1751 (31) Regan, £1 4s. 1668 Acts of Assembly passed in the Charibbee Leeward Islands, from 1690 to 1730, calf gilt, 1734, folio (33) Ellis, £225. 1669 Georgia. [Martyn (B.)] Reasons for establishing the Colony of Georgia, with some account of the Country, frontispiece and map, fine large copy, wrappers, the first printed account of Georgia, London, 1733, 4to. (35) Sabin, £3 2s. 6d. 1670 South Carolina. The Report of the Committee of the Commons House of Assembly of the Province of South Carolina on the State of the Paper Currency of the said Province, hole in back margin of title and first 2 leaves, large copy, unbound, London, 1737, 4to. (36) B. F. Stevens, £7 10s. 1671 Academiæ Cantabrigiensis Carmina quibus decedenti augustissimo Regi Wilhelmo III., Parentat et Succedenti Optimis auspiciis serenissimæ Reginæ Annæ gratulatur, Cantabrigie Typis Academicis, n. d., and 2 other pieces in I vol., original limp vellum with royal arms on sides (defaced on front cover), folio (37) Ellis, £145.

[Presentation copy with following inscription at commencement: "For William Shirley, Esq., His Majestys' Advocate General for the Province of the Massachusetts' Bay in New England; From His Most Obedient Humble Servant, Jona. Belcher, Middle Temple, London, 11th February, 1737-8."-Catalogue.]

1672 Trial of John Peter Zenger, of New York, Printer, who was lately try'd and acquitted for printing and publishing a Libel against the Government, with the pleadings and arguments on both sides, third edition, uncut, London, for J. Wilford, 1738, 4to. (38) Sabin, £1 25. 1673 New England. A Discourse concerning the currencies of the British Plantations in America, especially with regard to their Paper Money, more particularly in relation to the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, uncut, London, n. d. (circa 1739), 8vo. (40)

B. F. Stevens, £8

1674 The Miserable Case of the British Sugar Planters, wherein is contained some remarks on the poverty, distress, and other difficulties which they labour under, etc., and the consequences of losing or preserving our Sugar Colonies are considered, etc., wrappers, uncut, London, 1738-Proposals offered for the Sugar Planters' Redress, and for Reviving the British Sugar Commerce in a further Letter from a Gentleman of Barbadoes to his Friend in London, uncut, London, 1733, 4to. (41) Kegan, £2 6s.

1675 An Abridgment of several Acts of Parliament relating to the Trade and Navigation of Great Britain to, from and in the British Plantations in America, wrappers, 1739, folio (42) B. F. Stevens, LI IS. 1676 Georgia. An Impartial Enquiry into the State and Utility of the Province of Georgia, London, 1741, 8vo. (45)

Ellis, £1 10s. 1677 American Charters. A List of Copies of Charters from the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations presented to the Hon. the House of Commons, in pursuance of their address to His Majesty, of the 25 of April, 1740, viz., Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Bay and Georgia, fine uncut copy, London, 1741, folio (46) Ellis, £2 6s. 1678 Georgia. An Account showing the Progress of the Colony of Georgia in America from its first Establishment, uncut copy, London, printed in the year 1741, folio (47)

Sabin, £4 12s. 6d. 1679 Remarks on several Acts of Parliament, relating more especially to the Colonies abroad, as also on diverse Acts of Assemblies there, together with a comparison of the Practice of the Courts of Law in some of the Plantations with those of Westminster Hall, etc., wherein is likewise contain❜d a Discourse concerning the 42 per cent. duty paid in Barbados and the Leeward Islands, uncut, London, 1742, 8vo. (48) Kegan, £I IS. 1680 British Empire in America (The), containing the History of the Discovery and State of the British Colonies on the Continent and Islands of America, 2 vol., numerous maps, calf, 1741, 8vo. (49) Maggs, £175.

1681 Stith (W.) The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia, being an essay towards a General History of this Colony, first edition, original sheep, Williamsburg, William Parks, 1747 (51) Sabin, £5 2s. 6d. 1682 South Carolina. [Leigh (Sir E.)] Further Observations intended for improving the Culture and Curing of Indigo, etc., in South Carolina, uncut, London, 1747, 8vo. (52)

Tinkler, £2 4s. 1683 Nova Scotia. Little (Otis). The State of Trade in the Northern Colonies considered, with an account of their Produce, and a particular description of Nova Scotia, first edition, fine copy, wrapper, London, 1748, 8vo. (53) B. F. Stevens, £5 1684 North West Passage. Reasons to show that there is a great probability of a navigable passage to the Western American Ocean through Hudson's Streights and Chesterfield Inlet, etc., London, 1749, 8vo. (56) Kegan, £1 6s.

1685 Hudson's Bay Company. A Short State of the Countries and Trade of North America claimed by the Hudson's Bay Company under pretence of a Charter for Ever of Lands without Bounds or Limits, and an Exclusive Trade to those

Unbounded Seas and Countries, shewing the illegality of the said Grant, and the abuse they have made of it, etc., London, 1749, 8vo. (57) Kegan, £2 95. 1686 Nova Scotia. A Geographical History of Nova Scotia, containing an Account of the Situation, Extent, and Limits thereof, as also of the various struggles between the two Crowns of England and France for the possession of that Province, wherein is shown the importance of it as well with regard to our Trade, as to the securing of our other Settlements in North America. To which is added an accurate description of the Bays, Harbours, etc., together with the manners and customs of the Indian Inhabitants, fine uncut copy, London, for Paul Vaillant, 1749, 8vo. (58) Maggs, £3 16s. 1687 Alarm-Bell (The), or Considerations on the Present Dangerous State of the Sugar-Colonies, with a Memorial concerning the Islands of St. Lucia, Dominico, St. Vincent, and Tabago, 1749, folio (59) Kegan, £1 125. 1688 Massachusetts. The Case of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England with respect to the Expenses they were at in taking and securing Cape Breton, 2 leaves, large folio, folded, London, 1750, 4to. (60)

B. F. Stevens, £4 2s. 6d. 1689 Tobago, or a Geographical Description, Natural and Civil History, together with a full Representation of the Produce and other Advantages arising from the fertility, excellent Harbours, and happy situation of that famous Island, etc., London, n. d. (1750?)-Thoughts on the late Transactions respecting Falkland's Islands, London, 1771-A Letter from a Citizen of Port Royal, in Jamaica, to a Citizen of New York, relating to some extraordinary measures lately set on foot in that Island, Dublin printed, London reprinted, 1756, all uncut, 8vo. (61) Maggs, £145. 1690 Act, dated 24 Geo. II., to regulate and restrain Paper Bills of Credit in His Majesty's Colonies or Plantations of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, the Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire in America, and to prevent the same being legal tenders in payments of money, some wormholes, uncut, London, T. Baskett, 1751, folio (63) Ellis, £1 10s. 1691 Kennedy (A.) The Importance of Gaining and Preserving the Friendship of the Indians to the British Interest considered, uncut, London, 1752, 8vo. (64) Edwards, £1 18s. 1692 Nova Scotia. The Conduct of the French with regard to Nova Scotia from its first Settlement to the present time, uncut, London, 1754, 8vo. (65) Maggs, £1 155. 1693 The Wisdom and Policy of the French in the Construction of their great Offices, so as best to answer the purposes of extending their Trade and Commerce and enlarging their Foreign Settlements, with some Observations in relation to the Disputes now subsisting between English and French Colonies in America, uncut, London, 1755-A Short View