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144 THORBURN, GRANT. Fifty Years Reminiscences of New York, or Flowers from the Garden of Laurie Todd. 16mo; Port.,

Autograph Letter of Thorburn inserted.

New York, N. d.

145 TOCQUEVILLE, ALEXIS DE. Democracy in America. Translated by Henry Reeves, Esq, Edited with Notes, the Translation revised and in great part re-written, and the Additions made to the recent Paris Editions now first translated, by Francis Bowen. 2 vols. royal 8vo, cloth, uncut, Cambridge, 1864

146 TROLLOPE, MRS. Domestic Manners of the Americans. 3d edition 2 vols. 8vo, illustrated with Lithographs, uncut, London, 1832

A picture equally faithful and amusing of society in the Western and Southwestern States forty years ago. The style pure and charming. The reprint omits several of the illustrations.

147 TROLLOPE, ANTHONY, North America. 2 vols. 8vo, London, 1862 148 TRUMBULL, BENJAMIN. A complete History of Connecticut. vols. 8vo, calf. Portrait, New Haven, 1818

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149 TUCKERMAN, HENRY T. America and her Commentators, with a critical Sketch of Travel in the United States. 8vo, N. Y., 1864 150 WALSH, ROBERT. An Appeal from the Judgments of Great Britain respecting the United States of America, etc., etc. Second edition, 8vo, calf, Philadelphia, 1819

151 WASHINGTON, GEORGE, The Diary of, from 1789 to 1791. Edited by B. J. Lossing. 12mo, Portrait, New York, 1860 152*Washingtoniana. Privately reprinted. Svo, half calf, gilt tops. New York, 1865

Only 100 copies printed.

153 WINTHROP, JOHN. History of New England from 1630 to 1649, from his Original Manuscripts, with Notes by James Savage. New edition, with additions and corrections by the former editor. Portrait, 2 vols. 8vo, boards, uncut,

Bost., 1853

154 Wortley, Lady Emmeline Stuart. Travels in the United States, etc., during 1849 and 1850. 3 vols. 8vo,

London, 1851

History,

INCLUDING CHRONOLOGY, ETHNOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITICS, AND

SOCIETY.

BOUT, EDMOND. Le Progrés. 8vo, uncut.

Paris, 1864

156 ADAMS, ALEXANDER. Roman Antiquities; or, An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans, with numerous notes and improved indices. By James Boyd, LL.D. Illustrated with upwards of 100 engravings on wood and steel. 12mo, half blue calf gilt, red edges. By Matthews, Glasgow, 1837

Uniform with Potter's Grecian Antiquities.

157 Advis Fidel aux veritables Hollandois, touchant ce qui s'est passé dans les Villages de Bodergrave and Swammerdam, and les cruautiés inouies, que les Francois y ont exercêes, avec un memorie de la derniere marche de l'Armée du Roy de France en Brabant et en Flandre. 4to, half calf. Beautiful plates by Romain de Hooge.

Scarce. Curious and interesting.

1673

158 Agincourt, Battle of, History of the, and of the Expedition of Henry V. in France in 1415, etc. By Sir Harris Niccholas. 3d edition. 8vo, half calf, gilt,

London, 1833

159 AIKIN, LUCY. Memoirs of the Court of King James the First. Second edition, portraits. 2 vols. tree calf, neat, Lond., 1822 160 "All the Talents": A Politico-Satirical Poem in three dialogues, with "The Tower," "St. Stephen's Chapel," and "Probationary Odes for the Laureatship." All satirical. 8vo, half calf, London, 1785, 1807-'10 161 ALLEN, THOMAS. The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and parts adjacent, with beautiful engravings. 8vo, calf, neat, London, 1827-'8

162 Almanach de Gotha Pour l'Année 1836.

18mo, portraits,

Gotha, 1836

8vo,

Paris, 1787

163 Almanach Royal, Année м,DCC, LXXXVII, Presenté a sa Majesté pour la Premiere fois en 1699. Laurent D'Houry, editeur. old French crim. mor., Court copy. Royal arms emblazoned on the sides. Shows the position of every person with French Government or Royal Family, or Church just before the Revolution.

164 ANDREWS, ALEXANDER. The Eighteenth Century; or, Illustrations of the Manners and Customs of our Grandfathers.

8vo, London, 1856 165 ANNE BOLEYN. Memoirs of the Life of Queen of Henry VIII. By Miss Benger. 3d edition, with a memoir of the author by Miss Aikin. Half calf, portrait, London, 1827 166 Anti-Jacobin, Poetry of the. Comprising the celebrated Political and Satirical Poems, Parodies, and Jeux D'Esprit of the Right Hon. George Canning, the Earl of Carlisle, Marquis Wellesley, Right Hon. W. Pitt, and others. With explanatory notes by Charles Edmonds. 2nd edition, with six etchings by the famous caricaturist James Gillary. 16mo, London, 1854

167 ARISTOTLE. Politiques or Discourses of Government. Translated out of Greek into French, by Loys Le Roy. Translated out of French into English. Folio, polished calf, neat, gilt, red edges, London, 1598 168 Athenae Batavae. Sive de urbe Leidensi et Academia, viris-que claris; qui utramque ingenio suo atque scriptis illustrarunt, Libri Duo. 4to, old vellum, engraved title, Lugd-Batav., 1625

Filled with finely engraved portraits, maps, and illustrations: strange and interesting,

169 Atlas Historique Des Etats Europeens, composé d'une suite de Chartes Geographiques et de Tableaux Chronologiques et Genealogiques, etc., etc., par. Chr. et Fr. Kruse. Traduit de L'Allemand, Revue, corrigé et continué jusqua'a l'année, 1834. Par. Ph. Sevas et Felix Ansart. Large 4to, half old mor., marbled edges, Paris, 1836 170 BACON.

The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry VII., written by the Right Hon. Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Albans. Engraved title. Portrait, folio, old calf, neat, London, 1622

Fine copy.

171*BACON, NATHANIEL. Historical Discourse of Uniformity of Government of England. 2 vols. in 1, 4to, calf, London, 1647-51

A fine copy, beautifully bound in antique style.

172 BALE, JOHAN. A Brief Chronicle concernyng the Examinacyon and Death of the Blessed Martyr of Christ, Syr Johan Oldcastle, the Lord of Cobham. Black letter. 18mo, half old calf, worn, title gone, old portrait, London, 1554

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for Oldcastle died a martyr and this is not the man." Henry

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173 BANNATYNE, RICHARD. (Secretary to John Knox). Journal of the Transactions in Scotland, during the contest between the adherents of Queen Mary, and those of her son, 1570, 1571-2-3. 8vo, gilt edges,

Edinburgh, 1806

174 BARKER, W. B. Lares and Penates; or, Celicia and its Governors. Being a short historical account of that province from the earliest times to the Present day, etc., etc. Edited by W. Francis Ainsworth. Illustrated with maps and engravings. 8vo, half morocco, gilt, London, 1753

175 BAKER, S. W. The Albert Nyanza, Great Basin of The Nile and Explorations of the Nile Sources. With maps, illustrations and portraits. 8vo, uncut, London, 1866 176 BALBI, ADRIEN. Abrégé de Géographie, Rédegé sur un nouveau plan d'aprês derniers traités de paix et les découvertes les plus recentes. Troisème édition, revue et considerablement augmentee par l'auteur, et accompagnée de 24 cartes et plates. 8vo, half calf,

177 BALE, JOHAN.

Paris, 1843

The first two partes of the Actes or unchaste examples of the Englyshe Votaries, gathered out of their own legendes and Chronycles, etc., etc. Sm. 8vo, calf,

London, 1560 Scarce and curious: a book in which this foul-mouthed bishop railed and scolded without reserve.

178 Bastile.

History of. With a concise account of the Revolution in France, to which is added an appendix, containing, among other Particulars, an enquiry into the history of the prisoner with the mask. 8vo, half morocco, gilt tops, with large plan of the Bastile. London, 1790

Fine copy. Scarce.

179*BAYLEY, JOHN. Tower of London. 2 vols. 4to, half calf,

London, 1825

With copious illustrations. This is the only full and particular history of the fortress which has been in the foreground of every view of English History.

180 BEATSON, ROBERT. A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain and Ireland; or, a complete Register of the Hereditary Honours, Public Offices, and Persons in Office. 8vo. Very fine gilt, old red mor., gilt edges mor. hinges. Edinburgh, 1786

181*BEDE, VENERABLE. Ecclesiastical History. Ed. Giles. 2 vols. 8vo, half calf, London, 1843

182 BELL, ANDREW. Feudalism, Historial Sketches of, British and Continental. 16mo, London, 1852

183 BELL, JAMES. A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific, or, a Physical, Political and Statistical account of the World. Illustrated by a complete and copious Series of maps and other engravings. 6 vols. 8vo, calf, marbled edges, London, 1853

193 British Cicero; or, a collection of the most admired Speeches in
the English Language, etc. By Th. Browne. 3 vols. 8vo, half
old red morocco, worn,
London, 1808

194 British Regiments, Historical Account of the, employed since the

Reign of Queen Elizabeth and King James I., in the formation

and defence of the Dutch Republic, particularly of the Scotch

Brigade. 8vo, boards, uncut.
London, 1794

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