Colonial Americana

COLONIAL
AND EARLY
AMERICANA.
Being Forty Works of
Signifcance with Regard to
History, Biography, Religion
and Exploration in America,
and Comprising Several
Published During British Rule,
Facsimiles of Colonial
Manuscripts, and Numerous
18th & 19th Century Titles
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[Hazard’s Copy]
1. [Hutchinson, Thomas]
A Collection of Original Papers Relative to the History of the Colony of
Massachusets-Bay.
Boston, New-England: Thomas and John Fleet, 1769. First edition. ii, 576 pp.
8vo. A^2, B^8-2O^8. Original full calf, gilt titles & rules.
Important copy of a work preserving documents the originals of which are
largely lost (see below). This copy belonged to Ebenezer Hazard, who compiled
and published the frst printed collection of American state papers in two
volumes in 1792 [See item 17 below]. He likely used it as a primary reference, as
the originals of works reproduced her would no longer have been available at
the time he was compiling his work. Sabin 34069: “This collection of papers was
published by Lieut.- Gov. Hutchinson, ‘to support and elucidate the principal
facts related in the frst part of the of the History of Massachusetts Bay, and may
serve as an appendix to it.’ ‘The author of that History was possessed of many
other ancient and very curious original papers, which are irrecoverably lost by
an unfortunate event suffciently known.’ (This alludes to the destruction of his
papers by a mob, at the time of the Riots in Boston on account of the Stamp Act,
[Maps Included]
2. [Powell, John Wesley]
Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries.
Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the Direction of the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
Washington: Government Printing Offce, 1875. First edition. xi, 291
pp. An account of geologist John Wesley Powell’s famous three-
month expedition, during which he explored the Colorado River and
completed the frst known passage through the Grand Canyon - he
would later be named head of the U.S. Geological Survey, and also
serve as director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian
Institution.
in 1765.)’ - Rich. It is sometimes erroneously bound up and lettered as Vol. III. of the ‘History.’ It is a necessary
adjunct to Hutchinson’s ‘History of Massachusetts Bay’”. Howes H-853. Evans 11300.
Ebenezer Hazard’s copy, and later his son Erskine’s, with both of their names in ink on the title page.
Ebenezer’s name shows more oxidation, indicating that his son’s name was written later, likely at the time the
book was passed down to him.
“Ebenezer Hazard (1744-1817, APS 1781) was a publisher, businessman, an editor of historical documents
and Postmaster-General of the United States. His two-volume work Historical Collections: Consisting of
State Papers and Other Authentic Documents: Intended As Materials for An History of the United States of
America (Philadelphia, 1792-1794) was the frst published collection of American state papers and historical
documents. His duties as surveyor-general of the post offce (1777-1782) entailed extensive travel, and he took
advantage of the opportunity to collect the documentary evidence and source-materials of early American
history. In response to his petition to the Continental Congress on July 11, 1778, he was given permission to
copy documents in the Continental archives, as well as a grant of one thousand dollars for expenses. He
collected most of these materials before 1782, when he became Postmaster-General. The frst two volumes
entitled Historical Collections were published in Philadelphia from 1792-1794.” - American Philosophical
Society
Very good. Boards rubbed with tiny chip from spine head, discolored patch on front board, tiny ink stamp on
rear endpaper.
$1250
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3. Adams, Charles Francis (Editor); Winthrop, John; Cotton, John; Keayne, Robert
Antinomianism in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1636-1638. Including the
Short Story and Other Documents.
Boston: The Prince Society, 1894. Limited edition, one of 250 copies. 415 pp. 4to.
Maroon pebbled cloth, beveled edges, gilt titles.
A collection of colonial American writings concerning the Antinomian controversy
in Puritan New England, during which Anne Hutchinson was put on trial and
banished from the colony for speaking out against the clergy in power. She was
subsequently excommunicated as well. Printed by the Prince Society, a Boston frm founded by Samuel Drake
and named for author and book collector Thomas Prince, specializing in the republication of rare Americana.
Renowned bookseller Charles E. Goodspeed was among the society’s offcials.
Includes: Preface; Introduction by the Editor; A Short Story of the Rise, Reign, and Ruine of the Antinomians,
Familists & Libertines, That Infected the Churches of New England... [Ascribed to John Winthrop]; Appendix
to the History of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, by Mr. Hutchinson, Lieutenant Governor of the Province,
Number II. November 1637. The Examination of Mrs. Ann Hutchinson at the Court of Newtown.; A Report of
the Trial of Mrs. Ann Hutchinson before the Church in Boston, March, 1638.; Extracts from Cotton’s ‘Way of
the Churches Cleared’; Extract from Robert Keayne’s Book, 1639.
Near fne. No jacket. Rebound with original coral wrappers retained (we found only one source - Goodspeed
catalog 1924 - advertising a copy in wrappers). Spine & edges faintly faded, Goodspeed catalog number in
pencil on front endpaper, coral wrappers have a few creases and tears (carefully repaired with tissue) with
one minor chip from corner of rear wrapper.
$250
4. Backus, Isaac
Church History of New England, from 1620 to 1804. Containing a View of the
Principles and Practice, Declensions and Revivals, Oppression and Liberty of the
Churches, and a Chronological Table. With a Memoir of the Author.
Philadelphia: Baptist Tract Depository, 1839. Second edition. 250 pp. 18mo. Full calf,
brown leather spine label, gilt titles & rules, yellow endpapers, frontispiece of author.
The second edition of the work frst published in 1804 (entitled ‘An Abridgement of
the Church History of New England, 1602-1804’), detailing the history of churches in
colonial America from the early days of settlement. The memoir of Backus was added
Powell retraced the route again several years later, that being the voyage which produced the map featured in
this edition. Howes P-528.
Fair. Former library copy with some crude repairs to spine, page margins lightly stained, but includes the two
fold-outs (a map and a profle of the Colorado) in rear pocket, which are often missing, and all aspects of the
original binding. Should be professionally restored.
$400
in this edition. Chronological table following text, despite title, actually covers events as early as 1602. Sabin
2626. Howes B-14: In reference to the 1804 edition: “Because of additions contained, may be considered a
fourth volume of his earlier 3-volume work, [‘A History of New-England, With particular Reference to the
Denomination of Christians called Baptists.’, published in 1777.]
Very good. Boards rubbed with minor leather loss along edges, fore-edge of front board and centers of
endpapers discolored.
$200
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[Francis Cabot Lowell’s Copy]
5. Belknap, Jeremy
American Biography: or, An Historical Account of Those
Persons Who Have Been Distinguished in America, as
Adventurers, Statesmen, Philosophers, Divines, Warriors,
Authors, and Other Remarkable Characters. Comprehending a
Recital of the Events Connected with Their Lives and Actions., in
Two Volumes.
Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1794. Complete
in two volumes. First edition. 416; viii, [1], 10-476, [1] pp. 8vo.
Contemporary full leather, black leather spine label, gilt titles & rules.
An early compilation of biographies featuring prominent members of American society, published shortly
after the American Revolution. Belknap, the compiler, was a man of some note himself, whose three volume
History of New Hampshire was the frst modern history by an American, and set a new standard for
historical scholarship. His work on American Biography occasioned encounters with many important
fgures, and led to his election as a member of the American Philosophical Society and a Fellow of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Preceding the text is a preliminary dissertation, as well as a
chronology from 1001-1620 of adventures and discoveries by European nations relating to America. The
biographical sketches proceed chronologically as well, from Biron the Norman through Henry Hudson in
volume one, Thomas Smith through William Penn in volume two. Both volumes include an extensive index.
Following the text of volume one the author thanks Richard Hakluyt and Samuel Purchas for their work in
recording historical voyages, which were used as primary sources here. Each volume also include an
appendix: in the frst, a list of ‘The Succession of Sovereigns of the European Nations Who Have Had
Possessions or Connexions in America’; and in the second, ‘Mr. Winslow’s Account of the Natives of New-
England, annexed to his Narrative of the Plantations. A.D. 1624.’, quoted from Purchas. Most copies appear to
be held by institutions, with few found in the trade (usually single volumes, and often binder’s copies), and
only four examples of the set coming to auction in the last 25 years (six auctions total, though three of these
appear to be the same copy, sold in 2001, 2007, and 2014). Sabin 4429. Howes B-322. Evans 26637 & 33393: “An
intended third volume was never published.” BAL 934 & 942.
This copy owned by Francis Cabot Lowell, with his name in ink (‘F.C. Lowell’ on front endpaper and title
page of each volume. Lowell was in the textile business, and was among those responsible for bringing the
Industrial Revolution to America. His mill built in 1814 in Waltham, Massachusetts as part of the Boston
Manufacturing Company prefgured the arrangement of the factories that would become ubiquitous as the
19th century progressed.
Good. Joints weakening, edges rubbed with minor leather loss.
$400
[John Jay’s Copy]
6. Bishop, George; Whiting, John
New-England Judged by the Spirit of the Lord. In Two Parts... [with]
Truth and Innocency Defended...
London: T. Sowle, 1703. First thus. [viii], 498; 212, [12] pp. 8vo. Original
paneled calf.
Two works pertaining to religious persecution, particularly of Quakers,
bound in one volume, the frst reprinted from the 1661 original, with an introduction by
Joseph Grove and an index following the text. These were released in a single volume published by female
printer and bookseller Tace Sowle (1666-1749), who was also of Quaker birth. In the late 17th century Sowle
was negotiating with Quakers to print their founders’ works (Jones, Women and Literature in Britain, 1700-
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1800, 145), and has received recognition as an important fgure in Quaker printing (Maureen Storey, Soul
Search, April 2007). Both works focus on the religious persecution of the Quakers, including ‘whippings,
chainings, fnings, imprisonings, starvings, burning in the hand, cutting off ears, and putting to death,’ as well
as defamation in print by such fgures as Cotton Mather. Sabin 5631. Howes B-481: “Most exhaustive
contemporary indictment of God-fearing Puritans...”
Good. Founding father John Jay’s signature on title page. Boards rubbed, binding split at one point but
reinforced at some point with leather tape to spine head & foot, ink name & date on front endpaper (Alice
Stevenson 1729), a few pages faintly foxed.
The association with John Jay is particularly interesting: Jay served as vice-president and president of the
American Bible Society, and believed strongly that the spread of the Christian gospel was an important
element of national stability and, ultimately, the key to world peace: “Real Christians will abstain from
violating the rights of others, and therefore will not provoke war. Almost all nations have peace or war at
the will and pleasure of rulers whom they do not elect, and who are not always wise or virtuous. Providence
has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest, of
our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers” (William Jay, The Life of John Jay: With
Selections from His Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, New York, 1833). Jay is also well-known as:
the frst Chief Justice of the United States; author of fve essays included in the Federalist Papers published by
Hamilton and Madison; signor of the Treaty of Paris; President of the Continental Congress; Governor of New
York State; and a leading activist in human rights, particularly abolition. His career indicates a sympathy for
those persecuted or underrepresented in government, with a strong undercurrent of religious fervor; whether
this book helped form those opinions, or was acquired later as a result of them, is an interesting question to
ponder.
$3000
7. Bradford, William; Doyle, John A. (Introduction)
History of the Plimoth Plantation, Containing an Account of The Voyage of the
‘Mayfower’, Now Reproduced in Facsimile from the Original Manuscript
London: Ward and Downey Limited / Spottiswoode and Co., 1896. Limited
edition, #192 of 350 copies, hand numbered. 17, 535 pp. Large 4to. 14 3/8 x 11.
Beige cloth spine, blue cloth boards, blue titles, gilt rules. Two photolithographic
plates show pages from the original manuscript.
A facsimile reproduction of Bradford’s manuscript, detailing the voyage of the
Mayfower and the settlement of Plymouth Plantation, including many of the
hardships the early settlers faced. Bradford was a founding member of Plymouth
Plantation and became its second governor. It remains an important early source for historians of colonial
America, and was a strong infuence on future writers of history and religion, most notably Cotton Mather.
Very good. No jacket. Boards a bit soiled, light stain to bottom margin of just a few pages, endpapers lightly
foxed, Goodspeed catalog number on front endpaper.
$500
8. Brainerd, David; Edwards, President [Jonathan]
The Life of Rev. David Brainerd, Chiefy Extracted from His Diary. Somewhat
Abridged. Embracing, in the Chronological Order, Brainerd’s Public Journal of the
Most Successful Year of His Missionary Labors.
American Tract Society, New-York / D. Fanshaw, Printer, circa
1835. Later edition. iv, 360 pp. 12mo. Engraved frontispiece of
the parsonage in Cranbury, New Jersey, July, 1833, caption
states Brainerd preached to the Indians here in 1746.
An abridgment of the work originally published in 1746,
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9. Brigham, William
The Compact with the Charter and Laws of the Colony of New Plymouth: Together
with the Charter of the Council at Plymouth, and an Appendix, Containing the
Articles of Confederation of the United Colonies of New England, and Other
Valuable Documents. Published Agreeably to a Resolve, Passed April 5, 1836.
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, Printers to the State, 1836. First edition. x, 357 pp. Tall
8vo. Original full calf, red leather spine label, gilt titles & rules, blind tooled borders.
An important legal reference pertaining to the pilgrim settlement at Plymouth
including the compact and charter of the colony, the articles of confederation, various
[First History of Iroquois]
10. Colden, Cadwallader
The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, Which Are
Dependent on the Province of New-York in America, and Are the
Barrier between the English and French in that Part of the World... To
which are added, Accounts of the several other Nations of Indians in
North America, their Numbers, Strength, &c., and the Treaties which
have been lately made with them., in Two Volumes.
London: Lord Bacon’s Head for: Lockyer Davis / J. Wren / J. Ward,
1755. Third edition. xii, [xiii-xvii], 260; [iv], 251, [9] pp. Full leather, red leather spine
labels, gilt titles & rules. Following the text is a nine-page catalog of works published by Lord Bacon’s Head
for the three frms associated with this book’s publication - the catalog gives specifc bibliographic details for
each work, including format and original price.
“The frst general history of the Iroquois Indians. It was written to thwart the efforts of the French to
monopolize the Fur Trade.” (Goodspeed). Sabin 14275. Howes C-560: “First history of the Iroquois
Confederation and frst historical work printed in New York. “Colonial scholar and political leader,
Cadwallader Colden was among the most learned American men of his time, and his history of the Iroquois
tribes makes fascinating reading. The author discusses the religion, manners, customs, laws and forms of
government of the confederacy of tribes composed of the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, and
Senecas, and gives accounts of battles, treaties, and trade with these Indians up in 1689.”
Very good. Includes fold-out map showing locations of tribes in New York and Canada. Edges rubbed, joints
a bit tender, owner bookplate on front endpaper of each volume, Goodspeed catalog tag and number in pencil
on front endpapers of vol. 1.
$1000
detailing Brainerd’s experiences as a Christian missionary among the Native Americans in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania. Includes preface by theologian Jonathan Edwards. Sabin 7340. Howes B-717.
Very good. A bit rubbed, lightly foxed.
$100
legal statutes, as well as treaties, trade agreements, naming of Native Americans as British colonial subjects,
court proceedings, establishment of a military, designation of boundaries, etc. Extensive index follows text.
Sabin 7962 & 15014: “By a resolve of the Legislature, ffteen hundred copies were printed for the use of the
Commonwealth. The volume is chiefy valuable as illustrating the spirit of the Pilgrim Fathers, and exhibiting
the manners, wants, and sentiments of those early times.”
Very good. Front joint weakening, tiny chip from spine head, endpapers foxed.
$200
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11. Drake, Francis; Fletcher, Francis; Schouten, William Cornelison
The World Encompassed [and] The Relation of a Wonderfull Voiage Made by
William Cornelison Schouten of Horne.
The World Publishing Company, 1966. Two important works of early exploration and
navigation, published in one volume, in facsimile of the original editions of 1628 and
1619. 108; 82 pp. 8vo. Printed by offset lithography in Italy and bound in vellum with
shoestring ties at the fore-edge., gilt titles & coat of arms, portrait of Drake and 1586
map of the world precede Drake’s text, map of Tierra del Fuego precedes Schouten’s
text. Drake and Schouten both recount their circumnavigation of the globe. Drake’s
voyage included a stop at Plymouth in 1577. Reprint, Sabin 20853 & 77962. Church 428.
Near fne. Lacks slipcase. An exceptional copy.
$50
12. Drake, Samuel G.
Indian Biography. Containing the Lives of more than Two Hundred Indian Chiefs...
Boston: Josiah Drake, at the Antiquarian Bookstore, 1832. First edition. viii, 348 pp.
12mo. Full leather, red leather spine label, gilt titles & rules. Engravings of Phillip
(Metacomet) from Church’s original and of King Powhatan and Pocahontas from
Captain John Smith’s original precede title page.
A collection of biographies of Native Americans, and accounts of the wars between
them and settlers, compiled by the frst antiquarian bookseller in the United States, who
later founded the Prince Society, named for author and book collector Thomas Prince,
which specialized in the republication of rare Americana. Renowned bookseller Charles E. Goodspeed was
among the society’s offcials. Sabin 20873. Howes D-476.
Very good. Boards rubbed, lightly to moderately foxed throughout, front free endpaper removed, Goodspeed
catalog number in pencil on front paste-down, minor wave to last two gatherings.
$300
13. Drake, Samuel G.
The History and Antiquities of Boston, the Capital of Massachusetts and
Metropolis of New England, from its Settlement in 1630, to the Year 1770.
Also, an Introductory History of the Discovery and Settlement of New
England. With Notes, Critical and Illustrative.
Boston: Luther Stevens, 1856. First edition. x, 840 pp. Maroon leather spine &
corners, marbled boards & endpapers, gilt titles & rules, top edge gilt.
A detailed history of the New England metropolis from its earliest settlement
through the year 1770. Sabin 20872. Howes D-475. Engraved fold-out map of
Boston drawn by R.P. Mallory precedes title page, fold-out map of view of vicinity
of Boston from Bunker Hill Monument precedes text, fold-out view of Boston drawn
by Governor Pownal and numerous other engravings appear throughout text.
Near fne. Rebound by Bartlett & Co., Boston, with their tiny binder stamp on verso
of front endpaper. Edges lightly rubbed. An exceptional copy.
$300
14. Farrand, Max (Introduction)
The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts, Reprinted from the Copy of the 1648 Edition in the Henry E.
Huntington Library (Hunting Library Publications) [The Book of the General Lawes and Libertyes
Concerning the Inhabitants of the Massachusets...]
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1929. First thus. ix, [6], 59 pp.
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15. Hakluyt, Richard
The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffques & Discoveries of the
English Nation, Made by Sea or Over-land to the Remote and Farthest
Distant Quarters of the Earth at any time within the compasse of these
1600 Yeeres
Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1903. First thus, one of a limited
edition of 1000 copies. Complete in twelve hardcover volumes. lxxix, [i], 354,
[1]; xi, [i], 486, [1]; xv, 484, [1]; xv, [i], 456, [1]; xv, [i], 511, [1]; xv, [i], 526, [1];
xvi, 465, [1]; xiv, 485, [1]; xv, [i], 472, [1]; xvii, [i]; 500, [1]; xvi, [i], 457, [1]; xiii,
A reprint of the original 1648 volume printed in Boston, which collected legal statutes
from the records of the general court of Massachusetts, with a facsimile of the original
title page, and a new introduction by Max Farrand. The original document is the frst
example of recorded law in Massachusetts, following nearly twenty years under
governorship that amounted to unilateral leadership due to ambiguities in the
provisions of the Massachusetts Charter of 1629. The text is taken directly from the
copy held at Harvard’s Henry E. Huntington Library. Reprint of Sabin 45653.
Near fne. No jacket. Bookplate of Milton Halsey Thomas on front endpaper, boards
lightly rubbed.
$30
[i], 469 pp. 8vo. Fold-out maps and engravings throughout text.
A reissue of the second edition of Hakluyt’s work advocating British colonization of North America, released
from 1598-1600 in three foolscap folio volumes. This edition includes a publisher’s note stating that facsimiles
of the titles pages of the frst and second editions are included, with some notes on how the revisions were
treated. Also included are facsimiles of maps, most notably the map issued with, but often missing from,
second editions of the work, believed to be the map referenced by Shakespeare in Twelfth Night. Hakluyt was
a staunch promoter of a petition to James I for letters patent to colonize Virginia, which were granted to the
London Company and Plymouth Company (collectively, the Virginia Company) in 1606. He lends his name
to the Hakluyt Society, which publishes scholarly editions of primary records of voyages and travels. Reprint
of Sabin 29596-29598.
Near fne. No jackets. Spines a bit faded, ink gift note on front fyleaf of frst volume, front & end matter
faintly foxed.
$800
16. Hakluyt, Richard; Quinn, David Beers & Alison; Skelton, Raleigh Ashlin ;
The Principall Navigations, Voiages and Discoveries of the English Nation: A
Photo-Lithographic Facsimile, in Two Volumes (Hakluyt Society Extra Series
No. XXXIX)
Cambridge at the University Press, 1965. First thus. lx, 505; 506-975 pp.
(pagination towards end of vol. 1 contains some errors, which ostensibly
appeared in the original). Facsimile of the Typus Orbus Terrarum precedes text.
A facsimile edition of Hakluyt’s 1589 work advocating British colonization of
North America, with a new introduction and modern index. A three-volume
edition, published as The Principal Navigations... (one ‘l’ instead of two) was released from 1598-1600, with
the content altered somewhat. The preface to this edition notes that in this two-volume version the “narratives
are nearer to the events they describe, some of them being tumbled in while the book was in the press... in a
way which makes many of them more vivid and effective than after they had been sifted, scrubbed or pruned
for the second edition.” Reprint of Sabin 29594. Near fne. Both volumes lack jacket.
$90
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17. Hazard, Ebenezer
Historical Collections; Consisting of State Papers, and Other
Authentic Documents; Intended as Materials for an History of
the United States of America., in Two Volumes
Philadelphia: T. Dobson, 1792. First edition. Complete in two
volumes, printed in 1792 and 1794. 639, x; iv, 654 pp. 4to. Brown
leather spine & corners, marbled boards, gilt titles & rules, red
page ridge, brown endpapers.
Sabin 31095: “This scarce and valuable collection embraces State
Papers relating to Columbus, Cabot, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, and
Sir Walter Raleigh. It includes various Patents and Charters of the several English colonies in America, with a
variety of other documents relating to these colonies as well as to New France. Many of these papers are taken
from Hakluyt’s Voyages; Rymer’s ‘Foedera’; Rushworth’s ‘Historical Collections’; the Public Records of the
Colonies, and from rare works relating to America. Vol. II. is rarer than Vol. 1.” Howes H-362. Evans 24388 &
27105. See item 1 above for a biographical sketch of Hazard.
Very good. Rebound. Top page ridge lightly stained, slightly affecting margin of a few pages, owner blind
stamp on title page, some ink marginalia, a small amount of which was lost when the pages were trimmed for
rebinding.
$750
18. Hubbard, William
A General History of New England, from the Discovery to MDCLXXX.
The Massachusetts Historical Society, Cambridge / Hilliard & Metcalf, 1815. First
edition. vi, 676 pp. 8vo. Leather spine & corners, pebbled cloth boards.
A history of New England by the minister of Ipswich, Massachusetts William
Hubbard, from the discovery of America through 1680. The prefatory notice quotes
Thomas Hutchinson [See item 1] in his ‘The History of Massachusetts Bay’ as stating:
‘Many such [materials for an history of the Colony] came to me from my ancestors...
among the rest, a manuscript history of Mr. William Hubbard, which is carried down to
the year 1680, but after 1650 contains but few facts. The former part has been of great use
to me: it was so to Dr. Mather in his history...” [See item 20 below] Also mentioned is the fact that the original
manuscript copy’s beginning and end “mutilated... [and] in some places... scarcely legible,” which perhaps
explains the defciency mentioned by Hutchinson. Sabin 33443: “This work by the author of the ‘Narrative of
the Troubles with the Indians,’; 1677, was never before printed, although the MS. was known to, and made
use of, by Mather, Prince, and Hutchinson. Hubbard derived the most important part of his early history from
Gov. Winthrop’s MS. Journal.” [See item 40 below] Howes H-754: “First printing of the original manuscript.”
Good. Spine & corners rubbed, leather dried with loss, mostly from spine, front joint weakening, sticker & ink
initials on front endpaper.
$250
19. Johnson, Edward; Poole, William Frederick
Wonder-Working Providence of Sions Saviour in New England, with an Historical
Introduction and an Index (A History of New-England From the English planting in
the Yeere 1628. untill the Yeere 1652)
S.N., 1867. Limited edition, #42 of 260 copies (Sabin incorrectly states the edition as
250; the copyright page states the edition as 10 drawing paper, 50 large paper, 200
small paper). cliv, [6], 265 pp. 4to. Black pebbled cloth, gilt titles.
A limited edition reissue of the frst printed history of New England, originally
published in London in 1654 with the second title ‘A History of New-England From the
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[Owned by Four Generations of the Stowe Family]
20. Mather, Cotton; Robbins, Thomas; Robinson, Lucius F.
Magnalia Christi Americana; or, The Ecclesiastical History of
New-England, from its First Planting, in the Year 1620, unto the
Year of Our Lord 1698. In Seven Books., in Two Volumes, with
an Introduction and Occasional Notes, and Translations of the
Hebrew, Greek, and Latin Quotations
Hartford: Silas Andrus & Son., 1853. Second American edition,
with a new preface and the preface from the 1820 edition.
Complete in two volumes. 626; 682 pp. 8vo. Brown leather spine
& corners, grey cloth boards, gilt titles & rules, red page ridges,
blue endpapers. Frontispiece of author in volume 1.
This copy belonged to the Stowe family, and is quite likely the
precise copy referenced in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ‘Poganuc
English planting in the Yeere 1628. untill the Yeere 1652...’ After slow initial sales, the book’s publisher Nath.
Brooke in 1658 incorporated it as part of Ferdinando Gorges’s ‘America Painted to the Life’, which led to a
piracy controversy that has since been explained by scholar Henry Stevens, who exonerated Gorges. Includes
a list of all governors, magistrates, and ministers, with an index added for this edition by William Frederick
Poole, librarian of the Boston Athenaeum. Frontispiece bearing facsimile of Edward Johnson’s handwriting
from the Woburn, Massachusetts records.
Johnson was a co-founder of Woburn, who arrived in America with the Winthrop
Fleet. He served as Woburn’s frst town clerk, and its frst commissioned military
offcer, fghting in the Pequot War and establishing the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company of Massachusetts. Johnson also produced the frst map of
Massachusetts, and was responsible for establishing the border between New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, as well as town and county lines within
Massachusetts. Sabin 36205. Howes J-131: “First general history of this colony. Has
been erroneously attributed to Thos. Hooker. Unsold sheets of the original edition were used by the
publisher to form the third part of America painted to the life, by Gorges, q.v.” Bradford 2701.
Very good. Rebound. No jacket. Frontispiece, front endpaper, and front fyleaf loose but included, ink name &
date (W.S. Bryant, Feb. 4, 1902.) on title page.
$250
People’: “It was a happy hour when [father] brought home and set up in his
book-case Cotton Mather’s “Magnalia,” in a new edition of two volumes.” (quoted in
Baker, America’s Gothic Fiction: The Legacy of Magnalia Christi America, p. 5). She
could only have been referring to this edition, as the frst American edition was
published when she was only nine years old.
Harriet is noted as among the authors infuenced by this title (Hall’s Dictionary of
National Biography). Given the importance of the work, and it’s infuence on
Harriet, it seems quite likely that it was passed down from her father Lyman to her family. Her husband
Calvin’s ownership stamp (‘Rev. C.E. Stowe, Hartford, Conn.’) - appears on the title page of each. Signatures
of Charles E. Stowe (‘Chas. E Stowe’) and Lyman Beecher Stowe on the front endpaper of each volume,
indicating that it was also passed down from her to Charles (her son), and then to Lyman (her grandson).
Likely among the most important copies of one of the most important works of American history and
religion. A foundational work of New England history, originally published in London in 1702. Cotton
Mather was the grandson of two of the founding ministers of Massachusetts. Sabin 46393. Howes M-391: The
“most famous 18th century American book.”
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Very good. Rebound. Despite the reference in the title, this edition does not appear to have been issued with
a map. Minor pencil marginalia with a few sentences underlined, ostensibly by one of the Stowes, and with
a brief note on p. 70 that appears to be in Calvin’s hand (based on comparison with one of his letters in the
Beecher-Stowe family papers held by Harvard University’s Schlesinger Library). Edges rubbed, binder’s plate
on rear endpaper of each volume, small internal tear to cloth of vol. 2 rear board along fore-edge, Engraving
of Oliver Cromwell mounted opposite title of vol. 2 (seems to have been taken from another work), engraving
of Macaulay mounted on front fyleaf of vol. 2.
$5000
21. Mather, Increase; Drake, Samuel G.
Early History of New England; Being a Relation of Hostile Passages between the
Indians and European Voyagers and First Settlers: and a Full Narrative of
Hostilities, to the Close of the War with the Pequots, in the Year 1637; Also a
Detailed Account of the Origin of the War with King Philip. With an Introduction
and Notes
Boston: Printed for the Editor / J. Munsell, Albany, 1864. Limited edition, one of 270
copies. xxxviii, 309 pp. Black leather spine & corners, marbled boards, gilt titles &
rules, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. List of subscribers follows text.
A reissue of Mather’s New England history, originally published in 1677, with extensive footnotes and
introductory material by Samuel G. Drake. Scarce in the trade, with no records of sale at auction in the last 40
years. Sabin 46675. Howes M-405.
Very good. Boards rubbed with minor leather loss along corners.
$400
22. Mather, Increase; Mather, Cotton; Drake, Samuel G.
The History of King Philip’s War by the Rev. Increase Mather, D.D., Also, a
History of the Same War, by the Rev. Cotton Mather, D.D., to which are added An
Introduction and Notes
Boston: J. Munsell, 1862. Limited edition, one of 11 large paper copies (250 smaller
paper copies were printed simultaneously). xxxii, 281 pp. Navy blue leather spine &
corners over cloth, gilt titles, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Engraved
frontispieces of Increase & Cotton Mather.
An account of the First Indian War (1675-1678), called King Philip’s War by the
English in derisive description of the Native American leader Metacomet. This work
combines Increase Mather’s 1676 work entitled “A brief history of the war with
the Indians in New-England...” with a history of the same war by his brother Cotton
Mather, which originally appeared in his Magnalia Christi Americana [See item 20]
The two appear in two separate type faces, so they can be read together as a
continuous narrative, or compared against one another. Extensive footnotes with
preface and introductory note by Samuel G. Drake, who also contributed to a 19th
century edition of Thomas Church’s history of King Philip’s War. Fold-out chart of
the Pedigree of the Family of Mather precedes Drake’s introductory material. Sabin
46693. Howes M-400.
Near fne. Original wrappers bound in with original title label mounted on rear fyleaf. Goodspeed catalog
number in pencil on verso of front endpaper. A few very faint spots on boards, otherwise an exceptional copy.
$600
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[Signed Limited Edition Designed by Frank E. Hopkins]
23. Michaelius, Jonas D.; Versteeg, Dingman
Manhattan in 1628, as described in the recently discovered Autograph Letter
of Jonas Michaelius written from the Settlement on the 8th of August of that
year and now frst published; With a Review of the Letter and an Historical
Sketch of New Netherland to 1628
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company / Marion Press, Jamaica,
Queensborough, 1904. First edition, #90 of 225 copies, signed & hand
numbered by Frank E. Hopkins on colophon. xii, 203, [1] pp. 4to.
24. Morton, Nathaniel; [Cotton, Josiah]
The New-England’s Memorial: or, A Brief Relation of the Most Memorable and
Remarkable Passages of the Providence of God, Manifested to the Planters of
New-England, in America: with Special Reference to the First Colony Thereof, Called
New Plymouth...
Plymouth: Allen Danforth, 1826. Fourth edition. xii, 204 pp. 12mo. Dedicated to Thomas
Prince, governor of New Plymouth.
Dark green leather with elaborate gilt, red, and light green decorations, top edge gilt, silk moire free
endpapers, orange and dark green leather on interior of boards with elaborate gilt borders. Housed in leather
slipcase with green felt lining.
Released in July, 1904 in a limited edition of 225, 50 printed on Imperial Japan paper, 175 on Holland hand-
made paper (the latter offered here), each of which were numbered and signed by the printer Frank E.
Hopkins, who previously made his reputation designing books for the De Vinne Press. Other copies of this
edition on the market note that they are bound in blue paper boards - this may be a variant bound specially
for the original recipient, or elaborately rebound shortly after publication. We fnd only one Goodspeed
catalog reference (Americana Exchange, 1909), which does not describe the binding. This volume includes
Michaelius’s letter in facsimile, along with a transcription, translation, and review of the letter, and a
historical sketch of New Netherland up to 1628, by Dingman Versteeg. Accompanying the text are
reproductions of historical illustrations and documents, including a letter announcing the purchase of the
island of Manhattan from the Native Americans. Howes M-577.
Near fne. Includes slipcase. Spine faded, slipcase discolored and rubbed along edges, Goodspeed catalog
number on verso of front endpaper.
$500
Reissue of what is accepted as the frst historical work printed in English America, originally released in 1669
by Nathaniel Morton, secretary to the court for the jurisdiction of New Plymouth, and William Bradford’s
nephew. The work was most likely an abridgment of Bradford’s manuscript [See item 7 above], which was
not published until its rediscovery much later. It is notable as the frst published appearance of a list of signers
of the Mayfower Compact, as well as the frst published account of Thanksgiving. Sabin 51015. Howes M-851.
Evans 12469: “’A supplement to New-England’s memorial. By another hand’... Attributed to Josiah Cotton.”
Very good. Boards rubbed, lightly foxed throughout, Goodspeed catalog number in pencil on front endpaper.
$600
25. Morton, Thomas; Adams, Charles Francis (Introduction & Notes)
The New English Canaan of Thomas Morton. With Introductory Matter and Notes (The Publications of the
Prince Society)
Boston: The Prince Society / John Wilson and Son, 1883. Limited edition, one of 250 copies. vi, 381 pp. 4to.
Brown leather spine & corners, fve raised spine bands, marbled boards & endpapers, gilt titles & rules, top
edge gilt.
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A history of New England, with descriptions of Native Americans, the countryside,
and the recently arrived English settlers. An annotated republication of the 1637
original, which up to this point had only be reprinted once, as the second volume of
Force’s American Tracts. This reissue included a bibliographical history of the
original publication, which clears up some inconsistencies mentioned by Sabin.
Printed by the Prince Society, a Boston frm founded by Samuel Drake and named
for author and book collector Thomas Prince, specializing in the republication of rare
Americana. Renowned bookseller Charles E. Goodspeed was among the society’s
offcials. Reissue of Sabin 51028: In reference to the 1630s original: “A book of such
rarity that Mr. Frederik Muller, the eminent bookseller of Amsterdam, remarks: ‘Although this book is
printed in my native place, Amsterdam, I have never seen nor heard of it here.’ It is interspersed with poems
by various authors, including one by Ben Johnson not published in his works...” After being expelled from
the colony and imprisoned England in connection with arming Indian in such a way as to endanger his fellow
colonists, Morton “returned to the colonies after the publication of this book and was imprisoned in Boston
for a year, ostensibly on account of the libel it promulgated against the colonies.”
Very good. Boards a bit rubbed.
$400
26. Neal, Daniel
The History of New-England, Containing an Impartial Account of the Civil and
Ecclesiastical Affairs of the Country, to the Year of our Lord, 1700. To which is
added, the Present State of New-England. With a New and Accurate Map of the
Country. and an Appendix Containing their Present Charter, their Ecclesiastical
Discipline, and their Municipal-Laws. in Two Volumes.
London: A. Ward, T. Longman, T. Shewell, J. Oswald, A. Millar, J. Brackstone,
1747. Second edition. Complete in two volumes. [ii], vi, 392; [ii], 380, [15] pp. Green
crushed morocco spine & corners, fve raised spine bands, marbled boards and
endpapers, gilt titles & rules, top edge gilt.
A history of colonial New England, compiled from numerous sources,
including Cotton Mather’s Magnalia and Oldmixon’s New England.
Sabin 52141: “Gov. Hutchinson says this is little more than an abridgment
of Mather’s ‘Magnalia.’ [See item 20 above]
Thomas Prince [See item 27 below] thus speaks of this work: ‘In 1720 came out Mr. Neal’s
‘History of New-England,’ which I was glad to see, and pleased with both his spirit, style and
method. And though he has fallen into many mistakes which are commonly known to us, some of
which he seems to derive from Mr. Oldmixon’s New England; ... yet considering the materials this
worthy writer was confned to, and that he was never here; it seems to me scarce possible, that any
under his disadvantages should form a better.’ - Chronology of New England, Pref. p. iii.” Howes
N-26: “Based chiefy on Mather’s Magnalia and Oldmixon’s British empire in America.”
Includes the scarce fold-out map entitled, “A New Map of New England According to the Latest Observations
1720,” believed to be the frst map to name New Hampshire, labeled simply ‘Hampshire’ here (Krieger,
Mapping Boston, page 28, quoted in auction record from Swann Galleries)
Near fne. Nicely rebound. Map insets labeled ‘The Harbour of Boston’ and Part of the Northern Hemisphere’.
Spines toned, 1/4 inch tear to far right edge of map.
$1250
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27. Prince, Thomas
A Chronological History of New-England in the Form of Annals: Being a Sum-
mary and exact Account of the most material Transactions and Occurrences
relating to This Country, in the Order of Time wherein they happened, from the
Discovery by Capt. Gosnold in 1602, to the Arrival of Governor Belcher, in 1730.
With an Introduction, Containing a brief Epitome of the most remarkable
Transactions and Events Abroad, from the Creation: Including the connected
Line of Time, the Succession of Patriarchs and Sovereigns of the most famous
Kingdoms & Empires, the gradual Discoveries of America, and the Progress of
the Reformation to the Discovery of New England. Vol. I
Boston, N.E.: Kneeland & Green for S. Gerrish, 1736. First edition. xi, [1], 254 pp.
8vo. Full leather, gilt titles, title page printed in red & black.
Volume I of a work whose second volume was only partially published 19 years later as Annals of New
England (See note from Sabin below). Compiled by Thomas Prince, who served as pastor of the Old South
Church, and who lends his name to the Prince Society, a Boston frm founded by Samuel Drake, specializing
in the republication of rare Americana. Renowned bookseller Charles E. Goodspeed was among the society’s
offcials. Thomas Prince was also a prominent book collector, primarily interested in early American history,
and spent seven years gathering and arranging material for use in this work. A list of subscribers precedes
the text, which reads like a New England hostess’s guest list for a society party, with a number of prominent
names amongst twenty pages of others. etc.
Sabin 65585: “An important work of the most interesting period of New England history. It was carefully
compiled from a large number of authentic records and relations, mostly in the exact words of the respective
authorities. Volume I. brings the chronology down to September 7, 1630. Nearly twenty years after, the work
was resumed... These three numbers, which cover the period from September 28, 1630 to August 5, 1633 -
breaking off in the middle of a sentence - comprise all that were ever published, and are very rare.” [See item
28 below for contents of second volume] Howes P-615: “our most scholarly colonial work”. Evans 4068.
Very good. Rebacked with original boards retained. Boards a bit rubbed, ‘Prince Chronology’ in ink on page
ridge, ink name (Margitt Pratt) and ink name stamp (Geo. C. Shattock) on title page, 1 inch internal closed tear
on title page along binding, two small spots on pp. iv-v of preface.
$1250
28. Prince, Thomas
A Chronological History of New-England in the Form of Annals... in Five
Volumes (Biblioteca Curiosa)
Privately Printed, Edinburgh, 1887. Limited edition, one of 75 large paper
copies. 275 smaller paper copies were released simultaneously. 48; 91; 84; 74; 45
pp. 8vo. Vellum spine & corners, marbled boards & endpapers, maroon leather
spine labels, gilt titles & rules, top edge gilt.
Collects both original volumes and divides them into fve parts. The editor’s
preface concisely details the bibliographic history of the work. Sabin 65585: “An
important work of the most interesting period of New England history. It was
carefully compiled from a large number of authentic records and relations, mostly in the exact words of the
respective authorities. Volume I. brings the chronology down to September 7, 1630. Nearly twenty years after,
the work was resumed... These three numbers, which cover the period from September 28, 1630 to August
5, 1633 - breaking off in the middle of a sentence - comprise all that were ever published, and are very rare.”
Howes P-615: “our most scholarly colonial work”. Evans 4068.
Very good. Minimal loss from top corner of one spine label, owner bookplate on endpaper, endpapers foxed.
$400
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29. Ralegh, Walter; Galvano, Antonio; Hakluyt, Richard (Translator)
The Discoverie of the Large, Rich, and Beautiful Empyre of Guiana... [and]
The Discoveries of the World...
The World Publishing Company, 1966. Two volumes bound in one. 112; 97 pp. Printed
by offset lithography in Italy and bound in vellum with shoestring ties at the fore-edge,
gilt titles and coat of arms.
Facsimile editions of Sir Walter Ralegh’s The Discoverie of Guiana and Antonio
Galvano’s The Discoveries of the World (translated from Portuguese into English by
Richard Hakluyt), from the frst editions of 1596 and 1601, respectively. Ralegh work
- reprint of Sabin 67551. In reference to Galvano’s work, Church 323: “In this work is
given a valuable chronological list of all the discoveries, ancient and modern, made
down to the year 1555. The writer, who may be styled the founder of historical
geography, spent the early part of his life in the East Indies, where he distinguished
himself in an expedition which reduced the Moluccas to Portuguese rule. He includes
his own experiences in the latter part of this work, which was frst published in
Portuguese at Lisbon in 1563, a few years after the author’s death. The original edition
was so rare even in Hakluyt’s time that he says he could never get sight of a copy. There
30. Richardson, Albert D. [Deane]
Beyond the Mississippi: From the Great River to the Great Ocean. Life and
Adventure on the Prairies, Mountains, and Pacifc Coast. With More Than Two
Hundred Illustrations, from Photographs and Original Sketches, of the Prairies,
Deserts, Mountains, Rivers, Mines, Cities, Indians, Trappers, Pioneers, and Great
Natural Curiosities of the New States and Territories. 1857-1867.
is a copy in the British Museum, and also one in the John Carter Brown Library.”
Very good. Lacks slipcase. Vellum lightly smudged.
$50
Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1867. First edition. xvi, 572 pp. 8vo.
Original dark red cloth, gilt titles & rules, red endpapers. Two-page map and
engraved title page precedes text. 205 engravings, many full-page, taken from
photographs and original sketches.
An illustrated guide to American territories west of the Mississippi, written
during a railroad journey begun by the author in 1857. Richardson was a well-known journalist, and also a
spy for the Union during the American Civil War (he was captured at Vicksburg in 1863). After his escape
he wrote a book about wartime prisons. He was the victim of a murder in the year of this book’s publication,
which led to a sensational (and somewhat farcical) trial in which his killer was acquitted. Sabin 70980.
Very good. No jacket. Minor wear to corners, split to paper of rear paste-down (hinge solid), ink name & date
on verso of front endpaper.
$75
31. Robertson, William
The History of America, Second American, from the Tenth London
Edition; in which is included the Posthumous Volume, containing The
History of Virginia, to the Year 1688, and of New-England, to the Year
1652. To Which is Added, The Declaration of American Independence,
with a Correct Facsimile of the Signatures. in Two Volumes.
Philadelphia: Robert Desilver and Thomas Desilver, 1822. Second
American edition, from the tenth London edition. 8, vi, 306; 293 pp. 8vo.
Original mottled full leather, red leather spine label, gilt titles & rules.
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32. Smith, John
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England and the Summer Isles with the
names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Governours from their frst beginning Ano:
1584 to this present 1624...
The World Publishing Company, 1966. [xii], 248 pp. Printed by offset lithography in Italy
and bound in vellum with shoestring ties at the fore-edge. Gilt King James coat of arms
on front board, gilt titles.
A facsimile of the 1624 frst edition of Captain John Smith’s history of Virginia. Two
identical portraits of Princess Frances, Duchess of Richmond and Lenox, precede text,
two maps of Virginia in text, one with various engraved images surrounding it
(including an image of Pocahontas), the other with inset image of Native American chief
Powhatan. Also included are a portrait of ‘Princ Powhatan’ and a map of the Summer
Isles surrounded by images of fortifcations. Reissue of Sabin 82830.
Fine. Lacks slipcase. An exceptional copy.
$75
An early historical account of the search for, discovery of, and colonial era of the Americas. Originally
published in two volumes in 1777, with numerous editions following afterward. A transcript of the
Declaration of Independence precedes the text with engraved facsimile pages of the names of the signors (this
appears to be included only in this edition and the edition published by Simon Probasco a year earlier). Sabin
71976. Howes R-358: “The most highly regarded secondary source of its time”.
Very good. School bookplate and ink name on front endpaper of each volume, front joint of vol. 1 beginning
to weaken.
$150
33. Smith, John; Arber, Edward; Bradley, A.G.
Travels and Works of Captain John Smith, President of
Virginia, and Admiral of New England, 1580-1631
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1910. First thus. cxxxvi, 382; 383-984 pp.
8vo. Half leather, gilt titles & rules, black leather spine labels,
marbled boards, red top page ridge.
Biography of the prominent English soldier and explorer known
for: his role in frst permanent English settlement established in
North America; exploration of Chesapeake Bay; frsthand
accounts of interactions with Native Americans, most notably Pocahontas (who
reportedly saved his life on two occasions). Transcripts of letters to and from Smith
throughout.
Sabin 82857: “This is largely a reprint from stereotype plates of the former edition,
with some changes in the preliminary pages. Mr. Arber’s preface was omitted and an introduction by A. G.
Bradley substituted. The bibliography was revised and a supplementary list by Thomas Seccombe added.
Corrections of date made in a note in the earlier edition were incorporated in the text on pp. 821--822. The
facsimile of the Ould Virginia map was taken from its second state, instead of from the fourth as in the earlier
issues. The two portraits of Pocahontas added to this edition comprise a process facsimile of Richardson’s
re-engraving from Pass, and a half tone reproduction of Thomas Sully’s painting.”
Near fne. Spines a bit faded. Goodspeed catalog number penciled on front endpaper.
$150
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34. Smith, William; Yates, John Van Ness
History of New-York, from the First Discovery to the Year M.DCC.XXXII. to which is
annexed, a Description of the Country, with a short Account of the Inhabitants, their
religious and political State, and the Constitution of the Courts of Justice in that
Colony. With a Continuation, from the Year 1732, to the Commencement of the Year
1814.
Albany: Ryer Schermerhorn, 1814. First thus. xv, 511, [1] pp. 8vo. Original full leather,
black leather spine label, gilt titles & rules.
Published originally as ‘The History of the Province of New-York’ in 1757, with new
35. Tarbox, Increase N.; [Ralegh, Walter]
Sir Walter Ralegh and His Colony in America. Including the Charter of Queen
Elizabeth in His Favor, March, 25, 1584, with Letters, Discourses, and Narratives
of the Voyages Made to America at His Charges, and Descriptions of the Country,
Commodities, and Inhabitants. With Historical Illustrations and a Memoir
Boston: The Prince Society / John Wilson and Son, 1884. Limited edition, one of 250
copies. [8], 329 pp. 8vo. Full brown crushed morocco, fve raised spine bands, gilt
titles & rules, top edge gilt, gilt dentelles on turn-ins, marbled endpapers.
A memoir of Sir Walter Ralegh by American theologian Increase N. Tarbox, with
accounts of voyages, incorporating transcripts of original correspondence and
documents. Two engraved portraits of Ralegh. Footnotes throughout. Appendix lists
editions following in 1776 and 1792, and appearing under the title ‘History of New-York’ for the frst time in
1814 (the edition offered here). The New York Historical Society later issued an edition under the title ‘The
History of the late Province of New-York’. Sabin 84569: “The ‘Continuation,’ pp. 391-505, followed by notes,
covers the years from 1732 to 1747, and was written by Mr. John Van Ness Yates...” Howes S-703.
Very good. Boards a bit rubbed, ink name & date (Francis Burroughs May 1898) on front endpaper, lightly to
moderately foxed throughout.
$75
members and publications of the Prince Society, index follows text. Printed by the Prince Society, a Boston
frm founded by Samuel Drake and named for author and book collector Thomas Prince, specializing in the
republication of rare Americana. Renowned bookseller Charles E. Goodspeed was among the society’s
offcials. Howes T-35.
Near fne. Rebound by Macdonald & Sons with stamp on verso of front endpaper. Minimal wear to corners,
boards faintly rubbed, very minor stain to top corner of last section of pages (affects 1/16” of margin).
$500
36. Williams, John; Williams, Rev. Mr.; Taylor, Rev. Mr.; Prince, Rev. Mr. [Thomas]
The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion: or, A Faithful History of Remarkable
Occurrences in the Captivity and Deliverance of Mr. John Williams, Minister of the
Gospel in Deerfeld; Who, in the Desolation which befel that Plantation, by an
Incursion of French and Indians, was by them carried away, with his Family and his
Neighbourhood, into Canada. - Drawn up by Himself. Annexed to Which, is a
Sermon, Preached by Him upon His Return. Also, an Appendix, by the Rev. Mr.
Williams of Springfeld. Likewise, an Appendix, by the Rev. Mr. Taylor, of Deerfeld.
With a Conclusion to the Whole by the Rev. Mr. Prince, of Boston.
New-Haven: William W. Morse , 1802. Later edition. vi, 188 pp. 12mo. Full leather, red
leather spine label (title here is Redeem’d Captive), gilt titles & rules.
A later edition of the work originally published in 1707, detailing frsthand the kidnapping of a Puritan
minister by the Mohawk during Queen Anne’s War, following the Deerfeld Massacre. Williams was the
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37. Willis, N.P.; Bartlett, W.H.
American Scenery; or, Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.
Uniform with Dr. Beattie’s Switzerland, Scotland, and Waldenses.
London: G. Virtue, 1840. 40 pp. Red leather spine over illustrated green paper boards,
gilt titles on spine, black title on front board.
A collection of engravings from drawings by W.H. Bartlett, engraved in the frst style
of the art by Messrs. R. Wallis, J. Cousen, Willmore, Brandard, Adlard, Richardson,
etc. Originally released in thirty parts, and reprinted numerous times thereafter. This
is likely among said reprints. The full work included 118 plates.
38. Winsor, Justin
Narrative and Critical History of America, in Eight Volumes...
Houghton, Miffin and Company / The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1889. x, 470;
ix, 640; xi, 578; ix, 516; vii, 649; vii, 777; vii, 610; viii, 604 pp. 4to. Leather spine
& corners, pebbled cloth boards, gilt titles & rules, blind-stamped decorations,
marbled page ridges & endpapers. Each volume include extensive index, with
bibliographical notes preceding and following text, and interspersed in the form
of footnotes.
Howes W-578: “If competently revised and brough more nearly to date, would
be the most useful single work on the Western hemisphere, its history,
cartography and bibliography.”
uncle of theologian Jonathan Edwards, and related to Increase and Cotton Mather by marriage through his
frst wife. Sabin 104271: “This edition does not contain the Historical Sketch of Deerfeld, added by Taylor in
the Greenfeld edition just preceding.” Howes W-461: “One of the most famous and most popular captivity
narratives. Williams, Harvard graduate, in charge of the church at Greenfeld when it was attacked by
Indians, in 1703, was taken, with others, to Canada, his wife and two of his children being tomahawked on the
way. As a powerful picture of Indian cruelty, ranks next to the Rowlandson captivity narrative, published in
1682.”
Good. Boards rubbed with some loss of gilt from spine titles, ink gift note from Mr. J[ohn] Guest to his niece
Miss Elizabeth H Nixons on front endpaper, Guest’s name and a couple other words in ink on title page,
endpapers toned & lightly foxed, two leaves loosening and slightly proud at fore edge.
$400
This volume includes views of: Ascent to the Capitol,
Washington (on front board and repeated on title page); Niagara
Falls, from the Ferry; View from West Point (Hudson River);
Trenton Falls, View Down the Ravine; View from Mount
Holyoke; The Outlet of Niagara River (Lake Ontario in the
Distance); The Palisades - Hudson River; The Rapids above
the Falls of Niagara; Saratoga Lake; Colonnade of Congress-Hall (Saratoga
Springs); Albany; Crow-Nest from Bull Hill (Hudson River); Lake
Winnipisseogee, from Red Hill; The Tomb of Kosciusko; The Horse Shoe Fall,
Niagara - With the Tower; The Narrows from Staten Island; View of the
Capitol at Washington; View of the Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga. Sabin 3784. Howes B-209.
Good. Includes 18 engravings, missing 1 or 2 (tissue guard appears without associated engraving, ‘View from
Fort Putnam’ referenced at end of text absent). Boards heavily rubbed with paper loss from corners, stains
and foxing throughout, though these largely affect the margins only.
$250
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39. Winsor, Justin
The Memorial History of Boston, Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
1630-1880., in Four Volumes
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1880. First edition. xxxii, 596; lviii, 577;
xii, 691; x, 713 pp. 4to. Leather spine & corners, gilt titles on maroon leather spine
labels, gilt rules & decorations, marbled boards, page ridges, & endpapers. Color
map of Boston precedes title page of vol. 1, engravings throughout text.
Four volumes include: The Early and Colonial Periods; The Provincial Period; The
Revolutionary Period & The Last Hundred Years Part I; The Last Hundred Years
Part II & Special Topics. Howes W-576.
Good. Boards rubbed with some loss from spine labels, front boards of vol. 4
faded.
$150
[B.H. Putnam’s Copy]
40. Winthrop, John; Savage, James
The History of New England from 1630 to 1649. From His Original
Manuscripts. With Notes to Illustrate the Civil and Ecclesiastical Concerns,
the Geography, Settlement, and Institutions of the Country, and the Lives and
Manners of the Principal Planters. A New Edition with Additions and
Corrections by the Former Editor. - in Two Volumes
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1853. Second edition. xiii, 514; 504 pp. 8vo.
Engraved frontispiece of Winthrop. Rebound, brown leather spine & corners,
marbled boards, gilt titles & rules, top edge gilt, decorated endpapers.
Very good. Former convent library copy - call numbers on spines, Sacred Heart Convent, Rochester, NY
bookplate with withdrawal mark in ink on front endpaper of each volume. Boards a bit rubbed with minor
loss of leather in spots, ink name (Mr. Patrick Sox, Rochester, NY) on front fyleaf of vol. 1.
$175
A history of colonial New England by the frst governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John
Winthrop, from the 17th century manuscript. Originally edited by Noah Webster and released
in partial form in two volumes, the frst complete edition appeared in three volumes in 1826.
The second edition preserved the contents of this edition, with additions and corrections. A
main source for William Hubbard’s 1815 ‘A General History of New England, from the
Discovery to MDCLXXX’ [See item 18 above]
Sabin 104845: “The following note on p. 13, vol. 2, is of interest: Here ends the perfect text of the
second venerable MS. of the author ... On the morning of the 10th November last, the original
was destroyed by fre, and my copy ... was also lost. Another copy, designed for the printers,
shared the same fate, except that the few pages foregoing, having been sent to the press, were
preserved. The text of the part covered by the missing MS. is from Webster’s edition, and ends on p. 200. The
following pages are again based on the original MS.” [NB: Page reference here is to the frst edition - the note
appears on p. 15 of vol. 2 in the 1853 second edition.]
Howes W-583: “Minute, faithful, and graphic. The original edition was edited by Noah Webster.”
Near fne. This copy belonged to B.H. Putnam, granddaughter of publisher G.P. Putnam, who made a career
as a historian. Her bookplate on front endpaper of each volume, remnant of bookseller catalog plate on front
endpaper of vol. 1, frontispiece lightly foxed.
$250
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