24 ALCIATI. Les Emblemes de Maistre Andre Alciat, puis nagueres augmentez par le dict Alciat et mis in rime françoise, avec curieuse correction. With 115 emblems engraved on wood. 12° elegantly bound in La Valliere morocco, gilt ornaments on the sides, inside border, gilt edges, by CHAMBOLLE DURU. Christien Wechel: Paris, 1542 Beautiful copy, with Latin and French texts, printed in italics, with two additional plates of emblems. With "temoins." 162 mil!. 25 ALCIATI. Diverse Imprese accomodate a diverse moralita, conversi che i loro significati dichiarano. Tratta da gli Emblemi dell' Alciato. 144 pages, with engraved border and woodcut on each page. Small 8° full crimson crushed levant morocco, gilt edges, inside borders, by BELZ NIEDRÉE. Gulielmo Rovillio: Lione, 1549 Second edition of the Italian version. A superb copy and very rare. The wood engravings, which are beautifully executed, are signed P. V. 26 ALCIATI. Andrea Alciati and his Books of Emblems, a biographical and bibliographical study. By Henry Green. Illustrations. 8° cloth, uncut. London, 1872 27 ALDINE (The), a Typographical Art Journal. Vols. 6, 7, 8. Numerous fine illustrations. 3 vols. folio, half morocco. 28 Aldus. Petrarcha, Francesco. Le Cose volgari de Messer Francesco Petrarca. 12° vellum. (The first and last leaves slightly wormed and some leaves loose, otherwise a good copy.) Impresso nelle case d'Aldo Romano: Vinegia, 1501 An important rarity in more than one respect. It is the first edition of Petrarch published by Aldus, the first Italian book printed in italic type, and it is greatly prized as having been printed accurately from an original manuscript in the possession of Cardinal Bembo. The above copy has the scarce leaf containing the sonnets against the Roman court, which are often cut out from this as well as other early editions. This copy also contains the scarce vindication of Aldus, added after the publication of the work. 29 ALDUS. Martialis Epigrammata. Fine large copy of this rare book. 16° bound by BOZERIAN JEUNE, in full blue straight grained morocco extra, back and sides richly tooled, gilt edges. In Aedibus Aldi: Venetiis, 1501 30 ALDUS. Catullus, Tibullus, Propertius. 12° in a fine contemporary Italian morocco binding, gilt back and sides, gauffered edges. In Edibus Aldi: Venetiis, 1502 Stephanus (Byzantinus) de Urbibus (Graece, cum Praef. J. Taberius). Small folio, half russia. 31 ALDUS. Apud Aldum Romanum: Venetiis, 1502 First edition, without the Anchor at the end. Fine copy and very rare. 32 ALDUS. Pontani Opera. Vrania, sive de Stellis libri quinq.; Meteororum liber unus, etc. Fine copy. 2 vols. in 1, 12° full morocco, gilt edges, with the Aldine anchor stamped in gold on the sides. In Aedibus Aldi Ro.: Venetiis, 1505 33 ALDUS. L. Coelii Lactantil Firmiani diuinarum institutionum Libri septem (cura J. B. Ignatius ;— Tertulliani Apologeticus. Bound together. Thick 12° paper. In Aedibus Aldi et Andrea Soceri: Venetiis, 1515 34 ALDUS. Luciani Opuscula Erasmo Roterdamo interprete. Toxarius, siue de Amicitia. Alexander, qui et Pseudomantis, etc. 12 boards. Very rare, according to Renouard. In Aedibus Aldi et Andreæ Soceri: Venetiis, 1516 35 ALDUS. Nervae et Traiani, atq.; Adriani Cæsarum vitæ ex Dione, Georgio Merulo interprete. 12° old morocco, gilt back and sides, gilt edges. In Aedibus Aldi: Venetiis,1519 36 ALDUS. Commentarius Pauli Manutii in Epistolas M. Tullii Ciceronis ad M. Junium Brutum, et ad Q. Ciceronem fratrem, 1557;- Orthographiae Ratio ab Aldo Manutio. Pauli F. collecta, 1561. In one volume, 16° calf. (Aldus) Venetiis, 1557-61 37 ALEXANDER, James E. L'Acadie; or, seven years' explorations in British America. Illustrations. 2 vols. 12° cloth. London, 1849 38 ALEXANDER. Transatlantic Sketches, comprising visits to the most interesting scenes in North and South America and West Indies, with notes on negro slavery and Canadian emigration. Etchings by Heath. 2 vols. 8° cloth. New York, 1833 39 ALLARDYCE, Paul. "Stops," or how to punctuate. 16° paper. London, 1884 40 ALLEN, Joseph. Battles of the British Navy. Portrait. 2 vols. 12° cloth, uncut. Bohn 41 ALLEN. Narrative of Ethan Allen's Captivity. himself. 16° cloth. London, 1864 Written by Burlington, 1846 42 ALLINE, Henry. Two Mites on some of the most important and much disputed points of divinity. 12° sheep. A. Henry: Halifax, 1781 Very rare Halifax imprint. Unknown to Sabin. 43 ALLIBONE, S. Austin. Critical Dictionary of English Literature and American authors, living and deceased. 3 vols. imperial 8° cloth. Phila., 1886 44 Almanach Perpetuus exactissime nuper emēdatū omniù celimortuum cum additionib. in eo factis tenens complementum 4° original stamped calf. (Broken.) S. L., 1513 With a 45 ALMANACK for the year 1761, by Nathaniel Ames. Poetical verse upon the Conquest of Canada. 16° stitched. Boston. 46 ALMANACS. Merchants' and Farmers,' 1855, 1858, and 1862. (3) St. John, N. B. 47 ALMANACS. Montreal Almanack and Lower Canada Register, 1829; - Family Christian Almanac, 1848. (2) Montreal. 48 ALMANACS. Almanach Ecclesiastique et Civil de Quebec, 1846; Le Petit Almanach du Bas-Canada, 1858. (2) 49 ALMANACS. Quebec. Vennor's Weather Almanac, 1877, 1882 and 1883;-Scobie and Balfour's Canadian Almanacs, 1849 and 1852, etc. (9) Toronto. 50 AMBERLY, Viscount. An Analysis of Religious Belief. 8° cloth. New York. 51 AMERICAN Forts. A set of 30 Plans and Forts in America. Reduced from actual surveys, 1765. Square 16° bound by F. Bedford, in full crimson levant morocco extra, gilt edges, inside borders. London, 1765 A collection of great rarity and in the best possible condition. Comprises plans of New York, Albany, Montreal, Louisburg, Ticonderoga, Fort George, Fort Saratoga, Crown Point, etc. 52 AMERICAN Magazine and Monthly Chronicle for the British Colonies. Vol. 1, from October, 1757, to October, 1758, inclusive. By a Society of Gentlemen. 8° half sheep. (Top of title cut-off, and binding broken.) Printed by W. Bradford: Phila. 8° 53 AMERICAN Naval Battles; being a complete history of the Battles fought by the Navy of the United States, from its establishment in 1794, to the present time. Plates. sheep. Boston, 1831 54 AMERICAN (The) Traveller; being a New Historical Collection. Carefully Compiled from Original Memoirs in several Languages, and the most authentic Voyages and Travels, containing a complete Account of that Part of the World now called the West Indies, from its Discovery by Columbus to the present time. Illustrated with the Heads of the most Eminent Admirals, etc., etc. 12° full calf. London, 1743 55 AMERICAN Wanderer through various parts of Europe, in a Series of Letters to a Lady. By a Virginian, Small 8° Dublin, 1783 Tirées du voyage calf. 56 AMOURS (Les) de Pistion et de Fortunie. de Canada dicte France Nouvelle, a la Royne Marguerite. (Some leaves Paris, 1606 Du Fossé, in cataloguing a copy of this book as a 'Rarissime,' states that he had a special search made in all the libraries of Paris and no other copy could be found. ST ANACREUSTH Tej Oda at Henco Stephans, luce at Latinitate uso primum dotate caCracked.) Apud Henricum Stephanum. 1554 Clear copy of the ETO PRONIS According to Kattare the was printed by S Eene when he was ry of years of age. It's erreme rare and Mr Quaich gave 10 10% for the Sunderland copy, and 23 56 for the Beckford one The above is a very interesting copt, and probably belonged to Queen Mary, as the binding is toled on the back in goid with the royal Crown and the rose of Ergand ateater, we at the bottom are tte inmas M. K. On the tue pages a contemporary autograph, ~ Francisons Rassius Chirurgus 1553" and further down, “Ex D. Talxj Como, 1555" also in red ink and in a later hand, Dean 1. Fabricio." 58 ANACREONTIS. Carmina cum Saphonis et Alcai fragmentis, Gr. 32 full old red morocco extra. Edinburgi, 1754 Printed entirely on silk tafea Oy a very few copies were so issued 59 ANACREON. Odes of Anacreon of Teos Lterally translated into English Prose, with Notes, by Rev. Thomas Gilpin, Portrait. 8 boards, uncut. York, 1806 60 ANCIENT and Modern Famillar Quotations from Greek, Latin, and Modern Languages. Translated into English, with index. 8° half morocco. Phila, 1833 61 ANDERSON, E. L. How to Ride and School a Horse. With a System of Horse Gymnastics. 12° cloth, uncut. London, 1881 62 ANDERSON, W. J. Life of Field-Marshal H. R. H. Edward, Duke of Kent, illustrated by his correspondence with the De Salaberry family, never before published, extending from 1791 to 1814. 8° cloth. Ottawa, 1870 63 ANDREWS, John. History of the War with America, France, Spain, and Holland, from 1775 to 1783. Vols. 2, 3, 4 (2 copies). 4 vols. 8° calf. (Portraits missing.) London, 1786 64 ANNESLY, J. Memoirs of an Unfortunate Young Nobleman, returned from Thirteen Years Slavery in America, where he was sent by the wicked contrivance of his cruel uncle. Both parts. 2 vols. 12° old calf. London, 1742-43 One of the most curious and romantic cases in the Peerage. James Annesly, Marquis of Annesly, was kidnapped while a child, and sold as a slave or bond servant in this country, from which he returned after thirteen years of labor, and recovered his estates after one of the greatest law-suits that has ever been tried. The volume contains much concerning colonial life and manners in America, and the whole story is the basis of Scott's Guy Mannering, Charles Reade's Wandering Heir, and a portion of Smollett's Peregrine Pickle. 65 ANNESLY. The Case of the Honorable James Annesly, Esq. Being a Sequel to the Memoirs of an Unfortunate Young Nobleman. 12° old calf. London, 1745 66 ANNUAIRE de L'Institut Canadien de Quebec. 1874-82. 9 vols. 8° paper. Nos. 1-9, All published. Historical Essays by best Canadian writers. 67 ANSPACH, Lewis A. History of the Island of Newfoundland. Containing a description of the island, the banks, the fisheries and trade of Newfoundland and the Coast of Labrador. 2 maps. 8° half morocco. London, 1819 68 ANTIDOTE against Melancholy. Compounded of Choice Poems, Jovial Songs, Merry Ballads, and Witty Parodies, most pleasant and diverting to read. Small 4° paper, uncut. New York, 1884 69 Antonius, St. (Archbishop of Florence). Tractatus Notabilis de Excoicationibus Suspecionibus Interdictis Irregulitativ, etc. Black Letter. Printed in double columns on 135 leaves. 4o. Bound by TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET in polished crushed levant morocco, sage color, inside gold borders, edges gilt on marble. Venetiis, ductu et impensis Johannis de Colonia agripinesi ac Johanis Mathen et Gherretzem, 1474 Excessively rare, and in magnificent condition, with broad margins. This was the Yeminez copy and has inserted the bookplate of that collection. The volume is one of the first books printed with signatures by John de Cologne and John Manthen de Geretzen, who were the first to use them in Venice and in 1474. 70 Appianus. Cosmographicus Liber Petri Apiani Mathematici studiose collectus. Black Letter. Numerous cosmographical plates, some with revolving diagrams, globe on title, and arms on verso of title. Small 4° boards (slightly wormed) J. Weyssenburger: Landshut, 1624 Very rare black letter and a fine copy of the first edition of the "Cosmography" of Apianus. This, from MS. on the title, was at one time in the possession of an Augustinian monastery. The wood-cut of the globe on the title and the arms of the Cardinal Archbishop of Saltzburg, are printed from wood blocks in two colors, black and red. This is a very early specimen of block printing in colors. On page second is a globe with the word "Ameri" on an island. There are several revolving diagrams, some on earlier printed matter That on page 63 contains the word "America." On page 69 the fourth chapter begins in Latin with," America, which is now called the fourth part of the world, took its name from Americus Vespuccio, who discovered it; and it is called an island for the reason that it is surrounded with water." 71 APPEL de l'Angleterre touchant la secrete Cabale ou Assemblée a Withael à et envers le grand conseil de la nation, Amsterdam, 1673;- Comparatio inter Claudium Tiberium Principem, el Olivarium Cromwellium instituta, 1657. Bound in 1 vol. Small 4° vellum. 72 APPLETON, Nathaniel. Thanksgiving Sermon on the total Repeal of the Stamp Act, Cambridge, May 20, 1766. 8° stitched, uncut. Boston, 1766 73 APOLLONIUS, L. Levini Apollonii, Gandobruani, de Peruvia Regionis, inter Navis Orbis prouincias celeberrimæ, inuentione, et rebus in eadem gestis. With the scarce wood cut map. 12° stamped pigskin. Antverpiæ, 1567 An account of the discovery of Peru and the wars with the Incas. |