Sales catalogue 43: Henry Stevens, son & Stiles

Date:: 1949

Reference:: WA/HMM/CM/Sal/50/6

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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 43: Henry Stevens, son & Stiles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Grande Bretagne, et les Etats-Unis de YAmerique, la France, l’Espagne et la Hollande, depuis son commencement en 775, jyusqu'a’ Sacdin’ én)'1783. A Paris, 1787. Maps and tables, oviginal calf gilt. 4° $17.50 Complied by Jonathan Boucher. This is one of the best histories of the war issued from the French side. 226 Hobart (Rt. Rev. J. H.) The United States of America compared with some European Countries, Particularly England : in a discourse delivered in New York, Oct. 1825. London, 1826. 47 pages, paper wrappers. 8° $3.00 227 Holmes (Oliver Wendell) Oration de- livered before the City authorities of Boston, on’ the fourth of July; 1863. Boston, 1863. 60 pages, old paper wrappers. First Edition. 8° $7.50 228 Hoppe (J.) Californiens Gegenwort und Zukunst von J. Hoppe. Nebst Beitragen von A. Erman. Ueber die Klimatologie von Californien und Ueber die geograph- ische Verbreitung des Goldes. Berlin, 1849. Maps, half calf. Srv 1$.b7150 229 Howitt (E.) Selections from letters written during a tour through the United States, in 1819; illustrative of the char- acter of the Native Indians, as well as des- criptive of the situation and sufferings of Emigrants, and of the state of agriculture. Nottingham, [1820). Original boards, scayce. 8° $7.50 230 Hutchinson (Thomas) History of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay, from the First Settlement thereof in 1628, until its incorporation with the Colony of Plimonth, “Province of Main, &c. By the Charter of King William-and Queen Mary in 1691. The Second Edition. London, 1760-68. 2vols, full contemporary calf (vebacked), Ke a, 231 Indians. The Citizen of Nature, in a Series of Letters from an American Indian, in London, to his friend at Home. London, 1824. Original boards uncut (back little damaged). 8° $4.50 232 Indians. [JAcKson (H. H.) A Century of Dishonour ; A Sketch of the United States Government’s dealings with some of the Indian Tribes. London, 1881. Original cloth. 8° $6.00 233 Indians. Remarks on the Indians of North America in a Letter to an Edinburgh Reviewer. London, 1822. New half calf, uncut, 8° $7.50 234 Indians. Some Particulars relative to the Continuance of the Endeavours on the part of the Society of Friends in the United States of North America for the Improve- ment and gradual Civilization of the Indian Natives. London, 1823. Marble wrappers. 8° $3.00 Visit of the Governor-General and the Countess of Dufferin to the Six Indian Nations. August 25, 1874. Second Edition. 1875. Original printed wrappers. 8° $3.00 236 Iron and Steel. George II. An Act to Encourage the Importation of Pig and Bar Iron from His Majesty’s Colonies in Amer- ica ; and to prevent the Erection of any Mill or other Engine for Slitting or Rolling of Iron; or any Plateing Forge to work with a Tilt Hammer ; or any Furnace for making Steel in any of the said Colonies. London, 1750. 4 leaves, unbound as issued. Folio. $15.00 237 James (William) A Full and Correct Account of the Chief Naval Occurences of later War between Great Britain and the United States of America. London, 1817. Plates.—A Full and Correct Account of the Military Occurences of the late War between Great Britain and the United States of America. London, 1818. 2 vols, maps, The 3 vols in oviginal boards, uncut (slight vepairs) 8° $27.50 | 238 Johnson (R. Byron) Very Far West In-. deed. A few rough experiences on the: North-West Pacific Coast. London, 1872.. Original cloth. 8° $7.50) First Edition. An account of 3 or 4 years mostly) spent in British Columbia with excursions to Alaska: and California. 239 Jones (James Athearn) Traditions of the: North American Indians; being a second! and revised edition of ‘“‘ Tales of an Indian) Camp.’’ London, 1830. 3 vols, plates, new half calf. 8°: $32.50) In this second edition the author’s name appears on) the title. The original Introduction has been suppressed i and an entirely new one substituted for reasons stated |} in a prefatory ‘‘ Advertisement.’’ Six legendary plates: have also been added. The author in his new Intro-- duction informs his readers that his boyhood was: spent amongst the Indians [of Martha’s Vineyards:], , where he heard their stories of ghosts and witches. . In later life he strolled amongst the Cherokees, Chicka- - saws, Creeks, Shawanos and Chippeways, and in all hiss travels his enquiries were for Indians and Indiani Tradition. The copious and numerous notes scatteredi through the volumes upon Indian history and customss are highly interesting and valuable. ‘ 240 Jones (fev. Peter) History of the Ojeb-- way Indians; with especial reference to: their Conversion to Christianity. With a: brief Memoir of the Writer. London, 1861.. Portrait, original cloth. 8° $4.501 Jones was a member of the Ojebway Nation who? urged the Government to respect their Territorial rights. | 241 Journal of a Wanderer; being a Kesi-- dence in India, and Six Weeks in North: America. London, 1844. Portrait, cloth,, g.e., cvacked, scarce. Sm. 8° $3.50} The writer visited both the United States andi Canada. 242 Kip (William J.) The early Jesuit Mis-- sions in North America; compiled andi translated from the letters of the French) Jesuits, with Notes. London, 1847. 2vols,, map, original cloth. 8° $10.00)

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