Mr. Hollis was well known for his devotion to the cause of liberty, and for his munificent benefactions to Harvard College, and other Literary Institutions in America. The work abounds with the letters of his American correspondents; in Vol. 1, at p. 371, is a fine portrait of Dr. Jonathan Mayhew, of Boston. BLADENSBURGH RACES. (The) Written shortly after the Capture of Washington City, August 24, 1814. [Probably it is not generally known, that the flight of Mahomet, the flight of John Gilpin, and the flight of Bladensburgh, all occurred on the twenty-fourth of August.] [n. p.] Printed for the Purchaser. 1816. 16mo, balf green morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. A satirical poem on Madison, and his administration, in imitation of John Gilpin. BLADES (W.) The Life, and Typography of William Caxton, England's First Printer, with Evidence of His Typographical Connection with Colard Mansion, the Printer at Bruges. Compiled from Original Sources by William Blades. London: Joseph Lilly. 1861. 2 vols., 4to, pp. xv., 298; lx., 310, (1). 65 Plates. Half purple levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. Besides copious quotations from original documents, illustrative of the life and times of Caxton, derived from hitherto unexplored sources, it includes the whole of his prologues and epilogues attached to the various books printed by him; also his own historical work, entitled "Policronicon Liber Ultimus," and is illustrated with more than 60 FACSIMILE Plates, executed by Tupper in the most careful manner. The second volume is devoted to a bibliographical and literary account of all the works printed by, or ascribed to, the press of Caxton, including many books undescribed by Dr. Dibdin and other bibliographers, accompanied with most careful collations, and a list of copies of books printed by Caxton, in number, more than four hundred and fifty, now in the public and private libraries of Great Britain. Published by subscription; only 250 copies printed, and now very scarce. BLAKE (G.) A Masonic Eulogy, on the Life of the Illustrious By BroBoston: 5800. BLAKE (G.) A Masonic Eulogy. Second Edition. Boston: 5800. 8vo, pp. 23. UNCUT. BLAND PAPERS. (The) Being a Selection from the Manuscripts of Colonel Theodorick Bland, Jr. of Prince George County, Virginia. To which are prefixed an Introduction, and a Memoir of Colonel Bland.... Edited by Charles Campbell. Petersburg: 1840-43. 2 vols., 8vo, in one, pp. xxxi., 160; (2), 9, 130. Half calf. Two PORTRAITS inserted. Large and fine copy. This collection of papers relating to the Revolution is now SCARCE. Posthumous Works of Ann Eliza Bleecker, New York: T. & J. Swords. 1793. 12mo, pp. (12), xviii., 375. PORTRAIT. Green morocco, gilt edges. A fine LARGE copy. 187 The Memoirs of Mrs. Bleecker and her poems, were published many years ago; but I have sought in vain among the libraries, and the Bleeckers to obtain a copy."- - W. L. STONE'S "Life of Brant," Vol. I, p. 207. BLEEKER (L.) The Order Book of Capt. Leonard Bleeker, 4to, pp. 138. Half purple morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. LARGE PAPER. Fifty copies only printed. An INDIA PROOF PORTRAIT of GEN. JAMES CLINTON inserted. 188 [BLOME (R.)] The Present State Of His Majesties Isles and Ter-/150 189 190 191 8vo, pp. (8), 262, (36). Portrait, Plate and 7 Maps. Polished calf, yellow edges, by W. MATTHEWS. A beautiful copy of a VERY RARE edition. BLUE LAWS (The) of New Haven Colony, usually called Blue Laws of Connecticut; Quaker Laws of Plymouth and Massachusetts; Blue Laws of New York, Maryland, Virginia and South Carolina. First Record of Connecticut; Interesting Extracts from Connecticut Records; Cases of Salem Witchcraft; Charges and Banishment of Roger Williams, &c. ; and other Interesting and Instructive Antiquities. Compiled By an Antiquarian. [Royal R. Hinman.] Hartford: 1838. 12mo, pp. 336. Half roan. BOADEN (J.) Inquiry into the Authenticity of various Pictures /."5" and Prints, which, from the Decease of the Poet to our own Times, co su have been offered to the Public as Portraits of Shakespeare. ... Il- /.. lustrated by Accurate and Finished Engravings by the ablest artists, from such Originals as were of Undisputable Authority. By James Boaden. London: Robert Triphook. 1824. 8vo, pp. v., (5), 206. 5 Portraits. Half red morocco, gilt top UNCUT. A beautiful and UNIQUE Copy with an AUTOGRAPH letter and PORTRAIT of the AUTHOR, and SIX fine and scarce PORTRAITS (Some India proofs before letters) of SHAKSPERE inserted. BODDILY (J.) A Sermon delivered at Newburyport, on the 22d of February, 1800. By Rev. John Boddily, ... [On the Death of George Washington.] Newburyport: 1800. 8vo, pp. 15, UNCUT and RARE. 15 192 5255193 194 195 196 BOLTON (R.) A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time. By Robert Bolton. New York: 1848. 2 vols., 8vo, pp. xxxii., 559; (2), 582. 2 Maps and numerous Engravings. Half morocco. A fine copy. Very Scarce. PORTRAIT inserted. BOND (S.) A Publick Tryal | of the Quakers in Barmudas | 1 Upon the first Day of May, 1678. First, The Charge against them was openly read, containing the Particulars: as 1. That a Quakers pretended Saviour within him, is not the true Christ, but the False Christ, the Devil. | 2. That the main end of the Quakers Meetings in these Islands, is to make the Lord's Christ, His Holy Spirit, His Angels, and Apostles, all Lyars and False Witnesses of God. | 3. That the Prim-Principles of a Quaker, are the same Held and Pro- | fessed by the Beasts, which Paul fought with at Ephesus. Secondly, the Charge being Proved by the Testimony of the Holy Scriptures : was found by the Sheriffe, and Justices of Peace, a true and just Charge. Thirdly, Being found Guilty, they are here Sentenced, and | brought forth unto the deserved Execution of the Presse. By Samson Bond late Preacher of the Gospel in Barmudas. | Boston in New-England: Printed by Samuel Green, upon Assignment of Samuel Sewall: | 1682. 410, pp. (4), 100. Crimson morocco, gilt edges. FINE COPY. VERY RARE. One of the earliest of Boston imprints, and PRESQUE UNIQUE. "This insuing Discourse had been Printed sooner, had not Mr. John Foster (the Printer) been disenabled by a tedious sickness of which he Died.- Preface. BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church ... in the Confederate States of America; together with the Psalter. ... Richmond, Virginia:] J. W. Randolph. MDCCCLXIII. 16mo, purple morocco, gilt edges. In this edition, really printed by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, the prayers for the President of the United States are altered to "The President of the Confederate States.' But, by a curious omission, the prayer to be used at sea remains unchanged, and the Almighty is asked to be a safeguard unto the United States. The greater part of the edition was captured from the Anglo-Rebel blockade-runner Minna, by the Government dispatch ship Circassian, off Wilmington, Dec. 6, 1863. BOOK OF BALLADS. (The) Edited by Bon Gaultier and Illustrated Edinburgh: Blackwoods. 1859. Sq. 8vo, calf antique, carmine edges. BOOK WORM. (The) A Literary and Bibliographical Review, edited and illustrated by J. P. Bearjeu. London: 1866-1870. 5 vols., imp. 8vo, balf olive levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by W. MATTHEWS. AN ELEGANT SET of which only 250 copies were printed for subscribers. "This curious review, which forms a splendid set of volumes, illustrated by hundreds of original and facsimilie engravings, contains much interesting matter. For librarians and collectors of old books it is invaluable, as it gives full descriptions of the books which have been sold for ten pounds and upwards by public auction. 197 "Bibliomaniacs, bibliographers, and others interested in old books, woodcuts, ancient printers, their lives, works and marks, may be served by our quaint and wonderfully erudite, but exceedingly whimsical contemporary.". Athenæum. BOOTH (M.L.) History of the City of New York, from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. By Mary L. Booth.... New York: W. R. C. Clark Meeker. MDCCCLIX. 8vo, pp. 846. 101 Engravings, balf morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. 198 BOSTON. A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston, perpetrated In the Evening of the Fifth Day of March, 1770. By Soldiers of the XXIXth Regiment; which with the xivth Regiment were then Quartered there: With some Observations on the State of Things prior to that Catastrophe. Printed by Order of the Town of Boston, And sold by Edes and Gill.... 1770. 199 200 201 Fine copy. 8vo, pp. 48, 87. Half crimson morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. EXCEEDINGLY RARE. One of the rare copies containing the subsequently printed "Additional Observations to a Short Narrative," following the Narrative, and continuously paged therewith; respecting which see Sabin's Dictionary, ii., 329, No. 6741. BOSTON. A Short Narrative of the Horrid Massacre in Boston, perpetrated in the Evening of the Fifth Day of March 1770. By Soldiers of the XXIXth Regiment, which with the XIVth Regiment were then quartered there: with some Observations on the State of Things prior to that Catastrophe. To which is added an Appendix, containing the several Depositions referred to in the preceding Narrative; and also other Depositions relative to the Subject of it. Boston: Printed. London Re-printed for W. Bingley. MDCCLXX. 8vo, pp. 38, 83. Plate. Half blue morocco. Fine, large, clean copy; with the large folded plate often wanting. BOSTON. A Short Narrative. [Another Edition.] Re-published. with Notes and Illustrations, by John Doggett, Jr. New York: 1849. 8vo, pp. 122. Plate, and Plan. Half green morocco, gilt top, Uncut. View of the Massacre inserted, and a facsimile copy of the "Boston Gazette," for Monday, March 12th, 1770, giving an account of the affair, laid loose in the Volume. This edition contains the rare "Additional Observations," printed from "the original in the Library of Harvard University." BOSTON. A Fair Account of the late Unhappy Disturbance at Boston in New England; extracted From the Depositions that have been made concerning it by Persons of all Parties. With an Appendix, Containing Some Affidavits and other Evidences relating to this Affair, not mentioned in the Narrative of it that has been published at Boston. London: B. White. MDCCLXX. 8vo, pp. 28, 31. Half red morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. Beautiful Copy. VERY RARE. "A defence of the massacre at Boston. The author is a zealous advocate for the soldiers, and endeavours to prove that their firing upon their assailants was, if not wholly unavoidable, at least highly excusable; that they were provoked to it by the most unsufferable 202 203 204 205 206 insults, and that the people were entirely the aggressors. He supports his representations by however, it will be observed, are BOSTON. The Votes and Proceedings of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, in Town Meeting assembled, according to Law. [Published by Order of the Town.] To which is prefixed, as Introductory, An attested Copy of a Vote of the Town at a preceding Meeting. The whole containing a particular Enumeration of those Grievances that have given Rise to the present alarming Discontents in America. Dublin: George Faulkner. M,DCC,LXXIII. 8vo, pp. viii., 32. Half morocco. A VERY RARE EDITION of which we have never seen another copy. BOTTA (C.) History of the War of the Independence of the United States of America. Written by Charles Botta. Translated... by George Alexander Otis..... Philadelphia: Printed for the Translator. 1820. 3 vols., 8vo, pp. 448; v., 567; xii., 503. Half red levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by W. MATTHEWS. A fine PORTRAIT of the AUTHOR, an autograph letter of THOMAS JEFFERSON to MR. VAUGHAN expressing a desire to transmit a copy of the translation to MR. BOTTA, and other illustrations inserted. UNIQUE and ELEGANT copy of the best edition. VERY SCARCE. One of the most impartial of all the histories of the American Revolution. BOUCHER (J.) A View of the Causes and Consequences of the American Revolution, in Thirteen Discourses, Preached in North America, between the Years 1763 and 1775: with an Historical Preface. By Jonathan Boucher ... . London: G. C. & A. J. Robinson. M.DCC.XCVII. 8vo, pp. (8), xciv., (1), 596. Half crimson morocco, gilt top, uncut. PORTRAIT of the AUTHOR, and two other scarce PORTRAITS inserted. Fine copy. "Dedicated to Washington. The author was a refugee, who returned to England, on account of his political principles, in 1775, and died there, in 1804. In the preface, he passes in review the different histories of the American Revolution, all of which are censured as partial and defective."- M. R., XXIX, 369. BOUDINOT (E.) A Star in the West; or, A Humble Attempt to discover the long lost Ten Tribes of Israel, preparatory to their Return to their Beloved City Jerusalem. By Elias Boudinot. 8vo, pp. iv., 312. Half green morocco. Trenton: N. 7. 1816. SCARCE. Not in Mr. Field's Bibliography. Pages 89-107 are devoted to an enquiry into the language of the American Indians. BOWDITCH (N. J.) Suffolk Surnames. By N. J. Bowditch. 8vo, pp. xv., 383. Half green morocco, gilt top. |