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knowledge of God the Father, and of Jesus Christ the Saviour of the World. By Mr. Thomas Shepard Minister of the Gospel of | Jesus Christ at Cambridge in New-England. | London, Printed by R. Cotes for John Bellamy at the three golden Lions in Cornhill near the Royall Exchange, 1648.

Sm. 410, pp. (14), 38. Crusbed green levant morocco, richly gilt and filleted sides, the inside lined with polished red morocco beautifully tooled and gilt after an elegant original design, morocco joints, gilt edges, by W. MATTHEWS. A desirable example of the perfection to which American book-binding has arrived.

EXTREMELY RARE.

The third of the series of books giving an account of the results of the English missions among the natives. Small specimens of the Indian language are included. The work also includes a long letter from Eliot, the Apostle of the Indians, who is described as already so skilled in the Indian tongue that he preached regularly in it to the natives. It is otherwise very interesting, because of the details which go to make up Eliot's biography, and to shew the nature of his work among the Indians and their feelings with regard to him.

SHEPARD. Eye-Salve, | Or A | Watch-Word | From our Lord Jesus Christ unto his Churches: | Especially those within the Colony of the Massachusets | In New-England. To take heed of Apostacy :| or A Treatise of Remembrance of what God hath been to us, as also what we ought, and what we ought not to be to him, as we de- | sire the prolonging of our Prosperous Dayes in the Land which the Lord our God hath given us. By Thomas Shepard, Teacher of the Church of Christ in Charlstown: Who was appointed by the Magistrates, to Preach on the day of Election | at Boston, May 15, 1672. | Cambridge, Printed by Samuel Green, 1673.

Sm. 4to, pp. (4), 52. Crushed red levant morocco, gilt edges by W. PRATT. A BEAUTIFUL

COPY of this VERY RARE EARLY NEW ENGLAND IMPRINT.

An address headed "Christian Reader," pp. 2, is signed "Thomas Thacher." SHEPHERD (T. H.) Modern Athens! Displayed in a Series of Views or Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century: exhibiting the whole of the New Buildings, Modern Improvements, Antiquities, and Picturesque Scenery, of the Scottish Metropolis and its Environs, from Original Drawings, by Mr. Thomas H. Shepherd. With Historical, Topographical, and Critical Illustrations.

London: Jones & Co. 1829.

4to, balf green morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. FINE COPY, FIRST EDITION, with INDIA PROOF IMPRESSIONS of the ONE HUNDRED most accurate and beautifully engraved views. INDIA PROOF PORTRAIT of SIR WALTER SCOTT inserted.

SHERBURNE (A.) Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne a Pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution.

Written by Himself.

Utica: William Williams. 1828.

12mo, pp. 262, (2). Half morocco.

The author was born in Rye, New Hampshire, in 1765, shipped from Portsmouth on board the Congress ship of war, the Ranger, in 1779, and afterwards served in other public and private war ships until he was taken prisoner in 1781, and carried to Portsmouth, in England, where he was tried and committed to prison, "for rebellion, piracy, and high treason, on his Majesty's high seas," etc.

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[SHIPLEY (Jonathan.) Bishop of St. Asaph.] A Speech intended
to have been Spoken on the Bill for altering the Charters of the
Colony of Massachusetts Bay. The Second Edition.
London: T. Cadell. 1774.

Svo, pp. vii., 36. Half morocco.

"A golden speech unspoken, which illustrates the wisdom, justice, foresight, and elo-
quence of the good bishop. It will not be unpleasant for Americans to hear his opinion
'My Lords, I look upon North America as the only great nursery of freemen now left upon
the face of the earth.'

[SHIPLEY.] A Speech never intended to be Spoken, in Answer
to a Speech intended to have been Spoken on the Bill for altering the
Charter of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay. Dedicated to the
Lord Bishop of St. Asaph.
London: J. Knox. MDCCLXXIV.

8vo, pp. iv., 35. Half blue morocco.

"The writer of this speech declaims with some spirit and plausibility. He maintains that there are more people in England unrepresented and yet taxed, than there are inhabitants in British America. He also states that as the Parliament represents the whole body and realm of England and dominions of the same, the Americans are also represented therein."- Rich.

[SHIRLEY (William.)] The Conduct of Major General Shirley,
late General and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Forces in
North America briefly stated. London: R. and J. Dodsley. 1758.
8vo, pp. (6), 124. Half morocco. A good copy, but unfortunately wanting the Appen-
dix containing six pages. VERY SCARCE.

Full of curious information respecting the war on the New York frontier, the attack on
Niagara, &c.

"Written by William Alexander, Earl of Stirling." Tudor's Otis. Ch. iv.

SHURTLEFF (N. B.) A Decimal System, for the Arrangement and Administration of Libraries. By N. B. Shurtleff.

Boston: Privately Printed. MDCCCLVI.

410, pp. 80. Cloth extra, gilt top, UNCUT. Privately Printed. Presentation copy from the Author to Henry Stevens, Esq.

Copies have been sold as high as $16.

EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE.

SIGNERS OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE

UNITED STATES.

1824 Original Autograph Letters, Notes, Circulars, and Documents, with some Portraits of the Signers of the Constitution of the United States. September 17th, 1787.

Roy. 4to, green morocco, gilt edges, by F. BEDFORD.

This ELEGANT VOLUME Contains a COMPLETE SET of AUTOGRAPH LETTERS written and signed by the signers of the Constitution of the United States; embracing FORTY-FOUR MANUSCRIPT LETTERS &c., and TWENTY-NINE PORTRAITS of the patriotic men who affixed their names to that famous instrument. The letters, which are uniformly in the finest possible condition, were arranged and mounted, and the portraits inlaid and inserted, in the most approved manner by MR. BEDFORD. A RUBRICATED TITLE PAGE, and a TABLE OF

2.

CONTENTS printed by MR. MUNSELL, expressly for the volume, precede the letters, many of which are of a very interesting character, and some relating directly to the event which this volume is designed to commemorate. A BEAUTIFUL, HIGHLY INTERESTING, AND MOST VALUABLE COLLECTION.

SIMCOE (J. G.) A Journal of the Operations of the Queen's Rangers, from the End of the Year 1777, to the Conclusion of the late American War, by Lieutenant-Colonel Simcoe, Commander of that Corps. Exeter: Printed for the Author. [1787.]

4to, pp. (8), 184, (48). 10 Maps. Green morocco, gold filleted sides, broad inside gilt borders, gilt edges. A SUPERB COPY of the EXCESSIVELY RARE ORIGINAL EDITION, clean and fresh as when published, and the LARGEST COPY yet heard from, measuring 8 inches by 10 inches on the leaf.

"First printed soon after the termination of the War of Independence, but apparently not published, and was almost unknown to exist, until a few years ago, whon a copy turned up in a sale (I believe of Mr. Chalmers' Library) and from that copy the New York edition of 1844 was printed."— Rich.

SIMCOE'S MILITARY JOURNAL. A History of the Operations of a Partisan Corps, called the Queen's Rangers, Commanded by Lieut. Col. J. G. Simcoe, during the War of the American Revolution; Illustrated by Ten Engraved Plans of Actions, &c., now first published, with a Memoir of the Author and other Additions.

New York: Bartlett & Welford. 1844.

8vo, pp. xvii., 11-328. 10 Plans. Half levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. "The operations detailed occurred in the vicinity of New York city, in West-Chester County, Long Island, Staten Island, in various parts of New Jersey, the neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Germantown, &c., in North and South Carolina, in Virginia, at the time of Arnold's invasion, and through the whole subsequent movements in that state, till Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown. The memoir of the author, and some other additions as appendix, increase the attraction, interest and value of the whole volume."

SIMEON (Sir John.) Books and Libraries.
before the Members of the Ryde Literary and
the Town Hall, Ryde, October 28, 1859.
Bart., M.A.
London: John W.

A Lecture delivered Scientific Institute, at By Sir John Simeon, Parker and Son. 1860.

8vo, pp. 75. Flexible cloth. VERY SCARCE.

A treasury of curious and interesting information relative to the origin and progress of printing, books, book-lovers, libraries, &c.

SIMMS (J. R.) History of Schoharie County, and Border Wars of New York; containing also a Sketch of the Causes which led to the American Revolution; and interesting Memoranda of the Mohawk Valley.... Illustrated with more than Thirty Engravings. By Jeptha R. Simms. Albany: Munsell & Tanner, Printers. 1845.

8vo, pp. xix-672. Half calf. Frontispiece inserted. Long since out of print, and VERY Beautiful copy.

SCARCE.

"Mr. Simms' book is one of that limited class of historical works, for which the reader will feel from youth to age, that he owes a debt of gratitude to its author. It is the very model of a local history. Crowded with details of the adventures of the early settlers of the Mohawk Valley, in their conflicts with their savage neighbors, we do not stop to question their authenticity. The midnight massacres, the long and weary captivities, the surprises of

Indian camps, the bloody encounters between the scouts and their savage foes, are all nar-
rated with an artless style that wins and preserves the reader's attention."— Field.

1829 SIMMS. The American Spy, or Freedom's early Sacrifice: a
Tale of the Revolution, Founded upon Fact. By J. R. Simms. ...
Albany: J. Munsell. 1857.

Roy. 8vo, pp. 116. Plate. Half green morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. LARGE PAPER. Twentyeight copies only printed. VERY SCARCE.

1830 [SIMMS (W. G.)] A Succinct Memoir of the Life and Public Services of Colonel John Laurens, Aid de Camp to General Washington and Special Envoy to the French Court during the War of the American Revolution. Together with a Series of Interesting Letters Written by Him, relating to that Eventful Epoch, and addressed to his Father, Henry Laurens, President of Congress.

Williamstadt: MDCCCLXVII.

THIRTY-THREE POR

Roy. 8vo, pp. 250. Half crushed green levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by W. MATTHEWS.
ONE COPY ONLY printed on this paper, with RUBRICATED TITLE.
TRAITS inlaid in oval form by MR. TRENT inserted.

1831 [SIMMS.] South-Carolina in the Revolutionary War: being a Reply to certain Misrepresentations and Mistakes of recent writers, in relation to the Course and Conduct of this State, by a Southron. [William Gilmore Simms.] Charleston: Walker and James. 1853. 12mo, pp. (4), 177. Half calf. Fine copy. SCARCE.

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SIMON (Mrs. [Barbara Anne.]) The Ten Tribes of Israel histori-
cally identified with the Aborigines of the Western Hemisphere. By
Mrs. Simon.
London: Seeley. 1836.

8vo, pp. xl., 370. Plate of Mexican Antiquities. Half olive morocco, gilt top, UNCUT.
This singular work includes a copious analysis of Lord Kingsborough's Antiquities.

SIMPKINSON (J. N.) The Washingtons, a Tale of a Country
Parish in the Seventeenth Century. Based on Authentic Documents.
By John Nassau Simpkinson.
London: Longman. 1860.

Crown 8vo, pp. xvi., 326, lxxxix. Plate. Half green morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. SCARCE.
An elegant book, which contains a valuable historical account of the Ancestors of George
Washington.

Dr. Stiles' copy sold for $9.

SIMPLE COBBLER OF CLERKENWELL (The) willing to help to mend
his Native Country, (lamentably tattered both in the upper leather
and soles), with all the honest stitches he can take.

"It is his Trade to patch all the year long, gratis.
When Boots and Shoes are torn up to the lefts,
Coblers must thrust their awls up to the Hefts."

Printed in the year 1776.

8vo, pp. 19. Half blue morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by BRADSTREET. FINE COPY. VERY

SCARCE.

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"A remarkably scarce and curious Tract relating to the American War of Independence. Vide the following extracts, 'We are directed by a recent Proclamation to keep a solemn Fast, a Day of Humiliation ... . in order to deprecate Heaven against our brave and virtuous Brethren in North America, who have been drove by multiform Acts of Deceit, Oppression, Injustice, Violence, Despotism, and Tyranny, to take up Arms in Defence of their Lives, Laws, Liberties and Properties!' (page 1.) Your Majesty's subjects in general are so fully convinced of the injustice of the American war .... that it is apprehended very few persons will celebrate the approaching Fast,' (page 18.) This Tract is unmentioned by Rich, Stevens, (Nuggets ') and Lowndes, nor can we find it noticed by any other bibliographer." Stevens.

SIMPSON (H.) The Lives of Eminent Philadelphians, now Deceased. Collected from Original and Most Authentic Sources, by Henry Simpson. ... Illustrated with Forty-four Fine Engravings. Philadelphia: W. Brotherhead. 1859.

2 vols., roy. 8vo, balf green morocco, gilt top, Uncut. One volume extended to Two, with RUBRICATED TITLES printed expressly for the set, and THIRTY-SIX PORTRAITS inserted. A UNIQUE and BEAUTIFUL COPY.

300 1836 SIMS (C. S.) The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. By Clifford Stanley Sims. Albany: 7. Munsell. 1862.

Roy. 8vo, pp. xi.-125. Half green morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. One bundred and fifty copies only PRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERS.

1837 [SINGER (S. W.)] Some Account of the Book Printed at Oxford
in MCCCCLXVIII, under the title of "Exposicio Sancti Jeronimi
in Simbolo Apostolorum;" in which is examined its claim to be con-
sidered the First Book printed in England.
London: 1812.

1838

8vo, pp. ii., 44. 3 Facsimiles. Half blue morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. PRIVATELY PRINTED and 50 copies only. VERY RARE in uncut condition.

SKETCH of a Discourse, occasioned by the Death of the late
General George Washington.
Dublin: P. Byrne. 1800.

8vo, pp. 20. EXCEEDINGLY RARE. Not noticed in Dr. Hough's List.

1839 [SMEETON (George.)] Historical and Biographical Tracts.

1840

London: George Smeeton. 1820.

2 vols., sm. 4to, embossed calf, marbled edges. 250 copies only printed, most of which were destroyed by fire. VERY SCARCE.

The work embraces 16 of the most curious and rare English Historical Tracts, with upwards of 30 fine portraits, including copies of the 18 very rare portraits in "Vicars' England's Worthies," and "Cromwell between the Pillars."

SMITH (C. J.) Historical and Literary Curiosities, consisting of Fac-similes of Original Documents; Scenes of Remarkable Events and Interesting Localities; and the Birth-places, Residences, Portraits, and Monuments of Eminent Literary Characters; ... Selected and Engraved by the late Charles John Smith, F.S.A.

London: H. G. Bohn. MDCCCLII. 4to, pp. viii., 100 Plates. Half olive morocco, gilt top, UNCUT.