1841 1842 1843 1844 SMITH (C.) The American War, from 1775 to 1783. With 8vo, pp. 183. Blue morocco, gilt edges. A FINE COPY of this EXTREMELY RARE work which contains a curious PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON engraved by TISDALE, a VIEW OF QUEBEC, and SEVEN FOLDED PLANS of the leading battles of the Revolution. We bave never met with another copy. [SMITH (Buckingham.)] Copies in seven sheets from Documents C Folio, boards. 3 pages of facsimile manuscript. 50 copies only printed, ALL FOR PRESENTA- writing, on a blank leaf. Priced in one of Trübner's recent catalogues at £5.5.0. SMITH (B.) An Inquiry into the Authenticity of Documents concerning a Discovery in North America claimed to have been made by Verazzano. Read before the New York Historical Society, Tuesday, October 4th, 1864. By Buckingham Smith. New-York: John F. Trow. MDCCCLXIV. 4to, pp. 31. Map. Half blue morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. LARGE PAPER. One bundred and twenty copies printed. VERY SCARCE. SMITH (J.) An Oration on the Death of George Washington, Delivered at Exeter, February 22, 1800. By Jeremiah Smith. 8vo, pp. 31. UNCUT. Exeter: 1800. 53. 103687 1845 1846 [Reprinted] Boston: Thirty Copies Printed for the Editor. MDCCCLXVI. EXCEEDINGLY Reprinted from the original black letter volume, the earliest published work relative to the colony at Jamestown, Virginia (the first permanent English settlement in North America), and the first printed work of Captain Smith. The Introduction, by Charles Deane, gives full bibliographical details of the early editions of this work which have heretofore formed a subject of much perplexity to collectors; some copies having the name of "Thomas Watson Gent." as the author, while Mr. Lenox's copy reads "By a Gentleman." SMITH. A Description of New-England: or The Observations, And Discoueries of Captain Iohn Smith (Admirall of that Country) in the North of America, in the year of our Lord 1614: with the success of sixe Ships, that went the next yeare 1615; and the acci dents befell him among the French men of Warre: With the proofe of the present benefit this Countrey affoords: whither this present yeare, 1616, eight voluntary ships are gone to make further tryall. At London Printed by Humfrey Lownes, for Robert Clerke; and are to be sould at his house called the Lodge, in Chancery lane, over against Lincolnes Inne. 1616. [Reprinted] Boston: William Veazie. M DCCC LXV. 4to, pp. vii., 89. Map. Half crushed blue levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by BRADSTREET. VERY SCARCE. LARGE PAPER, Twenty-five copies only printed, with a Fac-simile of the Original Map. “This is the first book published, which speaks of NEW ENGLAND, previously called North Virginia."— Rich. SMITH. New Englands Trials. Declaring the successe of 80 ships employed thither within these eight yeares; and the benefit of that Countrey by Sea and Land. With the present estate of that happie Plantation, begun by but 60 Weake men in the yeare 1620. And how to build a Fleete of good Shippes to make a little Nauie Royall. Written by Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes Gouernour of Virginia, and Admirall of New England. The Second Edition. London, Printed by William Iones. 1622. [Reprinted, Providence: 1867.] Imp. 8vo, 16 unpaged leaves. Crushed blue levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by W. MATTHEWS. LARGE PAPER. EXTREMELY SCARCE. A "few copies" only printed for Mr. John Carter Brown, "for distribution among the collectors of books relating to America." SMITH. The Generall Historie | of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: with the names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Governours from their first beginning An°: 1584. to this Present 1626. With the Procedings of those Severall Colonies and the Accidents that befell them in all their Journyes and Discoveries. | Also the Maps and Descriptions of all those | Countryes, their Commodities, people, Government, Customes, and Religion | yet knowne. | Divided into sixe Bookes. | By Captaine Iohn Smith sometymes Governour in those Countryes & Admirall. of New England. London. Printed by I. D. and | I. H. for Michael | Sparks. | 1627. Folio, engraved title, pp. (12), 96, 105-248, and errata. 4 Maps, 2 Portraits. Crusbed red levant morocco, paneled and ornamented sides, broad inside gilt borders, gilt edges, by F. BEDFORD. AN ELEGANT COPY with beautiful impressions of ALL the ORIGINAL MAPS and PLATES, and the ERRATA which is wanting in many copies. The first edition in which the portrait of Prince Charles was changed to Charles Rex. Smith's Virginia needs no commendation; it will always be regarded as one of the most interesting of the numerous works relative to that "Colonie ;" but should our reader wish to peruse a lively description of this curious work we refer him to Dibdin's "Library Companion." Lest the authorship might be disputed the valiant captain has in several parts of the work stated, "Iohn Smith writ this with his own hand." SMITH. The Trve Travels, Adventvres, | and | Observations Of Captaine Iohn Smith, In Europe, Asia, Affrica, and America, from Anno Domini 1593. to 1629. | His Accidents and Sea-fights 1850 1851 in the Straights; his Service and Stratagems of warre in Hungaria, Transilvania, Wallachia, and Moldavia, against the Turks, and Tartars; his three single combats | betwixt the Christian Armie and the Turkes. After how he was taken prisoner by the Turks, sold for a Slave, sent into | Tartaria; his description of the Tartars, their strange manners and customes of Religions, Diets, Buildings, Warres, Feasts, Ceremonies, and Living; how hee slew the Bashaw of Nalbrits in Cambia, | and escaped from the Turkes and Tartars. Together with a continuation of his generall History of Virginia, | Summer-Iles, New England, and their proceedings, since 1624. to this present 1629; as also of the new Plantations of the great | River of the Amazons, the Iles of St. Christopher, Mevis, and Barbados in the West Indies. All written by actuall Authours, whose names you shall finde along the History. London, Printed by J. H. for Thomas Slater, and are to bee | sold at the Blew Bible in Greene Arbour. 1630. Folio, pp. (12), 60. Crushed red levant morocco, filleted sides, corner ornaments, gilt edges, by F. BEDFORD, LARGE and SPLENDID COPY. The several compartments in the large folded plate, generally placed at the beginning of the work, have been separated in this copy, skillfully split and mounted upon matched paper like INDIA PROOFS by MR. BEDFORD, and placed where they respectively belong in the text. copy SMITH. Advertisements For the unexperienced Planters of New England, or any where. Or The Path-way to experience to erect a Plantation. With the yearely proceedings of this Country in Fishing and Planting, since the year 1614. to the year 1630. and their present. I from estate. Also how to prevent the greatest inconveniences, by their proceedings in Virginia, and other Plantations, by approved examples. With the Countries Armes, a description of the Coast, Harbours, Habitations, Land-markes, Latitude and Longitude: with the Map, allowed by our Royall King Charles. By Captaine Iohn Smith, sometimes Governour of Virginia, and Admirall of Nevv-England. London, Printed by Iohn Haviland, and are to be sold by Robert Milbourne, at the Grey-hound in Pauls Churchyard. 1631. [Reprinted] Boston: William Veazie. MDCCCLXV. 410, pp. viii., 72. Map. Half crusbed blue levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by BRADSTREET. VERY SCARCE. LARGE PAPER. Twenty-five copies only printed, with a Fac-simile of the Original Map. SMITH. The General Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: with the names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Governours from their | first beginning An°: 1584. to this present 1626. With the Proceedings of those Severall Colonies and the Accidents that befell them in all their Journyes and Discoveries. Also the Maps and Descriptions of all those Countryes, their Commodities, people, | Government, Customes, and Religion | yet knowne. | Divided into sixe Bookes. | By Captaine Iohn Smith sometymes 1852 1853 1854 Governour in those Countryes & Admirall of New England. | 1632. Folio, engraved title, pp. (12), 96, 105 to 248. 4 Maps, 2 Portraits. Purple levant merocco, broad inside gilt borders, gilt edges. An unusually large copy, measuring 7 inches by 11 inches on the leaf. The portrait of MATOAKA is a facsimile; that of the DUTCHESS inserted, opposite the dedication, is also a fac-simile; the one facing the title is an ORIGINAL impression, as also are ALL the other engravings in the volume. The title and the maps have been mounted on cloth in order to ensure their preservation. In this edition the Portrait of Charles Rex was altered to represent a man of more mature years, and the Map includes the names of places in New-England not given in the former issues. An exact account of the various editions, by Mr. James Lenox, and Mr. Charles Deane, may be found in Norton's Literary Gazette, N. S. I. 134a —135a, 218c-219b. There were distinct issues in 1624, 1626, 1627, and two in 1632. The printed portion is identical in them all, and all want the sheet O, pp. 97 - 104. The variations are in the frontispiece, printed title, maps, and plates. SMITH. The Trve Travels, Adventvres, and Observations of Captaine John Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America: Beginning about the yeare. 1593. and continued to this present. 1629. Vol. I. From the London Edition of 1619. The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles, with the Names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Governours from their first beginning in 1584. To this present 1626. With the Proceedings of those Severall Colonies and the Accidents that befel them in all their Iournyes and Discoveries. Also the Maps and Descriptions of Countries, their Commodities, People, Government, Customes, and Religion yet knowne. Divided into Sixe Bookes. By Captaine Iohn Smith, sometymes Governour of those Countryes and Admirall of New-England. Vol. II. From the London Edition of 1629. Richmond: Franklin Press. 1819. 2 vols., 8vo, pp. (14), 247; xi., 282. Portrait, 3 Plates, and Map. gilt top, UNCUT, by BRADSTREET. VERY SCARCE in uncut condition. FOUR PORTRAITS inserted; that of Captain John Smith, opposite the title an ORIGINAL IMPRESSION cut from the map in the edition of 1632. Half red morocco, BEAUTIFUL COPY. in volume 1., is SMITH. The Last Will and Testament of Captain John Smith; Sm. 4to, balf red morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by BRADSTREET. Fifty copies only PRIVATELY SMITH (J. H.) An Authentic Narrative of the Causes which led to the Death of Major Andrè, Adjutant-General of His Majesty's Forces in North America. By Joshua Hett Smith Esq. Το which is added a Monody on the Death of Major Andrè. By Miss Seward. London: Matthews and Leigh. 1808. ... 8vo, pp. vii., 357. Portrait, Map and Plate. Half crimson morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. SCARCE in this condition. A BEAUTIFUL COPY with TWENTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS, some of which are VERY RARE, inserted. 1855 With a g SMITH (J. J.) and WATSON (J. F.) American Historical and Literary Curiosities. Consisting of Fac-Similes of Original Documents relating to the Events of the Revolution, &c., &c. With a Variety of Reliques, Antiquities and Modern Autographs. Collected and Edited by J. Jay Smith ... and John F. Watson. ... Fourth Edition with Additions. New York: G. P. Putnam. 1850. Folio, balf morocco, gilt edges. Sixty-six plates. Fine clean copy. 1856 SMITH (J. R.) Bibliotheca Americana. A Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books and Pamphlets relating to the History and Geography of North and South America and the West Indies. London: J. Russell Smith. 1853. 1857 1858 1859 8vo, pp. 196. Half crimson morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. A sale Catalogue with prices affixed. SMITH. Bibliotheca Americana. A Catalogue of a Valuable London: J. Russell Smith. 1865. A sale Catalogue with prices affixed. SMITH (J. T.) The Discovery of America by the Northmen in the Tenth Century. Comprising Translations of all the most Important Narratives of this Event. ... By Joshua Toulmin Smith. ... With Maps and Plates. Second Edition. London: W. S. Orr & Co. 1842.. Crown 8vo, pp. xii., 348. 2 Maps, and 2 Plates. Half olive morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. SMITH (S.) The History of the Colony of | Nova-Cæsaria, /2 5 ›ƒ› or New-Jersey; | Containing, an Account of its First Settlement, An UNEQUALLED COPY almost Roy. 8vo, pp. x., 574. Crushed green levant morocco, gilt paneled sides, corner ornaments, Inserted is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER written and signed by the Earl of Bath, dated April This identical copy sold for $200, at the Rice sale, before it was bound by Bedford, and previous to the insertion of the curious, interesting and valuable autograph letter. We know of ONLY ONE OTHER uncut copy. |