238 BRISSOT DE WARVILLE (J. P.) A Critical Examination of the Marquis de Chastellux's Travels in North America, in a Letter addressed to the Marquis; Principally intended as a Refutation of his Opinions Concerning the Quakers, the Negroes, the People, and Mankind. Translated from the French of J. P. Brissot de Warville, with Additions and Corrections of the Author. Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph James. M,DCC,LXXXVIII. 8vo, pp. 89. Half red morocco, carmine edges. A VERY RARE pamphlet. BRISSOT DE WARVILLE. New Travels in the United States of ... America, performed in M,DCC, LXXXVIII. By J. P. Brissot de War- ville. 8vo, balf calf; large clean copy. The author came to the United States just before the French Revolution, for the purpose of selecting a suitable place for establishing a colony of respectable persons, who had determined to abandon the then despotic government of France, and seek an asylum under the mild and equal government of the United States. A second volume was subsequently pub lished. BRODHEAD (J. R.) The History of the State of New York. 2 vols., 8vo, balf blue levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by W. MattheWS. TWO POR- BRODHEAD. Oration on the Conquest of New Netherland. Imp. 8vo, pp. 87. Portrait and Map. Half orange morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. 8vo, pp. 15. UNCUT. BROOKLYN. The Battle of Brooklyn a Farce in two acts as it 8vo, pp. 45. Half red morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by BRADSTREET. BROTHERHEAD (W.) Autographi Holographiani. Philadelphia: 1857. Imp. 410, pp. 10. Half calf. Twenty-five copies privately printed from the "American 239 240 241 BROUGHAM (H.) Lives of Men of Letters and Science, who 11.00 Knight and Co. 1845-1846. 2 vols., royal 8vo, balf red morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. BROWN (J. C.) Bibliotheca Americana. A Catalogue of Books 4 vols., imp. 8vo, balf crushed red levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by WM. MATTHEWS. Volume II., Volume I. includes 300 titles of books printed between 1493 and 1600. BROWNE (J.) History of the Highlands, and of the Highland 25 The 4 vols., roy. 8vo. LARGE PAPER. Half green levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. PLATES of the CLAN TARTANS are beautifully and accurately COLOURED in the Large Paper copies. This complete and comprehensive work contains most interesting and authentic accounts of the aboriginal Highland Tribes, their Pictish and Scoto-Irish Kings, Antiquities, Poetry, Superstitions, &c., together with an exciting History of the Feuds, Battles, Revolts, and Proceedings in the Highlands through the Roman, Pictish, and Scottish Periods, including full accounts of their rising under Montrose, Hamilton, Argyle, in the Rebellions of Charles I., the two Pretenders, &c. vXx 242 [BRUCE (D.)] Poems chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, originally written under the signature of the Scots-Irishman, by a Native of Scotland. [D. Bruce.] With Notes and Illustrations. 243 Washington: [Penn.] 1801. 12mo, pp. xii., 126, (11). Half purple morocco. BRUNET (Jacques Charles.) Manuel du Libraire et de l'amateur A 12 vols., imp. 8vo, balf crimson levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by W. MATTHEWS. GRAND SET, printed on LARGE HOLLAND PAPER, of which ONLY 100 COPIES were issued, all for subscribers. W 50 13:2 244 245 It is illustrated with NUMEROUS FACSIMILES of the DEVICES of the EARLY PRinters, is altogether a most superb book, and one of the most correct Bibliographical Dictionaries extant. Now out of print and VERY SCARCE. BRY (Theodore de.) Collectiones Peregrinationum in Indiam Occidentalem, IX. Partibus comprehensæ a Theodoro, Joan-Theodoro de Bry, publicatæ. Francofurti ad Manum. 1590-1602. 9 vols., folio. Superbly bound in blue gros grained morocco, elegant. Filleted and gilt backs, rich inside borders, paneled sides, corner ornaments, double silk bead bands, gilt edges, by F. BEDFOrd. The Nine Parts which form this set are all ORIGINAL IMPRESSIONS, but vary in numerous particulars from the collation of Brunet. See the following copy of the translation of Brunet's article, made for Mr. Sabin's Dictionary, in which the VARIATIONS, and NUMEROUS IMPORTANT ADDITIONS &c. are fully and carefully noted. This is a series of what is known as the "Grands Voyages" and contains all of the Latin version which was published during the life time of the elder De Bry, and as the title of Part IX bears the words "Postrema Pars," it is evident that it was intended to stop there, but the success of the enterprise induced its continuation. It would be easy to expatiate on the beauty, desirability, utility, and value of this GRAND SERIES of works but we content ourselves by referring the reader to the descriptions of the work in Brunet's Manual, or, the mere English Reader to the translation of the same in "Sabin's Dictionary of Books relating to America" article Bry (T. de) a few copies of which were printed separately for the owner of this set and are described below. "No such expensive efforts were ever after made by any Expedition or Colony to collect such vivid and picturesque material of the New World, its inhabitants, and natural products."Stevens' "Bibliotbeca Historica." BRY. A Bibliographical Description of the Collection of "Grands Voyages" of De Bry. Translated from Brunet's "Manual du Librarie," by Charles A. Cutter. New York: Privately Printed. 1869. Imp. 8vo, pp. 61. Half red morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by BRADSTREET. No. 3 of 25 copies only, reproduced from Sabin's "Dictionary of Books relating to America." In this copy there has been neatly written, an EXACT COLLATION of the preceding nine parts of the "Grands Voyages," showing all the differences, variations, additions to, and peculiarities of those nine parts, and should accompany them. // 246 BRY. [Another Copy.] 3247 248 249 BRYANT (William C.) Bryant Festival. (The) At "THE CENTURY.' Illustrated Edition. "" New York: Published by the Century Association. 1865. 4to, pp. 88. Half green morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. LARGE PAPER. 150 Copies only printed. The photographs published with the work have been remounted and inlaid by TRENT. An AUTOGRAPH STANZA written and signed by MR. BRYANT, and twelve other ILLUSTRATIONS, all of which are PROOFS, and INDIA PROOFS, Some BEFORE LETTERS inserted. The prints of the Homes of the Authors have been thrown out, and INDIA PROOF impressions inserted instead. A BEAUTIFUL VOLUME. BRYDGES (E.) RESTITUTA, or Titles, Extracts, and Characters of old Books in English Literature revived. By Sir Egerton Brydges. London: Longman. 1814. 4 vols., 8vo, balf blue morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. Uniform with the "CENSURA." EXTREMELY SCARCE in uncut Condition. PORTRAIT of the AUTHOR inserted. 250 251 252 253 254 255 See Vol. 11, p. 202, for a reprint from the excessively scarce original of "A True Report of the Laste Voyage into the West and Northwest Regions, etc., 1577, worthily atchieved by Captaine Frobisher, etc." It is a valuable work, with copious extracts of the rarest and most curious books in early English literature; 250 copies only were printed, which were published at £6 6s., in numbers. BRYDGES. CENSURA LITERARIA. Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of Old English Books, with Original Disquisitions, Articles of Biography, and other Literary Antiquities. By Sir Egerton Brydges, Bart. ... Second Edition. With the Articles classed in Chronological Order under their Separate Heads. London: Longman. 1815. 10 vols., 8vo, balf blue morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. Uniform with "RESTITUTA." An appropriate frontispiece inserted in each volume, embracing three fine and scarce PORTRAITS of the AUTHOR, and an autograph note written and signed by him. A BEAUTIFUL COPY. Of this SECOND and BEST Edition one hundred copies only were printed, and it is of so much rarity that we are unable to quote the price of ANY COPY publicly sold in this country. Mr. Quaritch of London, priced a copy in a recent catalogue at 18 guineas. BRYDGES. The Autobiography, Times, Opinions, and Contemporaries of of Sir Egerton Brydges, Bart. ... London: Cochrane and M' Crone. 1834. 2 vols., 8vo, pp. xxvii., 424, xxiv., 431, 2 Portraits. Half crimson morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. 5,50 BUCKINGHAM (J. T.) Specimens of Newspaper Literature: with Personal Memoirs, Anecdotes, and Reminiscences. By Joseph T. die de Buckingham. Boston: Little Brown, 1850. June, & 2 vols., 8vo, balf calf, gilt top, UNCUT. Portraits. Contains many interesting literary anecdotes connected with the early history of this country. BUCKMINSTER (J.) Discourse delivered in ... Portsmouth, December 20 14, 1800, the Anniversary of the Death of George Washington. By Joseph Buckminster, A.M. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: 1800. 8vo, pp. 21. Scarce. BUCKMINSTER. A Sermon, delivered in the First Church in Portsmouth, on the Lord's Day after the Melancholy Tidings of The Death of George Washington, the Father, Guardian and Ornament of His country. By Joseph Buckminister, A.M. Portsmouth: 1800. 8vo, pp. 17. The two following sermons form part of the same vol.: A Sermon, delivered in the First Church in Portsmouth, January 5th, 1800. The house being dressed in mourning in token of respect to the memory of General Washington. 8vo, pp. 19–29. A Second Sermon, delivered Lord's day, January 5, 1800. 8vo, pp. 31-45. BUCKMINISTER. Religion and Righteousness the Basis of National Honor and Prosperity. A Sermon Preached to the North and South Parishes in Portsmouth, Fraternally united in Observance of the 22d February, 1800; The day appointed by Congress to pay tributary respect to the Memory of General Washington. By Joseph Buckminster, A.M. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Charles Peirce. 1800. 8vo, pp. 28. .50 256 x.pwnd 15000 257 3.00258 259 BUCKTAIL BARDS. (The) The State Triumvirate, a Political Tale; and The Epistles of Brevet Major Pindar Puff. New York: The Author. 1819. 12mo, pp. 215. Half green morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. SCARCE. An amusing satire on Dewitt Clinton, Dr. John W. Francis, Dr. Samuel L. Mitchell, Gulian C. Verplanck, and other literary and political celebrities of the period. |in| BUDD (T.) Good Order Established | in | Pennsilvania & NewJersey in America, | Being a true Account of the Country; | With its Produce and Commodities there made. | And the great Improvements that may be made by means of Publick Store-houses for Hemp, Flax, and Linnen-Cloth; also the Advantages of a Publick- | School, the Profits of a Publick-Bank, and the Proba- | bility of its arising, if those directions here laid down are followed. With the advantages of publick Granaries. | Likewise, several other things needful to be understood by those that are or do intend to be concerned in planting in the said Countries. | All which is laid down very plain, in this small Treatise; it being easie to be understood by any ordinary Capacity. To which the Reader is referred for his further satisfaction. | By Thomas Budd. | [London] Printed in the Year 1685. | Sm. 4to, pp. 40. Red levant morocco, gilt edges, by W. Pratt. A FINE COPY, from the Rice Collection, of one of the RAREST of books relating to Pennsylvania. See the following reprint for an extended account of the Author. BUDD. Good Order Established in Pennsylvania and New 4to, pp. 111, balf calf, gilt top, UNCUT. Sixty copies only printed on large paper. "Bibliotbeca Americana." [BUDD (Thomas.)] A True Copy of Three Judgments given forth by a Party of Men, called Quakers at Philadelphia, against George Keith and his Friends. With two answers to the said Judg[Philadelphia: Printed by William Bradford. 1692.] ments. Sm. 4to, balf blue morocco. On the verso of the last leaf of this VERY RARE and curious book is a list of the "Books to be sold by William Bradford, in Philadelphia, 1692, with the prices; and at the bottom of the page is the following note: "And whereas it is reported that the printer being a favorer of G. K., he will not print for any other, which is the reason that the other party appear not in print as well as G. K. These are to signifie that the printer hath not yet refused to print anything for either party; and also signifies that he doth not refuse, but is willing and ready to print anything for the future that G. K.'s opposers shall bring to him." The following notice of WILLIAM BRADFORD is from Joseph Smith's Catalogue of "Friends' Books, and is here introduced on account of the interest which attaches to his name, as well as on account of the numerous books, contained in this library, which were printed by him. "William Bradford was born in Leicester, about the year 1659. He was placed as an apprentice to learn the printing business with Andrew Sowle in London. Whilst in this situation, he appears to have been convinced of Friends' principles, and was admitted into membership among them. Shortly after he was of age he married Elizabeth Sowle, a |