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1676 [REED.] A Reply to Gen. Joseph Reed's Remarks By Gen. John Cadwallader. With the Letters of Gen. George Washington, Gen. Alexander Hamilton, Major David Lenox, Dr. Benjamin Rush, Gen. P. Dickinson, Gen. Henry Laurens and others. [Trenton: Reprinted. 1846.]

12mo, pp. 36. Half green morocco.

Fine copy.

VERY SCARCE.

1677 [REED.] A Reprint of the Reed and Cadwallader Pamphlets. With an Appendix. [Philadelphia:] MDCCCLXIII.

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Roy. 8vo, pp. iv., 82, 44, 12. Half purple morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. Two PORTRAITS inserted. 199 copies printed, all for subscribers.

Includes the privately printed "Correspondence between Willlam B. Reed and John Penington and Son" in relation to this reprint, not in all copies.

REED (W. B.) Life and Correspondence of Joseph Reed, Military Secretary of Washington, at Cambridge; Adjutant-General of the Continental Army; Member of the Congress of the United States; and President of the Executive Council of the State of Pennsylvania. By his Grandson, William B. Reed.

2 vols., 8vo, pp. 437; 507. MATTHEWS. PORTRAIT inserted.

Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston. 1847. Portrait. Half blue levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by W. VERY SCARCE in uncut condition. Beautiful copy.

1679 [REED.] The Life of Esther de Berdt, afterwards Esther Reed, of Pennsylvania. Privately Printed.

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Philadelphia: C. Sherman, Printer. 1853. 12mo, pp. 336. Half red morocco. PORTRAIT OF ESTHER DE BERDT inserted. Printed for PRIVATE CIRCULATION only. VERY SCARCE.

[REICHEL (W. C.)] A Memorial of the Dedication of Monuments erected by the Moravian Historical Society, to mark the Sites of Ancient Missionary Stations in New York and Connecticut. New York: C. B. Richardson. 1860.

8vo, pp. viii., 5-184, (1). 5 Engravings. Half blue morocco.

RELATION de ce qui s'est passé de plvs remarqvable avx Missions des Pères de la Compagnie de Iésvs, en la Novvelle France, ès années 1676 et 1677. Imprimée pour la première fois, selon la Copie du Ms. Original restant à l'Université-Laval Quebec. [Albany: 1854.]

12mo. Title, pp. 165. Brown morocco, gilt edges. A few copies only printed for Mr. James Lenox. This was Baron Sobolewski's copy, with Mr. Lenox's inscription on the fly-leaf. EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE.

REMINISCENCES of the French War; Containing Rogers' Expeditions with the New-England Rangers under his command, as published in London in 1765; with Notes and Illustrations. To which is added an Account of the Life and Military Services of Maj. Gen.

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John Stark; with Notices and Anecdotes of other Officers, distinguished in the French and Revolutionary Wars.

Concord: N. H. T. H. Roby. 1831.

12mo, pp. 275. Portrait. Half blue morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. SCARCE.

REPORT of a Committee of the Linnean Society of New England, relative to a Large Marine Animal, supposed to be a Serpent, seen near Cape Ann, Mass., in August, 1817.

Boston: Cummings and Hilliard. 1817. 8vo, pp. 52. 2 Plates. Half morocco, UNCUT. Long folded plate of the Sea-Serpent.

VERY RARE.

REPORT of a French Protestant Refugee, in Boston, 1687: Translated from the French by E. T. Fisher. Brooklyn: N. r. 1868.

4to, pp. 42. Half blue morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by BRADSTREET. 125 copies PRIVATELY PRINTED for Mr. J. Carson Brevoort.

RETROSPECT (A) of the Boston Tea-Party. With a Memoir of
George R. T. Hewes, a Survivor of the little Band of Patriots who
drowned the Tea in Boston Harbour, in 1773. By a Citizen of
New York. [J. Hawkes?]
New York: 1834.

Sm. 8vo, pp. 209, (1). Portrait. Half red morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by F. BEDFORD.
BEAUTIFUL COPY. SCARCE in such fine uncut condition.

RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW. (The)

London: C. and H. Baldwyn. 1820.

[Also:] The Retrospective Review and Historical and Antiquarian Magazine. Edited by Henry Southern, Esq., ... and N. H. Nicolas. Second Series. London: Baldwin. ... 1827.

[Followed by:] The Retrospective Review. Consisting of Criticisms upon, Analyses of, and Extracts from Curious, Valuable, and Scarce old Books. London: John Russell Smith. MDCCCLIII.

18 vols., 8vo, balf red morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. SET, and RARE in this COMPLETE and uncut state.

Clean as when issued. A SPLENDID

The three series complete, forming "An excellent review of early English literature. The criticisms in the first series were written by George Robinson, Esq., W. Gray, Esq., Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Joseph Parkes, Esq., etc., the whole being under the superintendence of H. Southern, Esq. The second series was edited by Henry Southern and Nicholas Harris Nicolas. The papers in the third series were chiefly written by Thomas Wright, Esq., J. O. Halliwell, Esq., and M. A. Lower, Esq."-Lowndes.

Somerby's copy sold, in June, 1869, for $117.00.

REVOLUTIONARY RELICS, or Clinton Correspondence; comprising the Celebrated Papers found in Andre's boots; Private and Confidential Letters from Washington, Hamilton, Lafayette, and other distinguished Officers and Statesmen of the American Revolution; illustrating in vivid colours, the Characters, Domestic Relations,

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Private Feelings, Thoughts, and Movements of the Principal Actors
in that thrilling drama. Published originally in the New York
Herald.
New York: Herald Office. 1842.

Imp. 8vo, balf green morocco, gilt top, UNCUT.
VERY SCARCE.

PORTRAITS of ANDRÉ and ARNOLD inserted.

RHODES (J.) The Surprising Adventures and Sufferings of John Rhodes, a seaman of Workington. Containing An Account of his Captivity and Cruel Treatment during eight Years with the Indians, and five Years in different Prisons amongst the Spaniards in SouthAmerica. By a Gentleman perfectly acquainted with the Unfortunate Sufferer. Newark: 1799.

12mo, pp. 268. Half morocco.

"A reprint of the New York edition, in larger type. There is nothing in this narrative to attest its truth, and the internal evidence is not sufficient to settle the question of its veracity. It contains some curious details of the customs of the Indians of Central America."— Field.

RICE (J. A.) Catalogue of Mr. John A. Rice's Library. Sold 1870. New York: J. Sabin & Sons. 1870. Roy. 8vo, pp. xvi., 566. Half red morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, by BRADSTREET. With printed prices at the end of the volume. One of TWENTY-FIVE COPIES printed on English laid paper for presents only.

This grand collection of books was, up to the issuing of the present catalogue, the finest that had ever been offered for sale in the United States. The total amount realized was over $42.000.

RICH (O.) [A Complete Collection of the Bibliographical Works of Obadiah Rich; as described below.]

I. A Catalogue of Books, Relating principally to America, Arranged under the Years in which they were Printed.

pp. 129. Advertisement 1.

Books relating to America.

London: 0. Ricb. 1832. 1493-1700. pp. 16. Books Relating to America. 1493-1700. Supplement. pp. 8. Catalogue of the Duplicates of Mr. Rich's American Collection. pp. 48.

II. Bibliotheca Americana Nova; or, A Catalogue of Books in Various Languages, Relating to America, Printed since the Year 1700. Compiled principally from the Works themselves. By O. Rich. [Vol. 1. 1700-1800.]

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London: 0. Rich. New York: Harper and Brothers. 1835. Notice 11. Title 1846, 11. Title 1835, 11., on the obverse of which is "250 copies printed in all For sale in England, 100. To Send to America 150." Dedication 11., pp. 424. Supplement of Additions and Corrections, Title 1., pp. 425-517. Ricb's Catalogue of Books Relating to America, pp. 40.

III. Bibliotheca Americana Nova. A Catalogue of Books Relating to America, in various Languages, including Voyages to the Pacific and round the World, and Collections of Voyages and Travels printed since the Year 1700. Compiled principally from the works themselves by O. Rich. Vol. 11. 1801-1844.

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London: Rich & Sons. 1846.

pp. 4, 412. Catalogue of Books relating to America on sale by Mr. Rich, pp. 24.

3 vols., 8vo, balf green levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. A FINE and COMPLETE SET in unexceptionable condition, and VERY SCARCE.

"All of Rich's Catalogues are important, and eagerly sought for by book Collectors, especially the earlier ones, which have come to be exceedingly scarce. Guild's Librarian's

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RICHARDSON (C.) A New Dictionary of the English Language.
By Charles Richardson.
London: W. Pickering. 1839.

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Richardson's Dictionary appeared in 1833-9: since then there have been numerous issues with fresh titles and later dates. The book being stereotyped, there is no difference in the copies.

RIDDLE (J. E.) A Copious and Critical Latin-English Lexicon;
Founded on the German Latin Dictionaries of Dr. William Freund.
By the Rev. Joseph Esmond Riddle, m.a. Second Edition.
London: Longman. 1851.

4to, pp. viii., 1400. Cloth, UNCUT.

RIEDESEL (Madame. de) Letters and Memoirs Relating to the War of American Independence, and the Capture of the German Troops at Saratoga. By Madame de Riedesel. Translated from the original German. [By M. de Wallenstein.]

New-York: G. & C. Carvill. 1827.

12mo, pp. 323. Half purple morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. VERY SCARCE. FOURTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS, and eight leaves of cuttings, mounted by TRENT, inserted; embracing an AUTOGRAPH LETTER of the TRANSLATOR; an AUTOGRAPH LETTER of GEN. DE RIEDESEL to Gen. Gates requesting a passport for his Aid de Camp, with the reply of John Armstrong, A.D.C.; a fine impression of the ORIGINAL PORTRAIT of LADY ACKLAND; and the EXCESSIVELY RARE engraving of "HANCOCK'S WAREHOUSE FOR TARRING AND FEA

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1694 RIKER (J. Jr.) The Annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New-York: Containing its History from its First Settlement, together with many Interesting Facts concerning the adjacent Towns; also, a particular account of numerous Long Island Families now spread over this and various other States of the Union. By James Riker, Jr. New York: D. Fanshaw. 1852.

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8vo, pp. (2), 437. 2 Maps. Half olive morocco, gilt top, UNCUT.

RIPLEY (E.) A History of the Fight at Concord, on the 19th of April, 1775. With a Particular Account of the Military Operations and Interesting Events of that ever Memorable Day; showing that then and there the First Regular and Forcible Resistance was made to the British Soldiery, and the First British Blood was Shed by Armed Americans, and the Revolutionary War thus commenced. By the Rev. Ezra Ripley, D.D., with other Citizens of Concord. Second Edition. Concord: Herman Atwill. 1832.

Roy. 8vo, pp. 40. Half crimson morocco, gilt top, Uncut. Scarce PORTRAIT of HANCOCK inserted.

1696 RISE, (The) Progress, and Present State, of the Dispute between the People of America, and the Administration.

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London: W. Bailey. 1775.

Sm. 8vo, pp. 56. Half morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. RARE. Curious Etched Frontispiece. Contains an authenticated account of the "Concord Fight." It is not included in any Bibliography, nor have we ever met with another copy.

RITNER (J.) Vindication of General Washington from the Stigma of Adherence to Secret Societies. By Joseph Ritner, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, communicated by request of the House of Representatives, to that body, on the 8th of March, 1837, with the Proceedings which took place on its reception. Together with a Letter to Daniel Webster, and his Reply.

Boston: Printed by Ezra Lincoln. 1841.

8vo, pp. 48. Half green morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS inserted, including the scarce MASONIC PORTRAIT, also an impression of the very rare BILLINGS PORTRAIT of WASHINGTON.

RITSON (J.) The Caledonian Muse: a Chronological Selection of Scottish Poetry from the Earliest Times. Edited by the late Joseph Ritson, Esq. With Vignettes engraved by Heath, after the designs of Stothard. London: Printed 1785. R. Triphook. 1821.

8vo, pp. iv., 232. Half green morocco. FINE COPY. VERY SCARCE. Some copies have

a portrait of the editor which is wanting in this.

This volume, the second poetical work edited by Ritson, was nearly ready for publication in 1785, when a fire in the printer's warehouse destroyed the introduction, and its completion was abandoned.

RITSON. The Life of King Arthur: from Ancient Historians and Authentic Documents. By Joseph Ritson, Esq.

London: Payne and Foss. 1825.

Crown 8vo, pp. (6), xliii., 172. Half crimson morocco, gilt top, UNCUT.
RITSON. Memoirs of the Celts or Gauls. By Joseph Ritson, Esq.
London: Payne and Foss. 1827.

Crown 8vo, pp. xiv., 369. Half crimson morocco, gilt top, UNCUT.

RITSON. Annals of the Caledonians, Picts, and Scots; and of
Strathclyde, Cumberland, Galloway, and Murray. By Joseph Rit-
son, Esq.
London: Payne and Foss. 1828.

2 vols., crown 8vo, pp. (6), 262; (4), 341.

Half crimson morocco, gilt top, UNCUT.

"As bitter as gall and as sharp as a razor,

And feeding on herbs like a Nebuchadnezzar;
His diet too acrid, his temper too sour,

Little Ritson came out with his two volumes more."- Scott.

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