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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. Sixty-six plates. Fine clean copy.

Folio, balf morocco, gilt edges.

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.

8vo, pp. 196. Half crimson morocco, gilt top, UNCUT.

A sale Catalogue with prices affixed.

SMITH. Bibliotheca Americana. A Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books, Pamphlets, &c., illustrating the History and Geography of North and South America.

London: J. Russell Smith. 1865. 8vo, pp. 308, (6). Half crimson morocco, gilt top, Uncut.

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.

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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, or New-Jersey; | Containing, an Account of its First Settlement, Progressive Improvements, the Original and Present Constitution, and other Events, to the Year 1721. | With Some Particulars Since; and a Short View of its present state. | By Samuel Smith. | Burlington, in New-Jersey: | Printed and sold by James Parker: Sold also by David Hall, in Philadelphia. MDCCLXV.

Roy. 8vo, pp. x., 574. Crushed green levant morocco, gilt paneled sides, corner ornaments, broad inside gilt borders, gilt top, UNCUT, by F. Bedford. UNIQUE.

An UNEQUALLED COPY almost

Inserted is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER written and signed by the Earl of Bath, dated April 16th, 1681, and addressed to Lord Norreys, containing a PROPOSAL FOR THE SALE OF EAST NEW JERSEY "With all Royalltys, Priviledges & Advantages thereto belonging as Sole Proprietor; and a Country almost as big as England planted already wth several Towns and many inhabitants and likely very much to increase being a very healthy place with good rivers and harbours and the price will be betwixt 5 and 6000 £." See Work. p. 156.

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.

1860

“A judicious and authentic compilation; never having been reprinted, it has become very scarce and difficult to be met with."— Rich.

SMITH (S.) The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith. Second Edition. London: Longman. 1840. 3 vols., 8vo, balf olive morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. Fine Copy. "The greatest and most brilliant of wits."- Sir H. Holland.

1861 SMITH (S. S.) An Oration upon the Death of General George Washington, delivered in the State-House at Trenton, on the 14th of January, 1800, by the Rev. Samuel Stanhope Smith, D.D., President of the College of New Jersey Trenton: M.DCCC.

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8vo, pp. 46. UNCUT.

SMITH. LIJKREDE op den Generaal George Washington, door S. Stanhope Smith.

8vo, UNCUT. A Dutch edition of the preceding No. EXCEEDINGLY RARE. Dr. Hough.

[n.p. n.d.] Unnoticed by

SMITH (W.) The History Of the Province of New-York, from the First Discovery to the Year M.DCC.XXXII. To which is annexed, A Description of the Country, with a short Account of the Inhabitants, their Trade, Religious and Political State, and the Constitution of the Courts of Justice in that Colony. By William Smith, London: Thomas Wilcox. M.DCC.LVII.

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Roy. 4to, pp. xii., 255. Folded Plate. Crushed green levant morocco extra, elegantly tooled and gilt sides, gilt edges, by W. MATTHEWS. SPLENDID LARGE PAPER COPY, believed to be UNIQUE. It is UNKNOWN TO ALL BIBLIOGRAPHERS, and is the identical copy which produced THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS at the Rice sale.

The author was a distinguished lawyer of New York. He graduated at Yale College in 1745, and, after a successful practice, became Chief Justice of the province. When the Revolution broke out he adhered to the mother country, and was one of Gen. Clinton's deputies for receiving acknowledgments of allegiance from the colonies. Subsequently he became Chief Justice of Canada.

SMITH. The History of the Province of New-York. [Another copy.] London: Thomas Wilcox. M.DCC.LVII.

4to, pp. xii., 255. Folded Plate. Bright purple morocco, paneled and gilt sides, broad inside gilt borders, gilt edges. A VERY LARGE and FINE COPY of the ORIGINAL EDITION. SCARCE.

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"Smith gives us important details of the wars between the French and English in America. He also gives the best account of the confederation of the Iroquois." De Tocqueville.

1865 SMITH. The History of the late Province of New-York, from its Discovery to the Appointment of Governor Colden in 1762. By the Hon. William Smith ... . New York: Published under the direction of the New York Historical Society. 1830.

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2 vols., 8vo, pp. xvi., 390; iii., 390. Half maroon morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. PORTRAITS, and FACSIMILE of the folded plate of "The South View of Oswego." inserted.

This was edited by the author's son, and forms the most complete edition of a highly esteemed and standard work.

1866

SMITH (W.) Discourses on Public
William Smith, D.D., Provost of the
Philadelphia. Second Edition.

Occasions in America. By
College and Academy of
London: A. Miller. 1762.

8vo, pp. xvi., vi., 7-224, 160. Half maroon morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. BEAUTIFUL COPY of the second and BEST EDITION, containing Four Discourses not in the first.

This scarce and interesting work relates to the stirring events of the immediate pre-revolutionary period; Braddock's defeat; ravages of the French and Indians; reduction of Louisbourg; opening of the campaign of 1758; &c.

1867 [SMITH.] An Historical Account of the Expedition against the Ohio Indians, in the Year 1764. Under the Command of Henry Bouquet, Esq. Colonel of Foot, and now Brigadier General in America. Including His Transactions with the Indians, relative to the delivery of their prisoners, and the preliminaries of Peace. With an Introductory Account of the Preceeding Campaign, and Battle at Bushy-Run. To which are annexed Military Papers, containing Reflections on the war with the Savages; a method of forming frontier settlements; some account of the Indian country, with a list of nations, fighting men, towns, distances, and different routs. The whole illustrated with a Map and Copper-plates. Published from authentic Documents, by a Lover of his Country.

Philadelphia: William Bradford. M.DCC.LXV.

4to, pp. xiii., 71. 3 Maps. Claret morocco, paneled and gilt sides, gilt edges, by W. MATTHEWS. An ELEGANT COPY of the ORIGINAL EDITION. EXCESSIVELY RARE.

The authorship of this work has been ascribed to Thomas Hutchins who made the maps, and with more propriety to Bouquet himself: the following extract, however, from a letter from Dr. Smith, to Sir William Johnson, dated Philadelphia, 13th January, 1776, now in the Library of Congress, seems to decide the question. "I proposed sending you a copy of Boquet's Expedition to Muskingam, which I drew up from some papers he favored me with, and which is reprinted in England, and has had a very favorable reception."

1868 [SMITH.] An Historical Account of the Expedition against the Ohio Indians. [Same Title as above.]

London: Re-printed for T. Jeffries. M.DCC.LXVI. 4to, pp. xiii., 71. Map, 2 Plans, and 2 Plates. Crushed maroon levant morocco, elegantly paneled and gilt sides, gilt top, UNCUT, by W. MATTHEWS. SPLENDID COPY, and VERY

RARE in uncut condition.

In this edition the plans are on a reduced scale, but it contains in addition, two fine historical plates engraved by Grignon, from the earliest drawings of Benjamin West, to one of which his AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE is attached.

"The work narrates the details of the first victory, gained over Indian forces by English troops, after the savages had been taught the use of fire-arms. Nearly twenty years elapsed before the whites gained another, during which period they suffered dreadful defeats in thirteen battles at the hands of the Indians. Colonel Bouquet by his judicious arrangements first laid down the plan, in following which General Wayne secured the same result."Field.

1869 SMITH. A Sermon on the Present Situation of American Affairs. Preached in Christ-Church, June 23, 1775, at the Request of the

Officers of the Third
District of Southwark.

Battalion of the City of Philadelphia, and
By William Smith, D.D. ...

London: E. and C. Dilly. M.DCC.LXXV.

8vo, pp. (4), iv., 32. Half morocco. Published to "promote the Cause of Liberty and Virtue."—

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[SMITH.]
de l'Ohio en
Dumas.

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Col. Jobn Cadwallader.

Relation Historique de l'Expédition contre Les Indiens
MDCCLXIV. ... Traduit de l'Anglois. Par C. G. F.
Amsterdam: Marc-Michel Rey, M.DCC.LXIX.

8vo, pp. (4), xvi., 147, (10). Map, 3 Plans, 2 Plates. Half red morocco, gilt top,

UNCUT.

This French edition contains a preface, and some biographical notices of Bouquet by the translator, not to be found in any of the editions in English.

SMITH (W.) History of Canada; from its first Discovery, to the Peace of 1763. By William Smith, Esquire; Clerk of the Parliament and Master in Chancery of the Province of Lower Canada. Vol. II. From the Establishment of the Civil Government in 1764, to the Establishment of the Constitution in 1792.

Quebec: Printed for the Author; by John Neilson. 1815.

2 vols., roy. 8vo, pp. (6), iii., 383; (1), 235, 72. Crushed red levant morocco, paneled and gilt sides, corner ornaments, broad inside gilt borders, gilt top UNCUT, by F. BEDFORD. SPLENDID COPY, PRIVATELY PRINTED, and EXTREMELY SCARCE. We have never sold but one copy of this valuable historical work.

Mr. Quaritch recently described a copy as on large paper, which we believe to be an error. We have seen all the known copies in the United States, and invariably found them on the same sized paper, and with remarkably large margins.

SMITH (W. R.) The Uses of Solitude. By William R. Smith.
Albany: Munsell & Rowland. 1860.

Roy. 8vo, pp. 64. Half orange morocco, gilt top, uncut.

SMYTH (J. F. D.) A Tour in the United States of America: Containing An Account of the Present Situation of that Country: The Population, Agriculture, Commerce, Customs and Manners of the Inhabitants; Anecdotes of several Members of the Congress, and General Officers in the American Army; and Many other very singular and interesting Occurrences. With A Description of the Indian Nations, the General Face of the Country, Mountains, Forests, Rivers, and the most beautiful, grand and picturesque Views throughout that vast Continent. ... By J. F. D. Smyth, Esq.

2 vols., 8vo, pp. (24), 400; (12), 456. by W. MATTHEWS. BEAUTIFUL COPY. met with.

London: G. Robinson. MDCCLXXXIV.

Half crushed red levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT, VERY SCARCE. The only uncut copy we have ever

The author, who was a zealous loyalist, lost his property during the war; and his work is said to have been written to gain favour with the Government, by abusing the Americans and magnifying his own losses. He narrowly escaped hanging by the Whigs on more than one occasion, but lived to record many interesting particulars of the first days of the Revolution, together with many scandalous anecdotes relating to the public men of the time.

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SMYTH (W.) Lectures on Modern History, from the Irruption
of the Northern Nations to the Close of the American Revolution.
By William Smyth.
London: William Pickering. 1848.

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2 vols., 8vo, pp. xx., 433; (6), 494. Half calf, gilt top, UNCUT. No historical works have ever given more enlightened and perspicuous views of the course of great events than these celebrated lectures.

SNOWDEN (J. R.) A Description of the Medals of Washington; of National and Miscellaneous Medals; and of other Objects of Interest in the Museum of the Mint. Illustrated by Seventy-nine Facsimile Engravings. ... By James Ross Snowden, the Director of Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. 1861.

the Mint.

4to, pp. 203. Half green levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. INDIA PROOF PORTRAIT of GEN. SCOTT inserted.

1876 [SNOWDEN (Richard.)] The American Revolution; Written in the Style of Ancient History.

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Philadelphia: Printed by Jones, Hoff & Derrick. M,DCC,XCIII-IV.

2 vols., 12mo, pp. xii., 226; xii., 216. Half gray calf, carmine edges. VERY SCARCE in

such fine condition.

SOLIS (A. de) The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the
Spaniards. Translated from the original Spanish of Don Antonio de
Solis.... By Thomas Townsend, Esq. The whole Translation
Revised and Corrected By Nathaniel Hooke, Esq. The Third
Edition.
London: H. Lintot. 1753.

2 vols., 8vo, pp. xvi., 384, 6 Plates; x., 386, 3 Plates. Half maroon morocco, gilt top,
UNCUT. Beautiful copy.
RARE in uncut condition.

SOTHEBY (S. L.) The Typography of the Fifteenth Century; being Specimens of the Productions of the Early Continental Printers, Exemplified in a Collection of Facsimiles from one hundred Works, together with their Water Marks. Arranged and Edited from the Bibliographical Collections of the Late Samuel Sotheby by his son, S. Leigh Sotheby. London: Thomas Rodd. 1845.

Folio, balf vellum, uncut. One bundred copies only printed. VERY SCARCE. Uniform in size with the "Principia Typographica." It contains 100 FACSIMILE PLATES of the productions of the EARLY PRINTERS, with the initials COLOURED, and ILLUMINATED in GOLD, in imitation of the Originals, besides nearly 100 cuts on wood of paper marks, &c.

SOTHEBY. Principia Typographica. The Block-Books, or Xylographic Delineations of Scripture History, Issued in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, during the Fifteenth Century, Exemplified and Considered in Connection with the origin of Printing. To which is Added an Attempt to Elucidate the character of the Paper-Marks of the Period. A work contemplated by Samuel Sotheby, and carried out by his son Sámuel Leigh Sotheby.

3 vols., folio, balf red morocco, UNCUT. which were presented to Public Libraries.

London: Printed for the Author. 1858.

PRIVATELY PRINTED: and 250 copies only, 30 of

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