ACOSTA (JOSEPH DE). The/ Natvrall/ and Morall Hiftorie of the/ Eaft and Weft/ Indies./ Intreating of the remarkeable things of Heaven, of the/ Elements, Mettalls, Plants and Beafts which are pro-/ per to that Country: Together with the Manners,/ Ceremonies, Lawes, Governements, and Warres of/ the Indians./ Written in Spanish by the R. F. Iofeph Acofta, and/ tranflated into English by E. G./ London/ Printed by Val: Sims for Edward Blount and William/ Afpley. 1604./ 4 prel. leaves, viz. 1st blank, 2d title, 3d and 4th Dedication and To the Reader. Text 590 pages, followed by seven leaves of Table and Errata. Fine copy, 4to. (21. 2s. 29) ACOSTA (JOSEPH DE). Historia/ Natvral/y/ Moral de las/ Indias,/ en que se tratan las cosas/ notables del cielo, y elementos, mentales, plantas, y anima-/ les dellas: y los ritos, y ceremonias, leyes, y gouier-/ no, y guerras de los Indios./ Compuesta por el Padre Iofeph de Acosta Religiofo/ de la Compañia de Iefus./ Dirigida a la Serenissima/ Infanta Doña Ifabela Clara Eugenia de Auftria./ Año 1608./ Con Licencia./ Impreffo en Madrid en cafa de Alonso Martin./ Title, reverse blank; 'Tassa' 1 p; 'Erratas' 1 p; Licencias, pp. 5-6; Dedication 'A la Serenissima Infanta,' pp. 7-9; Proemio,' pp. 1012; Text pp. 13-535. Tabla,' 21 leaves. Fine copy. Calf. 4to. (1.11s. 6d. 30) ACUNA (CHRISTOVAL DE). Nvevo/ De scubrimiento/ del gran Rio de las/ Amazonas./ Por el Padre Christoval/ de Acuña, Religiofo de la Compañia de/ Iefus, y Calificador de la Suprema General Inquificion. Al qual fue, y se hizo por Orden/ de su Mageftad, el año de 1639./ Por la Provincia de Qvito en los Reynos del Perù./ Al Excelentissimo Señor Conde/ Duque de Oliuares./ Con Licencia; En Madrid, en la Imprenta de Reyno,/ año de 1641./ 6prel. leaves, viz. Title; Al Excelentissimo,' etc; 3 pages; Al Lector,' 1 page; Certificates 2 leaves; Clavsvla, etc. 1 leaf; Text 46 folioed leaves, Fine large, and clean copy in morocco by Bedford. (10l. 10s. 31) 4to. ACUNA (CHRISTOVAL DE) Voyages/ and/ Discoveries/in/South-America./ The First up the River of Amazons to Quito in Peru, and back again to Brazil,/ perform'd at the Command of the King/ of Spain./ By Christopher d'Acvgna./ The Second up the River of Plata, and/ thence by Land to the Mines of Potofi./ By Monf. Acarete./ The Third from Cayenne into Guiana, in fearch/ of the Lake of Parima, reputed the richest/ Place in the World./ By M. Grillet and Bechamel./ Done into English from the Originals, being the on-/ly Accounts of thofe Parts hitherto extant./ The whole illuftrated with Notes and Maps./ London,/ Printed for S. Buckley at the Dolphin over againit/ St. Dunftan's Church in Fleetftreet, 1698. On the reverse of the Title, 'Advertisement'; 'Introduction,' pp. i-viii; Map, 'The Course of the River of Amazons'; text, 190 pp; Title, 'An Account of a Voyage up the River de la Plata, etc. By Monf. Acarete du Bifcay. 1698.' 'A Map of the Provinces Paraguay' etc. Text, 79 pp; Title, 'A Journal of the Travels of John Grillet, and Francis Bechamel into Gviana,' etc. 1698. ‘A Letter,' 1 leaf; and text 68 pp. calf. 8vo. (11. 1s. 32) ADAIR (JAMES) The History of the American Indians; particularly thofe Nations adjoining to the Missisippi, East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina and Virginia: Containing_an Account of their Origin, Language, Manners, Religious and Civil Customs, Laws, Form of Government, Punishments, Conduct in War and Domestic Life, their Habits, Diet, Agriculture, Manufactures, Diseases and Method of Cure, and other Particulars, fufficient to render it a complete Indian System. With Observations on former Historians, the Conduct of our Colony Governors, Superintendents, Missionaries, &c. Also an Appendix, containing a Defcription of the Floridas, and the Missisippi Lands, with their Productions-The Benefits of colonifing Georgiana, and civilizing the Indians-And the way to make all the Colonies more valuable to the Mother Country. With a new Map of the Country referred to in the History. By James Adair, Efquire, A Trader with the Indians, and Refident in their Country for Forty Years. London: Edward and Charles Dilly, MDCCLXXV. 6 prel. leaves, viz. Half-title, title; 'Dedication,' 2 leaves; Preface,' 1 leaf; 'Contents,' 1leaf: text 448 pp. & Appendix, ending on page 464. With Map of American Indian Nations 13 by 95 inches. Calf, 4to. (1l. 1s. 33) ADAMS (AMOS). A Concise, Historical View of the Difficulties, Hardships, and Perils Which attended the Planting and progreffive Improvements of New-England. With A particular Account of its long and Destructive Wars, Expensive Expeditions, &c. By Amos Adams, A.M. Paftor of the First Church of Roxbury. Boston printed. London reprinted for Edward and Charles Dilly, MDCCLXX. Title and 68 pp. half mor. 8vo. (10s. 6d. 34) ADAMS (JOHN). Autograph Letter to Commodore John Paul Jones, dated from Grosvenor Square, London, Jan. 21, 1786, promising to support Dr. Bancroft's application to the Danish Minister, etc. 1 page: a good specimen. 4to. (17.1s. 35) ADAMS (JOHN). A Defence of the Conftitutions of Government of the United States of America. By John Adams, LL. D. And a Member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston. Philadelphia: Printed for Hall and Sellers: J. Crukshank; and Young and M'Culloch. M. DCC. LXXXVII. xx pp. prel. & Text pp. 3 to 390. Very fine copy in calf. First Edition. 12mo. 66 (15s. 36) ADAMS (JOHN). A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, against the Attack of M. Turgot in his Letter to Dr. Price, dated the twenty-second day of March, 1778. By John Adams, LL. D. and a Member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences at Boston. In Three Volumes. A new Edition. London: J.Stockdale, 1794. Vol. I. 22 prel. leaves, viz. Half-title, Portrait, title, Life, Preface and Contents; Text 392 pp. 11. Half-title, title and 451 pp. III. Halftitle, title, and 528 pp.; Index 18 leaves. Fine copy, half calf, 8vo. (16s. 6d. 37) ADAMS (JOHN). Political Sketches inscribed to his Excellency John Adams, Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States to the Court of Great Britain. By a Citizen of the United States. London: C. Dilly. MDCCLXXXVII. 3 prelim, leaves and 96 pages. Half morocco. (7s. 6d. 38) 8vo. ADAMS (JOHN QUINCY). An Oration, pronounced July 4th, 1793, at the request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, in Commemoration of the Anniversary of American Independence. By John Quincy Adams. Boston: Edes and Son, 1793. 2 prel. leaves und 16 pp. half mor. 8vo. (3s. 6d. 39) ADAMS (SAMUEL). An Oration delivered at the State-House, in Philadelphia, to a very numerous Audience; on Thursday the 1ft of August, 1776. By Samuel Adams, Member of the * **** * ******* the General Congress of the **** ****** of America. Philadelphia printed; London, Re-printed for J. Johnson, M. DCC. LXXVI. Half-title, title and 42 pp. hf. mor. 8vo. (4s. 6d. 40) ADAMS (WILLIAM). God's Eye/ on the/ Contrite /or a/ Discourse/ shewing/ That True Poverty and Contrition of fpirit and Trembling at God's Word is the Infallible and only way for the Obtaining and Retaining/ of Divine Acceptation. As it was made in the Audience of the General Affembly of the/ Maffachusetts Colony at Boston in New-England;/ May 27. 1685. being the Day of Election there./ By Mr. William Adams./ Boston in NewEngland, Printed by Richard Pierce for Samuel Sewall 1685./ Title, reverse blank, and 41 pp. Fine copy in morocco by Bedford. 4to. (31. 3s. 41) ADDISON (HENRY). Autograph Manuscript Memorial of Capt Henry Addison of the 100th Regiment to Sir George Yonge Secretary at War, praying to be exchanged into the 52 Regiment. 2 pages 4to. 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ADDRESS (AN) from the Clergy of New-York and New-Jersey, to the Episcopalians in Virginia; Occasioned by some late Transactions in that Colony relative to an American Episcopate. [By Dr. Myles Cooper.] New-York: Hugh Gaine, 1771. Title and 58 pp. half mor. 8vo. (10s. 6d. 45) ADDRESS from the Committee appointed at Mrs. Vandewater's On the 13th Day of September, 1784. To the People of the State of New-York. NewYork: Printed by Shepard Kollock, oppofite the Coffee-House. M,DCC,LXXXIV. 16 pp. Signed Melancton Smith, Peter Ricker, Jonathan Lawrence, Anthony Rutgers, Peter T. Curtenius, Thomas Tucker, Daniel Shaw, Adam Gilchrift, jun. John Wiley.' 800. (10s. 6d. 46) ADDRESS (THE) of the People of Great-Britain to the Inhabitants of America. London: T. Cadell, M DCC LXXV. Title & 60 pp. half mor. 8vo. (4s. 6d. 47) ADDRESS (AN) to a Provincial Bashaw. O Shame! where is thy Blufh? By a Son of Liberty. Printed in (the Tyrannic Administration of St. Francifco) [Gov. Francis Bernard.] 1769. [Boston] 8 pp. half mor. (12s. 6d. 48) 4to. This Address consists of 27 four-line stanzas against Sir Francis Yet truft me B not the Heartwrung Tear, Nor fore Repentance, which abfolves thee there, ADDRESS (An) to Protestant Dissenters of all |