[Rarebooks] fs: Americana Sale- 19th Century Books

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

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[Ok, this first one is not American, but it was certainly -read- in 
America, so we'll call that close enough...]

Bowles, Carrington (??).  THE SELF-INSTRUCTOR, OR, YOUNG MAN'S BEST 
COMPANION....  Liverpool; printed by Henry Fisher, Caxton: nd 
(ca.1817).  "Being an introduction to all the various branches of useful 
learning and knowledge, containing writing, grammar, arithmetic, astronomy, 
geography, chronology, and miscellaneous articles. To which is added the 
Artist's Assistant; comprising the arts of drawings, perspective, etching, 
engraving, mezzotinto scraping, painting, dyeing, colouring of maps, 
etc.  A brief account of Naval and Military affairs. Also, various useful 
medicinal receipts". OCLC lists several editions, none of which are common- 
1807 (2); 1808 (1); 1810 (4); 1815 (1), 1837 (3). This edition, which seems 
from internal evidence* to be ca 1817, is not found at all. (*Several 
plates are dated 1817, and George III, who died in 1820, is still listed as 
being alive.) Hardcover. 5.25"x8.5", 593 + (3) pages; folding map, engraved 
decorative title page plus 6 engraved plates illustrating the various arts 
and trades, and a plate of geometric forms. Bound in full period mottled, 
polished calf with gilt spine bands and medallions; marbled endpapers; some 
cover wear, hinges beginning to separate; some internal browning and 
spotting, but overall a nice copy in a handsome period naive binding. 
[02819]  $450.00 // THIS WEEK $225.00

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(Brown, Albert G.) SKETCH OF THE OFFICIAL LIFE OF JOHN A. ANDREW, AS 
GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS...  New York; Hurd and Houghton: 1868. Based on 
an article in the "North American Review in January, 1868, with additional 
material. Andrew was an important Civil War governor- he raised the 54th 
Massachusetts, and had much influence over the prosecution of the war (as 
much as a governor could have). Much interesting Civil War content. The 
portrait frontispiece is a pasted-in albumen photo. Hardcover. 4.75"x7", 
xii + 211 pages, pasted-in albumen photo. Light wear and a bit of rubbing, 
but a very nice copy in the original burgundy covers. [02182]  $125.00 
//THIS WEEK $62.50

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Conwell, Col. Russell H.  HISTORY OF THE GREAT FIRE IN BOSTON. November 9 
and 10, 1872.  Boston; B.B. Russell: 1873.  The Great Fire in Boston was 
nothing like the Chicago Fire, but given Boston's relatively small size in 
1872, it was quite big enough. This history includes eyewitness accounts, 
before and after pictures, and a dramatic colored lithograph showing a 
large part of the city being consumed by flames. Hardcover. 5"x7.5", 312 
pages, portrait frontispiece and a map, 7 lithographed and line 
illustrations, and a colored lithograph. Original green cloth with gilt 
titles; covers with some rubbing and a little wear at the tips, spine 
head., etc; endpapers lightly soiled, a little internal soil; slightly 
shaken and a dry binding. [02905]  $50.00 // THIS WEEK $25.00

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Morse, Jedediah.  AMERICAN UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHY: or a View of the Present 
State of All the Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics in the Known 
World, and of the United States of America in Particular....  Boston; 
Printed by J.T. Buckingham for Thomas & Andrews: 1805. 5th edition. First 
published in 1796. This massive two-volume text included material on the 
study of geography and the geography of the world, and much statistical and 
geographical material on the United States. Hardcovers. 2 volumes. 5.5"x9", 
864 + 664 pages, plus 6 folding maps; bound in period calf with leather 
spine labels; covers quite worn and rubbed, hinges cracking a bit; internal 
toning and some spots and soil; maps fairly clean. There is a note on the 
title page about a separate atlas of maps which is not usually found with 
these volumes, and is not present here. [02816]  $450.00 // THIS WEEK $225.00

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Virgil.  P. Virgilii Maronis.  OPERA. INTERPRETATIONE ET NOTIS ILLUSTRAVIT 
CAROLUS RUASE, Soc. Jesu....  Novi Eboraci (New York); S. Campbell (& 13 
others): 1811. An early American edition of Virgil's Works edited by Jesuit 
Charles de La Rue (1643-1725). The first American edition of this edition 
appears to have been 1804. This New York printing was taken from the new 
Paris edition, and there was also a Philadelphia edition printed this same 
year. La Rue was considered one of the greatest Jesuit orators of the 17th 
century, wrote several tragedies and poems, and was famed for his brilliant 
funeral orations. His edition of Virgil was first published in Paris in 
1675 and became very popular, with numerous Continental and English 
printings. Hardcover. 5.5"x8.5", (i) + (x) + (x) + (ii) + 567 + 127 pages; 
bound in period grained calf with gilt spine rules and a black label; 
covers with some wear and rubbing, tips worn; lacks preliminary endpapers 
and half title; moderate internal browning and some soil. [02899]  $100.00 
// THIS WEEK $50.00

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