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The Report of the Librarian

SELECTED ACQUISITIONS AT THE

AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, 1981-82

I N HIS ANNUAL reports for 1981 and 1982 the librarian ofthe Society has reported only the statistics of the acquisitionsof research materials at the Society. During those two years,7,870 items were added to the collections. Gifts accounted for2,741 pieces of this total and were valued at nearly $110,000.Also, the Society annually subscribed to 600 periodicals duringthose two years.

Now, the librarian has bestirred himself and has made thehighly subjective selection of materials which is printed below.The listing is intended to show not necessarily the most expen-sive or the most important items added, but materials whichare representative of the kinds of research materials that weregularly obtain for the Society's library. Modern referenceand secondary publications are not included in the list, althoughthey make up more than one-third of total purchases.

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General Americana

Bacon, Edward Woolsey. Collection of personal papers, 1861-65. Gift of Jobn Woolsey, Sara Bacon Davis, and Edward L.Bacon, Jr.

Bradman, Artbur. A narrative of the extraordinary sufferings of Mr.Robert Forbes. Worcester: Leonard Worcester, 179S. 24p. Evans25227. Jobn Tbomas Lee Fund.

Brown, Paul. Twelve months in Mew-Harmony. Cincinnati: Wm.Hill Woodward, 1827. 128p. Jobn Tbomas Lee Fund.

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A Collection of papers relative to half-pay. Fish-Kill: Samuel Loudon,1783. 36p. Evans 18255.

A collection of tracts f r o m the late newspapers, &c. . . . on . . . theresidence of protestant bishops. N e w Y o r k : J o h n H o l t , 1 7 6 8 . 2 v o l s .Evans 10857. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Dane, Nathan. A general abridgement and digest of American Law.Boston: Cummings, Hilliard & Co., 1823-29. 9 vols. Francis H.Dewey Fund.

Daniel, Henry. Circular . . . To the people of the first congressionaldistrict . . . Kentucky. Washington, April 21, 1828. 24p.

Drake, Daniel. Jiotes concerning Cincinnati. Cincinnati: John W.Browne & Co., for the author, 1810. 28, iv p. Presentation copy.

Execution of the thirty-eight Sioux Indians, at Mankato, Minnesota,Dec. 26, 1862. Mankato: Record Office, 1862? Broadside. JohnThomas Lee Fund.

Graham, Chauncy. Some few reasons suggested, why the heathen . . .rage in the British colonies in Jforth-America. New York: HughGaine, 1756. 20p. Evans 7675. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Harris, Caroline. History of the captivity and providential releasetherefrom of Mrs. Caroline Harris. New York: Perry & Cooke,1838. 23, lp. Harry G. Stoddard Memorial Fund.

Harrison, William Henry. A discourse on the aborigines of the valleyof the Ohio. Cincinnati: Office of the Cincinnati Press, 1838. 51p.,map. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Hopkins, Lemuel. The guillotina, or a democratic dirge, a poem. Phil-adelphia: Thomas Bradford, 1796. 14, 2p. Evans 30591. HenryF. DePuy Fund.

An imaginary conversation between President Jackson and the ghostof Jefferson. Columbia, S.C: Telescope Office, 1831. 22p. JohnThomas Lee Fund.

Life of a political trickster: or the duplicity and treachery of JosiahJfoonan,postmaster at Milwaukee, exposed. Milwaukee, 1857. 26p.

Madison, James. Mr. Madison on the constitution. Washington:Gales & Seaton, 1828. 16p. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Martyn, Benjamin. An account, shewing the progress of the Colony ofGeorgia in America from it's first establishment. Annapolis: Jonas

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Green, 1742. iii, 1, 68p. Evans 4961. A gift, in part, of the Wil-liam N. Banks Foundation.

Massachusetts. In the Home of Representatives, June 26, 1776. . . .hard money, to be forthwith sent into Canada. Watertown: Benja-min Edes, 1776. Broadside. Ford 1990. Gift of Mrs. John W.Lasell and Mrs. Eveleth V. Hill.

The maybe, or som£ observations occasioned by reading a speech deliveredin the House of Assembly, the 24th. of May last. Philadelphia: An-thony Armbruster, 1764. 7p. Evans 9736. John Thomas LeeFund.

At a meeting of the Committee of Correspondence of the towns of Men-don, Uxbridge, and Douglass. [^Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, 1776.^Broadside. Ford 2028. Gift of Mrs. John W. Lasell and Mrs.Eveleth V. Hill.

O'Brien, Richard. God is great and merciful. Port-embargo and adja-cent coast, sounded and surveyed . . . Oct. 10, 1808. [^Philadelphia,1808.3 Broadside. Unrecorded. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Philadelphia, den 19 ten May 1766. Wo des verdachters netz. Phila-delphia: Anthony Armbruster, 1766. Broadside. Bristol 2722.John Thomas Lee Fund.

Ramsdell, John. ALS to Mary Ramsdell, Aug. 28, 1776, Ticon-deroga, N.Y. 2p. Gift of Mrs. John B. Petter.

Smith, Henry R. Collection of personal papers, 1860-69. Gift ofMiss Emily Smith.

The sporting calender! The great match race over the Pennsylvaniacourse in 1823. By Purdy, Jr. Clerk, Jockey Club. Philadelphia,1823. 16p., illus. Political pamphlet. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Thornton, William. Outlines of a constitution for United JVorth &South Columbia. Washington City, March 1815. 2, 14p. JohnThomas Lee Fund.

U.S. Laws, 1789. (First Congress). Acts passed at the First Congressof the United States of America: . . . JSTew Tork, . . . fourth ofMarch. Philadelphia: Francis Childs, 1795. 454, 48p. Evans29674.

Washington, George. The President's address to the people of the


United States. Lancaster, Pa.: William Hamilton, 1796. Unre-corded. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Interesting, Scarce, or Unrecorded Imprints

Allyn, Gurdon L. The old sailor's story. Norwich, Conn.: GordonWilcox, 1879. n i p .

A r n o l d , I s a a c N e w t o n . Argument of Isaac JV. Arnold, . . . in defenseof Taylor Driscoll. Chicago: Geer & Wilson, 1847. 18, lp. Mc-Dade 268. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Boyde, B. F. Common sense, or a plain story. New York: the author,1813. l ip. Unrecorded political pamphlet. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Campbell, Robert. A few facts, relating to Lagos, Abbeokuta, andother sections of Central Africa. Philadelphia: King & Baird, 1860.18p.

Captain James, who was hung and gibbeted in England, for starving todeath his cabin boy. n.p., 1799. Unrecorded broadside.

Castellan, Antoine Laurent. Turkey, being a description of the man-ners, customs, dresses, . . . characteristic of . . . the Turkish empire.Philadelphia: Cowperthwait, 1829. S vols.

Charless' Kentucky, Tennessee & Ohio Almanac, . . . 1805. Lexing-ton: Joseph Charless, 1804. 18 lvs. Drake 1761.

Columbian Volunteer Company of Infantry. Rules and regulations. . . WardJVo. 7. . . . J. Coles, Clerk. Boston, 1799. Unrecordedbroadside, dated July 3, 1799.

Cotton, John. A funeral elegy upon the . . . death of . . . ThomasfValley, . . . March 24-th 1677J78. Boston, 1678. Broadside.Bristol 43. Gift of Miss Elizabeth Densmore and Anne Dens-more Moore, in memory of their mother, Annie Louise WalleyDensmore.

Craine, Jeremiah V. The conspirator's victims, or, the life and adven-tures of J. V. Craine, who was hung at Coloma, Cala., Oct. 26,1865. Sacramento: Gardiner & Kirk, 1855. 38, lp. McDade 224.John Thomas Lee Fund.

De Benneville, George. Die merkwürdige lebens-lauf die sonderbarebekhrung und entzuchungen . . . ben Germantown. Baltimore:S. Saur, 1798. 54p. Evans 3S404. Henry F. DePuy Fund.


Edkins, Joseph. A grammar of the Chinese colloquial language com-monly called the Mandarin dialect. 2d ed. Shanghai: North Amer-ican Presbyterian Mission Press, 1864. viii, 279p.

Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Evange-lisch-Lutherische Kirchen—igende. Philadelphia: G. & D. Bill-meyer, 1816. 62p. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Federal Circus. Monday, May 20, . . . Mr. Franklin. Equestrianexercises. Boston, 1793 or 1799. Unrecorded broadside. Gift ofMrs. John W. Lasell and Mrs. Eveleth V. Hill.

First Baltimore Hose Company. Constitution, . . . March 31st,1810. Baltimore: John Hewes, 1810. S3p. Unrecorded.

Freemasons . The constitutions . . . of the Grand Lodge of JVew Tork,by Elias Hicks. 2d ed. New York: Longworth, 1824. viii, 92p.This is a pamphlet made up of an eighteenth-century printing, withthe original title page canceled and a new title page inserted.

Ghio, Josephine Boisdechene Clofullia. Life of the celebrated beardedlady, Madame Clofullia, and her infant, Esau. New York: Cour-rier des Etats-Unis Power Presses, 1865. 20, lp.

Gibson, J. K. Pastime jottings while on a visit to Great Britain in thesummer of 1873. Vassar, Mich.: Pioneer Printing Establishment,1874. 86p.

Hall, Basil. Fragments of voyages and travels. Philadelphia: Carey &Lea, 1831. 2 vols.

Herniaz, Stanislas. A guide to conversation in the English and Chineselanguages for the use of Americans and Chinese in California andelsewhere. Boston: Jewett, 1854. I79p. Harry G. Stoddard Me-morial Fund.

Hickey, Thomas. The last speech and dying words of Thomas Hickey.Concord, Mass.: Nathaniel Coverly, 1776. Unrecorded broad-side. Gift of Mrs. John W. Lasell and Mrs. Eveleth V. Hill.

Liberia. Constitution, government and digest of the laws of Liberia asconfirmed . . . May 23, 1823. Washington City: Way andGideon, 1825. l ip.

Macaroni jester, being a select series of original stories. America:Printed for the purchasers, ca. 1770? Unrecorded.

Mather, Cotton. Maschil, or, the faithful instructor. Boston: B. Green


& J. Allen for Samuel Pbillips, 1702. 192p. Evans 1069. JobnTbomas Lee Fund.

Morse, Samuel Finley Bréese. Our liberties defended. The questiondiscussed, is the protestant or papal system most favourable to civilreligious liberty. New York: John S. Taylor; Boston: Crocker &Brewster, 1841. 129p.

The new dream book, interspersed with stories. Baltimore: Warner &Hanna, 1808. 108p. Unrecorded.

The reprobate's reward or a looking-glass for disobedient children. . . .account of . . . murder . . . of one Elizabeth Wood, to which isadded . . . a whole family of murderers. Pbiladelpbia, 1811. 40p.Unrecorded.

Robinson, Lewis. Map of the United States compiled from the latestauthorities. Reading, Vt.: engraved by J. G. Darby for LewisRobinson, 1833. Jobn Tbomas Lee Fund.

Some thoughts of the call of God to JVew-England, in the distressingdroughts of this and last summer . . . July 22d, 1762. Boston.^1762. 8p. Evans 9275. Harriet Merrifield Forbes Fund.

Somerville, William Clarke. Oration on the influence of commerceupon the genius . . . of a nation, . . . July 4, 1809. Baltimore:Warner & Hanna, 1809. S2p. Unrecorded.

Spalding, J. Willett. The Japan expedition: Japan and around theworld. New York: Redfield, 1855. S77, 2p. Isaac & EdwardDavis Fund.

Spencer, Icbabod Smitb. The young Irishman. From a pastor's sketches.Bombay: American Mission Press, 1852. 64p. Henry F. DePuyFund.

Swedenborg, Emanuel. A treatise on the nature of influx. New York:W. Molineux, 1839. 174p. Jobn Tbomas Lee Fund. Tbis is abook made up of a text printed by Isaiab Tbomas in 1794, witbits title page canceled and a new title page inserted.

Traveller's map of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. New York:Pbelps and Squire, 1838. Gift of Milton P. Higgins.

Tuesday, Kew Tork, March 25, 1766. The Philadelphia post came inyesterday . . . [^repeal of tbe stamp act.] New York: HugbGaine, 1766. Unrecorded broadside. Jobn Tbomas Lee Fund.


Voltaire, Françoise Marie Aronet de. Cuentos y sátiras de Voltaire,tracuccion enversos Castellanos. Nueva-York: C. S. Van Winkle,1825. 207, 3p. Bookseller's ticket of Bernard & Mondón.

The Zanesville business directory, and city guide, for 1851. Zanesville,Ohio: A. F. Cassel, 1851. l20p. Spear p. 388. Gift of Norris F.Schneider.

Art

The American builder and journal of art. Chicago, 1870-75. 3 vols.

Architectural review and American Builder's journal. Philadelphia,1869-70. Vol. 2. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

The Artists' fund annual: a collection of twenty photographs from orig-inal designs. Philadelphia: Artists' Fund Society, 1868.

Bufford, John H. Sample Card. Works at Wheeling, W. Va. Works atSandwich, Mass. Boston: J. H. Bufford, Iith., ca. 1870. Folio.Harriet Merrifield Forbes Fund.

Currier & Ives. Winter in the country. After the painting by GeorgeDurrie. New York: Currier & Ives, 1864. Folio. Gift of Mrs.George H. Longstreet.

Ehniger, John Whetton. Autograph etchings by American artists.New York: W. A. Townsend & Co., 1859. lOp., 12 folio photo-graphic plates.

Fuller, Sarah E. A manual of instruction in the art of wood engraving.Boston: Joseph Watson, 1867. 48p.

Hill, John. JVew Tork from Heights near Brooklyn. New York: Wil-liam G. Wall, 1823. Folio engraving. Gift of John Woolsey.

Hunter, William S., Jr. Hunter's Ottawa scenery, in the vicinity ofOttawa City, Canada. Ottawa City: Hunter, 1855. 19p., 12 plates,map. Gift of David Tatham.

Hurd, Nathaniel. Bookplate of Joseph Greene. Unrecorded. GraphicArts Fund.

Jocelyn, N. & S. S. The profits arising from the sale of this print of fourOwyhean youths . . . Sandwich Island Missions. New Haven:Jocelyn, 1822. Quarto engraving, with inscription. Gift of Mat-thew J. Needle.


Johnston, D. C. Carrier's address of Brother Jonathan, January 1,1842. New York. Large folio broadside, with illus. by Johnston.

Pain, William. The builder's pocket treasure. A new ed. London printed;Boston: reprinted and sold by William Norman, MDCCXCIV.iv, 20p., 55 plates. Hitchcock 894. John Thomas Lee Fund.Plate 40 the gift of Charles B. Wood, III.

Sungua. View of the hongs of Canton. Oil painting, ca. 1847-56.20X32 inches. Gift of William J. McKee.

Town, Ithiel. The outlines of a plan for establishing in J^ew-Tork, anacademy and institution of the fine arts. New York: Hopkins &Son, 1835. 13p.

Upjohn, Richard. Upjohn's rural architecture. New York: G. P. Put-nam, 1852. 3, 4, 33, 3p., 26 plates. Hitchcock 1285. Henry F.DePuy Fund.

Villas on the Hudson. New York: Appleton, 1860. 3p., 31 photo-lithographic plates, 21 plans. Hitchcock 1275. John Thomas LeeFund.

Literature and Music

Abernathy, Lunenburg C. Laughable anecdotes. Frankfort, Ky. : Ken-tuckian and Commentator Office, 1832. 363p. John Thomas LeeFund.

American Musical Convention. Proceedings. . . . Broadway Taber-nacle, October 1845. New York: Saxton & Miles, 1845. 80p.

Blennerhassett, Margaret Agnew. The widow of the rock, and otherpoems. Montreal: E. V. Sparhawk, 1824. 192p.

Burns, Robert. Letters addressed to Clarinda, &c. Washington City:J. M'Laughlin, 1818. 60p. George Watson Cole Fund.

Burns, Robert. Tam O'Shanter. With illus. by E. H. Miller, photo-graphed by Alexander Gardner. New York: W. J. Widdleton,1868. 20p., plates. George Watson Cole Fund.

Chasles, Philarete. Etudes sur la literature et les moeurs des Anglo-Americans au XIXe siècle. Paris: Amyot, 1851. viii, 515p.

Collins, Wilkie. The law and the lady. Toronto: Hunter, Rose &Co., 1875. vi, 381p.


Cooper, James Fenimore. Der letzte der Mohikaner. Braunschweig:Friedrich Vieweg, 1826. 3 vols, in 2.

. The Red Rover. Zwickau: Brothers Schumann, 1828. 4 vols.in 1. Pocket library of English classics, no. 180. George WatsonCole Fund.

A divine poem, setting forth the various excellency of prayer. [̂ Bostonor Cambridge, 1677-82.] Unrecorded broadside. Harry G. Stod-dard Memorial Fund.

Drexel, Joseph Wilhelm. Catalogue of . . . Musical library, part one.Philadelphia: King & Baird, 1869. xvi, 48p.

Eggleston, Edward. The circuit rider. New York: F. B. Ford & Co.,1874. 332, 9p. BAL 5106, B. Gift of Ross and Jo-Anne Beales.

Eliot, George. Scenes of clerical life. New York: Harper & Brothers,1858. 185p. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Fay, Theodore Sedgewick. Mr. Fay's case with the Mess. Harper,now first completely printed. Berne: J. Gassmann, 1855. iv, 175p.John Thomas Lee Fund.

Hewitt, James. The complete instructor for the piano-forte. New York:the author, 1798. 16, lp. Unrecorded.

Hubbard, William. To the memory of . . . Daniel Denison Esq: . . .who deceased Sept. 20. 1682. [^Cambridge: Samuel Green, 1681.]Unrecorded broadside. Harry G. Stoddard Memorial Fund.

Humphrey, David. A poem on the happiness of America. London,printed, 1786; Hartford: re-printed by Hudson & Goodwin. 5lp.Evans 19723. John Thomas Lee Fund.

In memory of the lamented Hamilton. ^1804.] Broadside, printed onlinen. Graphic Arts Fund.

Irving, Washington. The manuscript ofDiedrich Knickerbocker. NewYork: 1824. 75, lp. I Wright 1799. George Watson Cole Fund.

Ives, Cora Semmes. The princess of the moon. A confederate fairystory. Warrenton, Va., 1869. 72. II Wright 1966.

Lawson, Deodatus. A funeral elegy upon the sudden . . . expiration of. . . Thomas Savage Esquire: . . . Feb. 15, 1681. [Boston orCambridge, 1681.] Unrecorded broadside. Harry G. StoddardMemorial Fund.


Maryland Circulating Library. A catalogue of books, etc. Baltimore:Frederick G. Schaeffer, 1822 or 1823. 8, 119, 20p. John ThomasLee Fund.

JVew-year's bulletin . . . address of the carriers of the JVew-Tork Ga-zette . . . 1812. New York, Jan. 1, 1812. Unrecorded broadside.John Thomas Lee Fund.

JVew Tear's verses by the carrier of the Connecticut Gazette: Addressedto his patrons. New London, Jan. l, 1809. Unrecorded broadside.John Thomas Lee Fund.

Odes to be sung at Acquacknonk, July 4th, 1814. [^Elizabeth or New-ark, N.J..? 1814.] Unrecorded broadside. John Thomas Lee Fund.

O'Neil, Dennis. The harp of Erin, or the Hibernian melody. Balti-more: Warner & Hanna and J. & T. Vance, 1812. 246, 6p.

Philadelphia Circulating Library. Catalogue . . . Philadelphia:Thomas H. Palmer, 1824. 1, I62p. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Prest, Thomas Peckett. Sweeney Todd: or, the ruffian barber. ByCapt. Merry [̂ Justin Jones.]] New York: H. Long & Bro., 1853.llOp. II Wright 1400.

Read, Daniel. Tbe American singing book. New-Haven: the author,1785. 72, lp. Evans 19213. Harriet Merrifield Forbes Fund.

Robinson, Alvan, Jr. Flauto traversiere, or instructor of the Germanflute. Hallowell, Me.: Glazier & Co., 1826. 47, lp.

Rogers, Naomi. Verses composed upon the awful and sudden death ofOliver Hall, March 1798. Troy, N.Y.: Jeremiah Rogers, 1798?8p. Unrecorded. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Sedgwick, Catharine Maria. Married or single? New York: Harper& Brothers, 1857. 2 vols. Gift of Burton H. Robie.

Simms, William Gilmore. The prima donna: a passage from city life.Philadelphia: Louis A. Godey, 1844. 24p.

Sims, Alexander Dromgoole. Bevil Faulcon: a tradition of the OldSheraw. Columbia, S.C: I. C. Morgan, 1842. 310, lp. I Wright2442. George Watson Cole Fund.

Thoreau, Henry David. The Writings of . . . Manuscript edn. Bos-ton & New York: Houghton Miiflin & Co., 1906. 20 vols. Giftof Marion S. Fletcher.


Tilestone, Tbomas. A funeral elegy, dedicated to the memory of hisworthy friend, the learned and religious Mr. John Foster. [̂ Cam-bridge: Samuel Green, 1681.] Broadside. Ford 83. Gift of Danieland Jessie Lie Färber.

Torrey, Jobn. Superstition on his last legs, a poetical tragicomedy.America: tbe author, 1797. 22p. Unrecorded.

The universal comic songster. New York: Jobn Lomax, 1831. 140, 3p.

Children's Literature

Adams, William Taylor (Oliver Optic). Standard historical stories. . . in one duodecimo volume. . . . People's edition sold by subscrip-tion only. Boston: I. N. Ricbarson & Co., 1871. 333, 373, 326p.Tbree titles bound in one.

Alger, Horatio. Frank's campaign; or, what boys can do on the farmfor the camp. Boston: Loring, 1864. 296p. George Watson ColeFund.

Andersen, Hans Cbristian. A Danish story book. New York & Bos-ton: Francis, 1848. 187, 4p. Gift of Mrs. Artbur K. Haddad.

Beauty and the beast. New York: Jobn McLougblin, 1856. 16p.

The cries of London. New York: S. Wood and sons, 1817. 29p.Unrecorded edition. Jobn Tbomas Lee Fund.

An easy and pleasant guide to the art of reading. Windsor, Vt.: JobnCunningbam, 1812. 15, lp. Vermont Imprints 1381. HarrietMerrifield Forbes Fund.

Goodricb, Samuel Griswold. H TON IIAIAON TEOrPAilA. TIIOnETPOï TOT OMIAMTOï. Smyrna: at tbe American Typosbop,1835. 112p. A geograpby textbook.

Gulliver revived. New York: Jacob S. Mott for Everett Duyckinck,1797. 2, vi, lOlp. Evans 32740. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Guts-Mutbs, Jobann Cbristopb Friedrieb. Gymnastics for youth: or apractical guide to . . . exercises. Trans, by Mary W. Sbelley.?Pbiladelpbia: William Duane, 1802. xvi, 452p., 10 plates. JohnTbomas Lee Fund.

History of the Bible. Boston: T. Bedlington and J. Ball, 1814. 254p.Miniature book. Gift of Marjorie Inman.


History of the Bible. Sandy-Hill, N.Y.: Hart & Hare and J. Wright,1825. 256p. Miniature book. Gift of Ruth E. Adomeit.

Humpty Dumpty: the great trick book. New York and Baltimore:Fisher and Denison, 1869. On the cover: Hartz Album. JohnThomas Lee Fund.

Mother Goose's melodies. The only pure edition. Boston: Munroe &Francis and G. S. Francis, New York, 1833. 96p. A varient ofthe first edition. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

The JVew England primer improved. Middlebury, Vt. : J. D. Hunting-ton, 1807. 72p. Unrecorded edition. Gift of M. A. McCorison.

Richardson, John. Juvenile catalogue, or a list of children's books. Forsale. Philadelphia: John Richardson, 1817. 24p. Unrecorded. JohnThomas Lee Fund.

Sadlier, Mary Anne Madden. Willy Burke; or, the Irish orphan inAmerica. Boston: Patrick Donahoe, 1850. 298p.

Sands, Benjamin. Metamorphosis; or, a transformation of pictures, withpoetical explanations. Philadelphia: J. Rakestraw, 1818. Welch1163.36. Gift of Avis M. and Esther R. Kemp.

Taylor, John. Verbum sempiternum. 7th ed. Boston: Mein & Fleem-ing, ca. 1768. 12, 275p. Miniature book. Adomeit Al53. EmmaForbes Waite Fund.

Verne, Jules. Five weeks in a balloon. Boston: J. R. Osgood, 1873.George E. Ellis Fund.

Medicine and Science

Carey, Mathew. Histoire succincte de lafièvre maligne. Philadelphia:Parent pour l'Auteur, 1794. 102p. Evans 26738. Gift of RogerE. Stoddard.

Cassin, John. Illustrations of the birds of California, Texas, Oregon,British and Russian America. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott &Co., 1862. viii, 298, 2p. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Kerr, John Glasgow. [^Manual of materia medica."^ Canton, China:the author, 1871. Text in Chinese.

Foster, Robert D. The JVorth American Indian doctor. Canton, Ohio:Smith and Bevin for the author, 1838. 154, 2p.

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Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer. Memorial of Dr. William fFesselhoft.To which is added his last address to the Homoeopathic Association.Boston: Nathaniel C. Peabody, 1859. 54p.

Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. Medical flora; or, manual of themedical botany of the United States of J^orth America. Philadel-phia: Atkinson & Alexander, 1828, 1830. 2 vols, bound in 1.

Sillman, Hepsa Ely. On the origin of aerolites. New York: Wm. Cul-len Bryant, 1859. Sip.

Smith, John Rubens. Compendium of picturesque anatomy. Boston:author, 1827. 8p., 4 lithographic plates, folio. John Thomas LeeFund.

Strong, Asa B. Americanflora. New York: Strong & Bidwell, 1846.Vol. I, nos. 1-12 in parts. Harry G. Stoddard Memorial Fund.

Tanquerel des Planches, L. Lead diseases: a treatise. Lowell, Mass.:Daniel Bixby, 1850, 441, lp.

Thacher, Thomas. A brief rule to guide the common people of J^ew-England how to order themselves . . . in the small pocks. [^Boston:John Foster, 1677.̂ ] Broadside. Ford 72. Harry G. StoddardMemorial Fund.

Economics, Technology, Trades

Allen, William. Folio scrapbook of leaflets and advertisements per-taining to American technology, ca. 1860. Gift of Mr. and Mrs.Arthur Knight.

American Fish Culturist's Association. Proceedings . . . third an-nual meeting. Rochester, N.Y.: Evening Express Printing & En-graving Co., 1874. 48p.

Babbitt, Isaac. American and English reports, . . . concerning thepatent box lined with soft metal. Boston: Oakes & Solomons, 1848.43, 2p.

Barry, Patrick. The theory and practice of the international trade of theUnited States and England, . . . and Canada. Chicago: D. B.Cooke & Co., 1858. 174, lp. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Benjamin Bannecker's Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Vir-ginia Almanack, and ephemeris, for . . . 1794. Baltimore: JamesAngelí, 1793. 24 leaves. Drake 2236.


Benner, Samuel. Benner's prophecies of future ups and downs in prices• • • pig-ifon, hogs, corn, etc. Cincinnati: the author, 1876. 13 lp.

Braman, Shaw & Co. {^Catalogue of parlor furniture.'^ Boston, ca.1864-75. 87 pp. of photographs.

A brief sketch of some of the blunders in the engineering practice of theBureau of steam engineering in the U.S. J^avy. New York: Metro-politan Job Printing, 1868. 89p.

China: as it was, and as it is. With a glance at the tea and opium trade.New York: W. H. Graham, 1846. 62p.

Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. Report of the General Committee. . . Sept. 21 to Oct. 22, 1870. Cincinnati, 1870. 400p., plates andcharts. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Clairac, Louis André de la Maime de. L'Ingénieur de campagne, or,field engineer. Philadelphia: R. Aitken, 1776. 6, 256, 2p., plates.Evans 14678. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Comstock, William, Jr. Family and business papers dealing withshipping and the China trade. Providence, Canton, New York,1782-1904. Gift of William J. McKee, Jr.

Fessenden, Thomas Green. Patent lamp tea-kettle, boiler, &c. To beused with oil or alcohol. Boston: Isaac R. Butts, 1829. 12p. JohnThomas Lee Fund.

Flagler, Daniel Webster. A history of the Rock Island Arsenal fromits establishment in 1863 to December, 1876. Washington: Gov-ernment Printing Office, 1877. xvii, 485p., plates. Isaac and Ed-ward Davis Fund.

Gates, Horatio, & Co. {^Printed communications of trade conditions inMontreal.^ Jan. 1, July 27, Oct. 14, 1820; Jan 14, 1822. 4 broad-sides.

Holmes, F. M., & Co. 1876 illustrated catalogue of furniture! Boston:Frank Wood, 1876. 19pp. of photographs; with printed pricelist. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Kendo, T. A. Treatise on silk and tea culture and other Asiatic indus-tries adapted to the soil and climate of California. San Francisco:A. Ronan & Co., 1870. 73, iii, lp.

Larder, Frederic. Some memorandums, by which it is attempted to beshewn that an improved model may be adopted in the construction ofships. Boston? 1812.? 7p., woodcut illus. Unrecorded.


Little & Co. Little and Company's tea market report. Shanghai, May11, and San Francisco, June 15, 1870. Printed letters sent to afirm in Glen, N.Y.

New-Orleans Mechanic Society. Constitution and by-laws. New Or-leans: Bradford & Anderson, 1808. 8p. Unrecorded.

Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Articles of association and rules.Philadelphia: Zachariah Poulson, Jr., Feb. 9., 1801.

Pittsburgh Trades' Union. Constitution. Pittsburgh: Phillips &Smith, 1843. 8p. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Providence, R.I. Regulations of the market. . . . Sept. 18, 1795. Atthe town meeting . . . the following report was adopted. [^Provi-dence, 1795.] Unrecorded broadside.

Roebling, Washington Augustus. Description of a new method oftransmitting power by means of wire ropes. New York: D. VanNostrand, 1869. 22, lp.

Schuykill Navigation Company. Annual reports. Philadelphia, 1825-69. 29 items. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Silliman, Benjamin. World of science, art, and industry illustrated . . .JVew Tork exhibition, 1853-54. New York: G. P. Putnam & Co.,1854. xi, 2, 207, 2p. photographs. Gift of Mrs. John B. Petter.

Book Trades

Abbott, John Stevens Cabot. The history of the civil war in America.Springfield, Mass.: Gurdon Bill, 1862. Book salesman's sample.

American Printers Warehouse. Catalogue andprice list of metal type,. . . of implements. New York, 1872.

American Tract Society. Colportage in Virginia. Annual report ofMr. J. Cross, Superintendent, n.p., 1852. 16p.

Arthur, Timothy Shea. Three years in a man trap. Cast adrift. Dan-ger, Woman to the rescue, and Ten nights in a bar room. Philadel-phia: Arthur's Select Works Publishing House, ca. 1872-75.Excerpts from five novels. A book salesman's sample. Henry F.DePuy Fund.

Bill, Henry, Publishing Co. Strictly confidential. The Henry BillPublishing Co's. private instructions to their agents. Norwich, Conn.,1874. 39p. George Watson Cole Fund.


Book auction sale catalogues. Cincinnati and elsewhere, ca. 1850s-60s. 34 items. George Watson Cole Fund.

Booktrade auction sale catalogues for tbe Cincinnati, Pbiladelpbia,and New York trades. 1832-68. 23 items. Harry G. StoddardMemorial Fund.

Butler, Steuben. Business papers pertaining to printing. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1807-50. 14 items. Jobn Tbomas Lee Fund.

Carl ton & Porter. Specimen book of engravings, electrotype casts fur-nished to order. New York, 1868-69. 143 leaves. Jobn TbomasLee Fund.

Cbicago Type Foundry. Specimen of printing types. Cbicago, 1858.Chicago pre-fire imprints 312. Roderick Stinehour Fund.

Curtis, George Ticbnor. A treatise on the law of copyright in books,dramatic and musical compositions. Boston: Cbarles C. Little &James Brown; London: A. Maxwell & Son, 1847. xi, 331, 103,1, 438-50p.

Harvey, George. Colored engravings of American scenery. Proposalsfor publishing. New York: autbor, 1841. 4p., illus., folio. BAL10160. Isaiab Tbomas Fund.

Juvenalis, Decimus Junius. The satires. Philadelpbia: Tbomas LowryPlowman for J. Morgan of New York, 1803. 2 vols. MicbaelPapantonio Memorial Fund.

McDermut, R., & D. D. Arden. Prospectus of Dr. Gillies' History ofancient Greece. New York: Jobn Forbes, 1814. viii, 7, lp. Unre-corded. Isaiab Tbomas Fund.

Pritchard, William. A catalogue of scarce and valuable collection ofbooks, in various languages, arts, sciences. Pbiladelpbia, 1785. 4,43p. Evans 19205. Jobn Tbomas Lee Fund.

Rollin, Cbarles. The ancient history of the Egyptians. Boston: SamuelWalker, 1823. 2 vols. Bound and signed by T. H. Burton. Mi-cbael Papantonio Memorial Fund.

Tanner, Henry Scbenck. A list of maps, charts, and geographical worksrecently published. Philadelphia, 1828. l ip . Unrecorded.

Tbomas, Isaiab. ALS, Worcester, January 7, 1797, to Isaac Beersof New Haven, concerning sbipments of books. Gift of Mr. andMrs. William A. Wbeeler III.


Walter, Austin & Co. Paper warehouse. . . . agents for several papermills, can generally furnish to order. New-Haven, Oct. 1810. Un-recorded broadside.

Yeaton, Charles Carroll. Manual of the Alden Type-setting and Dis-tributing Machine. New York: Francis Hart & Co., 1865. Large,folio volume. In a very ornate, polychrome binding for presenta-tion to President Andrew Johnson. The gift, in part, of StephenWeissman and of the Michael Papantonio Memorial Fund.

JVewspapers and Periodicals

Proposals for publishing a monthly periodical, . . . Merchants'magazine and commercial review. Dec. 15, 1838. New York,Freeman W. Hunt. Broadside. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Prospectus of a newspaper, to be published in Chillicothe, Ohio,entitled The weekly recorder, March 21, 1814. John Andrews.Unrecorded broadside. Isaiah Thomas Fund.

American druggist's circular and chemical gazette. Vols. 1-2, 1857-58. New York, Henry Bridgman. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Astronomical notices. Nos. 1-28, 1858-61. Ann Arbor, Michigan,F. F. E. Brunnow.

Berkshire County, Mass., Manuscript lists of subscribers to theReligious intelligencer, the Christian spectator, and the BerkshireHerald, 1828-31.

Cincinnati Gazette Co. JVewspaper and job printing establishment.Liberty Hall. Cincinnati Gazette enlarged . . . ed. by J. C.Wright . Cincinnati, ca. 1850. Large, illus. broadside. One of anumber of newspaper and periodical advertisements which hadbeen sent to an Illinois postmaster in the 1850s; secured as a lot.John Thomas Lee Fund.

Circular. Office of the Evening post, . . . W m . C. Bryant & Co.,New York, May, 1850. Another example from the same lot, de-scribed in the preceeding entry. John Thomas Lee Fund.

T Cyfaill, Vols. 6-39, 1843-76. Utica, N.Y., Evan E. Roberts.

Deutsch-Amerikanische monatsheftefur politik, Wissenschaft und litera-ture. Vols. 1-2, 1864. Chicago, 111., Druckeri das Hausfreund.Henry F. DePuy Fund.


Le Foyer Canadien. Vols. 1-3, 1863-65. Quebec City.

Free Church circular. Vols. 3-4, 1850-51. Oneida Reserve, N.Y.,Free Church Association.

Hawaiian cascade and miscellany. Vol. 1, 1844-45. Honolulu, Ha-waiian Total Abstinence Union. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Helena weekly herald. Vols. 6-17, 1872-82. Helena, Montana Ter-ritory. Gift of Steven Anish, Stephen A. Goldman, Myron Kell-ner, Harvey Solomon.

The hygeia gem and musician. Vol. 3, 1851-52. Hygeia, Ohio; Thewestern gem and musician. Vols. 4-5, 1852-53. Mt. Healthy,Ohio, Howard Durham.

The literary garland. Vols. 2-4, 1840-42; The literary garland &British JVorth American magazine. Vols. 8-9, 1850-51. Mon-treal, Lovell & Gibson. John Thomas Lee Fund.

The moral reformer, vols. 1-2, 1835-36; The library of health, vols.1-2,1837-58. Ed. by William A. Alcott. Boston, Light & Horton.

The musical independent. Vols. 1-3, 1869-71. Chicago, Lyon &Healy. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

The original trumpet, or, the town and country gazette. Nov. 23,1797-Apr. 25, 1798. John Rand. Portland, Me.

Die republik der arbeiter. Vols. 1-2, 1850. Wilhelm Weitting. NewYork City. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Scientific mechanic. Inventor's advocate. Vol. 1, 1847-48. New York& Washington. Rufus Porter.

Vermont watchman & state journal. 1807-64. Montpelier, Vt., Sam-uel Goss, etc. Newspapers secured from sales by the VermontState Library.

Orange County telegraph. 1861-62. Bradford, Vt., Chamberlin &Taylor. Another file from the same source as above.

The Virginia advocate. Vol. 1, 1827-28. Charlottesville, Gilmer,Davis & Co.

The western magazine. Vol. 1, no 8, May 1846. Chicago, Rounsville.

Western people's magazine. Vol. 1, 1834. Cincinnati, J. A. James forH. S. Barnum. Gift of R. G. Wight.

Wilde Rosen, ein sonntagsblat. Vol. 1, 1850-51. Philadelphia, Wil-helm Rosenthal. Henry F. DePuy Fund.


Social History

Chicago relief. First special report to the Chicago Relief and Aid So-ciety. Chicago, 1871. 63p. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

d'Arusmont, Frances Wright. What is the matter? Apolitical addressas delivered in Masonic Hall, Oct. 28, 1838. New York: the au-thor, 1838. 21p. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Diaz, Abby Morton. A domestic problem, work and culture in thehousehold. Boston: J. R. Osgood & Co., 1875. 120p.

Dickson, Samuel Henry. Address delivered at the opening of the newediface of the Charleston Apprentices' Library Society, 13th Jan.1841. Charleston: W. Riley, 1841. 37p. Roderick StinehourFund.

Grand fancy bijou catalogue for 1870. Philadelphia: Sporting Man'sEmporium. 12p.

Griscom, John Hoskings. Sanitary conditions of the laboring popula-tion of JVew Tork. New York: Harper, 1845. 58p.

Grover, Alonzo J. The Bible argument against woman stated and an-swered. Earlville, 111.: Cook County Suffrage Association, 1870.23p.

Howe, Samuel Gridley. The refugees from slavery in Canada West.Report to the Freedmen's Inquiry Commission. Boston: Wright &Potter, 1864. iv, llOp. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Infidel miscellany. Boston: J. P. Mendum, 1825-44. 2 vols. A col-lection of seven separately issued pamphlets bound up under abinder's title. Presentation copy from Mendum, the free thoughtpublisher.

Knowlton, Charles. Fruits of philosophy ; or, the private companion ofyoung married people. New York, 1832. 63p. Emma Forbes WaiteFund.

Livingston, Edward. Introductory report on the code of prison disci-pline. Philadelphia: At the expense of Robert Vaux and MathewCarey, 1827. 78p.

Mendell, Miss, and Miss Hosmer. Jiotes of travel and life. By twoyoung ladies. New York: the authors, 1854. 228p. Isaac and Ed-ward Davis Fund. The young ladies were traveling booksellers.


Owen, Robert Dale. Labor, its history and prospects. An address, de-livered before the Toung Men's Mercantile Association of Cincinnati.2d ed. New York: Fowler & Wells, 1851. 76, 6p.

Pennsylvania Woman Sufii-age Association. The constitution . . .Dec. 22, 1869. Broadside.

The romance of chastisement ; or, revelations of the school and bedroom.By an expert. Boston: Tremont Publishing Co., 1876. l50p.Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Shufeldt, Robert Wilson. Liberia. The U.S. JVavy in connection withthe foundation, growth . . . of Liberia. Washington: John L.Ginck, 1877. 29p. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Smith, Gerrit. Sermons and speeches. New York: Ross & Tousey,1861. 198p. One of a lot of seventy-two pieces by Smith acquiredby AAS. John Thomas Lee Fund.

Splendid celebration of the "bobalition" of slavery, by the African So-ciety. Boston, July 4, 1823. Unrecorded, satirical broadside. Giftof Mrs. John W. Lasell and Mrs. Eveleth V. Hill.

Vale, Gilbert. A compendium of the life of Thomas Paine. New York:the author and G. W. Matsell, 1837. S2p. The first ed. of thispopular free thought work.

Viele, Egbert L. Report on civic cleanliness, for the Committee on CivicCleanliness and the Economical Disposition of the Refuse of Cities.New York: Edmund Jones & Co., 1860. 42p.

Practical Arts and Sports

The art of cheese-making, taught from actual experiments. Litchfield,Conn.: T. Collier, 1798. 16p. Evans 33315, no holdings.

Bache, Alexander Dallas. Report on education in Europe, to the trusteesof the Girard College for Orphans. Philadelphia: Lydia Bailey,1839. xiii, 1, 666p. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Bronson, J. & R. The family directory in the art of dying. Utica,N.Y.: Colwell & Bennett, 1826. 96p. Samuel Foster Haven Fund.

Brown, John J. The American angler's guide. New York: Burgess &Stringer, 1845. 224, 5p. Gift of Frank L. Harrington, Sr.

Burdon, William. The gentleman's pocket carrier, showing how to use


your horse on a journey. Wasbington, Pa.: J. Colerick, 1797. 2,98p. Evans 31861. Jobn Thomas Lee Fund.

Mme. Demorest's bulletin of ladies & children's fashions for the summerof 1876. Broadside. Mme. Demorest's illustrated portfolio of thefashions. Centennial. 1876. March, 1876. New York: Lange, Lit-tle & Co., 46, 2p. Botb publications purcbased on the JobnTbomas Lee Fund.

Durnag, Cbarles. The ball-room bijou, and art of dancing. Pbiladel-pbia: Turner & Fisber, 1848. I58p.

The Farmer's receipt book, containing much valuable information, by aLong Island farmer. New York: J. M'Cleland, 1825. 23, lp.

Grabam, Cbarles H. The laws offences. Scbenevus, N.Y.: Hiram P.Oatman, 1867. 46, 2p. Francis H. Dewey Fund.

Great Britain. Adjutant General's office. A new exercise, to be ob-served by His Majesty's troops on the establishment of Great-Britain,and Ireland. New York: James Parker and William Weyman,1757. I2p. Evans 7902. Jobn Tbomas Lee Fund.

Greeley, Horace. An address on success in business, delivered beforePackard's Bryant & Stratton JVew Tork Business College. NewYork: S. S. Packard, 1867. 38p.

Holbrook Scbool Apparatus Co. Circular to school visitors and com-mittees, respecting school libraries. Hartford: Case, Tiffany & Co.,1857. 35, lp. Jobn Tbomas Lee Fund.

Kern, G. M. Practical landscape gardening, with reference to the im-provement of rural residences. 3d. ed. Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstacb,Keye & Co., 1855. 328, 8p. Henry F. DePuy Fund.

Kraistir, Cbarles V. The significance of the alphabet. Boston: Eliza-betb P. Peabody, 1846. 58p.

Levy, Estber Jacobs. Jewish cookery book, on principles of economy.Pbiladelpbia: W. S. Turner, 1871. 200, lOp.

Lewis, William. The games of the match at chess, played by the Londonand Edinburgh chess clubs, in 1824, 1825. New York: A. Ming,Jr., for tbe publisher, 1830. Hagedorn 11. Henry F. DePuyFund.

Mather, Cotton. Help for distressed parents. Counsels and comforts


for Godly parents. Boston: John Allen for Vanasour Harris, 1695.2, 62, 8p. Holmes 172. John Thomas Lee Fund.

National Association of Base Ball Players. Constitution and by-laws. . . with the rules and regulations of the gaine of base ball. AdoptedMarch, 1858. New York: Wilbur, Hastings & Co., 1859. 29, 2p.

Picton, Thomas. Paul Preston's book of gymnastics: or sports foryouth. Boston: Munroe & Francis, 1847. 168p.

Questions adapted to the use of Morse's Geography carefully arrangedfor the use of Mrs. Wetmore's seminary for young ladies. Baltimore:Schaeffer & Maund, 1818. 46p. Unrecorded pamphlet. JohnThomas Lee Fund.

Taplin, William. The gentlemen's stable directory. Philadelphia:Thomas Dobson, 1794. 540p. This ed. unrecorded. John ThomasLee Fund.

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