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Checklist of Thomas Hollis’s gifts to the Harvard College Library The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Bond, William H. 2010. Checklist of Thomas Hollis’s gifts to the Harvard College Library. Harvard Library Bulletin 19 (1-2), Spring/ Summer 2008: 34-205. Citable link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:42669145 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of- use#LAA Figure 3. Bibliotheca Literaria (London, 1722-1724). On the front fyleaf of a book given in 1767, TH provides a modest overview of his gifs on diferent subjects. See Introduction, pp. 22-23, and Checklist, p. 49. *EC75.H7267.Zz722b 23 cm. Checklist of Tomas Hollis’s Gifs to the Harvard College Library A Abbati Olivieri-Giordani, Annibale degli, 1708-1789. Marmora Pisaurensia (Pesaro, 1738). Inv.4.2; 2.3.2.12; C7 <641212?, h> f *IC7.Ab196.738m Abela, Giovanfrancesco, 1582-1655. ‡Della descrittione di Malta . libri quattro (Malta, 1647). 4.3.4.18; C48 <nd, v> On fyleaf: “Te ever-warring, lounging Maltese!” On half title: “Libro raro T·H.” f *EC75.H7267.Zz647a Abu al-Faraj, see Bar Hebraeus, Specimen historiae Arabum Académie des jeux floraux (France). Receuil de plusieurs pièces d’éloquence (Toulouse, [n.d.]). Inv.4.110; 2.2.7.15; not in C <641212?> Original Hollis gif not located. Accademia della Crusca. Vocabolario (Naples, 1746-1748). 4.1.1.11-15; C202 <nd, h> f *IC6.Ac121CV.1746 6 v. in 5 Acciardi, Michele. Mustapha Bassi di Rodi schiavo in Malta (Naples, 1751). Inv.4.11; 2.4.4.13; C59 (under Mustapha) <641212?, v> Ital 5554.1* Acherly, Roger, 1665?-1740. Te Britannic constitution (London, 1747). Inv.16.52; 2.4.2.13; C92 <670511, r> f *EC7.Ac458.727baa Actiones et monumenta martyrum ([Geneva?], 1560). Inv.3.89; not in C <641208, h> C 7516.60* Adam, of Domerham. Historia de rebus gestis Glastoniensibus, ed. Tomas Hearne (Oxford, 1727). 4.1.6.9; C5 <nd, h> Br 5187.92.13* 2 v. Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803, see An appeal to the world Adanson, Michel, 1727-1806. Histoire naturelle de Senegal, coquillages (Paris, 1757). Inv.5.10; 2.2.4.30; C71 <6506.., r> MCZ Special Collections copy 2 Voyage to Senegal (London, 1759). C73 <nd, r (original spine label preserved)> Bookplate wrongly identifes donor as the State of New Hampshire. Afr 5180.2* Addison, JosePh, 1672-1719. A discourse on ancient and modern learning (London, 1739). 4.2.5.22; C104 <nd, r> 16434.23.5* An address to their Graces the Archbishops of Canterbury and York (London, 1767). 4.4.6.27; C219 <nd, h (marbled boards)> *EC75.B5628.752s William H. Bond 35 ÆPinus, Franz Ulrich Theodor, 1724-1802. Cogitationes de distributione caloris per tellurem (St. Petersburg, [1761]). 6.1.3.29; C215 <nd, h (marbled boards)> *EC75.H7267.Zz769t Agio de Soldanis, Giovanni Pietro Francesco, ca. 1710-1760. ‡Della lingua punica (Rome, 1750). Inv.3.134; C53 (under Soldanis), C235 (under De Soldanis) <641208, v> On fyleaf (author’s hand?): “Donato dal’Autore al Sr. Hollis Caualiere Inglese in Malta il disette Novembre 1752.” *IC7.Ag498.750d [Another issue] 4.4.7.31; C53 (under Soldanis), C235 (under De Soldanis) <nd, r> *IC7.G6754.749s Agostini, Antonio. Dialoghi intorno alle medaglia (Rome, [1592?]). Inv.3.15; 2.2.3.12; C129 <641208, h> Plates on p. 11, 82-83 are sources for some of TH’s emblems. Arc 1350.2 F* Agostini, Leonardo, 1593-ca. 1670. Gemmae et sculpturae antiquae depictae (Franeker, 1694). Inv.8.35; 4.4.6.30 (under Gronovius); C129 <661001, r> Fine Arts X Cage XFA 4623.5.5.2 Ainsworth, Robert, 1660-1743. De clypeo Camilli antiquo (London, 1734). Inv.10.18; 6.3.5.7; C4 (under Dissertatio) <680712, marbled boards> *EC7.Ai665.734d †‡Te most natural and easy way of institution (London, 1736). Inv.2.86; 2.4.7.2; C219 (under Institution) <6410.., h> On fyleaf: “Tis a scarce and curious collection. See on the same subject the divine Milton, and Mr. Locke. Milton, like Michael Angelo in statuary, per vie terribile, in a wonderful manner, has outlin’d the whole subject, in one sheet in quarto. T·H.” On title page of frst tract: “very scarce.” *EC75.H7267.Zz734e Robert Ainsworth’s dictionary, English and Latin (London, 1773). Inv.16.27; 6.3.20.12-13; C202 <670511, r> HD KG 13192 Tesaurus linguae latinae (London, 1752). 2.2.1.15-16; C202 <670511, h> 5231.11 F* 2 v. See also Kemp, John Akenside, Mark, 1721-1770. ‡Odes on several subjects. Te second edition (London, 1760). C237 <nd, xt> On title page: “By Dr. Akinside [sic].” *EC75.Ak347.745oc Te voice of liberty, or, A British philippic (London, 1738). 4.2.3.22; C238 <nd, h> f *EC75.H7267.Zz740p Alamanni, Luigi, 1495-1556. Opere Toscane ([Leiden], 1532). Inv.3.147 (part); 2.4.8.18; C140 <641208, v> *IC5.Aℓ116.B532ob Opere Toscane [vol. 2] (Leiden, 1533). Inv.3.147 (part); 2.4.8.18; C140 <641208, v> *IC5.Aℓ116.B532ob Alberti, Leandro, 1479-1552. Descrittione de tutta l’Italia (Venice, 1577). 4.4.5.25; C48 <nd, r> Ital 2145.50.10* Alembert, Jean Le Rond d’, 1717-1783. Mélanges de litterature (Amsterdam, 1764-1767). 4.1.8.44-47; C123 (under Rond) <nd, h> 39574.26* 5 v. 36 Tomas Hollis’s Gifs to the Harvard College Library Alexis de Sommevoire, 17th cent. Tesoro della lingua greca-volgare (Paris, 1709). 4.1.4.14-15; C205 <nd, h> 4281.22* 2 v. Algarotti, Francesco, conte, 1712-1764. †Il congresso di Citera (Londra [i.e., Leghorn], 1765). Not in C <68…., h> Bound as part of Algarotti’s Opere. *EC75.H7267.Zz764a An essay on the opera (London, 1767). 4.4.8.25; C104 <nd, h> TH designed the title page and probably translated the dedication to Pitt the elder. *EC75.H7267.Zz767a †‡Opere (Leghorn, 1764-1765). Inv.17.22; 4.3.8.5-12; B5, C104 <68…., h> On fyleaf of v. 2: “Te greatest weakness of the learned, accomplished Algarotti, was his biass to one Person.” (Te frst item in v. 2, “Saggio sopra l’Accademia di Francia,” is dedicated to Signor Tommaso Hollis.) In the margin of pp. 8-9: “Allusion to the inscription under the Mezzotinto of Newton; an impression of which, was long since sent to Harvard College.” *EC75.H7267.Zz764a 8 v. Almon, John, 1737-1805. ‡A collection of the most interesting tracts: lately published in England and America (London, 1766-67). 4.1.7.19-21 <67…., r> On title page of speech by William Pitt: “Added by direction of T·H.” A reprint of 17 tracts concerning the colonial crisis; most of them supplied by Jonathan Mayhew and Andrew Eliot to TH, who transmitted them to Almon. *EC75.Aℓ682.766c 3 v.; most entered in C as if individual tracts. A complete collection of the Lord’s protests (London, 1767). 4.4.6.21-22; C148 <nd, r> Br 130.4* 2 v. Te history of the late minority (London, 1766). 4.1.7.11; C146 <nd, r> Br 2060.369* America, or an exact description of the West-Indies (London, 1655). Inv.9.30; 4.4.8.45; C48 <680711, h> *EC75.H7267.Zz655p Te American gazette (London, 1768-1770). Inv.12.21; 6.1.5.1; C145, C243 <690818 & 70….?, h> Part 6 is in a pamphlet binding, with notes by Andrew Eliot on the title page. US 2812.26* 2 v. Ames, Joseph, 1689-1759. A catalogue of English heads: or, An account of about two thousand prints (London, 1748). Inv.4.182; 2.1.6.8; C32 <641212?> Declared lost, 1986. ‡Typographical antiquities (London, 1749). Inv.16.37; 2.2.4.26; C3 <670511, h> On fyleaf: “Mr. Joseph Ames was a worthy and a courteous Man, & a laborious Antiquarie. T·H.” B 5170.139* Amory, Thomas, 1691?-1788? ‡An antiquarian doctor’s sermon (London, 1767). 4.4.6.27; C255 (under title) <nd, h (marbled boards)> On title page: “By John Buncle Esq.” *EC75.B5628.752s Ampliation du discours intitulé: Histoire véritable des choses passées ([n.p.], 1589). 2.1.8.26; C245 (under Charles) <671209?, h (half calf and marbled boards)> Fr 1232.3.10* Anderson, George, 1676-1756. An estimate of the proft and loss of religion (Edinburgh, 1753). Inv.4.128; 2.1.5.28; C189 (under Religion) <641212?, h> *EC7.An233.753e William H. Bond 37 Anderson, Walter, 1723-1800. Te history of France [in the reigns of Francis II and Charles IX] (London, 1769). Inv.12.5; 6.1.2.18-19; B5, C54 <690818, h> Fr 1202.7* 2 v. Ange de Saint-Joseph, 1636-1697. ‡Gazophylacium linguae Persarum (Amsterdam, 1684). 3.1.2.15; C202 <670121, h> On fyleaf: “Te Note in the Giggeius notwithstanding, I have since, most unexpectedly obtained this Book, &, as times go, at a cheap rate too, for 55 shillings. It was sold in a public auction of no great Account; was probably unknown to the East India Buyers; and the Booksellers, who know I wish well to them & to the Press, Guard it North Americans! would not bid against me. T·H Pall Mall, jan. 21, 67.” 3261.8 F* See also Giggeo, Antonio Anglesey, Arthur Annesley, earl of, 1614-1686.