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C. of the Late Charles I. Bushnell, Esq., Comprising His Extensive Collections .^:^ ^-^^ .'';";if^A*' ^^^ ^^^:r i* iififc' ^•i-^*'im v<*^ 5:?^:'/; x^ 11^1 'M QJarttell Unitteraitg Hthtatg Jtljara, New gork FROM THE BENNO LOEWY LIBRARY COLLECTED BY BENNO LOEWY 1854-1919 BEQUEATHED TO CORNELL UNIVERSITY CATALOGUE OK THE LIBRARY, AUTOGRAPHS, EXGRAVINGS, &c. OF THE lATE CHARLES I. BUSH NELL, Esq. TO, BE SOLD BY Bangs & Co. Monday, April 2d, and four following days. 1883. Jln^^ ijj K.h .Jiali I Cornell University j Library The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924031351798 CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY, &e. OF THE LATE CHARLES L BUSHNELL, Esq, COMPRISING HIS EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS OF RARE AND CURIOUS AMERICANA, OF Engravings, Autographs, Historical Relics, Wood-Blocks Engraved by Dr. Anderson, &c., &c. Compiled by ALEX'R DENHAM. TO BE SOLDAT AUCTION, Monday, April 2d, and four following days. Commencing at 3 P. M. and 7.30 P. M., each day, BY Messrs. BANGS & CO., Nos. 739 and 741 Broadway, New York. Gentlemen unable to attend the Sale, may have purchases made to their order by the Auctio?ieers. 1I^"A11 bids should be made by the Volume, and not by the set. NO T E. The late Mr. Charles I. Bushnell was widely known, not only as a persevering collector of rare and quaint books, but also as a diligent student of American history ; whose thorough knowledge of those minutiae which escape the notice of all but the painstaking specialist had been proved by his original essays and scholarly annotations to various books. To the happy com- bination of both of these characteristics is due the formation of a collection, not only exceedingly rich in the original authorities for American history, but including many of those rarities and curi- osities which attract the bibliomaniacal collector. It is distinctively a Library of Americana. A number of the old English classics, many works on oratory and composition, translations of Greek and Latin authors, works on the care of birds and other special topics, with a few black-letter volumes, comprise most of the miscellaneous portion of the hbrary. While the collection covers the whole range of the history of America, from its discovery to the Rebellion, certain periods and topics are more fully represented than others. Prominent among these are the whole period.of the Revolutionary War, the wars with his- the Indians and the War of 1812 ; while on the early naval tory of the United States the collection is almost exhaustive. Prominent among the special subjects upon which the collec- tion is very full, are the history of New York City,4he Andr6 and Arnold episode, the Jersey Prison Ship and its victims, the Tammany Society, Indian Captivities and Massacres, Hamilton and Burr, Washington, &c., including under each head many of the rarest works on the subject. The collection of Trials, both military and civil, is, for its size, of great interest. The very large number of Local Histories and of Historical Addresses merit especial attention, including as they do, many of the scarcest works of this class. Many Genealogies and most of the valuable Reprints of rare Americana which have been issued in limited editions during the last twenty years will be found in the library. A most noticeable feature of the collection is the great num- ber of books illustrated with extra plates by Mr. Bushnell. Such plates are inlaid, when necessary, in the best manner. Numerous other books, although many of them are ready for the binder's hands, have the extra plates merely laid Within the covers, and are so noted. The books, as a collection, are in excellent order, internally and externally. Care has been taken to mention the few defects that have been found. The great majority of the books in half calf and half morocco were bound by Mr. Bushnell's directions and their bindings have been preserved uninjured and fresh. The large collection of Portraits and Engravings were selected almost entirely with a view to illustrating American history. Among them will be found some mezzotints and other engrav- ings of great rarity. The collection of Autographs is of the same character. A glance over the names of the writers will sufficiently indicate the number of rare and valuable letters which it contains. Many other autograph letters will be found in- serted in various books throughout the catalogue. Among the Historic Relics, &c., will be found a number of articles deserving the collector's notice. It is unnecessary to do more than to^call attention to the very peculiar interest attached to the large number of original Wood Blocks engraved by Dr. Anderson—the American Bewick. 1; CATALOGUE. fd7 / I \ BBOT, A. History of Andover. lamo, cloth, uncut /^ZJ 1\. Andover, 1829 2 AcosTA, losEPH. The Natvrall and Morall Historic of the ^ / l^ East and West Indies. Translated into English by E. G[rimstone]. Small 4to, morocco extra, gilt edges, broad inside tooled border Lond. 1604 Fine copy. ^(^ 3 ADAMS, ABIGAIL. Journal and Correspondence. i2mo, cloth. Portrait andplate N. Y. 1841 50 Hannah. Summary History of New England from the First Settlement, Comprehending a General Sketch of the American War. 8vo, sheep Dedham, 1799 It) 5 H. C. Cyclopaedia of Female Biography. i2mo, cloth Glasgow, 1866 ^ Beautiful Shells. i2mo, cloth. Z coloredplates ^^I fl Lond. 1 87 John. Defence of the Constitutions of Government /^ '-' of the United States. 3 vols, 8vo, calf. (Corners of titles cut ; titles of Vol. I. and portrait waterstained) Lond. 1794 UJ) 8 John Quincy. Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory. 2 vols, 8vo, half calf, gilt backs. Portrait inserted Cambridge, 18 10 Report of the Secretary of State upon Weights and ./6 Measures. 8vo, half calf, gilt back. (A portion water- stained.) Portrait inserted Wash. 182 The Jubilee of the Constitution : a Discourse by '0^ Discourses on Death of, by Seward, Farley, &c. 5 pam- phlets 1 CATALOGUE. 4 N. H. 8vo, boards, ^ JiS " Adams, Nath'l. Annals of Portsmouth, uncut. (Corner of a few pages waterstained) Portsmouth, 1825 Instructor. ,y^ 12 T. F. Typographia; or, the Printer's i2mo, cloth Phil. 1 85 Works. vols, i2mo, calf ,//, 13 Addison, J. Miscellaneous 4 _>Y^0 Lond. 1753 ^w / 14 Adventurer (The). 4 vols, i2mo, calf. Frontispieces Jo/Aj Lond. 1778 - 15 Adventures (The) of an Ostrich Feather of Quality. i2mo, half calf Lond. 1812 16 of a Black Coat, related by Itself ; Lond. 1760. Ad- Plates. ventures of Congo in Search of a Master ; Bost. (In poor condition.) 2 vols, i2mo -07 17 ^sop. Fables, translated by S. Croxall. i2mo, sheep. 196 curious old woodcuts Lond. 1797 /(5" 18 Select Fables, in Latin and English, by H. Clarke. i2mo, boards Exeter, N. H. 1799 19 AiKiN, Letters on Enghsh Poetry, 1804; Akenside's J^' J. Pleasures of the Imagination, 1814. Armstrong—The Art of Preserving Health : a Poem, 1795. 3 vols, i2mo, calf Lond. 20 Latin Dictionary, Abridged; J,/) Ainsworth's Adams' Roman Antiquities. 2 vols, 8vo, sheep 1834-36 . I/- 21 Air Balloon (The). A Treatise on the Aerostatic Globe lately invented by Montgolfier. 8vo, boards. Plate. Portrait and clippings laid in Lond. 1783 22 Aitken, J. The Life of James Aitken, commonly called "^ Jj (3 / John the Painter, an Incendiary who was tried at Win- chester, March 7, 1777, and convicted of setting fire to H M. Dockyard at Portsmouth. The whole faithfully taken down from the convict's own mouth. i2mo, half morocco, gilt top. Portrait on copper Winton [1777] CATALOGUE. 5 23 AiTKEN, J. A Genuine Account of the Life, Transactions, ^0 U Confession and Execution of .... John the Painter. i2mo, polished calf, extra gilt top. View on wood of the execution Lond. 1777 Portrait and newspaper clippings inserted on fly leaves. '24 The Life of ... Jack the Painter . i2mo, half i^ii] /^ morocco, gilt top. Colored portrait Lond.: G. Smeeton [1777] 25 A Short Account of the Motives which determined i.bji' the man called John the Painter, and a Justification of his Conduct. Written by Himself. 4to, half morocco, extra gilt top (by Smith) Lond. 1777 26 The Whole of the Proceedings upon the Trial of 3-U7) James Hill, .... commonly called John the Painter. Taken in Short Hand by W. Blanchard. 4to, half morocco, extra, gilt top (by Smith). (Corners of margin of a number of leaves neatly repaired.) Portrait inserted Lond. : J. Wenman [1777] / 7(^27 The Trial of James Hill, commonly called John the Painter. i2mo, half morocco, gilt top. Winton [1777] 28 Albany. Dr. Roger's Historical Discourse on the Ref. Prot. H Dutch Church of Albany ; Reprint of Albany Directory of 1813 ; Kent's Recollections of Albany ; Willard's Memoirs of Albany Physicians ; Dr. Wyckoff's Quarter Century Celebration. 5 pamphlets ?^— 29 City Guide. iSmo, cloth. Cuts Albany, 1845 Caleb. Introduction to the Latin Lan- ^ _ 30 Alexander, New • // guage. i2mo, old cloth. Worcester : Isaiah Thomas, 1795 1 -_3i Alison, A. Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste. loAi 2 vols, 8vo, calf Edin. 1815 32 Allan, John. Catalogue of Library and Antiquarian Col- fi /rn lection. With Mr. Gowan's Introduction, and Printed List of Prices. Royal 8vo, half morocco. Portrait inserted N. Y. 1865 Missing Page Missing Page 8 CATALOGUE. for 179S (""' 57 Almanacs. The Gentleman's Political Pocket ; ''\,J(j top. By C. bound) and 1796, half morocco, gilt back and frontis- Smith. 2 vols, i8mo. Portrait of Washington, V. 1795 pieces andplate of flags (on copper) N. 9 i8°4> ^^^4, 'L>d 5^ Hutchins' Improved; for 1795, 1796, 1835, 1863.
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