* Copy / I - V CATALD DUE 30 X Ilibr&ry • &nd - OF WILLIAM F. JOHNSON, ESQ., w OK BOSTON, MASS. fVERY VALUABLE and Interesting Collection of English and American Literature comprising, under the title Americana, a num¬ ber of scarce works by the Mathers, Eliot and other authors of their day ; in General Literature, many Standard and Popular Works of Biography, History and Romance, and worthy of especial notice and attention, a Collection of FIRST EDITIONS of REMARKABLE INTEREST AND VALUE BY REASON OF BOTH RARITY AND BEAUTY OF CONDITION, including the most desired specimens of the works of Coleridge, Hunt, Lamb, Keats, Shelley, Thackeray, Browning, Bry¬ ant, Emerson, Hawthorne, Longfellow and others. Also to be mentioned a charming lot of CRUIKSH ANKIANA, and books illustrated by Leech and Rowlandson. In addition to all the book treasures there are Specimen Autographs of the best known and honored English and American Authors, Statesmen and others, many of them particularly desirable for condition or interesting con¬ tents. TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION Monday, Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thursday, JANUARY 2T—30, 1890, BANQS & 60.,,. , * i A ■» 1 > > > • «. it1 > » i ) >) > ) ) > 5 > 1 J > * ) » > 739 & 741 Broadway, New York. 7 ~ % > n > > ) t> ) >7 > SALE TO BEGIN AT 3 O’CLOCK!’ ' > 7 > ' 7 ' > > 7 ) 7 *7 >v > ) , 7 {y Buyers wl~io cannot attend tloe sale me\y have pcir- chases made to tlieir order toy ttie Auctioneers. •* \ in 3 7 . '" i 'O'b ■ 9 c 1 ( f' * ( 0 « C. < C I < < < I / I , < C l < C » c 1 « l ( 1C. C f «. < « c c c i r < < < < 6 < C < < C \ ( < « ( V ( c C ( < < < < C C C t C. < c t f , « c. < c c < ( < c ( c I * c < < C i c < c t ( c < < c c < < c DOUGLAS TAYLOR PRINTER, 89 NASSAU ST., N. Y. / 1 WORKS OF THE MATHERS AND OTHER NEW ENGLAND FORINTS, ETC. LMANAC. Ames’ Almanack for 1746 to 1759. With curious vignettes, advertisements, dec. (Several numbers imperfect.) 12mo, half calf. The autograph and manuscript notes of Rev. S. Moseley appear on a number of the issues. Mills and Hicks. British and American for 1774. 16mo, paper. Bost. Isaac Backus’s name on fly-leaf and memoranda of colonial affairs written on interleaves. - A Pocket Almanack calculated for the use of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1784, ’85, ’87, ’89, ’90, 1795 to 1799, 1803, ’4 and ’5. 13 vols., 16mo, paper (one in boards). r fife 4 - The same. 1795. (Imperfect.) /Of*1 ^5, Farmer’s and others. 20 Nos. 1807-53 6 America. The Rights of Great Britain asserted against the Claims of America, Lond. 1776; Massachusettensis; or, \? A Series of Letters on the Present Troubles, Lond. 1776; Letters of Governor Hutchinson and Lieut.-Gov. Oliver, <fcc., and remarks thereon, Lond. 1774. 1 vol., 8vo, half calf. - Collection of Letters from Gov. Endicott, John Lev- erett and others, 1657-1662. 8vo, paper (cover imper- feet). 4 THE JOHNSON LIBRAR Y. 8 America and France. The Entire Message of the Presi¬ dent (J. Adams), 1798; Letter to People of France and the French Armies, by Thomas Paine, N. Y. 1798; Speeches of Mr. Giles and Mr. Bayard in Congress on the Organization of the Courts, Bost. 1802. (3 pamphlets.) %"J 9 Ames, Mary Clemmer. Ten Years in Washington, Life and Scenes as a Woman sees them. Portrait and 30 engravings. 8vo, half mor., gilt edges. Hartford, 1874 V 10 A Monitor for Communicants. Bost.: Reprinted by S. Kneeland, 1750. Pp. 21, small 12mo, boards. -r\ ' Vyo 11 Art of Speaking (The). Prmted at Boston by Thomas Hally 1795. 12mo, sheep. Hk 12 Barnard, John. A New Version of the Psalms of David. 12mo, sheep (cover half gone, soiled). »w« Bost.: Printed by J. Draper, 1752 13 Bay Psalm Book. A Literal Reprint of the Bay Psalm nr* Book, being the Earliest New England Version of the Psalms and the First Book in America. (Fifty copies . for subscribers.) Cambridge, 1862. 8vo, morocco, gilt, tooled inside and outside. The original Bay Psalm Book, the first hook issued from the press in New England, must be the chief ornament in any collec¬ tion of rare Americana; and this reprint is scarce enough to excuse enthusiastic desire for its possession. 14 Beverly, R. Histoire de la Virginie. Par un Auteur natif & habitant du Pais. Traduite de l’Anglois. Enrichie de figures. Amsterdam, 1707. 12mo, old calf. 15 Bishop, George. New-England Judged, by the Spirit of the Lord. In Two Parts, now somewhat abbreviated, with an Appendix. 8vo, old calf. Lond. 1703 16 Boston. The Memorial History of Boston, including Suf¬ folk County, Massachusetts, 1630-1880. Edited by Jus¬ tin Winsor. Illustrated with facsimiles of old views, maps and autographs and many new wood engravings. j 4 vols., 4to, half calf, marbled edges. Bost. 1881 17 - A Short Narrative of the horrid Massacre in Boston perpetrated in the Evening of the Fifth Day of March, 1770, &c., with some Observations on the State of Things THE JOHNSON LIBRAR V. 5 prior to that Catastrophe. Printed by Order of the Town of Boston, 1770. 72 pages, beyond which number the leaves are lacking, several margins cut too close. 8vo, half sheep. Boston. Collection of Sacred and Devotional Hymns, 1808. 16 mo, sheep. - Sacred Musick for Use of the First Church, with Rudiments of Musick. 8vo, boards (stained). 1815 - Letters on the New Theatre, 1827. Pamphlet, 16 pages. Brotherhead, W. The Centennial Book of the Signers, fac-simile letters. Illustrated with 100 engravings of portraits, views, <be., including 13 original designs col¬ ored by hand. 4to, morocco, gilt. Phil. n. d. 22 Burr. The Life and Times of Aaron Burr. By J. Par- ton. 2 portraits. 8vo, half roan, uncut. N. Y. 1858 Catlin, Geo. Illustrations of the Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians. With 360 engravings. 9th edition. 2 vols., royal 8vo, cloth. if fa**'"' Lond. 1857 -uiT 24 Chamberlain, Thomas. The Minister preaching his own I Funeral Sermon. (Upper half of title-page torn off.) Bost. 1791 Classical Reader, by F. W. P. Greenwood and G. B. it; «* Emerson. 12mo, sheep. Bost. 1828 Colman, Benjamin. Practical Discourses upon the Parable of the Ten Virgins. Lond.: Printed for Thomas Park- hurst, 1707. 8vo, old calf. Constitution of Massachusetts and that of the United States, with Declaration of Independence. With Wash¬ ington’s Farewell Address. 12mo, bds. Brookfield, 1807 Cotton, John (Teacher of the Church of Christ in Boston in New-England). Of the Iloliuesse of Church-Members. Lond.: Printed by F. N., 1650. Pp. 95, small 4to, sheep. Dexter, Lord Timothy. A Pickle for the Knowing Ones. 37 pp., 16mo, paper. Newburyport, 1848 :: -- Another copy. 16mo, paper. Bost. 1881 6 THE JOHNSON LIBRAR Y. Drake, Samuel G. The History and Antiquities of Bos¬ ton from its Settlement in 1630 to 1770 ; also an Intro¬ ductory History of the Discovery and Settlement of New England. With Notes. Illustrated. Royal 8vo, uncut. Bost. 1856 32 Dwigiit, N. Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. 12mo, cloth. N. Y. 1851 jtTEv <0- J1" 33 Edwards, Jonathan. The Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God. With Preface by the Rev. ys r Mr. Cooper, of Boston. 12mo, sheep. H t k ~ x* AA Bost.: S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1741 34 -— Another copy (date torn off); also An Answer to the Same (by Rev. Wm. Rand), Bost. 1743. 2 vols. (no covers). 35 - Another copy. Bost. 1741; Lond.: Reprinted, 1742. 8vo, half roan. p< 36 - Sermon at the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Timothy Dwight in Greenfield, 1783. New-IIaven : Printed by Thomas and Samuel Green. 8vo, half roan. 37 - A Divine and Supernatural Light immediately im¬ . parted to the Soul by the Spirit of God : a Sermon at Northampton. Bost.: Printed by S. Kneeland and T. &. Green, 1734. 8vo, half roan. Eliot, John. Tears of Repentance; or, A further Narra¬ tive of the Progress of the Gospel Amongst the Indians in New-England, &c. Related by Mr. Eliot and Mr. Mayhew, two Faithful Laborers in that Work of the Lord. Pub¬ lished by the Corporation for propagating the Gospel there, for the Satisfaction and Comfort of such as wish well thereunto. Lond.: Printed by Peter Cole in Leaden- IIall and are to Sold at his Shop, at the Sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhill near the Royal Exchange, 1653. Small 4to, 18 leaves of preliminary matter, pp. 47, half morocco (a few top edges cut too close). An extremely rare volume. THE JOHNSON LIBRAR Y. 7 39 Evans, Nathaniel (late Missionary for Gloucester County in New Jersey). Poems on Several Occasions, with some other Compositions. Phil.: John Dunlap, 1772. (Some¬ what stained.) 8vo, sheep. Rare. 40 Foster, John. A Sketch of the Tour of General Lafayette on his late Visit to the United States, 1824. With Bio¬ graphical Notices; and Specimens of Poetry addressed to him. Portrait. 8vo, boards, uncut (piece torn from top margin of title-page). Portland, 1824 ^\\^-,41 Franklin Imprint. The Liberty of the Spirit and of the Flesh distinguished. By John Rutty (a Quaker). Phil.: Reprinted by R. Franklin and D. Hally 1759. 8vo, half morocco. \ ^42 - An Extract from a Treatise by William Law, called the Spirit of Prayer. Phil.: Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hally 1760. 8vo, half morocco. Franklin. Life of, by S. G. Goodrich. Illustrated. Small a* 12mo, boards. Phil. 1838 [ fa®** - Do. 12mo, sheep (lacks title-page). Freneau, Philip. Poems Written between the Years 1768 rf\^L45 and 1794. A new edition revised and corrected by the Author. Including a considerable number of Pieces never before published.