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Lord Bacon, Bishop Latimer, Bernard Gilpin, John
Wicliff, Lord Nelson, Samuel Johnson, John Churchill,
General Monk, James Bruce, by various authors. Illus-
trated with portraits of each subject, and of George the
Fourth. 16 vols. 18mo, calf supr. London, printed by
Bentley, 1811.

168 BIRCH (Thomas). Life of Henry, Prince of Wales. 1 vol. 8vo, calf supr. Dublin, G. Faulkner, 1760.

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Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, engraved by Houbraken and Vertue; with their Lives and Characters, by Thomas Birch. Large paper, 2 vols. in 1, imperial folio, russia supr., marble edges. London, printed by Charles Wood, 1813.

170 BISHOPE (George). New England Judged; or, a Relation of the Sufferings of the People called Quakers. A reprint from 1661. Rare and valuable. 2 vols. 12mo, black morocco, supr. London, 1702-3.

171 BLACKADER (John). Memoirs of his Life and Ministry, written by Himself while Prisoner on the Bass; with the History and Siege of the Bass, by Andrew Crichton. 1 vol. 12mo, blue calf, supr. Edinburgh, Constable and Co., 1823.

172 BLACKSTONE (Sir William). Commentaries on the Laws of England, with Notes, &c., by Edward Christian, Esq. Portrait. 4 vols. 8vo, calf supr. Portland, T. B. Wait, 1807.

173 BLAIR (Hugh, D.D.). Sermons. Portrait. 5 vols. 8vo, calf supr. London, printed by Wm. Blair, 1819.

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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres. 3 vols. 8vo, calf supr. London, W. Sharpe and Son, 1820. 175 BLAND (Robert). Collections from the Greek Anthology, and from the Pastoral, Elegiac, and Dramatic Poets of Greece. 1 vol. 8vo, calf supr., marble edges. London, J. Murray, 1813.

176 Proverbs. Chiefly taken from the Adagia of Eras

mus. Illustrated by examples from the Spanish, Italian, French, and English Languages. 2 vols. 12mo, blue morocco, supr. London, T. Egerton, 1814.

177 BLISS (Leonard). History of Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass. 1 vol. 8vo, green morocco, marble edges. Boston, Otis, Broaders, and Co., 1836.

178 BLOME (Richard). Present State of His Majesty's Isles and Territories in America; with Map of every Place, and Astronomical Tables. Portrait of James the Second. 1 vol. crown 8vo, blue morocco, gilt. London, D. Newman, 1687.

Formerly the copy of Francis North, Baron of Guilford, 1703, with his coat-of-arms.

179 BLOOMFIELD (Robert). The Farmer's Boy. A Poem. Eleventh edition. 1 vol. 12mo, calf supr. Beautifully printed by Wilson. London, Longman, 1810.

180 BOADEN (James). Memoirs of the Life of John Philip Kemble; with a History of the Stage from the Time of Garrick. Portrait. 2 vols. 8vo, calf supr., gilt, marble

edges. London, Longman, 1825.

181 BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON; or, Ten Days' Entertainment. Translated from the Italian. Portrait. 4 vols. 12mo, calf supr. London, W. Sharpe and Son, 1822.

182 BODLEY (Sir Thomas). Reliquiæ Bodlianæ, or some Genuine Remains of Sir Thomas Bodley; his Life; First Draught of the Statues of the Public Library at Oxford, in English; Letters to Dr. James. Published from the originals by Thomas Hearne. 1 vol. 8vo, calf supr. London, 1703.

183 BOILEAU (D. Nicholas). Satires. Translated; with some Account of his Life and Writings. 1 vol. 8vo, calf supr. marble edges. London, C. and R. Baldwin, 1808.

184 BOLINGBROKE. Henry St. John, Lord. Works. With his Life by Dr. Goldsmith, now considerably enlarged.

8 vols. 8vo, calf supr., marble edges. London, J. Johnson, 1809.

185 BOLTON'S Letters and Tracts on the Choice of Company, &c. 1 vol. 8vo, calf supr. London, 1761.

186 BOONE (James S.). Essay on the Study of Modern History. 1 vol. 8vo, calf supr. London, J. Warren, 1821. 187 BORDE (Andrew). The Boke of the Introduction of

Knowledge. Reprinted from Copland's edition of 1542. Black letter, 1 vol. 4to, morocco supr., gilt leaves. London, printed by Taylors, 1814.

Only two copies of the original are known; and the present impression is limited to a hundred and twenty copies on paper, and four on vellum.

188 Bossu (M.). Travels through that Part of North America

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formerly known as Louisiana. Translated from the French, by J. H. Forster. 2 vols. 8vo. London, T. Davies, 1771.

NOTE. The first volume, and sixteen pages of the second, comprise the translation of Bossu's Noveaux Voyages. The remainder contains Catalogue of Plants, Life of Bossu, and Peter Loefling's Description of the Plants of Spain and South America, in Latin.

189 BOSSUET (J. B. Evêque de Meaux). Œuvres Revues sur les Manuscrits originaux et les editiones les plus correctes. Portrait. 43 vols. 8vo, half calf. The only complete edition of Bossuet's works. Versailles, 1815. Universal History, from the Creation to the Time of Charlemagne. 1 vol. 8vo, calf. London, 1810. Select Sermons and Funeral Orations; with an Essay on the Eloquence of the Pulpit in England. 12mo, calf. Boston, Joseph Nancrede, 1803.

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192 BOSTON MASSACRE. Trial of British Soldiers, &c. 1 vol. 12mo, calf. Boston, W. Emmons, 1824.

193 BOSWELL (James). Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Dr. Samuel Johnson. Portrait. 1 vol. 8vo, calf. London, Cadell, 1807.

194

Biographical Memoir of the late Edmond Malone, for private distribution. 1 vol. 8vo, half calf. London, 1814.

This was a presentation copy to John Philip Kemble, and has Boswell's autograph.

195 BOTTA (Carlo). History of Italy during the Consulate

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and Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Translated from the Italian. 2 vols. 8vo, calf supr. London, Baldwin and Co., 1828.

History of the War of the Independence of the Unit

ed States of America. Translated by George A. Otis. Portraits of Jefferson, Chatham, Washington, and Lafayette; and Map of United States. 1 vol. royal 8vo, calf supr., marble edges. London, Fullarton, 1844. 197 BOUILLE (Marquis de). Memoirs relating to the French Revolution. Translated from the French manuscript.

1 vol. 8vo, calf supr., marble edges. London, Cadell, 1797.

198 BOUQUET (H). Expedition against the Ohio Indians in 1764. Illustrated with maps and curious copperplates. Two of the plates are from designs by Benjamin West. 4to. London, 1766.

Also Capt. Richard Gardiner's Account of the Expedition to the West Indies against Martinico, &c.

Birmingham, by John Baskerville. French and English; with plates. 1 vol. 4to., calf, 1762. 199 BOURDALOUE (Louis de). Euvres Complètes de la Compagnie de Jésus. Nouvelle edition. Augmenté d'une Notice sur sa Vie et ses Ouvrages, et d'une Table Générale des Matières. Portrait. 16 vols. 8vo, calf supr. Versailles, 1812.

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Select Sermons.

Translated.

marble edges. Harlow, 1806.

1 vol. 8vo, calf supr.,

201 BOURNE (Vincent). Poetical Works, Latin and English. 1 vol. crown 8vo, calf supr., marble edges; fine edition. Oxford, Talboys, 1826.

202 BOURRIENNE (M. de). Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte. Portraits and plates. 4 vols. 8vo, calf supr., marble edges. London, R. Bentley, 1836.

203 BOWDITCH (Nathaniel, LL.D.). Memoirs of; by Nathaniel Ingersoll Bowditch. Portraits of Nathaniel and Mary Bowditch. 1 vol. 4to, cloth and boards. Boston, Little and Brown, 1839.

204 BOWRING (John, and H. S. Van Dyk). Batavian Anthology; or, Specimens of the Dutch Poets. 1 vol. 12mo, calf supr., marble edges. London, Taylor and Hessey, 1824.

205

John. Cheskian Anthology; or, the Poetical Litera

ture of Bohemia. 1 vol. 12mo, black morocco, gilt leaves. London, R. Hunter, 1832.

206 BOWRING (John). Ancient Poetry and Romances of Spain. 1 vol. crown 8vo, calf supr., marble edges. London, Taylor and Co., 1824.

207

Lays of the Minnesingers, or, German Troubadours of the 12th and 13th Centuries; with engravings from the MS. of the Minnesingers. 1 vol. crown 8vo, red morocco, gilt leaves; a splendid edition. London, Longman, 1825.

208 BOWYER (William). The Origin of Printing; comprising Dr. Middleton's and Mr. Meerman's Essays. 1 vol. 8vo, calf. London, Bowyer and Nichols, 1776.

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Critical Conjectures and Observations on the New Testament. Fourth and best edition. Portrait. 1 vol.

4to, calf supr. London, J. Nichols, 1812.

Biographical and Literary Anecdotes of William Bowyer, &c., by John Nichols. Portrait. 1 vol. 4to, calf supr. London, 1782.

211 BRADDOCK's (Edward) Expedition against Fort du Quesne in 1755. Edited, from the original manuscripts, by Winthrop Sargent. A valuable work. Maps, plans, and plates. 1 vol. royal 8vo, cloth. Philadelphia, 1855. 212 BRATHWAIT (Richard). English Gentleman and Gentlewoman; with a Ladie's Love Lecture, and the Turtle's Triumph. Frontispiece. Best edition. 1 vol. folio, purple morocco, supr. London, printed by John Dawson, 1641.

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Barnabee Itinerarium; or, Drunken Barnabee's Journal; with Life of the Author, and Catalogue of his Works. Portrait. 2 vols. square 12mo, calf supr., gilt edges. London, Haslewood's edition, 125 copies, 1820. 214 BRIDGES (Geo. Wilson). Annals of Jamaica. 2 vols. 8vo, calf supr., marble edges. London, J. Murray, 1828.

215 BRIDGEWATER TREATISES on the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifest in the Creation; by Thomas Chalmers, John Kidd, William Whewell, Sir

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