304. [RAPP COMMUNITY]. Kaufmann, Peter. DER TEMPEL DER WAHRHEIT, OBER DIE WISSENSCHAFT FUR IMMERDAR FORTSCHREITENDER ERKENNTNISS; ENTHALTEND DIE GRUNDLAGE UND ELEMENTE EINES SYSTEMES, UN ZU ABSOLUTER GEWIKHEIT IN ALLEN DINGEN ZU GELAUGEN... Cincinnati, Canton, Ohio, 1858. 348pp. Original cloth(ex-library markings). First edition. One of the most active members of the Harmony Society was Peter Kaufman, who had signed the revised Harmony constitution and then, soon after, withdrew. He wrote Rapp in 1827 about the great progress of their Society of United Germans and about the new state of Teutonia. In this new order, man would not be looked upon and treated as a sexless creature. Arndt: George Rapp's Harmony Society, pp.358-377. An important Utopian piece by an associate of Robert Owen. $500.00

305. Reichardt, C. F. CENTRO-AMERIKA: NACH DEN GEGENWARTIGEN ZUSTANDEN DES LANDES UND VOLKES, IN BEZIEHUNG AUF DIE VERBINDUNG DER BEIDEN OCEAN, UND IM INTERESSE DER DEUTSCHEN AUSWANDERUNG BEARBEITET. Braunschweig, Vieweg, 1851. [2],256pp. Illus., fold map of Panama Isthmus, folding map of Nicaragua, folding map of Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and a large folding map of Central America. Contemporary boards with cloth spine. First edition. Material on Guatemala, San Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. $300.00

306. Renick, William. MEMOIRS, CORRESPONDENCE AND REMINISCENCES OF WILLIAM RENICK. Circleville, Ohio, 1880. 115pp., errata slip. Illus., frontis. Original decorated gold stamped cloth, light wear to top and bottom of spine, hinges starting, library stamp on title page. First edition. Adams Herd 1879. Howes R211 [b]. Streeter Sale 2369: "Renick, born in 1840, and his father George Renick had much to do with cattle and the cattle trade in the first half of the 19th century. This work is a compilation of articles, many of them on cattle, written for various publications. The most important article is 'cattle and the cattle trade' written for the 1860 U. S. Census. As given here, it includes many foot notes added by Renick. The 'memoir' was written for private circulation among the family and is quite rare. TWS." Graff 3462: "... Renick relates that his father, in the winter of 1804 - 05, fed a lot of cattle and sent them to Baltimore the next spring, the first fat cattle to cross the Alleghany Mountains. Also he tells of his own purchase of about 1200 head of cattle in the winter of 1853-54 in Texas, and how they were brought to Illinois in the spring and summer of 1854, the first drove of cattle ever brought north from Texas - EDG." One of the rarest books published on the American cattle trade. It is said that only about 100 copies were ever published. $1000.00

307. Rezanov, Count Nicolai P. THE REZANOV VOYAGE TO NEUVA CALIFORNIA IN 1806: "THE REPORT OF COURT NIKOLAI PETROVICH REZANOV OF HIS VOYAGE TO THAT PROVINCIA OF NEUVA ESPANA FROM NEW ARCHANGEL. AN ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS REVISED AND CORRECTED WITH NOTES, ETC., BY THOMAS C. RUSSELL. ANNOTATED... San F, Russell, 1926. [12],104,[1]pp. Illus., 5 plates. Original small 4to cloth. First edition. First translation of apart of the second volume of P. Tikhmenev" Rossisko-Amerikanski Kompanii," St. Petersburg, 1863 - giving Rezanov's report. Howes R244. $250.00

308. [RHODE ISLAND]. Bourne, Ansel. WONDERFUL WORKS OF GOD. A NARRATIVE OF THE WONDERFUL FACTS IN THE CASE OF ANSEL BOURNE, OF WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, WHO, IN THE MIDST OF OPPOSITION TO THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION WAS SUDDENLY STRUCK BLIND, DUMB, AND DEAF; AND AFTER EIGHTEEN DAYS WAS SUDDENLY AND COMPLETE RESTORED IN THE PRESENCE OF HUNDREDS OF PERSONS IN THE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL, AT WESTERLY, ON THE 15TH OF NOVEMBER, 1857... Irvington, N.J., Cummings, 1858. 47pp. Original printed 16mo wrappers, back wrapper loose. First edition. Contains the account of this man's affliction and redemption. Contains material from Dr. William Torry Thourston and Moses Cummings, the publisher. Contemporary owner's signature, etc. on front wrapper dated July 28, 1866, Providence, R.I. Felcone 1432. $375.00

309. [RHODE ISLAND]. Kendall, Oliver. MEMORIAL OF JOSIAH KENDALL, ONE OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF STERLING, MAS., AND SOME OF HIS ANCESTORS, ND OF HIS DESCENDANTS. Providence, the author, 1884. [16],135pp. Illus, 10 nicely executed plates, also, headpiece, initials, and tail pieces. Small 4to gold stamped cloth with leather label on spine. One of 120 copies printed. "Joel W. Stearns with pleasant memories and best wishes from Gov.Ezra Kendall, April 4, 1889" on front flyleaf. $250.00

310. [RHODE ISLAND]. Williams, Thomas. PROVIDENCE PREACHER: A SERIES OF SERMONS AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONS, IN MONTHLY NUMBERS... Providence, 1859-1860. # 1-12, March 1859 - Feb. 1860. 312pp. Original boards, cloth backed with printed paper label on spine. First edition. Complete file of all published of this important , interesting and scarce periodicals. Union list of serials locates only 5 complete sets. $250.00

311. Rhys, Captain [Charles] Horton. A THEATRICAL TRIP FOR A WAGER. THROUGH CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. London, published for the author by Charles Dudley, 1861. 140pp. Illus., frontispiece portrait of the author and 3 colored plates. Original 8vo gold stamped blue cloth, minor rubbing, bubbling of rear cover. First edition. TPL 4001: "A humorous account of the author's tour giving theatrical entertainments mainly in the towns of Canada east and west in 1859-60, on a wager that he could pay his way with his talents." Lande S124. Sabin 70773. Gagnon I # 3013, Low, Arnott & Robinson 3429. Howes R245, mistakenly call for 5 plates. Much on Montreal, Kingston, Sault Ste. Marie, Detroit, Quebec, New York, etc. One colored plate is of an iceberg by moonlight, one of Newport beach and fashionable swimmers, and the last of his dog. $950.00

312. Richthofen, Ferdinand [Paul Wilhelm]. THE COMSTOCK LODE: ITS CHARACTER, AND THE PROBABLE MODE OF ITS CONTINUANCE IN DEPTH. San F., Sutro Tunnel Company, 1866. 83pp. Original printed front wrapper only. First edition. He traveled to California where he was asked to study and report on the Nevada Comstock Lode. "This important work was don for the Board of the Sutro Tunnel. A rare Sutro item- Paher 1668. Howes R271. Not in Cowan. $300.00

313. Rodenbough, Theodore F. and William L. Haskin. THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES: HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF STAFF AND LINE WITH PORTRAITS OF GENERALS-IN-CHIEF. N.Y., Maynard, Merrill and Co, 1896. 12],741pp. Illus., 17 finely engraved ports. Original small 4to cloth, bookplate of Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S., Commandery of Ill, small paper label on lower spine, a little speckled on spine, very light war to top of spine. A book of great rarity. It was reprinted in 1965 in an edition of 750 copies and virtually sold out the first year of issuance. It contains much valuable information on the west, the south, and all the wars of American participation. There are many references to Custer and the massacre. Nicholson p.712. Not in Howes. Larned 2602: "The history of each staff corps and regiment of the line is told by its chosen historian, the regimental sketches, varying in length from two to twenty pages..." $1250.00

314. Rodenbough, Theophilus F. FROM EVERGLADE TO CANON WITH THE SECOND DRAGOONS, AND AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF SERVICE IN FLORIDA, MEXICO, VIRGINIA AND THE INDIAN COUNTRY. N.Y., Van Nostrand, 1875. 561pp. Illus., 25 illus and maps, including six in color. Green cloth, with black gold stamped label on sine. First ed. Graff 3544. Howes R395. Munk [Alliot] p.191. Nicholson p.711. Bennett Supplement No. 1 American Color Plate Books p.140: "Tinted frontispiece showing pictures of 8 different commanders of the unit. 5 full page Colorado plates of soldier scenes and battle incidents." Flake 7399: "… section on the Utah Expedition, p.208-230." Eberstadt Modern Overlands, 412. Tutorow, Mexican¨American War 3312: "The war with Mexico is covered on pages 91-146. Appendices deal with the war with Mexico, the journey from New Orleans to Matamoros, Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey, Agua Nueva, Buena Vista, Scott's operations, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, La Hoya, San Juan de los Llanos, Molino de Rey, California, Texas, New Mexico Expedition, and Indians and Mormon campaigns. Contains a poem on Buena Vista by General Albert Pike." Gives an account of Indian fights in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and Montana, including the Phil Kearney Affair, the Kidder Massacre, the Noyes Expedition of 1869, etc. A long appendix gives biographical sketches of leading officers of the Second Dragoons and a short account of all battles and skirmishes in which they participated, from 1836 on. This extremely fine work also inludes a day-by-day Journal of William Drown from 1852 to 1858. Finally, the Florida War is covered along with the Civil War. A cornerstone book for the history of the Second Dragoons, which became the Second United States Cavalry. $1500.00

315. Sagra, Ramon de la. CINQ MOIS AUX ETATS-UNIS DE L'AMERIQUE DE NORD, DEPUIS LE 29 APRIL JUSQU'AU 23 SEPTEMBRE 1835; JOURNAL DE VOYAGE... Bruxelles, Societe Typographique, 1837. 484pp. Contemporary boards, calf spine with gold stamping and raised bands. First edition. Howes S18: "A study of social and industrial conditions by Spanish scientists." Chapters on N.Y., Erie Canal, New England, Maryland, Washington, D. C., etc. Sabin 94911. $300.00

316. Salzbacher, Joseph. MEINE REISE NACH NORD-AMERIKA... Vienna, 1845. In two parts. [8],68;[12],69-480,[2]pp. Illus., large folding map, with colored outlines, shows the south, midwest, and Canada. Original printed wrappers. First edition. Howes S58. Graff 3661: "Dr. Salzbacher toured the south first and went as far west as St. Louis. Later, he traveled east via Chicago. His primary concern was Roman Catholic institutions." Buck 373: "...he tells... of a trip to St. Louis by way of the Ohio and Mississippi River and back across Illinois by stage to Vincennes..." Clark, Travels in the Old South, Vol 3:233. Extremely scarce in wrappers. $750.00

317. Sander, Constantin. GESCHICHTE DES VIERJAHRIGEN BURGERKRIEGES IN DEN VEREINGTEN STAATEN VON AMERIKA. Frankfort, 1865. [16],387pp. Illus. 3 large folding maps - military maps of the U.S. done during the Civil War. Original gold stamped cloth. Enlarged and best edition. Howes S83, first edition was published in 1863, 121pp., no maps. A German account of the American Civil War. Nicholson Cat . 757. Contains the author's social, economic and political comments. Sander was a Captain in the Royal Prussian Rhine Artillery #8. Not in Nevins or Dornbusch. $450.00

318. Schell, Rev. James Peery. IN THE OJIBWAY COUNTRY: A STORY OF EARLY MISSIONS ON THE MINNESOTA FRONTIER. Walhalla, N. D., Lee, 1911. [15],188pp. Illus. Original cloth. First edition. "Presentation from W. H. Hunter, June 13th 1912 " Gathered from private journals and correspondence of important observers and pioneer missionaries. Covers the area of the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Manitoba. Privately printed in a small edition, and now quite scarce. Soliday cat. V.4: 368: "Excessively rare. Can locate no other copy." $350.00

319. Scripps, John Locke. THE UNDEVELOPED NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. A LECTURE DELIVERED IN THE COURSE BEFORE BELL'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE FEBRUARY, 1856. Chicago, Steam Printing House, 1856. 20pp. in double columns, advertisement on back and both inside covers. dbd. First edition. American Imprints Inventory Chicago, 221. Graff 3717. Howes S248(aa). Sabin 78485. Streeter Sale 3721: "Scribbs, who was editor and publisher of the 'Democratic Press,' had visited the Lake Superior country in 1856. He discusses here primarily the area of western Canada from Lake Superior to the Pacific, with comments on the Minnisota region south of the international boundary. He has a good deal to say about the fur trade and the Hudson's Bay Company. There can be little doubt but that the sole reason why the company maintains its posts in Oregon and Washington is to induce brother Jonathan to 'shell out' liberally for them." $1250.00

320. Sealsfield, Charles. GESAMMELTE WERE... Stuttgart, , 1845-1847.. 15 volumes bound in 14. Original 16 mo cloth. First edition of a collection of Sealsfield's (Carl Postl) works. It was during his sojourn in America that Sealsfield first conceived plans by which he created a new type of fiction, the ethnographical novel. Instead of concentrating on a single character, he desired to operate with a whole people as his hero. Its social, political and religious life, the clash and conflict of the various cultures and nationalities represented, were all to be depicted. All of his novels dealt with the people of the United States and Mexico. They were widely read and brought fame and fortune to their author, who came to be called the "Great Unknown." Sealsfield continued his anonymity until 1845, when, upon the insistence of publishers, his complete works were published in fifteen volumes 1845 - 47 under the name of Charles Sealsfield. He had become a citizen of the U.S. and insisted upon remaining so during the years of his residence in Europe. Only upon the death of the bachelor recluse of Solothurn, through a provision in his will, was it finally revealed to the world that Charles Sealsfield and the fugitive monk, Karl Postl, were one in the same. *See Howes P501-P506. $1000.00

321. [SEMINOLE INDIANS]. Hastain, E. HASTIAN'S TOWNSHIP PLATS OF THE SEMINOLE NATION. Muskogee, Okla.,, Model Printing, [1913]. 60pp., pp. 4-59 contain plat maps of the Seminole. Original gold stamped 16 mo leather, chipped at top and bottom of spine. First edition. Contains 55 plat maps, many having the owner's name included. P.60 contain the footnotes with owner's matched to plats. Not in Gilcrease-Hargrett Imprints. Very scarce and desirable item. $750.00

322. Semmens, Rev. John. FIELD AND THE WORK: SKETCHES OF MISSIONARY LIFE IN THE FAR NORTH. Toronto, 1884. 199pp. Illus. Original decorated cloth. First edition. Peel 771: "A Methodist missionary describes work among the Indians in northern Manitoba." A very influential missionary who secured the surrender of 133,000 sq. miles in 10 adhesion in Indian treaty no.5. Very scarce. $250.00

323. [SENECA INDIANS]. Harris, Thompson S., (translator). NE HOIWIYOSDOSHEH NOYOHDADOGEHDIH NE SAINT LUKE, NENONODOWOHGA NIGAWENHDAH [THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT LUKE, TRANSLATED INTO THE SENECA TONGUE...]. N.Y, printed for the American Bible Society, 1829. 149pp., double pagination, with Seneca and English text on facing pages, two title pages. 18mo full contemporary calf. Pilling Proof-Sheets 1665. Pilling Iroquoian p.76. American Imprints 37782. Ayer Indian Linguistics (Seneca)7. Thompson S. Harris was a missionary to the Seneca who also translated the Gospel of Matthew and the Sermon on the Mount into the Seneca language. Preceding p.[1] is Key to the orthography used in this work "recommended by the Hon. Mr. Pickering in his treatise on the Indian Languages; and which employs the vowel sounds as used by most nations in Europe..." $1250.00

324. [SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST]. White, James. HYMNS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS FOR CAMP MEETINGS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS. Battle Creek, Mi, Seventh Day Adventist, Steam Press, 1872. 192pp. Full contemporary full leather. Compiler's note: "We regard is as a very superior collection, and as such we commend it to the People of God and the public generally." $1000.00

325. [SHAKERS]. Brown, Thomas. AN ACCOUNT OF THE PEOPLE CALLED SHAKERS: THEIR FAITH, DOCTRINES AND PRACTICE, EXEMPLIFIED IN THE LIFE, CONVERSATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE OF THE AUTHOR DURING THE TIME HE BELONGED TO THE SOCIETY TO WHICH IS AFFIXED A HISTORY OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS TO THE PRESENT DAY. Troy, N.Y., Parker and Bliss, 1812. 372pp. Contemporary full 16 o calf, front boards loose, spine shows wear. First edition. Richmond 114: "...Thomas Brown attended many Shaker meetings, confessed his sins to the elders, and made several long visits with the Watervliet and New Lebanon Shakers, but because of disagreements over Shaker doctrine apparently he never became a covenant member in residence. Brown's offer to have his manuscript examined by the Shaper Ministry before publication was declined. This account is generally considered to be a seceder's moderate appraisal of Shakerism at the time. It attracted wide attention in the U.S. and abroad, and other contemporary accounts were based upon it." MacLean 9. Sabin 8567. Shaw 24592. $375.00

326. [SHAKERS]. Leonard, William. A DISCOURSE ON THE ORDER AND PROPRIETY OF DIVINE INSPIRATION AND REVELATION, SHOWING THE NECESSITY THEREOF... ALSO A DISCOURSE ON THE SECOND APPEARING OF CHRIST.. Harvard, Ma., United Soc., 1853. 88pp. Very nice copy in original gold stamped cloth. First edition. Richmond 861: "...the discourse was one of the few items printed at the Harvard Shaker Society." MacLean 58. Sabin 79703. 250.00 $250.00

327. Sherman, Eleazer. THE NARRATIVE OF ELEAZER SHERMAN, GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE, EXPERIENCE, CALL TO THE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL, AND TRAVELS AS SUCH TO THE PRESENT TIME ... Providence, Brown, 1830. 83,72,108,35pp. Full contemporary calf.. First edition. Bound at the rear is "A Discourse Addressed to Christians of all Denominations." Providence, 1833, second edition. Shaw 14695. 35pp." Sabin 80357. Howes S399: "Describes his travels south to Georgia, plantation life there, etc." De Renne Cat. p.427. Not in Clark. Shaw 3466. $300.00

328. [SHIPWRECKS]. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO INVESTIGATE THE CHARGES CONCERNING THE WRECKS ON THE MONMOUTH COAST, COMMUNICATED TO THE ASSEMBLY, MARCH 20, 1846... Trenton, N.J., Sherman and Harron, 1846. 160pp. dbd. First edition. Shaw 46-4953 locates only one copy. Contains information on shipwrecks off or on the coast of New Jersey, the most famous of which was the "John Minturn." On that Feb. day in 1846, a violent northeast storm wrecked nine ships on new Jersey beaches. Despite eighteen hours of efforts, over 30 lives were lost, including the Minturn's Captain, his wife and his two children. $300.00

329. Shirreff, Patrick. A TOUR THROUGH NORTH AMERICA: TOGETHER WITH A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF THE CANADAS AND THE UNITED STATES. AS ADAPTED FOR AGRICULTURAL EMIGRATION. Edinburgh, 1835. [10],473pp. Contemporary marbled boards, cloth spine with leather label. First edition. Howes S425. Buck 263: "Shirreff seems to be a careful observer and his book is of considerable value." TPL 1809. Graff 3763. $275.00

330. Simpson, James H. THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA ILLUSTRATED BY A HISTORY OF EXPLORATIONS OF THE GREAT BASIN OF UTAH WITH ITS TOPOGRAPHICAL AND GEOLOGICAL CHARACTER AND SOME ACCOUNT OF THE INDIAN TRIBES... Phila., Lippincott, 1869. 58pp. Illus., large folding map "Across the Great Basin of Utah." Original gold stamped cloth, embossed library stamps. Inscribed on title page: "Presented to the Historical Society of Maryland by the author." First edition. Graff 3793. Howes S504. Rader 2925. Sabin 81358. Done in 1858-59, while chief topographical engineer for the U.S. Army in Utah. He explored and opened this important route from Salt Lake Valley across the Great Basin, saving 200 miles for those headed to San Francisco. The map is frequently lacking. $1250.00

331. [SIOUX INDIANS]. McLaughlin, Mrs. Marie L. MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE SIOUX. BIsmark, 1917. 200p. Illus. Original pictorial cloth. First edition. Wife of the Indian agent at Devil's Lake and Standing Rock for ten years during the transition of the Sioux from proud warriors to a beaten band of reservation Indians. $300.00

332. Skinner, Emory Fiske. REMINISCENCES. Chicago, Vestal, 1908. [11],358pp. Illus., port. as frontis. Original cloth with red leather label on spine. First edition. First edition. Eberstadt Cat 114:695: "Printed in a few copies as a 'source of interest to my descendants.'" Pioneer life in early day Iowa; Chicago in 1855; trip to California in 1862; Virginia city, Reese River Gold Rush, Arizona country, etc. Adams Guns 2035: " Has some information about the road agents around Virginia City, Montana in the 1860's." Also contains chapters on Oshkosh (WI), life in Nevada, Florida, Mexico, Yellowstone Park, etc. Not in Howes, Cowan, Graff, Decker or Soliday. $450.00

333. Slafter, Edmund F. [Rev.]. VOYAGES OF THE NORTHMEN TO AMERICA INCLUDING EXTRACTS FROM ICELANDIC SAGAS RELATING TO WESTERN VOYAGES BY NORTHMEN IN THE TENTH AND ELEVENTH CENTURIES IN AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY NORTH LUDLOW BEAMISH; WITH A SYNOPSIS OF THE HISTORICAL EVIDENCE AND THE OPINION OF PROFESSOR RAFN AS TO THE PLACES VISITED BY THE SCANDINAVIANS ON THE COAST OF AMERICA... Boston, Prince Soc., 1877. 162pp. Illus., 2 maps. Contemporary half morocco, x-library. First edition. One of 200 copies on small paper. Larned 753: "...Mr. Slafter sketches a history of the question in his introduction and supplies a select bibliography of Scandinavian history and culture and of the literature of the voyages." Howes S323 & Howes S540 $300.00

334. Smith, Thomas W. NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE, TRAVELS AND SUFFERINGS OF THOMAS W. SMITH: COMPRISING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS EARLY LIFE, ADOPTION BY THE GIPSYS, HIS TRAVELS DURING EIGHTEEN VOYAGES TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD, DURING WHICH HE WAS FIVE TIMES SHIP WRECKED, THRICE ON A DESOLATE ISLAND AND NEAR THE SOUTH POLE, ONCE UPON THE COAST OF ENGLAND, AND ONCE ON THE COAST OF AFRICA... Boston, Hill, 1844. 240pp. Contemporary full calf. First edition. Howes S679: "Eighteen voyages, including seven whaling expeditions to the South Pacific." He went sealing aboard the "Norfolk" in the Falklands in 1816 - 17. In 1818 he sailed aboard the"Admiral" to south Georgia. In 1820, he went whaling aboard the "Hetty" to New South Shetland. In 1831, he went on another whaling voyage to Africa where he was shipwrecked. He reached New Bedford in 1832 where he was cheated out of his pay by the Captain and owners. Forster 86. Jenkins p. 146. Sabin 84420. $1500.00

335. [SNELLING, W. J.]. Bell, Solomon. TALES OF TRAVELS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Boston, 1830. 162pp. Double page map, and woodcut plates. Original muslin backed boards with gold stamped leather label on spine. First edition. Howes S739: "First American juvenile book on the trans-Mississippi region, giving account of its early explorers, wild tribes, etc." Wagner-Camp 13n. Graff 3874: "The author's father was Josiah Snelling after whom Fort Snelling was named. He was, at one time, a fur trader in the far west." Shaw 3535. Sabin 85429. Strathern 514: "Chapters 33041, pp.12512, give an account of John Jewitt's captivity." Shaw 3535. $1500.00

336. Soberby, Frederick Thomas. HITS AND DASHES; OR, A MEDLEY OF SKETCHES AND SCRAPS, TOUCHING PEOPLE AND THINGS. BY "CYMON." Boston, Redding, 1852. 152pp. Original printed small 8vo wrappers. First edition. "Epistles" from Newburyport, Ma., to the Boston Post, the Battle of Quamphegan (Berwick, Me.), the Gem of Mouse Mountain (Moose Mt., N.H.), the dying fisherman, wine tasting, gambling, White Mountains of N.H., etc. Wright Fiction Vol. 2:2283, locates 8. $250.00

337. Soren, John. THE NARRATIVE OF MR. JOHN SOREN, A NATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PIRATICALLY CAPTURED ON THE HIGH SEAS, IN REQUITAL FOR AN ACT OF HUMANITY, IN SAVING A BRITISH TRANSPORT, AND NEAR 300 TROOPS ON BOARD, FROM SINKING WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE NARRATIVE, A LETTER FROM AN AMERICAN MINISTER, AND TESTIMONIALS... London, Oriental Press, 1800. [2],74pp. 3/4 morocco over marbled boards. First edition. Not in Howes. Soren, a native of Boston and partner in the form of Holyoke and Soren, set sail for Surinam aboard the Enterprise in late 1795 to collect " West-Indian products" to deliver to Hamburgh. En route, the Enterprise encountered a foundering vessel crew, to whom Soren's part offered aid. The Enterprise was taken by the other crew, who insisted it was a French ship carrying French and Dutch cargo. The affairs resulted in Soren losing a good deal of his investment in the venture. The Enterprise went to Barbados, where the case was judged, and although Soren recovered ship, he received no remuneration for his losses. A number of documents are appended to the narrative, including bills of lading and statistics regarding the loss sustained by the owners of the Enterprise. Sabin 87138. Cohen 11183 $750.00

338. [SOUTH AMERICAN]. Pazos, Vicente [Don]. LETTERS ON THE UNITED PROVINCES OF SOUTH AMERICA ADDRESSED TO THE HON. HENRY CLAY, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE U. STATES... TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH BY PLATT H. CROSBY. N.Y., Seymout, London, Miller, 1819. 259,[1]pp. Illus., folding map from the country of the Amazons South to the Gulph of Guaxtecas, showing the La Plata area). Full contemporary calf, spine expertly mended with leather label on spine. First edition. Sabin 59341. Palau 215926. Shaw 49031, 6 copies. A copy lacking the map fetched $575 in 2004. $650.00

339. [SOUTH CAROLINA]. Bulfinch, Stephen G. POEMS. Charleston, 1834. Charleston, 1834. 108pp. Original cloth, paper label on spine, lacks endpapers. . First edition. Bulfinch was for a time Unitarian clergyman in Augusta, Georgia. Shaw 23605. Contains his poem "notes on chivalry" devotional pieces, poems on the American flag and aurora borealis, and five sonnets. $250.00

340. [SOUTH CAROLINA]. A COLLECTION OF HYMNS FOR PUBLIC, SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC WORSHIP. Charleston, Early, 1847. 738pp.,consensed down to 192 pages ; pp.(193)-223. Full contemporary gold stamped 16mo leather (probably a local South Carolina binding). with the name "Mary A. Holloway" on front cover. First edition. Not in Turnbull. Published under the auspices of the General Convention held at Petersburg, Va., in May, 1846, a committee was appointed to do the book on Joshua Soule, James O. Andrew, William Capers and Robert Paine. The Hymn book "was truly Wesleyan..." Very scarce. $600.00

341. [SOUTH CAROLINA]. A COLLECTION OF HYMNS FOR PUBLIC, SOCIAL AND DOMESTIC WORSHIP. Charleston, Early, 1847. 791pp.. Old 8vo full calf. Large paper print as compared to the pocket edition. First edition. Not in Turnbull. Published under the auspices of the General Convention held at Petersburg, Va., in May, 1846, a committee was appointed to do the book on Joshua Soule, James O. Andrew, William Capers and Robert Paine. The Hymn book "was truly Wesleyan..." Very scarce. $600.00

342. [SOUTH CAROLINA]. Legare, Hugh Swinton. WRITINGS OF... LATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES... EXTRACTS FROM HIS PRIVATE AND DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE; ORATIONS AND SPEECHES... PREFACED BY A MEMOIR OF HIS LIFE... EDITED BY HIS SISTER. Charleston, S.C., Burges and James, Phila., Cowperthwait, N.Y. Appleton, Boston, Monroe,, 1846. 2 vols {72},558;598pp. Illus., port. Contemporary boards with leather spine, bookplates. First edition. During his legislative career, Legare was a firm believer in state's rights and a bitter opponent of the protective system. In 1836, he as elected to Congress, taking his seat at the special session of 1837, called to meet the financial crisis. He took an active part in the debates, with increasing reputation, opposed the independent treasury, and this lost him reelection. He returned to his profession and quickly built up a large practice. Identifying himself with the Whig party, he was active in the campaign of 1840, being particularly interested in the success of John Tyler, in September 1841, made him attorney-general. He served with distinction. In the cabinet his wide learning and his knowledge of international law made him a valuable adviser. In the technical side of his position he was no less use. He rendered 150 opinions on a wide variety of subjects and argued a number of cases before the Supreme Court. When Webster resigned as secretary of state, Tyler made Legare Secretary ad interim. $450.00

343. [SOUTH CAROLINA]. Memminger, C. G. THE MISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO VIRGINIA. Baltimore, James Lucas & Son, n.d. ca. 1861. 34pp. Original printed wrappers, sewn as issued. First edition. A recounting by the future Confederate Secretary of the Treasury of the historical commonality of interests between South Carolina and Virginia. This attempt to influence the secession question in Virginia is an address to the Virginia legislature reprinted from the periodical DeBow's Review of December 1860. Takes up all the flash points of the day, particularly the issue of slavery's expansion. Howes M506. $300.00

344. Spencer, John C. REVIEW OF THE TESTIMONY GIVEN BEFORE THE GENERAL COURT MARTIAL, UPON THE TRIAL OF BRIG. GENERAL GEORGE TALCOTT, IN JUNE AND JULY, 1851; AND OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT. BY A COUNSELLOR AT LAW. TO WHICH IS APPENDED A COPY OF THE RECORD OF THE TRIAL. Albany, Munsell, 1851. 46,112pp. Orig. printed small 4to wrappers, spine lacking, x-library. First ed. Bibliotheca Munselliana p.48. 1000 copies printed. An attempt to clear Gen. Talcott of charges against him while in the ordinance dept. $300.00

345. Spice, R. P. WANDERINGS OF THE HERMIT OF WESTMINSTER BETWEEN NEW YORK AND SAN FRANCISCO IN THE AUTUMN OF 1881. [London],, privately printed in a small edition, [1882]. 84pp.Original printed pictorial boards, illustrations of the domes at Yosemite, expertly rebacked and mended. First edition. Contains two chapters on Sale Lake City, two chapters on the Yosemite, chapters on Los Angeles, Arizona, New Mexico, Cheyenne, etc. Not in Howes, Eberstadt, Graff or Decker. Flake 8345: "Visit to Salt Lake. Meets 'the sensuous and cunning impostor Brigham Young,' who maintains a despotic apostle rule. A wedge is now inserted to break it." Cowan p.605. Currey and Kruska Yosemite Bib. 323. $500.00

346. Sternberg, Martha L. GEORGE MILLER STERNBERG: A BIOGRAPHY. Chicago, American Medical Assoc., 1920. [9],331pp. Illus. Orig. decorated small 4to cl., small dent on rear cover. First ed. Very scarce work. Sternberg served in the War Between the States, Fort Barranacasin Florida (Pensacola), in the Dept of the Columbia, the Nez Perce Campaign of 1877, medical purveyor at San Francisco, Spanish American War, scientific achievements, etc. Not in Howes, Decker, Eberstadt, Soliday, Smith or Graff. Presentation copy from his wife. $250.00

347. Stevenson, David. SKETCH OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OF NORTH AMERICA. London, Neale, 1859. [14],218pp. Illus., 12 folding plates Original 12 mo half morocco, small paper label on lower spine, old bookplate, embossed library stamp on title page. Second edition. Howes S976. Chapters on harbours, lake navigation, river navigation, canals, roads, bridges, railways, water-works, lighthouses etc. The folding plates depict river boats, steamboats, Trenton bridge, Schuylkill bridge, water works at Phil.,elevation of the dam, etc. The preface states that the work was reissued because of the increase in Asian development and economics needs. $375.00

348. Storrs, Augustus. MANUSCRIPT OATH OF PAYMENT SIGNED BY STORRS. Franklin Township, Mo, July 14, 1822. MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENTS, 12 lines on plain sheet of paper, with docketing on the verse. Pertains to a payment made by one Shadrick barns to compensate a Howard County constable for summoning witnesses in a case. Signed by Storrs as Justice of the Peace 7 1/2 x 7 3/4. Rare document signed by one of the pioneers of the Santa Fe trade. Augustus Storrs, a Missouri trader and sometime Justice of the Peace, first ventured to New Mexico in the summer of 1824, just a few years after the trade was opened following Mexico's independence from Spain. In November of 1824 he was questioned by U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton in Franklin, Missouri, upon the origin, present state and future prospect of trade and intercourse between Missouri and the internal provinces of Mexico. Benton presented this testimony to the U. S. Senate in January of 1825, and its publication was one of the earliest congressional documents relating the Santa Fe trade. Old punch holes at top margin which have been expertly filed in with paper. $750.00

349. Streeter, Thomas W. CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF AMERICANA... SOLD BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES. N.Y., 1966-1969. 7 vols. and index. Illus., some in color. Tall 8vo. Original Cloth(a few small stickers on bindings of some volumes) First edition. Most volumes available separately. One of the most important sales of the twentieth century. The prices material fetched, set new standards for the Americana market. $750.00

350. [SWEDENBORG / NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH]. A LARGE COLLECTION OF PAMPHLETS RELATING TO SWEDENBORGIANISM AND THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH. All in Original small and 8vo printed wrappers, except when noted. Wood, Leonard. LECTURES ON SWEDENBORGIANISM… Boston, Crocker and Brewster, 1846. 166pp. Shaw 4-7666, locates 5. FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOSTON NEW CHURCH UNION, WITH THE CONSTITUTION AND BY LAWS, 1861. 22pp..
BY LAWS OF THE BOSTON NEW CHURCH UNION, INCORPORATED, FEBRUARY, A.D., 1864. Boston, Mudge, 1864. 8pp.
THE BOSTON NEW CHURCH UNION; ITS HISTORY, OBJECTS AND PRESENT CONDITION, WITH A LIST OF ITS MEMBERS. Boston, New Church Union, 1866. 16pp.
Clapp, Otis. A LETTER TO THE RECEIVERS OF THE HEAVENLY DOCTRINES, ON THE WANT OF UNION… [N.p., n.d., ca 1858?]. 23pp. Sewn.
PRINCIPLES AND CONSTITUTION OF THE BROOKLYN SOCIETY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM. ADOPTED JUNE 3, 1859. N.Y., Hart [1859]. 13pp.
A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM, TOGETHER WITH A LIST OF MEMBERS. Boston, the Society, 1852. 24pp.
ACTS OF INCORPORATION, BY-LAWS, AND LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM. ADOPTED OCTOBER 22, 1839; AMENDED APRIL 26, 1860. Boston, Hallworth, 1860. 8pp.
A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM, WITH A LIST OF ITS MEMBERS. Boston, The Society, 1857.. 28pp.
Worcester, Thomas. A DISCOURSE, DELIVERED IN THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH. Boston, Sept. 26, 1861. Boston, Carter [1861]. 18pp. dbd
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH. (N.p.,n.d., ca 1961?) 18pp. dbd.
THE SOCIAL MEETINGS OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM… (Boston, 1861). 3pp. dbd. As issued.
SOCIAL MEETINGS (NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH). (Boston, 1859). 3pp. dbd. As issued.
SELECTIONS OF SACRED MUSIC, TO BE PERFORMED IN THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH IN BOSTON. [Boston, 1862]]. 4pp. dbd. As issued.
PROGRAM OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE FORTY-THIRD SESSION OF THE NEW CHURCH GENERAL CONVENTION. [Boston, ca. 1861]. 4pp. dbd. As issued
SOCIAL MEETINGS, 1862-63 (NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH). 4pp. dbd. As issued.
CIRCULAR. TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH… [Boston, 1863]. 8pp. dbd. As issued.
BOSTON NEW CHURCH UNION… JAMES LOCKETT, SECRETARY. [Boston, 1862?] 1pp. small8vo broadside.
PROGRAMME OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE FORTY SEVENTH SESSION OF THE NEW CHURCH GENERAL CONVENTION. [Boston, Mudge, 1863?]. 4pp. dbd. As issued.
SOCIAL MEETINGS, 1863-64… OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM… [Boston, 1864]. 4pp. folder dbd. As issued (p.2-4 blank).
Reed, Sampson. SWEDENBORG AND HIS MISSION: A LECTURE… Boston, Phinney, 1859. 24pp.
A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM, WITH A LIST OF ITS MEMBERS. Boston, Carter, 1863. 66pp.
THE DOCTRINE OF LIFE FOR THE NEW JERUSALEM. N.Y., Jewett, 1859. 54pp.
LISTS OF MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM, NOVEMBER, 1898. Boston, New Church Union, 1898. 40pp.
Swedenborg, Emanuel. CANONS, OR THE ENTIRE THEOLOGY OF THE NEW CHURCH… Boston, Clapp, London, Hudson, 1855. 48pp.
Swedenborg, Emanuel. THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE INFINITE; OR, OUTLINES OF A PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT OF THE INFINITE… Boston, Clapp; N.Y., Allen, Cinci, Desilum, 1848. 64pp., uncut, double columns.
NEW JERUSALEM MESSENGER (a newspaper). V. 4 # 51-52, 1859. V. 7 # 4, 6, 7, 1861.
NEW CHURCH MAGAZINE FOR CHILDREN. V. 12 # 4, 10, 12 1854; 15#1, 1857
JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTH GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE RECEIVERS OF THE DOCTRINES OF NEW JERUSALEM…. Boston, 1826. 24pp. Shaw 24666, locates only 1 copy.
NEW JERUSALEM MAGAZINE. V. 42#8, 1870
JOURNAL OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERUSALEM. Phila., 1861. 90pp.
JOURNAL OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SABBATHS SCHOOL CONFERENCE OF THE NEW JERUSALEM… Boston, 1872. 35pp.
THE NEW CHURCH CONFERENCE - MINUTES # 51, 53, 54. 76,24;72;88pp. London, 1858-1861.
JOURNAL OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE AMERICAN NEW CHURCH SABBATH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION HELD AT CHICAGO, ILL., JUNE 10, 1871. Wash., D. C. New Church, Union , 1872. 21pp.
JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE… GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE RECEIVERS OF THE DOCTRINES OF THE NEW JERUSALEM IN THE UNITED STATES.,.. Boston, 1834. 32pp. Not in Shaw.
JOURNAL OF THE … ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE NEW CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES. Boston # 39, 1857. 72pp. # 44, 1863 72pp. #45, 1864 100pp. (some items available separately) In total 36 items. First edition The collection: $1000.00