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930 MASSACHUSETTS - BAY CHARTER AND LAWS. Title: The Charter granted by their Majesties King William and Queen Mary.. Boston in New-England: Printed by B. Green . . 1726. The Charter follows paged 1-12. Pp. 13-14: The Explanatory Charter granted by His Majesty King George. This is followed by the Table, paged 1-17. Title: Acts and Laws of His Majesty's Province of the MassachusettsBay.. Boston . . Printed by B. Green.. 1726. This Title is followed by the text, pp. 1-347, the reverse of 347 blank. The continuation on pp. 349-354 has a colophon: Boston. Printed by B. Green 1727. The continuation to the end of George I's reign on pp. 355-370 has a similar colophon and date; as also the first acts of George II on pp. 371-373. The continuation on pp. 375-412 has a similar colophon with the date 1728. Then follows the Continuation (1729-32) on pp. 413-483. The Continuation (1732-35) follows on pp. 485-534. On p. 535: Acts and Laws Passed by the .. General. . Assembly.. 1735.. section on pp. 535-549 has a colophon: Boston: Printed by J. Draper 1735. A similar colophon, but undated appears at the end of the next section, pp. 551-560; and on p. 564 is a colophon dated 1736. Pp. 565592 follow, with a colophon: Printed by John Draper [no date, 1737]. Pp. 593-644 follow, with a similar colophon undated [1738]. Pp. 645664 contain the Laws of May and June 1738 and have a similar colophon undated [1738]. Small folio, old calf, fine copy Boston, 1726-38 70 0 0 31 MASSACHUSETTS-BAY CHARTER AND LAWS. The Charter granted by their Majesties King William and Queen Mary.. Boston in New England: Printed by S. Kneeland. . 1759. This title is followed by pp. 1-14, and 24 pp. of Table. Acts and Laws. . MDCCLIX This title is followed by pp. 1-480, there being colophons by Kneeland on pp. 403, 409, 418, 429, 432, 436, 439, 444, 450, 455, and 480, the last dated 1764. The Continuation follows on pp. 481-560 containing the laws from 1764 to 1767. On p. 489 is a colophon: Printed by Richard and Samuel Draper and Green and Russell. . 1765. On pp. 497, 503, 518, 521, 530, 534, there are similar colophons. On 548 and 560 are similar colophons, but omitting the name of Samuel Draper, the last of them dated 1768.

1759-68 12 0 0

Small folio, original binding, fine copy 932 MASTERS (George) Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of Australia, 4 parts, 8vo. sd. Sydney, 1871-2 933 THE MATHERS. (I) COTTON MATHER'S WITCHES. Half-title: THE TRYALS of Several Witches Lately executed in NEW-ENGLAND: Published by the Special Command of the GOVERNOUR. The Third Edition. On the reverse the Imprimatur. Title: The Wonders of the Invisible World: Being an Account of the TRYALS of Several Witches By COTTON MATHER.. The Third Edition. Printed first at Boston.. reprinted at London for John Dunton.. 1693. 32 leaves. (II) ADDITION BY INCREASE. A FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE TRYALS OF THE By Increase Mather London: Printed 32 leaves.

New-England Witches

for J. Dunton . . 1693.

2 vols. in 1, small 4to. short and cropped; red morocco, by Riviere

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1693 25 0 0

The last two leaves of the second piece are simply Dunton's Catalogue of his Books in the Press.

934 MATHER (Cotton) Magnalia Christi Americana: or, the Ecclesiastical History of New-England, from the first Planting in the year 1620 unto the year of our Lord, 1698 . . London. MDCCII.

935

Folio, LARGE PAPER, with the map of New England and New York, without the separate title of Book I; fine copy in old stamped pig

skin

1702 24 0 0

Magnalia Christi Americana; or, the Ecclesiastical History of New
England with an introduction and occasional notes by the Rev.
Thomas Robbins . 2 vols. large 8vo. portrait; cloth
Hartford [Connecticut], 1853

15 0

936 MATHER (Cotton) The Life of the Very Reverend and learned Cotton Mather. By Samuel Mather Boston, New England: Printed for Samuel Gerrish, in Cornhill, MDCCXXIX. 8vo. calf, apparently the original binding

1729 Eleven preliminary leaves, and pp. 1-286. Pp. 161-178 are occupied with a " Catalogue of the books published by Dr. Mather," in which we find 383 items.-Bound in at the end of the volume, are the Funeral Sermons preached by Thomas Prince (16 leaves); and by Joshua Gee (18 leaves), both printed at Boston in 1728.

937 MATHER (Increase) INDIAN WAR. Fol. 1, half title: THE WARS OF New-England. Fol. 2, title: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WAR WITH THE INDIANS IN NEW-ENGLAND. From June 24. 1675 . to August 12. 1676. when Philip, alias Metacomet, the principal Author and Beginner of the War, was slain . . London, Printed for Richard Chiswell . . 1676.

938

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Small 4to. fine copy in purple morocco extra, gilt edges, by Riviere 1676 32 0 0 VERY RARE. COLLATION: 4 preliminary leaves; 28 leaves signatured A-G in fours; and 2 leaves signatured H

altogether 34 leaves.

It raises our admiration for the author to learn at the very beginning of his work
that God was a Puritan at heart, and that he gave to the New Englanders the land of
the Indians for their rightful possession. This reminds us of the story told ante
under Fernandez de Enciso,-the only difference being that the gift was made in that
case by the Pope to the King of Spain; while in the later instance the Almighty
himself stepped in to endow his faithful Puritans with the property of other men.

WITCHES. Fol. 1 title: A FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE TRYALS
OF THE New-England Witches. . . By Increase Mather, President of
Harvard Colledge. London: Printed for J. Dvnton . . 1693.
Fol. 1, title: CASES OF CONSCIENCE Concerning Evil Spirits Personating
Men; Witchcrafts, Infallible Proofs of Guilt. . John Dunton . .
1693. Fol. 29: POSTSCRIPT . . Fol. 30, reverse:

FINIS.

Small 4to. purple morocco extra, gilt edges, by Riviere

1693 24 0

Here we find the pious theologian sitting on the hedge, not yet certain on which side he ought to jump down.

The 30 leaves were increased to 32 in some copies by the insertion of Dunton's catalogue, two leaves. See No. 933.

MATHER (Richard)-see New England Church

1788 0 9

939 MATTHEWS (John) A Voyage to the River Sierra Leone on the coast of
Africa in a series of letters. with an additional Letter on the
African Slave Trade, 8vo. map and plate, both large; calf gilt
940 MAURITIUS. JOURNAL of Five Months' residence in The Mauritius by a
Bengal Civilian. 8vo. cloth, pp. 4 and 111
Calcutta, 1838

941 MAW (Henry Lister) Journal of a Passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic,
crossing the Andes. . and descending the River Marañon, 8vo. map,

1829

cloth 942 MAXIMILIAN Prince de Wied-Neuwied, Voyage au Brésil, 1815-17-the ATLAS only, containing 3 maps and 41 plates (of which some are COLOured); hf. bd. Paris, 1822 MAXIMILIANUS Transilvanus-see ante MAGELLAN 943 MEADE (Herbert) A Ride through the disturbed districts of New Zealand, with some account of the South Sea Islands, 8vo. maps and many illustrations, including some coloured plates; cloth 944 MEARES (John) Voyages made in the years 1788-89 from China to the North West Coast of America. . with an introductory narrative of a Voyage in 1786 . . observations on the probable existence of a North West Passage, roy. 4to. maps and plates; calf

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945 MEDINA (Pedro de). Title, under a woodcut of the imperial arms: Arte de nauegar en que se contienen todas las Reglas, Declaraciones, Secretos, y Auisos a la buena nauegació son necessarios, y se deuē saber. Last leaf: A GLORIA DE DIOS fenesce el presente libro llamado, ARTE DE NAVEGAR Fue visto y aprouado, en la insigne casa de la Contractacion delas Indias, por el Piloto mayor y Cosmographos de su Magestad . . mandado ver y examinar. . en . . Valladolid.

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Imprimiose.. en casa de Francisco fernandez de Cordoua. . Año . .
de mil y quinientos y quarenta y cinco años.

Small folio, with many illustrations, including the full-page map of the Nvevo Mvndo; gilt vellum binding Valladolid, 1545 20 0 0

VERY RARE.
There was no copy in the Barlow collection which however
comprised the Italian and French translations. This is not only an early book on
Navigation, but it contains the first issue of a rare map, afterwards used by Martin Cortes.
a 6 leaves, b-n in eights. and o in 5 leaves 107 leaves. The map is on d 6.
946 MEDINA. Title: L'ARTE DEL NAVEGAR, IN LAQVAL SI CONTENGONO LE
RE | gole . . alla bona nauegation ne- | cessarij. Composta per l'Eccel.
M. Pietro da Medina, & tradotta de lingua Spagnola. . Under a
woodcut: In Venetia, ad instantia di Gioanbattista Pedrezano .
MDLV. At end: Nella Stamparia de Aurelio Pincio, del M.D.LIIII.

Small 4to. numerous diagrams besides the full-page Map of the
World on leaf xxxiii; fine copy in olive morocco extra, gilt edges, by
R. Petit

1554-55

1858

Collation: a 8 leaves, b 3 leaves, A--Q in eights, R 9 leaves. 947 MELBOURNE DIRECTORY (Sands & Kenny's) for 1858 . . 8vo. cloth 948 [MELVILLE (Henry)] Australasia and Prison discipline, sm. 8vo. cloth 1851 A book deserving of careful and attentive study.

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949 MEMOIR of a map of the Countries comprehended between the Black Sea
and the Caspian; with an account of the Caucasian nations, and
Vocabularies. . 4to. with large folding map; bds. uncut
950 MEMORIAS DE LOS VIREYES que han gobernado el Peru, durante
el tiempo del Colonaje Español, 6 vols. impl. 4to. map and plates; cloth
Lima, 1859

This is a collection of the Reports made by each Viceroy for the use of his successor
(according to a wise order of the Crown) from 1614 to 1796; and forms really the
best history of Peru during that period. The editor (appointed by the Peruvian
government) was M. A. Fuentes.

951 MENDES DE ALMEIDA (Candido) Atlas do imperio do Brazil, roy. folio, 27
large coloured maps; bds.
Rio de Janeiro, 1868
952 MENDES PINTO (Fernao) Peregrinaçao. que consta de muytas, e
muyto estranhas cousas que vio, & ouvio no Reyno de China, no de
Tartaria, no de Pegu, uo de Martavão, & em outros muytos Reynos.
accrecentada com a conquista do Reyno de Pegu . . no anno de 1600.
Small folio, calf
Lisboa, 1711

952

953

He returned to Lisbon in 1558, having been absent since 1537. Nothing is said
of his having joined the Jesuit order (-see ante under Jesuit Relations). The relation
of the Conquest of Pegu is totally extraneous to Pinto's work, but was added by the
publisher as an appropriate Appendix.

another edition of the same, including the Conquista de Pegu,
sm. folio, calf
Lisboa, 1762
Historia Oriental de las Peregrinaciones.. tradvzido por
Francisco de Herrera Maldonado, sm. folio, hf. calf Madrid, 1627
This is Pinto's own work alone. The Pegu appendix is not included.
another edition of the same, small folio, calf Valencia, 1645
Done into English by H. C. [Henry Cogan], small folio, third
edition; bound

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956 MENDIETA (Geronimo de) Historia Eclesiastica Indiana
por primera vez .. Icazbalceta, imp. 8vo. sd. 18s; or hf. calf
Mexico, 1870

la publica

la misma obra en papel fino, divided into 2 vols. roy. 4to. LARGE AND THICK PAPER, bound 1870 Only twenty-five copies were printed on Large Paper. The Author finished this important work in Mexico in 1596.

see ante COLECION DE DOCUMENTOS

958 MERCATOR. Historia Mundi: or Mercator's Atlas . . Lately rectified and enlarged with new Mappes and Tables; By .. Ivdocvs Hondy. Englished by W. S. [Wye Saltonstall]. Small folio, numerous maps

(including the rare one of New Virginia, which appeared in only a few
copies); in the original calf
London, T. Cotes.. 1635
Letterpress title; leaf of "Meaning of the Frontispiece"; engraved title; dedi-
cation to Sir H. Marten, 1 leaf; To the Gentry, Preface, Verses, Table, etc., 8 leaves;
pp. 1-56, a leaf unnumbered, pp. 1-401, 409-599, 520-566, 649-930; table, 16 leaves ;
separate maps Virginia and Egypt, 2 leaves. The other 181 maps are engraved upon
leaves which count in the pagination. In the list of Errata on the last page it is
announced that the Map of New Virginia was not yet ready, but would be presente l
to purchasers, when complete.

wrapper

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959 MERCURIO PERUANO de Historia, Literatura, y Noticias publicas que da á luz la Sociedad Academica de Amantes de Lima. y en su nombre D. Jacinto Calero y Moreira, Tomos I-IX, in 9 vols. small 4to. wormed in some volumes and wanting 16 leaves, i.e., two Nos. in Vol. IX; vellum Lima, 1791-93 This valuable periodical came to an end with its twelfth volume. It is very rare. 960 MEROLLA (Girolamo) Breve, e svccinta Relatione del Viaggio nel Regno di Congo.. 12mo. pp. xxiv, 466, and 40, with many plates; vellum Napoli, 1692 A scarce book little known and undeservedly neglected. 961 MEYE (Heinrich) The Stone Sculptures of Copán and Quiriquá, with historical and descriptive text by Julius Schmidt, translated from the German by Savage, roy. folio, 17 large plates from Meye's drawings; New York, 1883 A supplement to Catherwood's plates-see ante. 962 MEYENDORFF (Georges de) Voyage d'Orenbourg à Boukhara, fait en 1820. . revu par Jaubert, 8vo. map and plates, same coloured; calf Paris, 1826 963 MEXICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY: BOLETIN del Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística de la Republica Mexicana, ejemplar completo desde el principio hasta 1873: (PRIMA EPOCA), 12 vols. in 10, royal 8vo. hf. morocco, uncut, 1850-66 SEGUNDA EPOCA, 4 vols. impl. 8vo. hf. calf, 1869-72—TERCERA EPOCA, Vol. I, in 12 parts, 8vo. 1873— together 15 vols. maps and plates, some coloured, VERY RARE, from the library of Don José Ramirez Mexico, 1850 (1861)-73 16 00 964 MICHELENA Y ROJAS (F.) Exploracion oficial por la primera vez desde el Norte de la America del Sur. . entrando por las bocas del Orinoco . . bajada del Amazonas hasta el Atlantico 1855-59, 8vo. 9 maps; hf. Bruselas, 1867

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He went in by the Orinoco, proceeded by river communication entirely thence to the Amazon and sailed out again along this great river. 965 MIDDLETON (Christopher) A Reply to the Remarks of Arthur Dobbs, Esq.; on Capt. Middleton's Vindication of his conduct on board.. the Furnace, when sent in search of a North-West Passage, 8vo. pp. x, 192 and 102; hf. blue morocco, uncut

see ante ELLIS

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966 MIDDLETON (Sir Henry). Title: THE | Last East-Indian | Voyage |
CONTAINING MUCH | varietie of the State of the seuerall | kingdomes
where they haue traded: | with the Letters of three seuerall Kings | to
the King's Maiestie of England, | begun by one of the Voyage: since
continued out of the faithfull observations of them that are come
home. AT LONDON, | Printed by T. P. for Walter Burre. ¡ 1606.
Small 4to. fine copy in red morocco extra, gilt edges, by Bedford
Thirty-eight leaves, with signatures A 2 leaves, B-K in fours.

1606

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VERY RARE. This is the narrative of the second Voyage to the East Indies performed for the new East India Company of London. Sir Henry Middleton who commanded the expedition, started from Gravesend on March 25, 1604. and returned to the Downs on 6 May, 1606.-The relation is anonymous, but certain words lead to a suspicion that it was written by Sir Henry Middleton's brother.

The first voyage of the East India Company had been made in 1601, by James

Lancaster, but the narrative was never printed and is now lost.

the same, edited by Corney, 1855-see Hakluyt Society

967 MILLER (William) Memoirs of General Miller in the service of the Republic of Peru, by John Miller, 2 vols. 8vo. portrait, maps, and plans of battles; calf neat

1828 968 MILLETT (Mrs. Edward) An Australian Parsonage, or the settler and the savage in Western Australia, sm. 8vo. frontispiece; cloth 1872 969 MILTON (Viscount) and CHEADLE (W. B.) The North-West Passage by Land, second edition, Svo. 2 maps and many plates; cloth (1866) 970 MINOT (George Richards) Continuation of the History of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from the year 1748 [to 1765], 2 vols. in 1, small 8vo. calf extra, gilt edges Boston, 1798-1803 A necessary supplement to Hutchinson's History-(see ante). The death of the author caused the second volume to remain unfinished.

971 MISSALE. Fol. 1, title: Missale romanum ordinarium. Here a woodcut ornament of a wreath enclosing a shield on which are the letters I H S Below the woodcut: Misale Romanum nuper adoptatum comodu | quorucuqz sacerdotu summa diligentia distin- ctu:

| 1561 Foll. 2-7 contain the Calendar; fol. 8 the Tabula dominicarum. Fol. 9a: Dñica prima de aduentu. I | Incipit ordo missalis.. Fol. 338b (foliated on the obverse 330): . . Missale secundu romane cu rie ritum optime recenter correctum: felici fine clauditur. Solerti cura ingenio z diligentia magistri Antonij de Espinosa in preclara ciuitate Mexica na impressum Anno humane reparationis. | 1561. Mense Septēbri. Ad eius lau dem z gloriam qui omniù est fi- nis & principium.

Small folio, Gothic type of two sizes, printed in black and red, 330 leaves, all in double columns (except the Canon); with a large woodcut of the Crucifixion, and various borders containing smaller woodcuts; foliated and signatured; the first nine leaves in facsimile, as well as leaf 142 (foliated 134), and the last leaf a little mended; red morocco extra, by Bedford

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The first striking example of ornamental typography that was produced in America. The eight preliminary leaves are unfoliated; the others are numbered 1-330. The quires are as follows: +, and a-q, in eights; r 6 leaves; four leaves (Canon) unsigned; s-z, and Aa-Ss, in eights.

$2 [MITCHELL (Dr. John)] The Contest in America between Great Britain and France, with its Consequences and Importance. . By an Impartial Hand, 8vo. bds.

London, 1757 15 0 26 prelim. leaves; and text pp. 19-244.-This copy belonged to the economist, Arthur Young.

973 MITCHELL (Major T. L.) Three Expeditions (1831-35) into the interior of Eastern Australia, with a description of the recently explored region of Australia Felix and of the present colony of New South Wales, 2 vols. 8vo. the titles engraved, maps and over 80 illustrations; in the original cloth bds. uncut

975

the same, 2 vols. 8vo. hf. calf

1838

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second edition carefully revised, 2 vols. 8vo. the titles in letterpress with a different design, otherwise the maps and plates identical with those of the preceding; cloth

1839

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