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Cover of Stevens's historical collections. Catalogue of the second portion of the extensive and varied collection of rare and valuable books relating to the history and literature of America formed by the late eminent bibliographer Mr Henry Stevens of Vermont comprising the greater part of his working library Basanier's Florida; Colden's Five Indian nations 1727; A Columbus letter; Hakluyt's Principal navigations 1589 (with map) and 1599-1600; Hudson's Detectionis Freti; Itinerarium Portugalensium; James's Strange and dangerous voyage 1633 (with map); Complete set of Las Casas' black-letter tracts; several Peter martyrs; fifteen Mathers; Molina Vocabulario Mexicana; six Ptolemys 1475, 1478, 1490, 1511, 1541, 1548; fine set of Purchas His Pilgrimes; Rumsey's Treatise on steam; Sagard's Histoire du Canada and Voyage du pays des Hurons; several editions of Varthema's Itinerario; Vespucius Mundus novus (Otmar 1504); Washington's Journal; many rare and important tracts relating to the Indians, New England, Virginia, etc. etc.; several early state histories; rare Spanish books; rare Dutch books relating to New Netherland; several Franklin imprints; rare books relating to Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, etc.; scarce books and tracts on the War of Independence, history of the colonies, French possessions, Old French war, etc. etc. including a large number of uncut books. A very large percentage of the whole in elegant and expensive bindings by Bedford, Pratt, and others.

Stevens's historical collections. Catalogue of the second portion of the extensive and varied collection of rare and valuable books relating to the history and literature of America formed by the late eminent bibliographer Mr Henry Stevens of Vermont comprising the greater part of his working library Basanier's Florida; Colden's Five Indian nations 1727; A Columbus letter; Hakluyt's Principal navigations 1589 (with map) and 1599-1600; Hudson's Detectionis Freti; Itinerarium Portugalensium; James's Strange and dangerous voyage 1633 (with map); Complete set of Las Casas' black-letter tracts; several Peter martyrs; fifteen Mathers; Molina Vocabulario Mexicana; six Ptolemys 1475, 1478, 1490, 1511, 1541, 1548; fine set of Purchas His Pilgrimes; Rumsey's Treatise on steam; Sagard's Histoire du Canada and Voyage du pays des Hurons; several editions of Varthema's Itinerario; Vespucius Mundus novus (Otmar 1504); Washington's Journal; many rare and important tracts relating to the Indians, New England, Virginia, etc. etc.; several early state histories; rare Spanish books; rare Dutch books relating to New Netherland; several Franklin imprints; rare books relating to Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, etc.; scarce books and tracts on the War of Independence, history of the colonies, French possessions, Old French war, etc. etc. including a large number of uncut books. A very large percentage of the whole in elegant and expensive bindings by Bedford, Pratt, and others.

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