10857 43 4.856.16.21 +322.5/ HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY MAR 11 1904 CAMPPINGE, MASS. bratis. NOTICE. Bids will be executed by the Auctioneers without extra charge. Bids are always so much per volume or piece, unless otherwise stated in catalogue. TERMS OF SALE-CASH. All purchases must be settled for and removed on day immediately following the sale. DAVIS & HARVEY. REMARKS. THIS HIS Catalogue embraces the books gathered by the late Moses Polock, the oldest Publisher and Bookseller in the United States. He was born in Philadelphia May 14, 1817, and was seventy-two years in the book trade. In 1831 he entered the book store of McCarty & Davis, and eventually succeeded them in business, but devoting himself principally to the buying and selling of Rare and Scarce Americana, and many of the most noted collections in this country have been enriched by nuggets from his storehouse. His business brought him in contact with the most noted literary characters of the day. In 1857 he published the first collected edition of the works of Charles Brockden Brown, and it was at this time that he branched off into the old and rare book business, being the first dealer in the United States that dealt exclusively in them, particularly Americana, on which subject he became an authority, and was consulted by the leading collectors of the country. He became so infatuated with his business that during the latter years of his life he was known more as a collector than a bookseller, and it was with great reluctance that he was induced to part with any of his treasures; hence the vast accumulation of out-of-the-way books in Americana that are to be found in this catalogue. The Books from General Washington's Library were purchased at the sale conducted by me in 1876, Mr. Polock having selected them as being of peculiar interest, relating as they do to American history and to Washington's native State, Virginia. The little batch of letters from eminent English and American Statesmen connected with the Revolution, and addressed to John Hancock, came into Mr. Polock's possession through the regular course of his business. The Washington Letter, in reference to the exchange of Lord Cornwallis, and the survey of a part of the Mount Vernon estate, have for many years been his most treasured possessions, as well as the ivory miniature of Charles Brockden Brown and his wife. All these treasures are, however, now to be found in this Catalogue, and are left to the gentle mercy of the collector, who, we hope, may appreciate them as much as their late owner. STAN. V. HENKELS. Çatalogue. AMERICANA. BERCROMBIE, JAMES. A Charge to the Senior Class of the Philadelphia Academy, 1807 and 1809. Philadelphia, 1807-9 2 pamphlets. 8vo, uncut. Autograph presentation copies from the author. 2 ADAMS AND JEFFERSON. A Selection of Eulogies Pronounced in the Several States in Honor of those Illustrious Patriots and Statesmen, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Hartford, 1826 3 4 5 A few pages water stained. 8vo, boards, uncut. ADAMS, JOHN. A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, Against the Attack of M. Turgot in his Letter to Dr. Price, date the 22nd day of March, 1778. Portrait by Hall. London, 1794 3 vols. 8vo, half morocco, top edges trimmed, others uncut. (ADAMS, JOHN.) A Selection of the Patriotic Addresses, to the President of the United States. Together with the President's Answers, Presented in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-eight. Boston, 1798 12mo, sheep. Contains the letter of General Washington to John Adams, on his appointment to the office of Commander-in-Chief of all the Armies of the United States. ADAMS, JOHN Q. Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory. 2 vols. 8vo, sheep. 6 ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY. Measures. Cambridge, 1810 Report Upon Weights and 8vo, sheep. 7 ADAMS, ROBERT. The Narrative of. An American Sailor who was Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa in 1810. With map. Boston, 1817 8vo, half bound. 8 ADDISON, ALEXANDER. Causes and Error of Complaints and Jealousy of the Administration of the Government. Being a Charge to the Grand Juries. Philadelphia, 1797 9 10 8vo. ADDRESS OF THE PEOPLE OF GREAT-BRITAIN to the Inhabitants of America. With the half title. London, 1775 8vo. ESOP, JUNIOR, IN AMERICA. Being a Series of Fables Written Especially for the People of the United States of North America. With frontispiece of Washington, seated on the lawn at Mount Vernon, and engraved title. New York, 1834 12mo, cloth. II THE CELEBRATED AITKEN BIBLE. The First Bible in English Printed in America. AITKEN. The Holy Bible, | Containing the Old and New Testaments | Newly translated out of the | Original Tongues; And with the former | Translations | Dilegently compared and revised. | [Arms of the State of Pennsylvania] Philadelphia | Printed and Sold by R. Aitken, at Pope's Head, Three Doors above the Coffee House, in Market Street M.DCC.LXXXII. : The New Testament | Of our Lord and Saviour | Jesus Christ | Newly translated out of the | Original Greek; | And with the former | Translations | Diglgently compared and revised. [Coat of Arms of the State of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia; Printed and Sold by R. Aitken, Bookseller, Three Doors above the Coffee-House, | in Market-Street | M.DCC. LXXXI. 2 vols. 12mo, full crushed levant, blind tooled, straight-grained morocco double, elaborately gilt, edges gilt in the rough, in cloth case. The collation corresponds with that given by Mr. Hildeburn in his admirable bibliography of the " Issues of the Press of Pennsylvania," with the "Resolutions of Congress." The Title-page of the New Testament differs from all other copies. as it contains the cut of the Arms of Pennsylvania, in place of a fancy cut found on all others. This copy formerly belonged to Samuel Clarkson. It was a gift from his father, and has his presentation on the fly-leaf. |