125 BAYLE (P.) The Dictionary Historical and Critical of Mr. Peter Bayle. The Second Edition, Carefully collated with the Several Editions of the Original; in which many Passages are restored, and the whole greatly augmented, particularly with a Translation of the Quotations from Eminent Writers in various Languages. To which is prefixed the Life of the Author, Revised, Corrected and Enlarged by Mr. Des Maizeaux, Fellow of the Royal Society. London: Printed for 7. J. & P. Knapton & Co. MDCCXXXIV.-MDCCXXXVIII. 5 vols., folio, old calf, gilt; LARGE PAPER COPY. "The learning of Bayle was copious, especially in what was most peculiarly required, the controversies, the anecdotes, the miscellaneous facts and sentences, scattered over the vast surface of literature for two preceding centuries. He is admirable in exposing the fallacies of dogmatism, the perplexities of philosophy, and the weaknesses of those who affect to guide the opinions of mankind."-HALLAM. "His critical Dictionary is a vast repository of facts and opinions, and he balances the false religions on his skeptical scales till the opposite quantities (if I may use the language of algebra) annihilate one other."-GIBBON. 126 BAILEY (J. R.) Memoirs of the Right Reverend Simon Wm. Gabriel Bruté, D.D. First Bishop of Vincennes, with Sketches describing his recollections of scenes connected with the French Revolution, and Extracts from his Journal. New York: J. G. Shea. 1860. 4to, half green levant morocco, uncut, gilt top; FINE PORTRAIT on INDIA PAPER, and CUTS, scarce; 50 copies printed. 127 BAYLIES (F.) An Historical Memoir of the Colony of New Plymouth, From the Flight of the Pilgrims into Holland in the Year 1608, to the Union of that Colony with Massachusetts in 1692. By Francis Baylies. With some Corrections, Additions, and a Copious Index, by Samuel G. Drake. Boston. 1866. ... 2 vols., 8vo, boards, uncut. 128 BAYLIES. 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In the Nuggets, No. 496, this book is priced at £10 10s., and is said to be unique, which is an error. 132 [BELKNAP.] The Forresters; An American Tale; being a Sequel to the History of John Bull the Clothier. 12mo, plate, half morocco; very scarce. ... Boston. 1792. An historical allegory, in which the whole of the occurrences of the War of Independence are dramatized. Virginia figures under the name of Walter Pipeweed, whose grandson George, is Washington. 133 BELKNAP (Jeremy). A Discourse, intended to Commemorate the Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus; Delivered at the Request of the Historical Society in Massachusetts, on the 23d day of October, 1792, being the Completion of the Third Century since that Memorable Event. Boston: Belknap and Hall. MDCCXCII. 8vo, polished calf, gilt top, uncut, by F. Bedford; scarce in such fine condition. 134 BELKNAP (Jeremy). The History of New Hampshire. 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Letters to the Right Honorable the Earl of Hillsborough, from Governor Bernard, General Gage and the Honorable His Majesty's Council for the Province of Massachusets-Bay. With an Appendix containing divers Proceedings referred to in the said Letters. 148 BERNARD. London: J. Almon. [n. d.] 8vo; a rare Revolutionary tract. L'Art d'Amier et Poesies diverses de Bernard. Editionæ ornée de sept figures. Paris. [n. d.] Rl. 8vo, boards, uncut; 7 BEAUTIFUL PLATES of presque nude subjects. 149 [BERTIE (W.)] Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund |