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Bradford Imprint, 1723. The Case of Isaac Taylor and Elisha Gatchel, | Two Officers of Pennsylvania, made Prisoners by the Government | of Maryland. |

Folio, half calf.

Printed at Philadelphia in the year 1723 Fine copy, printed by Andrew Bradford. This is one of the Cases growing out of the Boundary Line dispute between the Penns and Lord Baltimore. Isaac Taylor was arrested for surveying Land for the Proprietors, on a tract claimed by Lord Baltimore, and Elisha Gatchel went to his assistance and was also arrested.

Bradford Imprint, 1725. The Antidote. | In some Remarks on a Paper of David Lloyd's, called | A Vindication of the Legislative Power, Submitted to the Representatives of all the Freemen of Pennsylvania. | Folio, half morocco.

Written by James Logan. for his actions in relation to Pennsylvania. Very rare. Advertisement and Errata.

Philadelphia, Andrew Bradford, 1725
A caustic rebuke to David Lloyd
the rights of the Proprietor of
The Second Edition with the

Bradford Imprint, 1726. The Honest Man's | Interest | As he Claims any Lands in the Counties of | New-Castle, Kent, or Sussex, on Delaware. |

Folio, half calf, uncut.

Andrew Bradford, Philadelphia, 1726

Another rare tract on the Boundry Dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Law and Executrix of

Bradford Imprint, 1726-1728. The Case of the Heir-atthe Late Proprietor of Pennsylvania, Removal of Sir William Keith, and Patrick Gordon to succeed him as Deputy-Governor there. | (Andrew Bradford, Philadelphia, 1726). Folio, 4 pp.

etc., in relation to the the Appointing Major

-Remarks On the late Proceedings of some Members of Assembly at Philadelphia: April, 1728. | (Andrew Bradford, Philadelphia, 1728.) Folio, 4pp., uncut.

Bound together, folio, half morocco.

Very rare. The first tract herein described, it appears, Mr. Hildeburn never saw a copy, as his description is vague and incomplete. It bears on its back in a contemporary hand: "The copy of this Case was delivered to the Lords of the Councill Ag't the hearing on 4 March, 1725.”

Bradford Imprint, 1728. Remarks | On the late Proceedings of some Members of Assembly at | Philadelphia, April,

1728.

Folio, half calf.

Philadelphia, Andrew Bradford, 1728 Very rare. The remarks were caused by Eight Members of the House of Representatives leaving the Assembly before

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Adjournment, one being Sir Wm. Keith, who had sent in his resignation, the others not agreeing with the majority after voting with them, left the Assembly on some flimsy plea, which the writer claims was for the purpose of breaking the House. The cause of the trouble was the Rival Claims of Sir Wm. Keith and Col. Patrick Gordon for the position as DeputyGovernor.

Bradford Imprint, 1749. Some | Remarks | on a | Pamphlet | entitled, The Enthusiasm of Methodists and Papists | compar'd wherein several Mistakes in some Parts of his past Writings and Conduct are ac- | knowledged, and his present Sentiments concerning the Methodists explained. (In a Letter to the Author.) | By George Whitefield, late of Pemb. Coll. Oxon. Chaplain to the Rt. Honourable | the Countess of Huntingdon. Out of the Eater came forth Meat. Judges xiv: 14. | London Printed: | Philadelphia Re-Printed, and Sold by W. Bradford in Second-Street, 1749., 12mo, half morocco.

Bradford Imprint, 1753. Twenty Considerations against Sin, by The eminently pious, greatly learned, and venerable Divine, Mr. Robert Bolton.

8vo, half calf.

William Bradford, Philadelphia, 1753

Bradford Imprint, 1764. A | Declaration | and | Remonstrance Of the distressed and bleeding Frontier Inhabitants | Of the Province of Pennsylvania, | Presented by them to the Honourable the Governor and | Assembly of the Provvince, | Shewing the | Causes | Of their late Discontent and Uneasiness and the Grievances | Under which they have laboured, and which they humbly pray to have redress'd. | Printed in the Year M.DCC.LXIV.

8vo, half morocco.

Bradford Imprint, 1765. A | Catalogue of | Books, | Belonging to the | Association Library Company of Philadelphia: Alphabetically digested. | To which is Prefixed, | The Articles of the said Company, etc.

Philadelphia | Printed by William Bradford at the Corner of Mar-ket and Front-Streets, M.DCC.LXX. 8vo, half calf.

Bradford Imprint, 1767. The | Character | of | Eusibius: | Containing Remarks | on a late | Pamphlet, entitled, | True Pleasure, Chearfulness, and | Happiness, the Immediate Consequence of Religion, fully and concisely Proved, | In a Letter from Atticus to his Friend | (quotation of 6 lines.) Philadelphia | Printed and Sold by William and Thomas Bradford, at the London Coffee-House, M.DCC.LXVII. 8vo, half calf.

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Bradley, J. W., and Goodwin, T. G. A Manual of Illumination, on Paper and Vellum. Illustrated.

12mo, half roan.

London, n.

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Breck, Samuel. Recollections of, with Passages from his Note Books (1771-1862). Edited by H. E. Scudder. 12mo, cloth.

Philadelphia, 1877

Brief of Title of Four and a half Acres of Ground in the 20th and 21st Wards, belonging to Tatlow Jackson. And Of Two Tracts of Land in the Late District of Penn, belonging to Jno. Lambert.

2 pamphlets,

Philadelphia, 1859-63

Brinley, Geo. Catalogue of the Library of. Sold New York, 1878-1881. Priced in Ink.

3 vols. 8vo, half morocco.

New York

Parts 1 to 3 only.

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Brinton, Dan'l G. Notes on the Floridian Peninsula. Its Literary History, Indian Tribes and Antiquities.

12mo, cloth.

Philadelphia, 1859

British Liberties, or the Free-Born Subject's Inheritance; Containing the Laws that form the Basis of those Liberties with Observations thereon.

8vo, calf.

Nicholas Waln's copy with Autograph.

London, 1766

Brodhead-Fisher Controversy. The Statement of Jno. Brodhead, in relation to his Connection with the "New Jersey Paint Co."

8vo.

This seems to have been a get-rich-quick concern.

1858

Brotherhead, William. Forty Years among the Old Booksellers of Philadelphia, with Bibliographical Remarks. 12mo, cloth, uncut.

Philadelphia, 1891

Brown, Alex. The Genesis of the United States; a Narrative of the Movement in England, 1605-1616, which resulted in the Plantation of North America by Englishmen, Disclosing the Contest between England and Spain for the Possession of the Soil now occupied by the United States. Illustrated. 2 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut.

Boston, 1890

Brown, Henry. A Narrative of the Anti-Masonick Excitement in the Western Part of the State of New York during the Years of 1826, '27, '28 and part of 1829. 12mo, boards.

Batavia, 1829

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8vo, cloth.

* and Marks.

New York, 1888

* * * Contains a great deal of information about early American Silver and Silversmiths.

91 Buck, Wm. J. History of Montgomery County, within the Schuylkill Valley. Containing Sketches of all the Townships, and Villages in said limits, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, with an Account of the Indians, the Swedes and other early Settlers and the local events of the Revolution, etc. 8vo, half morocco. Norristown, 1859

92 Buck, Wm. J. History of Montgomery County, within the Schuylkill Valley. Containing Sketches of all the Townships, Boroughs and Villages in said limits, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, with an Account of the Indians, the Swedes and other early Settlers.

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8vo, half morocco.

Norristown, 1859

Bucks County. State of the Accounts of the Collection of Excise for Bucks County. From the 1st July, 1776 (to which time the Accounts of the Excise of said County have been settled and paid) to the 21st of November, 1783.

8vo, half calf, top edges gilt, uncut.

Philadelphia, Printed by F. Bailey, 1784 This is virtually a Directory of Bucks County, from 1776 to 1783. Very rare.

94 Burch, L. D. Kansas as it is; a Complete Review of the Resources, Advantages and Drawbacks. Illustrated.

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8vo, paper.

Chicago, 1878

Burke, Sir Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Portrait.

Royal 8vo, half calf, broken.

Burke, Sir Bernard.

London, 1858

Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founder's Kin. With folding Charts. Royal 8vo, cloth.

London, 1864

Burke, Jno., and John Bernard. Heraldic Illustrations, Comprising the Armorial Bearings of the Principal Families of the Empire, with Pedigrees and Annotations. Illustrated with numerous Engraved plates, many of which are colored. 3 vols. Royal 8vo, half morocco, gilt, top edges gilt.

Scarce.

London, 1840

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Burke, Jno., and John Bernard. Encyclopaedia of Heraldry or General Armory of England, Scotland and Ireland, Comprising a Registry of all Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, including the late Grants by the College of Arms. Third Edition, with Supplement.

Royal 8vo, half morocco, top edges gilt.

London, n. d.

Burke, Jno. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying Territorial Possessions, or High Official Rank, but uninvested with Heritable Honours. Portraits.

4 vols. 8vo, half morocco.

London, 1833

Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland and Scotland. Extinct, Dormant and in Abeyance. Portrait.

8vo, cloth, uncut.

London, 1840

Burke's General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland and Scotland. Extinct, Dormant and in Abeyance. (England.) (England.) Portrait. 12mo, calf, back gone.

London, 1831

Calef, Robert. More Wonders of the Invisible World, or the Wonders of the Invisible World displayed. Part I. An Account of the Sufferings of Margaret Rule, written by the Rev. C. M. Part II, Several Letters to the Author, etc., and his reply relating to Witchcraft. Part III. The differences between the Inhabitants of Salem-Village, and Mr. Parris, their Minister, in New England. Part IV. Letter of a Gentleman uninterested, endeavoring to prove the received opinions about Witchcraft to be Orthodox, with Short Essays to their Answers. Part V. A Short Historical Account of Matters of Fact in that Affair. To which is added a Postscript Relating to a Book entitled "The Life of Sir Wm. Phips," Collected by Robt. Calef, Merchant of Boston, in New England. Small 8vo, half calf, broken.

Salem, 1796

A Reprint of the Original Edition of 1700.
California. Report of the Debates on the Convention of
California on the Formation of the State Constitution, in Sept.
and Oct., 1849. By J. Ross Browne.

8vo, cloth.

Washington, 1850

Canada. A Tour through Upper and Lower Canada, by a Citizen of the United States. Containing a View of the Present State of Religion, Learning, Commerce, Agriculture, Colonization, Customs and Manners, among the English, French and Indian Settlements.

12mo, sheep.

Litchfield, 1799

Binding in poor order, but the text nice and clean.

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