GENERAL MISCELLANY
GENERAL MISCELLANY
In
SOME Cultures, Only
BAD Women HIDE Their Faces 
Spain. Sovereigns, 1621–1665 (Philip IV). Prematica en que su magestad manda, que ninguna muger ande tapada, sino descubierta el rostro, de manera que pueda ser vista, y conocida, so las penas en ella contenidas, y de las demas que tratan de lo susodicho. Madrid: Pedro Tazo, 1639. Folio (28.2 cm, 11.1"). A4; 4 ff. 
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• Palau 87353 (for Granada printing). Removed from a nonce volume. Title-page with shadow of pencilled numeral and faintly inked earlier numeral in upper margin. Pages creased but clean, with tiny hole along fold of last leaf.
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Sparrman, Anders. A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: But chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776...translated from the Swedish original. Perth: Pr. by R. Morison, Jr. for R. Morison & Son, G. Mudie, & J. Lackington, 1789. 12mo (19 cm, 7.5"). I: Map, frontis., xx, 264 pp.; 2 plts. II: vi, 260 (i.e., 258) pp., [1] f.; 7 plts.
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engraved plates include illustrations of a rhinoceros, a hippopotamus, dwarf
mice, and Hottentot weaponry, as well as an oversized folding landscape and
a map of the territory covered by the author.
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Captivity among the SHAWNEESpencer, Oliver M. Indian captivity: A true narrative of the capture of the Rev. O.M. Spencer by the Indians, in the neighbourhood of Cincinnati. New York: G. Lane & P.P. Sandford (pr. by J. Collord), 1842. 16mo (15.5 cm, 6.1"). 160 pp.; 4 plts. (incl. in pagination), illus.
Click either image for an enlargement. Early History of theRoyal SocietySprat, Thomas. The history of the Royal-Society of London, for the improving of natural knowledge.... The second edition corrected. London: Pr. for Robert Scot & others, 1702. 4to. (21 cm, 8.25"). [8] ff., 438 pp.; 2 foldout plts.
First published in 1667, this work is here in the second of numerous editions. It includes accounts by members of their scientific work: The two plates illustrate meteorological instruments and the principles of artillery recoil.
• ESTC T131282. On the Royal Society, see: Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., XXIII, 791–93. On Sprat, see: The Dictionary of National Biography, LIII, 419–24. Recent quarter red morocco over marbled paper. Beading on spine bands and gilt quatrefoils in compartments; gilt-lettered title, author, and date. A foliate gilt roll at edge of leather on covers. Leaves sometime exposed to moisture and cockled, with shallow chipping and light to moderate soiling. Perforation-stamp on title-page, and rubber-stamps, including one on title-page, of a now-defunct library. All edges speckled red.
WISCONSIN State
Historical Society of Wisconsin. Collections on the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, for the years 1877, 1878 and 1879. Vol. VIII. Madison: David Atwood, 1879. 8vo (23 cm, 9"). 511, [1] pp.; illus.
Click the images for enlargements. Provenance: Title-page with affixed presentation slip from the State Historical Society; front free endpaper with affixed envelope flap addressed to the Rev. E.A. Dalrymple of Baltimore, MD.
• Publisher’s cloth, spine with gilt-stamped title. Binding sturdy but with portion of spine cloth missing, exposing underlying material; corners bumped, extremities very lightly rubbed. Front pastedown with institutional stamp. Pages slightly age-toned, else clean.
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The
Commonwealth & The
Inspector GeneralMilitia
(State
of Pennsylvania). An act for the regulation of the militia of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [with] Steuben,
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von. Regulations
for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States. Lancaster (PA):
John R. Mathews, 1807. 12mo (17.2 cm, 6.75"). 64, 5–85 (lacking prelim.
ff., pp. 1–4 & 81/82), [1 (blank)] pp. (lacking plts.) 
Commonly referred to as the "Blue Book" (for the color of its original wrappers), the Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops was written by Von Steuben, the first Inspector General of the United States Army, based on his experience training Washington's troops at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. First printed in 1779, it remains in use, in modified form, even today—and its combination here with another contemporary document of obvious importance for soldiers and officers, with a Pennsylvania provenance and in an original binding, provides a very pleasing artifact of military history.
Provenance: Among several early ownership inscriptions on the front pastedown and title-page is one reading "John Ebling Captain." Several different John Eblings, most hailing from Berks County, PA, are recorded as having served in Pennsylvania companies.
• Act: Shaw & Shoemaker 13330/13331 (second listing giving this pagination but not identifying second work). Regulations: Shaw & Shoemaker 13649. Both: Sabin 91457. Contemporary mottled sheep, showing expectable damage from acid binding treatment, wear, and a few pin-type wormholes. Early inked ownership inscriptions as described above, one dated 1828. Many corners dog-eared; pages gently age-toned with some darker spotting. Second work with plates, preliminary leaves, title-page, and pp. 81/82 lacking; some leaves loosening. With faults but still fascinating.
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The
Piece That Led to HisExpulsion
from Commons
Steele, Richard. The crisis: or a discourse representing...the just causes of the late happy revolution. And the several settlements of the crowns of England and Scotland....With some seasonable remarks on the danger of a Popish successor. London: Pr. by Sam Buckley; Sold by Ferd. Burleigh, 1714. 4to. [1] f., vii, [1 (blank)], 37, [1 (ads)] pp.
The crux of this major political tract is Steele's polemical charge that "The Protestant Succession in the House of Hanover is in danger under Her Majesty's administration." Needless to say Queen Anne was not pleased, nor were her loyal Tories, who came to her defense. Swift, for example, wrote an important reply—The Publick Spirit of the Whigs. Eventually, the ascension of the House of Hanover to the throne saw Steele's return to a position of economic and social well-being.
• ESTC T34402; Rothschild 1950; Kress 2931. Modern marbled wrappers.
“The Grammarian Must Either Associate with,Musician”Steele, Joshua. Prosodia rationalis: Or, an essay towards establishing the melody and measure of speech, to be expressed and perpetuated by peculiar s ymbols. The second edition ... London: Pr. by J. Nichols for T. Payne & Son, B. White, and H. Payne, 1779. 4to (29.2 cm, 11.5"). vi, [2], vii–xvii, [1], 243, [1
(blank)] pp.
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Not a pretty copy, but a usable and fascinating book.
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“My
Life Was Always Exposed to the DangerImplacable Hatred and Revenge”Steele, Zadock. The Indian captive; or a narrative of the captivity and sufferings...to which is prefixed an account of the burning of Royalton. Montpelier, VT: Published by the author (pr. by E.P. Walton), 1818. 12mo (16.5 cm, 6.5"). 142, [2] pp.
Click either image for an enlargement. • Ayer, Narratives of Indian Captivity, 280; Howes S-930; Sabin 91164; Shaw & Shoemaker 45795. Contemporary mottled sheep, worn; leather chipping over spine and lost over head of spine. Front pastedown torn and peeling; front free endpaper lacking; back pastedown absent. Title-page with upper inner corner torn away, just touching “T” in first “The” of title. Pages age-toned and spotted, with some edge nicks and chips. Sewing starting to loosen.
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“Important Events . . . WhichEvery American Should Know”
ILLUSTRATED Steele, Joel Dorman; & Esther Baker Steele. Brief history of the United States. New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: American Book Company, (copyright 1900). 8vo. Frontis., [2], 332, l, [10 (adv.)] pp.; 1 col. double-page plt., 9 col. maps, 2 maps, illus.
Click the interior image for an enlargement. • Publisher's textured ochre cloth, front cover and spine stamped in black and gilt; spine and back cover with light dustsoiling. All edges marbled. (23191)
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GREEK–AMERICANAStellakis, Leonidas N. [title in Greek, then] Sweet pumpkins. New York: Greek-American Humorous Review, 1924. 8vo. 256 pp.; illus. 
Click the middle and right image for enlargements. • Publisher's brown cloth, spine with gilt-stamped title; cloth very slightly rubbed at corners and spine extremities. Otherwise clean and unworn — a nice copy. (20034)
Captured Americans! Barbary Coast Pirates! Sensational Stuff!Stevens, James Wilson. An historical and geographical account of Algiers; comprehending a novel and interesting detail of events relative to the American captives. Philadelphia: Hogan & McElroy, 1797. 12mo (16.5 cm, 6.5"). Frontis., 304 pp., [3 (subscribers list)], [1 (advert.)] ff.
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The oversized, folding frontispiece depicts a torture scene entitled “The Manner of Bastinading.”
• Evans 32877; Sabin 91534; Howes S-966 (“aa”); ESTC W12692. Recent speckled full calf, spine with gilt-ruled raised bands and gilt-stamped title and date. Title-page with early inked ownership inscription, partially shaved, and with a small repair done some time ago just touching one letter; frontispiece mounted. Pages age-toned with some scattered stains; three leaves with careful tissue repairs (including frontispiece, not within image). Occasional pencil marks and annotations.
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Profusely Illustrated &
Elegantly Bound Stieler, Karl; Hans Wachenhusen; F.W. Häcklander; et al. The Rhine from its source to the sea ... new edition, revised and corrected. Philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Co., 1899. 8vo. 2 vols. I: vii, [1], 303, [1] pp.; 22 plts. II: vii, [1], pp.; 28 plts., 1 fold. map. 
Binding: Publisher's cream cloth, front covers and spines stamped in two shades of gilt.
• Bindings pleasingly clean and showing virtually no wear or discoloration, lacking the rarely found cloth dust jackets. Front fly-leaf of vol. I with inked gift inscription dated 1898. Hinges (inside) of vol. II cracked. Pages and plates clean. (20484)
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Dedicated to “Patrons ofPure,Stiles, Ezra. A history of the three judges of King Charles I. Major-General Whalley, Major-General Goffe, and Colonel Dixwell: Who, at the Restoration, 1660, fled to America; and were secreted and concealed, in Massachusetts and Connecticut, for near thirty years. With an account of Mr. Theophilus Whale, of Narragansett, supposed to have been also one of the judges. Hartford: Elisha Babcock, 1794. 12mo. 357, [5 (4 blank)], 357, [4 (3 blank)] pp.; 8 plts. (3 fold.); lacks the frontis. port.
Click the images for enlargements. • Evans 27743; Howes S-999; Sabin 91742; Trumbull, Connecticut, 1425. Period-style quarter calf with marbled paper–covered sides, spine with gilt-stamped leather title and author labels and blind-tooled floral decorations in compartments. Previous owner's signature on the title-page. Rubber-stamps of the Mercantile Library, and inked marks and underlining inside, with scattered marginalia. Frontispiece portrait lacking, with eight plates (three of which are fold-out) present; each of the three folding plates with a split along one fold. Occasional marginal tears and small chips to corners; waterstaining and foxing, yet paper strong and reading easy. (3996)
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Englishmen on theFrench Revolution[Stone, John Hurford, et al.]. Copies of original letters recently written by persons in Paris to Dr. Priestley in America. Taken on board a neutral vessel. Third edition. London: J. Wright, 1798. 8vo (20.7 cm, 8.1"). 36 pp.
• ESTC N1989; Sabin 92070. Removed from a nonce volume, with sewing holes; now in a Mylar folder. Half-title with small numerical stamp, pencilled notations, a bit of staining and two smears/blots of old red ink. Interior slightly age-toned but clean.
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A Lot of“STORYS” for the Money! Storys of the bewitched fiddler, perilous situation, and John Hetherington's dream. Glasgow [Scotland]: Printed for the Booksellers, [18--]. 12mo. 24 pp.
• Not located in RLIN. Very good. Original self wrappers (unbound; removed). (17584)
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In
Defense ofGen.
Andrew LewisStuart, John. Manuscript on paper, in English. “A summary account of the expidition [sic] to the Great Kanawha and the Battle of Point Pleasant. Compiled and copied chiefly from the historical memoir of Captain John Stuart...for the purpose of relieving the character of General Andrew Lewis from the unfounded and unjust charges made upon it by George Bancroft in his History of the United States.” [Virginia, U.S.?, 1869]. 8vo (25 cm, 9.8"). [1], 11, [2], 12–15, 14–19, [2] ff.
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You (Sho' nuf'!) Have to Have aTolerance
for Dialect Stuart, Ruth McEnery. Aunt Amity's silver wedding and other stories. New York: Century Co., 1909. 8vo. [10], 228 pp.; 14 plts.
• Publisher's green cloth, front cover stamped in gilt and light green, spine gilt-stamped; corners and spine extremities a touch rubbed, otherwise clean and bright. Front free endpaper with pencilled gift inscription dated [19]10. (12946)
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Wharton as TranslatorSudermann, Hermann; Edith Wharton, trans. The joy of living (Es Lebe das Leben) a play in five acts. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1902. 8vo (19 cm, 7.7"). vii, [1], 185, [1 (blank)] pp.
• Garrison A7.1.a. Publisher’s olive paper–covered boards, front cover and spine stamped in gold; lacking the now seldom-seen dustwrapper, spine very slightly darkened, extremities showing touches of wear. Top edge gilt. Front free endpaper with inked ownership inscription dated 1903. Pages clean. A good-looking copy.
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History
of Europe
& America
Too (1500–68)Surius, Laurentius. Commentarius brevis rerum in orbe gestarum. ab anno salutis
1500. usque in annum 1568. ex optimis quibusq[u]e scriptoribus congestus. Coloniae: Apud Geruinum Calenium & haeredes Johannis Quentel, 1568. Small 8vo (16.5
cm; 6.5"). a8 A–Z8 AA–ZZ8 Aaa–Qqq8 Rrr6 (Rrr5–6 blank; -Rrr6). [8] ff., 938 pp., [34 (lacks blank)] ff. (lacking final blank leaf).
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Coverage of events is wide-ranging and includes Russia, Lithuania, Persia, Byzantium, and the New World. Columbus, Vespucci, and native American cannibalism are discussed under the year 1500; and under 1558 there is a combined account of the exploits of Pizarro in Peru and Cortés in Mexico, with some discussion of Brazil and other areas up to that time.
Printed in small roman type with side- and shouldernotes, historiated woodcut initials, and a printer’s device on the title-page.
• VD16 S10244; Adams S2099; Alden 568/30; Sabin 93882. Modern full dark calf, in style of the 16th-century including bevelled boards; remnants of clasps retained from an earlier binding. Signature or other ownership mark excised from blank area of title-page. 19th-century ownership inscription at base of title-page. Light waterstaining in some margins. Lacks final blank leaf (only). A very good copy.
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Countering Marprelate Sutcliffe, Matthew. A treatise of ecclesiasticall discipline: Wherein that confused forme of government, which certeine under false pretence, and title of Reformation, and true discipline, do strive to bring into the Church of England, is examined and confuted. London: [Pr. by Eliot’s Court Press for] George Bishop, 1591. 4to. [10], 166 pp.
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Uncommon. ESTC locates only five U.S. copies.
• ESTC S117981; STC (2nd ed.) 23472. Recent full calf in the 17th-century English style, spine and covers gilt extra. Title-page and one other page with perforation-stamps; first text page with stamped numerals in lower margin. First few pages with early pencilled underlining and marks of emphasis; later pages with a few instances of early inked underlining and marginalia. Upper margins shaved throughout, affecting uppermost edge of title letters, many running titles, and page numbers; clean, with only intermittent light foxing. (19587)
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Hanoverian
HistorySwift,
Jonathan. The history of the four last years of the queen. London:
Pr. for A. Millar; Dublin: Reprinted for George & Alexander Ewing, 1758. 8vo
(22.5 cm, 8.9"). xiv, [3]–249, [1 (blank)] pp.
• ESTC T154477; NCBEL, II, 1065; Teerink 812. Later half
morocco and cloth sides, spine with raised bands and gilt-stamped title; minor
wear only to edges and spine extremities, some slight discoloration to small
patches of leather. Bookplates as described above. Page edges untrimmed. A
scattering of light spots throughout, otherwise clean. Nice.
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