Sales catalogue 43: Henry Stevens, son & Stiles

Date:
1949
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/50/6
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 43: Henry Stevens, son & Stiles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    State of Caracas ; including a Journey from Caracas through La Victoria and Valencia to Puerto Cabello. London, 1812. Half calf, very scarce. 8° $20.00 The author was afterwards in the service of the Hudson’s Bay Company as Chief Governor over all their factories and territories. He was massacred with several others of the Company’s servants by members of the North West Company. 406 Solis (Antonio de) The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards. Translated from the original Spanish by Thomas Townsend. London, 1724. Finely engraved portraits of Cortes by Geo. Vertue, and numerous maps and plates, original calf, vebacked. Folio $27.00 The First and Best Edition in English. 407 South Sea Company. Abstract of the Charter of the Governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain, Trading to the South Seas and other Parts of America and for Encouraging the Fishery. [London], 1711. 8 pages with caption title, first and last leaves neatly mended on blank fore-edge, half morocco. Folio $37.50 408 Stapleton (Augustus G.) The Political Life of the Rt. Hon. George Canning, from 1822 to 1827. Together with a Short Review of Foreign Affairs. SECOND [AND Best] Epition, including that part omitted in the First. London, 1831. 3. vols, contemporary calf. 8° $7.50 Pages 1-95 and 350-372 in Vol II relate to Spanish America: Recognition of Buenos Ayres, Colombia and Mexico ; Complaints of the Spanish Ministers, with Mr. Canning’s answer to them; Brazilian Affairs; Lord Amherst’s visit to Rio de Janeiro; Portuguese Mission to Brazil; the State of Affairs in Brazil, etc. Also an article on the negotiations relating to the North-West Coast of America. 409 Stevens (Henry, of Vermont) A Series of Six Spanish Historical Tracts printed uniformly in black letter type similar to the Las Casas tracts of 1552. London, 1885. Imitation vellum, uncut. Sm. 4° $35.00 Only 100 copies printed, all on hand-made paper. These tracts were printed from the original auto- graph letters in the possession of the late Mr. Henry Stevens. The first is by Diego Columbus, the second by Hernando Cortes, the third, fourth and fifth by Las Casas, and the sixth relates to him. 410 Strain (Lieut. Isaac G.) Cordillera and Pampa, Mountain and Plain. Sketches of a journey in Chili and the Argentine Provinces, in 1849. New York, 1853. Original cloth. 8° $10.00 411 Swett (Charles) A Trip to British Honduras and to San Pedro, Republic of Honduras. New Orleans, 1868. Oviginal printed wrappers, small piece (mostly blank) torn away. Sm. 8° $8.50 412 Thompson (G. A.) Narrative of an Official Visit to Guatemala from Mexico. London, 1829. Map, original cloth (hinges very slightly cracked) 8° $7.50 Hon. House of Assembly of Jamaica, appointed to examine into, and report on the Allegations and Charges contained in the several Petitions which have been presented to the British House of Commons, on the subject of the Slave Trade and the treatment of the Negroes. London, 1789. Brown paper wrapper. 4° $10.00 These two Reports were presented to the Jamaica House of Assembly on Oct. 16 and Nov. 12, 1788. They were published in London, by order of the House, by Stephen Fuller, Agent for the Island. 414 Ulloa (George Juan and Antonio de) Voyage to South-America: describing at large the Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, &c., on that extensive Continent, &c., &c. Dublin,1758. 2vols, original calf. 8° $20.00 An extremely valuable account of a scientific expedition during which everything of interest to the Spanish Government was particularly noticed. 416 Velasquez (Pedro) Memoir of an Event- ful Expedition in Central America, resulting in the discovery of the idolatrous city of Iximaya, described by John L. Stephens. New York, 1850. Printed paper naP De illustrations, 35 pages. 8° $5.00 417 Velasquez de Cardenas y Leon (Br. D. Carlos C.) Breve Practica, y Regimen del Confessario de Indios. Mexico, 1761. Original vellum. Sm. 8° $45.00 Scarce little work printed in Mexican and Spanish. 418 Ward (H. G.) Mexico. Second Edition, enlarged. With an Account of the Mining - Companies, and of the Political Events in that Republic, to the Present Day. London, 1829. 2 vols, maps and plates, oviginal cloth boards, fine copy. 8° $12.50! This Second Edition is the best ; it is considerably enlarged by additional material. 420 Whitelocke (Zi.-Gen.) Trial of Lt.-Gen. John Whitelocke, Commander in Chief of: the Expedition against Buenos Ayres. By Court-Martial, on Thursday, the 28th. January, 1808, and _ succeeding days. London, Samuel Tipper, 1808. Map, sewed, uncut, as issued. 8° $20.00 | The Map illustrates the march of different Brigades | to the attack on Buenos Ayres. 421 [Young (Arthur)] Considerations which . may tend to promote the Settlement of our’ New West-Indian Colonies, by encouraging | Individuals to embark in the undertaking. | London, 1764. Old paper wrappers. 8° $12.50 | 422 Zimmermann (E. A. W. von) Interes-: sante Darstellung der Konigreischs Bra- silien, in geographischer, statischer und mercantilischer Hinsicht. Nebst Nach- richten uber Chile und die MHalbinsel. Patagonien. Wien, 1817. Map, plates, half calf, libvary stamps on title. 18° $27.50) Not in Rodrigues. Sabin could not locate a copy. . This is the only copy we have ever possessed.