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De Pauw, Cornelius; Pernety, DomBiblio.com

Recherches Philosophiques sur les Americains ou Memoires Interessants pour fervir a l'Histoire se l'Espece Humaine. Tome II. Bound with: Dissertation sur L'Amerique et les Americains contre les Recherches Philosophiques

1770016247London and Berlin: No publisher 1770. Cloth. Good. Library binding red cloth. 366 28; 136 pp. All text in French. Volume two only of this study of the people climate and animals of North America. By Cornelius de Pauw a Dutch philosopher who despite never visiting America considered himself an expert on the country. He insisted that Native Americans were inferior to Europeans degraded by an inferior climate and asserted that Europeans that moved to America also became degraded. He routinely dismissed evidence to the contrary such as the Aztec calendar. With a rebuttal to de Pauw's work by Dom Pernety. GOOD condition. Ex-library with call numbers on the spine interior pastedowns and stamping. Minor soiling scuffing and fading to the covers. Small dampstain to the rear cover. See Sabin for a variety of records for these works. No publisher unknown

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Nuix y de Perpina, Juan de (1740-1783)Biblio.com

Reflexiones imparciales sobre la humanidad de los Españoles en las Indias contra los pretendidos filósofos y políticos. Para ilustrar las historias de MM Raynal y Robertson

1782CA0094lii315 pages. Octavo 8" x 5 3/4" bound in full leather with gilt lettering to spine. Translated with notes by Pedro Varela y Ulloa. Palau 196692. First Spanish edition. A text that engaged the well-studied debates about the natural history of the Americas and Spain's colonial history. In 1780 in Venice Juan Nuix published Riflessioni imparziali supra l'umanita degli spagnuoli nell' Indie contro i pretersi filosofi e politici. Nuix a Catalan living in Italy since the expulsion of the Jesuits wrote the book to defend Spanish colonialism and historiography against the attacks of Robertson and Raynal. It sailed by the censors in the Council of the Indies and two separate translations appeared in succession one in 1782 edited by a member of the Royal Council Pedro Varela y Ulloa and another in 1783 by Joseph Nuix Juan's brother. The Spanish edition sponsored by the crown opened with an essay by Varela y Ulloa in which he first offered a searing Critique of traditional forms of colonialism not unlike that put forth by Raynal. After describing military campaigns in foreign lands from Alexander the Great to Genghis Kahn as butcheries Varela y Ulloa went on to claim that the Spanish colonialism was unique. The crimes attributed to Spain in the Indies had been committed by private individuals who did not represent the nation as a whole and who had acted as they did while surrounded by hungry cannibals. Moreover compared with the atrocities committed by other European colonial powers the actions of the Spaniards looked like misdemeanors. Varela y Ulloa's effort to portray Spanish colonialism as unique benign captured the essence of Nuix's thesis well. Nuix's defense of the record of Spanish colonialism opened with passages that sought to bolster his credibility by stressing that he was a Catalan and that Catalans had not really participated in the Spanish colonization of the Indies so that he could not be accused of being partisan. He then articulated a five-pronged defense of Castilian colonial behavior in America seeking to demonstrate the unreliability of the sources used by Robertson and Raynal and of their interpretations. Nuix First set out to prove that charges of Spanish cruelty to Amerindians were exaggerations originally put into circulation by writers such as Las Casas whose reports on the destruction of the Indies were at the root of most foreign criticisms of Spain. According to Nuix Las Casas was of Flemish origin which explained why he had sought to undermine Spain. Las Casas also often contradicted himself Nuix argued no impartial jury could trust such "an inept" witness. Foreign historians who had echoed Las Casas's allegations were not credible either not Robertson whose moderation had prompted him to dismiss Las Casas. Robertson had selected and reinterpreted the testimony of Spanish witnesses when recounting various colonial massacres. Instead of quoting them moreover Robertson had manipulated the testimony of witnesses to depict the Amerindians as passive victims of Spanish cruelty. History was not a matter of interpretation however but of faithfully presenting the testimony of witnesses and in that respect Robertson lacked credibility. In order to prove that Spaniards in America had not behaved like greedy barbarians Nuix argued that the alleged depopulation caused by the Conquest was the product of factors outside human control. The infantile susceptibility of the natives to disease for example was why epidemics had wiped them out. The barrenness of the Americas and the idleness of the originally small number of natives had moved the conquerors to create economies based on mining and large estates. Such economies along with the foreign monopoly on colonial trade not Spanish cruelty and greed Nuix contended were responsible for having slowed both markets and population growth. Condition: Provenance: Book plate of Alberto Parreño formerly president of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce in New York to front paste down. Spine head chipped rubbing to edges and corners very crisp internally else about a very good copy. Joachin Ibarra hardcover

The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA · États-Unis1 500,00 $US≈ 1 269,15 €

Morse, JedidiahBiblio.com

The American Gazetteer Exhibiting In Alphabetical Order A Much More Full and Accurate Account than has been given of the states towns . Indian Tribes and New Discoveries on the American Continent Also of the West India Islands .

1797017595Boston: Printed at the Presses of S. Hall and Thomas and Andrews 1797. Leather. Poor. Full calf leather. Pagination runs A-QQQ 4. Only four out of seven maps called for are present MISSING the following three maps: the map of Northern States map of the Southern States and the map of South America. Maps of the Pacific Islands North America West Indies and Georgia present. An alphabetically arranged encyclopedia style work on the geography settlements and people of North and South America as well as islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific. This includes the east coast of Australia then termed New Holland. POOR condition. Front cover DETACHED with any front endpapers up to the frontis map MISSING frontis map is present. Leather scuffed frayed and worn along the extremities and hinges. A few small spots of staining to the covers. Previous owner's bookplate present. Text block solid and a bit toned. Howes M839. Sabin 50923. Printed at the Presses of S. Hall and Thomas and Andrews unknown

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Morse, Jedidiah and Rev Elijah ParishBiblio.com

The American Universal Geography. Or a View of the Present State of the All the Empires Kingdoms States and Republics in the Known World and of the United States of America in Particular. In Two Parts Complete

1793012721Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews Printers 1793. Leather. Good. Full Calf leather. 696 552 pp. Eight fold out plates/maps in volume one three in volume two all present as called for. 1793 edition of this early geographical survey of the United States as well as the world containing maps relating to the United States at the time North America and the world. This work served to heavily influence the teaching of geography and education in the US. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the leather covers and extremities with a few deep scrapes and scratches present. Minor soiling and staining. Interiors solid with moderate toning scattered foxing staining and soiling. Dampstaining present to the endpapers. Ownership signatures present. A few pages creased including dog ear creases. The Virginia map is very tattered torn and misfolded with a few other American maps also bearing tears ranging from small to long along the folds. Some creasing to the maps. Sabin 50926. Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, Printers unknown

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Dwight, TimothyBiblio.com

The Conquest of Canaan; a poem in eleven Books

1785018809Hartford: Elisha Babcock Printer 1785. First Edition. Full Leather. Good. First edition. Full calf leather with red title label on the spine. 8 304 pages lacking errata page. First edition of what many consider to be America's first epic poem blending religious allegory with the recent events of the American Revolution and George Washington. Timothy Dwight was an American educator and minister. GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the covers with minor soiling and staining. Spine rather darkened. Leather split along the entire front hinge. Covers a bit bowed. Three purple ink stamps on the first end paper and inside front cover belonging to the previous owner William C. Byer a Free-will Baptist minister who apparently really wanted everyone to know this was his book. One stamp on the rear inside cover. Another ownership signature and pencil on the inside front cover. Sabin 21548. Elisha Babcock, Printer unknown

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Marmontel, MBiblio.com

The Incas: or The Destruction of the Empire of Peru. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 ONLY

1797003829Dublin: Printed by A. Stewart for P. Wogan Old Bridge 1797. Full Leather. Fair/No Jacket. Calf leather. xxxiii 2 260 4 pp including ads in the rear. With a dedicatory epistle to the King of Sweden. A chronicle of the Incans in Peru recounting briefly their life and culture before the arrival of the Spanish including an account of several festivals. Most of this work describes the Spanish conquest of South America in particular Peru and the Incans and the actions of Pizarro. EX-LIBRARY in FAIR/GOOD condition. Date sticker and small circular sticker on the lower spine. Library bookplate on the inside cover. Purple ownership stamp on the fore edge inside front cover and one page in the middle of the text. Upper front hinge split and separating along the upper 3 inches. Moderate to heavy scuffing to the leather especially along the extremities. Minor soiling uneven fading and a few very minor stains present to the covers. Extremities bumped and worn. Text block solid with scattered foxing and minor soiling throughout. Heavy dampstain in the upper and lower gutter of the first few pages disappearing by the first dedication page. Sabin record 44653 does not list this particular printing year. Printed by A. Stewart, for P. Wogan, Old Bridge unknown

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Murray, JohnBiblio.com

The Justification of Believers by Imputed Righteousness. Being the Substance of Three Sermons Preached in the Presbyterian Church in Newburyport August 1788 by John Murray A.M. Pastor of said Church

1799005503Newburyport MA: John Mycall Printer 1799. First Edition. Pamphlet. Poor. Pamphlet lacking and wraps and endpapers that may have been issued. Pagination runs from 3 to 134 with all pages MISSING after 134 135/136. With printer's device at the top of the first page of text and an ornately presented first letter of the text. According to his gravestone in Newburyport Murray took part in recruiting volunteers for the Continental Army. This work presents his sermons focusing on Romans V.I. POOR condition lacking and wraps and endpapers as well as pages 135/136. Collated and otherwise complete. Appears disbound from a larger work with white cloth tape and a strip of modern paper along the binding edge of the title page. Moderate to heavy browning to the paper. Minor scattered soiling foxing and staining throughout. Fore edges of the first several pages chipped curled torn and worn with some loss. Upper corners curled over. Minor chipping and tearing along the lower extremity. Tears repaired at the center fore edge of the title page somewhat crudely done with a 3 inch and 1 inch paper patch. Heavy chipping tearing creasing and curling to the last 30 or so pages along the core edge. Large tear to the lower corner of the last page. Several pages in the interior cropped close in the fore edge margins. John Mycall, Printer unknown

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Various AuthorsBiblio.com

The London Magazine: Or Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer. For July 1760

1760005903London: Printed for R. Baldwin at the Rose in Pater noster Row 1760. Pamphlet. Good. Pamphlet apparently disbound from a larger work. Pagination runs from 330-384 plus a title page with an illustration of London from the Thames at the head. With a fold-out map of the County of Montgomery as well as a fold-out view of the city and harbor of Fonchall capital of Madeira. A single issue of this British magazine with this issue featuring articles on the then present war between England and France-the Seven Years' War or French and Indian War-including a history and origin of the war a letter from a French officer providing and account of the Siege of Louisburg and a journal of a winter campaign in Canada and the siege of Quebec. Also included is an account of a 'Rebellion of the Negroes in Jamaica' describing Tacky's War or Rebellion in which African enslaved people led by Tacky rebelled against their owners being ultimately defeated. Topics relating to history and religion a mathematical question Dutch designs defeated in the East Indies ships taken by the French etc. are also featured. GOOD condition. Faint creasing to the outer pages with some browning along the extremities. Minor wear along the extremities. Remains of binding along the spine. Very minor scattered foxing. Printed for R. Baldwin, at the Rose, in Pater noster Row unknown

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[WEST INDIES]Biblio.com

The present state of the revenues and forces by sea and land of France and Spain. Compar'd with Those of great britain. Being An essay to demonstrate the Disadvantages under which france must enter into the present War; if the natural Force of britain is vigorously exerted.

1740AQ26617London: Printed for Tho. Cooper 1740. 2 v-viii 9-62pp. Without half-title. Recent marbled paper wrappers. Internally clean and crisp. An essay written during the early stages of the War of Jenkins' Ear 1739-1748 in which conflict between England and Spain mostly took place in the Caribbean sea. The author devotes a large portion of the essay to discussing the present military strength of France and Spain which he deems inferior to the English forces and argues that exerting English strength will be both profitable and inexpensive compared to the previous Anglo-Spanish war. Contains an appendix providing an interesting and detailed description of present Spanish territories in the Caribbean and Americas- including reference to the Spanish galleons and 'Mines of Gold the most famous of which is St Maria'. ESTC T711. First edition. 8vo. Printed for Tho. Cooper unknown

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[West Indies]. [GUTHRIE, William]Biblio.com

The West Indies According to the best Authorities

1785143642London: C. Dilly & G. Robinson 1785. Very Good. London C. Dilly & G. Robinson 1785. An engraved map with original hand colouring printed surface 296 × 525 mm sheet size 305 × 540 mm. Vertical folds as issued; remnants of an old guard on the verso; a few light creases; slight tanning around the blue and green colouring; an excellent copy. The headline states that the map was 'Engraved for Guthries new System of Geography'. C. Dilly & G. Robinson unknown

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[Dod, John] and OthersBiblio.com

Thomas's Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode-Island New-Hampshire & Vermont Almanack with an ephemeris for the year of our Lord 1786:.Containing the Bill of Rights of Massachusetts; the Sermon on Malt .

1785001268Worcester MA: Isaiah Thomas Printer 1785. Original Wraps. Poor. Stitched together with modern thread. Consists of 44 pages plus cover with ornate printers device and text on the verso of the cover. Evans ascribes this almanac to Ezra Gleason but modern scholarship suggests this was the work of Samuel Stearns see Australian Public Library catalog information. Of note in this work is an early printing of the Massachusetts Bill of Rights and a printing of John Dod's well known Sermon on Malt a text celebrating beer and ale originally published in England in the 1600's. Also included are the usual astronomical predictions for the year 1786 and a table of principle roads on the continent in and around Boston. In POOR condition with heavy tattering to the cover page and heavy loss around the extremities of that page. The bottom inch of the next page is missing apparently trimmed with no loss of text. A few other pages suffer from minor losses but nothing that affects the text. The rag paper is browned and somewhat darkened with uneven dampstaining throughout again not affecting readability. A few very faint notations present in ink in the margins of a few pages. Front cover barely attached. The rest of the almanac is solid and complete. Overall heavy wear to this almanac in POOR condition. Photos available upon request. Isaiah Thomas, Printer unknown

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Philandrianism: An Oration delivered in the Meeting-House in Raynham September 10th A.D. 1800. At the Celebration of the Anniversary Election of the Philandrian Society

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Philandrianism: An Oration delivered in the Meeting-House in Raynham September 10th A.D. 1800. At the Celebration of the Anniversary Election of the Philandrian Society

Recherches Philosophiques sur les Americains ou Memoires Interessants pour fervir a l'Histoire se l'Espece Humaine. Tome II. Bound with: Dissertation sur L'Amerique et les Americains contre les Recherches Philosophiques

Reflexiones imparciales sobre la humanidad de los Españoles en las Indias contra los pretendidos filósofos y políticos. Para ilustrar las historias de MM Raynal y Robertson

The American Gazetteer Exhibiting In Alphabetical Order A Much More Full and Accurate Account than has been given of the states towns . Indian Tribes and New Discoveries on the American Continent Also of the West India Islands .

The American Universal Geography. Or a View of the Present State of the All the Empires Kingdoms States and Republics in the Known World and of the United States of America in Particular. In Two Parts Complete

The Conquest of Canaan; a poem in eleven Books

The Incas: or The Destruction of the Empire of Peru. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 ONLY

The Justification of Believers by Imputed Righteousness. Being the Substance of Three Sermons Preached in the Presbyterian Church in Newburyport August 1788 by John Murray A.M. Pastor of said Church

The London Magazine: Or Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer. For July 1760

The present state of the revenues and forces by sea and land of France and Spain. Compar'd with Those of great britain. Being An essay to demonstrate the Disadvantages under which france must enter into the present War; if the natural Force of britain is vigorously exerted.

The West Indies According to the best Authorities

Thomas's Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode-Island New-Hampshire & Vermont Almanack with an ephemeris for the year of our Lord 1786:.Containing the Bill of Rights of Massachusetts; the Sermon on Malt .

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