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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. The New-England Chronicle. Boston: Powars and Willis, July 18, 1776. No. 413.. Sold for US$257,000 inc. premium

LEXINGTON AND CONCORD. Bloody Butchery by the British Troops, or, The Runaway Fight of the Regulars. Being the Particulars of the Victorious Battle fought at and near Concord ... between Two Thousand Regular Troops, belonging to His Britannick Majesty, and a few Hundred Provincial Troops.... Salem, N.E.: Printed and Sold by E[zekiel] Russell., [May 1775].. Sold for US$118,750 inc. premium

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1 — CRUSADES. BALTASAR DEL RIO. 1480-1540. Oratio ad eundem Dominum nrm Papam & Sacrosanctum Lateranen Concilium de expeditione contra Turchas ineunda, habita Rome in Basilica. S. Io. Lateranen in septima Sessioe celebrata Die. xvii Iunii. 1513.... [Rome: Giacomo Mazzocchi, July 8, 1513.]

2 — HENRY VIII, KING OF ENGLAND. 1491-1547. The Kynge our soverayn ... hath do to be ordeyned, made, and enacted certayne statutes and ordinaunces in maner and fourme folowyng. [London: Thomas Berthelet, 1543?]

3 — BORDONE, BENEDETTO. c.1450-1539. Libro ... nel qual si ragiona de tutte l'isole del mondo. Venice: Nicol d'Aristotile detto Zoppino, June 1528.

4 — [LUTHER, MARTIN. 1483-1546.] JONAS, JUSTUS, MICHAEL COELIUS, et al. Vom Christlichen abschied aus diesem toedlichen Leben des Ehrwirdigen Herrn D. Martini Lutheri. Wittemberg: Georg Rhau, 1546.

5 — BATTLE OF LEPANTO. GUARNELLO, [ALESSANDRA]. Canzone nella felicissima vittoria Christiana contra infideli. [Venice, c.1571.]

6 — [PARRY, WILLIAM. d.1585.] A True and plaine Declaration of the horrible Treasons, practised by William Parry the Traitor, against the Queenes Maiestie. The maner of his Arraignment, Conviction and execution.... London: C[hrisopher] B[arker], [1585].

7 — DRAKE, FRANCIS. c.1540-1596. [JENICHEN, BALTHASAR.] Franciscus Draeck nobilissimus eques Angliae is est qui toto terrarum orbe circumdugo. [Nuremberg, c.1581].

8 — [HOGENBERG, FRANS. 1535-1590.] Compilation album of 290 copper-engraved Geschichtsblätter, i.e. depicting news subjects from 1559 to 1602,

9 — SPANISH ARMADA. Classis Hispanica 30 Maii Anno 1588. Lisbona Angliam contra emissa... [Germany, c.1588.]

10 — BRY, THEODOR DE, JOHANN THEODOR DE BRY AND JOHANN ISRAEL DE BRY. Admiranda Narratio Fida Tamen, de Commodis et Incolarum Ritibus Virginiae. Frankfurt: Johann Wechel, 1590.

11 — EYTZINGER, MICHAEL. c.1530-1598. Replicata mensium aliquot relatio historica. Das ist ein Continuirte Beschrenbung der Geschichten...Aprils 1593. Cologne: Godtfridt von Kempen, 1593.

12 — VIRGINIA. [ABBOT, GEORGE.] A Briefe Description of the whole Worlde. London: John Browne, 1608.

13 — VIRGINIA COMPANY. A Declaration of the State of the Colony and Affaires in Virginia. With the Names of the Adventurors, and Summes adventured in that Action. London: Thomas Snodham, 1620.

14 — STRAFFORD, THOMAS WENTWORTH. 1593-1641. The Earle of Straffords Speech on the Scaffold before hee was beheaded on Tower-hill, the 12 of May, 1641. London: printed for I.A., 1641.

16 — [CROMWELL, OLIVER. 1599-1658.] 2o April, 1650. Be it Enacted by this present Parliament, and the Authority thereof.... London: Printed by Edward Husband and John Field, Printers to the Parliament of England, 1650.

17 — NATIVE AMERICAN LAND DEED—MASSACHUSETTS. [NATAHUNT.] Manuscript Document, being an early

18 — ELIOT, JOHN, translator. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old Testament and the New. Translated into the Indian Language.... [Cambridge, MA: Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson, 1663.]

19 — FIRE OF LONDON. A True Pourtraict with a Brief Description Of that Deplorable Fire of London. Befallen the 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 Sept. 1666. Amsterdam: Marcus Willemsz Doornick, [1666-70].

21 — PUBLIC EXECUTION. [STALEY, WILLIAM. d.1678.] An Account of the digging up of The Quarters of William Stayley, Lately Executed for High Treason, For that his Relations abused the Kings Mercy. Nov. 30, 1678. Imprimatur, William Scroggs. London: printed for Robert Pawlet, 1678.

22 — MASSACHUSETTS BAY & NEW HAMPSHIRE.

23 — PENN, WILLIAM. 1644-1718. Manuscript Document Signed ("Wm Penn"),

24 — TREATY OF AMERICAN NEUTRALITY—WHITEHALL TREATY. Treaty of Peace, Good Correspondence & Neutrality in America, between the most Serene and Mighty Prince James II ... and ... Lewis XIV. London: Thomas Newcomb, 1686.

25 — CORONATION OF JAMES II. SANDFORD, FRANCIS. The History of the Coronation of the Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch, James II.... London: Thomas Newcomb, 1687.

26 — NEW YORK—1687. Manuscript Signed ("Thomas Roberts"), 1 p, legal folio, New York, 1687, being an accounting in English of liens on an unknown estate,

27 — GLORIOUS REVOLUTION. [WILLIAM III, KING OF ENGLAND.] Extract of the States General their Resolution. Thursday, 28th October. 1688. [London: 1688.]

28 — SALEM WITCH TRIALS. Manuscript Document variously signed,

29 — MATHER, COTTON. 1663-1728. The Wonders of the Invisible World: Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches, Lately Executed in New-England.... London: John Dunton, 1693 [but probably December, 1692].

30 — BRADFORD, WILLIAM, printer. FLETCHER, BENJAMIN. [A Speech made] by His Excellency [Benjamin] Fletcher, [Captain General, & Governour in] Chief of Their Majesties Province of New York.... [New York: printed by William Bradford], 1693.

31 — KING WILLIAM'S WAR MUSTER ROLL. Autograph Manuscript, likely in the hand of Capt. John Hill, 2 pp recto and verso, legal folio, [Fort Mary, Saco, Maine], November 3, 1694, being an "Accot: of wages due unto Capt John Hill & his Company,"

32 — DUDLEY, JOSEPH. 1647-1720. Autograph Letter Signed ("J Dudley") as Governor of the provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire,

33 — [MARLBOROUGH, FIRST DUKE OF. JOHN CHURCHILL.] ANNE, QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN. By the Queen, A Proclamation, For a Publick Thanksgiving. London: printed by Charles Bill, 1708.

34 — QUEEN ANNE'S WAR. CLAP, EBENEZER. 1678-1750. Autograph Letter Signed ("brother Ebenezer Clap"), 1 p, folio, Dorchester, MA, August 2, 1709, to his brother Nathaniel, reporting on the quantity of misinformation circulating,

35 — [ANDROS, EDMOND. 1637-1714.] Manuscript Document, 1 p (with integral blank, docketed), legal folio, [London], May 18, 1714, being "A Bill of Funeral Charges for the Interment of the Honble Sr. Edmond Andrews [sic],"

36 — BOSTON NEWS-LETTER—BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE. New England. The Boston News-Letter. Boston: printed by B. Green for John Campbell, November 24, 1718. No 762.

37 — PIRACY—BLACKBEARD. BOYER, ABEL, editor. [The Political State of Great Britain. London: Printed for John Baker and T. Warner], April 1719. Vol 27.

38 — [FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. 1706-1790.] Manuscript Document,

39 — SLAVE INSURRECTION—KING CUDJOE. The Weekly New-York Post-Boy. New York: printed by James Parker, January 13, 1746. No 156.

40 — KING GEORGE'S WAR—FRANKLIN IMPRINT. The Pennsylvania Gazette. Philadelphia: Printed by B[enjamin] Franklin, Post-Master, and D. Hall, October 20, 1748. No 2036.

41 — FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN, printer. The Pennsylvania Gazette. Containing the freshest Advices, Foreign and Domestick. Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, January 24, 1749. No 1050.

42 — NEW YORK CITY DUEL. Manuscript Depositions, 3 pp recto and verso,

43 — [FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. 1706-1790.] The Pennsylvania Gazette. Containing the freshest Advices, Foreign and Domestic. [Philadelphia: Franklin & Hall], August 27, 1752. No 1237.

44 — GEORGE WASHINGTON IN FRANKLIN'S NEWSPAPER. FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN, printer. The Pennsylvania Gazette. Philadelphia: B. Franklin and D. Hall, March 12, 1754. No 1316.

45 — SCALPING. [WILLIAMS, EPHRAIM.] Manuscript Document, 1 p, 4to,

46 — SHIRLEY, WILLIAM. 1694-1771. Letter Signed ("W Shirley"), 2 1/2 pp recto and verso,

47 — FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. AMES, NATHANIEL. An Astronomical Diary: Or, An Almanack For the Year of our Lord Christ 1758. Boston: printed by J. Draper, [1757].

48 — GAGE, THOMAS. 1718/19-1787. Autograph Letter Signed ("Tho.s Gage"),

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CRUSADES.
BALTASAR DEL RIO. 1480-1540.
Oratio ad eundem Dominum nrm Papam & Sacrosanctum Lateranen Concilium de expeditione contra Turchas ineunda, habita Rome in Basilica. S. Io. Lateranen in septima Sessioe celebrata Die. xvii Iunii. 1513.... [Rome: Giacomo Mazzocchi, July 8, 1513.]

2 —
HENRY VIII, KING OF ENGLAND. 1491-1547.
The Kynge our soverayn ... hath do to be ordeyned, made, and enacted certayne statutes and ordinaunces in maner and fourme folowyng. [London: Thomas Berthelet, 1543?]

3 —
BORDONE, BENEDETTO. c.1450-1539.
Libro ... nel qual si ragiona de tutte l'isole del mondo. Venice: Nicol d'Aristotile detto Zoppino, June 1528.

4 —
[LUTHER, MARTIN. 1483-1546.]
JONAS, JUSTUS, MICHAEL COELIUS, et al.
Vom Christlichen abschied aus diesem toedlichen Leben des Ehrwirdigen Herrn D. Martini Lutheri. Wittemberg: Georg Rhau, 1546.

5 —
BATTLE OF LEPANTO.
GUARNELLO, [ALESSANDRA].
Canzone nella felicissima vittoria Christiana contra infideli. [Venice, c.1571.]

6 —
[PARRY, WILLIAM. d.1585.]
A True and plaine Declaration of the horrible Treasons, practised by William Parry the Traitor, against the Queenes Maiestie. The maner of his Arraignment, Conviction and execution.... London: C[hrisopher] B[arker], [1585].

7 —
DRAKE, FRANCIS. c.1540-1596.
[JENICHEN, BALTHASAR.]
Franciscus Draeck nobilissimus eques Angliae is est qui toto terrarum orbe circumdugo. [Nuremberg, c.1581].

8 —
[HOGENBERG, FRANS. 1535-1590.]
Compilation album of 290 copper-engraved Geschichtsblätter, i.e. depicting news subjects from 1559 to 1602,

9 —
SPANISH ARMADA.
Classis Hispanica 30 Maii Anno 1588. Lisbona Angliam contra emissa... [Germany, c.1588.]

10 —
BRY, THEODOR DE, JOHANN THEODOR DE BRY AND JOHANN ISRAEL DE BRY.
Admiranda Narratio Fida Tamen, de Commodis et Incolarum Ritibus Virginiae. Frankfurt: Johann Wechel, 1590.

11 —
EYTZINGER, MICHAEL. c.1530-1598.
Replicata mensium aliquot relatio historica. Das ist ein Continuirte Beschrenbung der Geschichten...Aprils 1593. Cologne: Godtfridt von Kempen, 1593.

12 —
VIRGINIA.
[ABBOT, GEORGE.]
A Briefe Description of the whole Worlde. London: John Browne, 1608.

13 —
VIRGINIA COMPANY.
A Declaration of the State of the Colony and Affaires in Virginia. With the Names of the Adventurors, and Summes adventured in that Action. London: Thomas Snodham, 1620.

14 —
STRAFFORD, THOMAS WENTWORTH. 1593-1641.
The Earle of Straffords Speech on the Scaffold before hee was beheaded on Tower-hill, the 12 of May, 1641. London: printed for I.A., 1641.

16 —
[CROMWELL, OLIVER. 1599-1658.]
2^o April, 1650. Be it Enacted by this present Parliament, and the Authority thereof.... London: Printed by Edward Husband and John Field, Printers to the Parliament of England, 1650.

17 —
NATIVE AMERICAN LAND DEED—MASSACHUSETTS.
[NATAHUNT.]
Manuscript Document, being an early

18 —
ELIOT, JOHN, translator.
The Holy Bible: Containing the Old Testament and the New. Translated into the Indian Language.... [Cambridge, MA: Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson, 1663.]

19 —
FIRE OF LONDON.
A True Pourtraict with a Brief Description Of that Deplorable Fire of London. Befallen the 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 Sept. 1666. Amsterdam: Marcus Willemsz Doornick, [1666-70].

21 —
PUBLIC EXECUTION.
[STALEY, WILLIAM. d.1678.]
An Account of the digging up of The Quarters of William Stayley, Lately Executed for High Treason, For that his Relations abused the Kings Mercy. Nov. 30, 1678. Imprimatur, William Scroggs. London: printed for Robert Pawlet, 1678.

22 —
MASSACHUSETTS BAY & NEW HAMPSHIRE.

23 —
PENN, WILLIAM. 1644-1718.
Manuscript Document Signed ("Wm Penn"),

24 —
TREATY OF AMERICAN NEUTRALITY—WHITEHALL TREATY.
Treaty of Peace, Good Correspondence & Neutrality in America, between the most Serene and Mighty Prince James II ... and ... Lewis XIV. London: Thomas Newcomb, 1686.

25 —
CORONATION OF JAMES II.
SANDFORD, FRANCIS.
The History of the Coronation of the Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch, James II.... London: Thomas Newcomb, 1687.

26 —
NEW YORK—1687.
Manuscript Signed ("Thomas Roberts"), 1 p, legal folio, New York, 1687, being an accounting in English of liens on an unknown estate,

27 —
GLORIOUS REVOLUTION.
[WILLIAM III, KING OF ENGLAND.]
Extract of the States General their Resolution. Thursday, 28th October. 1688. [London: 1688.]

28 —
SALEM WITCH TRIALS.
Manuscript Document variously signed,

29 —
MATHER, COTTON. 1663-1728.
The Wonders of the Invisible World: Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches, Lately Executed in New-England.... London: John Dunton, 1693 [but probably December, 1692].

30 —
BRADFORD, WILLIAM, printer.
FLETCHER, BENJAMIN.
[A Speech made] by His Excellency [Benjamin] Fletcher, [Captain General, & Governour in] Chief of Their Majesties Province of New York.... [New York: printed by William Bradford], 1693.

31 —
KING WILLIAM'S WAR MUSTER ROLL.
Autograph Manuscript, likely in the hand of Capt. John Hill, 2 pp recto and verso, legal folio, [Fort Mary, Saco, Maine], November 3, 1694, being an "Accot: of wages due unto Capt John Hill & his Company,"

32 —
DUDLEY, JOSEPH. 1647-1720.
Autograph Letter Signed ("J Dudley") as Governor of the provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire,

33 —
[MARLBOROUGH, FIRST DUKE OF. JOHN CHURCHILL.]
ANNE, QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN.
By the Queen, A Proclamation, For a Publick Thanksgiving. London: printed by Charles Bill, 1708.

34 —
QUEEN ANNE'S WAR.
CLAP, EBENEZER. 1678-1750.
Autograph Letter Signed ("brother Ebenezer Clap"), 1 p, folio, Dorchester, MA, August 2, 1709, to his brother Nathaniel, reporting on the quantity of misinformation circulating,

35 —
[ANDROS, EDMOND. 1637-1714.]
Manuscript Document, 1 p (with integral blank, docketed), legal folio, [London], May 18, 1714, being "A Bill of Funeral Charges for the Interment of the Honble Sr. Edmond Andrews [sic],"

36 —
BOSTON NEWS-LETTER—BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE.
New England. The Boston News-Letter. Boston: printed by B. Green for John Campbell, November 24, 1718. No 762.

37 —
PIRACY—BLACKBEARD.
BOYER, ABEL, editor.
[The Political State of Great Britain. London: Printed for John Baker and T. Warner], April 1719. Vol 27.

38 —
[FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. 1706-1790.]
Manuscript Document,

39 —
SLAVE INSURRECTION—KING CUDJOE.
The Weekly New-York Post-Boy. New York: printed by James Parker, January 13, 1746. No 156.

40 —
KING GEORGE'S WAR—FRANKLIN IMPRINT.
The Pennsylvania Gazette. Philadelphia: Printed by B[enjamin] Franklin, Post-Master, and D. Hall, October 20, 1748. No 2036.

41 —
FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN, printer.
The Pennsylvania Gazette. Containing the freshest Advices, Foreign and Domestick. Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin and D. Hall, January 24, 1749. No 1050.

42 —
NEW YORK CITY DUEL.
Manuscript Depositions, 3 pp recto and verso,

43 —
[FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. 1706-1790.]
The Pennsylvania Gazette. Containing the freshest Advices, Foreign and Domestic. [Philadelphia: Franklin & Hall], August 27, 1752. No 1237.

44 —
GEORGE WASHINGTON IN FRANKLIN'S NEWSPAPER.
FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN, printer.
The Pennsylvania Gazette. Philadelphia: B. Franklin and D. Hall, March 12, 1754. No 1316.

45 —
SCALPING.
[WILLIAMS, EPHRAIM.]
Manuscript Document, 1 p, 4to,

46 —
SHIRLEY, WILLIAM. 1694-1771.
Letter Signed ("W Shirley"), 2 1/2 pp recto and verso,

47 —
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.
AMES, NATHANIEL.
An Astronomical Diary: Or, An Almanack For the Year of our Lord Christ 1758. Boston: printed by J. Draper, [1757].

48 —
GAGE, THOMAS. 1718/19-1787.
Autograph Letter Signed ("Tho.^s Gage"),