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131 (DOGS.) Dogo-Graphy: The Life and Adventures of the Celebrated Dog
Tiger. 111, [1] pages. 8vo, original wrappers, worn and chipped; title page chipped,
moderate foxing. New York, 1856 [150/250]
The charming first-person (or rather, first-mammal) story of a murderous pit bull. Henderson,
American Sport, page 74.
132 ● (EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) Edwards, John. The Whole Concern of
Man, or What He Ought to Know and Do, in Order to Eternal Salvation. 12mo,
contemporary calf, minor wear; hinges split; minor foxing, minimal dampstaining; early
owners’ inscriptions on front endpapers. Boston: S. Kneeland, 1725 [300/400]
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. No other copies known at auction. Bristol B689.
133 (EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) Mather, Samuel. The Life of the Very
Reverend and Learned Cotton Mather. 8vo, later calf in period style, front board
detached; marginal wear to final leaves; early owner’s signature on title page and next page.
With half-title and 2 (of 3) final blanks. Boston: Samuel Gerrish, 1729 [400/600]
FIRST EDITION. A biography which also includes a long bibliography of Mather’s works, and
two ad leaves soliciting subscriptions for Mather’s massive Biblia Americana, which never
actually made it to press until 2010. Evans 3188; Howes M409 (“aa”); Sabin 46799.
129 ● DANA, CHARLES ANDERSON. The United States Illustrated; in Views
of City and Country. 81 plates. 2 volumes. 4to, moderate wear, rebacked with tape;
foxing. New York, [1855] [250/350]
Includes an engraving and 10 pages of text on Nauvoo, the Mormon settlement in Illinois.
Flake 2657; Howes D45 (“aa”, calls for only 77 plates). WITH—Bartlett. Personal
Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora, and
Chihuahua. 2 volumes in one. 8vo, modern buckram; lacking final index leaf and possibly
second title page. Second American edition. Howes B201. New York, 1856.
130
130 ● (DECLARATION OF INDE-
PENDENCE.) McBride, James D.; engraver.
In Congress, July 4, 1776. Engraving and
lithograph, 311/2 x 24 inches, on thin paper;
minor foxing, tasteful short repairs at folds.
Philadelphia: Continental Publishing, 1876
[600/900]
With facsimile certification and signature of
Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano, and
his seal printed in red. Similar to Bidwell 36, but
50% larger, without the usual advertising in the
lower right, without the header “1776-1876
Centennial Memorial,” and with a different
arrangement of signatures. This is apparently the
version offered for 50 cents in the smaller advertis-
ing copies, which were distributed for free.