Alden, John and Dennis C. Landis (editors).

EUROPEAN AMERICANA. VOLUME III: 1651 - 1675.

A CHRONOLOGICAL GUIDE TO WORKS PRINTED IN EUROPE RELATING TO THE AMERICAS, 1493-1750.
Providence and New York: The John Carter Brown Library and Readex Books, 1980-1997. small 4to. cloth. 692 pages. A CHRONOLOGICAL GUIDE TO WORKS PRINTED IN EUROPE RELATING TO THE AMERICAS, 1493-1750. Third volume covers the years between 1651 and 1675. (of six volumes). Entirely superseding Joseph Sabin's Bibliotheca Americana, which appeared between 1868 and 1936, European Americana is now, first of all, the most comprehensive bibliographical guide to the entire printed record of European consciousness..... READ MORE about EUROPEAN AMERICANA. VOLUME III: 1651 - 1675

Price: $275.00  other currencies  Order nr. 90158

Been, Anita Cavagnaro.

ANIMALS & AUTHORS IN THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAS, A HEMPISPHERIC LOOK AT THE WRITING OF NATURAL HISTORY.

with Cataloguing Records for Selected Titles prepared by Burton Van Edwards.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2004. 4to. cloth. xxvi, 184, (3) pages. with Cataloguing Records for Selected Titles prepared by Burton Van Edwards. First edition. Based on an exhibition at the John Carter Brown Library in 1998-99, this richly illustrated work presents the full range of New World animals as recorded by early naturalists. The book deals with North American, Caribbean, and Latin American species as presented in various narrative contexts, and comments on..... READ MORE about ANIMALS & AUTHORS IN THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAS, A HEMPISPHERIC LOOK AT THE WRITING OF...

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 88566

(Brown, John Carter). Wroth, Lawrence C.

JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORTS.

8 volumes.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1972. 8vo. cloth. Averages 250 pages per volume. 8 volumes. Reprint of the actual reports with essays by Lawrence C. Wroth, a preface by Thomas R. Adams and an index by Dorothy G. Watts. Excellent reference set for those interested in the study of Americana because of the articles printed and the collations of books acquired by the library that are given. The index makes the set quite usable..... READ MORE about JOHN CARTER BROWN LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORTS

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 53783

(Drake, Sir Francis). Quinn, David Beers.

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE AS SEEN BY HIS CONTEMPORARIES.

With a Bibliographical Supplement by Burton Van Name Edwards.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1996. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 93+(1) pages. With a Bibliographical Supplement by Burton Van Name Edwards. One of the greatest of British historians, David Beers Quinn, reviews in this essay some of the controversies swirling around Drake in his lifetime and brings to light the grudging admiration in which Drake was held by many Spaniards, in spite of his destructiveness to Spanish interest. With a bibliographical supplement..... READ MORE about SIR FRANCIS DRAKE AS SEEN BY HIS CONTEMPORARIES

Price: $18.00  other currencies  Order nr. 54023

Fiering, Norman and Susan L. Newbury.

PRINTING & PUBLISHING IN THE COLONIAL ERA OF THE UNITED STATES, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOK IN THE AMERICAS (1988) WITH A CHECKLIST OF THE ITEMS IN THAT CATALOGUE.

Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1990. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 37 pages. Describes 12 examples of printing in Colonial America, from the Bay Psalm Book of 1640 to Jefferson's Summary View of the Rights of British America. Illustrated. READ MORE about PRINTING & PUBLISHING IN THE COLONIAL ERA OF THE UNITED STATES, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BOOK IN...

Price: $10.00  other currencies  Order nr. 53776

Hattendorf, John B.R.

"THE BOUNDLESS DEEP..." THE EUROPEAN CONQUEST OF THE OCEANS, 1450 TO 1840.

Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 2003. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xxii, 204 pages. Catalogue of an exhibition of rare books, maps, charts, prints and manuscripts relating to maritime history from the collection of the John Carter Brown Library. "The Boundless Deep..." addresses the epic story of the European expansion across the ocean, beginning with the Portuguese voyages down the west coast of Africa in the middle of the fifteenth century and culminating in..... READ MORE about "THE BOUNDLESS DEEP..." THE EUROPEAN CONQUEST OF THE OCEANS, 1450 TO 1840

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 76280

Klooster, Wim.

THE DUTCH IN THE AMERICAS, 1600-1800.

Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1997. 9.5 x 11 inches. Paperback. 120 pages. Limited to 1500 copies printed at The Stinehour Press. Preface by Norman Fiering. A narrative history in six chapters, fully indexed, plus a record of the Library's exhibition on this subject. Deals with the Dutch ventures in Brazil, the Caribbean, and Suriname, as well as New York. The bibliographical supplement prepared by Burton van Name Edwards includes full descriptions of nearly..... READ MORE about THE DUTCH IN THE AMERICAS, 1600-1800

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 53869

SCOTLAND AND THE AMERICAS, 1600 TO 1800.

With an Introduction by Michael Fry and Contributions. .. Bibliographical Supplement by Burton van Name Edwards.
Providence: The John Carter Brown Library, 1995. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xix, 138, (2) pages. With an Introduction by Michael Fry and Contributions. .. Bibliographical Supplement by Burton van Name Edwards. Limited to 1500 copies. Eight individual essays build around an exhibition held at the JCB and Forbes Magazine Galleries in 1995. The topics cover The Darien Venture, Immigration and Settlement, Trade, Scots in Georgia and the British Floridas, Religion, Education, Colonial Warfare and..... READ MORE about SCOTLAND AND THE AMERICAS, 1600 TO 1800

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 53769