premiere fois, à
New-Haven, dans le Connecticut. A
Paris: Chez
Prault, Imprimeur du Roi,
1786.
PS778 .H5 P71
Sm. 8vo. 34 leaves,
English and
French text on opposite pages.
Sabin 33803.
Dexter III, page 418, no. 1.
Entered by Jefferson in his undated manuscript catalogue without price.
This is another edition of Humphreys’
Poems addressed to the Armies of the United States of America
[q.v.], with a translation into French prose, by the Marquis de Chastellux. At the beginning is a
Lettre du Traducteur, au Colonel Humphreys, signed
Le Marquis de Ch.
For the Marquis de Chastellux, see the Index.
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63
Poems.
4
to.
1815 Catalogue, page 142, no. 64, Poems Asiatic, 4to.
1831 Catalogue, page 234, no.
J. 69, Poems, Asiatic 4to.
These poems have not been identified, and it is possible that Jefferson’s entry in his manuscript catalogue does not apply to the Asiatic poems in the Library of Congress catalogues. It is used here merely because it is a collection
in quarto. The catalogue of 1839 repeats the entry of the earlier catalogues as above. That of 1849 has two entries under
no. 69, both ascribed to the Jefferson collection. These are: page 900, no. 69. Asiatic Poems. 4to, page 908, no. 69. Ramsay,
Allan: Select Songs of the Gentle Shepherd, 8vo; London, 1784.
The second entry is obviously ascribed to the Jefferson Collection in error. It is not an Asiatic poem, it is not in quarto,
and this is the first entry for this book in any Library of Congress Catalogue.
Sir William Jones, the English Oriental scholar, published a book, in 8vo, entitled
Poeseos Asiaticae Commentarium
, for which see Chapter XLII.
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64
Humphreys’ works
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 142, no. 57, as above.
HUMPHREYS,
David.
The Miscellaneous Works of David Humphreys, Late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of Madrid.
New-York: Printed by
T. and J. Swords,
1804.
PS778 .H5 1804
8vo. 212 leaves, engraved portrait frontispiece, engraved plate showing the obverse and the reverse of the medal Presented
by the Massa. Society for Promoting Agriculture to the Hon
le David Humphreys Esq
r. late Minister to the Court of Madrid, as a Testimony of Respect for his Patriotic Exertions in Importing into New England
100 of the Marino Breed of Sheep from Spain to Improve the Breed of that Useful Animal in his own Country. 1802; list of subscribers’
names on 13 pages at the end, followed by the Directions to the Binder and the Errata.
Sabin 33809.
Dexter III, page 419, no. 6.
David Humphreys first published a collection of his works in 1790. In 1804 the book was reissued, and brought up to date.
The collection includes all the author’s publications with the addition of matter not previously published. The latest date
in the book is November 2, 1803. The copyright notice on the second leaf is dated April 21, 1804. The book is dedicated to
the Duc de Rochefoucault. Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States at the time, and his name, with that title,
appears in the list of subscribers.
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65
Rickman’s poetical scraps.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 143, no. 38, as above.
RICKMAN,
Thomas Clio.
Poetical Scraps. By Thomas Clio Rickman. Author of The Evening Walk; Letter to Mr. Pitt; to the Bishop of Landaff, &c. &c. Vol. I [-II] . . .
London:
