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Abregé chronologique de l’hist. d’Anglet. par Salmon.
2. v.
small 8
vo.
53 A.C.-1741. G. II.
1815 Catalogue, page 17. no. 42, Abrégé chronologique de l’histoire d’Angleterre, par Salmon, 53 A C 1741, 2 v 8vo.
SALMON,
Thomas.
Nouvel abregé chronologique de l’Histoire d’Angleterre, contenant les Evénemens qui y sont relatifs, depuis l’invasion des
Romains jusqu’à la quinzième année de George II. les Actes du Parlement, les Créations, les Guerres, les Batailles, les Siéges,
&c. Traduit de l’
Anglois de M. Salmon, Auteur de l’Histoire moderne, &c. [par Garrigues de Froment.] Tome Premier [Second].
A
Paris: chez
Rollin Fils,
Ch. Ant. Jombert,
1751.
First Edition of this translation. 2 vol. 8vo. vol. I, 313 leaves; vol. II, 291 leaves; errata on the last leaf of each volume.
A copy of this book was bought by Jefferson from Froullé, 27 Juin, 1787, price 12 (livres).
Entered on Jefferson’s undated manuscript catalogue, with the price,
8.0.
Thomas Salmon, 1679-1767, English historian, geographical writer, and traveller, accompanied Anson in his voyage round the world. The first
edition of his
Chronological Historian
was printed in 1733. The discovery of America is chronicled on October 11, 1491
[
sic
]:
Christophle Colomb, (
un Genois au service d’Espagne)
fit la découverte du nouveau Monde ou de l’Amérique.
Garrigues de Froment, fl. 1751-1760, French abbé, critic and satirical writer.
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M
rs. Macaulay’s history of England.
9. v.
4
to.
1603-1742.
1815 Catalogue, page 19. no. 70, as above.
MACAULAY,
Catharine.
The History of England from the Accession of James I. to that of the Brunswick Line. Vol. I. [-VIII]. By Catherine Macaulay.
London: Printed for
J. Nourse,
R. and J. Dodsley, and
W. Johnston,
1763-1783--
The History of England, from the Revolution to the Present Time, in a Series of Letters to the Reverend Doctor Wilson, Rector
of St. Stephen’s Walbrook, and Prebendary of Westminster. By Catharine Macaulay. Vol. I.
Bath: Printed by
R. Cruttwell: and Sold by
E. and C. Dilly,
T. Cadell, and
J. Walter,
London,
1778.
DA375 .G7[;] DA470 .G73
First Edition. Together 9 vol. 4to. vol. I, 230 leaves, engraved portrait frontispiece by I. Basire after I.B. Cipriani dated 1767, Thomson’s
Address to Liberty
printed on c
2 recto, errata on the verso; vol. II, 258 leaves; vol. III, 235 leaves; vol. IV, 222 leaves; vol. V, 228 leaves; vol. VI,
220 leaves; vol. VII, 254 leaves, the last with the publisher’s advertisement of the forthcoming eighth volume on the recto,
errata lists on the verso; vol. VIII, 172 leaves; [vol. IX] The History of England from the Revolution to the Present Time;
vol. I, 229 leaves, the last leaf with the errata list on the recto and the publisher’s advertisement on the verso (no more
was published). The titles and imprints vary in the different volumes, in set-up, according to the period covered, and in
the names of the publishers, which, from volume V to vol. IX include that of
Charles Dilly.
Lowndes III, page 1433.
Grose 158.
Jefferson’s copy of this work was obtained after June 4, 1811, on which W. Rives wrote from Milton: “W. Rives offers his most respectful compliments to Mr Jefferson, & informs him that he is at present unable to communicate
the precise amount of the costs of Mitford’s Greece & Mrs Macauley’s England, but will procure the agent of Brown & Rives
in this place to obtain a ”
