Tomo XII. de la Historia, y Primero de la Continuacion. En
Amberes [
Lyons]: A costa de
Marcos-Miguel Bousquet y Compañia [
1737-9].
First Edition with this imprint. Together 16 vol. 12mo. The above title was taken from a copy of the second “
Amberes” edition,
1751-6, the only edition of that imprint of which a copy was located.
Brunet III, page 1423.
Palau V, page 57.
Salva II, 3017.
Backer V, 551.
Entered in the undated manuscript catalogue, with the price,
30 francs.
Juan de Mariana, 1536-1623, Spanish historian. This work was originally written in Latin, and published in Toledo in 1592. The author himself
translated it into Castilian.
José Manuel de Miniana, 1671-1730, Spanish historian.
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Tracts historical. viz. . . . . . . .
Portrait de Philip. II. par Mercier.
}
8
vo.
La destruction de la ligue . . . .
}
1815 Catalogue, page 14. no. 96, Tracts historical of Philip II, and the league, 8vo.
Portrait de Philip. II. par Mercier.
i. [MERCIER,
Louis Sébastien.]
Portrait de Philippe II, roi d’Espagne. A
Amsterdam,
1785.
8vo. 162 leaves; no copy was seen for collation.
Barbier III, col. 957.
Palau V, page 160.
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La destruction de la ligue.
ii.
La Destruction de la Ligue, ou la Réduction de Paris, Pièce Nationale en Quatre Actes. A
Amsterdam, [i.e.
Paris]
1782.
First Edition. 8vo. 117 leaves.
Barbier I, 913.
Quérard VI, page 60.
These two tracts entered on Jefferson’s undated manuscript catalogue, with the price
4.0 each tract.
Louis Sébastien Mercier, 1740-1815, French dramatist and miscellaneous writer, corresponded with Jefferson in 1802 and 1803, signing himself as
Mercier membre de l’Institut national de France.
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Obras de Stockler. tomo I
mo.
12
mo.
1815 Catalogue, page 13. no. 16, as above.
STOCKLER,
Francisco de Borja Garcão, Barão de Villa da Praia.
Obras de Francisco de Borja Garcão Stockler, Secretario de Academia Real das Sciencias &c. Tomo I. Lisboa: na
Typografia da mesma Academia,
1805.
First Edition. 8vo. 210 leaves.
Silva II, page 355, no. 622.
Jefferson’s copy was bound by J. March, on October 7, 1806, in calf, gilt, price .87½ cents.
The bok was a presentation from the author. On June 20,1806, John Vaughan wrote to Jefferson from Philadelphia: “In a Box of Books forwarded to the Socy. from the Lisbon Academy, thro’ the instance of the Chevalier Freire--I found two
from the Secretary of that Academy Mr. Stockler--one entitled a letter to Editor of the Monthly review &c--the other the first
Vol. of his “Obras”--They are a present from the author to yourself, he has sent another copy to the Society . . . I send
the Books in separate Packets by the Mail . . .”
Jefferson replied from Washington on June 24: “
. . . I recieved by post the books you were so kind ”
