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Bibliotheca Americo-septentrionalis : being a choice collection of books in various languages, relating to the history, climate, geography, produce, population, agriculture, commerce, arts, sciences, etc. of North America, from its first discovery to its present existing government : among which are many valuable articles and rare together with all the important official documents published from time to time by the authority of Congress = Collection d'ouvrages, écrits en diverses langues, qui traitent de l'histoire, du climat, de la géographie, des productions, de la population, de l'agriculture, du commerce, des arts, des sciences, etc. de l'Amerique Septentrionale : elle renferme un grand nombre de livres précieux qu'il serait difficile de se procurer ailleurs, et les pièces officielles les plus importantes, publieés de temps à autre, par ordre du Congrès des Etats-Unis.

Author/creator Warden, David Bailie, 1772-1845
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info[Paris : s.n.], 1820 (Paris : Impr. de Nouzou)
Description147 [i.e., 145] p. ; 22 cm.
Supplemental Content Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Subject(s)
Parallel title Collection d'ouvrages écrits en diverses langues
Series Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents History, geography, etc. -- Books relating to the Indians, etc., etc. -- Agriculture -- Commerce -- Medicine -- Politics -- Miscellaneous -- Botany -- Philosophical, miscellaneous, etc., etc. -- Poetry -- Biography -- Laws, official documents, and state papers -- Maps -- St. Domingue -- Supplement -- Botany -- Natural history -- Addenda -- Maps -- Notes.
Local noteLibrary's copy includes ms. notes on unpaginated leaf at end.
Local noteLibrary's copy includes ms. notes on unpaginated leaf at end.
Local noteLibrary's copy includes ms. notes on unpaginated leaf at end.
General note"The collector, during his residence for many years in the metropolis of France, spared neither pains nor expense to render the collection, what he flatters himself it will be found, the most complete of any in the possession of an individual. Two hundred copies of this catalogue will be delivered to the purchaser of this library, which will not be disposed of in parts."--Advertisement, p. [3]
General noteError in pagination: p. 93-94 have been omitted but with no loss of text content.
General noteAttributed to David Baillie Warden by Sabin and NUC pre-1956.
General noteSome parallel English and French text.
General noteLists 1,200 volumes and some maps; purchased by Samuel A. Eliot (for $5,000) and presented to Harvard College in 1823.
General noteIncludes index.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 101354.
References RLIN, CTRG01-B1558
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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