Natural History, Travel, Atlases & Maps

Delisle, Guillaume. Hemisphere meridional. Paris, 1714, 455 x 465mm., double-page engraved map, original outline colour, slight wear at South Pole

a general map of the world. london: laurie & whittle, 1799, hand-coloured wall-map, engraved on four sheets joined as two, if joined totalling 1045 x 1240mm., the upper and lower margins of both sections ragged with short tears, with restoration, but only minor loss of printed surface

Books &amp; Manuscripts

A Map of the British Empire, in North America. London: R. Sayer & J. Bennett, 1776

A Map of the British Empire, in North America. London: R. Sayer & J. Bennett, 1776 Engraved map, 22 x 14 ¾ in; 558 x 375 mm, original outline coloring; very light marginal browning. Matted, glazed and framed.

jefferys, thomas – samuel dunn

samuel dunn (d. 1794) scienta terrarum et coelorum or the heavens a

A New Atlas of the Mundane System: or, of Geography and Cosmography, Describing the Heavens and the Earth, the Distances, Motions and Magnitudes of the Celestial Bodies… The Second Edition, with Additions, Corrections and Very Great Improvements. London: for Robert Sayer, 1788

dunn, samuel (d. 1794).

Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Jay I. Kislak. Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation. 

Jefferys, Thomas The American Atlas; or, A Geographical Description of the Whole Continent of America. London: Printed and Sold by R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1775 Folio (543 x 350 mm). Letterpress title-page and index leaf, 22 engraved maps on 29 sheets, all save one printed on full or multiple sheets and folded, all maps partially handcolored in outline with additional coloring to one, all map sheets save one stencil-numbered, maps and text on guards; a few maps cut close or slightly cropped, some scattered soling and foxing, some neat, minor marginal restoration throughout, almost always outside plate-mark, a few short closed tears. Half calf antique over contemporary marbled boards; some rubbing to boards. The scarce first edition of "One of the most authoritative and comprehensive atlases of America" (Ristow). After the British victory in the Seven Years War, scientific surveys were undertaken that explored and mapped the interiors of the land east of the Mississippi River. The resulting maps, published separately by Jefferys as Geographer to the Prince of Wales (and subsequently to the King), were generally the best available for their respective regions. This atlas was published by Jefferys' successors Robert Sayer and John Bennett, and it provides a comprehensive record of the thirteen colonies during the Revolutionary War era and includes extensive reconnaissance mapping of French Canada, including Newfoundland. "As a major cartographic reference work it was, very likely, consulted by American, English, and French civilian administrators and military officers during the Revolution" (Ristow). The more common later editions do not include Lewis Evans's celebrated “Map of the Middle British Colonies in America.” The American Atlas is comprised of the following maps: 1. Braddock Mead (alias John Green). “A Chart of North and South America, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. …” Published 10 June 1775. 6 sheets joined as 3. 2. Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg. “The Russian Discoveries.” Published 2 March 1775. Full sheet. 3. Emanuel Bowen and John Gibson. “An Accurate Map of North America describing and distinguishing the British and Spanish Dominions. …” Published 2 July 1775. 4 sheets joined as 2. 4. Thomas Jefferys. “North America from the French of Mr. D’Anville.” Published 10 June 1775. Full sheet. 5. Samuel Dunn. “A Map of the British Empire in North America.” Published 10 January 1774. Half sheet. 6. Thomas Jefferys. “An Exact Chart of the River St. Laurence from Fort Frontenac to the Island of Anticosti.” Published 25 May 1775. 2 sheets joined as one. 7. Sayer and Bennett. “A Chart of the Gulf of St. Laurence. …” Published 25 March 1775. Full sheet. 8. “A Map of the Island of St. John in the Gulf of St. Laurence.” Published 6 April 1775. Full sheet. 9. James Cook and Michael Lane. “A General Chart of the Island of Newfoundland.” Published 10 May 1775. Full sheet. 10. “A Chart of the Banks of Newfoundland.” Published 25 March 1775. Full sheet. 11. Thomas Jefferys. “A New Map of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island with the adjacent parts of New England and Canada.” Published 15 June 1775. Full sheet. 12. Braddock Mead (alias John Green). “A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of New England.” With inset “Plan of the Town of Boston” and large figural cartouche of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock. Published 29 November 1774. 4 sheets joined as 2. 13. Samuel Holland. “The Provinces of New York and New Jersey; with part of Pensilvania and the Province of Quebec.” Published 16 June 1775. 2 sheets joined as one. 14. Lewis Evans. “A general Map of the Middle British Colonies in America.” Published 15 June 1775. Full sheet. With inset “Sketch of the Remaining Part of Ohio R. &c.” 15. William Scull. “A Map of Pennsylvania Exhibiting not only the Improved Parts of the Province but also its Extensive Frontiers.” Published 10 June 1775. 2 sheets as one. 16. Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson. “A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia containing the whole Province of Maryland with Part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina.” No date. 4 sheets joined as 2. 17. Henry Mouzon. “An Accurate Map of North and South Carolina with their Indian Frontiers.” Published 30 May 1775. 4 sheets joined as 2. With insets of “The Harbour of Port Royal” and “The Bar and Harbour of Charlestown.” 18. Thomas Jefferys. “The Coast of West Florida and Louisiana.” Published 20 February 1775. 2 sheets joined as one. 19. Lieut. Ross. “Course of the River Mississipi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres.” Published 1 June 1775. 2 sheets joined as one. 20. Thomas Jefferys. “The Bay of Honduras.” Published 20 February 1775. Full sheet. 21. J. B. B. D’Anville. “A Map of South America. …” Published 20 September 1775. 4 sheets joined as 2. With inset “Chart of Falkland’s Islands.” 22. Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla. “A Chart of the Straits of Magellan.” Published 1 July 1775. Full sheet. REFERENCE: Howes J81; Phillips 1165; Walter Ristow, "Bibliographical Note," in American Atlas [facsimile edition of 1776 ed.], 1973; Streeter 1:72 PROVENANCE: Acquisition: William Reese — The Library of a Distinguished American Book Collector, Sotheby’s New York, June 4, 2013, lot 96

View 1 of Lot 52: Jefferys, Thomas | "One of the most authoritative and comprehensive atlases of America"

jefferys, thomas | "one of the most authoritative and comprehensive atlases of america"

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana 

Sayer, Robert, & John Bennet (publishers)

Sayer, Robert, & John Bennet (publishers) The American Military Pocket Atlas; Being An Approved Collection of Correct Maps, Both General and Particular, of the British Colonies. London: Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennet, 1776 8vo (225 x 142 mm). Letterpress text, title (verso blank), 2- page dedication to "Gov. Pownall," 2pp. "Advertisement," one-page "List of Maps" (verso blank), 6 folding engraved maps, all handcolored in outline, hinges on guards; some toning, offsetting, scattered spotting, splits to folds, minor marginal repairs, tape repairs, some soiling. Original half calf and marbled boards, spine with raised bands in six compartments, second with gilt-lettered leather label; overall rubbed with loss, some restoration to joints. Housed in custom half morocco clamshell case. Maps as follows: 1) Dunn, Samuel. North America, as divided amongst the European Powers. By Samuel Dunn, Mathematician. London: printed for Robt. Sayer, 10 Jany. 1774. Engraved map (343 x 464 mm). Handcolored in outline. Engraved for Dunn's "A New Atlas." — 2) Dunn, Samuel. A compleat map of the West Indies, containing the coasts of Florida, Louisiana, New Spain, and Terra Firma: with all the islands. London: Robt. Sayer, 10 January 1774. Engraved map (337 x 470 mm). Handcolored in outline. Engraved for Dunn's "A New Atlas." — The "Advertisement" describes these first two maps as "a general map of the part of the globe, called North America, and a second general map of those islands, shores, gulfs, and bays, which form what is commonly called the West Indies; these we consider as introductory, and as giving a general idea, and we trust a just one." — 3) A general map of the Northern British Colonies in America. Which comprehends the Province of Quebec, the Government of Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England and New-York. From the maps published by the Admiralty and Board of Trade, Regulated by the astronomic and trigonometric observations of Major Holland and corrected from Governor Pownall's late Map 1776. London: Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennet, 14 August 1776. Engraved map (527 x 679 mm). Handcolored in outline. First state, also issued as a separate map. This map was re-issued in 1788 with the title changed to reflect the new political realities. McCorkle, New England 776.11; Sellers & Van Ee 143; Stevens & Tree 65 — 4) Evans, Lewis. A general map of the Middle British Colonies, in America. Containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the addition of New York, and the greatest part of New England, as also of the bordering parts of the Province of Quebec, improved from several surveys made after the late war, and corrected from Governor Pownall's late Map 1776. London: R. Sayer & J. Bennet, 15 October 1776. Engraved map (521 x 679 mm). Handcolored in outline. Based on Lewis Evans' map of 1755, with additions and corrections. Stephenson & McKee, Virginia p. 82 (an image of the Evans map) — 5) Romans, Bernard. A general map of the Southern British Colonies, in America. Comprehending North and South Carolina, Georgia, East and West Florida, with the neighbouring Indian countries. From the modern surveys of Engineer de Brahm, Capt. Collet, Mouzon & others; and from the large hydrographical survey of the coasts of East and West Florida. By B. Romans. London: R. Sayer & J. Bennett [sic.], 15 Octr. 1776. Engraved map (540 x 660 mm). Handcolored in outline. Based on charts and maps by Roman and others. — 6) Brassier, William Furness. A Survey of Lake Champlain including Lake George, Crown Point and St. John, Surveyed by order of ... Sr. Jeffery Amherst ... by William Brassier, draughtsman. 1762. London: Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennet, 5 Aug., 1776. Engraved map (711 x 521 mm). Handcolored in outline. Also issued as the first separately published map of Lake Champlain, this excellent detailed chart was based on a survey made during the French and Indian War, but not published until the Revolution. Included is an inset illustrating America's first naval battle, in which General Benedict Arnold, though forced back down the lake, was able to delay the British attempt to descend to the Hudson for that year. No mention, of course, is made of Ethan Allen's taking of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. The Holster Atlas: One of the most important atlases of the American Revolution designed for use in the field This collection of maps was published by Sayer and Bennet at the beginning of the Revolution for the use of British officers. "Surveys and Topographical Charts being fit only for a Library, such maps as an Officer may take with him into the Field have been much wanted. The following Collection forms a Portable Atlas of North America, calculated in its Bulk and Price to suit the Pockets of Officers of all Ranks" (Advertisement). Although the publishers claimed the atlas would fit into an officer's pocket, it was more usually carried in a holster and thus gained its nickname. In original condition, as it would have been when carried by British officers during the American War. REFERENCE Celebration of My Country 71; Fite & Freeman, A Book of Old Maps 212-216; Howes A208; Nebenzahl, Atlas of the American Revolution; Phillips, Atlases 1206; Revolutionary Hundred 45; Rumsey 311; Sabin 1147; Schwartz & Ehrenberg 190; Streeter sale 1:73

View 1 of Lot 422: Sayer, Robert, & John Bennet (publishers) | One of the most important atlases of the American Revolution

sayer, robert, & john bennet (publishers) | one of the most important atlases of the american revolution

Americana

watercolor and ink on paper dated December 30, 1810 height 8 ⅞ in. by width 9 ⅞ in. within a circular sun the inscription Eliza Dunn Daughter of/ Samuel Dunn and Wife was Born December 30th/ Anno Domini 1810 Eighteen Hundred and Ten is between two pictorial scenes: a square-rigged ship and sloop sailing beneath moon, sun, and stars above and a home with cedar trees and grazing geese below; the corners with four roundels, the top two encompassing red hearts and the bottom two with biblical verses: the first You must be Born again,/ Says Christ to one of old; Then do from sin refrain, And be a Christian bold, the second For every child of Man/ The scripture doth relate/ Is saved by this Plan/ Or wretched is their state. Please note that this lot will not be on view during the sale exhibition. It is located at our Long Island City, New York storage facility. If you would like to examine it in person before the sale please make an appointment with the Americana department at 212-606-7130. Please note that we have a new registration process and we highly recommend registering early to the sale. If you encounter any difficulty, please contact the Bids Department at bids.newyork@sothebys.com or call +1 (212) 606-7414 for assistance.

View 1 of Lot 257: A Fraktur Birth Record of Eliza Dunn, attributed to E. Firth, Salem County, New Jersey, Dated 1810

a fraktur birth record of eliza dunn, attributed to e. firth, salem county, new jersey, dated 1810

Travel, Atlases, Maps and Photographs

North and Central America—Abraham Ortelius and others

North and Central America—Abraham Ortelius and others Collection of five maps, comprising: i) Abraham Ortelius. Peruviae auriferae regionis (with:) La Florida; Guastecan Reg, [no date], hand-coloured ii) Henricus Hondius. America noviter delineate, 1631, coloured in outline, slight spotting iii) Joannes Jansson. Insulae americanae in oceano septentrionali, [no date], hand-coloured iv) Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. [A New Map of the Whole Continent of America (North American sheets only)]. London: Bennett and Sayer, 1794 v) Samuel Dunn. North America, as divided amongst the European powers. London: Robert Sayer, 1774, coloured in outline

View 1 of Lot 88: North and Central America | A collection of 5 maps

north and central america | a collection of 5 maps

Travel, Photographs, Maps and Natural History

Spain and Europe A collection of 25 maps, comprising: i) Anon. Les Isles Britannicques. London, c.1750, uncoloured ii) Anon. A new and correct map of the ten Spanish Provinces. [London, c.1750], worn iii) Anon. Spain and Portugal from the latest observations. [London, c.1750] iv) Isaac Basire. Plan of the Town and Fortifications of Gibraltar, exactly taken on the spot in the Year 1738. London, c.1738, coloured, browned v) Caillot. Espana y Portugal. Paris, c.1820, small engraved map, uncoloured vi) Vincenzo Maria Coronelli. Marcomania, hoggidi Marchesato De Moravia; detto uolgarmente Marnhem... Venice, c.1690, hand-coloured, small worm hole vii) Idem. Silesia inferiore... Venice, c.1690, hand-coloured, small worm hole, slight dampstaining viii) Samuel Dunn. Spain and Portugal. London: Laurie and Whittle, 1808, hand-coloured ix) Another copy x) Jodocus Hondius. Castiliae veteris et novae descriptio. Amsterdam, 1606 or later, some facsimile restoration xi) Idem. Cataloniae principatus descriptio nova. Amsterdam, 1606 or later xii) Robert Laurie. A New Map of the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal. London, 1823, hand-coloured xiii) Idem. A plan of the town and fortifications of Gibraltar. London, 1810 xiv) Another copy xv) Mercator/Hondius. Gallaecia regnum. Amsterdam, c.1628, hand-coloured xvi) Ditto. Arragonia et Catalonia. Amsterdam, c.1628, hand-coloured, restored xvii) Robert. Carte des Royaumes d’Espagne et de Portugal. Paris, 1757, coloured in outline xviii) Idem. Royaumes d’Espagne et de Portugal. Paris, 1750, coloured in outline xix) Guillaume Sanson. La Scandinavie. Paris: Jaillot, 1708, hand-coloured xx) Idem. Hispaniae antiquae tabulae. Paris, 1641 xxi) Pierre du Val. L’Espagne. Paris, 1663, coloured in outline xxii) Joannes Van Keulen. Gibraltar. Amsterdam, [no date], coloured, laid down xxiii) Idem. Pascaart van de Zee Kusten van Granada en Murcia Tusschen Velez Malaga en C.S. Martin als meede de Barbarische Zee-Kusten. Amsterdam, c.1750, hand-coloured, laid down xxiv) Robert de Vaugondy. Hispania antiqua. Paris, 1750, coloured in outline xxv) James Wyld. Cronstadt in the Baltic. London, 1854, maritime chart, backed on linen

View 1 of Lot 136: Spain and Europe | A collection of 25 maps

spain and europe | a collection of 25 maps

North and Central America A collection of 5 maps, comprising: i) Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. [A New Map of the Whole Continent of America (North American sheets only)]. London: Bennett and Sayer, 1794ii) Samuel Dunn. North America, as divided amongst the European powers. London: Robert Sayer, 1774, coloured in outline iii) Henricus Hondius. America noviter delineate, 1631, coloured in outline, slight spotting iv) Joannes Jansson. Insulae americanae in oceano septentrionali, [no date], hand-coloured v) Abraham Ortelius. Peruviae auriferae regionis (with:) La Florida; Guastecan Reg, [no date], hand-coloured

View 1 of Lot 161: North and Central America | A collection of 5 maps

Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection

DUNN, SAMUEL Scientia Terrarum Et Coelorum: or the Heavens and Earth Astronomically and Geographically Delineated and Display'd. London: R. Sayer & J. Bennett, 1781 Large engraved twin-hemispherical map in 4 sheets joined (1040 x 1310mm.), numerous spandrel insets, hand-coloured in outline, backed on linen, mounted on wooden rods, occasional worming, repairs or tears

dunn, scientia terrarum et coelorum: or the heavens and earth astronomically and geographically delineated and display'd

South America A collection of 20 maps, mostly coloured or with outline colour: i) Willem Jansz. Blaeu. Tabula Magellanica ii) Idem. Nova Hispania et Nova Galicia iii) Idem. Chili iv) Idem. Novus Brasiliae Typus v) Idem. Paraquaria vulgo Paraguay vi) Idem. Peru vii) Idem. Terra Firma et Novum Regnum Granatense et Popayan, c.1640 viii) Idem. Guiana ix) Emmanuel Bowen. A New and Accurate Map of Peru x) Samuel Dunn. South America, 1774 xi) Nicolas de Fer. Le Bresil, Paris, 1719 xii) Henricus Hondius, Venezuela xiii) Idem. Guiana xiv) Johannes Jansson. Paraguayo xv) Gerard Mercator. Hispaniae novae nova descriptio, 1606 or later xvi) Sanson. Chili, 1669 xvii) Sanson. Le Perou, 1699 and 3 later maps by Caillot

View 1 of Lot 166: South America | A collection of 20 maps

south america | a collection of 20 maps

The Erwin Tomash Library on the History of Computing

i. Harris, John (1667?-1719). The description and uses of the celestial and terrestrial globes; and of Collins's pocket quadrant. London: E. Midwinter for D. Midwinter and T. Leigh, 1703, 8vo, engraved frontispiece repeated as a plate, contemporary calf, (bought from Pickering and Chatto, London, 1988), [T&W H20; ESTC T146887]ii. Harris, John (1667?-1719). The description and use of the globes, and the orrery. To which is prefixed, by way of introduction, a brief account of the solar system... Second edition. London: Thomas Wright and Richard Cushee, 1732, 8vo, 7 folding engraved plates, contemporary calf, modern folding cloth box, (bought from George Walford, London, 1983), [T&W H23; ESTC T111230]iii. Dunn, Samuel (died 1794). The description and use, of the universal planispheres; or, terrestrial and celestial globes in plano. London: Printed and published for the author & W. Owen, 1759, 8vo, contemporary boards, numerous early annotations by a Jacobite, (inscription "CPLockhart"(?) at foot of recommendations leaf, bought from Chaucer Head, Presteigne, 1996), [T&W D72; ESTC T60820] iv. Ferguson, James (1710-1776). Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics: with The Use of the Globes, The Art of Dialing, and The Calculation of the Mean Times of New and Full Moons and Eclipses. London: A. Millar, 1760, 8vo, 23 engraved plates, contemporary calf, (bought from David Bickersteth, Royston, 1991), [T&W F39; ESTC T53455], rebacked v. Adams, George (1709-1772). A Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes. London: the author, 1766, 8vo, 3 engraved plates, contemporary calf, (bought from Pickering & Chatto, London, 2003), [T&W A7; ESTC T70774, T19890]

a collection of 5 volumes, comprising:

Fine Books and Manuscripts Including Americana

A fine group of 3 maps, as follows: Bowen, Thomas. A Map of the British and French Settlements in North America; [Part the first] Containing Canada, Nova Scotia ... [Part the second] containing Part of New York, Pensilvania, New Jersey ... Laid down from Authentic Surveys ... T. Bowen sculpsit. [London, 1755]. 2 engraved maps (each 8 3/4 x 21 in.; 222 x 533 mm, joined at margins); some marginal soiling and minor glue-stains at the join. From The General Magazine of Arts and Sciences. Phillips, Maps, p. 574. Jefferys, Thomas. A Map Of The British Empire, in North America. By Samuel Dunn, Mathematician, improved from the Surveys of Capt. [Jonathan] Carver. London: for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, 17 August 1776. Engraved map (21 3/4 x 14 in.; 553 x 355 mm), contemporary handcoloring in outline; minor marginal soiling. From T. Jefferys, The American Atlas. Phillips, Maps, p. 586. Jefferys, Thomas. A New Map Of The Province of Quebec, according to The Royal Proclamation, of the 7th of October 1763. from The French Surveys Connected with those made after the War. By Captain Carver, and Other Officers, in His Majesty's Service. (with four inset maps:) A Particular Survey Of The Isles of Montreal; Plan of Montreal, or Villemarie; The City of Quebec; Course of the River St. Laurence, from la Valterie to Quebec on a Larger Scale. London: for Robt. Sayer and John Bennett, 16 February 1776. Engraved double-page map (21 ¾ x 30 in.; 553 x 762 mm), contemporary handcoloring in outline; tipped on to a board, tear in left margin entering printed frame, minor marginal soiling and spotting. From William Faden, The North American Atlas. Phillips, Maps, p. 729; Stevens & Tree 73a.

maps of america, 18th century

English Literature, History, Children&#39;s Books and Illustrations

i) 12 sepia toned silverprints by the Victorian photographer Arthur Dunn, five depicting Clemens and his family; the remainder of Dollis Hill House and park during the period of Clemens's residence there, each photograph 70 x 95mm., in an album with an additional print of one photograph on the upper cover, 1900, some silvering, binding chipped and worn

i) 12 sepia toned silverprints by the Victorian photographer Arthur Dunn, five depicting Clemens and his family; the remainder of Dollis Hill House and park during the period of Clemens's residence there, each photograph 70 x 95mm., in an album with an additional print of one photograph on the upper cover, 1900, some silvering, binding chipped and worn ii) cabinet size photograph of Twain with his wife and daughters at Dollis Hill (later print), stamped A. Dunn, Willesden iii) three autograph letters signed by Clemens ("S.L. Clemens"), to W.R. Dunn, agreeing to be photographed by his son Arthur ("...if you will call at the house any time after 9.45 you will find me up & at leisure...") and commenting on the results ("...I have not seen finer photographs than those six pictures of Dollis Hill & the family taken by your son..."), 3 pages, 4to and 8vo, integral blanks, headed stationery, London and New York, 20 September [1900] to 3 January 1902, laid down in an album, one lightly stained iv) original photographic printer's block of head-and-shoulders portrait of Mark Twain, 62 x 50mm. v) related material: the remainder of the album with letters by various other correspondents including Twain's cousin and biographer Cyril Clemens, and Lord Aberdeen, the owner of Dollis Hill House, relating to photographs, together with press cuttings about Dunn's photography and local events in north west London, altogether about 50 pages, plus blanks, 1897-1929

a collection relating to his residence in london, comprising: 

Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. Part 1

Smith, Adam An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776 2 volumes, 4to (269 x 219 mm). Half-title in vol. 2, publisher's advertisement on last page of vol. 2, terminal blank in vol. 1, with all the usual cancels (M3, Q1, U3, Zz3, 3A4 and 3O4 in vol. I, and D1 and Zzz4 in vol. II.); some light browning to text block, scattered foxing, 1H1 with closed marginal tear just into text, some light offsetting to 1B1v, 1Iiv, 2[A]1r, 2B1v, 24F2v, evidently from stacking of unbound sheets. Contemporary speckled calf; handsomely rebacked to style with red and green morocco labels, corners and board edges restored. Brown cloth slipcase. First edition of the "first and greatest classic of modern economic thought" (Printing and the Mind of Man). Smith, a Scottish professor and tutor and the patron saint of free markets, "is generally credited with the formulation of the liberal economic doctrine of free enterprise: ‘for the first time an incoherent mass of empirical maxims was codified into a definite system and elevated to the dignity of a science'" (Dunn, p. 330, quoting Leslie Stephen). The Wealth of Nations is divided into five books, and its most enduring therom appears in the second champer of Book IV, "Of Systems of Political Oeconomy": "Every individual … generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention" (IV, chap. 2). In a work with few rivals in its time or after, Smith "begins with the thought that labour is the source from which a nation derives what is necessary to it. The improvement of the division of labour is the measure of productivity and in it lies the human propensity to barter and exchange … it ends with a history of economic development, a definitive onslaught on the mercantile system, and some prophetic speculations on the limits of economic control. … Where the political aspects of human rights had taken two centuries to explore, Smith's achievement was to bring the study of economic aspects to the same point in a single work" (PMM). By undermining mercantilist theory, Smith made the strongest economic argument against the suppression of the American colonies. Indeed, the significance of Smith's Wealth of Nations for the United States extends far beyond its publication date, which preceded that of the Declaration of Independence by just over four months. In many ways the two texts have since been intertwined; certainly, the American Founders embraced Smith’s Inquiry—which discussed taxation, proposed a fiscal union to defuse the foment of revolution, and defended standing armies—before Europe did, and by 1789 the work was reprinted in an American edition, published in Philadelphia by Thomas Dobson. The pseudonymous authors of The Federalist—James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay—invoke Smith and his ideas in several polemics, and "Federalist 10," Madison’s influential discussion of the harmonization of apparently competing interests or factions in both economic and political spheres, owes much to Smith’s argument that permitting a proliferation of religious sects, rather than establishing a state-sanctioned religion, would allow for "candour and moderation" and, so, "publick tranquility." The Wealth of Nations had an even more profound influence on Alexander Hamilton—and, by virtue of his position as the first Secretary of the Treasury—even greater impact on the nation. Glory M. Liu writes that for Hamilton, Smith’s opus "served as an encyclopedic guide to the science of wealth creation. He refashioned and used its summary of the physiocratic doctrine, its history of banking practices, and its theory of economic growth to scaffold a forward-looking agenda of political and economic nationalism" (pp. 66–67). Indeed, according to Liu, portions of Hamilton’s major Treasury reports—which included "Report Relative to a Provision for the Support of Public Credit," 1790; "Second Report on the Further Provision Necessary for Establishing Public Credit," 1790; and "Report on the Subject of Manufactures," 1791—were "simply cribbed from The Wealth of Nations." While traveling as the tutor to the Duke of Buccleuch in the mid-1760s, Smith met Benjamin Franklin, and the two must have discussed their mutual interest in theories of population growth. Another Philadelphian, Benjamin Rush, quoted Smith in an address delivered to the American Philosophical Society, 1786. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both owned two copies of The Wealth of Nations. Thomas Jefferson sold his copy of the third edition (3 volumes; London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1784), with most of the rest of his library, to the Library of Congress in 1815 to replace the books lost when the British burned the Capitol during the War of 1812; the set remains in the Library of Congress today. Jefferson subsequently acquired a replacement copy for his own shelves, a two-volume edition published in Hartford, Connecticut, by Cooke and Hale in 1818. Smith’s work is mentioned frequently in Jefferson’s correspondence. In a letter written to his son-in-law Thomas Mann Randolph Jr., 30 May 1790, advising him on a course of reading for the study of the law, Jefferson made an assessment that still holds true today: "In political oeconomy I think Smith’s wealth of nations the best book extant" (Papers 16:448–50). REFERENCES: Goldsmiths' Library 11392; Grolier, English 57; Kress 7621; Printing and the Mind of Man 221; Rothschild 1897; Sabin 82303; cf. David Bromwich, The Intellectual Life of Edmund Burke: From the Sublime and Beautiful to the Declaration of Independence (Belknap Press of Harvard University, 2014); William Clyde Dunn, “Adam Smith and Edmund Burke: Complementary Contemporaries,” in Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jan. 1941):330–346; Samuel Fleischacker, “Adam Smith’s Reception Among American Founders, 1776–1790,” in The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 59, no. 4 (2002):897–924; Glory M. Liu, Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism (Princeton University Press, 2022) PROVENANCE: Two sets of cancelled pressmarks: I.1.22[23] (G); E 4 30[31].

View 1 of Lot 13: Smith, Adam | "… led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention."

smith, adam | "… led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention."

•This archive contains dozens of historical and rare autographed letters on official team stationery and includes great baseball content.  We strongly recommend that anyone interested in autographed material view this lot in its entirety for there are numerous rare signed pieces. 

•This archive contains dozens of historical and rare autographed letters on official team stationery and includes great baseball content.  We strongly recommend that anyone interested in autographed material view this lot in its entirety for there are numerous rare signed pieces.  Examples of the signed correspondence include: • Yankee Executives and Owners such as Jacob Ruppert, T.L. Huston, Hall of Famer George Weiss and, of course, many examples by Ed Barrow (an extremely rare handwritten 1928 lineup sheet with contract notations relating to players such as Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig). • Presidents of the American League – Ban Johnson, E.G. Barnard and William Harridge (there are dozens of original signed correspondence from Ban Johnson, in particular, covering the years 1915 through the early 1920’s). • The archive is particularly fertile with numerous letters signed by Ban Johnson, President of the American League, during the time that  Ruppert purchased the New York Yankees and throughout much of the 1920’s.  As most baseball historians know, Jacob Ruppert and T.L. Huston announced their decision to buy the New York Yankees for $230,000 on January 11, 1915.  Of particular historical importance is that January 12, 1915, the very first day of the new Yankees ownership, Ban Johnson, as President of the American League, wrote a letter of congratulations to T.L. Huston for the “New York deal” that “was very gratifying to me.”  He went on to state that all club owners in the American League are pleased that Huston and Colonel Ruppert joined the ranks of “our organization.” Along with the above letter is another extremely interesting note of historical import in that the archive contains the actual hand written note from Clark Griffith, who was then manager of the New York Highlanders, to Ban Johnson, as President of the American League, stating that the “New York Baseball Club is in good order.”  That memo, hand written by Clark Griffith, is from 1911. There are many more Ban Johnson letters on American League Professional Baseball Club letterhead covering such topics as President Taft and a potential job, issuances of American League passes to celebrities like Samuel Gompers, correspondence relating to the Federal League, renovations at Yankee Stadium and much more. • Much correspondence signed by Charles H. Ebbets, President and mainstay of the Brooklyn Dodgers (involving legislation changing Sunday’s “Blue Law”, politicking with Jacob Ruppert regarding matters at the Polo Grounds).  Ebbets was the owner of the Brooklyn club from 1902 to 1925.  • Miller Huggins, as Yankee manager, correspondence regarding spit ball pitchers. • George Stallings, the Boston Braves miracle man, corresponding by a letter and several telegrams regarding inside baseball tidbits, hunting trips and more. • Barney Dreyfuss, President of the Pittsburgh Pirates, regarding Honus Wagner’s birthday dinner. • John K. Tener, President of the National League from 1927, regarding a loan taken out by Ed Barrow when he was General Manager of the Boston Red Sox and President of the International League. • Joseph Lannin, owner of the Boston Red Sox, corresponding with Ed Barrow when Barrow was General Manager of the Red Sox.  This grouping is enormously historical in that it deals with information related to the World Champion Red Sox and their financial woes during the 1915-18 time period.  • Correspondence between Ed Barrow, then General Manager of the Boston Red Sox, and Lawrence Solman regarding the potential sale of the Red Sox.  • Correspondence between Ed Barrow and Connie Mack regarding the potential hiring of Larry Lajoie as well as his accumulating on-field problems and antics.  • Hall of Famer Billy Evans signed Billy Evans and fellow umpire George Hildebrand signed releases for items for items stolen from the lockers at Yankee Stadium. • Hall of Famer George Weiss correspondence from the late 1920’s when he was General Manager of the New York Yankees. • Numerous examples of very rare but less known executives and others of the Yankee organization who once played major league baseball (e.g., a long letter from Daff Gammons, who not only played football in the 1890’s with Walter Camp and John D. Rockefeller, but also played 28 games with the Boston Beaneaters in 1901!). • Correspondence signed by August Herrmann, first Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1903 until Judge Landis took over in 1920. • Correspondence between Ed Barrow, as President of the International League, and John “Jack” Dunn, the Manager, Vice President and Treasurer of the Baltimore Baseball Club.  One long letter is written completely in “Jack Dunn’s” own hand and the agreement between the Baltimore Baseball Club and the New York Yankees is signed by Dunn.  All of the documents are dated 1917.  Dunn is universally credited with discovering Babe Ruth and, in 1914, sold his star player to the Boston Red Sox.  Ruth gained his nickname “Babe” when the press began referring to him as Jack’s “baby”.  • Original letters and copies from Ban Johnson informing the New York Yankees of his "approval for contracts executed for dozens of players who played for the New York American League Baseball Club from 1915 through 1923.  Most of this part of the collection involves the years 1915 and 1916. • Correspondence between the New York Yankees and Notre Dame, which includes a contract signed by Knute Rockne, scheduling the Notre Dame vs. Army football game for October 17, 1925.  This is very historic in that it is the first Notre Dame football game ever played at Yankee Stadium, and Knute Rockne’s “Four Horseman” were the reigning champs having gone undefeated in 1924.  The game, however, produced a stunning upset when the Army team beat Notre Dame, 27-0, in front of 80,000 fans. • Blistering letter from P.T. Powers, the reigning head of the Minor Leagues from the turn of the century, to Ed Barrow in 1910 regarding Barrow’s “bullying ways” as a businessman. 

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