Title: 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.<br /><br />Author: David Baillie Warden<br /><br />Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana <br /><br />Description: <br /><br />Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.<br /><br />Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.<br /><br />Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.<br /><br />++++<br />The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:<br />++++<br /><br />SourceLibrary: Huntington Library<br /><br />DocumentID: SABCP03620600<br /><br />CollectionID: CTRG01-B1558<br /><br />PublicationDate: 18200101<br /><br />SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America<br /><br />Notes: "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] Error in pagination: p. 93-94 have been omitted but with no loss of text content. Attributed to David Baillie Warden by Sabin and NUC pre-1956. Some parallel English and French text. Lists 1,200 volumes and some maps; purchased by Samuel A. Eliot (for $5,000) and presented to Harvard College in 1823. Includes index.<br /><br />Collation: 147 [i.e., 145] p. ; 22 cm<br /><br />
