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Suidae Lexicon, Græce & Latine
Suidae Lexicon, Græce & Latine
by Suidas (Lexicographer); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Portus, Aemilius, 1550-1614 or 15; Kuster, Ludolf, 1670-1716; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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Greek and Latin in parallel columns. John Adams library copy contains signature on half title page, v. 1: "John Adams Paris Sept. 18. 1784"; signatures removed from v. 2-3.
Topic: Greek language -- Latin
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Proofs of a conspiracy against all the religions and governments of Europe : carried on in the secret meetings of Free Masons, Illuminati, and reading societies
Proofs of a conspiracy against all the religions and governments of Europe : carried on in the secret meetings of Free Masons, Illuminati, and reading societies
by Robison, John, 1739-1805; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818, former owner
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John Adams Library copy inscribed on first leaf: "Jeremy Belknap 1798 from Mrs. A. Adams."
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Topics: Freemasonry, Illuminati
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The manual of heraldry : being a concise description of the several terms used, and containing a dictionary of every designation in the science. Illustrated by four hundred engravings on wood
The manual of heraldry : being a concise description of the several terms used, and containing a dictionary of every designation in the science. Illustrated by four hundred engravings on wood
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Engraved frontispiece half t.p
Topics: Heraldry, Heraldry
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Suidae Lexicon, Græce & Latine
Suidae Lexicon, Græce & Latine
by Suidas (Lexicographer); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Portus, Aemilius, 1550-1614 or 15; Kuster, Ludolf, 1670-1716; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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Greek and Latin in parallel columns. John Adams library copy contains signature on half title page, v. 1: "John Adams Paris Sept. 18. 1784"; signatures removed from v. 2-3.
Topic: Greek language -- Latin
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Suidae Lexicon, Græce & Latine
Suidae Lexicon, Græce & Latine
by Suidas (Lexicographer); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Portus, Aemilius, 1550-1614 or 15; Kuster, Ludolf, 1670-1716; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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Greek and Latin in parallel columns. John Adams library copy contains signature on half title page, v. 1: "John Adams Paris Sept. 18. 1784"; signatures removed from v. 2-3.
Topic: Greek language -- Latin
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Platonis opera quae extant omnia
Platonis opera quae extant omnia
by Plato; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Estienne, Henri, 1531-1598, ed; Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598, tr; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner
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John Adams's signature on title page, v.1 : "John Adams." Signature on first leaf, v. 1: "John Quincy Adams." Inscribed on half t.p., v. 2: "Perrim."
Topic: Plato
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The method of fluxions and infinite series : with its application to the geometry of curve-lines
The method of fluxions and infinite series : with its application to the geometry of curve-lines
by Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Colson, John, 1680-1760; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy: significant annotations in Adams's hand. An unfinished posthumous work, first published in the Latin original in v. 1 of the Opera omnia (Londini, J. Nichols, 1779-85) under title: Artis analyticae specimina, vel Geometria analytica. Another translation, without Colson's commentary, appeared London, 1737 as A treatise on the method of fluxions and infinite series.
Topics: Mathematics, Calculus
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All the works of Epictetus : which are now extant; consisting of his Discourses, preserved by Arrian, in four books, the Enchiridion, and fragments
All the works of Epictetus : which are now extant; consisting of his Discourses, preserved by Arrian, in four books, the Enchiridion, and fragments
by Epictetus; Carter, Elizabeth, 1717-1806; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
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John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library
Topic: Philosophy, Ancient
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A defence of the constitutions of government of the United States of America
A defence of the constitutions of government of the United States of America
by Adams, John, 1735-1826; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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ESTC
Topics: Constitutional history -- United States, Republics, Political science
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Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20 : by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, sec'y of war: under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party
Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20 : by order of the Hon. J.C. Calhoun, sec'y of war: under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party
by James, Edwin, 1797-1861, comp; Long, Stephen Harriman, 1784-1864; Say, Thomas, 1787-1834; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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John Adams Library appears to be missing atlas dated 1822
Topics: Indians of North America, Discoveries in geography, Indians of North America
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Magnalia Christi Americana : or, The ecclesiastical history of New-England, from its first planting in the year 1620. unto the year of Our Lord, 1698. In seven books ...
Magnalia Christi Americana : or, The ecclesiastical history of New-England, from its first planting in the year 1620. unto the year of Our Lord, 1698. In seven books ...
by Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Tufts, Cotton, 1732-1815, former owner
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John Adams's signature on second t.p.: "John Adams." Inscribed on t.p.: "Cotton Tufts" and "Saint Shepard 1706." Book I. Antiquities.--book II. Ecclesiarum clypei.--book III. Polybius.--book IV. Sal gentium.--book V. Acts and monuments.--book VI. Thaumaturgus.--book VII. Ecclesiarum prælia.
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Topics: Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728, New England -- Church history, New England -- Biography, New England --...
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Platonis opera quae extant omnia
Platonis opera quae extant omnia
by Plato; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Estienne, Henri, 1531-1598, ed; Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598, tr; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner
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John Adams's signature on title page, v.1 : "John Adams." Signature on first leaf, v. 1: "John Quincy Adams." Inscribed on half t.p., v. 2: "Perrim."
Topic: Plato
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A register of officers and agents, civil, military, and naval in the service of the United States ...
A register of officers and agents, civil, military, and naval in the service of the United States ...
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner. BRL; United States. Dept. of State; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Topic: Government executives
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Homeri Ilias, Graece et Latine : annotationes in usum Serenissimi Principis Gulielmi Augusti, Ducis de Cumberland, &c.
Homeri Ilias, Graece et Latine : annotationes in usum Serenissimi Principis Gulielmi Augusti, Ducis de Cumberland, &c.
by Homer; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Clarke, Samuel, 1675-1729; Clarke, Samuel, d. 1778; Knapton, John, 1696-1770, publisher; Knapton, Paul, fl. 1735-1770, publisher; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy has separate leaf of notes inserted in v. 1, p. 48-49, removed and stored separately.
Topics: Homer, Achilles (Greek mythology), Trojan War, Epic poetry, Greek
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Nouveau dictionnaire Français-Latin : composé sur le plan du dictionnaire Latin-Français, du mème auteur ...
Nouveau dictionnaire Français-Latin : composé sur le plan du dictionnaire Latin-Français, du mème auteur ...
by Noel, François, 1755-1841; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
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Includes half t.p
Topics: French language, Latin language
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Le jardin des racines greques : mises en vers François. Avec vn traitté des prépositions, & autres particules indeclinables, et un recueil alphabetique des mots François tirez de la langue greque, soit par allusion, soit par étymologie
Le jardin des racines greques : mises en vers François. Avec vn traitté des prépositions, & autres particules indeclinables, et un recueil alphabetique des mots François tirez de la langue greque, soit par allusion, soit par étymologie
by Lancelot, Claude, 1615?-1695; Le Petit, Pierre, 1617?-1686, printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
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Anonymous. By C. Lancelot; the verse by de Sacy. -- cf. Barbier
Topics: Greek language, Greek language, Greek language, French language, French language
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Almanach royal ..
Almanach royal ..
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Description based on: 1778, 1783, 1784, 1814
Topic: Almanacs, French
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Purchas his pilgrimage : or Relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discovered, from the creation unto this present. In foure parts. This first containeth a theologicall and geographical historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the floud ... With briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoveries ...
Purchas his pilgrimage : or Relations of the world and the religions observed in all ages and places discovered, from the creation unto this present. In foure parts. This first containeth a theologicall and geographical historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the floud ... With briefe descriptions of the countries, nations, states, discoveries ...
by Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Featherstone, Henry, d. 1647, bookseller; Stansby, William, fl. 1597-1638 printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy inscribed on inside back cover: hand drawing of ship. Inscribed on inside front cover: "L6 -J/D." Inscribed on first leaf: "In page 751 mention is made of the river St. Croix..." John Adams's signature on title page: "J. Adams."
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Topics: Religions -- History, Religions, Geography, Geography -- History 17th century, Voyages and travels...
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Of the law of nature and nations : eight books
Of the law of nature and nations : eight books
by Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von, 1632-1694; Kennett, Basil, 1674-1715, tr; Barbeyrac, Jean, 1674-1744; Carew, George, of Lincoln's Inn, tr; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Includes index
Topics: Natural law, International law, Ethics
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A register of officers and agents, civil, military, and naval in the service of the United States ...
A register of officers and agents, civil, military, and naval in the service of the United States ...
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner. BRL; United States. Dept. of State; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Monde primitif : analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne ...
Monde primitif : analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne ...
by Court de Gébelin, Antoine, 1725-1784; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Marillier, Clément Pierre, 1740-1808; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy contains significant annotations in Adams's hand. Transcriptions of handwritten annotations available from Boston Public Library, Rare Books & Manuscripts Department. [T. I] Plan général. Allégories orientales (with special t.-p.) 1777.--[t. II] Grammaire universelle. 1778.--[t. III] Origine du langage et de l'écriture. Lettre a l'auteur anonyme de deux prétendus extraits insérés dans le Journal des savans des mois de nov. & dec. 1773, pub. contre le Plan...
Topics: Language and languages, French language -- Etymology, Language -- History, Grammar, Comparative and...
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The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
by Rollin, Charles, 1661-1741; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
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Topic: History, Ancient
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Novanglus, and Massachusettensis; or, Political essays, published in the years 1774 and 1775, on the principal points of controversy, between Great Britain and her colonies
Novanglus, and Massachusettensis; or, Political essays, published in the years 1774 and 1775, on the principal points of controversy, between Great Britain and her colonies
by Adams, John, 1735-1826; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (RBL); Hews & Goss, printer; Leonard, Daniel, 1740-1829; Tudor, William, 1779-1830; Adams, John, 1735-1826; De Coverly, Roger, Sir, 1728-1796; Leonard, Daniel, 1740-1829; Hews, Abraham, 1797-1868, printer; Goss, Sylvester T., 1798?-1836, printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy inscribed: "Most respectfully presented to President Adams by his most humble servants the Printers."
Topics: United States -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Causes, Massachusetts -- Politics and government...
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Samuelis Pufendorfij De jure naturae et gentium libri octo
Samuelis Pufendorfij De jure naturae et gentium libri octo
by Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von, 1632-1694; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Signatures: a-bc²A-7Q7R²
Topics: Natural law, Jus gentium (Roman law), International law, Natural law
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Platonis opera quae extant omnia
Platonis opera quae extant omnia
by Plato; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Estienne, Henri, 1531-1598, ed; Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598, tr; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner
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John Adams's signature on title page, v.1 : "John Adams." Signature on first leaf, v. 1: "John Quincy Adams." Inscribed on half t.p., v. 2: "Perrim."
Topic: Plato
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Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
by Furetière, Antoine, 1619-1688; Brillant, abbé, 18th cent; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Libraires associés (Paris, France), bookseller; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French, French language, Latin language
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A compleat body of divinity in two hundred and fifty expository lectures on the assembly's shorter catechism : wherein the doctrines of the Christian religion are unfolded, their truth confirm'd, their excellence display'd, their usefulness improv'd, contrary errors & vices refuted & expos'd, objections answer'd, controversies settled, cases of conscience resolv'd; and a great light thereby reflected on the present age
A compleat body of divinity in two hundred and fifty expository lectures on the assembly's shorter catechism : wherein the doctrines of the Christian religion are unfolded, their truth confirm'd, their excellence display'd, their usefulness improv'd, contrary errors & vices refuted & expos'd, objections answer'd, controversies settled, cases of conscience resolv'd; and a great light thereby reflected on the present age
by Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707; Sewall, Joseph, 1688-1769; Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758; Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776, engraver; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Signatures: A***²B-VX²Y1 2A-3Z*3A-*3P*3Q²4A-5T
Topics: Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707, Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707, Westminster Assembly (1643-1652),...
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Thesaurus temporum : Eusebii Pamphili Cæsareæ Palæstinæ Episcopi, Chronicorum canonum omnimodæ historiæ libri duo
Thesaurus temporum : Eusebii Pamphili Cæsareæ Palæstinæ Episcopi, Chronicorum canonum omnimodæ historiæ libri duo
by Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, ca. 260-ca. 340; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Jerome, Saint, d. 419 or 20; Scaliger, Joseph Juste, 1540-1609; More, Alexander, 1616-1670; Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664, publisher; Hercules, Nicolaes, fl. 1655-1661, printer; Scaliger, Joseph Juste, 1540-1609; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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Brunet
Topic: Chronology, Historical
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A declaration of the people's natural right to a share in the legislature : which is the fundamental principle of the British constitution of state
A declaration of the people's natural right to a share in the legislature : which is the fundamental principle of the British constitution of state
by Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy incribed on t.p.: "(1st printed in 1774)."
Topics: Representative government and representation, Great Britain -- Colonies America, Ireland --...
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The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire
by Gibbon, Edward, 1737-1794; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner
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The third edition. John Adams Library copy contains bookplate, v. 1-3: John Quincy Adams. John Adams's signature on first leaf, v. 1-3 : "John Adams."
Topics: Rome -- History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D, Byzantine Empire -- History
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The new pocket dictionary of the French and English languages : containing all words of general use and authorized by the best of writers ...
The new pocket dictionary of the French and English languages : containing all words of general use and authorized by the best of writers ...
by Nugent, Thomas, 1700?-1772; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
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Topics: French language--Dictionaries--English, English language--Dictionaries--French
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The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge for the year ..
The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge for the year ..
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Topics: Almanacs, American, Almanacs, American, Almanacs, American
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Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
by Furetière, Antoine, 1619-1688; Brillant, abbé, 18th cent; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Libraires associés (Paris, France), bookseller; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French, French language, Latin language
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Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
by Furetière, Antoine, 1619-1688; Brillant, abbé, 18th cent; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Libraires associés (Paris, France), bookseller; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French, French language, Latin language
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Sketches of the life and character of Patrick Henry
Sketches of the life and character of Patrick Henry
by Wirt, William, 1772-1834; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Errata on final page
Topics: Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799, Statesmen
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Astronomical tables with precepts, both in English and Latin, for computing the places of the sun, moon, planets, and comets
Astronomical tables with precepts, both in English and Latin, for computing the places of the sun, moon, planets, and comets
by Halley, Edmond, 1656-1742; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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In English and Latin
Topics: Astronomy, Astronomy
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The holy state
The holy state
by Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Topics: Ethics, Maxims, Biography, Characters and characteristics
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Divini Platonis Opera omnia quæ exstant : Marsilio Ficino interprete ... Argumentis perpetuis, & commentarijs quibusdam eiusdem Marsilij Ficini, ijsque nunc multò emendatiùs quàm antehac editis ... opus explanatum est ... Vita Platonis à Diogene Laertio ..
Divini Platonis Opera omnia quæ exstant : Marsilio Ficino interprete ... Argumentis perpetuis, & commentarijs quibusdam eiusdem Marsilij Ficini, ijsque nunc multò emendatiùs quàm antehac editis ... opus explanatum est ... Vita Platonis à Diogene Laertio ..
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John Adams Library copy inscribed on t.p.: "John Quincy Adams." Separate leaf of annotations [in Greek] inserted between pp. 496-497. Item removed and stored separately.
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Cyclomathesis : or, An easy introduction to the several branches of the mathematics; being principally designed for the instruction of young students, before they enter upon the more abtruse and difficult parts thereof
Cyclomathesis : or, An easy introduction to the several branches of the mathematics; being principally designed for the instruction of young students, before they enter upon the more abtruse and difficult parts thereof
by Emerson, William, 1701-1782; Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886, former owner. BRL; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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John Adams Library copy has two sets of v. 2-3: first edtion v. 1-3 bound together as Adams 770.EM3C v. 1; second edition v. 2-3 bound separately as Adams 770.EM3C v. 1 and v. 2
Topic: Mathematics
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Degl' istorici delle cose Veneziane : i quali hanno scritto per pubblico decreto ..
Degl' istorici delle cose Veneziane : i quali hanno scritto per pubblico decreto ..
by John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Sabellico, 1436?-1506; Bembo, Pietro, 1470-1547; Paruta, Paolo, 1540-1598; Morosini, Andrea, 1558-1618; Nani, Battista, 1616-1678; Foscarini, Michele, 1632-1692; Zeno, Apostolo, 1668-1750; Zeno, Pietro Caterino, 1666-1732; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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t. 1 Istorie veneziane latinamente scritte da Marcantonio Coccio Sabellico.--t. 2 Istorie veneziane latinamente scritte da Pietro cardinale Bembo.--t. 3-4 Istorie veneziane volgarmente scritte da Paolo Paruta.--t. 5-7 Istorie veneziane latinamente scritte dal senatore Andrea Morosini.--t. 8-9 Isoria della Repubblica veneta di Batista Nani.--t. 10 Istoria della Repubblica veneta di Michele Foscarini
Topic: Venice (Italy) -- History
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Monde primitif : analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne ...
Monde primitif : analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne ...
by Court de Gébelin, Antoine, 1725-1784; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library); Marillier, Clément Pierre, 1740-1808; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy contains significant annotations in Adams's hand. Transcriptions of handwritten annotations available from Boston Public Library, Rare Books & Manuscripts Department. [t. VIII] Dissertations mélées. 1781.
Topics: Language and languages, French language -- Etymology, Language -- History, Grammar, Comparative and...
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The six bookes of a commonweale
The six bookes of a commonweale
by Bodin, Jean, 1530-1596; Knolles, Richard, 1550?-1610; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Good newes from New-England : or, A true relation of things very remarkable at the plantation of Plimoth in New-England ... Together with a relation of such religious and civill lawes and customes, as are in practise amongst the Indians ...
Good newes from New-England : or, A true relation of things very remarkable at the plantation of Plimoth in New-England ... Together with a relation of such religious and civill lawes and customes, as are in practise amongst the Indians ...
by Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy bound with numerous other items, all separately cataloged. Inscribed on first leaf, recto: "Thomas Prince his book." Contains significant annotations in Prince's hand. John Adams's signature on title page, recto: "John Adams." Inscribed on title page, verso: "At a court of commissioners for settling, adjuting, and determining the boundary of the colony of Rhode Island eastward towards the province of the Massachusetts Bay. This Book was produced...
Topics: Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony), Massachusetts -- History New Plymouth, 1620-1691
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The statutes at large : from Magna Charta, to the end of the last parliament, 1761. In eight volumes
The statutes at large : from Magna Charta, to the end of the last parliament, 1761. In eight volumes
by Great Britain; Ruffhead, Owen, 1723-1769; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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V. 9 also contains: "a copious index and appendix, consisting of obsolete and curious acts."
Topics: Law, Statutes, Statutes
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Dionysiou Halikarnaseos ta heuriskomena, historika te kai rhetorika, syngrammata : Dionysii Halicarnassei scripta quae extant, omnia, et historica, et rhetorica. E veterum librorum auctoritate, doctorumq; hominum animadversionibus quamplurimis in locis emendata & interpolata; cum Latina versione ad Græci exemplaris fidem ... collata & conformata ... Addita fragmenta quædam, cum Glareani Chronologia, & duplici appendice. Additæ etiam notæ ... Adjecti præterea duo ... indices; alter graecus; alter, Latinus
Dionysiou Halikarnaseos ta heuriskomena, historika te kai rhetorika, syngrammata : Dionysii Halicarnassei scripta quae extant, omnia, et historica, et rhetorica. E veterum librorum auctoritate, doctorumq; hominum animadversionibus quamplurimis in locis emendata & interpolata; cum Latina versione ad Græci exemplaris fidem ... collata & conformata ... Addita fragmenta quædam, cum Glareani Chronologia, & duplici appendice. Additæ etiam notæ ... Adjecti præterea duo ... indices; alter graecus; alter, Latinus
by Dionysius, of Halicarnassus; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Dionysius, of Halicarnassus; Sylburg, Friedrich, 1536-1596; Glareanus, Henricus, 1488-1563; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Estienne, Henri, 1531-1598; Vettori, Pietro, 1499-1585; Wechel, Andreas, d. 1581
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John Adams Library copy: minor annotations. John Adams Library copy stamped in red on title page with prior owner's mark.
Topics: History, Ancient, Rhetoric, Ancient
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[Herodotou Halikarnasseos Historion logoi 9 epigraphomenoi Mousai]. = Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum libri IX Musarum nominibus inscripti : Gr. & Lat. cum interpretatione Laurentii Vallæ
[Herodotou Halikarnasseos Historion logoi 9 epigraphomenoi Mousai]. = Herodoti Halicarnassei Historiarum libri IX Musarum nominibus inscripti : Gr. & Lat. cum interpretatione Laurentii Vallæ
by Herodotus; Valla, Lorenzo, 1406-1457, tr; Gronovius, Jacobus, 1645-1716, ed; Luchtmans, Samuel, fl. 1709-1755, printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: Homer, History, Ancient
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An account of the trial of Thomas Muir, Esq. younger, of Huntershill, before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, on the 30th and 31st days of August, 1793, for sedition
An account of the trial of Thomas Muir, Esq. younger, of Huntershill, before the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh, on the 30th and 31st days of August, 1793, for sedition
by Muir, Thomas, 1765-1798; Scoles, John, 1772?-1853, engraver; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL; Scotland. High Court of Justiciary
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Frontispiece signed by [John] Scoles as engraver
Topics: Muir, Thomas, 1765-1798, Sedition, Trials (Sedition)
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History of Braintree, Massachusetts (1639-1708) : the north precinct of Braintree (1708-1792) and the town of Quincy (1792-1889)
History of Braintree, Massachusetts (1639-1708) : the north precinct of Braintree (1708-1792) and the town of Quincy (1792-1889)
by Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915, former owner
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Bound with 'Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline,' which is separately cataloged. John Adams Library copy inscribed first leaf: "Deposited in the John Adams Library by C.F. Adams. Dec. 1891." No. 10 of 50 copies printed for private distribution.
Topics: Braintree (Mass.) -- History, Quincy (Mass.) -- History
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Demosthenous logoi eklektoi = Demosthenis selectæ orationes
Demosthenous logoi eklektoi = Demosthenis selectæ orationes
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John Adams Library copy has signature removed from t.p. and pp. 2-40 contain detailed English translations between lines of Greek text in Adams's hand.
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Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
by Furetière, Antoine, 1619-1688; Brillant, abbé, 18th cent; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Libraires associés (Paris, France), bookseller; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French, French language, Latin language
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Consuetudo, vel, lex mercatoria: or, The ancient law-merchant : in three parts, according to the essentials of traffick ...
Consuetudo, vel, lex mercatoria: or, The ancient law-merchant : in three parts, according to the essentials of traffick ...
by Malynes, Gerard, fl. 1586-1641; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Gridley, Jeremiah, 1702-1767, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: Law merchant, Commercial law, Accounting, Maritime law, Bills of exchange
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Græcæ grammatices rudimenta : in usum Scholæ Regiæ Westmonasteriensis
Græcæ grammatices rudimenta : in usum Scholæ Regiæ Westmonasteriensis
by Busby, Richard, 1606-1695; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy has bookplate: Thomas Allenne. John Adams's signature on second leaf: "John Adams." Inscribed on first leaf: "John Gay Adeyre."
Topic: Greek language -- Grammar
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Dictionnaire portatif : François et Hollandois
Dictionnaire portatif : François et Hollandois
by Marin, Pieter; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Holtrop, Jan, ed; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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Huitième édition/corrigée de ses fautes, & augmentée de plus de la moitié par Jean Holtrop ... Précédés par deux listes alphabétiques: l'une des noms de baptême, & l'autre de ceux des païs, villes, fleuves, rivières, montagnes &c. qui différent le plus dans les deux langues ... Volume 2: Néder-Duitsch en Fransch woorden-boek : weleêr te saamengesteld (1773).
Topics: Dutch language -- Dictionaries, French, French language -- Dictionaries, Dutch
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Geography anatomiz'd : or, The geographical grammar. Being a short and exact analysis of the whole body of modern geography, after a new and curious method ...
Geography anatomiz'd : or, The geographical grammar. Being a short and exact analysis of the whole body of modern geography, after a new and curious method ...
by Gordon, Patrick, fl. 1700; Senex, John, d. 1740; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Includes half t.p. in decorative chains
Topic: Geography
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Hermanni Witsii Aegyptiaca et Dekaphylon : sive, De Aegyptiacorum sacrorum cum Hebraicis collatione libri tres. Et de decem tribubus Israelis liber singularis. Accessit diatribe de legione fulminatrice christianorum, sub imperatore Marco Aurelio Antonino
Hermanni Witsii Aegyptiaca et Dekaphylon : sive, De Aegyptiacorum sacrorum cum Hebraicis collatione libri tres. Et de decem tribubus Israelis liber singularis. Accessit diatribe de legione fulminatrice christianorum, sub imperatore Marco Aurelio Antonino
by Witsius, Herman, 1636-1708; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy has signature removed from t.p. Added engraved t.p. with title: Herm. Witsii Aegyptiaca. Fifth word of title transliterated from Greek. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Topics: Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180, Lost tribes of Israel, Soldiers -- Rome, Egypt --...
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A register of officers and agents, civil, military, and naval in the service of the United States ...
A register of officers and agents, civil, military, and naval in the service of the United States ...
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner. BRL; United States. Dept. of State; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Travels, or, observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant
Travels, or, observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant
by Shaw, Thomas, 1694-1751; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy includes separate 3.5" x 4.5" card inscribed with poem [not in Adams's hand] inserted at p. 344, which has been removed and stored separately.
Topics: Geography, Ancient, Natural history -- Africa, North, Middle East -- Description and travel, Middle...
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A dictionary of the English and Italian languages ... : improved and augmented with above ten thousand words omitted in the last edition of Altieri. To which is added an Italian and English grammar
A dictionary of the English and Italian languages ... : improved and augmented with above ten thousand words omitted in the last edition of Altieri. To which is added an Italian and English grammar
by Baretti, Giuseppe Marco Antonio, 1719-1789; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy inscribed on t.p., v. 1: "John Adams July 1780" and "2 guineas."
Topics: English language -- Italian, Italian language -- English
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Experiments and observations on different kinds of air / by Joseph Priestly, LL.D.F.R.S
Experiments and observations on different kinds of air / by Joseph Priestly, LL.D.F.R.S
by Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804; Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809, publisher; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Vol. 1-2 published as second edition; vol. 3 (dated 1777) lacks edition statement
Topics: Chemistry, Air
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Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
by Furetière, Antoine, 1619-1688; Brillant, abbé, 18th cent; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Libraires associés (Paris, France), bookseller; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French, French language, Latin language
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Analyse des infiniment petits
Analyse des infiniment petits
by L'Hospital, marquis de (Guillaume François Antoine), 1661-1704; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Paulian, Aimé-Henri, 1722-1801; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner
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John Adams Library copy inscribed on half t.p.: "J.Q. Adams" in John Adams's hand. John Adams Library copy contains significant annotations in Adams's hand. Transcriptions of handwritten annotations available from Boston Public Library, Rare Books & Manuscripts Department.
Topics: Differential calculus, Mathematics
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The statutes at large : from Magna Charta, to the end of the last parliament, 1761. In eight volumes
The statutes at large : from Magna Charta, to the end of the last parliament, 1761. In eight volumes
by Great Britain; Ruffhead, Owen, 1723-1769; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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V. 9 also contains: "a copious index and appendix, consisting of obsolete and curious acts."
Topics: Law, Statutes, Statutes
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Father Malebranche his treatise concerning the search after truth : the whole work complete. To which is added the author's treatise of nature and grace: being a consequence of the principles contained in the search. Together with his answer to the animadversions upon the first volume: his defence against the accusations of Monsieur de la Ville, etc. relating to the same subject
Father Malebranche his treatise concerning the search after truth : the whole work complete. To which is added the author's treatise of nature and grace: being a consequence of the principles contained in the search. Together with his answer to the animadversions upon the first volume: his defence against the accusations of Monsieur de la Ville, etc. relating to the same subject
by Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715; Taylor, Thomas, 1669 or 70-1735; Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715. Traité de la nature et de la grace. English; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Another "second" edition has "D. Midwinter" in imprint
Topics: Le Valois, Louis, 1639-1700, Knowledge, Theory of, Knowledge, Theory of, Philosophy, Psychology,...
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Reflections on the causes of the rise and fall of the Roman empire
Reflections on the causes of the rise and fall of the Roman empire
by Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816, former owner; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Urie, Robert, d. 1771, printer
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John Adams Library copy inscribed on first leaf and t.p.: "Richard [...] W S Smith New York."
Topic: Rome -- History
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Miscellaneous tracts
Miscellaneous tracts
by Geddes, Michael, 1650?-1713; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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John Adams Library copy, v. 3, is part of the second edition: 1714. The copy from the original set is dated 1706
Topics: Catholic Church, Catholic Church
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An historical and chronological deduction of the origin of commerce : from the earliest accounts to the present time. Containing, an history of the great commercial interests of the British empire. To which is prefixed, an introduction, exhibiting a view of the ancient and modern state of Europe; of the importance of our colonies, and of the commerce, shipping, manufactures, fisheries, etc. of Great Britain and Ireland; and their influence on the landed interest. With an appendix, containing the modern politico-commercial geography of the several countries of Europe
An historical and chronological deduction of the origin of commerce : from the earliest accounts to the present time. Containing, an history of the great commercial interests of the British empire. To which is prefixed, an introduction, exhibiting a view of the ancient and modern state of Europe; of the importance of our colonies, and of the commerce, shipping, manufactures, fisheries, etc. of Great Britain and Ireland; and their influence on the landed interest. With an appendix, containing the modern politico-commercial geography of the several countries of Europe
by Anderson, Adam, 1692?-1765; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Printed marginalia
Topic: Commerce
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Mythologia Æsopica : in qua Æsopi fabulæ Græco-Latinæ CCXCVII
Mythologia Æsopica : in qua Æsopi fabulæ Græco-Latinæ CCXCVII
by John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Nevelet, Isaac Nicolas, b. 1590-; Camerarius, Joachim, 1534-1598; Cebes, of Thebes; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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Three parts: Life of Aesop; fables in Latin; fables in Greek.
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Philosophie rurale : ou, Économie générale et politique de l'agriculture, reduite à l'ordre immuable des loix physiques & morales, qui assurent la prospérité des empires
Philosophie rurale : ou, Économie générale et politique de l'agriculture, reduite à l'ordre immuable des loix physiques & morales, qui assurent la prospérité des empires
by Mirabeau, Victor de Riquetti, marquis de, 1715-1789; Quesnay, François, 1694-1774. Tableau économique; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Topics: Physiocrats, Agriculture, Economics
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A register of officers and agents, civil, military, and naval in the service of the United States ...
A register of officers and agents, civil, military, and naval in the service of the United States ...
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner. BRL; United States. Dept. of State; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Cocker's decimal arithmetick : wherein is shewed the nature and use of decimal fractions in the usual rules of arithmetick, and the mensuration of plains and solids. ...
Cocker's decimal arithmetick : wherein is shewed the nature and use of decimal fractions in the usual rules of arithmetick, and the mensuration of plains and solids. ...
by Cocker, Edward, 1631-1675; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Hawkins, John, 17th cent; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy inscribed on first leaf: "Lewis John his book bought at Bristol in the year 1707 for 00:03:00 - 17/Paris." Signature removed from title page.
Topics: Arithmetic, Mathematics
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Articles of charge of high crimes and misdemeanors, against Warren Hastings, Esq., late Governor General of Bengal
Articles of charge of high crimes and misdemeanors, against Warren Hastings, Esq., late Governor General of Bengal
by Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818, defendant; Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818, Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818, India. Governor General (1771-1875 :...
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Compendio del vocabolario degli accademici della Crusca : formato sulla edizione quarta del medesimo
Compendio del vocabolario degli accademici della Crusca : formato sulla edizione quarta del medesimo
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Volume 1 contains A-C. Volume 2 contains D-I. Volume 3 contains L-Q. Volume 4 contains R-T. Volume 5 contains V-Z. Autori o libri d'autori del buon secolo. Autori moderni citati in difetto, o confermazione degli antichi. Tavola delle abbreviature degli autori da' quali sono tratti gli esempi citati nel Vocabolario. Indice delle voci e locuzioni latine. Vol. 5 includes: Autori citati nel Vocabolario degli accademici della Crusca; Indice delle voci e locuzioni latine.
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Relation abrégée d'un voyage fait dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique Méridionale : depuis la côte la mer du sud, jusqu'aux côtes du Brésil & de la Guyane ...
Relation abrégée d'un voyage fait dans l'intérieur de l'Amérique Méridionale : depuis la côte la mer du sud, jusqu'aux côtes du Brésil & de la Guyane ...
by La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-1774; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topic: Voyages and travels
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Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
Dictionnaire universel françois et latin : vulgairement appelé dictionnaire de Trévoux, contenant la signification & la définition des mots de l'une & de l'autre langue, avec leurs différens usages; les termes propres de chaque etat & de chaque profession : la description de toutes les choses naturelles & artificielles; leurs figures, leurs espèces, leurs propriétés: L'explication de tout ce que renferment les sciences & les arts, soit libéraux, soit méchaniques, &c. Avec des remarques d'érudition et de critique; Le tout tiré des plus excellens auteurs, des meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru jusqu'ici en différentes langues
by Furetière, Antoine, 1619-1688; Brillant, abbé, 18th cent; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Libraires associés (Paris, France), bookseller; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French, French language, Latin language
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Wilhelmi Langi de annis Christi libri duo : primus varios variarum gentium annos & tempora exponit: secundus, in duas divisus partes, priori epochas nobiliores, quæ Christi Domini passionem antecedunt; posteriori ipsum Dominicæ nativitatis & passionis tempus demonstrat ..
Wilhelmi Langi de annis Christi libri duo : primus varios variarum gentium annos & tempora exponit: secundus, in duas divisus partes, priori epochas nobiliores, quæ Christi Domini passionem antecedunt; posteriori ipsum Dominicæ nativitatis & passionis tempus demonstrat ..
by Lange, Villum, 1624-1682; Maire, Joannes, printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Topics: Jesus Christ, Bible, Bible, Calendar

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