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The history of Italy
The history of Italy
by Guicciardini, Francesco, 1483-1540; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
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"The life of Francesco Guicciardini, taken chiefly from Signior Domenico Manni of Florence": v. 1, p. i-xxxii
Topic: Italy -- History -- 1492-1559
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Diogenis Laertii de vitis, dogmatis & apophthegmatis eorum qui in philosophia claruerunt, libri X : in quibus plurimi loci integritati suae ex multis vetustis codicibus restituuntur, & ij quibus aliqua deerant, explentur. Cumannotationibus Henr. Stephani. Pythag. Philosophorum fragmenta Cum Latin Interpretatione
Diogenis Laertii de vitis, dogmatis & apophthegmatis eorum qui in philosophia claruerunt, libri X : in quibus plurimi loci integritati suae ex multis vetustis codicibus restituuntur, & ij quibus aliqua deerant, explentur. Cumannotationibus Henr. Stephani. Pythag. Philosophorum fragmenta Cum Latin Interpretatione
by John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Estienne, Henri, 1531-1598, printer; Estienne, Henri, 1531-1598, ed; Canter, Willem, 1542-1575, tr; Traversari, Ambrogio, 1386-1439, tr; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy has plate on verso facing t.p., v. 1: "Relie par crucifix Mtre. Relieur Rue St. Jean de Beauvais pres l'Eglise, A Paris." Inscribed on t.p., v. 1: "Petrus Colladon." Inscribed on first leaf, v. 1-2: "John Adams 1784 Paris."
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Topics: Philosophers, Ancient, Philosophy, Ancient, Pythagoras and Pythagorean school
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T. Lucretius Carus, Of the nature of things
T. Lucretius Carus, Of the nature of things
by Lucretius Carus, Titus; Creech, Thomas, 1659-1700, tr; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
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Novi Jesu Christi Testamenti novæ editionis : Græco-Latino-Germanicæ interlinearis sive parallelæ, qua ad nobilissimam linguarum Græcam uná cum pietate et verbis æternæ vitæ addiscendam facilis et expedita via sternitur ..
Novi Jesu Christi Testamenti novæ editionis : Græco-Latino-Germanicæ interlinearis sive parallelæ, qua ad nobilissimam linguarum Græcam uná cum pietate et verbis æternæ vitæ addiscendam facilis et expedita via sternitur ..
by Lubin, Eilhard, 1565-1621; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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A triglot New Testament, interlinear text, intended primarily for the use of schools
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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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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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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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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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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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L'art de bâtir des maisons de campagne : où L'on traite de leur distribution, de leur construction, & de leur decoration ... Avec l'explication de ces projets, et des desseins de menuiserie, de serrurerie, de parterres, & d'autres ornemens propres à la decoration intérieure & extérieure ...
L'art de bâtir des maisons de campagne : où L'on traite de leur distribution, de leur construction, & de leur decoration ... Avec l'explication de ces projets, et des desseins de menuiserie, de serrurerie, de parterres, & d'autres ornemens propres à la decoration intérieure & extérieure ...
by Briseux, Charles Étienne, d. 1754; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Includes half title page
Topics: Architecture, Domestic, Architecture, Suburban homes
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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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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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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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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
Topic: 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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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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Horse-hoeing husbandry : or, An essay on the principles of vegetation and tillage. Designed to introduce a new method of culture; whereby the produce of land will be increased, and the usual expence lessened. Together with accurate descriptions and cuts of the instruments employed in it
Horse-hoeing husbandry : or, An essay on the principles of vegetation and tillage. Designed to introduce a new method of culture; whereby the produce of land will be increased, and the usual expence lessened. Together with accurate descriptions and cuts of the instruments employed in it
by Tull, Jethro, 1674-1741; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy inscribed on title page: "John Adams." Inscribed on first leaf: "85/"
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Topics: Agriculture, Tillage, Plows, Agricultural implements
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Diccionario nuevo de las lenguas Espanola y Francesa : el mas amplio y el mejor que ha salido a luz hasta aora, en que se contiene la explicacion del espanol en francas, y del Francas en Espanol; en dos partes; con las phrases y modos de hablar particulares, sacadas de diferentes autores Espanoles, principalmente de Covarrubias, Saavedra, Quevedo, Gracian, Solis, y del Diccionario de la Academia Real Espanola; y los nombres de los reynos, provincias, comarcas, ciudades, villas y rios del mundo; los nombres proprios de hombres y mugeres, y los de las naciones; las explicaciones de los libros de la sagrada escritura; muchos refranes y otras cosas muy curiosas de la historias antiguas
Diccionario nuevo de las lenguas Espanola y Francesa : el mas amplio y el mejor que ha salido a luz hasta aora, en que se contiene la explicacion del espanol en francas, y del Francas en Espanol; en dos partes; con las phrases y modos de hablar particulares, sacadas de diferentes autores Espanoles, principalmente de Covarrubias, Saavedra, Quevedo, Gracian, Solis, y del Diccionario de la Academia Real Espanola; y los nombres de los reynos, provincias, comarcas, ciudades, villas y rios del mundo; los nombres proprios de hombres y mugeres, y los de las naciones; las explicaciones de los libros de la sagrada escritura; muchos refranes y otras cosas muy curiosas de la historias antiguas
by Sobrino, Francisco, fl. 1703-1734; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Boscawen, William, 1752-1811, former owner; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy has bookplate, v. 1: William Glanville Boscawen. John Adams's signature on title page: "John Adams."
Topics: Spanish language -- French, French language -- Spanish
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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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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 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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Includes half t.p
Topics: French language--Dictionaries--English, English language--Dictionaries--French
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J.A. Comenii Ianua linguarum reserata
J.A. Comenii Ianua linguarum reserata
by Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-1670; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Courcelles, Etienne de, 1586-1659; Simon, Theodor, fl.ca. 1629-1649; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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T.p. printed in red and black. Includes index. Errata on p. 240.
Topics: Latin language, Greek language, French language
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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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The American museum, or Universal magazine : containing essays on agriculture, commerce, manufactures, politics, morals and manners: sketches of national characters, natural and civil history, and biography: law information, public papers, intelligence: moral tales, ancient and modern poetry
The American museum, or Universal magazine : containing essays on agriculture, commerce, manufactures, politics, morals and manners: sketches of national characters, natural and civil history, and biography: law information, public papers, intelligence: moral tales, ancient and modern poetry
by Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
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Mathew Carey, editor
Topics: United States -- History -- 1783-1815 -- Periodicals, United States -- Social life and customs --...
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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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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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T.p. printed in red and black
Topics: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French, French language, Latin language
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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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[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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The history of the arts and sciences of the antients : under the following heads, in three volumes : vol. I., Agriculture, commerce, architecture, sculpture, painting, music, the art military : vol. II., Art military, grammar, philology, rhetoric, poetry : vol. III., Poetry, history, eloquence, philosophy, civil law, metaphysics and physics, physic, botany, chymisty [sic], anatomy, mathematics, geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, geography, and navigation
The history of the arts and sciences of the antients : under the following heads, in three volumes : vol. I., Agriculture, commerce, architecture, sculpture, painting, music, the art military : vol. II., Art military, grammar, philology, rhetoric, poetry : vol. III., Poetry, history, eloquence, philosophy, civil law, metaphysics and physics, physic, botany, chymisty [sic], anatomy, mathematics, geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, geography, and navigation
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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Topics: History, Ancient, Humanities
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Historia Gotthorum, Vandalorum, & Langobardorum
Historia Gotthorum, Vandalorum, & Langobardorum
by Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645; Procopius; Jordanes, 6th cent; Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636; Paul, the Deacon, ca. 720-799?; Elzevir, Louis, 1604-1670, printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
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Topics: Germanic peoples, Goths, Vandals, Lombards
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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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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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Grand dictionnaire François et Latin : enrichi des meilleures façons de parler en l'une et l'autre langue; avec des notes de critique et de grammaire
Grand dictionnaire François et Latin : enrichi des meilleures façons de parler en l'une et l'autre langue; avec des notes de critique et de grammaire
by Danet, Pierre, ca. 1650-1709; Deville, Nicolas, 1672?-1734, printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: French language, Latin language
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Dod's peerage, baronetage and knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland, for ... : including all the titled classes
Dod's peerage, baronetage and knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland, for ... : including all the titled classes
by Dod, Charles R. (Charles Roger), 1793-1855; Dod, Robert P. (Robert Phipps), d. 1865; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Topics: Nobility, Heraldry, Knights and knighthood
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Platonis opera quae extant omnia
Platonis opera quae extant omnia
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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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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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[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 général et raisonné du monde primitif ... et contre les Allégories orientales ... (with special t.-p.) 1775-81.--[t. IV] Histoire civile, religieuse et allégorique du calendrier ......
Topics: Language and languages, French language -- Etymology, Language -- History, Grammar, Comparative and...
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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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Topics: Natural law, International law, Ethics
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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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Stockdale's new companion to the London calendar; or, Court and city register ..
Stockdale's new companion to the London calendar; or, Court and city register ..
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Topics: Great Britain -- Registers, Great Britain -- Registers -- Early works to 1800
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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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Recherches sur la nature et les causes de la richesse des nations
Recherches sur la nature et les causes de la richesse des nations
by Smith, Adam, 1723-1790; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Translation of: Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
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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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The new English Canaan of Thomas Morton
The new English Canaan of Thomas Morton
by Morton, Thomas, 1575-1646; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915
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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; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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Topic: Chronology, Historical
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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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Journal, acts and proceedings of the convention, assembled at Philadelphia, Monday, May 14, and dissolved Monday, September 17, 1787, which formed the Constitution of the United States ..
Journal, acts and proceedings of the convention, assembled at Philadelphia, Monday, May 14, and dissolved Monday, September 17, 1787, which formed the Constitution of the United States ..
by United States. Constitutional Convention (1787); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); United States. Congress; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848, former owner. BRL
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John Adams Library copy: minor annotations. Contains bookplate: "John Quincy Adams Fidem libertatem amicitiam." Supplement (p. [391]-510) includes extracts from the journal of Congress regarding the states' ratification of the Constitution and the text of the Constitution with all ratified amendments.
Topics: United States, Constitutional history -- United States, Constitutional amendments -- United States
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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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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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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 law-French dictionary alphabetically digested : very useful for all young students in the common laws of England. To which is added, The law-Latin dictionary: being an alphabetical collection of such law-Latin words as are found in several authentic manuscripts, and printed books of precedents ..
The law-French dictionary alphabetically digested : very useful for all young students in the common laws of England. To which is added, The law-Latin dictionary: being an alphabetical collection of such law-Latin words as are found in several authentic manuscripts, and printed books of precedents ..
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Topics: Law, Anglo-Norman dialect, Law, Latin language
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Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers
by Société typographique di Neuchâtel, publisher; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library); Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784; Alembert, Jean Le Rond d', 1717-1783; Pellet, J-L., publisher; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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Issued with three more volumes, separately cataloged: Recueil de planches, por la nouvelle édition du Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, avec leur explication. Neufchâtel, Société typographique, 1779. Société typographique, 1779
Topic: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French
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Stimpson's Boston directory : containing the names of the inhabitants, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling houses, and the city register, with lists of the streets, lanes and wharves, the city officers, public offices and banks, and other useful information
Stimpson's Boston directory : containing the names of the inhabitants, their occupations, places of business, and dwelling houses, and the city register, with lists of the streets, lanes and wharves, the city officers, public offices and banks, and other useful information
by Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Topic: Boston (Mass.) -- Directories
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The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V : with a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century. In four volumes
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V : with a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century. In four volumes
by Robertson, William, 1721-1793; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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Topics: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558, Europe -- History 1492-1648, Holy Roman Empire -- History...
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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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Dod's peerage, baronetage and knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland, for ... : including all the titled classes
Dod's peerage, baronetage and knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland, for ... : including all the titled classes
by Dod, Charles R. (Charles Roger), 1793-1855; Dod, Robert P. (Robert Phipps), d. 1865; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Topics: Nobility, Heraldry, Knights and knighthood
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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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The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V : with a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century. In four volumes
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V : with a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century. In four volumes
by Robertson, William, 1721-1793; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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Topics: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558, Europe -- History 1492-1648, Holy Roman Empire -- History...
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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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Topics: Political science, State, The
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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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Boston gazette, or Country journal
Boston gazette, or Country journal
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Title varies: Boston-gazette and country journal, Apr. 12, 1756-Apr. 5, 1779; Boston gazette and the country journal, Apr. 12, 1779-Dec. 30, 1793
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The history of the arts and sciences of the antients : under the following heads, in three volumes : vol. I., Agriculture, commerce, architecture, sculpture, painting, music, the art military : vol. II., Art military, grammar, philology, rhetoric, poetry : vol. III., Poetry, history, eloquence, philosophy, civil law, metaphysics and physics, physic, botany, chymisty [sic], anatomy, mathematics, geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, geography, and navigation
The history of the arts and sciences of the antients : under the following heads, in three volumes : vol. I., Agriculture, commerce, architecture, sculpture, painting, music, the art military : vol. II., Art military, grammar, philology, rhetoric, poetry : vol. III., Poetry, history, eloquence, philosophy, civil law, metaphysics and physics, physic, botany, chymisty [sic], anatomy, mathematics, geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, geography, and navigation
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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Topics: History, Ancient, Humanities
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An authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig commerce : wrecked on the western cost of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. With an account of the sufferings of her surviving officers and crew, who were enslaved by the wandering Arabs on the great African desart, or Zahahrah; and observations historical, geographical, &c. made during the travels of the author, while a slave to the Arabs, and in the empire of Morocco
An authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig commerce : wrecked on the western cost of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. With an account of the sufferings of her surviving officers and crew, who were enslaved by the wandering Arabs on the great African desart, or Zahahrah; and observations historical, geographical, &c. made during the travels of the author, while a slave to the Arabs, and in the empire of Morocco
by Riley, James, 1777-1840; Bleecker, Anthony, 1770-1827, ed; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Edited by Anthony Bleecker
Topics: Commerce (Brig), Slavery
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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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Joannis Seldeni jurisconsulti opera omnia, tam edita quam inedtia : in tribus voluminibus. Collegit ac recensuit; vitam auctoris, praefationes, & indices adjecit
Joannis Seldeni jurisconsulti opera omnia, tam edita quam inedtia : in tribus voluminibus. Collegit ac recensuit; vitam auctoris, praefationes, & indices adjecit
by Selden, John, 1584-1654; Wilkins, David, 1685-1745; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Vol. 3, in English, has title: The works of John Selden ... Vol. III. Containing his English tracts ..
Topics: Law, Law
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Chronicon saxonicum : seu Annales rerum in Anglia præcique gestarum, a Christo nato ad annum usque MCLIV. deducti, ac jam demum latinitate donati. Cum indice rerum chronologico. Accedunt regulæ ad investigandas nominum locorum origines. Et nominum locorum ac virorum in chronico memoratorum explicatio
Chronicon saxonicum : seu Annales rerum in Anglia præcique gestarum, a Christo nato ad annum usque MCLIV. deducti, ac jam demum latinitate donati. Cum indice rerum chronologico. Accedunt regulæ ad investigandas nominum locorum origines. Et nominum locorum ac virorum in chronico memoratorum explicatio
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL); John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)
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Parallel texts in Anglo-Saxon and Latin
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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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v. 1. English and Italian -- v. 2. Italiano ed inglese
Topics: English language -- Italian, Italian language -- English
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Stockdale's new companion to the London calendar; or, Court and city register ..
Stockdale's new companion to the London calendar; or, Court and city register ..
by Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library (John Adams Library) BRL
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Topics: Great Britain -- Registers, Great Britain -- Registers -- Early works to 1800
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Ductor dubitantium : or, The rule of conscience in all her general measures; serving as a great instrument for the determination of cases of conscience. In four books
Ductor dubitantium : or, The rule of conscience in all her general measures; serving as a great instrument for the determination of cases of conscience. In four books
by Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; Boston Public Library) John Adams Library BRL
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Errata on final page
Topics: Conscience, Christian ethics, Casuistry, Christian ethics, Casuistry
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An historical and moral view of the origin and progress of the French Revolution : and the effect it has produced in Europe
An historical and moral view of the origin and progress of the French Revolution : and the effect it has produced in Europe
by Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy contains significant annotations in John Adams's hand. Some of Adams's annotations hand-dated 1796 and 1812. Transcriptions of annotations available from the Boston Public Library, Rare Books & Manuscripts Department.
Topic: France -- History Revolution, 1789-1799 Causes
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La Republique de Platon, ou Dialogue sur la justice : divisé en dix livres
La Republique de Platon, ou Dialogue sur la justice : divisé en dix livres
by Plato; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Grou, Jean Nicolas, 1731-1803; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894
Topics: Political science -- Early works to 1700, Utopias -- Early works to 1800
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Histoire des guerres : et des negociations qui precederent le traité de Westphalie, sous le regne de Louis XIII. et le ministére du cardinal de Richelieu et du Cardinal Mazarin
Histoire des guerres : et des negociations qui precederent le traité de Westphalie, sous le regne de Louis XIII. et le ministére du cardinal de Richelieu et du Cardinal Mazarin
by Bougeant, G.-H. (Guillaume-Hyacinthe), 1690-1743; Avaux, Claude de Mesmes, comte d', 1595-1650, other author; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. BRL; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL
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Topics: Peace of Westphalia (1648), Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
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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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[Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historion ta sozomena] = Polybii Lycortæ F. Megalopolitani Historiarum libri qui supersunt
[Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou Historion ta sozomena] = Polybii Lycortæ F. Megalopolitani Historiarum libri qui supersunt
by Polybius; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Aeneas, Tacticus, 4th cent. B.C; Casaubon, Isaac, 1559-1614, tr; Gronovius, Jacobus, 1645-1716, ed; Janssonius van Waesberge, Johannes, fl. 1642-1681, publisher; Someren, Joannes van, publisher; Mathijsz, Severijn, printer; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams Library copy has separate advertisement inserted between p. 172-173, v. 1: printed business card (1 in. x 2 1/4 in.) reading "Geo. B. Bains & Sons, Manufacturers of Trunks, Bags and Satchels, 402 Market Street, Philadelphia." which has been removed and stored separately. t. 1. Historiarum libri V. E Polybii ... sexta-undecima historia excerpta. -- t. 2. E Polybii duodecima-septimadecima historia excerpta. Excerpta Legationum. Excerpta De virtutibus et vitiis. Fragmenta....
Topics: History, Ancient, Siege warfare
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T. Petroni Arbitri Satyricon cum Petroniorum fragmentis : nunc iterum limatum & auctum
T. Petroni Arbitri Satyricon cum Petroniorum fragmentis : nunc iterum limatum & auctum
by Petronius Arbiter; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Lundorp, Michael Caspar, ca. 1580-1629; Goldast, Melchior, 1578-1635; Schleich, Clemens, fl. 1619-1628; Heredes Andreae Wecheli; Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner; Gridley, Jeremiah, 1702-1767, former owner
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John Adams Library copy inscribed [and crossed through] on t.p.: "Jer Gridley." John Adams's signature on title page: "John Adams" and "Liber Guilholmi Griffithii Anglo Britanni, Artium Magistri, & Notary Publici; Homi in Surcia impestus quatuor solicis Prichio Non Novems 1664." Minor annotations.
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L'Expédition de Cyrus, dans l'asie supérieure, et La retraite des dix mille. Ouvrage traduit du Grec, avec des Notes Historiques, Géographiques & Critiques
L'Expédition de Cyrus, dans l'asie supérieure, et La retraite des dix mille. Ouvrage traduit du Grec, avec des Notes Historiques, Géographiques & Critiques
by Xenophon; John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL); Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner
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John Adams's signature on half t.p., v. 1-2: "John Adams."
Topics: Cyrus, King of Persia, d. 529 B.C, Greece 401 B.C.. -- History Expedition of Cyrus, Iran -- History...

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