1. Anonymus.

An Historical Review and Directory of North America: Containing a Geographical, Political, and Natural History of the British and Other European Settlements, the United and Apocryphal States, the General State of the Laws, particularly those affecting Commerce, Foreign and British Debts; also, Strictures upon Lord Sheffield’s Treatise upon American Commerce to which is added “A description of the Interior Parts of North America, general Face of the Country, Mountains, Forests, Rivers and the most noted Towns, Cities, Seats and Public Buildings. A Plan of the Roads and a concise account of the different Indian Nations. A copious Index to American State Papers. With a Great Variety of Tables necessary to all Merchants in their Intercourse with North America. [With a concise Account of the Island of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard, together with the Manners, Customs, Policies and Trade of the Inhabitants and a short account of the Whale Fishery]. By a Gentleman immediately returned from a Tour of that Continent.

Volume II (of II). Cork, Printed by W. Matthews, 38 North-Main-Street, 1801. 10 cm x 17 cm. IX, 377 pages. Original Hardcover (full calf). The original binding with some stronger signs of external wear. Corners bumped. Endpapers and pastedowns a little scruffy. Otherwise in very good condition.

2. Pomet, Pierre.

Der aufrichtige Materialist und Specery-Händler oder Haupt- und allgemeine Beschreibung derer Specereyen und Materialien: Worinnen in dreyen Classen, der Kräuter, Thiere und Materialien, alles, womit die Physica, Chymia, Pharmacia und andere pflegen umzugehen, enthalten ist. [First german Edition of “A compleat History of Druggs [sic] Drugs / Published originally in the year 1694 in French as “Histoire Generale des Drogues” by Monsieur Pomet, chief druggist to the present French king” / A masterful and early work which does not only function as a Herbal but also curiously shows the History and benefits of animals like the Camel (with illustrations of a Camel), depicts the scenes of Whaling, Whale Slaughter and the benefits of whale oil etc.]. Mit 67 Kupfertafeln.

Erste deutsche Ausgabe / First German Edition. Leipzig, Gleditsch & Weidmann, 1717. Folio (22 cm x 34 cm). [7], 902 (recte 904) Spalten / Columns, [16]. With 67 copper-plates. Original Hardcover / Vellum. Berieben und etwas bestossen, innen etwas gebraeunt. / Very good condition with some rubbing and discoloration (corners slightly bumped only). First German edition. Browning and foxing throughout, title at outer margin cut to the edge and with old manuscript entry, front inner hinge somewhat loose. Bound in contemporary vellum, rubbed, worn and with scratches. Lacking the endpaper.