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Analysis of Ancient Mythology
Jacob Bryant (1715–1804)
A New System, or, an Analysis of Ancient Mythology: . . . 3 vols. London: 1775, 1776. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 43) (08.00.00)
Jefferson’s Copy of Works by Caesar
Caius Julius Caesar (130 BC–87 BC)
John Davies, ed. (1679–1732)
C. Julii Caesaris et Auli Hirtii quae exstant omnia. . . . 2 vols. Cambridge: Typis Academicis, 1727. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 60) (09.00.00)
History of the Americas
Abiel Holmes (1763–1837)
American Annals;. . . 2 vols. Cambridge: W. Hilliard, 1805. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S.444) (10.00.00)
John Winthrop’s Account of Early Massachusetts
John Winthrop (1587–1649)
A Journal of the Transactions and Occurrences in the Settlement of Massachusetts and the Other New-England Colonies, from the Year 1630 to 1644. . . . Hartford: Elisha Babcock, 1790. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 456) (11.00.00)
History of Pennsylvania Government
[Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)]
An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania, from Its Origin; . . . London, 1759. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 459) (12.00.00)
History of the Discovery and Settlement of Virginia
William Stith (1707–1755)
The History of the First Discovery and Settlement of Virginia: Being an Essay towards a General History of this Colony. Williamsburg: Williams Parks, 1747. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 463) (13.00.00)
Book that Made Washington Famous
George Washington (1732–1799)
The Journal of Major George Washington, Sent by the Hon. Robert Dinwiddie, Esq; . . . to the Commandant of the French Forces in Ohio. London: T. Jefferys, 1754. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 473) (14.00.00)
Mercy Otis Warren’s History of the Revolution
Mercy Otis Warren (1728–1814)
History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution. . . . 3 vols. Boston: Manning and Loring, 1805. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 508) (01.00.00)
Early Biography of Washington
David Ramsay (1749–1815)
The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Armies of the United States of America, throughout the War Which Established their Independence; and First President of the United States. New York: Hopkins and Seymour, 1807. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 511) (15.00.00)
History of the Popes
Archibald Bower (1686–1766)
The History of the Popes, from the Foundation of the See of Rome, to the Present Time. 2 vols. London, 1750. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 613) (16.00.00)
Lavoisier’s Ground-Breaking Book on Chemistry
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794)
Traité élémentaire de chimie, présenté dans un ordre nouveau et d’aprés les découvertes modernes;. . . 2 vols. Paris: Chardon, 1789. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 830) (17.00.00)
Chemistry Book for Students
William Stephen Jacobs
The Student’s Chemical Pocket Companion. Philadelphia: S.W. Conrad, 1802. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 849) (18.00.00)
Anatomy Book
William Cheselden (1688–1752)
The Anatomy of the Human Body. London, 1763. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 996) (19.00.00)
Fear of Premature Burial
Jakob Benignus Winslow (1669–1760)
[Jean Jacques Bruhier d’Ablaincourt (d. 1756)]
The Uncertainty of the Signs of Death, and the Danger of Precipitate Interments and Dissections, Demonstrated. . . . London, 1746. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 1007) (20.00.00)
Famous American-Born Inventor
Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford (1753–1814)
Essays, Political, Economical, and Philosophical. 2 vols. Boston: Manning & Loring, 1798, 1799. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 1182) (21.00.00)
Reason
Work of Moral Philosophy
Richard Price (1723–1791)
A Review of the Principal Questions in Morals. . . The Third Edition Corrected, and Enlarged by an Appendix. . . . London, 1787. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 1248) (22.00.00)
Jefferson’s Interest in Voltaire
[François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1694–1778)]
The Philosophical Dictionary for the Pocket. London, 1765. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 1280) (04.00.00)
Essays by British Feminist
Lady Mary Chudleigh (1656–1710)
Essays upon Several Subjects in Prose and Verse.London: T.H., 1710. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 1356) (24.00.00)
Central Document in Abolition Effort
James Ramsey (1733–1789)
An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves in the British Sugar Colonies. Dublin, 1784. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 1377) (25.00.00)
Work by the “Father of International Law”
Hugo Grotius (1683–1645)
Hugonis Grotii de Jure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres, in quibus jus Naturae & Gentium, item juris publici praecipua esplicantur. . . . Amsterdam: Joannes Jansson, 1651. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
(S. 1404) (26.00.00)
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