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Hardcover. 307 p.; 20.5 cm. `Even the bloodthirsty Iroquois had a mission in establishing freedom of thought and worship on these shores. The Romanism of Spain could not be allowed to dominate from Saint Augustine to Santa Fe. The Romanism of France could not stay that purpose of the Almighty which wafted the "Mayflower" to our shores. With the fall of Quebec on the Plains of Abraham the last hope of absolutism in government or religion disappeared from America. No religious foundations had been laid. The James River and Plymouth Bay were waiting the coming of the white sails that would bring freedom to worship God. The "Mayflower" was due.' (p. 74) -- Contents: I. Daybreak in Europe -- II. Religious influence of Spain -- II. The religious influence of France -- IV. The Virginia Colony -- V-VI. Pilgrims and puritans -- VII. The influence of the Dutch -- VIII. The influence of the Quakers -- IX. Scotch-Irish element -- X. The Germans -- XI. The Jews -- XII. A review -- Bibliography. Fair spotted maroon cloth, spine abraded. Heavy pencil marking.

London, The French Gallery, 1918, 138 pag., tipped-in portrait and 20 plates, 30 more illustrations, original card wrappers, quarto.= Memorial Exhibition of the works of Matthew Maris who had died on August 22, 1917. "In the midst of the Great War, and with air raids attacking London, there was an element of adventure in the proposal to hold this Memorial Exhibition which the public speedily recognised.'.

8vo. xxx, 110 pp. Full gilt stamped blind tooled black cloth; spine loose, hinges cracked, early label on front board, minor wear to fore edge, early ex-library rubber stamp on title only. Good. Rare. First edition. Catalogue of publications dealing with abnormalities and variations in plants and animals. Lowne was referred to in Charles Darwin's "The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication.", and he corresponded with Darwin. Lowne was also a naturalist and surgeon, and undertook a voyage around the world in 1862 on the "Walter Hood", spending some time in Australia.