The Collector Volume 128-137

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...our way. We were scarcely out of the thicket when we were fired upon by a large party of Hessians. We endeavored to avoid them by altering our course, but were again fired on. Here I returned the fire and killed one man, but which-ever way I turned my eyes, I saw parties of Hessian soldiers. Having by this time but 4 or 5 men with me I determined to endeavor to conceal myself which I did in the thicket of briers, for upwards of two hours, but at length being discovered I was obliged to submit to the mercy of the Hessian soldiers. I expected no quarters to be given but had the satisfaction to find that the reports spread of those people were by no means true, for we were treated with more humanity, kindness and generosity by the Hessian Officers and soldiers than we have experienced by and of the British Troops. The above original MSS. comes from the papers of Thomas McKean, I do not know who wrote it--it resembles the handwriting of Gen. William Smallwood of Maryland, but it is hardly likely he would be fighting with a musket. Book-plates--Old And New. By John A. Gade. Antique boards; decorated cover; gilt top; rough edges; eleven illustrations. Narrow i2mo. Pages 52. New York. M. F. Mansfield & Co. Price, $1.25. The youthful collector, or the person who takes up book-plates for the first time to study them, to learn somewhat of and about them and to collect them, will find that Mr. Gade has a story to tell them in his present work. There is a very wide difference between it, however, and let us say Fincham's "The Artists and Engravers of British and American Bookplates," which is a result of last year's bookplate harvest in the literature on this subject. With the growing interest that has been manifested in this country in book-plates and wh...