i _ No. 792—1909 re lla a ean ess Damn ul, aia ISAC il ee t Sil EN wee re IF IY |} ~~. A COLLECTION Jo Faustusl b sors ne niet t | fae aI SSIS QUEDIUDEDUSELL of ii mm 4, ‘ ‘s \ a \ bias ; ‘ i wae seeseese Tuesday and Wednesday : December 14 and 15, 1909 Gaal veee \ TTT enn ‘ a Ute oH A , Bm mweatant j THE COVNTESS@ OF PEMBROKES ARCADIA, WRITTEN BY SIR PHILIPPE SIDNEIL LOND ON Printed by John Windet;for william Ponfonbie. Anno Domini, 159 0. [ SIDNEY. THE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE’S ARCADIA. FIRS? EDITION. SEE No. 538.] No. 792 A COLLECTION OF Creesstvelp Rare Books Letters and PMluminated Manuscripts EARLY PRINTED BOOKS ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS RARE AMERICANA MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH LITERATURE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS WITH COLORED PLATES HANDSOME BINDINGS ASSOCIATION BOOKS FIRST EDITIONS TO BE SOLD DECEMBER 14 AND 15, 1909 Turspay Evenine, ; . Lots 1-203 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, . 204-404 WEDNESDAY EVENING, . , ‘¢ 405-622 SALES BEGIN AT 2.30 anv 8.15 o’cLocK The Anderson Auction Company 12 East 46TH Street, New York TELEPHONE, Murray HI 120 Conditions of Sale 1. All bids to be per Lot as numbered in the Catalogue. 2. The highest bidder to be the buyer; in all cases of disputed bids the lot shall be resold, but the Auctioneer will use his judgment as to the good faith of all claims and his decision shall be final. 8. Buyers to give their names and addresses and to make such cash payments on account as may be required, in default of which the lots purchased to be immediately resold. 4, Goods bought to be removed at the close of each sale. If not so removed they will be at the sole risk of the purchaser and this Company will not be responsible if such goods are lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. 5, Terms Cash. If accounts are not paid at the con- clusion of each Sale, or, in the case of absent buyers, when bills are rendered, this Company reserves the right to recatalogue the goods for immediate sale without notice to the defaulting buyer, and all costs of such resale will be charged to the defaulter. This condition is without prejudice to the rights of the Company to enforce the sale contract and collect the amount due without such resale at its own option. 6. All goods are sold as catalogued, and are assumed to be in good second-hand condition. If material defects are found, not mentioned in the catalogue, the lot may be returned. Notice of such defects must be given promptly and the goods returned within ten days from the date of the sale. No exceptions will be made to this rule. 7. Bids. We make no charge for executing orders for our customers. We use all bids competitively and buy at the lowest price permitted by other bids, Books on Exhibition three days before the sale Priced copy of this Catalogue may be secured for $1.50 ie oe Se eae, oa . FOREWORD. This catalogue possesses exceptional interest to lovers of rare books and manuscripts. No other collection of- fered at public sale in America has contained so large a proportion of excessively rare items; almost every book will arrest the attention of the collector and there are practically no unimportant ones described in the catalogue. MANUSCRIPTS OF THE XTH TO THE XVIIITH CENTURIES, some superbly illuminated in gold and colors including The Con- fessions of St. Augustinus of the Xth-XIth Centuries; a Manuscript Cicero of the XIVth Century; Five Manuscript Hours of the Virgin, with from eight to nineteen Miniatures; an Armenian Manuscript of the Gospels in a wrought Silver Binding; an [lluminated Spanish Manuscript of the Seven- teenth Century; an Illuminated Persian Manuscript, and others. EARLY PRINTED BOOKS, including some of the famous Monuments of Typography, such as St. Augustinus from the Jenson Press circa 1475, never before offered for sale by auction in this country; a copy of Thomas de Aquinas from Ulrich Zell’s Press; the Aldine Poliphilus, Euripides, Homer, and Livy; the first dated edition of Livy from the Press of Wendelin of Spire, 1470; Plutarch 1471, and Donatus’ Commentaries on Terence from the same press; the first Latin Bible printed in Venice in 1475; the Elzevir Pliny bound by Duseuil; Virgil, Cicero and others from that Press; the Horace of Jacobus Rubeus 1474; Thucydides 1482 and other examples of Early Presses. - MASTERPIECES OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, including First Editions of the Most Eminent English Authors in Poetry and Prose from the XVIth to the XVIIIth Centuries, in- eluding Sir Philip Sidney’s ‘* Arcadia,’’ first edition of 1590, never before offered for sale by auction in this coun- try; More’s Dialoge of Comfort, 1553, and North’s Plutarch, 1579, of both of which the same may be said. A Series of all the known variations of the early editions of Chapman’s Homer from 1598 to 1625; First Edition of all three parts of Robinson Crusoe, 1700; the first uncut copy ever offered for sale by auction in this country of Sterne’s Sentimental Journey; Swift’s Gulliver, first issue of 1726; Ben Jonson’s Horace, 1640; Bunyan’s Holy War, 1682; Cope’s ‘*¢ Anni- bal and Scipio,’? 1590; a Mirrour for Magistrates, 1587; Painter’s Palace of Pleasure; two rare books of Miles Coverdale of 1574 and 1579; Crashawe’s ‘‘ Steps to the Temple,’’ 1648; Erasmus’ Praise of Folie, 1556; Forrest’s Perfite Looking Glasse, 1580; Gesta Romanorum, 1493; Holyday’s Horace, 1652; Milton’s Works, First Editions, and many others. AMERICANA OF THE UTMOST RARITY, Monardes’ ‘“‘Joyful Newes Out Of the New Found World,” 1580; Cotton’s Bloudy Tenant Washed, 1647; Increase Mather’s Indian Wars, 1676; Rochefort’s Histoire Naturelle, containing a description of Pennsylvania in 1681; Las Casas’ Spanish Colonies, 1583; Frizon’s Corollaria Poetica, 1665, a hitherto unrecorded item of Americana; Horsmanden’s Journal, describing the New York Negro Plot, 1744; Ordinance of 1787 for the government of the North-West Territory; the only copy traced of Commotions in America, 1780; Brad- ford Imprints of 1713; Indian Songs of Peace, New York, 1752; McKenney & Hall’s Indian Tribes in the original li parts; a very rare Roger Williams Tract, 1652; Hawthorne’s Mosses from an Old Manse, in paper wrappers, and others of equal value. ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, MANY WITH COLORED PLATES, a re- markable collection, of which several are here first offered in an American Auction Room, including a complete set of Punch’s Pocket Book, with the rare 1843 volume; the British Don Juan; Dr. Syntax in London, in the original parts; a complete set of the Syntax Tours, in boards, uncut; Studies from the Stage; Hefner-Alteneck’s Costume of the Middle Ages, with the coloring in the best state; Busby’s Costumes of the Lower Orders of London; 56 Miniatures of 18th Century Costume; Books Illustrated by the Cruik- shanks, The Humourist, Comic Almanac complete with India proof plates; Life in Paris, on Large Paper; West- macott’s English Spy; Rowlandson’s English Dance of Life, Dance of Death; Gambado’s Academy for Grown Horse- men; the Annals of Sporting; rare Pierce Egan items, etc. ASSOCIATION BOOKS of the highest degree of interest and rarity. Browning’s Proof Copies of The Ring and the Book, and Colombe’s Birthday; a set of the First Issues of Bells and Pomegranates, inscribed by Browning to W. J. Fox; Three Sets of Galley Proofs of Sir Walter Seott’s History of Scotland, and the Galley Proofs of his ** Journal,’’ each with hundreds of manuscript annotations; Piers Plowman, 1561, from the Library of William Morris; Walton’s copies of his own works and of Ben Jonson’s Vulcan, with his marginal notes; Tennyson’s copy of his own Poems, 1830, with manuscript corrections, and his copy of Thucydides; Wordsworth’s Poems, inscribed to his daughter; Horne’s Napoleon extended to six volumes, with nearly 1,400 prints and letters; Boileau’s copy of Horace, with his manuscript notes; Dickens’s ‘‘ Pickwick Papers,” with his presentation inscription to George Thompson; the iii Accordion played by Joseph Grimaldi; Coleridge’s Sibylline Leaves, the gift of Charles Lamb, with the manuscript of a Sonnet; Stevenson’s copy of Deacon Brodie and a presenta- tion copy of Catriona; a Thackeray manuscript and several books from his library, some with annotations; a presenta- tion copy of Meredith’s ‘‘ Shaving of Shagpat,”’ ete. BOOKS IN HANDSOME BINDINGS, including an unusual number of famous Historical and Royal Examples, some bearing the Arms of Queen Elizabeth, James I., Charles i, Louis XV. and his Queen; the manuscript transcript of letters of Lady Arabella Stuart, bound in fine vellum; one of the presentation copies of Charles I.’s Hikon Basilike, by his son, Charles II.; Queen Anne’s Book of Common Prayer, 1710, in contemporary morocco, with painted fore- edge; a Venetian Embroidered Binding of 1754, from the Contarini Family; one of the most elaborate examples of the Guild of Women Binders, and Boetius, bound by Roger Payne. ENGLISH 18TH AND {9TH CENTURY BOOKS, including a re- markable collection of books by or relating to Dickens, first edition of The Strange Gentleman, in the original wrappers; Pickwick, in parts, with original drawings; Sketches by Boz with Series Two in green cloth; first editions of the Vicar of Wakefield, the Deserted Village, Retaliation and other Goldsmith items; first edition of Dr. Johnson’s Dictionary, Lives of the Poets, in original boards, and the Vanity of Human Wishes; Keats’ Endymion, Poems and Lamia, all in original boards uncut; Tales from Shakespeare, Elia, Dramatic Poets, in boards, and other rare Charles and Mary Lamb items; the writings of Shel- ley, including Prometheus Unbound, in boards uncut, the Cenci, the Masque of Anarchy, etc. ; an important collection of Pope, including first editions of the Rape of the Lock and an Essay on Criticism; Rossetti’s Germ and Sister iv Helen; The Pentland Rising, in wrappers, Thomas Steven- son, Civil Engineer, and other rare Stevenson items; the Suppressed edition of Swinburne’s Poems and Ballads; first editions of Thackeray, original drawings by him, books with his manuscript notes; and other very desirable items. 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Etcdalei poftulato il fuccef{o & modo delladuéto mio , & in quello loco lo ingreffo dallecomite,expeditaméteil tutto. ccionddo pienaméte reci torono.Comotadicio la mellea R egina,me fece fubleuare, & il mio no- meitefo,Cufiaffabilmente pricipio di dire Poliphileftadibono animo [ALDINE Press. PoLIPHILUS. First EDITION. SEE No. 6.] No. 792 Q4 Small Collection OF Creesstuelp Rare Books 1. CKERMAN’S MICROCOSM OF LONDON, with colored ptates; The Microcosm of London, a series of 104 splendid COLORED PLATES by Rowlandson and Pugin (with full descriptive Text), comprising Views and Interiors of the most noted Fashionable Places of In- terest and Amusement, and including the Royal Academy, British Museum, Sadler’s Wells, Christie’s Auction Rooms, Gaming House, Newgate, ete. 3 vols, royal 4to, newly and handsomely bound in half red straight grained morocco, gilt backs and tops. Lond. [1808] * A FINE COPY OF WHAT MUST ALWAYS RANK ONE OF THE GREATEST OF COLORED PLATE BOOKS. AESOP’S FABLES AND GAY’S FABLES, STOCKDALE’S FINE EDI- TIONS ON LARGE PAPER, HANDSOMELY BOUND. 2. ANSOP. The Fables of Alsop, with a Life of the Au- thor. Containing 112 plates, by eminent engravers (some of which are by WILLIAM BLAKE), 2 vols. imp. 8vo, Lond., John Stockdale, 4th June, 1793; also FABLES BY JOHN Gay, with a Life of the Author, and embellished with seventy plates by eminent engravers (some of which are by WIL- LIAM BLAKE), 2 vols. imp. 8vo, Lond., printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1793. Together 4 vols. imp. 8vo, newly and beautifully FULL BOUND IN LIGHT POLISHED CALF, RICHLY TOOLED BACKS, and inside borders, by Mor- RELL. Lond. 1793 * AN EXCEEDINGLY HANDSOME SET ON LARGE PAPER. THE DILLMAN SET (full morocco, gilt tops, uncut), THE ONLY OTHER SET ON LARGE PAPER THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED AT AUCTION FOR MANY YEARS, REALIZED TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FOUR DOLLARS. 3. AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON). The Writ- ings of Ainsworth. Nwmerous illusts. 16 vols. 8vo, newly bound in half red polished calf, gilt tops. Lond., n. d. * A VERY CHOICE SET of the uniform library edition of Ains- worth’s writings, published by Messrs. Routledge. PUBLICATIONS FROM THE FAMOUS PRESS OF ALDUS. A Collection of the highest Value and Importance, in- cluding Poliphilus (unmutilated), Euripides, Homer, Greek Grammar, Livy, and other Scarce Items. 4, ALDINE PRESS.—GaAzA THEODORUS. INTRODUCTIO GRAMMATICA. In hoc uolumine haee insunt. Theodori Introductiuz Grammatices libri quatuor. Eiusdem de Mensibus opusculum sane quam pulechrum. Apollonii grammatici de constructione libri quatuor. Herodianus de numeris. FIRST EDN. Ornamental woodcut headings and initials. Folio, old mottled calf, dark green edges. _Venetiis, in edibus Aldi Romani, 1495 *THE SECOND PRINTED GREEK GRAMMAR, and THE SECOND DATED BOOK FROM THE ALDINE PRESS. According to several bibliographical authorities, including Dibdin, Renouard. Bru- net, etc., THIS VOLUME IS OF THE GREATEST RARITY. A VERY FINE AND LARGE COPY, PROBABLY ONE OF THE FINEST IN EXIST- ENCE. From the Courbonne, MARQUIS DE MORANTE and Stuart Libraries, with book-plates. Printed entirely in Greek, with the exception of the title, the preface and the colophon; 198 unnumbered leaves, signatures a-l, a-b, A-M. Renouard, p. 2; Hain-Copinger, 7500; Proctor, 5548. 5. ALDINE PRESS.—Jamblichus. Index eorum, que in hoe libro habentur. Iamblichus de mysteriis Aigyptio- rum, Chaldzorum, Assyriorum. Proclus in Platonicum Alcibiadem de anima, atque demone. Proclus de sacri- ficio et magia. Porphyrius de divinis atque dzemonibus. Synesius Platonicus de somniis. Psellus de demonibus. Rubricated throughout and initials neatly painted in red and blue. Roman character; 185 unnumbered leaves and a blank; 37 lines to the page. Folio, CONTEMPORARY ENG- LISH BINDING in bevelled oak boards covered with ealf, panelled sides with blind toolings, including the Tudor Rose, (worn and mended). Hain-Copinger, 9358; Proctor, 0559; Renouard, p. 13. Venetiis, in sedibus Aldi, 1497 * THE RARE FIRST EDITION, and one of the most beautiful specimens from the press of the great Aldus. A VERY FINE AND LARGE COPY, with the leaf of register and last blank. In the same volume is bound ‘‘ Enarrationes Allegoricae Fabula- rum Fulgentii Placiadis,” Mediolani; U. Scinzenzeler, 1498. This last work is somewhat wormed, THE MOST FAMOUS BOOK FROM THE PRESS OF ALDUS. 6. ALDINE PRESS.—PoOLIPHILI HYPNEROTOMACHIA. Roman character: 234 unnumbered leaves, 39 lines to the page; Signat. 1, a-F. Fol. 1 r: HYPNEROTOMACHIA POLIPHILI, VBI HV | MANA OMNIA NON NISISOMNIVM | ESSE- DOCET. ATQVE OBITER | PLVRIMA SCITV SANE | QVAM DIGNA COM | MEMORAT. Tol. 234 r., last line: Venetiis mense de- 4 eembri. M.ID. in edibus Aldi Manutii, accuratissime. Fol. 284 v., blank. With 192 woodcuts remarkably beautiful in design and execution, probably AFTER THE DESIGNS OF GENTILE BELLINI. Folio, full dark brown levant morocco extra, gilt tooled interlaced geometrical borders on the sides, the panels embellished with gilt arabesque work, all to a Grolieresque pattern, gilt tooled back and inside bor- ders, gilt edges, by F. BEDFORD. Venetiis, Aldus, 1499 * FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOODCUT BOOKS, AND UNDOUBTEDLY THE MASTERPIECE OF THE SCHOOL OF VENETIAN ART OF WOOD ENGRAVING. The question as to who was the creator of the woodcuts in the Venetian Hyp- ‘ nerotomachia, has been frequently discussed with great variety of opinion, and they have been ascribed to Mantegna, Gentile Bellini, Giovanni Bellini, his brother, Botticelli and even to Raffaello Sanzio. Of all these conjectures, perhaps the assign- ment to one of the Bellini brothers comes nearest to the truth, as it is an undoubted fact that the Poliphilo master belongs to the Bellini school. The Venetian origin of the book, and the signature ‘‘b” which appears on two of the cuts near the beginning, seem also to indicate Bellini. This remarkable book was written by Francesco Columna or Colonna (born about 1433), who afterwards becamea Dominican monk, and died in the monastery of San Giovanni e San Paola at Venice about 1527. It is a visionary and allegorical romance, based upon the love of the author for ‘‘ Ippolita.”” The hopes of the lover having been shattered by Ippolita’s entrance into a convent, he sought to immortalize the passion in a mystical romance. Under the name of ‘ Polia,” the lady plays a part similar to that of Dante’s Beatrice, and drives the author through a dream-land, in which his appellation is ‘‘ Poliphilo,” signifying Polia’s lover. Even the introduction of the book is borrowed from the Divina Commedia. The narrator wanders through a wood, is overcome by weariness, falls asleep and in a dream sees the Hypnerotomachia. The imaginary land through which Poliphilo and Polia wander, is the region of Classic Art, as it seemed to the minds of the 15th Century. It is the architecture of antiquity which forms the chief attrac- tion of their quest. THE CLEAR AND SIMPLE STYLE [OF ‘THE ILLUSTRATIONS HAR- MONIZES PERFECTLY WITH THE ELEGANT ROMAN TYPE OF THE TEXT, AND THE BOOK IS INDISPUTABLY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTI- FUL THAT HAS EVER BEEN ISSUED FROM THE PRESS OF ALDUS. A VERY FINE AND LARGE COPY, WITH A PERFECT WOODCUT REP- RESENTING THE SACRIFICE TO PRIAPUS, THIS PLATE BEING, IN NEARLY EVERY INSTANCE, MISSING OR DEFACED. [See Reproduction. ] %. ALDINE PRESS.—StatTius. Sylvarum libri quinque. Thebaidos libri duodecim. -Achilleidos duo. 8vo, old red straight-grained morocco gilt, with the Aldine anchor stamped in gold on the centre of both covers, gilt gaufré edges. Venetiis, in Academia Aldi Romani, 1502 * First ALDINE EDITION, ‘‘ of which it is difficult to find fine and perfect copies” (RENOUARD), the ‘‘ Ortographia et Flexus dictionum,” which is sometime bound at the beginning, being often missing. THE SYSTON PARK COPY, SAID IN THAT CATA- LOGUE TO HAVE BEEN BOUND BY ROGER PAYNE, IN THE FINEST CONDITION. 2 8. ALDINE PRESS.—EURIPIDIS trageedize septendecim, ex quib. queedam habent commentaria. et sunt he. Hecuba, Orestes, ete. (greece). 2 vols. 8vo, old calf, red edges. Venetiis, apud Aldum, 1503 * THE EXTREMELY RARE First EDITION OF EURIPIDES and very valuable on account of the text. Although in the title- page it is said to contain only seventeen plays, it will be found on inspecting the work that there are eighteen; for at the end of the second part the tragedy of ‘‘ Hercules Furens” is an- nexed, Bindings somewhat rubbed, and slightly worn in the backs, otherwise A FINE AND TALL COPY of this desirable speci- men from the press of the great Aldus. 9, ALDINE PRESS.—GREGORIUS NAZANZENUS. Opus- cula & Carmina, cum Versione latina. FIRST EDN. Printed in Greek and Latin. 4to, old vellum. Venetiis, ex Aldi Academia, 1504 * A VERY FINE AND LARGE Copy of this rare specimen from the Aldine press, and EXTREMELY RARE, WHEN IT HAS AT THE END, ASIN THIS. COPY, THE TWO LEAVES containing the correc- tions of the text, which are missing in nearly all copies. Re- nouard (p. 46) gives a lengthy description of the peculiarities of arrangement, etc., of this curious book. 10. ALDINE PRESS.—HomERwS. Ilias, Ulyssea, Batrach- omyomachia. Hymni XX XII (cum vita Homeri ex Herodoto, Dione et Plutarcho). Greece. With numerous finely painted and aluminated ornamental initials. 2 vols. 8vo, full green straight-grained morocco extra, richly gilt, gilt backs, gilt edges, in the manner of Roger Payne (several pp. slightly water-stained). Venetiis: Aldus, 1504 * First ALDINE EDITION and second edition of Homer, printed after the celebrated one of Florence, 1488. On the first page of the text, both of the ‘‘ Ilias” and of the ‘‘ Ulyssea,” are painted the arms of JEAN GROLIER, accompanied by another emblematic escutcheon, with the legend AtQVE DIFFICVLTER; the inscription surrounding the arms read: M. IEHAN GROLIER CONSELLER DV ROY TRESORIER G. AN LAD. DEM. (Messire Jehan Grolier Conseillier du Roi Tresorier General en le Duché de ee From the Fountaine Library sold at Sotheby’s, June, 1902. 11. ALDINE PRESS.—Perottus (Nicolaus). Cornucopize sive lingue latine commentarii diligentissime recogniti atque ex archetypo emendati, ete. Folio, old calf gilt (neatly rebacked). : Venice, in edibus Aldi et Andres Soceri, 1517 * Fine copy of this rare edition. A VERY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST ALDINE LIVY, BOUND BY LEWIS. 12. ALDINE PRESS.—Livius (Titus). Ex XIIII. T. Livii Decadibvs. Prima, Tertia, Quarta, in qua preter fragmenta III, et X libri, que in Germania nuper reperta, hic etiam continentur, multaadulterina expunsimus, multa. uera recepimus, que in alijs non habentur. Epitome sin- 6 gulorum librorum XIIII Decadum. Historia omnium XIIII Decadum in compendium redacta ab L. Floro. Polybij lib. v de rebus Romanis latinitate donati a Nicolao Perotto. Index copiosissimus rerum omnium memorabilium. 5 vols. 8vo, full brown panelled morocco extra, gilt, gilt edges, vellum fly-leaves, by C. LEWIS. Venetiis in zedibus Aldi et Andres Soceri, 1518-33 * First ALDINE EDITION. RARE, AND VERY RARE WHEN COMPLETE IN 5 VOLS., as the present set. The fifth volume, having been issued so many years after the others, was not added to most of the copies of the work. IT CONTAINS THE BOOKS OF THE FIFTH DECADE, OF WHICH THE EXISTENCE WAS UNKNOWN WHEN THE EDITION WAS BEGUN. A REMARKABLY FINE AND TALL SET, with which the most fastidious collector of rare and valuable books cannot justly find fault. From the Knox and the Slade collections. ALDINE PHITARCH BOUND BY DEROME, 13. ALDINE PRESS.—Plutarchi que vocantur Paralella. Hoc est vite illustrium virorum greci nominis ac latini (grace). Aldine anchor on title. Folio, old French binding in red levant morocco gilt, gilt inside borders and edges. by DEROME (IN THE FINEST CONDITION). Venetiis, in edibus Aldi et Andre Soceri, 1519 *First and only Aldine Edition of Plutarch’s Lives, and second in order of date, but the one to be preferred. A VERY FINE AND LARGE COPY OF THIS RARE BOOK FROM THE GAIGNAT AND WODHULL LIBRARIES, Mr. Wodhull having bought it at the Gaignat sale in 1769, as proved by inscription on fly-leaf. WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COPY EVER OFFERED FOR SALE IN AMERICA OR ABROAD, | ALDINE OVID BOUND BY DEROME. 14. ALDINE PRESS.—Ovipvus. Opera. Ruled through- out with red lines. 3 vols. 8vo, old French ted morocco, gilt triple line on the sides, gilt backs, gilt edges, by DE- ROME, with the Aldine anchor, stamped in gold on the front and lower covers (IN THE FINEST CONDITION). Venetiis, in edibus heredum Aldi, et Andres Asulani Soceri, 1533-34 * VERY RARE. AN UNUSUALLY LARGE AND FINE COPY, and UNIQUE IN A DEROME BINDING IN THE MOST PERFECT CONDI- TION. Bound up at the end of Volume II are the POEMS ON HUNTING AND FISHING issued from the Aldine Press in 1534, containing, among others, GRATIUS, NEMESIANUS, and a FRAG- MENT OF OVID, which were here published for the first time. FROM THE SYSTON PARK LIBRARY, with bookplate in each volume, 15. ALDINE PRESS.—M. Tullii Ciceronis Orationum - corrigente Paulo Manutio, Aldi Filio. 3 vols. 8vo, magnifi- cently bound in full brown levant morocco, super extra, the sides and back tooled and gilt to a Grolieresque pat- tern, vellum fly-leaves, edges gilt on the rough, by F. BED- FORD. Venetiis, 1550 * A very fine copy of this handsome publication. 7 16. ALDINE PRESS.—Marci Antonii Nattze Astensis de Deo libri XV. Small folio, full green straight-grained morocco gilt, with the Aldine anchor stamped in gold on the centre of both covers, vellum fly-leaves, gilt edges. From the Syston Park Library, with bookplate. ; Venetiis, 1559 AN UNUSUALLY CHOICE COLLECTION OF SPORTING BOOKS WITH COLORED PLATES BY HENRY ALKEN, INCLUDING ‘Annals of Sporting’’ (complete set), ‘‘Real Life in London,” ‘‘Scraps from the Sketch Book,’’ ‘‘ The Seven Ages of the Horse,’’ etc. 17%. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Alken (Henry). How to Qualify for A Meltonian. THE RARE FIRST EDITION. A series of 6 highly spirited COLORED PLATES depicting ‘*‘How to go to Cover,” ‘* How to appear at Cover,”’ ‘* How to take your leap,” ‘‘ How to take the lead,” etc. Oblong folio, newly bound in three-quarter crimson crushed levant mo- rocco, lettered on the side, gilt top, by RIVIERE. Lond.: S. and J. Fuller at their Sporting Gallery, July, 1819. * FINE copy. The plates are ‘most suitable for framing pur- poses. FINE COPY, WITH THE TWO EXTRA PLATES. 18. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. [Egan (Pierce).] Real Life in London: or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq., and his Cousin the Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis, exhibiting a living Picture of the Fashionable Characters, Manners and Amusements in High and Low Life. By an Amateur. 2 vols. 8vo, full polished crimson calf, extra, gilt edges, by RIVIERE. Lond. 1821-22 * FINE COPY OF THE RARE FIRST EDITION. Embellished with an extensive series of finely colored plates by Alken, Rowland- son, Heath and others. This copy CONTAINS TWO ADDITIONAL PLATES THAT ARE NOT MENTIONED IN THE LIST OF PLATES, (1) ‘‘ Catching a Charley napping,” and (2) ‘‘ St. George’s Day.” THE GENUINE FIRST EDITION, WITH ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COVERS BOUND IN. 19. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Real Life in Ireland; or, The Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles, and Sprees, Bulls, Blunders, Bodderation and Blarney of Brian Boru, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Sir Shawn O’Dogherty, exhibiting a Real Picture of Characters, Manners, etc., in 8 High and Low Life in Dublin and various parts of Ireland. By ‘‘A Real Paddy.’’ THE RARE FIRST EDITION. 8vo, three-quarter maroon crushed levant morocco, richly tooled back, gilt edges, WITH ONE OF THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS BOUND IN, having the announcement on the top that it is a sequel to ‘‘ Life in London.” Bound by Tout. Lond. 1821 * Real Life in Ireland is one of the most spirited productions of its kind, of which several were issued in the early part of the XIXth Century, notably Egan’s Life in London. The colored plates are full of life and dash, and depict drinking scenes, duels, processions, etc., illustrating the many phases of high and low life in Ireland at the period. The plates are of interest from another standpoint, as they depict the costumes of the times. Some contain portraits, three of them having portraits of George IVth, illustrative of his visit to Dublin. The work was printed on a poor grade of paper, and conse- quently is nearly always in poor condition, this copy, however, being a notable exception. 20. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Alken (Henry). Scraps from the Sketch Book of Henry Alken. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION. Comprising a series of FORTY-TWO FINELY COL- ORED PLATES (several subjects on some) drawn and en- graved by himself. 4to, half red morocco, gilt edges (title- page cut rather close). Lond.: Thomas McLean, 1821 * A FINE ITEM, THE GREAT ARTIST HERE DEPICTS SOME OF HIS BEST WORK, 21. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. The Annals of Sporting and Fancy Gazette: a Magazine entirely appro- priated toSporting Subjects and Fancy Pursuits, contain- ing every thing worthy of Remark on Hunting Cocking Cricket Shooting Pugilism Billiards Coursing Wrestling Sailing, ete. etc. ete. With the extensive and COMPLETE SERIES OF FINELY COL- ORED AND PLAIN PLATES by Alken, Cruikshank and others. 13 vols 8vo, half polished calf, gilt tooled backs, with sporting devices, double lettering pieces, gilt edges, by RIVIERE. Lond. 1822-28 * A VERY FINE SET OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SPORTING BOOKS, OF WHICH COMPLETE SETS ARE EXTREMELY RARE, ONLY TWO SETS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY SOLD AT AUCTION IN THIS COUNTRY. The title to Vol. XIII reads January to June, 1828. By the end of May, however, the subscribers to the work had so fallen away, that the publishers decided to discontinue the work with the June number, of which but few were issued, and which rarely appears in offered sets, the above being no exception to this rule. THE SET IN THE HERMANN SALE SOLD IN THESE ROOMS FOR FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS, 9 22. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Alken (Henry). Rudi- ments for Drawing the Horse; Sketches from Nature, and drawn on stone by Henry Alken. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION. Oomprising a series of TWENTY-SIX FINELY COL- ORED PLATES, by Henry Alken. Oblong folio, balf red morocco, gilt. Lond.: S. and J. Fuller, 1822 * A FINE COPY, CONTAINING SOME EXCELLENT DRAUGHTS- MANSHIP, 23, ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Alken (Henry). Shoot- ing; or, One Day’s Sport of Three Real Good Ones, However Ignorant of Sporting Rules. THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION. With the series of SIX SPIRITED AND FINELY COL- ORED SPORTING PLATES by Henry Alken. Oblong folio, half red morocco, gilt edges. Lond.: Thomas M’Lean, 1823 * OF THE ALKEN COLORED BOOKS THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST TO PROCURE IN DESIRABLE CONDITION. 24. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Alken (Henry). Hunting Discoveries. THE RARE FIRST EDITION. A series of TWELVE FINELY COLORED PLATES, dlustrating the life of a horseman, and including ‘‘ Doing the inand out,’’ ** Put- ting your horse to a brook,” ‘‘ Topping a stone wall and coming well into the next field,” ** Going at a swishing pace,”’ etc., etc. Oblong 4to, new three-quarter crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on the side, by RIVIERE. Lond.1825 * A highly characteristic and well executed set of sporting plates, originally issued without title. 25. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Alken (Henry). The Seven Ages of the Horse. THE RARE FIRST EDITION. Con- taoning SEVEN FINELY COLORED PLATES BY ALKEN, and depicting ‘‘As first the foal, frisking and playing by the old dam’s side,’’ ‘* And then the colt, with breakeron back,”’ etc.... ‘* Then the Hunter, his sinews stronger grown, and dock of Melton,” etc., etc. Oblong folio, newly bound in three-quarter crimson crushed levant morocco, lettered on the side, gilt top, by RIVIERE. Lond.: S. and J. Fuller, at the Sporting Gallery, Jan., 1825. * FINE COPY. Contains particularly rich impressions of the colored plates. 26. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Alken (Henry). A Steeple Chase. THE RARE FIRST EDITION. Oblong folio, newly bound in three-quarter crimson crushed levant mo- rocco, lettered on the side, gilt top, by RIVIERE. Lond.: 8. and J. Fuller, January, 1827 * FINE COPY, with rich impressions of SIx FINELY COLORED SPORTING PLATES BY ALKEN, depicting ‘‘ The Start, off they go for the White for choice,” ‘* Getting over an Old blind road- way, and doing tt well, even betting,” ‘‘ Crossing a deep ravine, dangerous to pass, with 6 to 2 on white,” ete., ete. 10 2%. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Hinds (John). The Groom’s Oracle and Pocket Stable-Directory .. . Dialogues between two Grooms engaged in training Horses to their Work. Small 8vo, original half cloth and boards, with label, uncut. Lond. 1829 * FINE COPY OF THE RARE FIRST EDITION. Contains a C OLORED FOLDING FRONTISPIECE BY HENRY ALKEN. ‘‘ The Two Grooms Exercising,” showing six horses in course of training, their riders in the picturesque costumes of the period. 28. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. [SURTEES (ROBERT SmiTH).| The Analysis of the Hunting Field: being a Series of Sketches of the Principal Characters that compose one, the whole forming a slight Souvenir of the Season, 1845-6. Royal 8vo, newly and handsomely bound in crimson crushed levant morocco, with sporting tooling on back (foxes’ heads, etc), gilt top, OTHER EDGES UNCUT, and with the advertise- ments (an unusual feature) and cloth covers bound in. by RIVIERE. Lond. 1846 * UNUSUALLY FINE COPY OF THIS RARE SPORTING VOLUME IN FIRST EDITION, containing SIX RICHLY COLORED SCENES, ALSO COLORED TITLE, all of which depict sporting scenes, AND ALL BY HENRY ALKEN. THIS COPY CONTAINS PARTICULARLY FINE IMPRESSIONS OF THE PLATES. UNCUT COPIES ARE SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE. The authorship was for many years in dispute, and it is only in recent years that the proper credit has been given to R. S. Surtees, mainly through the efforts of C. F. Underhill, the author of several works of sport. 29. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. APPERLEY (C. J.). Memoirs of the Life of the late John Mytton, Esq., with Notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccen- trie and Extravagant Exploits. By ‘‘Nimrod.” Royal Svo, newly and beautifully bound in FULL BLUE CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO, with richly tooled back and inside borders, gilt edges, with original cloth covers, and adver- tisements bound in, BY RIVIERE. Lond.: Ackermann, 1851 * UNUSUALLY TALL AND CHOICE COPY OF THE THIRD EDITION, CONTAINING EIGHTEEN FULL-PAGE COLORED SPORTING PLATES BY HENRY ALKEN. This issue contains, here first printed, the Memoir of the Author. 30. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Ackermann’s Sporting Seraps. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, containing the COM- PLETE SERIES OF THIRTY-SIX RICHLY COLORED AQUATINTS by Henry Alken and others. Oblong 4to, handsomely bound in full crimson crushed levant morocco, with gold ornaments on back and sides, gilt edges, with original leather label bound in. [Lond.: Ackerman, 1850, ete. | * FINE IMPRESSIONS OF THE ALKEN PLATES, twenty-seven out of the thirty-six being by him. It includes the best plates from Ackermann’s famous publications, selected from the Deer- Stalking-Scraps, Shooting-Scraps, Fishing-Scraps (a fine plate of trout fishing), Racing, Coursing, Hunting, Yachting and other ‘‘ Scraps.” 11 FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST POETICAL ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. 31. [ALLOT (ROBERT).] England’s Parnassus: or the choycest Flowers of our moderne Poets, with their poeticall comparisons. Descriptions of Bewties, Personages, Castles, Pallaces, Mountaines, Groves, Seas, Spring, Rivers, etc., whereunto are annexed Other various discourses, both pleas- ant and profitable. FIRST EDN. 12mo, full levant mo- rocco extra, gold lined sides and back, gilt edges, by RIVIERE. Lond., for N. L. C. B. and T. H., 1600 * THE FIRST POETICAL ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND THE MOST VALUABLE. This extremely rare selection from SHAKESPEARE and other poets has enabled editors to assign to their true authors various pieces not otherwise known. It has also preserved numerous verses of the Elizabethan and pre-Elizabethan period nowhere else to be met with, and the names of poets who are not otherwise known in literary history than by their mention in England’s Parnassus. IT CONTAINS NOT LESS THAN 79 EXTRACTS FROM SHAKESPEARE ALONE. A few blank margins repaired, otherwise a fine and large copy. The Poor copy sold last season for $210.00. 32. AMERICAN REVOLUTION. GILLESPIE (ALEXAN- DER). An Historical Review of the Royal Marine Corps, from its original institution down to the present era. Front. Ato, boards, uncut. Birmingham, 1803 * RARE. A large portion of the work is devoted to a detailed record of engagements in the American War of Independence, and is of value, as presenting the views of participants rather than historians. 33. AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Murray (JAmmEs). An Impartial History of the present War with America, con- taining an Account of its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs thereof, with its various successes and disappoint- ments on both sides. With 23 fine engraved portraits, including Washington, Franklin, Arnold, etc., and a map. 2 vols. 8vo, contemporary sheep. Lond.: For R. Baldwin, n. d. [ea. 1803] * RARE, Contains fine impressions of the portraits. COMPLETE SET ON LARGE PAPER. 34. AMERICAN STATESMAN SERIES. Edited by John T. Morse, Jr. Portraits and title vignettes on INDIA PAPER, facsimiles on JAPAN PAPER. 32 vols. 8vo, buckram, paper labels, uncut. Bost.: Riverside Press, 1898 * LARGE PAPER EDITION, limited to 500 copies, of which this is No. 260. A finely printed edition, including the lives of Ben- jamin Franklin [Morse], Samuel Adams [Hosmer], Patrick Henry [Tyler], George Washington [Lodge], 2 vols.; John Adams _ [Morse], Alexander Hamilton [Lodge], Gouverneur Morris [Roosevelt], John Jay [Pellew], John Marshall {[Magru- der], Thomas Jefferson [Morse], James Madison [Gay], Albert Gallatin [Stevens], James Monroe [Gilman], John Quincy Adams [Morse], John Randolph [Adams], Andrew Jackson 12 [Sumner], Martin Van Buren [Shepard], Henry Clay [Schurz], 2 vols.; Daniel Webster [Lodge], John C. Calhoun [Van Holst], Thomas H. Benton [Roosevelt], Lewis Cass [McLaughlin], Abraham Lincoln [Morse], 2 vols.; William H. Seward [Lothrop], Salmon P. Chase [Hart], Charles Francis Adams {Adams], Charles Sumner [Storey], Thaddeus Stevens [McCall], General Index. 35. ANDREWS (WILLIAM LORING). Fitz-Greene Halleck, by E. A. Duyckinck. 2 ENGRAVED PORTRAITS, PROOFS ON INDIA PAPER. 4to, half morocco, gilt top, uncut. N. Y. 1868 * ONLY 50 COPIES PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR W. L. ANDREWS. HANDSOME EXAMPLE OF MODERN BINDING. 36. ANDREWS (WILLIAM LORING). A Trio of Eight- eenth Century French Engravers of Portraits in Minia- ture. Jortraits, etc. 8vo, FULL BROWN CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO, WITH A RICH AND ARTISTIC BORDER ON BOTH SIDES, COMPOSED OF CURVED LINES WITH FLORAL EMBEL- LISHMENTS, AND WITH INLAYS OF A DIFFERENT SHADE OF BROWN LEVANT, THE SURFACES OF WHICH ARE COVERED WITH SMALL DOTS, BACK TOOLED TO MATCH, DOUBLURE OF RUSSET LEVANT, IN THE CENTRE OF EACH COVER BEING A LARGE FLORAL ORNAMENT INLAID WITH GREEN AND CANARY-COLORED LEVANT, WITH GOLD TOOLING ON OUTER BORDERS OF FLORAL AND SCROLL WORK, WATERED SILK LININGS, GILT TOP, BY TOOF. ENCLOSED IN AUTUMN-LEAF MOROCCO SOLANDER CASE. N. Y. 1899 * Only 161 copies were printed on Imperial Japan paper bear- ing the stamp of the Japanese Government, and no longer exported. MARKHAM’S ‘“‘THE PLEASURES OF PRINCES.” FINE COPY. 37. ANGLING. MARKHAM (GERVASE) The Pleasvres of Princes; or, Good Men’s Recreations. Contayning A Dis- course of the generall ART OF FISHING WITH THE ANGLE, or otherwise, and of all the hidden secrets belonging thereunto. Together with the Choyce, Ordring, Breeding, and Dyetting of the fighting Cock. Being a worke never in that nature handled by any former Author. Small 4to, full polished ealf, gilt edges on the rough, by RIVIERE. Lond.: Printed by Iohn Norton, for Henry Tavnton, in St. Dunstan’s Church-yard in Fleete-Street, 1635. * A VERY FINE COPY OF THIS RARE VOLUME; WITH LARGE MARGINS. The famous Hecksher collection of angling books did not have this edition. In a recent London dealer’s catalogue, a copy evidently about the same in condition, is priced at fifteen guineas. 38. ANGLING. BOWLKER (RICHARD). The Art of Ang- ling Improved, in all its parts, especially Fly-Fishing: containing a particular Account of the several sorts of Fresh-Water Fish, with their most proper Baits; also the names, colouxs and seasons of all the most useful Flies, with 13 Directions for making each Fly artificially in the most exact manner. 12mo, half levant morocco, uncut. Worcester [ca. 1758] *EXTREMELY RARE IN UNCUT STATE. See also Nos. 14, 21 and 30. RARE AND EARLY SPECIMEN FROM ZELL’S PRESS. 39. AQUINO (THOMAS DE). Summa de Articulis fidei et Ecclesie Sacramentis. Gothic letter: 16 unnumbered leaves (including last blank) without signatures and catch- words; 27 lines to the pages. Small 4to, IN A VERY FINE GERMAN MOSAIC BINDING OF THE 18TH CENTURY, in red, green and dark green morocco divided in compartments, and richly gilt and ornamented, having the figure of a tulip inlaid in silk and morocco of various colors on the green centre piece, gilt back, silk linings, gilt gauffred edges, IN THE FINEST CONDITION. [Cologne: U. Zell, c. 1466] * THE EXTREMELY RARE First IsSuE. Apparently no copy is in the British Museum. This edition is not identical with Hain’s 14238 or 1424, as the intitulation is in three lines, not two, and the text ends on the 9th line of leaf 15 verso. A very fine specimen from the Press of Zell, the first printer of Cologne, and one of the earliest books printed by him, his first witha date bearing the year 1466. A very clean copy and a beautiful specimen of the 18th century German art of bookbinding. From the Inglis Library. Copinger, 1559; Pellechet, 102 *. SUPERB COPY OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OF BURTON’S ARABIAN NIGHTS. 40. ARABIAN NIGHTS. A Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, now entitled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. With Introduction Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Customs of Moslem Men, and a Terminal Essay upon the History of the Nights, by Richard F. Burton, 10 vols.; The Supplemental Nights, with Notes, Anthropological and Explanatory, by R. F. Burton. FIRST EDN. 16 vols. 8vo, newly and handsomely bound in full light green crushed levant morocco, sides panelled by five bars, each of which are composed of four gilt lines; backs gilt tooled with four inlays of red morocco; doublure of white levant, inlaid with green triangles and red diamonds to form a border around a plain central panel, delicately gilt tooled; gilt tops, silk end papers. Benares: Printed for the Kamashastra Society for Private Subscri- bers, 1885-1888. * THE RARE BENARES OR First ISSUE OF THIS WORK, of which only a few copies were issued for subscribers only. EDITIO PRINCEPS OF ARISTOTLE‘S NATURAL HISTORY. 41. ARISTOTELES. Lispri pz ANIMALIBUS. Roman character. 250 unnumbered leaves without catchwords; 35 lines to the page; Signat. a-x, aa-ff. Fol. 1r.: THEODORI: GRACI: THESSALONICEN | SIS: PRAEFATIO: IN LIBROS: DE ANIMA | LIBVS: ARISTOTELIS: PHILOSOPHI: AD | 14 XYSTVM : QVARTVM: MAXIMVM. Hnds fol. 6 v., line $4. fol. 6 r.; ARISTOTELIS: DE HISTORIA: ANIMALIVM: | LIBER PRIMVS INTERPRETE THEODORO | (a) NIMALIVM PARTES: AVT IN | cOposite .. . Fol. 249 v., line 14: Finiunt libri de Ani- malibus Aristotelis interprete Theodoro | Gaze. V. clar- issimo: quos Ludouicus podocatharus Cypri- | us ex Arche- typo ipsius theodori fideliter & dilgéter auscul | tauit: & formulis imprimi curauit Venetiis per Iohannem | de Colo- nia socitiq3 eius Iohanné mathen de Gherretzé. Anno | domini M.CCCC.LXXVI. fol. 250 r.: Tabula cartarum . secundum ordinem ponendarum. The versois blank. Folio, Old calf, gilt back. Venice: John of Cologne and John Manthen of Gherretzen, 1476. * THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE FIRST EDITION OF ARISTOTLE’S NATURAL History, which is celebrated in the literary world for the way it was received by Pope Sixtus IV, to whom the volume is dedicated. It is told that Theodorus Gaza hada copy magnificently bound for presentation to the Pope, and that Sixtus IV sent it back to him with the price of the bind- ing, probably on account of a passage of the preface. A VERY FINE AND LARGE COPY OF THIS MAGNIFICENT SPECIMEN OF EARLY PRINTING, WHICH FOR THE GREAT BEAUTY OF ITS ROUND CHARACTERS BEARS COMPARISON WITH THE MASTERPIECES FROM THE PRESS OF VINDELINUS DE SPIRA ANDJENSON. MHain-Copin- ger, 1699; Proctor, 4312. EARLY SPECIMEN FROM JOHANN MENTELIN’S PRESS. 42. AUGUSTINUS (S.). DE CIVITATE DEI LIBRI XXII, cum commento Thome Valois et Nicolai Trivetti. Gothic character of two sizes, double coll.; 385 unnumbered leaves, without signatures and catchwords, 47 lines to the page. Folio, full calf. [n. p., n. d., but Strassburg: Johann Mentelin, c, 1468. ] * ONE OF THE EARLIEST EDITIONS OF THIS CELEBRATED WORK AND A BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT SPECIMEN FROM THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED PRESS OF MENTELIN, THE FIRST PRINTER OF STRASSBURG. Last blank missing. Hain, 2056: Pellechet, 1554; Proctor, 201, 202. FROM THE FAMOUS JENSON PRESS, 43. AUGUSTINUS (8.). DE CIVITATE DEI LIBRI XXII. Gothic character, 306 unnumbered leaves, without signa- twres and catchwords, double columns; 46 lines to the page. Fol. 1 blank; Fol. 2 r., col. 1: Aurelij augustini de ciuitate dei pmi | libri incipiunt rubrice. fol. 15 v., col. 2, lin. 18: Aurelij augustini de ciuitate dei ru- | brice feliciter ex- pliciunt. ol. 16 blank; Fol. 17 r.: LIBER [Nicolaus Jen- son | Gallicus] PRIMVS | col. 1.: Aurelij Augustini epi de ciuitate dei | liber primus feliciter incipit. | [I]NTEREA CUM RO|ma gotthorum.... Fol. 188r., col. 1, lin. 4: Aurelij augustini de ciui | tate dei liber duodecim. Jol. 276 7r., col. 1, begins: ubi tn erant sine corporibus anime.... Fol. 804, col. 1, lin. 30, colophon. Aurelij Augustini opus de ciuita | te dei feliciter explicit: confectu3 uene | tijs ab egregio et diligéti magistro Ni | colao iéson gallico: Petro 15 mozéicho | principe: Anno a natiuitate dni mile | simo quadringétesimo septuagesimo | quinto: sexto nonas octo- bres. oll. 305 and 306 both blank. Folio, full vellum, gilt back. Venice: Nicolaus Jenson, 1475 * ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED BOOKS FROM JENSON’S PRESS AND A MASTERPIECE OF THE ART OF PRINTING. With the ex- ception of a small worm-hole in the lower margin, A REMARK- ABLY FINE AND VERY LARGE COPY, measuring 111g x 814 inches, PROBABLY ONE OF THE TALLEST KNOWN. COMPLETE AND PER- FECT COPIES ARE EXTREMELY RARE, and only fou. or five have been found perfect with 306 leaves. The two copies from the Sunderland Library, one on paperand the other on vellum, had ~ only 300 leaves of printed matter each, while a complete copy . of this book should have 302 printed leaves. This is the first copy of this famous specimen of printing ;to be offered at pub- lic auction in America, Hain-Copinger, 2051; Proctor, 4096. Pellechet (No. 1550) is wrong in giving 310 leaves to the work. ARNOLD’S FIRST POEM, OF WHICH ONLY ONE OTHER COPY HAS APPEARED IN THE AMERICAN AUCTION ROOMS. 44, ARNOLD (MATTHEW). ALARIC AT ROME. | A Prize Poem, | Recited in Rugby School, | June XII, MDCCCXI. | (ornament, the Arms of the College) | Rugby: Combe and Crossley. | MDCCXL. THE EXCESSIVELY RARE FIRST EDN. OF ARNOLD’S FIRST POEM. 8vo, IN THE ORIGI- NAL PINK WRAPPERS, UNCUT. Enclosed in leather case, with inner protecting cover of red silk, with ties. * ONE OF THE RAREST OF NINETEENTH CENTURY FIRST EDI- TIONS, OF WHICH BUT FEW COPIES ARE KNOWN. ONLY ONE OTHER COPY HAS PREVIOUSLY APPEARED IN THE AUCTION ROOMS IN THIS COUNTRY, which was sold in these rooms last season in the Hermann sale for three hundred and forty-five dollars. Arnold was but eighteen years of age when he won the scholarship at Rugby with the poem “ Alaric at Rome.” 45. ARNOLD (MATTHEW). Geist’s Grave. Square 12mo, original printed wrappers, uncut. Lond.: Printed only for a few Friends, 1881 * FINE COPY. VERY SCARCE. A pretty collection of verse occasioned by the death of the poet’s dog. But few copies have been offered for sale since its publication. Enclosed in handsome brown crushed levant morocco solan- der case, with inner protecting cover of silk. 46. ARTHUR (KING). The Byrth, Lyf and Actes of Kyng Arthur; of his noble Knyghtes of the Rounde Table, theyr merveyllous enquestes and adventures, thachyenyng of the Sant Greal; and in the end Le Morte Darthur, with the Dolorous Deth and Departyng out of thys worlde of them al. With an Introduction and Notes by Robert Southey. 2 vols. 4to, three-quarter crushed levant mo- rocco, gilt tops. Lond. 1817 * LARGE PAPER, Very scarce in this state. A reprint of Cax- ton’s edition of 1485. This work contains a short abridgment of the most celebrated adventures of the Round Table; and being written in comparatively modern language, gives the general reader an excellent idea of what romances of chivalry actually were. 16 A COMPLETE SET OF THE FIRST EDITIONS OF THE WRIT- INGS OF JANE AUSTEN, WITH ALL THE HALF-TITLES, AND THE FIRST COMPLETE SET TO BE OFFERED AT PUBLIC AUCTION IN AMERICA. 47, [AUSTEN (JANE).] Sense and Sensibility: a Novel, in three volumes. By a Lady. ; Lond.: Printed for the Author, 1811 Pride and Prejudice: a Novel. By the Author of ‘¢ Sense and Sensibility.’’ 3 vols. Lond: Printed for T. Egerton, 1813 Mansfield Park: a Novel in three volumes. By the Autkor of ‘‘ Sense and Sensibility ” and ‘‘ Pride and Prejudice.’’ Lond.: Printed for T. Egerton, 1814 Emma: a Novel in three volumes. By the Author of ‘* Pride and Prejudice. ’’ Lond.: Printed for John Murray, 1816 Northanger Abbey, and Persuation. By the Author of ‘*Pride and Prejudice,’’ ‘‘Mansfield Park,’’ ete. With a Biographical Notice of the Author. 4 vols. Lond.: John Murray, 1818 Together 16 vols. small 8vo, handsomely and uniformly bound in full polished calf, extra tooled, gilt inside borders, gilt edges, by RIVIERE. Lond. 1811-1818 * A REMARKABLY FINE AND COMPLETE SET OF THE WRITINGS OF JANE AUSTEN. ALLFIRST EDITIONS, WITH ALL HALF-TITLES. THE FIRST COMPLETE SET OF THE WRITINGS OF THIS TALENTED AUTHOR THAT HAS EVER BEEN OFFERED FOR SALE IN THIS COUNTRY, AND BUT FEW SETS HAVE EVER BEEN SOLD ANYWHERE. A half bound copy of the first named sold in these rooms last season for 75 dollars. To-day Miss Austen occupies an exceptional place in our literature, and is by many considered the greatest of English female writers of fiction. ‘‘ Metaphor has been exhausted in refining upon the perfection of her art.” Macaulay has as- serted that in the drawing of character no other of our writers approaches so nearly to Shakespeare. Lewes declared that he would rather have been the author of Pride and Prejudice than any of the Waverley novels, while Sir Walter's own tribute to this simple and unpretending girl, extolling certain of her gifts which he confessed were denied to him as a novel- ist, is too well known to be quoted at length. 48. BARCLAY (ALEXANDER). Here begynneth the famous Cronycle of the Warre which the Romayns had agaynst Ingurth Urusper (s7c) of the Kingdome of Nu- midy: which Cronicle is compiled in Latyn by the renowed Romayn Salust. And translated into Englysshe by Syr Alexander Barclay Preest, at comaundement of the right hye and mighty prince: Thomas Duke of Norfolke. PRINTED IN BLACK LETTER AND MINUTE ROMAN. Arms of Scotland on title, a fine large woodcut representing Barclay ui presenting his work to the Duke of Norfolk, and woodcut initials. Small folio, full green levant morocco, interlaced gold lines in the Grolier style on the sides, gilt edges, by RIVIERE (enclosed in case). Imprented at London by RICHARDE PYNSON [1519] * THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST ENG- LISH TRANSLATION OF SALLUST. This is the monument of Bar- clay’s Latin scholarship: published it in obedience to the wish of the Duke of Norfolk. A small blank portion of title mended, otherwise A LARGE, FINE AND PERFECT COPY. Only one other copy of this work has been offered at auction in this country several years ago, and this had the title in facsimile and two leaves supplied in manuscript. 49. |BARHAM (R. H ).] The Ingoldsby Legends. With numerous etchings by George Cruikshank, John Leech, and others. 3 vols. post 8vo, full crimson polished calf, extra, gilt tops, OTHER EDGES UNCUT. Lond. 1840-42-47 * ALL THREE SERIES COMPLETE. ALL First EDITIONS. A FINE SET BOUND BY RIVIERE. Volume I has page 236 blankand -also has the VERY RARE LEAF OF ‘‘ Appendix” after p, 238. 50. BARRINGTON (GEORGE). Barrington’s New Lon- don Spy for 1808; or, The Frauds of London detected, to which is now added An Appendix containing A SKETCH OF NIGHT SCENES AND NOTORIOUS CHARACTERS, in a Ramble through the Metropolis, being a complete disclosure of all the dark Transactions, ete. Seventh, and enlarged edition. With A CHARACTERISTIC FRONTISPIECE IN COLORS; ‘* Two Ring Dropers, defrauding Mr. R. in St. James’s Park of 200 pounds.’’ Small 8vo, full crimson straight-grained morocco, EDGES ENTIRELY UNCUT, with original board cov- ers bound in, by RIVIERE. Lond. 1808 * A FINE COPY AND VERY RARE, An extraordinary picture of the seamy side of London life, and containing many particulars regarding the gambling dens, houses of questionable character, etc,, that are not to be found elsewhere. 51. BEAUMONT (SIR JOHN). Bosworth Field, with a Taste of the variety of other Poems left by Sir John Beau- mont, and set forth by his sonne, Sir John Beaumont. 12mo, full red levant morocco, neatly gilt tooled in the Roger Payne style, gilt edges. Lond.: F. Kingston, 1629 * First Epition. An interesting little volume, containing commendatory verses by Ben Jonson, Francis Beaumont, Thos. - Nevill, Michael Drayton, etc. The author of this poem was elder brother to Francis Beaumont, the dramatist. Lower portion of title defective and very cleverly repaired, otherwise A FINE COPY OF THIS SCARCE VOLUME, 52. BENLOWES (EDWARD). Theophila, or Love’s Sacrifice. A Divine Poem. Written by E. B., Esq. Several parts thereof set to fit Aires by Mr. F. Jenkins. With twenty-one engravings by Hollar, Barlow, Cecill and 18 cent Were nes ae & » [BINDING IN VELLUM. WirH ARMS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. SEE No. 61.] others. Folio, original calf binding, WITH BENLOWE’S ARMS ON EACH COVER (SHOWING THAT IT IS A PRESENTA- TION COPY), enclosed in padded morocco box. London: Printed by R.N. Sold, by Henry Seile, in Fleet street, and Humphrey Moseley, at the Princes Arms in S. Paul’s Chureh-yard. 1652 * A FINE COPY OF ‘‘ THIS VERY EXTRAORDINARY AND RARE BOOK ”’ (LOWNDES), WITH THE ENGRAVINGS NUMBERED BY HIM eee ee ee Ge 7,46, 9,10, 11, 12; 18; 16; 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 28, and 24, IN ALL TWENTY-ONE. IT IS ONE OF THE SPECIAL PRESENTATION COPIES WITH THE ENGRAVED VERSES ON PAGE 123, USUALLY LACKING, AND IN THE ORIGINAL BINDING, WITH BENLOWES’ ARMS ON SIDES. THE HOE CATALOGUE SAYS: ‘‘IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT NO ABSOLUTELY PERFECT COPY OF THIS BOOK IS KNOWN, BUT IT IS FAR MORE PROBABLE THAT MANY PLATES SUPPOSED TO BE MISSING WERE MERELY INTERPOLATIONS.” 53. BENTZON (TH). Jacqueline. With 26 beautiful allusts., most of which are full page plates on India paper, by Albert Lynch. Royal 4to, HANDSOMELY BOUND IN FULL GREEN CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO; SIDES GILT LINED AND INLAID AT THE CORNERS WITH A PRETTY SHIELD DESIGN IN LIGHT BLUE; BACK GILT TOOLED, PANELLED AND INLAID WITH FIVE SHIELDS; DOUBLURE OF CRIMSON CRUSHED LE- VANT WITH GILT ORNAMENTS AT THE CORNERS, SURROUNDED BY A BROAD GREEN GILT TOOLED BORDER WHICH Is IN- LAID AT THE CORNERS WITH LIGHT BROWN SHIELDS; RED WATERED SILK END PAPERS, GILT TOP, UNCUT, BY THE TROW BINDERY. Paris, 1893 54. BIBLE (LATIN). Brpuia Latina. Fol. 1 blank ; fol. 2r., col. 1: Incipid epl’a sancti Hieronymi ad Pauli- num | psbyte 2£ d’ oib’ die histoie libr. | Cap’mI. |... Fol. 4 v., col. 2: [I] N principio | creavit deus celum z terram |... Fol. 422 v., col. 2: Explicit Biblia impressa Venetiis p Fracisct | de hailbrun z Nicoaltt de frankfordia socios. | M.CCCC.LXxv. Fol. 423 r., col. 1: Incipiat in- terptides hebraicori | nomini scd’m ordinem alphabeti. | Fol. 455 r., col. 3: Explicitit Interpretatio | nes hebraicort nomini. | Laus Deo. fol. 455 v. blank. Rubricated throughout and initials painted in blue and red. Gothic character, double columns (except ‘‘ Interpretationes’’ in triple columns). 455 unnumbered leaves without signatures and catchwords. WHain-Copinger, 3054; Proctor, 4163; Copinger, Incunab. Bibl., 24. Small folio, full pigskin with blind toolings. Venice: Franz Renner and Nicolaus of Frankfort, 1475 * THE FIRST LATIN BIBLE PRINTED IN VENICR. A VERY FINE COPY OF THIS RARE ITEM. 19 A COMPLETE SET OF THE CATALOGUES OF THE ANDERSON AUCTION COMPANY. 55. BIBLIOGRAPHY. A COMPLETE SET of the Cata- logues of the ANDERSON AUCTION CoMPANY of New York City (formerly John Anderson, Jr., and Bangs & Company), comprising the issues FROM NUMBER 1 (February 6, 1900), TO NUMBER 576 (June 28, 1907), INCLUSIVE. Bound in 20 vols. thick royal 8vo, and 12mo, black cloth, lettered in gold. Mra er4 : ... *OF COMPLETE SETS OF THE CATALOGUES OF THIS WELL- KNOWN BOOK AUCTION COMPANY NOT MORE THAN TWO (IN- CLUDING THE ABOVE) ARE KNOWN. Many famous collections “oo are described in these catalogues, among which are: (1) The Thomas J. McKee collection in nine parts, with the printed prices. This library has the distinction of being one of the most valuable ever dispersed at auction in this country. It was particularly rich in Early English Litera- ture, American Poetry, American Plays, American Maga- zines, etc., etc. (2) The Wilberforce Eames collections, Parts I.-V. (all issued), comprising a remarkable gathering of rare books on America, its Early Exploration and History ; the His- tory; Literature and Language of the British Isles ; .the History, Language, Literature, Folk-Lore, etc., of the European Countries; Books on the Early History of Print- ing, Literature relating to Asia and Egypt, etc., etc., comprising over 6,500 items, all of which are neatly priced in ink. (3) The Bishop John Fletcher Hurst collection, comprising a remarkable assemblage of Rare Americana, Early Edi- tions of the Holy Bible, Early Printed Books, New Eng- land Primers, Manuscripts by eminent American writers, etc., etc. ; over 4,200 items, all priced in ink. (4) The Frederick S. Tallmadge collection of Shakespeariana, Shakespeare Relics, etc., one of the most important sales of its kind ever held in this country ; priced in ink. (5) The Louis M. 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It is well known that the company’s catalogues are very rich in bibliographical and other notes relating to the items described, many thousands of which are bound up in the twenty volumes ; also a very large number of facsimiles of title- Pages, autograph letters, illuminated and other manuscripts, etc. 20 THE EARLY ENGLISH PORTION OF THE HOE LIBRARY. 56. BIBLIOGRAPHY. Hoe (Robert). Catalogue of Books by English Authors who lived before the year 1700, form- ing a part of the Library of Robert Hoe. Facsimiles. 5 vols. 8vo, half morocco, gilt tops. 'N. Y. 1903-5 * Edition limited to 100 copies. This catalogue is one of the most valuable bibliographies of Early English Authors, the collations being most complete. 57. BIBLIOPHILES CONTEMPORAINS. Annales Ad- ministratives des Bibliophiles Contemporains, 1889-90; Annales Littéraires, publication collective des Bibliophiles Contemporaines for 1890-93, 4 vols. in 3. Portraits, etch- igs, facsimiles, and other illusts. Together 4 vols. royal 8vo, three-quarter straight-grained levant morocco, gilt backs, gilt tops, uncut, original wrappers bound in. Paris, 1890-93 * Only 250 copies printed. FINE SET, BOOKS IN HANDSOME BINDINGS. A Remarkable Collection of Examples of the Craftsman- ship of Eminent Binders, both Ancient and Modern, includ- ing very fine Specimens bearing the Arms of Queen Elizabeth, James the First, Charles the First, Queen Anne, Louis XV and his Queen, Marie Leczinska, as well as many Excellent Examples of more Recent Workmanship. - $88. BINDING.—AschyliTragoedie VII. Que cum omnes multo quam antea ecastigatiores eduntur, tum vero una, que mutila et decurtata prius erat, integra nunc profertur. Scholia in easdem, plurimis in locis locupletata, & inpene infinitis emendata. Petri victorii.cura et diligentia (gr@ce). Ato, old English binding in brown ealf, gilt panelled sides, WITH THE ARMS OF KING JAMES I. OF ENGLAND stamped in gold on the centre of both covers and thistles at angles. ; [Geneva:] Ex Officina Henrici Stephani, 1557 * Bindings with the arms of James I. are very seldom seen on the market. FIFTEENTH CENTURY BINDING, WITH AN EARLY DATED BOOK-PLATE. 59. BINDING.—AUSMO (NICOLAUS DE). Supplementum fratris Nicolai de Ausmo, Canones penitentiales extracti de summa fratris Astensis, et Consilia Domini Alexandri de Nevo contra Iudeos fenerantes. Gothic letter, double columns; 528 unnumbered leaves with signatures. 8vo, contemporary German binding in bevelled oak boards, covered with pig- skin, ruled with lateral and diagonal lines, the spaces 21 stamped with eagles, roses, fleur-de-lis, etc. (IN THE FINEST CONDITION). Hain-Copinger, 2165; Proctor, 4184. Venetiis: Fransiscus Renner de Hailbrun, 1483 * Fine copy of this interesting Ecclesiastical Encyclopeedia, containing, also, a treatise against the usury practised by the Jews. A VERY FINE SPECIMEN OF GERMAN BINDING OF THE PERIOD, AND IN UNUSUAL CONDITION. Inside the front cover is. pasted the RARE BOOK-PLATE of Benedictus Gangenrieder, Abbot of Tierhaupten, DATED 1587. WITH THE ARMS OF LOUIS XIII. 60. BINDING: Auli Perzi Flacei Satirarum Liber. Isaacus Causabonus recensuit et commentario libro illustravit. 12mo, contemporary morocco, gilt tooled, gilt edges, bound by ANTOINE RUETTE. Paris: Drouart, 1605 * A Seventeenth Century Binding in splendid state of pre- servation. Very elaborately tooled in a particular pattern of lace-like beauty over the entire surface of the back and sides. BEARING THE ARMS OF Louis XIII. Evidently from the Royal Library and from the shelves of the very College of Paris to which Casaubon was called by Henri Quatre and where he spent so many years of persecution for cleaving to the Faith of the Huguenots, and where he failed as a librarian because ‘‘ he read too much.” A REMARKABLE COMBINATION OF BOOKBINDING AND ASSOCIATION INTEREST. 61. BINDING.—STUART (LADY ARABELLA). Manuscript: transcript of letters and petitions addressed by Lady Arabella Stuart to her Cousin German King James I., and to others of her noble relatives and friends, imploring their intercession with the King in her behalf after she had in- curred the Royal displeasure by her secret marriage in 1610: with a grandson of the Earl of Hertford (who himself had suffered imprisonment in the reign of Queen Elizabeth for having secretly married the sister of Lady Jane Grey), and: her subsequent imprisonment in the Tower, after her re- capture at sea on her attempted flight to France in 1611. The MS. is written in an elegant court hand of the time of James I. on 105 pages, ruled throughout with red lines. 4to, BOUND IN A MOST UNUSUAL AND HIGHLY DECORATIVE CHARACTER, in fine vellum, beautifully cut in delicate de- signs resembling point lace, and laid over pink satin varied with blue. In two of the corners of each side occur the monogram Y Y of the YELVERTON FAMILY, the other corners filled with entwined knots. In the centre of the 22 bie ey Peng Pater, PB na go, aati SS [PRAYER Book or Louis XV., wirH RoyaL ARMS. BouUND BY PADELOUP. SEE No. 66. ] front cover THE ARMS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH, quarterly France and England, have been illuminated in satin, sur- mounted with the Royal crown, the ribbon of the Garter, and Queen Elizabeth’s favorite personal motto ‘*‘ SEMPER EADEM,’’ and also the distinctive badges, the SUN IN SPLENDOR on the one side and CRESCENT MOON on the other. The centre of the back cover is divided into two square panels (the illumination from the upper has gone); the lower contains an emblematic device painted in minia- ture, representing a bird raising from the earth, with the motto ‘‘JE FUY LA TERRE ET CHERCHE LE CIEL.”’ XVIIth Century. * THE BOOK ITSELF WAS MOST PROBABLY PREPARED BY ONE OF THE YELVERTON FAMILY, AND INTENDED FOR PRESENTATION TO QUEEN ELIZABETH, as a memorandum book; but subsequently used for transcribing the above letters, etc. BOTH AS A SPECI- MEN OF FINE BINDING AND HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT THE BOOK IS UNIQUE. The following is a summary of the contents of the volume, with some of the heartrending appeals to the King’s mercy which they contain: No. 1 commences: ‘‘May it please your most Excellent Ma- jestie . . . to consider in what a miserable estate I had ben if I had taken anie other course than I did, for my owne conscience witnessing before God that I was then the wife of him that now Iam. I could never have matched anie other man, but to have lived all the Days of my lief as an Harlot, which your Majestie would have abhorred in anie, especiallie in one who hathe the honour to have any drop of your Majesties blood in them.’’ 2. ‘To the Kings most Excellent Maiestie. ... My good likeing of this gentleman that is my Husband, and my fortune drew me to a contract before I acquainted your Majestie. I humbly beseech your Majestie to consider how impossible it was for me to imagine itt could be offensive unto you Majesty hav- ing few daies before given me your Royall consent to bestowe myself on Anie Subject of your Majesty. ... I presume so much, that if itt were as convenient in a worldlie respect as malice may make it same, to separate as whom God hath joined your Majestie would not do evil that good might come thereof, nor make me that have the honour to be so neare your Majestie in blood, the first precedent that ever was, though our Princes may have left some as little imitable for so good and gratious a, King as your Majestie, as Davids dealing with Uriah... .’’ 8. ‘To the King’s most Excellent Majestic. ... I most humblie beseech your Majestie (whose goodness I presume) will not suffer me, that have already lived unfortunatlie above XXX yeares, speed on my time with more heavie discomforts than ever, to prostrate myself at your Royale feet, there in all humili- tie to speak for myselfe.’’ 4, **To the Queenes most Excellent Majestie. May it please your most Excellent Majestie to consider how long I have lived a Spectacle of his Majestie’s displeasure.... I have presumed to present your Majestie herewith the copie of my humble peti- tion to his Majesty att the time when his Majestie forgiveth greater offences... .’’ 23 5. ‘*To the Kings most Excellent Majestie.... I shall never cease to begg favour till it please your Majestie to heare my praiers and teares which are my intercessors to God to move your Majestie’s heart.’’ 6. ‘‘This Petition was presented in this form because the King would receive noe more written with her own hand. In all humilitie the most wretched and unfortunate creature that ver live prostrates itt selfe at the feet of the most Mercifull King.’’ 7. ‘*To the most noble my verie good Lord the Duke of Lennox .. .’’ ending ‘‘your most sorrowful and afflicted pore cousin and, suppliant.’’ 8. ‘To the Duke of Lennox.’’ There is algo on a loose sheet a duplicate of this letter, which appears to have been addressed to other of her relatives and friends to beseech them to mediate with the King. 9. ‘To the right honourable my verie good friend the Vis- count Fenton. ... I have been sick even to the Dead... . Good my lord consider the fault cannot be uncommitted. ...?’ 10. ‘*To the right honourable my verie good friend the Earle of Marre.’’ 11. ‘‘To the Viscount Fenton.’’ 12. ‘‘To the right honourable my verie good lord the Earle of Dumfirmline, the Lord High Chancellor of Scotland.?’ 13. ‘To the Kings most Excellent Majestie.’’ A long letter asking ‘‘ Restitution of the gould and disposing of the jewells taken with me att sea.’’ Subscribed ‘‘ This letter was written to the King after she was taken at sea and committed to the Tower.’’ 14. ‘‘The copie of the King’s letter to the Councill concern- ing the Ladie Arabella, ordering certain monie and jewells found upon the Lapy ARBELLA may be valued and sold by Sir Wm. Boyer and HENRI YELVERTON, and the same be delivered to Henrie Yelverton to discharge a debt of hers for which YELVER- TON standeth bound. Given under our Signett att our Pallace of Westminster, this XXth day of September in the ninth year of our reign.’’ 15. ‘‘To the right Honourable the Lords of his Majesties most honourable privie Councill concerning the disposal of the jewels referred to in the Kings order by HENRY YELVERTON.’’ 16. ‘‘The Lords of the Councills letter to Sir Wm. Boyer re- quiring him with the assistance of HENRY YELVERTON, EsqQ., to sell the jewels of the Lady Arbella.’’ The volume contains, in addition to the above-mentioned his- torical documents, ‘‘ Annagramma de ARBELLA SEYMAURE,’’ four lines in verse, ‘‘ The wall on which I leane is‘ Maurble Royale.’ ’’ A Latin distich, ‘*Causa mitie tecum communis carceris Ara, Bila tite causaest araque saira Mitie,’’ addressed by Mr. Melvin to Mr. Seymaure for welcome to the Tower. This rebus is an early example of the use of the form of the name Arabella; all of the unfortunate lady’s intimate relatives, including the King, her Cousin, and her grandmother the Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick), refer to her as Arbella. The volume contains also, under the name of ‘‘ Mr. Fowler,’’ a poem in nine stanzas of six lines each, pleading in the person of the Lady Arbella her cause with the King, and the volume ends, after the interval of several blank leaves, with an- other poem written as if describing a dream of the Lady Ar- 24 eo ee oe bella whilst in the Tower, beseeching the King’s mercy and sug- gestive of tragedies still deeper than historians have as yet suspected in connection with her. Sir A. W. Franks, in his letter to Mr. Houblon, says: ‘‘The writing certainly is Nov her (Lady Arabella’s) own; the conclusion is that these transcripts were made by some attendant devoted to the unfortunate lady in her adversity. Such a trusted friend and follower is to be found in Henry Yelverton, whose name occurs in the extracts quoted above, and whose wife, ‘Mrs. Yelverton,’ was the person whom the Lady Arbella, on the occasion of her first detention, desired might receive her money and jewells.’’ The distinctive nature of the binding shows that it was doubt- less prepared for presentation to Queen Elizabeth, probably, as indicated by the two interlaced initial letters YY, by a member of the YELVERTON FAMILY, whose name has been mentioned above. Both Henry Yelverton and his father, Christopher Yel- verton, were judges in the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and of James I., and in accordance with the Court custom of the time would have been likely to have devised some such original idea as this, of a highly decorative blank memorandum book for the Queen’s private use. It is probable, however, for some reason, this book may not have been presented to Her Majesty, but have remained in the possession of the Yelvertons, and subsequently used to record these letters and petitions to the King. . Tht book is from the collection of J. Archer Houblon, and was exhibited by the hands of J. C. Robinson at the meeting of the Society of Antiquaries, December 3, 1868. Some notes on the volume by John Bruce were read, and were afterwards published in the Archaeologia. Accompanying the volume is a letter from Sir Augustus W. Franks, of the British Museum, addressed to J. Archer Houblon, the previous owner of the vol- ume, dated November 22, 1876, in which he says: ‘‘I forget whether I mentioned to you that I discovered in your little vol- ume a poem which Mr. Bruce had overlooked, and which seems to allude to some event which I cannot at present make out. I fancy that I have deciphered the initials on the cover. I have had woodcuts made of those initials, and I should like once more to collate my transcript with the original, when your manuscript will be ready to come back to you. There is one matter which I would suggest to you, viz., the advisability of having a leather case made for the book.’’ The book is now preserved in a stout, well-made case of olive morocco. [See Reproduction. ] A FINE EXAMPLE FROM THE LIBRARY OF CHARLES THE FIRST OF ENGLAND. 62. BINDING. The Romish Fisher caught and held in his own net. By Daniel Featly. 4to, contemporary Eng- lish binding in brown morocco, the sides richly gilt tooled with small stars. large gilt ornamental corner stamps, WITH THE ARMS OF KING CHARLES I. of England stamped in gold on the centre of both covers, gilt back, gilt edges. The back is faded, but THE BINDING IS IN REMARKABLY FINE CONDITION and has not a sign of the slightest restora- tion. Lond. 1624 * Charles I. was a great lover of the fine arts, and so excelled in them that it is said that he might, if it were necessary, ‘‘have got a livelihood from them.” He did not, however, possess the same love for books, and although he bought some 20 when young, and had a considerable number of splendid volumes, given to him by his mother, he seems to have made but comparatively few additions to the royal collection. Books WITH BINDINGS BEARING HIS ARMS ARE BY NO MEANS NUMEROUS; AND THEY HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY RARE WHEN THEY HAVE HIS ARMS AS KING OF ENGLAND, AS IN THE ABOVE COoPy. In fact, in the famous exhibition of bindings executed for Royal Personages and celebrated bibliophiles held at the Grolier Club in 1895, there was only one example of binding executed for Charles 1. AND THAT AS PRINCE OF WALES, AND NOT AS KING OF ENGLAND. 63. BINDING. The Book of Common Prayer, and Ad- ministration of the Sacraments; the Holy Bible; the Whole Book of Psalms, collected into English meter by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and others. Folio, contemporary CAMBRIDGE BINDING in black morocco extra, gilt, outer black border, Jacobean black centre pieces and corners on the sides, ground diapered with a small triangular orna- ment formed of four trefoils, gilt back, gilt edges, by THOMAS BUCK. Cambridge: Thos. & John Buck, 1629 * A VERY FINE SPECIMEN OF CAMBRIDGE CAROLEAN BINDING IN CHOICE CONDITION. 64. BINDING, WITH THE CYPHER OF CHARLES THE FIRST. Eikon Basilike. The Portraicture of his Sacred Majestie in his Solitude and Sufferings; together with his private Prayers, used in the Time of his Restraint, and delivered to D. Juxon, Bishop of London, immediately before his death, 1649. With fine wmpressions of the en- graved portrait of Charles I. and folding plate of Charles I. praying, by WILLIAM MARSHALL. 8vo, bound in CONTEM- PORARY FULL MOROCCO, panelled sides, WITH THE CYPHER OF CHARLES I, C. R., WITH A CROWN ABOVE, stamped in gilt in centre, gilt-lined back (joints repaired). Lond. 1649 * THIS IS ONE OF THE PRESENTATION COPIES BY CHARLES THE SECOND, AND IS RULED THROUGHOUT IN RED INK. 65. BINDING WITH PAINTED FORE-EDGES. The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacra- ment, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, ac- cording to the use of the Church of England, together with the Psalter or Psalms of David. Hngraved front., and ruled throughout with red ink. Folio, CONTEMPORARY ENG- LISH BINDING IN RED MOROCCO, WITH A CENTRE-PIECE COM- POSED OF LOZANGUES IN DARK BLUE MOROCCO AND CIRCLES IN CITRON MOROCCO, AND ORNAMENTAL CORNER-PIECES ALSO IN BLUE AND CITRON MOROCCO, INLAID ON THE SIDES, ALL WITHIN GOLD LINES, GILT TOOLED MOSAIC BACK, to match the design of the covers, gilt edges, WITH THE CROWNED ROYAL ARMS OF ENGLAND BETWEEN SUPPORTS AND EM- BLEMATIC ROSES AND ROSE LEAVES PAINTED ON THE FORE- EDGES. Lond. 1710 * The above book is from one of the Royal Chapels, and was PROBABLY BOUND AND THE FORE-EDGES PAINTED FOR QUEEN 26 ANNE, ITIS A VERY FINE SPECIMEN OF THE ENGLISH ART OF MOSAIC BOOKBINDING AND FORE-EDGE PAINTING in the 18th century, and was exhibited at various bindings exhibitions by Mr. J. Herbert Bailey, the Editor of the ‘‘ Connoisseur,” to whom it belonged. 'THE PAINTING ON THE FORE-EDGES IS IN ITS BRILLIANCY AND FINE STATE OF PRESERVATION, AS NEW. KING LOUIS XV, BINDING, WITH ROYAL ARMS. 66. BINDING.—Office de la Semaine-Sainte, a l’usage de Rome et de Paris, en Latin et en Francois. Ruled throughout with red ink. Engraved title and plates by J. B. Scotin, after A. Humblot. 8vo, old French red mo- rocco, broad ornamental borders on the sides, the centre panels tooled and gilt to an interlaced geometrical pattern, the spaces filled with pointillé tooling representing leaves and butterflies, with the crowned arms of King Louis XV. of France stamped in gold on the centre of both covers, and his monogram, formed by two interlaced Ls stamped in two of the spaces formed by the geometrical pattern, immediately beneath and over the arms, the back tooled and gilt also to a geometrical pattern, with a small fleur-de-lis repeated five times, marbled end paper, gilt edges, by the great PADE- LOUP. Paris, 1732 -*Kina Louis XV’s OWN BOOK OF PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY WEEK, AS INDICATED BY HIS MONOGRAMS STAMPED ON THE COVERS. There are occasionally offered for sale specimens of bind- ings somewhat similar to the above, with the arms of the King, but without his monogram, These books were not for the use of the King himself, but only for the Gentlemen of the Court. IN FINE CONDITION. [See Reproduction. ] ‘MARIE LECZINSKA’S PRIVATE PRAYER BOOK. 67. BINDING.—Office de la Semaine Sainte en Latin et en Frangois 4 l’usage de Rome et de Paris, dedié ala Reine. FEingraved title, ENGRAVED DEDICATION PLATE TO THE QUEEN OF FRANCE, MARIE LECZINSKA, and fine copper en- gravings. 8vo, old French red morocco, the sides covered with a gilt geometrical interlaced pattern, the spaces filled with gilt tooled pointillé ornaments, in Le Gascon’s man- ner, WITH THE ARMS OF MARIE LECZINSKA, QUEEN OF LovIs XV. OF FRANCE, STAMPED IN GOLD ON THE CENTRE OF BOTH COVERS AND WITH HER MONOGRAM OVER AND BE- NEATH, gilt tooled back, with a fleur-de-lis repeated five times, to match the covers, gilt edges, by the great PADE- LOUP. Paris, 1728 * Prayer books bearing merely the arms of Queen Marie Leczinska, are not particularly rare, as they were frequently 27 presented to members of the royal household, to be used by them while at court; but COPIES STAMPED WITH THE PERSONAL MONOGRAM OF THE QUEEN, AS ABOVE, ARE OF FAR GREATER RARITY, AS THESE WERE RESERVED SOLELY FOR HER OWN PRI- VATE USE. ANOTHER PROOF THAT THIS BINDING WAS EXECUTED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE QUEEN IS THAT THE FINELY EN- GRAVED PLATE WITH DEDICATION TO HER MAJESTY IS NOT TO BE FOUND IN ANY OTHER COPY OF THIS PARTICULAR EDITION. IN FINE CONDITION, AND FORMING A SUPERB PAIR, WITH THE PRE- CEDING ITEM. A binding very similar to the above was sold in these rooms last season, but without the monogram, and there was not a dedication plate. [See Reproduction. ] EMBROIDERED VENETIAN BINDING. 68. BINDING.—De Angelo Contareno cum Divi Marei Procurator electus Dignitatis possessionem caperet Orationes. Engraved frontispiece, with crowned monogram of Angelo Contarim and vignette on title. 4to, CONTEMPORARY VENE- TIAN BINDING in red velvet, the sides beautifully embroidered with broad ornamental borders in gold thread of delicate and accurate workmanship, WITH THE CROWNED ARMS OF THE IL- LUSTRIOUS CONTARINI F'AMILY OF VENICE, quartered with those of Foscarini, beautifully embroidered in gold and silver thread on the front cover and surrounded by flags, guns, battle-axes and drums; on the centre of the lower cover is a coat-of-arms, also finely embroidered in gold and silver (argent field, with a fleur-de-lis surmounted by a gold lambel), gilt edges. Venice, 1754 * ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLES OF THE RARE AND CELEBRATED VENETIAN EMBROIDERED BINDINGS EVER OFFERED FOR SALE, AND IN THE FINEST CONDITION. The book contains Latin and Italian orations in praise of Angelo Contarini, who had been just elected to the high office of Procurator of the Republic of Venice, AND IT WAS SO BEAUTIFULLY ORNAMENTED FOR PRESENTATION TO HIM. The arms on the lower cover, not identified, are probably those of the donor. VENETIAN EM- BROIDERED BINDINGS, ESPECIALLY OF SUCH FINE AND RICH EXE- CUTION AS THE ABOVE, ARE VERY RARELY FOUND. 69. BINDING.—Tennyson (Alfred, Lord). In Memoriam. FIRST EDN. 12mo, BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL WINE- COLORED CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO; SIDES GOLD TOOLED WITH OUTER BORDER OF SCROLL DESIGNS AND CORNER ORNAMENTS ENCLOSING PANELS COVERED WITH DIAMOND- SHAPED COMPARTMENTS, EACH OF WHICH CONTAINS A FLAM- ING TORCH AND HEART IN ALTERNATE ROWS; BACK GOLD TOOLED; DOUBLURE OF WHITE VELLUM WITH GILT TOOLED BORDERS; VELLUM END PAPERS, GILT EDGES, BY THE CLUB BINDERY. ENCLOSED IN A BLACK MOROCCO SILK-LINED CASE. Lond.: Moxon, 1850 70. BINDING.—Doyle (James E.). A Chronicle of Eng- land, B. C. 55 to A. D. 1485. Profusely illustrated with cou- ORED ENGRAVINGS portraying famous scenes, costumes of the times, etc., by the author. 4to, RicHLY BOUND IN FULL BROWN 28 CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO; SIDES HAVING A NARROW INLAID RED BORDER EDGED WITH SAW-TOOTHED GILT LINES, WHICH ENCLOSE A BROAD STRIP OF BROWN, INLAID WITH INTERWOVEN BLACK LINES, THIS IN TURN ENCLOSES A CENTRAL PANEL WHICH IS IN- LAID WITH RED AND GREEN IN GEOMETRICAL CURVES AND SQUARES, THE SURFACE IS COVERED WITH INNUMERABLE SMALL GILT STARS; GILT TOOLED BACK INLAID WITH FOUR RED SQUARES WHICH EN- CLOSE BLACK CIRCULAR DEVICES; BROAD INSIDE BORDERS GILT TOOLED WITH LINES, DENTELLE AND FLORAL ORNAMENTS; WATERED SILK LININGS AND END PAPERS; GILT EDGES, BY Hay- DAY. Lond, 1864 * A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF GROLIERESQUE BINDING. The work has the distinction of depicting true examples of the costumes of the various periods. 71. BINDING.—Poetarum Scenicorum Grecorum, Ats- chyli, Sophoclis, Euripidis et Aristophanis, Fabulz super- stites et Perditarum fragmenta. Ex recognit. Guil. Din- dorfii. Royal 8vo, full blue erushed levant morocco, the sides entirely covered with a gilt tooled pattern departing from the centre and formed of interlaced scrolls, some terminating with flowers, gilt tooled back in the same manner; doublure of the same colored morocco, entirely gilt tooled, with grapes, grape vines and leaves, silk linings, gilt edges, by STOAKLEY. Lond. 1881 72. BINDING.— ENAMELING. Popelin (Claudius). L’ Email des Peintres. Ornamental initials. 8vo, full light green levant morocco extra, the sides covered with a semis of gilt tooled roses, gilt back, gilt tooled inside borders, uncut. Paris, 1866 * FIRST EDITION of this interesting book, written by one of the best modern enamellers. Laid in is an autograph letter signed from the author to Théophile Gautier, thanking him for a sonnet written in his praise and here printed, dated Feb. 11, 1867. 73. BINDING.—[Boyle (Mrs. E. V.).] Ros Rosarum ex Horto poetarum (Poems on Roses by Tennyson, Herrick, Waller, Thackeray, Ben Jonson, Marlowe, Keats, ete.). FIRST EDN. 12mo, BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL GREEN CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO, SIDES DELICATELY GOLD TOOLED WITH BRANCHES OF ROSES EXTENDING FROM EACH CORNER, TO FORM A PLAIN PANEL IN THE CENTRE; BACK GILT TOOLED AND PANELLED; DOUBLURE OF RICH CRIMSON CRUSHED LEVANT, GOLD TOOLED WITH DAINTY ROSE VINES ON A TRELLISED BORDER; DAMASK FLY-LEAVES, GILT EDGES, BY CHAMBOLLE-DURU. Lond. 1885 74. BINDING.— UZANNE (OCTAVE). Son Altesse la Femme. With rllusts. by Gervex, Gonzalés, Kratké, Lynch, Moreau and Rops. Royal 8vo, FULL GREEN CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO EXTRA, gilt borders on the sides, the panels finely gilt to an arabesque design in the style of the 29 bindings executed by the celebrated printer Geoffroy Tory, with an enamelled fleur-de-lis in the centre; doublure of red levant morocco, large gilt dentelle borders in the Derome manner, watered silk linings, gilt top, uncut. Paris, 1885 * LIMITED EDITION. A FINE SPECIMEN OF MODERN BINDING, "5. BINDING.—Uzanne (Octave). La Frangaise du Siécle. Modes, Moeurs, Usages. TJllusts. a Vaquarelle de Albert Lynch, gravées a Veau-forte en couleurs par Hugene Gaujean. 8v0, HANDSOMELY BOUND IN FULL GRAY CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO, SIDES WITH LINED BORDERS FROM WHICH RUN INTERTWINING GILT STEMS THAT CULMINATE NEAR THE CENTRE IN EIGHT BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS INLAID IN ORANGE- COLORED MOROCCO WITH GREEN INLAID LEAVES; BACK GILT TOOLED AND INLAID; DOUBLURE FORMED OF A LARGE GREEN LEVANT PANEL SURROUNDED BY A GRAY MOROCCO BORDER AND GILT LINED; A LARGE FLEUR-DE-LIS OF ORANGE LEVANT WITH GILT EDGES IN THE CENTRE; WATERED SILK END PAPERS, GILT EDGES. Paris, 1886 76. BINDING.— Matthews (Brander). Bookbindings, Old and New. Notes of a Book-Lover. With an Account of the Grolier Club of New York. Numerous reproductions. 8vo, HANDSOMELY BOUND IN FULL BROWN CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO, SIDES GILT TOOLED WITH DOTTED ORNAMENTS IN THE CORNERS AND A BROAD FLORAL BORDER, GILT TOOLED AND PANELLED BACK, GILT INSIDE BORDER, SILK LINING AND END PAPERS, GILT TOP, UNCUT, BY THE CLUB BINDERY. N. Y¥V-1895 No. 28 of Only 150 copies printed THROUGHOUT ON JAPAN PAPER, BEAUTIFUL TRANSLUCENT VELLUM BINDING BY CHIVERS. 77. BINDING.—The Song of Solomon. With 12 full-page and numerous other decorations by H. Granville Fell. 4to. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL TRANSLUCENT VELLUM, UPON THE FRONT COVER OF WHICH CEDRIC CHIVERS HAS PAINTED THE FIGURES OF TWO SINGING ANGELS, WHO, WITH THEIR HANDS UP- RAISED, HOLD THE SCROLL ON WHICH IS WRITTEN ‘‘THE SONG OF SONGS’’; VARIOUS EMBLEMATIC DESIGNS FILL THE REST OF THE COVER. ON THE BACK COVER IS PAINTED THE DESIGN OF A DOUBLE HEART, IN THE UPPER PORTION OF WHICH IS A BEAUTI- FULL RED ROSE WITH GREEN LEAVES AND STEM, AND IN THE LOWER COMPARTMENT ARE FOUR SPRAYS OF THE LILY-OF-THE- VALLEY. GILT INSIDE BORDERS, GILT TOP, UNCUT. Lond.: Chapman & Hall, 1897 ONE OF TEN COPIES seer coe. VELLUM AND FINELY 78. BINDING. Arnold (Matthew). The Forsaken Mer- man. With decorations in color by Jean C. Archer. Small 8vo, finely bound, by THE GUILD OF WOMEN BINDERS, in 30 [PRAYER Book ofr MAriz LECZINSKA, WITH RoyaAL ARMS, BOUND BY PapDELOUP. SEE No. 67.] a4 full green crushed levant morocco with corner ornaments on each side containing vari-colored leathers, doublure of dark blue levant with exquisite border on each doubure containing inlays of different colored levants from the sides, vellum end-papers, gilt edges. Lond. 1901 * PRINTED ON VELLUM, OF WHICH ONLY TEN COPIES WERE ISSUED. The illustrations are COLORED BY HAND (by Miss Gloria Cardew),. 79. BINDING BY COBDEN SANDERSON. Tennyson (Alfred, Lord). Seven Poems and two Translations. Finely printed at the Doves Press. 8vo, full red crushed levant morocco, the sides tooled to a pretty design of ornaments and lines, corner inside ornaments, gilt edges, by C. [OBDEN] S. [ANDERSON] OF THE DOVES BINDERY. Hammersmith: The Doves Press, 1902 * A BEAUTIFUL COPY. Only a small number were printed. The Translations ‘‘ Archilles over the Trench” and ‘‘ Hector and. the Bridge of War” are from the Iliad, and the original poems comprise ‘‘ The Lotos Eaters,” ‘‘ Ulysses,” etc. THE MOST ELABORATE BINDING OF THE HAMPSTEAD BINDERY. 80. BINDING.—The Bindings of To-morrow. A Record of the Guild of Women-Binders and of the Hampstead Bind- ery. With a Critical Introduction by G. Elliot Anstruther. With 50 beautiful reproductions IN coLoR of some of the famous bindings of the Hampstead Bindery. 4to. Easo- RATELY BOUND IN FULL GREEN CRUSHED LEVANT, INLAID WITH FIVE DIFFERENT COLORED MOROCCOS; THE SIDES HAVE IRREGULAR GILT DOTTED BORDERS, WITH BUNCHES OF GRAPES INLAID IN BLACK AT THE FOUR CORNERS ; MIDWAY BETWEEN THESE CORNERS ARE FOUR GROUPS OF THREE STAR-SHAPED RED INLAYS. 'THESE GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE CORNER ORNAMENTS, ARE CON- NECTED BY CITRON-COLORED INLAYS TO FORM A WIDE BORDER ABOUT THE CENTRAL PANEL, IN WHICH ARE TWO BLACK AND FOUR RED INLAYS, TOGETHER WITH NUMEROUS GREEN LEAVES, WHICH WITH YELLOW INLAYS FORM A CENTRE-PIECE; THE WHOLE SIDE IS DOTTED WITH SMALL CIRCULAR PURPLE INLAYS. Back GILT TOOLED AND INLAID. DOUBLURE OF RICH ROSE-COLORED LEVANT, WITH IRREGULAR PURPLE INLAID BORDER; NEXT TO THIS BORDER IS A ROSE-COLORED SQUARE CONTAINING AN OVAL INLAID IN LIGHT AND DARK GREEN ; THE OVAL IN TURN CONTAINS A ROSE SQUARE AND THIS SQUARE A DARK RED OVAL; THE WHOLE CEN- TRES IN A DARK GREEN STAR-SHAPED DESIGN; IN ADDITION TO THESE GENERAL FEATURES, THE WHOLE DOUBLURE IS COVERED WITH SMALL CIRCULAR AND HEART-SHAPED DOTS INLAID IN RED AND GREEN. GILT EDGES, VELLUM END-PAPERS, BY THE GUILD OF WOMEN BINDERS. Lond. 1902 * No. 257 of only 500 copies printed for England and America. The binding of this book was designed by Miss Baly and worked by Miss Gowan. It is the most elaborate work ever done at the Hampstead Bindery, and CONTAINS OVER 1,100 SEPARATE INLAYS, 31 81. BINDING.—Poems by Perey Bysshe Shelley. Intro- duction by Walter Raleigh. Jllusts. by Robert Anning Bell. 8vo. EXTRAVAGANTLY BOUND IN FULL GREEN CRUSHED LEVANT MOROCCO; SIDES AND BACK ENTIRELY COVERED WITH GILT TOOLED LEAVES, DENTELLE WORK, AND HUNDREDS OF SMALL INLAYS; THE SIDES HAVE A NARROW BORDER OF GILT LEAVES AND DOTS FOL- LOWED BY A BROAD INSIDE BORDER OF THE SAME, WHICH IS SET OFF BY RED INLAID LEAVES ; MANY INLAID RED DOTS ON THE GREEN BACKGROUND FORM A BORDER AROUND A DIAMOND-SHAPED PANEL OF DARK GREEN LEVANT IN WHICH ARE FOUR GILT CIRCLES IN- LAID WITH RED AND BROWN LEAVES; DOUBLURE OF REDDISH- BROWN LEVANT GILT TOOLED WITH A SIMPLE PANEL DESIGN; GILT TOP, UNCUT, BY THE GUILD OF WOMEN BINDERS. Lond.: George Bell, 1902 * A superbly bound book, printed throughout on Japan vel- lum, the edition of which is limited to 125 copies. This is No. 101. Many of the illustrations are printed in red and black. 82. BINDING.—Doueet (Jérome). Petrone. (Introduc- tion et Fragments.) 8 etchings by Lesueur, after Fourner. 8vo, full brown crushed levant morocco extra, a spray of leaves in olive green levant, with two flowers in light brown levant, within gold lines inlaid on the lower part of the front cover, gilt inside borders, gilt top, uncut, by KIEFFER. Paris, 1902 * Only 225 copies printed. A simple but very effective speci- men of modern binding. 83. BINDING.—Wordsworth (William). Poems of Wordsworth, chosen and edited by Matthew Arnold. Golden Treasury Series. Portrait. 16mo, full sage green crushed levant morocco, each side having six roses in full bloom, inlaid with red levant morocco, with accompaniment of leaves of different sizes, back inlaid with one rose and leaves to match, ornate inside borders, with cream-colored silk linings, gilt edges. Lond. 1904 * A most attractive example of modern bookbinding, exe- cuted by Ramage of London. 84. BINDING.—Palgrave (Francis). The Golden Treas- ury, selected from the best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language. 16mo, beautifully bound by RAMAGE of London in full dark maroon crushed levant morocco, both sides tooled to an unusual design comprising two large cir- eles, which are intertwined, and having inlays of green levant, with outer tooled borders, back tooled and inlaid to match, gilt edges, white watered silk linings and with doublure of the same. Lond. 1906 PRINTED AT THE DOVES PRESS AND BOUND! BY COBDEN SANDERSON, 85. BINDING BY COBDEN SANDERSON. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson. With Preface by Thomas Carlyle. The finely printed Doves Press edn. 8vo, bound in full 32 ee a erimson crushed levant morocco, with a Grolieresque de- sign on each side, richly tooled back, inside borders, gilt edges. Bound at the Doves Bindery by C.(OBDEN) S.(AN- DERSON), 1908. Hammersmith: The Doves Press, 1906 * A handsome specimen of bookmaking and bookbinding. A RARE AND MAGNIFICENT EDITION OF BOETIUS BOUND BY ROGER PAYNE. 86. BOETIUS. De Consolatione Philosophis, cum com- mentario 8S. Thome de Aquino. The text beautifully printed in Gothic character to long lines and the commentary in two columns. 138 unnumbered leaves (including 8 blanks) with- out signatures and catchwords,; 34 lines for the text and 47 for the commentary. [Colophon]: Anicii (sic) Torquati Seuerini Boecij viri no | minis celebritate qomemorandi: textus de ; ph’ie osolacdne: cum edicdne qomentaria beati | Thome de Aquino ordinis pdicato2f: An | thonii Coburgers ciuis inclite Nurnber- | gensii vrbis industria fabrefactus finit fe- | liciter Anno Meccelxxvj pdie Idus Noué | bris. Folio, FULL RUSSIA, panelled sides, with blind tooled bor- ders, blind tooled back, gilt inside borders, gilt edges, by ROGER PAYNE. Nurnberg, A. Coburger, 1476 *ONE OF THE EARLIEST AND RAREST EDITIONS OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND FAMOUS OF THE WORKS OF BOBETIUS. Gibbons justly describes it as ‘‘a golden volume, not unworthy of the leisure of Plato or Cicero, but which claims incompara- ble merit from the barbarisms of the times and the situation of the author.” It was a favorite book of the Middle Ages, and deserves to be a favorite still. It was during his confine- ment in prison that Boetius wrote this famvus work. THE ABOVE EDITION IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN OF TYPOGRA- PHY EVER ISSUED FROM THE PRESS OF COBURGER, CELE- BRATED FOR THE BEAUTY OF ITS GOTHIC TYPES. A VERY FINE AND UNUSUALLY LARGE COPY, and the first to be offered at public auction in this country. Hain-Copinger, 3370; Proctor, 1971; Pellechet, 2513. From the Dogmersfield Library. PRINTED BY WILLIAM BRADFORD IN 17138. 87. BRADFORD IMPRINT. Leeds, 1713. The Ameri- ean Almanack for the Year of Christian Account 1713. Unto which is Numbered From ( By the Orients & Greek Christians F221 the By the Jews, Hebrews and Rabins 5473 Creation ( By the late Computation of W. W. 5722 Being the first after Leap Year. By Daniel Leeds, Philo- mat. 12mo, full red crushed levant morocco. Printed by Will Bradford in New York, 1713 *These early Almanacs are among the rarest of Bradford imprints. The lower corners of some leaves have been ex- tended; a little text lacking on the last leaves. In the ‘‘Chronology of things memorable in America”’ it is stated that it was then fifteen years since ‘‘ The last hard Winter, when Men and Horses at N. York & Philadelphia, went over the Rivers on the Ice till the 4th of March.”’ 30 88. BRINSLEY (JOHN). Virgil’s Eclogues, with his Booke de Apibus, concerning the Government and Ordering of Bees: translated gramatically, and also according to the proprietie of our English tongue, so farre as Grammar and the verse will permit, written cheifly for the good of Schooles, to be used according to the directions in the pre- face to the painfull schoole-master, and more fully in the Booke ealled Ludus Literarius, or the Grammar Schoole. Chap. 8. FIRST EDN. 4to. full purple levant morocco extra, the sides tooled to a symbolic design of bees, in the centre is a five sided panel the shape of a cell of honey- comb, upon this is tooled a beehive in gilt pointillé from which small bees, in gilt, are issuing; from the five points of panel stream pointillé lines which form a design and terminate at each outside corner in gilt clover leaves, the portion of sides not treated by tooling, inlaid in dark green. By RIVIERE. Lond. 1633 * A VERY ORIGINAL AND BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN OF THE MODERN ART OF BOOKBINDING, ; 89. BRITISH ESSAYISTS. With Prefaces Historical and Biographical, by Alexander Chalmers. Portraits 45 vols. 16mo, calf (skillfully rebacked). Lond. 1817 * The set consists of The Tatler, 5 vols.; Spectator, 10 vols. ; Guardian, 3 vols.; Rambler, 4 vols.; Adventurer, 3 vols. ; World, 4 vols.; Connoisseur, 3 vols.; Idler; Mirror, 2 vols. ; Lounger, 2 vols.; Observer, 3 vols.; Looker-On, 4 vols.; General Index. 90. BROWNE (SIR THOMAS). Hydriotaphia, Urne- Buriall, or, A Discourse of the Sepulchrall Urnes lately found in Norfolk. Together with the Garden of Cyrus, or the Quincunciall Lozenge, or Net-Work Planta- tions of the Ancients, Artifically, Naturally, Mystically Considered. By Thomas Browne. 2 plates. 12mo, old calf. Lond.: Printed for Hen. Brome at the Signe of the Gun in Ivy-Lane, 1658. * VERY RARE, WITH THE SEPARATE TITLE TO THE ‘‘ Garden of Cyrus,” LEAF ‘‘ To the Reader,” a leaf of advertisement and Colophon. In the dedication the author says: ‘‘ Who knows the fate of his bones, or bow often he is to be buried?”