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NOTES AND QUERIES, no s. xn. NOV. 27,
Under Cruikshank is " Roscoe's Novelist's Library,"
19 vols., 1831-3, original white canvas, 101. 10s.
There is also the 'Chronicles' of Froissart, with the
scarce illuminations, 2 vols., royal 8vo, red morocco,
1862, 11. 7s. A number of works under Arctic
include Peary's ' Nearest the Pole,' as new, 1907, 8$.
There is a good copy of Ormerod's ' Cheshire,' with
brilliant first impressions of the plates, 1819, 11. Is. ;
Dickens items include an extra-illustrated copy of
'Sketches by Boz,' green levant, by the Guild of
Women Binders, 1839, 61. 10s. Under Shakespeare
is The Chiswick Press edition, 39 vols., full limp
calf, as new. with bookcase, 1899, 21. 2s. Tennyson
items include the first edition of ' Maud,' 10s. 6d.
Mr. Frank Murray of Derby devotes his Cata- logue 232 to a Book-Bargain List, the price of each volume being one shilling.
Messrs. W. N. Pitcher & Co. of Manchester send two Catalogues. No. 175 contains Bedford's ' Art Sales,' 2 vols., royal 4to, 1888, 101. (issued to sub- scribers only) ; and the Centenary PMition of Car- lyle, 30 vols., 11. Is. There are first editions of Dickens. Among French works of interest is ' Chants et Chansons populaires de la France,' 1848, 31. 3s. This has 330 plates engraved on steel, and -each song is accompanied by a descriptive notice. Under Portraits is Rose's * Collection of Engraved Portraits,' 4/. Under ' Hall's Chronicle : Henry VIII.' is the Edition de Luxe, edited by Whibley, 1904, II. 12s. (limited to 25 copies).
Catalogue 176 has the first edition of Bewick's ' Fables,' 1820, largest paper, levant, 51. ; a set of Cruikshank's 'Comic Almanacks,' 1835-53, 19 vols., 151.', Hulme's 'Flags of the World,' 18s.; and Morris's ' The Well at the World's End,' Kelmscott Press, 1896, 11. 10s. Under Folk-lore is Prior's
- Ancient Danish Ballads,' 3 vols., as new, 15s.
There are works under Rowlandson ; and a copy of Roby's ' Traditions of Lancashire,' 4 vols, royal 8vo, 1829-32, is 21. 15s.
Mr. C. Richardson's Manchester Catalogue 60 contains works on Africa and America. 'Divers Works of Early Masters in Christian Decoration,' including an account of the works by Diirer and Wohlgemuth, edited by Weale, 2 vols., imp. folio, half-morocco, 1849, is 31. 10s. ; ' Early English Prose Romances,' edited by Thorns, royal 4to, illustrated by Nelson (only 500 printed), as new, 12s. ; ' Excur- .-sions in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Surrey, Cornwall, Ireland, &c.. 900 plates on India paper, 12 vols., royal 8vo, 1818-24, 4. ; The Illuminated Magazine, -edited by Jerrold, 4 vols., complete set, 1845, 11. 5s. ; Williamson's 'Portrait Miniatures,' 2 vols., imp. 4to, as new, 1904, 51. 5s. ; Hipkins's ' Musical Instruments,' large paper, half- vellum, large folio, 1888, 51. ; and the Library Edition of Thackeray, 24 vols., original green cloth, 1867-86, 91. 10s.
Mr. William Tait of Belfast sends a Catalogue of Books on Freemasonry, Secret Societies, Ancient Mysteries, and Kindred Subjects. We note two rare works by Marconis : ' Le Pantheon Maconnique : Instruction g^n^rale pour tous les Bites,' Paris, 1860, 11. 10.9. ; and ' Le Sanctuaire de Memphis ou Hermes,' Paris, 1866, 12s. Qd. Ross Robertson's ' Freemasonry in Canada,' with 462 illustrations, 2 vols., is 21. There are Rituals of Freemasonry, printed in a form Intelligible only to the craft, Anti-Masonic works, Maori Legends, works on Spiritualism and Psychic Research, and Temple's ' The Thirty- Seven Nats,' in which the story of the spirit
worship of the Burmese races is explained, imperial
4to, coloured illustrations, 31. 3s.
Mr. James Thin of Edinburgh sends his Cata- logue 163, which contains works under Arctic, Architecture, Archaeology, &c. The general por- tion includes Bayle's ' Dictionary,' 1734-8, 5 vols., 11. 10s. ; ' Tales from Blackwood,' 30 vols. in 24., 21. ; the Thornton Edition of the Bronte Novels, 12 vols., half -morocco, 11. 15s. ; the Library Edition of Froude, 1867-89, 38 vols., original cloth, 211. ; Kinglake's ' Crimea,' 8 vols., 3?. ; Maclise's ' Gallery of Literary Cha- racters,' 18s. Qd. ; Meyrick's ' Ancient Armour,' 2 vols., folio, 1854, half-morocco extra, 4?. ; Nichols's ' Literary Anecdotes,' 17 vols., half- tree calf, 1812-58, a fine set; 11. Is. ; Hipkins's ' Musical Instruments,' 50 large plates in colours, imperial folio, half-levant, 1888, 4Z. 4s. ; and a complete set of The Portfolio, 14Z. 14s. The best English edition of Lavater's ' Physiognomy,' 5 vols. in 3, royal 4to, full russia, Murray, 1789-98, a fine copy, is 31. 13s. Qd. Capt. Mahan's historical works, including ' The Influence of Sea Power ' and his ' Life of Nelson,' 7 vols., 1889-1905, are 31. 3s. A large portion of the Catalogue is devoted to Scotland. We note M'lan's ' Costumes of the Clans,' 2 vols., folio, morocco, 1857, 11. Is. ; Jamieson's ' Dictionary,' 5 vols., 1879-87, 4Z. 5s. ; R. L. Stevenson's ' Edinburgh,' original edition, folio, 1879, 4Z. ; and Robson's ' Scenery of the Grampian Mountains,' 3 vols., atlas folio, 31. 3s.
JOHN H. NODAL. The Manchester City Neics
of the 20th inst. reports the death on Saturday,
the 13th, of Mr. John H. Nodal, a former
correspondent of ' N. & Q.' He was born in
1831, and edited the paper above mentioned for
thirty-three years, from 1871 to 1904, when he
retired. He was much interested in local manners
and customs, starting the City Neivs Notes and
Queries in 1878. From 1874, for more than
twenty years, he was the Hon. Secretary and
Director of the English Dialect Society. Before
becoming a journalist in 1864 he took a con-
siderable interest in letters, belonging to a club of
Shandeans. He contributed a good deal to local
literature, and was joint editor with Prof. Skeat
of a bibliographical list of the works illustrative
of the various dialects of English.
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