380 NOTES AND QUERIES. [io» s. iv. NOV. 4, 1849,11. 16s. ; a complete set of the Folk-lore Society, 1878-1904, 301. : Illustrated London ATeios, 1834-86, <65 vols., 51. ; Lanquet's 'Epitome of Chronicles,' 1539, '21. 2s.; Pilkington's 'Dictionary of Painters,' extra-illustrated, ;)/. Hi--.; Allan Cunningham's ' Songs of Scotland,' first edition. 1825,18s.; Morris's
- Country Seats,' 21. 10s.; and Caradoc's ' Historic
<>f Cambria,' 1584, 67. 6s. There are many interest- ing items under Lancashire and Ireland. Messrs. E. Parsons & Sons have a list of valuable illustrated works. We mention a few : ' Stafford •Gallery,' 1818, 38 guineas ; Piranesi's 'Rome,' 1750, - 35 guineas; HeidelhofFs ' Gallery of Fashion,' 45 guineas; Reynolds's ' Engraved Works," 180 guineas, and Graves and Cronin's edition, 4 vols., 75 guineas; Meyrick's 'Antient Armour of Europe,' 3 vols., 81. 15s. ; and Gravelot's edition of the 'De- camerone," 5 vols., 15/. 15s. There are important items under Ackermann, Alken, Costume, and Original Drawings. Mr. Harry H. Peach, of Leicester, has Dibdin's 'Bibliotheea Spenceriana,' 67. 6s.; Montaigne, 1603 •51. 5s.; Gentleman* Magazine, 1731-1831, Wl. 10*. Mrs. Aphra Behn's ' Plays, Novels,' kc., 18s. 6d. Musical Antiquarian Society, 5 vols. folio, l. In. , Pinelli and Hullmandel's ' Roman Costumes," 1820, 30*.; and Spenser's ' Faerie Queene," illustrated by Walter Crane, 4Z. There are a number of items under Bibliography, Leicester, &c. Messrs. William Smith & Son, of Reading, have The Antiquarian Repertory, 4 vols. royal 4to, 1807, 21. 5s.; Nichols's 'Literary Anecdotes,' 9 vols., 1812-14, 50s. ; Low's ' British Catalogue of Books,' 1837-52, 10s. 6d. ; also ' The English Catalogue,' 1835-63, scarce, 36s.; and the same, 1863-72, 20s. Under Publishing is a book dated 1844 (to be had •for half-a-crown) on a proposed plan for super- seding "the present system." A glance at The Athenaeum will show how the " system" has increased during the past sixty years. ' Tracts for the Times,' 5 vols. in 6, including 89 and 90, are offered at 18s. Under Poetrv are some first edi- tions of Tennyson. Under Topographical occurs Brayley and Britten's ' Beauties of England and Wales,' large paper, 31 vols., 1801-18, 61. 6s. Under Scotland is Dalyell's ' The Darker Superstitions of Scotland,' 1835, 15s. Other items include Picker- ing's beautiful edition of the 'Decamerone' in Italian, 1825, 21s. ; and Lamb's ' Specimens of the Dramatic Poets,' extra-illustrated, 1893, 50s. Messrs. Henry Sotheran & Co.'s Price Current for 21 October contains a large collection of works on Philosophy, Sociology, and Political Economy. We note Agrippa's 'The Vanitie and Uncertaintie of Artes and Sciences,' 1575, tall copy, 21. 12s. 6d.; the first edition of Bacon, 1625, SI. 8s. ; and a copy of Milman's ' History of Christianity' which belonged to Buckle, and contains over a hundred pages of his manuscript notes, 91. 9s. Other items include Locke's ' Humane Understanding,' 1690, SI. 8s. ; Marcus Aurelius, first edition, 1634, uncut, 11.10s.; • the Library Edition of John Stuart Mill's works, very scarce, 1848-74, 131. 13s.; Daneau's ' Dialogue of Witches,' 1575, very rare, Ql. 9s. ; Charter granted to Massachusetts by William and Mary, 2 vols., 1726, 181. 18s.; Anthropological Society's Publications, exceedingly rare, 50 vols., 251.; Bentham's ' Works.' 1843, 81.10s.; Sir George Cornewall Lewis's ' Works," scarce, 1832-64, 61. 6s.; and a choice set of the Statistical Society's Journal, 4W. There is a quan- tity of literature relating to the Corn Laws, aim a long list of trials. Mr. Albert Sutton, of Manchester, has an in teresting miscellaneous list. We note Sir Thomas Browne s ' Works," Pickering, 1836, 21. 10s.: 'Sense and Sensibility,' second edition, 1813, 9s. 6(1.; Capt Malet's ' Annals of the Road,' 21. 5s.; first editions of Maria Edgeworth ; and Miss Ferrier's ' Inherit- ance,' first edition, 1824, 11. Is. There are a number of items under Lancashire, also under Robert Owen, including five volumes of The JVew Moral World, 1835-45, 67. 10s. The items under Sport include ' Cook on Fox-Hunting,' 1826,11. It. Mr. Wilfrid M. Voynich's Short Catalogue 15 contains nearly four hundred items, all more or less scarce. Under Americana is a volume containing Maynos's speech delivered 13 December, 1492, whici " clearly shows that the existence of vast land>in the Atlantic was positively known before Columbus returned from his first voyage." Under China and Japan is Pinto's ' Voyages," 1678, 21. 10s. The first edition of Moryson's ' Itinerary' contains h» travels through Europe and Great Britain, »nd gives the number of miles, rates of coaches, and daily expenses, 1617, 101. 10s. Under Dante u much of interest in many rare editions, 1484-91. Under Dryden are first editions. There are also rarities under Boccaccio. Owing to pressure on our space the notices of foreign catalogues are held over till next .-. eek. to We mwit call special attention to the followmt noticei :— ON all communications must be written the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. WE cannot undertake toanswerqueries priratelj. To secure insertion of communications corre- spondents must observe the following rule*. Let each note, query, or reply be written on a separate slip of paper, with the signature of the writer and such address as he wishes to appear. 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