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MR. FRANCIS EDWARDS'S Catalogue 306 contains under America ' Biologia Centrali -Americana,' edited by Godman and Salvin, section Archaeology by Maudsley, consisting of 1 vol. text, royal 4to, sewed, and 16 vols. of plates, oblong folio, boards, 1889-1902, 24Z. Under ' Arabian Nights ' is Burton's edition, Benares, 1885-8, 16 vols., 281. Under Art and Architecture are a few books from the library of an architect. Under Blake are a series of facsimiles, folio, half-morocco, 1876, 51. 5s. (one of a hundred copies for private circula- tion) ; also Gilchrist's Life, plates on India paper, 2 vols., 1880, 31. 5s. Under Books is Sotheby's
- Principia Typographical 3 vols., imperial 4 to,
1858, 81. 10s. Under Bronte is the Rev. Patrick Bronte's ' Cottage Poems,' 1811, 7s. Qd. There are works under Charles I., Civil War, and Common- wealth. Under John Curtis is the author's own copy of his ' British Entomology,' with the com- plete series of the 770 original water-colour draw- ings, 105?. Publications of the Kelmscott Press inelude Swinburne's ' Atalanta ' and Morris's ' Golden Legend.' Among works on London will be found Rocque's Plan, 1746, 51. 5s. ; Wheatley's ' London, Past and Present,' extended to 6 vols., half -morocco, 1891, 16Z. ; and Wilkin- son's ' Londina Illustrata,' large paper, an early And clean copy, 2 vols., folio, half -morocco, 1819, 11. 10s. Books on Napoleon include the first edition of Combe, 1815, 12Z. ; and Ireland's Life, "with series of folding and other coloured plates by Cruikshank, 4 vols., full red levant, 1828, 351. Other items are Newman's Works, 33 vols., half- morocco, 1875-88, 61. 15s. ; and a good tall copy of the first edition of the Nuremberg Chro- nicle, old French morocco, the first pages slightly -wormed, containing the supplement De Samarcia, but only two blank leaves, 1493, 25Z. ; under Spenser is the first folio edition, 1611-13, title mounted, 51. 15s.
Mr. Charles J. Sawyer's Catalogue of New Books at Half-Prices contains ' Don Quixote,' "Shelton's translation, with the 260 plates specially drawn for this edition by Daniel Vierge, 4 hand- some vols., 1907, 51. 5s. (edition limited to 155 copies, and published at 151. net). There are many works suitable for presentation, including illustrated books such as ' The Three Musque- teers,' with 250 pictures by Leloir, 2 vols., imperial 8vo, 11. 10s. ; and ' The Bible in Art,' 2 vols., 15s. Qd. Other works are ' Religious Systems of the World,' 4s. Qd. ; Graetz's ' History'of the Jews,' 5 vols., 11. 15s. ; and Gibbs's ' Men and "Women of the French Revolution/ 28 full-page portraits, 4to, 17s. 6d. There are also works of travel, biographies, and volumes in all classes of literature.
Messrs. Henry Sotheran & Co.'s Price Current 710 contains a complete set of Ackermann's Repository, 40 vols., royal 8vo, half-russia, 1809- 1828, very scarce, 65Z. Under Ainsworth is the large-type Library Edition, 16 vols., half-morocco, '81. 15s. There are works under Aldine Press, Alp-Lore, and America. There is a complete set of ' The Annual Register,' tree calf extra. Under Matthew Arnold is the Edition de Luxe, 15 vols., half-levant by Riviere, 1903-4, 211. Under Bacon are Spedding's edition, 14 vols., new calf, 121. 12s. ; and Pickering's edition,
edited by Basil Montagu, 17 vols., new morocco,
1825, 22Z. 10s. There is a fine specimen of
binding from the library of Henry VIII. Under
Browning are first editions. Carlyle items include
the Centenary Edition. Under Chaucer is the
Clarendon Press edition ; and under China is
Brinkley's ' Japan and China,' Library Edition,
limited to 500 copies, 12 vols., half orange levant,
1903-4, 18Z. 18s. There is a fine collection of
coaching books, 20 vols., red levant by Riviere,
1882-1905, 58Z. 10*. A long list under Dickens
includes numerous first editions. Among many
handsome sets are the works of. George Eliot,
Edward FitzGerald, J. R. Green, Ben Jonson,
Jesse, &c. The Catalogue also contains three
rare copies of Chapman's ' Homer ' ; a number of
works under India ; and a fine original set of
Punch, with all the wrappers and advertisements,
1841-1908, 135 vols., new half-morocco, 125L
Under Shakespeare are copies of the Second and
Third Folios.
Mr. Albert Sutton's Manchester Catalogue 184 contains first and early editions of Harrison Ains- worth ; also the Windsor Edition, 20 vols., 1901, 4Z. 4s. Under Blake is the Life by Gilchrist, 2 vols., 1880, 21. 10s. There is the first edition of
- The Zincali,' and the second of ' The Bible in
Spain.' The first edition of Brome's ' Horace,' morocco, 1666, is 4/. Under Coleridge is Cottle's ' Recollections,' 2 vols., 1837, 12s. ; under Thomas Hardy, first editions of ' Tess ' and ' The Trumpet-Major ' ; under Lever, a collection of first editions, 10 vols., uniform half-calf, 1839-65, 11. Is. ; under Marryat, first editions of ' Poor Jack ' and * The Pirate ; and under Punch a set of the original issue. There are some first editions of Thackeray, and the Library Edition, 22 vols., half -morocco, 1869, 11. 15s. The Satirist, or Monthly Meteor. 1808-12 (wanting vol. vi., &c.), is 21. 2*.
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