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786 SHAKESPEARE'S (W.) DRAMATIC WORKS, complete, with Glossary and Life by T. Campbell, the Poet, portrait and front. thick roy. 8vo. grained calf, 88 6d (pub. 168) Moxon, 1850 787 SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORKS, with Glossary, beautifully printed by Corrall, from diamond type, pretty facsimile portrait from Marshall's of 1640, fcap. 8vo. cloth, 10s 6d (pub. £1. 1s) Pickering, 1826 788 SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS and POEMS; edited, with a Scrupulous Revision of the Text, by C. and M. C. CLARKE, with Verbal and Sentential Glossary, fine portrait by Droeshout, a large vol. impl. 8vo. cloth, 88 6d

1864 789 SHAKESPEARE GALLERY. -A SERIES of 98 BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS by S. Ayling, after Northcote, Westall, Fuseli, Opie, Reynolds, Stothard, West, Smirke, and others, euch Photograph accompanied by the text, sm. 4to. morocco antique, bevelled boards, gilt edges, £1. 10s 1864

These Photographic reproductions are from the whole series of original engravings comprised in Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery, and are thus presented in a handy form, suitable for ordinary libraries or the drawing room table.

790 SHAKESPEARE.-RICHARDSON'S (W.) Essays on some of Shakespeare's DRAMATIC CHARACTERS, 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 6s

1797

791 SHAKESPEARE-RIDER'S (W.) Views in STRATFORD-UPON-AVON and its vicinity, illustrative of the Biography of Shakespeare, 5 beautifully executed ETCHINGS of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shakespeare's House, &c. PROOFS ON INDIA PAPER, with Descriptive Remarks, thin folio, boards, 12s 6 Warwick, 1828 792 SHARPE'S (E. Architect) DECORATED WINDOW TRACERY in ENGLAND; a Treatise on its Rise and Progress, with 103 beautiful engravings on steel and on wood, thin 8vo. cloth, 5s 6d Van Voorst, 1849 793 SHAW'S (H.) DECORATIVE ARTS of the Middle Ages, Ecclesiastical and Civil, exhibiting beautiful Specimens of Ancient Enamel, Metal Work, Wood Carvings, Paintings on Stained Glass, Embroidery, Bookbinding, &c. 41 fine plates, some coloured, impl. 8vo. hf. morocco, £1. 5s Pickering, 1851

"Of all Mr. Shaw's beautiful and interesting works, this must be allowed the crowning effort." 794 SHAW'S (H.) DRESSES and DECORATION of the MIDDLE AGES, from the VIIth to the XVIIth Centuries, 94 EXQUISITELY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS, and a profusion of initial letters, 2 vols. impl. 8vo. hf. morocco, £4. 48

1858

This beautiful work embraces not only the Dresses of all Classes, but also their Implements, Vessels, and Utensils, as well as the Furniture and Decorations of their Habitations.

795 SHELLEY'S (P. B.) POETICAL and DRAMATIC Works, with Letters, complete, edited by Mrs. SHELLEY, roy. 8vo. cloth, 8s 6d Мохоп, 1847 796 SHELLEY'S (P. B.) POSTHUMOUS POEMS, (including Dramatic Sketches and Translations), edited by Mrs. SHELLEY, 8vo. boards, scarce, 18s 1824 797 SHEPHERD'S (Rev. W.) Life of POGGIO BRACCIOLINI, 8vo. cloth, 5s 6d

1837 798 SHIPWRECKS.-AccOUNT of the Loss of the Halsewell; Royal George; Grosvenor; Amphion Frigate; the Anson; Bounty; &c.; also the Adventures of Capt. Keith; the Captivity of Dr. Thompson at Algiers; the Sufferings of John Turner; the Adventures of Capt. Stedman, together with other tracts of the same kind, numbering 40 in all, numerous plates, 2 vols. fcap. 8vo. calf gilt, scarce, 9s 6d

Tegg, n. d. 799 SIDNEY'S (Sir P.) WORKS in Verse and Prose, complete, portrait by Vertue, and plates by Vandergucht, BEST EDITION, 3 vols. 8vo. old calf gilt, FINE COPY, £2. 5s

1725

800 SIDNEY'S (Sir P.) Countess of Pembroke's ARCADIA, to which is added Astrophel and Stella, Defence of Poesie and Sonnets, folio, old calf, £1. 10s

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"There is no work in the department of prose fiction which contains more apophthegamic wisdom than the Arcadia of Sidney.” -DRAKE. 801 SIEBOLD'S (P.) FAUNA JAPONICA: Pisces, edd. Temminck et Schlegel, text, 188 pp. plates 1-126 (wanting pl. 90, 92, 94, 98, 100, 102-104, 106 to 111, 113 to 125), 2 vols. folio, the plates coloured, (Yarrell's copy), £4. 4s Lugd. Bat. 1842 Included in the above work are the following: TEMMINCK, Mammifères du Japon et Mammifères Marins, 30 coloured plates Lugd. Bat. 1842

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802 SILKEWORMS and their FLIES, lively described in VERSE, by T. M. a Countrie Farmer, for the great benefit and enriching of England, woodcut title, thin sm. 4to. hf. morocco gilt, the title neatly mendal £1. 15s Lond. V. S. for N. Ling, 1599

A very rare POETICAL VOLUME, dedicated to the Countess of Pembroke (Sir Philip Sidney's sister). This curious production is evidently the work of a man of education." The Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica copy is priced £15. 15s. 803 SIMEON'S (Rev. C.) ENTIRE WORKS, including his Hora Homileticæ, or Skeletons of Sermons, best edition, with copious Index by the Rev. Hartwell Horne, 21 vols. 8vo. cloth, £3. 38

1832

This excellent work, now first digested into one continued ́series, forms a commentary upon every book in the Old and New Testament. 804 SIMPSON (W. of Barbadoes) LIFE AND DEATH OF, a Short Relation by W. Fortescue, sm. 4to. very clean copy in mor. extra, gilt leaves, RARE, £2. 5s 1671 The subject of this short memoir, consisting of only eight leaves, is described as "that man of God, and faithful Minister of The tract is not mentioned by Lowndes. Jesus Christ, who laid down his body in the Island of Barbadoes.”

805 Skelton (Maister John, Poete Laureate) PITHY, PLEASAUNT and PROFITABLE WORKS, now collected and newly published, small 8vo. russia, gilt leaves, £5. 58 Thomas Marshe, 1568 Copies of this very rare volume have produced at various times from £16. to £32. The corners of a few of the leaves in this copy have been very ingeniously repaired. 806 SMEATON'S (J.) REPORTS made on various occasions in the course of his employment as a Civil Engineer, with Life, portrait and numerous plates, 3 vols. 4to. hf. calf neat, £1. 128

1812

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A valuable and esteemed work, containing papers on BridgeBuilding, Harbours, Lighthouses, Miscellaneous Subjects, Machinery, and important Civil Engineering Works. 807 SMITH (J.) CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ of the Works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French Painters, with BIOGRAPHICAL Notices by J. SMITH, and the Prices at which the Pictures have been sold, Vols. 1 to 7, impl. 8vo. half morocco, £4. 10s 1829, &c. This elaborate work of Mr. Smith, the eminent Picture Dealer, is indispensable to the collector of Paintings. 808 SMITH'S (J.) DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE FRIENDS' BOOKS, or Books written by Members of the Society of Friends, from their first Rise to the Present Time, interspersed with Critical Remarks, and Biographical Notices, 2 thick vols. 8vo. cloth, £1. 15s 809 SMITH'S (Rev. S.) MEMOIR by his Daughter, Lady Holland, with his select Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 15s (pub. £1. 8s) 810 SMITH'S (T. A.) REMINISCENCES, or the Pursuits of an English Country Gentleman, by Sir J. E. EARDLEY-WILMOT, portrait and engravings, 8vo. cloth, 8s 6d (pub. 15s)

1867

1855

1860

1870

811 SMITH'S (Dr. W.) Dictionary of GREEK and ROMAN ANTIQUITIES, SECOND EDITION, enlarged and improved, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood, roy. 8vo. new cloth, £1. 18 812 SMITH'S (Dr. W.) Dictionary of GREEK and ROMAN BIOGRAPHY and Mythology, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood, 3 thick vols. roy. new cloth, £3. 3s

8vo. 1867 813 SMITH'S (Dr. W.) Dictionary of GREEK and RoMAN GEOGRAPHY, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood, 2 thick vols. roy. 8vo. new cloth, £2. 2s

1870

814 SMITH'S (Sir W. Sidney) LIFE and Correspondence, by J. Barrow, portraits and plans, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 58

1848

815 SMYTH'S (Admiral) Descriptive Catalogue of a CABINET of ROMAN FAMILY COINS belonging to the DUKE of NORTHUMBERLAND. 4to. cloth, £1. 8s

PRIVATELY PRINTED, 1856 Presentation copy from the Duke of Northumberland to Leonard Horner.

816 SMYTH'S (Prof.) LECTURES on the FRENCH REVOLUTION, 3 vols. 8vo. cloth, 15s 6d

1842 817 SOUTHEY'S (R.) POETICAL WORKS, collected by himself, plates by Finden, 10 vols. fcap. 8vo. cloth, £1.88

1847 Printed in a good readable type, ranging with the handy editions of Burns, Byron, Scott, Wordsworth, &c.

818 SOUTHGATE'S (H.) MANY THOUGHTS of many Minds, analytically aud alphabetically arranged, thick 8vo. morocco, gilt edges, 9s 6d

1864

An excellent work containing the choicest passages of the greatest writers, including those of our own time." 819 SOWERBY'S (J.) BRITISH MINERALOGY, complete, with 550 finely coloured plates, 5 vols. roy. 8vo. hf. morocco, gilt tops, uncut, £7.78 (pub. £17. 158)

1804-17 820 SPANISH LAWS.-Recopilacion de las LEYES de ESPANA, dividada en IX libros, 2 vols.-AUTOS ACORDADOS en IX libros, one vol.-together 3 vols. folio, limp vellum, £1. 1s Madrid, 1775

821 SPEED'S (J.) ATLAS of ENGLAND and WALES, a Series of 54 Maps of the different Counties, with enlarged plans of various Cities, portraits of distinguished persons, and the arms of noble families, oblong roy. folio, vellum, 128 6d 1608-10 822 [SPEED'S (John)] PROSPECT of the MOST FAMOUS PARTS of the World, 20 Maps with Descriptions, oblong 8vo. half bound, scarce, 88

London, at the Gilded Cross, 1668 823 SPENSER'S (E.) WORKS in VERSE and PROSE, (Faery Queen, Shepherd's Calendar, &c.) with Life, and additions never before in print, frontispiece by White (Spenser's Tomb), folio, a nice clean copy in the original calf, £1. 88

1679

824 SPOTTISWOODE'S (Abp.) HISTORY of the CHURCH of SCOTLAND to the Death of K. James VI, fourth edition, with a large appendix, fine portrait of the author, and a brilliant one of K. Charles I. by Faithorne, folio, calf, 10s 6d

1677

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It is only of late years that the Science of Statistics has been

at all actively pursued in this country; but its importance to the progress of Society, and its value in promoting the interests of the human race are now universally acknowledged. The above volumes embody the researches of our most eminent Statisticians for a period of nearly 30 years.

828 STEDMAN'S (Capt.) SURINAM; a Narrative of Five Years' Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana, on the Wild Coast of South America, with 80 fine engravings, 2 vols. 4to. boards, 1813

188 829 STEPHENS' (F.) FLEMISH RELICS; Architectural, Legendary, and Pictorial, as connected with the Public Buildings in Belgium, illustrated by 15 BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS by Cundall and Fleming, of celebrated buildings in Belgium, impl. 8vo. cloth, gilt edges, 14s (pub. £1. 18) 1866

ENTIRELY NEW EDITION, 1871.

830 STEPHENS' (H.) BOOK OF THE FARM, detailing the labours of the Farmer and all his Subordinates, third edition, in great part rewritten, to bring up to the present time, portrait, plans, and numerous wood1871 cuts, 2 vols. roy. 8vo. half bound, £2. 28 Described by the author as an "Educational work, professing to teach young men the art of rural husbandry." 831 STERNE'S (L.) WORKS COMPLETE (Tristram Shandy, Sentimental Journey, Sermons, Letters, &c.) with engravings after Thurston and others, 4 vols. 12mo. new half calf gilt, £1. 1s

1815

832 STIRLING'S (W. M.) PRIORY of INCHMAHOME; Notes, historical and descriptive, with Appendix of Original Papers, and etchings of the remains, 4to. hf. calf neat, £1. 10s Edin. 1815

833 STOTHARD'S (C. A.) MONUMENTAL EFFIGIES of GREAT BRITAIN, selected from Cathedrals and Churches, with Descriptions by Kempe, illustrated with 147 etchings, many of them coloured and heightened with gold, LARGE PAPER, roy. folio, hf. morocco, uncut, A NOBLE VOLUME, £9.9s (pub. £22. 15s) 1817 The objects contemplated by Mr. Stothard in this beautiful publication were to afford to the historical painter a complete knowledge of the Costume adopted in England from an early period of History to the reign of Henry VIII.; to illustrate at the same time History and Biography; and lastly to assist the Stage in selecting its costume with propriety for the plays of our great Dramatic Bard."-Gentleman's Magazine.

834 STOW'S (J.) SURVEY of LONDON; Contayning its Originall, Increase, and Moderne Estate, enlarged and continued by A. Mundy) and H. Dyson), with numerous engravings of arms, folio, hf. calf, £1. 1s

1633

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836 STRAFFÖRDE'S (Earl of) STATE PAPERS, LETTERS, and DESPATCHES, with his Life by Sir G. Radcliffe, portraits by Vertue, best edition, 2 vols. folio, calf neat, 168 Lond. 1739

"His Letters; those Chefs-d'Euvre of sense, of nervous and pathetic eloquence."-HORACE WALPOLE. 837 STRICKLAND'S (A.) LIVES of the QUEENS of ENGLAND, from the Norman Conquest, with numerous fine portraits, 6 vols. fcap. 8vo. calf gilt, £2. 2s 1868 838 STRICKLAND'S (Agnes) Lives of the BACHELOR KINGS OF ENGLAND, portraits and woodcuts, post 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 58

1861

839 STRICKLAND'S (J. M.) ROME, Regal and Republican; a Family History of Rome, edited by Agnes Strickland, front. post 8vo. hf. calf gilt, 5s 6d

1854

840 SULLIVAN'S (Sir E.) CONQUERORS, Warriors, and Statesmen of INDIA (1000-1748), map, 8vo. new hf. calf gilt, 88 6d 1866 841 SWAINSON'S (W.) ExOTIC CONCHOLOGY, edited by Sylvanus Hanley, 48 large plates, containing 94 coloured figures of rare, beautiful, or undescribed Shells, 4to. hf. morocco, gilt leaves, £1. 10s 1841 842 SWEDENBORG (E.) HIS LIFE and WRITINGS, by William White, second edition, revised, and illus trated with portrait and other engravings, thick 8vo. cloth, 8s (pub. 12s 6d) 1868

852 VIGERII (Cardinalis Marci) DECACHORDUM
CHRISTIANUM, a fine specimen of typography, illas-
trated by 10 beautiful full-page woodcuts within
elegant borders, and 35 vignettes, folio, bright smooth
calf extra, dull gilt leaves, VERY RARE, £3. 15s
Fani, H. Soncinus, MDVII

A very tall and ample margined copy of this scarce work; s copy, on vellum, sold for £200. at Sir T. Gage's sale.

853 VIRGIL'S ÆNEIS, translated into Scottish Verse,
by GAWIN DOUGLAS, (Bp. of Dunkeld, 1515,) with
copious GLOSSARY and Life, folio, calf, very scarce,
£1. 16s
Edin. 1810

To each book is prefixed an original prologue, in which are given lively and simple descriptions of scenery, written in a manner which proves their author to have been possessed of con

843 SWIFT'S (Dean) GULLIVER'S TRAVELS into several remote Nations of the World, with Notes, Life, and an Essay on Satirical Fiction by W. C. Taylor, 400 wood-engravings from designs by Grand-siderable poetical power." This Edition contains an excellent Glossary by Ruddiman, ville, roy. 8vo. half calf, 158 (1840) and Life of Douglas by Sage. 844 SYDNEY'S (Algernon) DISCOURSES concerning GOVERNMENT, with Letters, Trial, Apology, and Memoirs of his Life, front. thick 4to. calf gilt. 78 1763 845 SYDNEY STATE PAPERS; being Letters and Memorials of State in the Reigns of Q. Mary, Elizabeth, K. James I. Charles I. and II. and Cromwell, fine full length portrait of Sir Philip Sidney, by Vertue, 2 vols. folio, calf gilt, £1. 68

1746

These valuable papers were written and collected by Sir H. Sidney, Sir Philip Sidney, and others, and are here faithfully translated from the originals, with Genealogies, Lives, &c. by A. Collins, Author of the Peerage.

846 TENNYSON'S (A.) POETICAL WORKS, with 54 fine wood engravings from designs by STANFIELD, CRESWICK, MACLISE, &c. small 4to. full bound in green Turkey morocco, super extra, bevelled boards, gilt edges, £1. 8s Moxon, 1866

847 THOMSON'S (G.) Select Collection of ORIGINAL SCOTTISH AIRS, with Accompaniments by the most distinguished Composers, and Characteristic Verses adapted to the Airs, including 100 Songs by Burns, portrait of Burns, and proof impression of Sir J. Reynolds' St. Cecilia, with two other engravings, 5 vols. folio in one, half calf, £2. 2s (pub. £5. 5s) Edin. 1799-1818 Many of Burns' most celebrated effusions were first published in this work. It is an admirable collection of National Music.

848 THORNTON'S (R.) ILLUSTRATION of the SEXUAL SYSTEM of LINNAEUS, with portraits of Linnæus and the author, and 30 very large and picturesque plates of Flowers, FINELY COLOURED, thick atlas folio, russia, only £1. 48

1807

849 TURNER'S (J. M. W.) HARBOURS of ENGLAND,
with illustrative Text by J. Ruskin, 12 exceedingly
beautiful engravings by Lupton, from the drawings
made expressly for the Work by Turner, tolio, cloth,
£1. 5s (pub. £2. 12s 6d)
1856
These plates are perfect gems, in Mr. Lupton's most finished
style, and display to the greatest advantage the peculiarly splen-
did and characteristic pictures by Turner.
850 VERSAILLES.- PLANS, PROFILS, et ÉLÉVA-
TIONS des Ville et CHATEAU de VERSAILLES, avec
les Bosquets et Fontaines, 35 large line engravings
of Views of the Buildings, Terraces, Fountains, &c.
of the Palace of Versailles, fine impressions, folio,
sewed, £1. 5s
Paris, 1714
851 VOYAGE PITTORESQUE de CONSTANTINOPLE et

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des Rives du Bosphore, par MELLING, 48 very large and splendid views, in the finest style of line engraving, elephant folio, with the letterpress, atlas folio, together 2 vols. hf. russia, rough edges, £4. 15s

Paris, 1809-19 The grandest and most beautiful of all the Picturesque Voyages. CHOISEUL-GOUFFIER, himself a traveller over the same ground, and Vivant Denon, are lavish in their praise of this extraordinary work, and describe it as no less remarkable for the accuracy of its delineations than for the singular splendour of their execution. PUBLISHED AT 91 GUINEAS.

854 WALPOLE'S (H.) ROYAL and NOBLE AUTHORS of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with Lists of their Works, enlarged and continued by PARK, 150 superior portraits, fine impressions, 5 vols. 8vo. hf. morocco, gilt tops, uncut, £3. 38 1806

THE RARE FIRST EDITION.

855 WALTON'S (Izaac) The COMPLEAT ANGLER, OF the Contemplative Man's Recreation; being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers, illustrations, sm. 8vo. old purple morocco, gilt edges, £21.

1653

A very good copy of the rare first edition; the title is neatly mounted and repaired, but otherwise the book is in nice condition; it has realised considerable prices by auction. 856 WATKINS' (Dr. J.) BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, or an Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Works of the most Eminent Persons, ILLUSTRATED BY THE INSERTION OF UPWARDS OF 80 FINE PORTRAITS, bound in 2 vols. 8vo. hf. red morocco extra, gilt tops, uncut, £1. 128 Longmans, n.d. 857 WELLINGTON'S (Duke of) DESPATCHES during his various Campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, the Low Countries and France, complete with INDEX, edited by Col. Gurwood, 13 vols. 8vo. bright calf gilt, FINE COPY, ₤4. 10s 1837-9

858 WELSH MSS. SOCIETY.-LIBER LANDAVENSIS, or the Ancient Register of Landaff Cathedral, from MSS. in the Libraries of Hengwrt; and of Jesus College, Oxford; with an English Translation and explanatory Notes by the Rev. W. REES, facsimiles, royal 8vo. cloth, scarce, £1. 5s Llandovery, 1840

"The Liber Landavensis records memoirs of the most eminent the Church and Diocese of Llandaff. It was compiled in the early prelates, grants of endowments, and other particulars respecting part of the XIIth century from older materials, and is one of the most valuable authorities we possess for the antiquity of the Brit

ish Churches."- Athenæum.

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An Illustrated History of British Caricature and Political Satire during the reigns of the Georges.

861 YOUNG (G.) and BIRD'S Geological Survey of the YORKSHIRE COAST, best edition, with coloured map and 17 large plates of Fossils, &c. coloured, 4to. hf. bound, 148 Whitby, 1828 862 YULE'S (Capt.) Mission to the COURT of AVA (Burmese Empire), from the Gov.-Gen. of India, in 1855, with Notices of the Country, Government, and People, numerous fine tinted plates and woodcuts, and large map, sm. folio, cloth, gilt leaves, £1. 5s (pub. £2. 12s 6d)

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XV.-Early Morning (Battersea).
XVI.-Chelsea Bridge and Church.

These admirable etchings obtained for Mr. Whistler the Gold Medal of the Fine Art Exhibition at the Hague, and have hitherto been procurable only at the price of from 2 to 5 guineas each. Several of the set have never yet been in the market

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ARUNDEL SOCIETY.-A COMPLETE SET OF THE EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL CHROMO-LITHOGRAPHS AND OTHER PLATES, WITH THE TEXT, forming the Publications of this Society, from the commencement in 1849 to 1869, equal to new, £34. 10s

Complete sets such as the above are of extreme rarity, several of the plates and print. The text comprises:Ruskin's Notice of Giotto and his Works

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1 ABBOTSFORD CLUB.—A GARDEN of GRAVE | 17 AINSWORTH'S (W. H.) TOWER of LONDON: $ and GODLIE FLOWERS, by A. Gardyne, 1609—The Historical Romance, with numerous engravings on THEATRE of SCOTISH KINGS, by A. Garden, 1709— steel and on wood by G. CRUIKSHANK, 8vo. hf. together with MISCELLANEOUS POEMS by J. Lundie neat, scarce, 16s 6d (1635), edited by W. B. Turnbull, thick paper copy, 4to. hf. morocco, top edge gilt, VERY SCARCE, £1. 158 Edin. 1845

Presentation copy from J. W. K. Eyton, Esq. Only twenty copies were printed upon Royal Drawing Paper similar to the

above.

2 ABBOTSFORD CLUB.-MEMOIRS of the INSURRECTION in SCOTLAND in 1715, by John, Master of Sinclair, with Notes by SIR W. SCOTT, edited by LAING and MACKNIGHT, 4to. cloth, £1. 4s Edin. 1858 A'BECKETT'S (G. A.) COMIC HISTORY of ROME, original copy, illustrated with 10 full-page coloured engravings by JOHN LEECH, and 100 woodcuts, in 10 parts, 8vo. as first issued, 12s 6d

1852 4 ABEILLARD and HELOISA.- A Nineteenth Century and Familiar History of the LIVES, LOVES, and MISFORTUNES of ABEILLARD and HELOISA, a Matchless Pair who flourished in the Twelfth Century, a Poem in 12 Cantos, by Robert Rabelais, the Younger, with 10 coloured engravings, 8vo. hf. bound, uncut, 10s 60

1819

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7 ADDISON'S (J.) Works complete, BASKERVILLE'S BEAUTIFUL EDITION, in large type, portrait and engravings by Grignion, from Hayman's designs, 4 vols. royal 4to. calf neat, £3. 3s Birm. 1761

The most sumptuous edition yet published; it comprises the Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, Freeholder, Travels, Plays, Poems, &c. 8 ADDISON'S (J.) MISCELLANEOUS WORKS (Poems, Plays, &c.) 4 vols. sm. 12mo. hf. calf gilt, 8s 6d Oxford, Talboys, 1830 9 ADDISON (J.) LIFE of, by Lucy Aikin, portrait, 2 vols. post 8vo. cloth, 6s 6d 10 ESOP'S FABLES, and GAY'S FABLES, with Lives, STOCKDALE'S FINE EDITIONS, printed in large type, embellished with 182 engravings by Blake, Landseer, Audinet, and others, 4 vols. roy. 8vo. hf. russia gilt, FINE COPIES, £4. 108 1793

1843

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18 AKERMÁN'S (J. Y.) RARE and INEDITED ROMAN COINS; Descriptive Catalogue of, from the earliest period to the extinction of the Empire under Constantinus Paleologos, LARGE PAPER, with INDIA PROOF impressions of the 22 fine plates, 2 vols. royal 8vo. new calf ertra, gilt leaves, £2. 28

1834

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21 ALISON'S (Sir A.) HISTORY of EUROPE from the commencement of the French Revolution (1774-1815 portrait, 20 vols. post 8vo. cloth, £2. 163 (pub. £6.) 1848 The only edition combining portability of form with good readable type.

22 ALISON'S (Sir A.) PRINCIPLES of POPULATION, and their Connection with Human Happiness, 2 vols. 8vo. boards, 10s 6d

1840 23 ALKEN'S (H.) ILLUSTRATIONS to POPULAR SONGS, 42 coloured plates, containing several hundred highly humourous designs, oblong folio, hf. russia, £1. 10s

1825

24 ALLEN'S (Dr. W.) AMERICAN BIOGRAPHICAL and Historical DICTIONARY, containing an Account of the Lives, Writings, &c. of the most Eminent Persons in North America, from its first settlement, large 8vo. cloth, 10s 6d Boston, 1832

25 ALLIES' (J.) WORCESTER FOLK-LORE and Antiquities; Ancient British, Roman, and Saxon Antiquities, and Folk-Lore of Worcestershire, BEST EDITION, engravings, 8vo. new cloth, 7s 6d (pub. 15s) 26 AMERICA.-ACTS and LAWS of the STATE of CONNECTICUT in America, passed by the Assembly, with the Charter of King Charles II., Articles of Confederation, etc. folio, calf, 188

1856

NEW LONDON, 1784 27 AMERICA.-A Memorial of DANIEL WEBSTER of Boston, being a Sketch of his Last Hours, and Account of the testimony of respect paid to his Memory by his fellow citizens, portrait, 8vo. hf. morocco extra, 38 Boston, 1853

28 AMERICA.-A Summarie and True Discourse of Sir FRANCIS DRAKE'S WEST INDIAN VOYAGE, with a fine portrait of Drake, by Marshall, inserted, small 4to. (41 pp.) recently bound in morocco extra, gilt leaves, best style, RARE, £2. 58 London, 1652

29 AMERICA.-The CONSTITUTIONS of the SEVERAL INDEPENDENT STATES of AMERICA; The Declaration of Independence; The Articles of Confederation; and the Treaties between his most Christian Majesty and the United States of America, Svo, nen hf. morocco extra, gilt top, 10s 6 Dublin, 1783 30 AMERICA.-GAGE'S (T.) NEW SURVEY of the WEST INDIES, being a Journal of 3300 miles within the main land of AMERICA, map, sm. 8vo. vellura gilt, fine copy, 128 6d

1677

Contains many curious accounts of the power of the Devil in 1849 Sorceries and Witchcraft.

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