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505 WORKS, as under, first library edition, in large type, with vignette frontispieces, 22 vols. large post 8vo. hf. red morocco gilt, g. e., with autograph letter from the Author to Wilkie Collins (see note) INSERTED, £65. (SOLD)

1858-9

CONTENTS:-Barnaby Rudge and Hard Times, 2 v.: Bleak House, 2 v.: Christmas Books: David Copperfield, 2 v.: Dombey and Son, 2 v. Little Dorrit, 2 v.: Martin Chuzzlewit, 2 v.: Nicholas Nickleby, 2 v.: Old Curiosity Shop, 2 v. : Oliver Twist: Pickwick Papers, 2 v.: Pictures from Italy, and American Notes: Sketches by Boz.

"Tavistock House,
'Tavistock Square,
'London, W.C.
'Tenth November, 1859.

'To Wilkie Collins, 'This set of the Library Edition of my books. with affectionate regards. In remembrance of The Lighthouse, The Frozen Deep, and much more. Charles Dickens.'-Inscr. on embossed note-paper. A unique set of very great interest in connexion with the novelist's literary and social life, and a lasting memento of his intimate friendship with Wilkie Collins.

Their connexion is generally well known to most collectors, but the following résumé will possibly be of interest to some. Their association dated from 1851, which year marked an epoch in the career of Collins as a successful novelist : in 1852 he took part in the theatricals organized by Dickens at Tavistock House, and wrote for them 'The Lighthouse and The Frozen Deep', the latter being included in a series of performances given for the benefit of Douglas Jerrold's family. They toured together at various times through Switzerland and Italy, Paris, and the North of England-the latter being partly described in A Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices'. Collins contributed under Dickens's editorship to Household Words' and afterwards to All the Year Round', in which appeared his first great popular success 'The Woman in White'. He imitated Dickens by touring the United States and giving public readings, his short story The Frozen Deep' being the one generally chosen. He was very critical as to the 'Life' of his 'master', which he trenchantly calls 'The Life of John Forster, with occasional Anecdotes of Charles Dickens'. The much more' in the above letter doubtless refers to the several minor works in which Dickens and Collins collaborated, and to the pleasure derived from their associated tours. The following excerpt from D. N. B. emphasizes the mutual imaginative reaction at work between the two friends:

'The influence of Dickens is very clearly traceable in Collins's work, yet there is reason to believe that Collins had nearly as much influence upon the latest works of the great writer as Dickens had upon him. Dickens longed to shine as an elaborator of plots, while Collins, the past master of the plot, aspired to be a delineator of character and to produce didactic fiction and reformatory romance after the Dickensian model'.

It was while acting in Wilkie Collins's 'Frozen Deep' that Dickens first conceived the main idea of his 'Tale of Two Cities'.

Had Dickens and Collins worn the buskin instead of wielding the pen they would have been two of the best actors of their time.

This half red morocco binding was a style specially chosen by Dickens for such of his books as he presented to his most intimate friends-the 13 vols. which he gave to MRS. WINTER (DORA), on the renewal of their friendship in 1855, each inscribed 'Charles Dickens-To Maria Winter, in affectionate remembrance of old times!' were bound in the same way, and passed through the advertisers' hands some few years ago.

506 DAVID COPPERFIELD, first edition, with etchings by H. K. BROWNE ['PHIZ'] 8vo. hf. morocco (plates somewhat stained), PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE HON. MR. AND MRS. RICHARD WATSON (to whom the Book is dedicated) to MARY BOYLE, with her bookplate Marye Boyle, HER BOKE', and arms, £21. 1848

The inscription is in the following form: Mary Boyle, Nov. 1850,' is written in the top left-hand corner of the dedication page, and 'The gift of' in front of the printed line of the dedication containing the names of the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watson.

Dickens first met the Watsons at Lausanne in 1846, and the extent of his friendship may be gauged by the fact that he dedicated his most favourite book, 'David Copperfield', to them. He was a frequent visitor at their great Northamptonshire place, Rockingham Castle, certain features of which he reproduced in the Chesney Wold of 'Bleak House'. It was there that he first met Miss Mary Boyle, a cousin of Mrs. Watson, and an amateur Actress, both she and Georgina Hogarth taking part in the theatricals got up by Dickens, which were afterwards repeated publicly for charitable purposes. In a letter to Bulwer Lytton, Sept. 30th, 1850, Dickens described Miss Mary Boyle as the very best actress I ever saw off the stage, and immeasurably better than a great many I have ever seen on it.'

507 SKETCHES by BOZ, first octavo edition, with 40 plates by G. CRUIKSHANK, 8vo. hf. red morocco, g. e., PRESENTATION COPY inscribed by Dickens' youngest brother, 'Augustus N. Dickens, a wedding gift from his brother the author', £63. 1839

The signature of AUGUSTUS is perhaps the rarest of all the Dickens family Autographs. He was the youngest and favourite brother of Charles Dickens, who playfully nicknamed him Moses after the character in the Vicar of Wakefield, this, facetiously spoken through the nose, became Bozes, was afterwards contracted to Boz, which Dickens immortalized by adapting it as his nom de plume. By reason of his subsequent career Augustus became a thorn in the side of Charles Dickens, who had to disown him as a brother.

508 MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK, first edition, with illustrations by GEORGE CATTERMOLE and HABLOT K. BROWNE ('PHIZ'), 3 vol. roy. 8vo. hf. green calf, with MISS MARY BOYLE'S BOOKPLATE, £2. 2s

1841

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509 CHRISTMAS BOOKS; early collected Edition, with illustrations by LEECH, DOYLE, MACLISE, STANFIELD, and others, cl. extra, g. e., with INSCRIPTION' Mary Boyle, from 'Georgy'—with love, Nov. 12th, 1869,' with MISS BOYLE'S BOOKPLATE, £3. 10s 1869

510 THE CRICKET on the HEARTH, modern Reprint of the first Edition, illustrated by LEECH, DOYLE, MACLISE, LANDSEER, and STANFIELD, fcap. 8vo. cl., with INSCRIPTION' Mary Boyle, from Geo: Hogarth, Xmas '88', £3. 3s (Sold) 1886

1887

511 THE HAUNTED MAN, modern Reprint of the first Edition, illustrated by TENNIEL, Leech, and others, fcap. 8vo. cl., with PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION, 'Mary Boyle, from Georgina Hogarth Xmas '88', £3. 3s (Sold) 512 LANGTON (Robert) The CHILDHOOD and YOUTH of CHARLES DICKENS, SUBSCRIBER'S EDITION, with illustrations, post 8vo. cl., with INSCRIPTION, Mary Boyle, with best love from Georgina Hogarth, Christmas, 1883', £3. 3s (Sold) Manchester, 1883

Miss Georgina Hogarth died in April last-her anticipatory epitaph was written by Dickens in his Will, the best and truest friend man ever had'; he also solemnly enjoined my dear children always to remember how much they owe to the said Georgina Hogarth, and never to be wanting in a grateful and affectionate attachment to her, for they know well that she has been, through all the stages of their growth and progress, their ever useful self-denying and devoted friend!'

PRESENTATION COPIES FROM ROBERT BROWNING TO HIS SON: 513 BARNABY RUDGE, with illustrations by G. CATTERMOLE and H. K. BROWNE [' PHIZ'], with inscription by Robert Browning on title, To dearest Pen on his Birthday, March 9, '64, R. B. 19, Warwick Crescent'; roy. 8vo. original cl., £21.

1859

1841 514 THE LIFE and ADVENTURES of MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT, early Edition, with all the original illustrations by 'PHIZ', with inscription by Robert Browning on half-title,‘To dearest Pen on his Birthday, March 9, '64, R. B. 19, Warwick Crescent'; 8vo. original, cl., uncut, £27. 10s 515 A TALE of TWO CITIES, early Edition, with all the original illustrations by PHIZ', presentation copy with inscription by Robert Browning on flyleaf, To dearest Pen on his Birthday, March 9, '64, R. B. 19, Warwick Crescent'; 8vo. original cl., uncut, £28. 10s 1860 516 LITTLE DORRIT, early Edition, with all the original illustrations by PHIZ', with inscription by Robert Browning on flyleaf, 'To dearest Pen on his Birthday, March 9, '64, R. B. 19, Warwick Crescent'; 8vo. original cl., uncut, £27. 10s 517 SKETCHES by BOZ, early Edition, with the 40 original illustrations by G. CRUIKSHANK, with inscription by Robert Browning on half-title, 'To dearest Pen on his Birthday, March 9, '64, R. B. 19, Warwick Crescent'; 8vo. original cl., uncut, £24. 1863 518 THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, early Edition, with all the original illustrations by G. CATTERMOLE and PHIZ', presention copy, To dearest Pen on his Birthday, March 9, '64, R. B. 19, Warwick Crescent'; roy. 8vo. original cl., uncut, £18. 18s

1863

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PRIVATELY PRINTED LETTERS OF CHARLES DICKENS: 519 CHARLES DICKENS and MARIA BEADNELL ('DORA'): PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE between CHARLES DICKENS and MRS. HENRY WINTER (born MARIA BEADNELL), the ORIGINAL of DORA SPENLOW in 'DAVID COPPERFIELD,' and FLORA FINCHING in LITTLE DORRIT' [compiled, with Explanations and biographical Notes, by JOHN HARRISON STONEHOUSE], edited by PROF. G. P. BAKER, with engraved title-pages, portraits and facsimiles, cr. 4to., original half vellum, with some MS. additions consisting of a transcription of Mr. Stonehouse's original titlepage, before it was altered as above, a few corrections and additions, and a note on the identification of the original of MR. WINKLE OF PICKWICK, established since the book was printed, £14. 14s

privately printed for Members of the Bibliophile Society, Boston [Mass.], 1908 The above is the most important contribution to Dickens literature of recent years, for it tells in his own words, and wlth great wealth of detail, the story of that period of his early life-the three or four years immediately before his sudden burst into fame-when he was the young lover of Maria Beadnell, the original of Dora, the child-wife of David Copperfield. The book is based on two distinct series of letters, addressed by Dickens to this lady. The first was written in 1833, just before the engagement was finally broken off-for upwards of 20 years afterwards the parties never met, or held any communication with one another. The correspondence was reopened in 1855, and is represented here by a series of long and most beautiful letters, revealing the story of a pure and life-long passion such as is unequalled in dramatic power and interest by any fiction invented by the novelist. The writer tells his old sweetheart that 'whatever of fancy, romance, energy, passion, inspiration, and determination belong to me, I never have separated, and never shall separate, from the hard-hearted little woman-you-whom it is nothing to say I would have died for with the greatest alacrity. You may have seen in one of my books a faithful reflection of the passion I had for you, and may have thought that it was something to have been loved so well, and may have seen in little bits of Dora' touches of your old self sometimes, and a grace here and there that may be revived in your little girls, years hence, for the bewilderment of some other young lover-though he will never be as terribly in earnest as I and David Copperfield were.'

In another letter he writes, 'I hope now you know me better you will teach her [Mrs. Winter's child] one day, to tell her children, in time to come when they may have some interest in wondering about it, that I loved her mother with the most extraordinary earnestness when I was a boy.'

The book also contains the first complete literary production of Dickens (hitherto quite unknown) in the shape of a long AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL POEM, entitled THE BILL OF FARE; founded on Goldsmith's two Poems, Retaliation and the Haunch of Venison; this describes by name and personal characteristics all the members of Dora's' family circle, from which Mr. Stonehouse has been able to identify the originals of quite a number of the characters in Sketches by Boz', and other of Dickens's works.

PRIVATELY PRINTED LETTERS OF CHARLES DICKENS: 520 THE DICKENS KOLLE LETTERS, edited by HARRY B. SMITH; SUPPLEMENTAL to the LETTERS from CHARLES DICKENS to MARIA BEADNELL, with 2 portraits and facsimile, cr. 4to., half vellum (limited to only 483 copies for the Members of the Bibliophile Society only), £6. 6s Boston [Mass.], 1910

The Letters on which this book is based were described by the compiler of the 'Dora' volume with a hope that they might still be in existence, and this actually led to their fortunate rediscovery in America and subsequent publication.

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COLLATION :-A-K 4 in fours. Though called the fourth impression, it is really the fifth. CVPID'S REVENGE. As it was often Acted (with great applause) by the Children of the Reuells. The SECOND EDITION, sm. 4to. hf. roan, £4.10s Printed for Thomas Iones, and are to be sold at his Shop in St. Dunstanes Churchyarde in Fleet-street, 1630 COLLATION :-B-I 3 in fours, and the title-page.

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The above 4 Plays are all from the HUTH COLLECTION, with the leathern Book-label.

525 CIBBER (Colley), An APOLOGY for the LIFE of, written by himself; NEW EDITION, with Notes and Supplement by R. W. LowE, with 26 fine MEZZOTINT PORTRAITS by R. P. Parkes, and 18 etchings by AD. LALAUZE, on INDIA PAPER, 2 thick vols. impl. 8vo., LARGE PAPER, with a duplicate set of the plates on Japanese vellum (ONLY 305 COPIES THUS); cl., uncut, £1. 15s (p. £4. 4s nett)

1889

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The ROYALIST: a Comedy, as it is acted at the DUKE'S THEATRE, first edition, 4to. boards (a few pp. slightly stained); rare, 18s 6d 1682 531 [ETHEREGE (George)] The COMICAL REVENGE, or LOVE in a TUB, Acted at His Highness the Duke of York's Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, first edition, 4to. blue straight-grained morocco extra, g. e., by F. BEDFORD, with the late MR. H. B. WHEATLEY'S crest, adapted from that of SAMUEL PEPYS, stamped in gold on upper cover, and his interesting 'BIBLIOTHECA PEPYSIANA SECUNDA' Bookplate, £5. 5s (Sold) Printed for Henry Herringman, and are to be sold at his Shop at the Blew-Anchor, in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange, 1669 532 FORD (John) DRAMATIC WORKS, with Notes Critical and Explanatory, by WILLIAM GIFFORD ; to which are added Fame's Memorial, and Verses to the Memory of BEN JONSON, first edition, 2 vols. 8vo. green morocco extra, richly gilt backs, inside dentelles, g. e., contents lettered, by Riviere (A BEAUTIFUL COPY, AS GOOD AS NEW), from the HUTH COLLECTION, with the booklabel, £7. 10s John Murray, 1827

533 [GENEST (John; pr., of Bath)] SOME ACCOUNT of the ENGLISH STAGE, from 1660 to 1830, 10 vols. 8vo. new hf. polished dark green Levant morocco, uncut, t. e. g. (VERY SCARCE), £14. 14s Bath, 1832 The clerical author spent the whole of his life in the task of collecting materials for this history. The result of his labours is by far our best account of the modern stage and a really immense collection of curious matters relative to the British Drama. It begins when Collier's ends.

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534 TAGORE (Sourindro Mohun, MUS. DOC.) The TEN PRINCIPAL AVATARAS of the HINDUS, with a short History of each Incarnation and Directions for the Representation of the MÚRTTIS as TABLEAUX VIVANTS, with 11 interesting lithographic plates, 4to. crimson morocco extra, g. e., with Author's presentation inscription to Charles Girdlestone, £1. 1s Calcutta, 1880

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SIX PRINCIPAL RÁGAS, with a brief View of HINDU MUSIC; second Edition, with 7 interesting lithographic plates, 4to. crimson morocco extra, g. e., with Author's presentation inscription to Charles Girdlestone, £1. ls ibidem, 1877 The EIGHT PRINCIPAL RASAS of the HINDU, with MÚRTTI and VRINDAKA, or Tableaux and Dramatic Pieces, illustrating their Character, with 9 interesting lithographic plates, 4to. cl., with Author's presentation inscription to Charles Girdlestone, 15s

ibid., 1880

1756

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540 PEELE (George) DRAMATIC WORKS, edited by ARThur Henry BULLEN, 2 vols. 8vo. cl., uncut; the late LEWIS WALLER'S COPY, with his autograph on titlepage, and stamp of previous owner, £3. 3s 1888 541 PLAYS (Old): AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION of EIGHTEENTH CENTURY PLAYS, bound in 22 Vols. 8vo. old tree calf, £17. 10s Sæc XVIII.

The authors include Mrs. Cowley, Hannah More, Richard Cumberland, J. Cobb, L. Macnally, F. Pilon, Mrs. Inchbald, M. P. Andrews, Miss Lee, J. Burgoyne, É. Topham, B. Greatheed, the Hon. John St. John, R. Merry, T. Holcroft, Gen. Conway, George Colman, the Hon. Francis North, J. Fennell, Joseph Richardson, E. Jerningham, Richard Brinsley Sheridan (The Duenna), F. Reynolds, Thomas Morten, William Macready, J. Boaden, T. Hurlstone, John O'Keeffe, John Philip Kemble, Henry Siddons, Edward Morris, Charles Macklin, F. G. Waldron, H. J. Pye, A. von Kotzebue, Matthew Gregory [' Monk'] Lewis, John Tobin, and many others. 542 SHIRLEY (James) DRAMATIC and POETICAL WORKS, now first collected, with Notes by WILLIAM GIFFORD, and additional Notes and Life by ALEXANDER DYCE, pr., with mezzotint portrait by Lupton (badly foxed), 6 vols. 8vo. crushed brown Levant morocco extra, bevelled boards, contents lettered, g. e., by HAYDAY (SCARCE), £8. 8s

1833

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COLLATION-A-GS, H6 = 62 leaves, unnumbered.

550 DÜRER (Albrecht) La PASSIONE di N. S. GIESV CHRISTO, sposta in ottaua Rima da MAURITIO MORO, Canonico; with etched circular portrait of Dürer on title, and 37 full-page woodcuts, sm. 4to. old vellum (LARGE AND FINE COPY); RARE, £6. 15s Venetia, appresso Daniel Bissuccio, 1612 551 FENESTELLA (Lucius; sac.) De MAGISTRATIBUS SACERDOTIJSQ; ROMANORU Libellus, jam primum Nitori restitutus. POMPONII LÆTII de Magistratibus et Sacerdotiis, et præterea de diversis Legibus Ro. Item VALERII PROBI de Literis Antiquorum Opusculum; italic letter, with title within a woodcut border after Holbein, 12mo. large and sound copy in boards, £1. 10s [c. 1530] COLLATION-A-L8 88 leaves, unnumbered.

'On sait que l'auteur, qui a pris le nom de Lucius Fenestella, est ANDREA DOMINICI FIOCco, chanoine florentin, mort vers le milieu du XVe siècle.'-Brunet. 552 FORTUNE-TELLING:-[PAMEST (Paul, Ord. Premonstratensium) LOOSSBUCH, zu ehren der RÖMISCHEN, VNGERISCHEN vand BOHEMISCHEN KÜNIGIN; printed in gothic letter, with arms of Anne, Queen of Ferdinand I., on title, 115 woodcuts in the text, also cuts of various combinations of dice, and 2 full-page ones with VOLVELLES, many of the cuts being after HOLBEIN, others possibly bp BEHAM, folio, old hf. calf (binding slightly damaged, also some ll. browned or slightly soiled, otherwise a SOUND AND TALL COPY); very rare, £16. 16s

[col] Getruckt zu Strassburg bey Balthassar Beck, 1546

A collection of rhymed Biblical stories intended for FORTUNE-TELLING, as popular among the pseudo-cultured then

as now.

'Cet ouvrage est un livre des sorts. Les gravures sur bois sont très remarquables de composition. Elles sont d'un style allemand déjà épuré, et fortement influencé par les belles productions de Bâle.'-Didot's Catalogue raisonné.

see ADDENDA.

553 HERALDRY :-SANTIAGO (Orden de): COPILACIO de los ESTABLECIMIENTOS de la ORDEN de la CAVALLERIA de SATIAGO del ESPADA [copilado da JOHAN FERNANDEZ DE LA GAMA]; gothic letter, printed in red and black, with title in large xylographic letters, and numerous fine woodcut initials, 2 large devices of the Order in red, full-page cut of St. James on horseback, etc., folio, modern limp vellum, with ties (2 ll. in fs., several ll. mended and a few words made up, otherwise a LARGE AND FINE COPY), from the WILLIAM MORRIS COLLECTION, £16. 16s Sevilla por Johanes Peynicer de Nurenberga, 1503

VERY RARE, and apparently unknown to bibliographers.

The printer of this book, Joh. Peynicer or Pegnitzer, was one of the Cuatro Alemanes Companeros,' who began printing in Seville in 1490. Pegnitzer was the last survivor of this Company, and the above seems to be the last book printed by him. After the publication of this in 1503 he disappears, and 'avec lui s'étient le premier des grands ateliers de Séville, un des plus remarquables de toute l'Espagne' (HAEBLER, Typog. Ibérique du XVe Siècle). 554 HUTTON (Ulrich von) AULA. Dialogus. Ad Lectorem. Res est noua Lector, res est incũda lusus perurbanus & facetus: dispeream nisi legisse voles. Vale. Cum Privilegio Imperiali ; editio prima; title within broad woodcut border, dated MDXVII., by WEIDTZ (its first appearance), and large initial, sm. 4to. neatly bound in smooth olive morocco (slightly wormed), £6. 6s [Augsburg,] In off. excus. Sig. Grimm Medici & Marci Vuyrsung, 1518, XVII. Sept. THE FIRST EDITION. Proctor, 10882.

Pamphlet sur la vie des courtisans, où il donnait suite à ces attaques contre les habitudes et les mœurs corrompues de la noblesse, attaques violentes qui devaient lui susciter des ennemis puissants.'-Biogr. Gén.