on India paper, and numerous woodcuts in the text. Royal 8vo, magnificently bound in crushed red levant morocco, inlaid borders on back, with leaf sprays; the front cover has two fillet borders on the outer edge, with an inner strap-work border of blue morocco. In the center, within an oval strap-work, are figures of Paul and Virginia, inlaid with various colors. The whole front cover is profusely gilt tooled with leaf sprays, intertwining the borders, gilt edges, by Bayntun. In cloth slip case. London: Orr, 1839

A SPLENDID COPY IN A CHOICE BINDING.

66. The Poetical Works of John Keats. With a Memoir by Richard Monckton Milnes. Illustrated with portrait and 120 orig-. inal woodcuts by George Scharf, Jun. 8vo, handsomely bound in full crushed olive levant morocco, compartments on the back (except title and date spaces) completely gold spattered, except for an inlaid wild rose, in two colors, and line ornamentation. The sides have an outer border in light green, while the inner panel has two inlaid roses, similar in design to those on the back, in each corner, on a stippled gold background interlaced design at sides, also on stippled gold backgrounds, and further small inlays at corners of green and purple. The doublures and flys are of green moire silk, the border to the inner covers being of the same general design as the covers, without the inlaid roses, gilt top, uncut, by Rivière. In slip case. London: Moxon, 1844

A CHOICE COPY OF THIS BEAUTIFULLY PRINTED EDITION, IN A HANDSOME BINDING, executed in Riviere's best fashion.

67. Bunyan (John). Pilgrim's Progress. Illustrations by Charles Bennett. Square 8vo, crushed wine levant morocco, line borders on back, blind-tooled and fillet borders on sides, the front cover occupied with three inlaid rectangles, the centre one containing an inlaid and painted figure of "Christyian," gilt edges, by Bayntun. In a cloth case. London: Longmans, 1860

A FINE COPY IN A MOST PLEASING BINDING, of this desirable edition, containing the characteristic portraits by Bennett. It also contains a Preface by Charles Kingsley.

68. Goldsmith (Oliver). The Vicar of Wakefield. With prefatory Memoir by George Saintsbury. Illustrated with 114 cuts, beautifully printed in colors. Royal 8vo, beautifully bound in crushed olive levant morocco, gilt back, the front cover ornamented with a border of interlaced strap-work, and in the centre is an inlaid. figure of Moses on his horse, gilt edges, by Bayntun. Original covers bound in. In cloth slip case. London: Nimmo, 1886

A HANDSOME COPY.

CHIVERS' TRANSLUCENT VELLUM BINDING 69. BINDING. Wonder Stories from Herodotus. Retold by G. H. Boden and W. Barrington d'Almedia. Illustrated with colored plates and decorations by H. Granville Fell. Small 4to, beautifully bound in full vellum, with the painted decorations executed on the under side, gilt top, uncut, by Cedric Chivers. In cloth case. New York: Harper, 1900

A FINE EXAMPLE OF CHIVERS' TRANSLUCENT VELLUM BINDING.

70. [BLAKE (WILLIAM).] The Grave. A Poem. By Robert Blair. Illustrated by 12 etchings executed from original designs of William Blake, by Louis Schiavonetti. 4to, half red morocco (rubbed), paper label. London, 1808

FIRST EDITION.

REMARKABLE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL DRAWINGS

BY WILLIAM BLAKE "VISIONARY HEADS"

FROM THE LINNELL COLLECTION

71. BLAKE (WILLIAM). Original Drawing, The Visionary Head of Nebuchadnezzar as seen in a vision by Mr. Blake'. In pencil, Size, 9 x 7% inches, mounted. From the collection of J. Linnell, who obtained it directly from the Artist.

72.

Original Drawing, of a Visionary Head, entitled "Cancer". In pencil, 8 x 62 inches, mounted. From the collection of J. Linnell, who obtained it directly from the Artist.

See description of Gilchrist, No. 60, "Presumably a man born under the influence of the sign of Cancer. A cantankerous yet large-minded man, not wholly unlike Benjamin Franklin or Blake himself, but of a highly outré type.

73. Original Drawing, The Visionary Head of Owen Glendower, with long hair and short curly beard. In pencil. Size, 914 x 71⁄2 inches, mounted. From the collection of J. Linnell, who obtained it directly from the Artist.

"A lively, supercilious, unpleasant head well realized."-Gilchrist.

74. Original Drawing, The Visionary Head of Wat Tyler, bearing the autograph inscription in Blake's handwriting: "Wat Tyler By Wm. Blake from his Spectre, as in the act of Striking the Tax Gatherer on the head, Drawn Octr. 30, 1819, 1 h. A.M." In pencil, Size, 10 x 714 inches. Mounted. From the collection of J. Linnell, who obtained it directly from the Artist.

"A capital head with stubbly beard, such as would make a good study for an artist's cartoon of the subject."-Gilchrist.

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75. Original Drawing, The Visionary Head of Solomon. Bearing the caption in Roman characters, and the inscription "J. Linnell, from Mr. Blake," in Blake's hand. In pencil. Size, 10 x 814 inches. Mounted. From the collection of J. Linnell, who obtained it directly from the Artist.

"Age about 40; a piercing, reflective, sensuous Jewish head, the eye exceedingly far back from the line of the nose and chin blunt and very large. Admirable'-Gilchrist.

76. Original Drawing, The Visionary Head of Richard Coeur-de-Lion, bearing in Blake's handwriting the following remarkable caption: "Rd. Coeur de Lion, Drawn from his Spectre. Born, 1156, Died April, 6, 1199. (Astrological characters) at Birth. W. Blake fecit Octr. 14, 1819, at 1/4 Past 12, Midnight." In Pencil, Size, 72 x 65/7 inches. (Two pieces of paper joined). Mounted.

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