Dant proceres, Dabit Histrio, first edition, calf extra, gilt leaves, 1636, 4to. (476) Tree, £7 [Some of the top margins of this copy were shaved.-ED.] 5134 Dickens (Charles). Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first edition, with 43 illustrations by R. Seymour and

Phiz," morocco gilt, g. e., 1837, 8vo. (322) J. Brown, £52 [Presentation copy, with inscription, "William Harrison Ainsworth, Esqre., From his most faithfully, Charles Dickens," and bookplate of W. H. Ainsworth inside cover. -Catalogue.] 5135 Dickens (Charles). Nicholas Nickleby, first edition, portrait, and illustrations by "Phiz," some spotted, morocco gilt, g. e., 1839, 8vo. (323) J. Brown, £39 [Presentation copy, with inscription, "William Harrison Ainsworth, from his friend, Charles Dickens, May, 1841.”– Catalogue.]

5136 Dickens (Charles). Life of Charles Dickens, by John Forster, 3 vol., first edition, enlarged by the insertion of 142 autograph Letters of celebrities mentioned in the book, inlaid and bound by Rivière, in levant morocco, super-extra, gilt edges, 1872-74, 8vo. (62) Leon, £46

[Charles Dew's copy (£34 10s.) The catalogue gives a list of the letters.-ED.]

5137 Dickens (Charles). A Tale of Two Cities, in the original 8 parts, with all the wrappers and advertisements, illustrations by H. K. Browne, enclosed in a cloth wrapper, 1859, 8vo. (44) Quaritch, £13

66

5138 Dickens (Charles). Great Expectations, I vol., calf, m.e., frontispiece and vignette title by M. Stone, presentation copy from Charles Dickens to Edmund Yates, March, 1863," 1862, 8vo. (49) Sabin, £19 55. 5139 Dickens (Charles). Nicholas Nickleby, in the original 20 parts, with all the wrappers, illustrations by H. K. Browne, in cloth case, 1839, 8vo. (20) 5140 Dickens (Charles). Master Humphrey's Clock, 3 vol., illustrations by H. K. Browne and Cattermole, with a complete set of extra illustrations by H. K. Browne and R. Young, proofs on India paper, bound by Rivière, calf extra, g. t., other edges uncut, with the wrappers at the end of each vol., 1840-41 (25)

Leon, £6

Leon, £7 [Frederick Burgess's copy with his bookplate. See BOOK-PRICES CURRENT, vol. viii., No. 5012.-ED.] 5141 Dickens (Charles). Oliver Twist, first octavo edition, in the original 10 parts, with all the wrappers, in cloth case, 1846, 8vo. (14) Leon, 13 10s. 5142 Dickens (Charles). Sunday under Three Heads, first edition, illustrations by H. K. Browne, morocco extra, t. e. g., by Rivière, 1836, 8vo. (2) Tregaskis, £7 2s. 6d. 5143 Dorat (C. J.) Les Baisers, précédés du Mois de Mai, engraved title, plate, and vignettes and culs-de-lampe by Eisen and Marillier, LARGE HOLLAND PAPER, title in red and black, morocco extra, g. e., La Haye et Paris, 1770, 8vo. (334) Lennox, £13

5144 Douglas (Gawin). The Palis of Honoure [in verse], compeled by Gawyne Dowglas, Bysshope of Dunkyll, black letter. title within woodcut border from a Geoffrey Tory design (wanted Aj, a blank leaf, corner of title mended and a few wormholes filled in, otherwise a perfect copy), morocco extra, gold ornaments on sides, g. e., by Rivière, Imprinted at London in fletstret at the Sygne of the Rose Garland by Wyllyam Copland. God save Queen Marye, n.d., 1553, small 4to. (678) Pickering, £95

[The Earl of Ashburnham's copy, also wanting the blank leaf, sold for £81. This one, in addition to the defects above mentioned, had a portion of the title in facsimile.--ED.] 5145 Dryden (John). The Conquest of Granada by the Spaniards, in two parts, acted at the Theater-Royall, first edition, large copy in old English morocco, back covered with gold tooling, paned sides, with crest and initials “J. L. G." in gold on sides, g. e., T. N. for Henry Herringman, 1672, folio (680) Pickering, £19

[The most popular of all Dryden's plays, and a remarkably fine copy. For a most careful collation, see the 'Appendix" to the Rowfant catalogue, with which this copy has been compared, and nearly agrees.--Catalogue.] 5146 Eusebius. The Ancient Ecclesiasticall Histories of the First Six Hundred Yeares after Christ, written in the Greeke tongue by three learned Historiographers, Eusebius, Socrates and Evagrius, translated by Meredith Hammer, the Ecclesiasticall Histories of Socrates and of Evagrius have independent titles, black and roman letter, calf, 1585, folio (512) Pearson, 12

[In his "New Illustrations of Shakespeare," vol. i., page 247, Hunter reprints a portion of the Epistle Dedicatory as illustrating a passage in "Much Ado about Nothing."ED.] 5147 Evelyn (John). Sculptura, or the History and Art of Chalcography and Engraving in Copper, first edition, engraved frontispiece by the author, and the mezzotint plate by Prince Rupert, presentation copy from the author, with autograph inscription, to Dr. Thomas Browne (Sir Thomas Browne), the author of Religio Medici, written on fly-leaf: "For my honor'd Friend, Dr. Browne, from his most humble Servant, J. Evelyn," old calf, gilt edges, 1662, small 8vo. (349)

Denham, £69

5148 Famous Victories (The) of Henry the Fifth, containing the Honourable Battell of Agin-court, as it was Acted by the Kinges Majesties Servants, morocco, g. e. (last line of title in manuscript), London, imprinted by Barnard Alsop, and are to be sold by Tymothie Barlow, at his Shop in Paules Churchyard, at the Signe of the Bull-head, 1617, 4to. (685) A. Jackson, 197 [The first edition of this play (1598) exists only in the unique copy bequeathed by Malone to the Bodleian

Library. It is doubtful if more than two or three copies of this edition of 1617 are in existence. Halliwell-Phillipps possessed a copy (edition of 1617), but before he parted with it to the British Museum he caused to facsimile copies to be made. The British Museum Catalogue thus describes this Halliwell-Phillipps copy: “This play furnished Shakespeare with the outline of the two parts of Henry IV. as well as that of Henry V." Reprinted in extenso in Shakespeare's library.-Catalogue.]

5149 Fewterer (John). The Myrrour, or Glasse of Christes Passion, [Colophon]. Thus endeth this lytell treatyse called the Glasse, or Myrrour of Christes passion, Imprynted at London, in Flete Strete, at the sygne of the George, by me, Robert Redman. The yere of our lorde god m.ccccc.xxx.iiii. The xii. day of December. Cum privilegio, morocco extra, the sides blind tooled, g. e., by Bedford, 1534, folio (515) Delaine, 120

[This appears to be the only copy which has occurred for sale for many years. There is none in the British Museum. The title is enclosed by a woodcut border in the style of Holbein, and the volume is illustrated by two large and one small wood engravings.-ED.]

5150 Fielding (Henry). Tom Jones, first edition, 6 vol., calf extra, g.e., by Rivière, 1749, 8vo. (357) Edwards, £8 12s. 6d. 5151 Ford (William). A Catalogue of a Curious and Valuable Collection of Books in various languages and branches of literature, which are now selling for ready money at the prices affixed to each article, half bound, 1805, 8vo. (370) Brewer, £12 5s.

[Ford's own copy, extra-illustrated with a proof portrait of himself from a private plate, his bookplate, various notes in manuscript, etc. It is interleaved throughout, and opposite many of the lots Ford had added interesting notes. Amongst the 3,054 books in this catalogue are Shakespeare's "Venus and Adonis," 1593, bound with "Licia, or Poems of Love"; the two were sold to Malone for £25. Messrs. Sotheby's Catalogue contains a long transcript of Ford's notes respecting this book and a copy of a letter from Malone, in which he endeavours to allay some unpleasantness that had arisen between Ford and himself.— ED.]

5152 Freer (Miss). Works, comprising Life of Marguerite d'Angoulême, 2 vol., 1852-Jeanne d'Albret, 2 vol., 1855Elizabeth de Valois, 2 vol., 1857-Henri III., 3 vol., 1858— Henri IV. and the League, 2 vol., 1860-Henri IV. and Marie de Medici, 2 vol., 1861-Last Decade of a Glorious Reign, 2 vol., 1863-Anne of Austria, both series, 4 vol., 1864-66, together 19 vol., all first editions, in the original cloth, uncut (372) Maggs, £21 5153 Gardiner (Samuel Rawson). History of England (1603-1616), 2 vol., original cloth, uncut, 1863, 8vo. (374) Sotheran, £16 5s.

5154 Gascoigne (George).

Whole Woorkes, black and roman letter, Stace's reproduction of woodcut portrait inserted, little written on, some leaves stained, and a few headlines cut into, old calf gilt, 1587, 4to. (698) Leighton, 15 10s. 5155 Gerhardus Episcopus. De Vita et honestate Clericorum ex Concilio Moguntinum, printed in semi-Gothic letter, in red and black, long lines, 32 to a full page, having at the end the woodcut mark of Jo. Faber, Public Notary in the diocese of Maintz, tall copy in covers of a contemporary vellum manuscript, well preserved, absque ulla nota (Sæc xv.), folio (521) Sotheran, £8 15s. 5156 Gessner (Salomon). Euvres, 4 vol. in 2, LARGE PAPER, with proof impressions before lettering of the engravings by Moreau, old morocco, sides richly gilt with scrolls on powdered gilt ground, broad gilt inside border with pink watered silk linings, gilt, a fine specimen of Hering's binding, with his ticket; under the gilt of the foredges of vol. i. is painted a water-colour drawing, illustrating an "Idylle" from the book; under the gilt of vol. ii. is depicted in rich colours The Sacrifices of Cain and Abel, illustrating "La Mort d'Abel." These paintings are above the ordinary work found on book edges in artistic value. They were executed by Harris, an artist of no mean capabilities. He has on volume i. signed his work at the foot. First edition with Moreau's plates, à Paris, Renouard, 1798, 8vo. (381) Sabin, £26 5157 Gessner (C.) Military Evolutions, 30 large coloured engravings, original covers, as issued, with label on the side, R. Ackermann, 1801, large oblong folio (522)

Sabin, £29 10S.

[The catalogue describes each of the subjects in a lengthy note.-ED.]

5158 Goldsmith (Óliver). The Vicar of Wakefield, 2 vol., first edition, morocco extra, g. e., by Bedford, Salisbury, 1766, 8vo. (386) J. C. Brown, £90 5159 Goldsmith (Oliver). The Vicar of Wakefield, a Tale. Supposed to be written by Himself, 2 vol., first edition, a few vignette engravings illustrating some of the chapters pasted in, and a leaf in vol. ii. torn across, but the text intact, original calf, Salisbury, printed by B. Collins for F. Newbery, 1766, 8vo. (387) Denham, £100 5160 Goldsmith (Oliver). The Deserted Village, a Poem, first edition (printed on thicker paper than usual), vignette on title by J. Taylor, with half title, original marbled paper wrapper, Mr. Griffin, at Garrick's Head in Catherine Street, Strand, 1770 (387*) Quaritch, £100

5161 Goldsmith (Oliver). The Deserted Village, a Poem, first edition, vignette on title, morocco extra, g. e., by F. Bedford (the original advertisement announcing its first publication inserted), 1770, 4to. (767) Edwards, £8 5162 Gower (John). De Confessione Amantis, black letter, title within woodcut border, old calf, rebacked, Imprinted at

London in Flete strete by Thomas Berthelette the 12 daie of Marche, 1554, small folio (523) Pickering, £10 155. 5163 Harrington (Sir John). Epigrams both Pleasant and Serious, written by that All-worthy Knight . . and never before printed, first edition, calf gilt, g.e., Imprinted for J. Budge, 1615, small 4to. (709) Hazlitt, £16 10S. 5164 Holbein (Hans). Icones Historiarum Veteris Testamenti ad vivum expressæ (Gallicis et Latinis Versibus), 94 woodcuts, and leaf at end containing figures of the four Evangelists, morocco extra, g. e., by Hering, Lugd., Jo. Frellonius, 1547, 4to. (714) Cockerell, £6

[This edition, the first of the two in French and Latin, had the cuts from the original wood-blocks.--Catalogue.] 5165 Hugo (Victor). Novels, complete and unabridged, 28 vol., one of 100 copies printed on imperial Japan paper, the etchings in two states, 1895-Romances, Gallery of Illustrations, Japanese vellum paper, together 29 vol., morocco super extra, uncut, t. e. g., 1895, 8vo. (546) Maggs, £22 5s. Another set, similarly bound, realised £27 5s.-ED.] 5166 Hugo (Victor). Novels, complete and unabridged, 28 vol., numerous etchings, 1895-Romances, Gallery of Illustrations, "Holland paper edition," together 29 vol., calf extra, uncut, t. e. g., 1895, 8vo. (548) Edwards, £12 5s. 5167 [Hunter (Joseph, D.D., Shakespearean Critic).] Who Wrote Cavendish's Life of Wolsey? old morocco extra, g.e., Privately printed, 1814, 4to. (716)

Tree, £10

[The dedication copy from Hunter to William Radcliffe "from the author who desires to be unknown," only 110 copies were printed. Inserted is a long autograph letter from Hunter to Radcliffe, in reference to the book.—Catalogue.] 5168 Johnson (Dr.) The Prince of Abissinia, a Tale (Rasselas), first edition, 2 vol., original calf, with lettering pieces, 1759, 8vo. (561) J. Bumpus, £6 5s. 5169 Jonson (Ben). Q. Horatius Flaccus, his Art of Poetry, with other workes of the Author, never printed before, first edition, engraved frontispiece by W. Marshall, original sheep, enclosed in a new slip morocco case, Printed by J. Oakes for John Benson, 1640, 12m0. (563)

Cockerell, £25 10s.

[Exceedingly rare. The "other works" include Execration against Vulcan, The Masque of the Gypsies, and Epigrams to several noble personages. This copy agrees with the careful collation given in the Grolier Club Catalogue, even to the blank leaves and portions of the cancelled leaves at end of The Masque of the Gypsies.-Catalogue.] 5170 Josephus. Opera omnia, ex Græcorum codicum Latinè expressa, 2 vol. (vol. ii. lacking title), old French morocco, inlaid with brown and black morocco, the back and sides covered in rich gilt tooling, g. e., probably by Clovis Eve (Geneva), Jac. Stoer, 1595, 8vo. (564) Edwards, £20 55. 5171 Keats. Two Complete Original Manuscript Poems entirely