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with corrections, alterations and additions throughout in his autograph. The additions are as follow: "Lines written in a Storm at Sea, a complete poem of thirty-six lines; "To the Fire-fly," a poem of twelve lines, with a note; seven new verses of four lines each, and three explanatory notes.--Catalogue.]

5543 Myrrour & Dyscrypcyon of the Worlde with many meruaylles as Gramayre Rethorike wyth the arte of memorye Logyke Geometrye etc. and than Arsmetryke wyth the maner of accoûtes and rekenynges by cyfres and than Musyke and Astronomye with many other profytable and plesant comodytes, black letter, numerous quaint woodcuts and diagrams, large copy, but imperfect and sold with all faults, calf, Andrewe, n. d. (circa 1527), folio (745) Leighton, £8 5544 Middleton (Thomas). Works, edited by A. H. Bullen, 8 vol., portrait, half morocco extra, t. e. g., uncut, contents lettered, special edition on laid paper, 1885-6, 8vo. (537)

Quaritch, £3 5545 Miniature Volume. The Bible in Miniature, or a Concise History of the Old and New Testaments, measures 11⁄2 in. by in., calf, E. Newberry, 1780, 8vo. (540) Denham, £2 25. 5546 Morris (W.) The Pilgrims of Hope, a Poem, in Thirteen Books, brought together from "The Commonweal," in the original wrapper, 1886, 8vo. (543) Shepherd, £25s.

5547 Narrative (A) of the Loss of the Royal George at Spithead, August, 1782, Portsea, Horsey, 1840, 8vo. (544) Cole, £1 8s. [Bound in wood taken from the timbers of the unfortunate ship. A note on the fly-leaf said: "Récit de la perte du vasseau anglais le Royal Georges, englouti dans les flots de l'Océan en 1783. Le bois dont ce livre est relié provient d'une planche du bâtiment naufrage, conservé jusqu'à nos jours. Je dois la possession de cette curiosité à Madame de Puibusque, etc. .. ."-Catalogue.]

5548 Newe Testament, Faythfully translated and lately corrected, wyth a true concordance in the margent and necessary annotacions, etc., black letter, numerous woodcuts (wanted all before the Prologue, and end leaves), not subject to return, original calf, morocco case, gilt, 1538, 16mo. (545)

Leighton, £13 [Coverdale's Version with Tyndale's Prologues, extremely rare in any state. The copy in the British Museum is imperfect, and no perfect copy known.-Catalogue.] 5549 Passe (Crispin de). Bouquet de Bergers: Les Vrais Pourtraits de quelques unes des plus grandes Dames desguisées en Bergères, frontispiece and numerous portraits of ladies by Crispin de Pas, 4 parts in 1 vol., morocco extra, g. e., by Rivière, Amst., 1640, 8vo. (548) Ellis, £7 12s. 6d. 5550 Pascal (Blaise). Les Provinciales, or The Mysterie of Jesuitisme discovered in Certain Letters. Displaying corrupt maximes and politicks of that society. Faithfully rendered into English, engraved title by R. Vaughan, and

the scarce folding plate containing portraits of the Jesuits, first edition, original calf, J. G. for R. Royston, 1657 (549) Bain, £8 [The first appearance of the celebrated "Lettres Provinciales" in the English language.-Catalogue.]

5551 Pater (Walter). Essays from the "Guardian," one of 100 copies printed for private circulation at the Chiswick Press, uncut, 1896, 8vo. (550) J. Bumpus, £5 15s. 5552 Pecke (Tho.) Parnassi Puerperium, or some well wishes to Ingenuity in the translation of six hundred of Owen's Epigrams, etc., portrait, large and fine copy, original sheep, 1659, 8vo. (551) Cole, £4 5s.

[Copies of this poetical volume with the portrait are very rare.-Catalogue.]

5553 Perin (C.) Divine Breathings, or a Pious Soul thirsting after Christ, original Scotch binding in morocco, entirely covered with rich gold tooling, 1722, 8vo. (552)

Ellis, £2 125. 5554 Phillips (Edw.) Theatrum Poetarum, or a compleat Collection of the Poets of all ages, first edition, small wormhole through first few leaves, fine large copy, original sheep, 1675, 8vo. (553) Quaritch, £3 35. 5555 Pigeons. A Treatise on Domestic Pigeons, comprehending all the different species known in England, method of breeding, dieting and curing, Fraudulent manner of selling bad pigeons and a most ample description of the celebrated and beautiful Almond Tumbler, etc., frontispiece and several engraved cuts from life, half calf, t. e. g., uncut, by Rivière and Son, Printed and sold by C. Barry, 1765, 8vo. (554) Pickering, 1 195. 5556 Pinetum Britannicum. A descriptive Account of Hardy Coniferous Trees cultivated in Great Britain, 3 vol., large coloured plates, original subscriber's copy, with the five cancelled plates bound in at the end, half morocco gilt, t. e. g., 1884, folio (748) W. Brown, £7 10s. 5557 Plutarch. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Compared together by Plutarke, translated out of Greek into French by James Amyot, into English by T. North, first edition, large copy, morocco, the old stamped gilt leather sides from the original binding panelled-in în inside covers, slight repair to corner of title, g. e., by Rivière, T. Vautrollier and J. Wright, 1579, folio (749) Robson, £28 5558 Pope (Alexander). Miscellaneous Poems and Translations by several hands, second edition, frontispiece, original calf, Bernard Lintott, 1712-1714, 8vo. (555) Sabin, £8

[This is the first edition with a new title-page added, and the gap between pp. 320 and 353 filled with "Windsor Forest," "The Ode on St. Cecilia's Day," and others by Pope. The volume is interesting, as "The Rape of the Lock" in its original form first appeared here.-Catalogue.] 5559 Prior (Matthew). Poems on Several Occasions, first edition, frontispiece by Du Guernier, LARGE PAPER COPY, original calf, Jacob Tonson, 1709, 8vo. (558) Sabin, £13 5s.

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Lond., 1640, 26 full-length figures of female costume, Sold by H. Overton, fine impressions, 2 vol. in 1, calf gilt, with the bookplate of the Duke of Sussex, small oblong 4to. (433) Adams, £8 15s. 5475 Holyday (Baxter). Technogamia, or The Marriage of the Arts, a Comedie, acted by the Students of Christ Church in Oxford, old vellum, W. Stansby for J. Parker, 1618, 4to. (435) Pickering, £5 18s. 5476 Hooper (John, Bishop of Glocester). A Declaration of the

ten holy cōmaundementes of Allmygthye God, collected out of the Scriptures Canonicall by Joan Hopper, gothic letter, large and fine copy, first edition, in the original vellum gilt, with initials on sides, n. p., 1548, 8vo. (312)

Potter, £2 12s. 5477 Hooper (John). An Oversighte and Deliberation uppon the Holy Prophet Jonas, etc., black letter, calf gilt, with old autograph of Jo. Crampton on title, probably the first edition, Imprinted by John Tisdale, anno 1550, 8vo. (314)

Potter, £2 5s. 5478 Hopton (Arthur). A Concordancy of Yeares, containing a new, easie and most exact computation according to the English account, also the use of the English and Roman Kalender. . . for each private man's occasion, etc., black letter, old stamped calf, cloth back, Printed by N. Okes for T. Adams, 1615, 8vo. (315) Sotheran, £2 4s.

5479 Hora. In Presentatione Beatæ Mariæ Virginis, several small wood engravings, printed in red and black, vellum, Venetiis, 1527, 8vo. (322) Leighton, £1 195. 5480 Household Books. Earl of Northumberland, Henry the Eighth, Elizabeth of York, Princess Mary, edited by Bishop Percy, Sir F. Madden and Sir H. Nicolas, 4 vol., LARGE PAPER, only about 12 copies so printed, morocco extra, dentelle borders, g. e., Pickering, 1827-31, 8vo. (323) W. Brown, £4 4s. 5481 Hugo (Victor). Le Rhin, lettres à un ami, first edition, 2 vol., half morocco, presentation copy, with signed autograph inscription of the author, Paris, 1842, 8vo. (324)

Pickering, £4 45.

Sotheran, £3

5482 Hugo (Victor). Les Burgraves, Trilogie, first edition, half morocco, presentation copy, with autograph inscription of the author, Paris, 1843, 8vo. (325) 5483 Hugo (Victor). La Légende des siècles (both series), 4 vol., first edition, half calf, t. e. g., uncut, presentation copies of each series, with signed autograph inscriptions of the author, Paris, 1859-77, 8vo. (326) Pickering, £3 5484 Hugo (Victor). L'Année Terrible, first edition, half morocco extra, uncut, presentation copy, with signed autograph inscription of the author, Paris, 1872, 8vo. (327)

Maggs, £4 6s. 5485 Hugo (Victor). L'Année Terrible, first edition, fine copy on Holland paper, morocco extra, g. e., presentation copy, with

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