kester, third edition, upwards of 1,800 coloured plates, II vol., half calf extra, m. e., Hardwicke, 1863-72, 8vo. (359) Bumpus, £14 55.

1229 Street (G. E.) Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain, illustrations, uncut, 1865, 8vo. (2) Sotheran, £2 25. 1230 Thomas à Kempis. De Imitatione Christi, back of title mended and some leaves soiled, morocco super extra, gilt edges by Zaehnsdorf, Lugduni, J. et D. Elzevir, s. d., 8vo. (88) Tregaskis, £2 125. 1231 Tomich (Mossen Père). Historias e Conquestas dels excellentissims e Catholics Reys de Arago, e de lurs antecessors los Comtes de Barcelona, etc., gothic letter, woodcut title and numerous woodcuts, morocco extra, gilt edges by F. Bedford, Barcelona, 1534, folio (253) Leighton, 12 55. 1232 Trott (N.) Laws of the British Plantations in America relating to the Church and the Clergy, Religion and Learning, original calf, 1721, folio (280) Quaritch, £2 12s. 6d. 1233 Waller (E.) Poems, etc., written upon several Occasions, portraits, etc., several old and scarce ones inserted, panelled calf gilt, gilt edges by J. Larkins, 1711, 8vo. (82)

Tregaskis, £1 95. 1234 Westwood (J. O.) Cabinet of Oriental Entomology, 42 coloured plates, half morocco extra, gilt edges, Smith, 1848, 4to. (527) Maggs, £2 6s. 1235 Willshire (W. H.) An Introduction to the Study and Collection of Ancient Prints, illustrations, 2 vol., second edition, roxburghe, g. t., 1877, 8vo. (319) Hill, £16s. 1236 Yarrell (W.) History of British Birds, 3 vol., 520 wood engravings, clean in cloth, Van Voorst, 1843, 8vo. (659) Young, £1 12s. 1237 Yarrell (W.) History of British Birds, 3 vol., first edition, with the Supplements and Cancels, 520 wood engravings, clean in cloth, 1839-41-43, 8vo. (660) Young, £1 195. 1238 Yarrell (W.) History of British Birds, 3 vol., second edition, 535 wood engravings, presentation copy to W. T. Wright, Esq., from the author, 1845, 8vo. (661)

[NOVEMBER 30TH AND FOLLOWING DAY, 1898.]

Thorne, £1 16s.

SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE.

THE ANGLING LIBRARY OF THE LATE MR. EDWARD SNOW, OF BOSTON, U.S.A.

(No. of Lots, 669; amount realised, £1,280 25.)

1239 Accomplish'd Lady's Delight, second edition, portrait, engraved frontispiece and cuts, a leaf or two of text shaved, morocco super extra, gilt edges in Zaehnsdorfs best style, with all faults, 1677, 8vo. (1) James, £4

1240 Accomplish'd Ladies Delight, third edition, portrait, frontispiece and cuts, in the original calf binding, enclosed in a morocco drop case, 1683, 8vo. (2)

Nattali, £4

1241 Accomplish'd Lady's Delight, in Preserving, Physick, Beautifying, Cookery, Gardening, and Angling, engraved title and last leaf slightly mended, a few headlines shaved, morocco extra, t. e. g., with all faults, 1719, 8vo. (3) Maggs, £2 1242 Aldam (W. H.) A Quaint Treatise on "Flees and the Art a Artyfichall Flee Making," by an Old Fisherman . . . with Editorial Notes and Patterns of Flies, and Samples of the Materials for making each Fly, also two chromo plates, original cloth, gilt edges, 1880, 4to. (285) W. Brown, £2 4s. 1243 American Angler's Guide, fourth edition, morocco extra, t. e. g., New York, 1849, 8vo. (9) Quaritch, LI 4s. 1244 A[nderdon] (J. L.) The River Dove, with some quiet thoughts on the Happy Practice of Angling, near to the Seat of Charles Cotton, one of 6 copies printed on 4to. sized paper, half bound, presentation copy to " Frances Anderdon, from her affectionate Nephew, John L. Anderdon, 1845," Privately printed, n. d. (1845), 4to. (286) Maurice, £6 1245 Angler's Companion (Horse and Groom, Lea Bridge, and White House Fisheries), engravings, original wrapper bound up, n. d.—Boy's Own Hand Book of Angling, woodcuts, J. March, n. d.—The Hunter and Angler, illustrated, New York, 1882-The Modern Angler, coloured frontispiece and woodcuts, Derby, n. d. ; and others, all with the original wrappers inserted, and bound in half morocco, t. e. g., together 8 vols., 8vo. (17) Maurice, £2 11S. 1246 Angler's Hand-Book (The), first edition, two coloured plates of flies, including many never before figured, original cloth cover bound up, morocco extra, gilt edges by Zaehnsdorf, R. Tyas, 1838, 8vo. (21) Maurice, £1 16s. 1247 Angler's Hand-Book, second edition, two coloured plates (spotted), calf gilt, gilt edges, 1838--The Angler's Guide, frontispiece, half morocco, t. e. g., n. d. (22) Maurice, LI IS. 1248 Angler's Hand-Book, third edition, two coloured plates of flies, original cloth cover bound up, light morocco extra, gilt edges by Zaehnsdorf, 1840, 8vo. (23) Maurice, 145. 1249 Annals of Sporting and Fancy Gazette, a Magazine entirely appropriated to Sporting Subjects and Fancy Pursuits, complete in 13 vol., numerous coloured plates by Alken, other illustrations by Scott, Howitt, etc., and portraits of celebrated Pugilists and Pedestrians, 1822-28-Annals of Sporting (lettered vol. xiv. and xv.), n. d. (1824-27), together 15 vol., half morocco, uniform, t. e. g., 1822-28, 8vo. (26) Pickering, £31 1250 [Ayrton (W.).] Adventures of a Salmon in the River Dee, with Notes for the Fly-Fisher in North Wales, plates, half morocco, t. e. g. (1853), 8vo. (32) Shepherd, 6s. 1251 Bainbridge (G. C.) The Fly Fisher's Guide, coloured frontispiece and coloured plates of flies, first edition, half calf, Liverpool, 1816, 8vo. (35) Pickering, L1 16s. 1252 Barker (T.) Barker's Delight, or the Art of Angling, second edition, much enlarged, interleaved copy, several headlines and a small portion of text cut into, morocco extra, gilt edges (sold with all faults), 1657, 8vo. (38) Pickering, £1 16s.

1253 Barker (T.) The Art of Angling, wherein are discovered many rare Secrets, very necessary to be knowne by all that delight in that Recreation, morocco super extra, t. e. g., 1653, 4to. (287) Nattali, £7 15s. 1254 Barlow (Francis). Severall Wayes of Hunting, Hawking, and Fishing, according to the English manner, engraved title and 12 plates by W. Hollar, mottled calf extra, gilt edges, oblong folio, J. Overton, 1671 (328) Pickering, £7 10s. 1255 Barlow (Francis). A sett of Prints on Hunting, Hawking, and Fishing, 11 plates, n. d. (329) Maggs, £1 155. 1256 Berners (Dame Juliana). Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle, reprinted from the Book of St. Albans, facsimile cuts, russia gilt, gilt edges, W. Pickering, 1827, 8vo. (42) Sotheran, 1 25.

[T. Satchell's copy with his corrections, the one he used to reprint from.—Catalogue.] 1257 Berners (Dame Juliana). "Here begynnyth the treatyse of fysshynge wyth an Angle," black letter, first edition, and taken from the second edition of the Book of St. Albans, Wynkyn de Worde, 1496, 12 leaves, one in facsimile, morocco extra, gilt edges by Rivière and Son, 1496, folio (330) Quaritch, £49

1258 Berners (Dame Juliana). The Book containing the Treatises of Hawking, Hunting, Coat-Armour, Fishing, and Blasing of Arms, as printed at Westminster, by Wynkyn de Worde, in 1496 (edited by Joseph Haslewood), one of 150 copies, numerous illustrations, bound in 2 vol., morocco super extra uncut, t. e. g., fine copy, 1810, folio (331)

Maurice, £4 17s. 6d. 1259 Best (T.) Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling .

to

which is added the Compleat Fly-Fisher, first edition, frontispiece, calf gilt, m. e., 1787, 8vo. (44) Nattali, £1 9s. 1260 [Billingsley (J.)] Epitome of the Art of Husbandry, frontispiece and a leaf slightly defective, a few headlines shaved, half calf, 1670-Moore (Sir J.) England's Interest, LARGE COPY in calf, with autograph of J. S. Cotton inside cover, 1721, 8vo. (51) Maggs, £1 18s.

1261 Blacker (W.) Art of Fly Making, etc., re-written and revised by the author, Blacker, himself, coloured frontispiece, coloured plates of flies, and other illustrations, calf gilt, m. e., 1855, 8vo. (57) Pickering, £1 1262 Blome (R.) The Gentleman's Recreation... Horsemanship, Hawking, Hunting, Fishing, etc., first edition, plates, including several of coats of arms, and woodcuts, last leaf mended and mounted, as also the engraved title and dedication, sold not subject to return, old calf, 1686, folio (332) Pickering, £4 4s. 1263 Bowlker (R.) The Art of Angling improved in all its parts, especially Fly-Fishing, first edition, two or three headlines shaved, original sheep binding, Worcester, M. Olivers, n. d. (circa 1758), 8vo. (69) Nattali, LI IOS.

1264 Bowlker (R.) Art of Angling, another copy of the first edition, old mottled calf gilt, Worcester, M. Olivers, n. d. (circa 1758), 8vo. (70) Powell, £2 1265 Bowlker (R.) Art of Angling, another copy of the first edition, old calf gilt, r. e., Worcester, n. d. (circa 1758), 8vo. (71) Mathews, £2 1266 Brown's Angler's Almanac for 1848, original wrapper, New York, and 1848, 1849, 1851, in half morocco gilt, t. e. g., 8vo. (89) Maurice, I 12S. 1267 Carleton (J. W.) The Sporting Sketch Book, 11 engravings, original cloth, uncut, 1842, 8vo. (92) Hornstein, £1 4s. 1268 Catalogue of Books on Angling, with some Brief Notices of several of their Authors, Sir Henry Ellis's copy, who had written on fly-leaf: "Of this catalogue, originally inserted in the Censura Literaria by myself, not more than 60 de. tached copies were taken off," interleaved copy, with numerous manuscript notes and additions, half calf, 1811, 8vo. (99) Maurice, £2 6s. 1269 Chalkhill (J.) Thealma and Clearchus, a Pastoral History in smooth and easie Verse, calf gilt, gilt edges (several leaves stained), 1683, 8vo. (100) Pickering, £2 25. [The preface was written by Izaak Walton.—Catalogue.] 1270 Cheetham (J.) The Angler's Vade Mecum or a Discourse of Angling, first edition, stained copy, calf gilt, m. e., 1681, 8vo. (105) Pickering, £1 18s. 1271 Cheetham (J.) Angler's Vade Mecum, a made-up copy of the first edition, several headlines cut into, morocco extra, gilt edges, with all faults, 1681, 8vo. (106) Mathews, I IS. 1272 Cheetham (J.) Angler's Vade Mecum, another copy of the first edition, a few headlines shaved, olive morocco extra, gilt edges, 1681, 8vo. (107) Hazlitt, £1 18s. 1273 Cheetham (J.) Angler's Vade Mecum, second edition, very much enlarged, plates, calf, m. e., 1689 (108)

Mathews, 1 6s. 1274 Cheetham (J.) Angler's Vade Mecum, another copy of the second edition, sprinkled calf gilt, gilt edges, 1689, 8vo. (109) Maurice £135. 1275 [Chitty (E.)] Illustrated Fly-Fisher's Text Book ... by Theophilus South, 23 engravings after Cooper, Fielding, etc., original cloth, uncut, 1845, 8vo. (112) Maurice, £I Is. 1276 Chitty (E.) Fly-Fisher's Text Book, another copy, calf gilt, gilt edges, 1845, 8vo. (113) Houghton, L1 5s.

Shepherd, £1 35.

1277 Chitty (E.) Fly-Fisher's Text Book, another copy, half calf gilt, m. e., 1845, 8vo. (114) 1278 Collection of Right Merrie Garlands for North Country Anglers, portraits, and woodcuts by T. Bewick, one of 12 complete copies, vide MS. note, mottled calf extra, y. e. by Rivière, Newcastle, E. Charnley, 1842, 8vo. (120)

Maggs, £2 16s. 1279 Collins (John). Salt and Fishery (including an Account of the Newfoundland Fishery), 1682, 4to. (296) Robson, £4 18s.

1280 Couch (J.) History of the Fishes of the British Islands, 4 vol., 57 coloured plates from drawings by the author, Groombridge, 1868, 8vo. (135) Maurice, £2 1281 Country-man's Recreation (The), or the Art of Planting, Graffing and Gardening . . whereunto is added The Expert Gardener, woodcuts, 1654-Barker (T.) The Art of Angling, wherein are discovered many rare secrets, 1653, in 1 vol., 8vo. (298) Pickering, £10 155. 1282 Country Gentleman's Companion, second edition (contains the Arts of Hunting. Coursing, Hawking, Angling, etc.), russia gilt, symbolically tooled, gilt edges, Dublin, 1755, 8vo. (136) Maurice, £3 15s. 1283 Country Gentleman's Companion, 2 vol., 1753—B. (J.) Epitome of Husbandry, with New Editions, frontispieces, 1675-Complete Grazier, 1767, all in half morocco gilt, m. e., 8vo. (137) Maggs, £2 19s. 1284 Cox (N.) Gentleman's Recreation, second edition, illustrations, with the large folding sheet "Musical Notes for the Horn," which is often missing, a few headlines shaved, sprinkled calf extra, y. e., 1677, 8vo. (139) Mathews, £3 1285 Cox (N.) Gentleman's Recreation, third edition, with the folding sheet, and plates, sprinkled calf extra, y. e., 1688, 8vo. (140) Robson, £2 16s. 1286 Cox (N.) Gentleman's Recreation, fourth edition, with the folding sheet (slightly defective and mounted) and plates, sprinkled calf extra, y. e., 1697, 8vo. (141) Maggs, £1 5s. 1287 Cox (N.) Gentleman's Recreation, fifth edition, with the folding sheet (mounted), and plates, sprinkled calf extra, y. e., 1706, 8vo. (142) Maggs, £175.

1288 Cox (N.) Gentleman's Recreation, sixth edition, with the folding sheet, and plates, morocco extra, gilt edges, fine copy, 1721, 8vo. (144) Maurice, £1 15s. 1289 Crawhall (J.) The Compleatest Angling Booke that ever was Writ, etchings and woodcuts, illustrations of fish, etc., half morocco, t. e. g., Newcastle, 1859, 4to. (299) Maggs, £4 18s. 1290 Crawhall (J.) The Compleatest Angling Booke that ever was Writ, one of 100 copies, etchings and woodcuts, calf antique, uncut, t. e. g., Newcastle, 1881, 4to. (300) Mathews, £2 12s. 1291 Daniel (W. B.) Rural Sports, with the Supplement, 4 vol., fine impressions of the numerous plates, chiefly by J. Scott, calf gilt, m. e., 1812-13, 8vo. (147) Maggs, £2 10S. 1292 Davy (Sir H.) Salmonia or Days of Fly Fishing, third edition, plates, extra illustrated by the insertion of several portraits and engravings, half morocco, t. e. g., 1832, 8vo. (149) Maurice, £1 1293 D[ennys] (J[ohn)]. The Secrets of Angling . . . augmented with many approved experiments by W. Lawson, fourth edition, woodcut frontispiece cut into, as are some of the headlines, stamped morocco, gilt edges (with all faults), 1652, 8vo. (152) Quaritch, £36