from Walter Crane, Oct., 1892," illustrated buckram, uncut, Lawrence and Bullen, 1892, 4to. (272) Tregaskis, £2 19s. 1570 Cueur de Philosophie. Le Cuer (sic) de Philozophie, trans. late de latin en Francoys a la requeste de Philippe le Bel roy de France, lettres bâtardes, double columns, title in red and black, with device, numerous singular woodcuts and diagrams and grotesque and ornamental initials (wanted bi, some plain margins wormed, last 2 leaves mended), old calf, Paris, pour Jehan De la Garde, 1514, small folio (382) Quaritch, £4 1571 Curtius Rufus (Quintus). De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni, editio secunda, roman letter, long lines, 32 to a page, without marks, oaken boards, half leather [Venet.], Vindelin de Spira [circa 1470-71], folio (383) Sladen, £5 155. 1572 Danse Macabre (La Grande) des Hommes et des Femmes, historiée et renouvellée de vieux Gaulois en langage le plus poli de notre temps, numerous rough woodcuts, half russia, rough edges (Dove's bindery) (Cobden Sanderson), Troyes, J. A. Garnier, s. d., 4to. (278) Wilton, £12 10S. 1573 Decretales. Novella Johannis Andreae super sexto libro decretalium, Sæc. XIV., manuscript on vellum (251 leaves), written in gothic letter, double columns (Northern French), 68 lines, rubricated, 74 painted and illuminated ornamental initials, the first a miniature of the author presenting his book, some with marginal decorations of ivy-leaves, etc., and numerous ornamental pen letters, old calf, folio (387) Quaritch, £38

[This MS. belonged in 1557 to Jacques Grifame, Bishop of Nivernois; in 1680 to M. de Chavannes; and in 1730 to M. Ditau. Catalogue.]

1574 Dialogus. Dyalogus Creaturarum Optime Moralizatus. Omni materie morali, jocundo modo applicabilis ad laudem dei et edificationem hominum, lit. goth., long lines, numerous outline woodcuts, first page of text within floreate scroll border, with fine ornamental initial, capitals painted in red, numerous contemporary MS. recipes, etc., in Latin and English in margins, the preliminary leaves bound at end in this copy, crushed red morocco, plain, inside dentelles, gilt edges by F. Bedford, an excellent copy, first edition, Per Gerardum leeu in Opido Goudensi, anno 1480, folio (391) Waring, £46 1575 Dialogus Creaturarum. Destructorium Vitiorum ex Similitudinum Creaturarum exemplorum appropriatione per modum Dyalogi, lit. goth., numerous spirited woodcuts, a series of large ornamental initials and many smaller ones, last leaf mended, but a fine copy, brown morocco, plain gilt edges by Thompson (Paris), Lugduni, per Claudium Nourry, 1509, 4to. (282) Leighton, £16 1576 Dialogus. Dialogues of Creatures Moralised, reprint in black letter, edited by Joseph Haslewood (only 98 copies printed, 50 of which were destroyed by fire), uncut, Triphook, 1816, 4to. (283) Wilton, £2 14s.

1577 Dives and Pauper (by Henry Parker), black letter, double

columns, with signatures (a-b in 6's for table, a-u and A-E 7 in 8's), wanted aj in table (a blank) and aj in text also a blank, and the blank leaf at end to complete signatures I, a 2 of table in facsimile, some leaves slightly stained and some margins written on, otherwise perfect and in good condition, woodcut ornamental initials, old russia, gilt edges (Sir Francis Freeling's copy), Fynisshed the v. day of Juyl. (sic) the yere of oure lord god, MCCCCLXXXXIII. Emprentyd by me Richarde Pynson at the temple barre of london, Deo Gracias, 1493, folio (395) Leighton, £55

[The first edition and the first book printed by Pynson with a date. Extremely rare in any condition.-Catalogue.] 1578 Dodoens (Dr. Remb.) A New Herball, or Historie of Plants,

now first Translated out of French into English by H. Lyte, Esq., corrected and amended, black letter, woodcuts of plants on 53 leaves, with names in Latin and German inserted from Egenolph of Frankfort's Herbal, russia gilt, E. Bollifant, 1595, 4to. (286) Pickering, £3 IOS. 1579 Dürer (Albrecht). Epitome in Divae Parthenices Mariae Historiam per figuras digestam, cum versibus annexis Chelidonii, 20 full-page woodcuts, with Latin verses in roman letter on reverse of each plate (some dated 1509-1510), brilliant impressions, ruled in red, top of title painted (plain margin of last leaf slightly mended), new limp vellum, Impressum Nurnberge per Albertum Dürer Pictorem, anno 1511, folio (403) Bain, £56

[This series, one of Dürer's masterpieces of design, is very rarely to be found, as here, in book form as originally published. Catalogue.]

1580 Dürer (Albrecht). Underweysung der Messung, mit dem Zirckel und richtscheyt, in Linien ebnen unnd gantzen corporen, lit. goth., diagrams, specimen letters, and two woodcuts (corner of title and next leaf mended), Nüremberg, 1525, folio (506) Wilton, £4 10S. 1581 Dürer (Albrecht). Euvre, reproduit et publié par AmandDurand, texte par Georges Duplessis, 108 plates, mounted upon separate leaves of stiff paper, three extra plates of the Labours of Hercules and title and one plate from Vinciolo's Lingerie, Paris, 1599, inserted, half morocco, Paris, s. d., folio (507) Tregaskis, £21 IOS. 1582 Epistolæ Sancti Pauli Apostoli, cum glossis interlinearis et marginalibus [Sæc. XI. ?], manuscript on vellum (164 leaves), text written in centre of page, in 22 lines, with wide spaces between each line, in bold open letters, the glosses in the margins and between the lines in a small but clear hand, 14 large painted ornamental initials, viz., an M and 13 P's, flower patterns, in white, red, and yellow, on a blue ground, capitals, headings, etc., written in red, modern purple morocco gilt, folio (513) Quaritch, £23 1583 Epistole et Evangelii et Letioni Vulgari in lingua Thoscana, nuovamente ristampate, nearly full-page woodcut title, containing figures of Christ and St. Peter in a circle in centre and four small figures of Prophets within an arabesque

border, 114 woodcuts within frames and small initial figures of the Prophets, signature and address of Wm. Morris on fly-leaf, vellum, Firenze, I. Giunti, 1551, folio (515)

Quaritch, £89 [A very rare edition, remarkable for its fine Italian woodcuts, which are similar to those used in the popular Rappresentazioni of the period.-Catalogue.]

1584 Etymologicon Magnum Græcum. Græcè (cum Prefatione Græcè M. Musuri), editio princeps, ornamental headings and initials in red, old calf, large copy (from the Wodhull Library), Venet., sumpt. Nic. Blasti opera Z. Calliergi, 1499, folio (518) Quaritch, £4 1585 Evelyn (John). Silva, Terra, Pomona, Acetaria, etc., fourth edition, portrait, old calf, presentation copy from John Evelyn, the author's nephew, to T. Rawlinson, R. Scott, etc., 1706, folio (523) Ellis, £2 85. 1586 Eyb (Albertus de). Margarita Poetica, roman letter, long lines, 44 to a page, without marks, rubricated, painted ornamental initial on first page, capitals in blue and red, oaken boards, leather, stamped with fleurs-de-lis, lions rampant, and other ornaments, metal bosses and clasps engraved with "Ave" and "I. H. S." (well preserved), Romæ, Udalricus Gallus alias Han, 1475, folio (524)

Leighton, £5 5s. 1587 Fasciculus Temporum (auctore Wernero Rolewinck), lit. goth., rubricated, woodcuts, Colonia, Conrad de Homborch, 1476 -Isidori Hispalensis Liber Etymologiarum, etc., editio prima, semi-gothic letter, double columns, 51 lines, without marks (Hain, 9270), ornamental pen letters with marginal decorations, and painted capitals in blue and red, Absque nota [Argent., Mentelin], in 1 vol. (both works wormed), oaken boards, stamped ornamental pigskin, clasp, folio (526) Tregaskis, £5 10S. 1588 Fasciculus Temporum ad annum, 1474 (auctore Wernero Rolewinck, cum additamentis Henrici Wirczburg de Vach Monachi in Prioratu Rubeimontis), lit. goth., long lines (Hain, 6390), woodcuts, etc. (coloured), wanted 2 leaves, first 2 leaves of table defective and margin of one leaf torn, Reducta in Prioratu Rubeimontis (Rougement) per Henricum de Wirczburg, anno 1481, folio (527) Quaritch, £3 10s. 1589 Fasciculus Temporum (auctore Wernero Rolewinck), lit. goth., long lines, woodcuts (uncoloured), rubricated, Argent., Jo. Prysz, 1487-Processus Judiciarius (cum aliis Tractatibus Juridicis) lit. goth., double columns, 43 lines, with signatures a-t, Absque nota-Paulus Florentinus, totius Canonici Juris Breviarium, printed in small neat gothic letter, double columns, 49 lines, without signatures, leaves numbered in roman figures cxxix., Impressus Memingæ per Alb. Kune de Duderstat, 1486, in 1 vol., oaken boards, stamped ornamental leather, folio (528) £2 125. Shah-Nameh, Sæc. XVII., Persian manuscript on paper (443 leaves), early seventeenth century, written in four columns within borders of gold, 67 fine large painted

1590 Ferdusi.

and illuminated miniatures in the text, native morocco, doublé russia, with flap, folio (529) Quaritch, £47 1591 Fillastre (Guillaume, Evêque de Tournay). Le Premier (et le Second) Volume de la Thoison d'Or nouvellement imprimé, lettres bâtardes, double columns, woodcuts, numerous initials, some with grotesque animals, others ornamental and historiated, 2 vol. in I, old French red morocco, the Roxburghe arms stamped on sides, fine large and clean copy, some leaves with rough edges, Imprimee a Troyes par N. Le Rouge, 1530, xxi. d'Avril, folio (530)

Leighton, £8 55. 1592 Fisher (Richard). Catalogue of a Collection of Engravings, Etchings, and Woodcuts, ornamental borders, initials and woodcuts, half morocco, t. e. g., uncut, Privately printed, 1879, 4to. (300) Wilton, £3 18s. 1593 Fortescue (Thos.) The Forest or Collection of Historyes no lesse profitable than pleasant and necessary, done out of Frenche into English, black letter (title inlaid and partly in facsimile, wanted table at end, inner margins wormed), half calf, J. Daye, 1576, 4to. (303) J. Jones, £3 1594 Fougasses (Thos. de). Generall Historie of the Magnificent State of Venice, Englished by W. Shute, view of Venice on title, woodcut heads and initials, calf, G. Eld, etc., 1612, folio (533) Bain, £3 35. 1595 Franciscus Assisiatis (S.) Die Legend des heyligen Vatters Francisci. Nach der beschreybung des engelischen Lerers Bonaventure, lit. goth., cut on title and 56 spirited woodcuts in the text (some repeated), red morocco extra, inside dentelles, gilt edges by Rivière, fine copy, Nuremb., H. Höltzel in Verlegung des Erbern Casp. Rosentaler, 1512, 4to. (459) Leighton, £12 12s.

[According to Passavant, the woodcuts in this volume are by Caspar Rosentaler, who was the former owner of Höetzel's Press. -Catalogue.]

1596 Froissart. Le Premier (le second, le tiers, et le quart et dernier) Volume de Messire Jehan Froissart, lequel traicte des choses dignes de memoire advenues tant es pays de France, Angleterre, Flandres, Espaigne que Escoce et aultres lieux circonvoisins. Nouvellement oultre les precedentes impressiōs Imprime a Paris, lettres bâtardes, titles within woodcut borders with device of Poncet le Preux (that to vol. iv. different from the others, with Jehan Petit's name repeated in the borders), device of Petit on last leaf of vol. iii., ornamental woodcut initials, 4 vol. in 1, pigskin, stamped in arabesques, red edges, fine copy, Paris, imprimé par Ant. Couteau pour Poncet le Preux, 1530, folio (534) Quaritch, £11 1597 Froissart (Syr John). Chronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretaine, Flaunders, and other places adjoyning, translated by John Bourchier, Knyghte, Lorde Berners, black letter, 2 vol. in 1, titles within woodcut borders, that to vol. ii. the fine one of Mutius and Porsenna by Holbein, numerous ornamental

woodcut initials (vol. i. made up from Pynson's edition, title and next leaf mended, with some lines in facsimile, vol. ii. wormed, corners of last 7 leaves mended, last leaf in facsimile, sold with all faults), red morocco extra, gilt on red edges by W. Pratt (Lakelands copy), Imprinted in Flete Strete by W. Myddylton and R. Pynson, 1525, folio (535) Maine, £24 1598 Fuchsius (Leon.) De Historia Stirpium Commentarii insignes, cuts of the author and engravers and numerous woodcuts of plants, oaken boards, pigskin stamped in arabesques, clasps, fine copy, Basil., Isingrinius, 1542, folio (536) Bain, £56

[This work was held in the highest esteem by Mr. Morris, and continually consulted by him for suggestions of design. -Catalogue.] 1599 Gafurius (Franchinus). De Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus, dedicated to John Grolier, with woodcut of his arms with surrounding legend, "Joannes Grolierius Musarum Cultor," cut on title, numerous woodcuts, diagrams, and ornamental initials, half morocco, Mediol. per Gotardum Pontanum, 1518, folio (538) Bain, £18 1600 Gaguin (Rob.) Les Croniques de France, excellens faictz et vertueux gestes des treschrestiens Roys et Princes qui ont regne au dict pays depuis lexidion de Troye, jusques au regne. . . du Roy Francois premier . . . translatees de Latin en nostre vulgaire Francoys, lettres bâtardes, long lines, spirited woodcuts and ornamental initials, old calf, Paris, pour Jehan Petit, 1516, folio (539) Breslau, £4 6s. 1601 Galenus. Opera, quarta Impressio ornatissima, continens omnes Galeni libros al's impressos, melius quam prius ordinatos, etc., lit. goth., double columns, each title within ornamental woodcut border, many superior large ornamental initials, some with figures, and many hundred smaller ones, 3 vol. (corners of some leaves in vol. iii. mended), vellum, Pavia, Jac. Paucidrapius de Burgofranco, 1515-16, folio (540) Wilton, £4 1602 Galien. L'Hystoire du Preux Vaillant Chevalier Galien Rethore, fils au Conte Olivier de Vienne per de France, etc., lettres bâtardes, double columns, title in red and black, with woodcut, 15 cuts in the text and ornamental initials, crushed red morocco extra, inside dentelles, gilt edges by Bauzonnet, Paris, J. Bonfons (with device), s. d., 4to. (462) Heppinstal, £10 10s.

1603 Gellius (Aulus). Noctes Atticae, printed in roman letter, long lines, 38 to a page, without marks, the Greek quotations in Greek characters (a few leaves slightly wormed), old English red morocco gilt, fine large copy (the Sunderland), Roma, C. Sweynheym and A. Pannarts in domo Petri de Maximis, 1472, folio (543) Leighton, £9 10s.

[The second edition of Gellius from the press of these Roman printers.-Catalogue.]

1604 Gerard (John). The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes, first edition, engraved title, numerous woodcuts (inner