Nos. 1919, 1920 and 1921, plates intentionally badly 2262 Cruikshank (G.) Points of Humour, both parts, first edition, [The coloured etchings in part i., from the Maskelyne Collection, inlaid. Plate VIII., both coloured and India impression, is in the first state. The draft of a letter in G. C.'s autograph, having reference to the "Jolly Beggars," with three pen-and-ink portraits of himself on same sheet, was inserted. Catalogue. Mr. Bruton's copy. It brought £15 at his sale in June, 1897.-ED.] 2263 Cruikshank (G.) Punch and Judy, with Illustrations designed and engraved by G. C., with a Dialogue of the Puppet Show, Account of its Origin and of Puppet Plays in England, first edition, 24 coloured plates, only a few copies so issued, morocco super extra, g. t. by Morrell, S. Prowett, 1828, 8vo. (405) Robson, £5 7s. 6d. [Mr. Bruton's copy. It brought £8 at his sale in June, 1897.-ED.] 2264 Cruikshank (G.) Rhodes (W. B.) Bombastes Furioso, a Tragic Opera, with 8 designs by G. C., first edition, the plates and letterpress on India paper, autograph of the artist, morocco super extra, edges uncut, with the original covers bound up by Rivière, 1830, 8vo. (406) Robson, £5 10s. [This is the only India proof copy known; it is printed on larger paper than the ordinary book.-Catalogue.] 2265 Cruikshank (G.) Wight (J.) Mornings at Bow Street. A Selection of the most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which have appeared in the " Morning Herald," with 21 illustrations by G. C., proofs on India paper-More Mornings at Bow Street, with 25 illustrations, proofs on India paper, the two series complete, first editions, half morocco, g. t., 2 vol., C. Baldwyn, 1824-27, 8vo. (407) Maggs, £5 15s. 2266 Tales of Other Days, a set of proofs on India paper, all signed "first proof, George Cruikshank” (3622-28), (415) Robson, £1 16s. 2267 Jack o' Lantern, a mezzotint engraved by Mills, after G. Cruikshank, touched proof, with a signed pen-and-ink sketch of the design on the reverse. It was probably never published, as this is the only impression known (416) Kobson, £2 16s. 2268 The Worship of Bacchus, signed, "first proof, George Cruikshank," early state before the sky was filled in by Mottram, framed and glazed (417) Spencer, £2 2269 Bleeding and Warm Water (276)-The Modern Hannibal swearing eternal enmity to England (283)-An Affecting and Sublime Scene (288)—The Allied Bakers (299), (418) Maggs, LI 10s. 2270 See! Saw! or a Specimen of French Stability (471)—The Congress dissolved before the Cake was cut up (474)—The Corsican's Last Trip under the guidance of his good angel (474)—(H)Elba Flag (476), (419) Douglas, £1 12s. 2271 The Genius of France expounding her Laws (473)—A View of the Grand Triumphal Pillar (482), first state-The Pedigree of Corporal Violet (486), (420) Robson, £1 125. 2272 The Gout, the King and the Doctors (477)-The Phoenix of Elba resuscitated by Treason (479)-Compliments and Congées (498)-Buonaparte on the 17th of June, Buonaparte on the 17th of July, 1815 (499)-Return of the Paris Diligence (503), (421) Douglas, £2 25. 2273 An Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the Anticipated Effects of the Waterloo Storm (488), and a duplicate in early state before the word "Waterloo," the latter state unknown to Reid (422) Robson, £2 25. [An interesting caricature, published the day before the battle of Waterloo, and foretelling the complete discomfiture of Napoleon.-Catalogue.] 2274 Poor John Bull, Deprived of his Seven Senses by the six new Acts (867)—Universal Suffrage, or the Scuin uppermost (896)-The Belle-Alliance, or the Female Reformers of Blackburn!!! (905)—The Radical's Arms (920), (423) Maggs, LI 125. 2275 Jack Marrowbone (254)—A Day of Fashion (255)—Charioteer Snip (261), two impressions, plain and coloured (424) Maggs, £2 145. 2276 The Grand Entertainment (354) The Two Veterans, with G. C.'s autograph (355)—Mr. Grip and Mrs. Snap, not in Reid-Lawyer Flam (409), (425) Douglas, £2 10S. "If to 2277 Fashionables of 1817 (2735)- Fashionable Reading, her share some female errors fall," both the latter signed, but neither in Reid-Beaux and Belles of 1818 (2740-41)— Brazen Nose (2742), (427) Douglas, £1 195. (6) A Miscellaneous Collection. 2278 Ainsworth (W. H.) Jack Sheppard, a Romance, portrait and plates by George Cruikshank, 3 vol., first edition, original cloth, uncut (soiled copy), 1839, 8vo. (38) Spencer, £1 11s. first edition, 42 side, fine copy, Russell, £6 1OS. 2279 Alken (H.) Symptoms of being Amused, coloured plates, original boards, label on 1822, folio (1062) XIII. 17 2280 Andrews (L.) Holy Devotions, with Directions to Pray, portrait, old English purple morocco, gilt sides, with a geometrical design, gilt edges, 1675, 8vo. (527) Leighton, £2 16s. 2281 Apperley (C. J.) Memoirs of the Life of the late John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire, etc., with Notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits, by "Nimrod," second edition, coloured plates by H. Alken and T. J. Rawlins. half Levant morocco extra, with symbolical tooling, gilt edges, covers preserved at end, 1837, 8vo. (1025) C. Jones, £4 2282 Arabian Nights. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, translated by Capt. Sir R. F. Burton, reprinted and edited by L. S. Smithers, 12 vol., Library Edition, uncut, t. e. g., 1894, folio (35*) Low and Co., £3 15s. 2283 Ariosto (L.) Orlando Furioso, con le annotatione gli avvertimenti et le Dichiarationi di G. Ruscelli, numerous fine fullpage woodcuts with borders, original red morocco, elaborately gilt sides, consisting of border and centrepiece, with the arms of Anibal C. de Altens painted in the middle of the inner compartment, with his name underneath, gilt gauffered edges, Venet., V. Valgrisi, 1562, 4to. (600) Fletcher, 19 195. 2284 Augustine (St.) El Alma del incomparable San Augustin sacado del cuerpo de sus confessiones. Colegida por la Illustrissima Señora Doña Anna Condessa de Argyl, old English red morocco, the sides covered with a delicate Le Gasconesque tooling with the arms of Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II., in centre, gilt edges, Amberes, 1662, 4to. (578) Maggs, £40 ["The collector of these sentences from St. Augustine was the Lady Anne Douglas, daughter of William, Earl of Morton, first (?) wife of Archibald Campbell, seventh Earl of Argyll, who was beheaded. The book, of which I never saw any other copy, appears, from the arms on the covers, to have belonged to Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II. I bought it at the sale of Ph. Carteret Webb's Library in 1771.-Hor. Walpole."-Autograph Note.] 2285 Beckford (P.) Thoughts on Fox and Hare Hunting, in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend, frontispiece after Bartolozzi, proof plate by Scott, LARGE AND THICK PAPER COPY, morocco extra, g. t., 1810, 8vo. (1016) Sotheran, £6 [Inserted were over 50 plates by Sartorius, Howitt, and other artists, as well as some old hunting songs.-ED.] 2286 Beckford (Peter). Thoughts on Hunting, in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend, plan of kennels, frontispiece after Bartolozzi, and numerous woodcuts by Bewick, morocco extra, leather joints, with rich symbolical tooling, g. t., edges uncut, 1820, 8vo. (1024) Maine, £5 10S. [This copy had over 50 plates by Alken, Barenger, Sartorius, Howitt, Chalon, Rowlandson, and others, also old Hunting Songs, etc., inserted.-ED.] 2287 Beckford (Peter). Thoughts upon Hunting, in a Series of Familiar Letters to a Friend, second edition, frontispiece by [This copy had over 50 engravings by Stubbs, Marshall, and others, the Hunting Song from the first edition of this book, also some other old hunting songs, etc., inserted.— Catalogue.] 2288 Bernard (I.) Oratio Pia, Religiosa et Solatri Plena, de vera animi tranquilitate, calf, full gilt sides, Queen Elizabeth's copy, with the royal arms on sides, gilt edges, repaired, 1568, 4to. (574) J. Jones, £10 2289 Bible. La Biblia la quale in se contiene i sacrosanti Libri del Vecchio et Nuevo Testamenti, tradotti in lingua Toscana, original Venetian calf, with a Maioli design on sides and the Orsini arms in centre, gilt, gauffered edges, title in facsimile, Vinegia, G. Scotto, 1547, 4to. (598) Quaritch, £6 2290 Bible. La Bible qui est toute la Sainte Ecriture du Viel et du Nouveau Testament, old English purple morocco, full gilt sides, " Cottage-roof" pattern, gilt back, tooled edges, Amsterdam, 1678, 8vo. (531) C. Simpson, £4 15s. 2291 Bible. The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New, old English dark morocco, sides and back inlaid with red and orange morocco, covered with delicate tooling of flowers, gilt edges by S. Mearn, 1678, 8vo. (532) Fletcher, £9 5s. 2292 Bible. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, newly translated out of the Original Tongues, old crimson morocco, with delicately gilt sides, centre panel and floral decorations, including the thistle and acorn, gilt edges, a nice example of Scotch binding, Edinburgh, 1717, 8vo. (538) Bradbury, Ló 155. 2293 Bible. The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments, bound in 2 vol., old dark purple morocco, full gilt sides and backs, floral end papers, gilt edges, Edinburgh, 1716, 8vo. (538) Bain, £5 5s. 2294 Bible. The Holy Bible containing the Old Testament and the New, engraved title, 1698-The Psalms of David in Meeter, Edinburgh, 1698, 2 vol., old dark purple morocco, full gilt sides, gilt edges, floral end papers, Scotch binding, done about 1715, 8vo. (541) Bain, £5 2295 Bible. Biblia Sacrosancta, veteris ac Novi Testamenti juxta vulgatum editionem, etc., auctore Isidoro Olario Brixiano, original red morocco, with a painted Grolieresque design on sides, the compartments filled in with dotted tooling, the crest of the Fitz-Alans, the figure of a white horse, painted in the centre of the sides, gilt edges, in a red morocco case, Venet. in officina heredum Luca Antonii Junta, 1537, folio (606) Leighton, £38 10s. [A fine example of English binding of a Grolier design. It was presented to Sir W. Petre by the Earl of Arundel, and bears on the fly-leaf the inscription: 1563 Gulielmi Petrus, ex dono honoris Comitis Arundel."-Catalogue.] 66 2296 Blake (W., Housekeeper to the Ladies' Charity School). The Ladies Charity School-House Roll of Highgate: Silver Drops or Serious Things, plates, old English red morocco, sides richly gilt, and bearing the inscription, " To the Lady Delamere," gilt edges, London, about 1670, 8vo. (535) Leighton, £2 2297 Boccaccio (G.) Decamerone, nuovamente corretto et con diligentia stampata, morocco, the sides covered with a fine Grolier design of painted compartments, and gilt ornamentation, the centrepiece on the upper side enclosing the title, and on the lower side an escutcheon in blue and silver, gilt gauffered edges, rebacked and repaired, Firenze, per li heredi di Philippo di Giunta, 1527, 4to. (594) Leighton, £46 [The rare Giunta edition. This copy sold for £64 in the Gaisford sale; and the Wodhull copy realised £81.—Catalogue.] 2298 Boccaccio (G.) Il Decamerone, di nuovo emendato, et la Vita di M. G. Boccaccio descritta da M. F. Sansovini, etc., original Venetian morocco, with a beautiful Grolier design of painted compartments, filled in with arabesque ornamentation, forming a mosaic of gold, blue, green, and white, gauffered edges, in fine preservation, Vinegia, G. Giolita, 1548, 4to. (595) Quaritch, £36 2299 Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, etc., according to the use of the Church of England, engraved throughout by J. Sturt (no pointers), old English dark purple morocco, full gilt sides, "Cottage-roof" pattern, gilt edges, silver clasps, 1717, 8vo. (537) Bain, £5 10s. [There are 22 engraved plates of text, a dial with two pointers, and 166 plates engraved on silver by Sturt. A bust of King George I. has facing it portraits of the Prince and Princess of Wales. A few large-paper copies were printed on 4to.-ED.] 2300 Booke of Common Prayer, black letter, woodcut border to title and woodcut initials, original calf (broken), R. Barker, 1600, folio (963) Quaritch, £1 14s. 2301 Breviarium Prædicatorum (cum Calendario), printed in red and black, old morocco, elaborately tooled in gilt, with arms of Pope Pius V., in centre, clasps, Venetiis, 1552, folio (621) J. Jones, £39 2302 Buchanan (G.) Rerum Scoticarum Historia Auctore Georgio Buchanano Scoto notas addidit Jacobus Man Abredonensis, old red morocco, elaborately gilt sides, with a large circular fan-like design as centrepiece, gilt edges, Abredoniae, 1762, 8vo. (543) Fletcher, £9 5s. 2303 Calvin (C.) Brieve Instruction pour armer tous bons fideles contre les erreurs de la secte Commune des Anabaptistes— Contre la secte phantastique et furieuse des Libertins, 2 vol. in 1, brown calf, with a Grolieresque interlaced geometrical design in red and gold on sides, the date, 1552, in centrepieces, gilt edges, Genève, J. Girard, 1545, 8vo. (523) Tregaskis, £10 5S. [A fine specimen of English Grolieresque binding in fine |