3627 Fonville (Chevalier de). Memoires Historiques, 4 vol., morocco extra, silk linings, gilt edges, with the arms of the Dauphin of France on the sides, 1824, 8vo. (460)

3628 Fox (John).

J. Bumpus, £1 135. Commentarii Rerum in Ecclesia Gestarum maximarumque per totam Europam persecutionum, à Vuiclevi temporibus ad hanc usque ætate descriptio, old calf, Argentorati, 1554, 8vo. (462) Glyn, £2 10s.

[This is the first essay towards the martyrology of Fox. Lowndes says that it is "of the greatest rarity." The only copy known to Mr. Grenville, besides his own, was the Bodleian.-Catalogue.]

3629 Grammont (Comte de). Memoires, par C A. Hamilton, LARGE PAPER, many portraits, open letters, morocco extra, gilt edges. 1792. 4to. (531) Quaritch, £4 17s. 6d. 3630 Grassi (G. di). Ragione di Adoprar sicuramente l' arme si da offesa, come da difesa, plates of Fencing, original vellum, Venetia, 1570, 4to. (524) Pickering, 4 3631 Great Charter, with Diuers other Olde Statutes, black letter, title within a border and device of printer, old calf, T. Petyt, at the sign of the Mayden's Head, in Paules Church Yerde, 1542, 8vo. (1010) Tregaskis, £2 3632 Hardyng (John). Chronicle, 2 vol. in 1, black letter, woodcut titles, large copy, slightly wormed, original calf, R. Grafton, 1543, small 4to. (1016) Tregaskis, £2 17s. 6d. [First and rarest edition of this Chronicle, containing the suppression in the history of Edward IV. (the quarrel with the Earl of Warwick). Two leaves in facsimile.-Catalogue.] 3633 Hercules of Greece. The famous and renowned History of the Life and Actions of Hercules of Greece, woodcut on title, half russia, Lond., for S. Bates in Pye Corner, circa 1680, 4to. (534) Potter, £1 15s.

[A very rare volume. Hazlitt, in his "Hand Book," 1867, describes it as "one of the scarcest of that series to which it belongs," but gives the title somewhat differently. He only cites the Bodleian copy, formerly Malone's.Catalogue.]

3634 Heures a l'Usaige de Romme (avec Calendrier), printed on vellum with 15 large and € small wood engravings, painted like miniatures, hundreds of capitals in gold and colours, old gilt red morocco, gilt edges (Derome), Paris, G. Hardouyn, 1520, 8vo. (1022) Maggs, £8 5s. 3635 Heywod (John). The Spider and the Flie, a Parable of the Spider and the Flie made by John Heywood, black letter, title within woodcut border, with full-length portrait of the author on reverse, which is repeated on the recto of C 4, numerous full-page and smaller woodcuts, fine and large copy, russia, gilt edges, Imprinted by Tho. Powell, 1556, 4to. (1152) Ouseley, £23 10s.

3636 History of Jack Horner-History of Thomas Hickathrift, part 2nd-Tom Tipler, the Merry Tinker of Banbury-Strange and Wonderful Relation of a Old Woman that was drowned on Ratcliffe Highway-History of Fortunatus-A Worthy

Exhortation against Pride and Wantonness-The Witch of the Woodlands, or the Cobler's New Translation-The Life and Death of Mrs. Jane Shore-A true Tale of Robin Hood -History of Johnny-Armstrong A delightful New Academy of Compliments-The Fryer and Boy, a rare and curious collection, with many woodcuts, I vol., half calf, circa 1750, 8vo. (1025) Ouseley, £3

[Of many of these little books there were earlier editions, but their popularity has proved fatal to them. At Corser's sale, two similar volumes to the above, from Joseph Haslewood's library, realised £50.-Catalogue.]

3537 History of the Seven Champions of Christendom, St. George of England, St. David of Wales, etc., 2 vol. in 1, black letter, green morocco extra, gold tooling, gilt edges by Rivière, 1680, small 4to. (1026) Young, £1 18s. 3638 Horæ. Heurs a Lusaige de Romme tout au long sans rien requerir, avec Calendrier, printed on vellum, 87 leaves (Almanach de 1513 à 1530), the anatomical figure and 17 miniature woodcuts painted and illuminated, also numerous capitals, initials, finals, etc., mor. extra, g. e. by C. Lewis, Paris, G. Hardouyn, s. d., 8vo. (1033) Ridler, £3 35. 3639 Horæ. Ces presentes Heures a lusaige de Tournay, au long sans require (Almanach 1502 à 1520), full page woodcuts and borders, half calf (first and last leaves defective), with all faults, P. Pigouchet pour S. Vostre, s. d., 8vo. (1034) Maggs, £3 19s. 3640 Horæ. Hore beate Marie virginis secundum usum Romanum totaliter ad longum sine require cum calendario, printed on vellum (Almanach de 1536 à 1548), numerous small woodcuts, miniatures, painted and illuminated, initials, capitals, etc., morocco, gilt edges, Parisiis per G. Hardouyn, s. a., 8vo. (1035) Tregaskis, £4 3641 Jests. No Jest like a true Jest, being a compendious Record of the Merry Life and Mad Exploits of Captain James Hind, the great Robber of England, hanged at Worcester, 1653, black letter, green morocco extra, gilt edges by Rivière, London, for T. Vere and W. Gilbertson (circa 1670), 8vo. (1040) Maggs, £6

[In the finest condition. A unique copy of an undescribed edition, and, according to Hazlitt, earlier than the edition of 1674, which had hitherto been considered the first.— Catalogue.]

3642 Jordan (T.) The Triumphs of London, performed on Friday, October 29th, 1675, for the Entertainment of Sir Thomas Sheldon, Lord Mayor of the City of London, all set forth at the proper costs and charges of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, red morocco extra, gilt edges, 1675, 4to. (1154) Jamieson, £3

[One of the rarest of Jordan's "Triumphs"; no copy having apparently occurred for sale except Bindley's. Only two copies were known to Lowndes, one of which is in the British Museum, the other in the City of London Library. Catalogue.]

3643 Kelmscott Press. The Tale of King Constans, Emperor of Byzance, done out of the Ancient French into English by W. Morris, borders and initial letters, vellum, uncut, 1894, 8vo. (1048) Shepherd, 2 9s. 3644 Kelmscott Press. Rosetti (D. G.) Hand and Soul, borders and initial letters, vellum, uncut, 1895, 8vo. (1049)

Maggs, £3 35. 3645 Kipling (Rudyard). Departmental Ditties, and other Verses, the extremely rare first edition, fine copy in the original wrapper, with the front flap complete, Printed at the Civil and Military Gazette Press, Lahore, (No. 1 of 1886), 8vo. (1050) Shepherd, 14 15S. 3646 Knox (John). An Exposition uppon the Sext Psalme of David (dedicated to "hys beloved Mother")-The Copie of a Letter sent to the ladye Mary Dowagire Regent of Scotland by John Knox in the yeare 1556; with a notable Sermon on the Masse; and a Comfortable Epistell sente to the afflicted Church of Chryst, etc., all in black letter (some headlines shaved, leaf in the VIth Psalm slightly defective), in 1 vol., morocco antique, gilt edges, n. p. or printer's name (Geneva, 1556), 16m0. (1052) Ellis, £26

[The first piece in this volume contains A-F in 8's and ends with "J. K. watche and praye." The "Copie of a Letter" has A-H in 8's with date 1556 on title only. "A Comfortable Epistell" and "The Comfort of the Holy Ghost," etc., has signatures G-I in 8's, and ends “7 Julii, 1556, J. K."-Catalogue.]

3647 La Fontaine (J. de). Contes et Nouvelles en Vers (Edition exécutée aux Frais des Fermiers Généraux, avec une Notice par Diderot), 2 vol., brilliant impressions of the portraits of La Fontaine and Eisen by Fiquet, of the 57 vignettes by Choffard, and the 80 plates by Eisen, those of the "Cas de Conscience," and "Diable de Papefiguière," Découvertes, fine copy in old French morocco extra, gilt edges, first edition with Eisen's plates, Amsterdam (Paris, Barbou), 1762, 8vo. (1054) Jones, £16 3648 La Fontaine (J. de). Contes et Nouvelles, 2 vol., LARGE PAPER, portrait and plates by Eisen, before the alterations and inscriptions, fine copy, morocco super extra, t. e. g. uncut, by Pratt, Amsterdam (Paris), 1764, 8vo. (1055) Thorp, £4 10s. 3649 Libro de Marchi de Cavalli con li nomi de tutti li Principi et Privati Signori che hanno razza di Cavalli, first edition, engraved title and 83 plates, half morocco, with all faults, Venet., 1569, 8vo. (1061) Leighton, £4 10s. 3650 Marozzo (Achille). Opera nova de Achille Marozzo, Maestro general de l' arte de l' armi, full-page woodcuts of fencing, duelling, etc., original vellum, (1580), 4to. (525) Quaritch, £6 3651 Mary Queen of Scots. La Rhétorique françois d'Antoine Fouquelin de Chauny en Vermandois, nouvellement reveue et augmentée, original vellum, Paris, 1557, 8vo. (1068)

W. Brown, £7.5s. [This rare volume contains a long and eulogistic dedica

tion to Mary Stuart. The Queen at the time of the publication of this volume was only 15, so that it must be one of the very earliest books dedicated to her. The only copy known to Brunet was that in the Bibliothèque du Roi. In the same volume is bound "Les Oraisons de Cicero " Paris, s. d.-Catalogue.]

3652 Mary Queen of Scots. Ode sur la morte Marie Royne d'Escosse morte pour la Foy par la Cruaute des Anglois Heretiques, avec l'oraison Funebre prononcee en Mars, morocco, gilt edges by Traut-Bauzonnet, Paris, 1588, 8vo. (1069) Jamieson, £9

[This is the earliest issue of the account of the funeral service performed in Nôtre Dame de Paris, under the auspices of the French Court, in honour of Queen Mary.— Catalogue.]

3653 Mary Queen of Scots. Historia di Pietro Bizari della guerra fatta in Ungheria dall' invittissimo Imperatore de Christiani, contra quello de Turchi, con la narratione di tutte quelle cose che sono avuenute in Europa, dall' anno 1564, insino all' anno 1568, Lyone, 1568-Lettres Nouvelles du Jappon, Paris, 1584, 2 vol. in 1, contemporary vellum, 1568-84, 8vo. (1070) Ellis, £8

[The volume by Bizari contains the history of the Amours of Mary Stuart and Bothwell told to Bizari by Rizzio. This account appears to be printed here for the first time. In the same volume is found the first mention of the expedition of the French to Florida under the direction of Ribault and Lardonnière. The volume was unknown to Mr. Scott, the bibliographer of Queen Mary.-Catalogue.]

Ellis, £1

3654 Mary (Queen). Rosso (G. R.) I Successi d' Inghilterra dopio la Morte de Odovardo Sexto, first edition, vellum, 1560, small 4to. (1071) 3655 Massinger (Philip). Three new Playes, viz.: The Bashful Lover, The Guardian, The Very Woman, as they have been often acted at the Private House in Black Friars, by his late Majestie's Servants with great applause, first edition, small piece out of portrait and some leaves slightly shaved, old calf, with a seventeenth century book-plate inside cover, 1655, 8vo. (1072) R. Ward, £3 10S. 3656 More (Sir T.) De Optimo Reip. statu deque nuova insula Utopia, Epigrammata, etc., woodcut titles and initials by Holbein, old red morocco, gilt edges, Basle, Froben, 1518, 8vo. (1885) Thompson, jun., £3 12s. 3657 More (Sir T.) History of King Richard the Third, portraits, proofs, LARGE PAPER, morocco extra, gilt edges, 1821, 8vo. (1877) Maggs, £175. 3658 Morris (W.) Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair, 2 vol., woodcut borders and numerous initials, uncut, Kelmscott Press, 1895, 8vo. (1879) F. Murray, £3 10s. 3659 Morris (W.) The Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane, printed in red and black, with 2 ornamental borders and initials, uncut, Kelmscott Press, December, 16, 1893, 8vo. (1085) Isaacs, £7 12s. 6d. 24

XIII.

3660 Morris (W.) The Tale of the Emperor Constans and of Oversea, done out of ancient French into English, printed in red and black, with 2 ornamental borders and initials, uncut, Kelmscott Press, August 30, 1894, 8vo. (1086)

Leighton, £2 IOS. 3661 Morris (W.) Of the Friendship of Amis and Amile, done out of the ancient French into English, printed in red and black, with 2 ornamental borders and initials, uncut, Kelmscott Press, March 13, 1894, 8vo. (1087) R. Ward, £3 17s. 6d. 3662 Morris (W.) Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair, finely printed in red and black, ornamental borders to first 2 pages and initials, 2 vol., uncut, Kelmscott Press, July 25, 1895, 8vo. (1088) Ward, £3 10s.

3663 Mulcaster (Richd.) The Translation of certain Latin verses written upon her Majesties (Queen Elizabeth's) death, called A Comforting Complaint, fine copy, morocco extra, gilt edges, 1603, 4to. (1170) Quaritch, £6

A rare volume in verse. The only other copy known is that in the British Museum. Mulcaster was the first master of Merchant Taylors' School, and it is said that Spenser the Poet was one of his earliest pupils. In 1596 he was appointed headmaster of St. Paul's School, and probably composed some of the masques performed by the boys. The poem was first written in Latin, copies of it were sometimes bound with this translation. Catalogue.] 3664 Rabelais (F.) Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel, Préface par E. Tross, printed on vellum, red morocco extra, g. e. by Chambolle-Duru, Paris, 1869, 8vo. (1124) Ridler, £2 125. 3665 Restif de la Bretone. Les Contemporaines ou Avantures des plus jolies Femmes, etc., 42 vol., nearly 300 curious plates, uniform in half calf gilt, gilt edges, 1781-85, 8vo. (1128) Ridler, £55s. 3666 Richardson (Samuel). History of Sir Charles Grandison, vol. vii., first edition, original half binding, uncut, 1754, 8vo. (1131) Pearson, 14 [This is a volume of proof sheets, and was sent by Richardson to Lady Bradshaig. It is annotated throughout by her, Richardson afterwards adding in his autograph his observations on her notes. These observations are often

of considerable length, several of them being initialed by Richardson. Catalogue.]

3667 Rider's British Merlin, and Court and City Register, 15 vol., original morocco, full gilt backs, the sides covered with rich gold ornamental tooling, gilt edges, each vol. a different pattern, 1737, etc., 8vo. (1133)

Ridler, £10 10s.

3668 Rogers (S.) Italy and Poems, 2 vol., first edition, proof impressions of the vignettes after Turner and Stothard, magnificently bound by F. Bedford in dark olive morocco, sides and back entirely covered with elaborate gold tooling, doublé of crimson morocco tooled in the same pattern, gilt vellum fly-leaves, gilt gaufré edges, each volume enclosed in a morocco case, 1830-34, 8vo. (1134) Maggs, £13 10s.