Esther.

A Megillah or Scroll of the Book of Esther, a Hebrew MS., on parchment, with coloured borders and vignettes of the life of Esther, without date, but late xvII. cent., folio (905), March 5, Sotheby Evans, £2 5s. Estienne (C.) L'Agriculture et Maison Rustique (2 ll. in MS.) -La Chasse du Loup, in 1 vol., fine woodcuts, vell., Paris, 1567, sm. 4to. (48), April 19, Hodgson Myers, £4 Estienne (C.) and Liebault (J.) Maison Rustique, or the Countrey Farme, translated into English by Richard Surflet, woodcuts, including designs for knots" or ornamental flower-beds, wants sign. A I (? a blank), sign. N 4 torn, orig. sheep (worn), A. Hatfield, 1606, 4to. (5219), Nov. 27, Sotheby Maggs, £3 18s. Estienne (H.) The Art of making Devises, treating of Hieroglyphicks, Symboles, etc., translated by T. Blount, first ed., fine engraved title in compartments and engravings, buckram, R. Marriot, 1646, sm. 4to. (101), July 12, Hodgson Pickering, £2 18s. Estienne (H.) A World of Wonders (translated by R. Cudworth), first ed., 2 parts in 1 vol. (some 11. slightly water stained), orig. cf., rebacked and repaired, For Iohn Norton, 1607, folio (5220), Nov. 27, Sotheby Leighton, £2 8s. [See also Dec. 18, 1 8s.: Hodgson, April 19, £2 8s.] Etchings. Selection of Etchings by the Etching Club, including one by F. Seymour Haden, with nine extra etchings by Rothwell and Rajon inserted, mostly signed, cl., mor. back, t.e.g., 1865 (263), June 13, Hodgson Colnaghi, £12 Etherege (Sir George). She wou'd if She cou'd, a Comedy, brown mor. gt., g.e., by S. Kaufmann, 1693, 4to. (501), Feb. 5, Sotheby Howell, £2 Etymologicum Magnum Graecum, cum praefatione M. Musuri, first ed. [Hain-Copinger 6691, Proctor 5644], printed throughout in Greek characters, 24 ornamental headpieces, 24 initials and numerous capitals, all printed in red (one leaf re-margined, small holes in blank portion of last leaf and a few II. stained), hf. cf. over wooden boards (upper cover loose), Venice, Zakharias Kallierges, 1499, folio (352), July 25, Sotheby Todd, 14 IOS. Euchologion, Greek, MS. on vell., 253 ll., containing the Mass of S. John Chrysostom, S. Basil the Great and S. Gregory, etc. (holes in first leaf and two or three ll. at end, remains of original binding of leather over wooden boards), in case, Early XIII. cent., 4to. (9 in. by 6 in.), (5221), Nov. 27, Sotheby Leighton, £9 5S. Euclides. Elementa geometriae, latine cum annotationibus Campani, 137 11. only, gothic letter, 44-45 long lines to a page, the first leaf of text with a woodcut border (col.), numerous woodcut geometrical diagrams in the margins (a few letters damaged by stain), cf. gt. (rubbed), Venice, Erhardt Ratdolt, May 25th, 1482 (1002), Oct. 23, Sotheby Sotheran, £13 See also July 3, £4; Ameri

[The first printed edition.

can Art Association, Feb. 28, $200; Sotheby, Oct. 23, ed. 1491, £10 IOS.] Euclides. Elementorum lib. XIII. (in Arabic), edited by Nassir, numerous diagrams, vell., Rome, ex typ. medicea [1594], folio (1005), Oct. 23, Sotheby Leighton, 1 2S. Euclides. Euclidis Megaresis philosophi platonici, vignette on the title, numerous diagrams (several letters damaged by wormholes), russ. gt. (the cover loose), Venice, J. Tacuinus, 1517, folio (1006), Oct. 23, Sotheby

[See also Lot 1007, 1543, £1 16s.] Stanford, £3 IOS. Euclides. Elementorum libri xv. (graece), diagrams (foremargin of first few 11. frayed), cf., the covers of a xvI. century Italian binding, Basileae, 1533, folio (88), March 20, Sotheby Tregaskis, £3 15s.

[See also Nov. 27, £4; Hodgson, Oct. 18, ed. 1591, £2 14s.] Euclides. The Elements of Geometrie of the most auncient Philosopher Euclide of Megara, faithfully (now first) translated into the Englishe toung by H. Billingsley with a very fruitfull Preface made by M. J. Dee, first Eng. lish translation, engraved title (folding plate slightly torn, not damaging the text, portrait of Dr. Dee creased), cf. (cover loose), John Day, 1570, folio (1004), Oct. 23, Sotheby Maggs, £12

[See also Puttick, Feb. 21, £1.]

Euclides.

Elements of Geometry, the first vi. Bookes, with a Preface by J. Dee, diagrams, orig. cf., 1651, 4to. (5223), Nov. 27, Sotheby Barnard, 135.

[See also Dec. 18, 1847, 12s.]

Eucologe ou Livre d'Eglise à l'usage de Paris, contemp. mosaic binding of red mor. gt., with dentelle border, tulips, etc., formed by inlays of green mor., and in the centre of the sides two doves surmounted by flaming hearts, with unisons nous beneath, the back is gt. and two panels have diamond mosaics of green mor., g.e., Paris, Hansy, 1775, 8vo. (544), Feb. 5, Sotheby Pearson, £15 Euripides. Tragoedia Septendecim, first Aldine ed., 2 vol. in 1, with early marginal notes, old blind stamped vell. over wooden boards, with clasps, Venetiis, apud Aldum, 1503, 8vo. (172), May 15, Sotheby Maggs, £3 5s. [See also Nov. 27, ed. 1537, £1.]

Euripides. Tragoediae, Fragmenta, Epistolae, ex editione Iosuae Barnesii, accedunt Samuelis Musgravii notae integrae, index verborum, etc., curavit C. D. Beckius, 3 vol., mor., gt. and blind tooled, g.e., Leipzig, 1778-88, 4to. (573), July 30, Sotheby Galloway, £1 Eusebius. Historia Ecclesiastica, roman letter, long lines, capitals painted in red and blue alternately, blank margin of last leaf mended, green mor. gt., g.e., by C. Smith, Mantua, Joannes Schollus, 1479, folio (5225), Nov. 27, Sotheby Maggs, £14

De praeparatione evangelica a Georgio Trapezuntio traducta, roman letter, 106 ll., wants first and last (both blank), initials in red (a few small stains), hf. bound, back defective [Hain *6702, Pellechet 4644, Proctor *6474], Treviso, M. Manzolo, 1480, folio (775), June 4, Sotheby Leighton, £1 18s. Eusebius Pamphilus. The Auncient Ecclesiasticall Histories written in the Greeke tongue by Eusebius, Socrates and Evagrius, translated by M. Hanmer, black and roman letter (fore-edge of title torn, a few stains at beginning and end), old cf. (back defective), T. Vautrollier, 1585, folio (588), May 15, Sotheby Leighton, £1 12S.

[Has the dedication dated 1584 containing references to the literature commonly read at that date in England, including Chaucer, Marcus Aurelius, Guevara, The Palace of Pleasure and the monstrous fables of Garagantua."] Eutropius. Historia Romana cum continuatione Pauli Diaconi, MS. on paper, 216 ll. (8 in. by 5 in.), finely written by a French scribe in letters bâtardes, borders of two ll. and many initial letters delicately illuminated in gold and colours with representations of the Crucifixion, birds, beasts, reptiles, flowers, etc., orig. stamped leather (rebacked) over wooden boards, g.e., About 1470 (614), Feb. 5, Sotheby Davis & Orioli, £9 10s.

[In the initial on page 1, in the border of f. 5 and on the fore-edges are the arms argent, between three bunches of grapes proper a chevron gules, and on f. I and the top and bottom edges are the initials I. V. The book was no doubt written for a member of the Des Vignes family. At the beginning and end are signatures of V. Budé, accompanied by mottoes.]

Eutropius. Historiae Romanae Libb. x., olive mor. gt., with a note by Charles Nodier on the fly-leaf: "Edition très rare et le premier volume ou se lise le nom des Elzevirs,' Leyden, L. Elzevir, 1592, 8vo. (214), Dec. 11, Sotheby Quaritch, LII Evans (Charles). A Chronological Dictionary of all Books, Pamphlets and Periodical Publications printed in the United States of America from the Genesis of Printing in 1639 down to and including the year 1820, with Bibliographical and Biographical Notes, 8 vol. (all published to date), cl., uncut, Chicago, 1903-14, 4to. (94), March 8, Anderson Galleries $100

[Limited edition, privately printed for the author.] Evans (C. S.) Cinderella, edition-de-luxe, col. illustrations by A. Rackham, one of 300 copies numbered and signed by the artist, printed on Japanese vell., hf. vell., t.e.g., n.d., 4to. (398), Feb. 21, Puttick Sanders, £1 7s. 6d. [See also Lot 392, paper, 1; Anderson Galleries, Feb. 13, on vell., $80.]

Evans (C. S.)

Sleeping Beauty, edition-de-luxe, col. illustra

tions, etc. by A. Rackham, one of 625 numbered and signed copies by the artist on handmade paper, hf. vell., t.e.g., n.d., 4to. (399), Feb. 21, Puttick

Sanders, £1 12s. 6d. Evans (John). Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain, illustrations, cf. gt., 1872Ancient Bronze Implements, illustrations, orig. cl., 1881, 8vo. (67), Dec. 18, Sotheby Foyle, £1 6s. Evans (J. G.) and Rhys (John). Llyvyr Teilo vel Liber Landavensis, the text of the book of Llan Dâv reproduced from the Gwysaney MS., facs., copy on special paper, green mor. gt., t.e.g., Oxford, 1893, 8vo. (14), Oct. 30, Sotheby Quaritch, £3 1OS.

[See also May 15, £1 2s.] Evans (Rhys). A Voice from Heaven to the Common-wealth of England, 1653-An Eccho to the Book called A Voyce from Heaven, by Arise Evans, Printed for the Authour, 1653, 2 vol. in 1, hf. cf., 8vo. (27), Feb. 5, Sotheby

Barnard, £4 5S. Evans (Thomas). Edipus, Three Cantoes, wherein is contained (1) His unfortunate Infancy (2) His execrable Actions (3) His lamentable End, woodcut border to title, ends imperfectly with E 6 (which has two small holes) and apparently wants three or four 11., unbound, Nicholas Okes, 1615, 8vo. (260), March 12, Sotheby

Quaritch, £3 15s. Evans (William). Pietatis Lachrymæ. Teares of deuotion, in verse of 6-line stanzas, title within a woodcut border, woodcut ornaments at top and foot of each page, fine copy, with original blank marked A before title and blank at end, from the Lamport Hall collection, brown levant mor. ex., g.t., uncut, Miller arms in gold on sides, Edward Allde, 1602, 8vo. (261), March 12, Sotheby [Believed to be unique.] Rosenbach, £510 Evangelia, Græcè, from the private chapel of the Muliano family (wormed), velvet over wooden boards, with metal figures of Christ rising from the tomb, the crucifixion, the evangelists, etc., and clasps, sold as a binding, 1587, folio (1075), July 30, Sotheby Davis & Orioli, £3 5s. Evangeli et Epistole. Le pistole & lectione & euägelii iquali si leghono itulō lāno alla messa: cioe dominicale festiui & feriali secudo luso de la sancta chiesa romana, roman letter, double columns, 34 lines, 138 ll. [collation: a-8c 8, d 6-e 6, f 8-g 8, h 6-k 6, 18-r 8, s 6-t 6, not in Hain or Proctor, Copinger ii. 2310 and Reichling i. 141, both of whom give the number of 11. wrongly, quoting from a catalogue], initial F on first page in gold and colours and in the lower margin a coat-of-arms (azure, a fez or), initials and paragraph marks in red and blue (first 3 11. stained and a few other 11. slightly stained), vell. (? Venice,

Philippus Petri or Juvenis Guerinus), 1476, folio (118), July 25, Sotheby Johns, L10 IOS. [No other copy appears to be known.] Eve (G. W.) Decorative Heraldry, on Japanese vell., col. frontispiece and illustrations, mor. gt., inner borders, g.t., 1897, 8vo. (814), July 30, Sotheby Hollings, £2 10s. [Evelyn] (John) Acetaria, a Discourse of Sallets, first ed., with the folding table and errata, old cf., 1699, 12mo. (98), Feb. 28, Hodgson £3 12s. 6d. Evelyn (J.) Fumifugium, or the Inconvenience of Aer and Smoak of London dissipated, first ed. (some 11. slightly water-stained), boards, W. Godbid for Gabriel Bedel, etc., 1601, sm. 4to. (605), Feb. 5, Sotheby Barnard, £5

[See also June 4, £1 4S.]

[Evelyn (J.)] Mundus Muliebris, or the Ladies DressingRoom unlock'd, and her Toilette spread, in Burlesque, together with the Fop Dictionary, for the use of the Fair Sex, second ed., with the orig. wrapper and wholly uncut, 1690, sm. 4to. (175), April 19, Hodgson Dobell, £6 10S. [See also Sotheby, Mar. 12, £5 5s.]

Evelyn (J.) Navigation and Commerce

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with special

Regard to the English Nation, their several Voyages and Expeditions, etc., with the leaf of Errata" and list of Books sold by Benj. Tooke (completing the 4 11. of sign. K), contemp. cf., 1674, 8vo. (427), April 19, HodgThorp, £6 15s. Evelyn (J.) Public Employment and an Active Life prefer'd to Solitude, first ed., with imprimatur, orig. sheep, 1667, 12m0. (109), July 12, Hodgson

son

[See also April 19, £3 17s. 6d.]

£3 6s.

Evelyn (J.) Sculptura, or the History and Art of Chalcography and Engraving in Copper, first ed., frontispiece, plate and an original folding mezzotint by Prince Rupert, fine impression of the latter, old cf. (rebacked), 1662, 8vo. (127), June 11, Sotheby Parsons, 18 IOS.

sm.

[See also Hodgson, July 12, £3 7s. 6d.] Evelyn] (J.) Sylva, first ed., with the extra ll. and errata, the title bearing cryptogramic signature of Evelyn and licence leaf numbered No. 83," old cf., 1664, folio (143), Feb. 28, Hodgson Dobell, £5 15s.

[See also Feb. 28, £2 10s.; Mar. 22, £1 10s.; Sotheby, June 25, 1; Feb. 12, 14S.; Mar. 5, ed. 1776, £4 5s.] Evelyn (J.) Memoirs, comprising his Diary and Private Correspondence, edited by W. Bray, first ed., portrait (in two states), with an additional portrait of Evelyn by Bartolozzi and other proof plates, and 7 pp. of MS. notes by Wm. Beckford, 2 vol., russ. ex., with broad inner borders and leather joints, g.e., by C. Lewis, 1818, 4to. (134), Feb. 28, Hodgson E. Cooper, £12 10s. [See also Nov. 22, £2 4s.; Dowell, Mar. 19, ed. 1827, 5 vol., 2 10s.; Sotheby, July 3, ed. 1827, 5 vol., £6; Dowell, June 18, ed. 1827, 5 vol., £3 5s.]