"First Edition. A Book of the greatest beauty, and in the finest preservation. The Initial Letters are painted in gold and colours and the first page of the Dedicatory Epistle is encircled with a superb painting, in which are beautiful miniature Portraits of Francesco Sforza, Cardinal Sforza, and Lodovico il Moro. The other ornaments are also finished in the most exquisite taste and beautiful colouring. It is impossible to find in a printed book any

illumination, more beautiful or more perfect than this magnificent Painting." Catalogue de Mac Carthy, vol. ii. p. 96.

"We have here the loveliest-at any rate, and without question or doubt ONE of the loveliest-of membranaceous bijoux! I call to mind all that the Devonshire, Spencer, Grenville and Cracherode Collections possess-when I make this declaration. It presents us with a perfect picture of an old vellum book: large, clean and spotless: yet more, embellished throughout in a manner at once brilliant and classical, and the FIRST PAGE according to my humble judgment and feeling not having its compeer, probably not even in the united libraries of Milan, Florence and Rome. The border of it is arabesque of a tone of colour so mellow and appropriate, that nothing more delectable can be easily conceived." Dibdin's Bibliographical Decameron, vol. iii. p. 176.

Sfortiade fatta Italiana de li

gesti del generoso et invitto Francesco Sforza qual per proprio vertù divenne Duca di Milano, distinta in Lib. xxx.

Ove s'ha l'intera cognitione de li fatti in Italia da gl'anni 1423 fin'al 1444. Con un breve ragguaglio de la vita, de costumi, de la statura de Francesco Sforza, di Nicolo Picinino, di Filippo Maria Duca de Melano, d'Alfonso Re d'Aragona, e d'altri, tratto de l'historia di Papa Pio secundo. Venetia, per Curtio Troiano di Navò, 1543. 8vo.

SHAFTESBURY, ANTHONY, EARL OF. Rawleigh redivivus: or, the Life and death of A. late Earl of Shaftesbury. By Philonax Misopappas. London, for Thomas Malthus, 1683. 12mo.

The Compleat Statesman, demonstrated in the Life, Actions, and Politicks, of Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury. London, for Benjamin Alsop, 1683. Portrait. 12mo.

Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times. London, 1732. 8vo. 3 vol. L. P.

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM. Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies. London, printed by Isaac Jaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623. Portrait by Droeshout. Fol. R. M.

First Edition. Supposed to be the most beautiful copy known, it measures twelve inches seven eighths, by eight inches and three eights. The Impression of the Portrait is most brilliant. It was purchased in 1819 at a sale at R. Saunders's in Fleet Street for a hundred and sixteen guineas and has since been bound uniformly with the three other folio Editions by C. Lewis, in red morocco, with joints, and ornamented gilt leaves. Mr. Grenville has written the following memorandum on the blank leaf at the beginning.

"This first edition of Shakespeare, is an original and perfect copy, and was purchased by me in its first binding, and in its original state. T. G."

Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The Second Impression. London, by T. Cotes, for R. Allot, 1632. Fol. R. M.

Fine copy from the Library of Benjamin Way, of Denham.

Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. The Third Impression. London, for Philip Chetwinde, 1663. (With a space left for the Portrait in the Title Page. The next leaf contains the Portrait with verses under it and then the second Title Page.) And unto this impression is added seven Playes, never before printed in Folio. London, for P. C. 1664. Fol. R. M. A beautiful copy.

"This third edition of Shakespeare, ending with the Play of Cymbeline at p. 877, was published in 1663. In the

Verses, &c. originally written in Latin by John Shaw, and made English by Simon Wastel. LonPonder, 1683.

S. T. 1684. 8vo.

"This voyage was more accurately published in the following year 1685, and makes the second volume of the Buccaneers of America, 4to.

SHAW, STEBBING. The history and antiquities of Staffordshire. Compiled from the manuscripts of Hunbach, Loxdale, Bishop Lyttel

ton, and other collections of Dr.

Wilkes, the Rev. T. Fielde, &c. &c. Including Erdeswick's Survey of the County; and the approved parts of Dr. Plot's Natural history. The whole brought down to the present

SHARP, THOMAS. The Pageant of the Company of Sheremen and Taylors, in Coventry, as performed by them on the Festivals of Corpus Christi; together with other Pageants, exhibited on occasion of several Royal visits to that City: and two specimens of Ancient Local Poetry. (Edited by Thomas Sharp). Coventry, 1817. 4to. R. M.

Only twelve copies printed.

A Dissertation on the Pageants or Dramatic Mysteries anciently performed at Coventry, by the Trading Companies of that City; chiefly with reference to the Vehicle, Characters and Dresses of the Actors. To which are added, the Pageant of the Shearman and Taylor's Company, and other Municipal entertainments of a public nature. Coventry, 1825. Plates on India Paper. 4to. L. P.

SHAW, HENRY. Illuminated Ornaments selected from Manuscripts and early Printed Books from the Sixth to the Seventeenth Centuries drawn and engraved by H. Shaw, with descriptions by Sir F. Madden. London, 1833. Coloured Plates. Fol. B. M.

SHAW, JOHN. The divine Art of Memory, or the sum of the Holy Scriptures delivered in Acrostick

Fol. Vol. I. and vol. II. pt. 1. bound in 1 vol. L. P. M.

This work was never finished.

SHAW, THOMAS. Travels or Observations relating to several parts With of Barbary and the Levant. the Supplement. Oxford, 1736L. P. R. 1746. Plates. Fol. The Large Paper is very rare, when found complete with the Supplement.

Travels and observations relating to several parts of Barbary

and the Levant. The second Edi

tion, with great improvements. London, 1757. Plates. 4to.

SHAXTON, NICOLAS. The confutation of XIII. Articles, wherunto Nicolas Shaxton, late byshop of Salisburye subscribed and caused to be set forth in print the yere of our Lorde 15+6 when he recanted in Smithfielde at London at the burning of mestres Anne Askue, which is liuely set forth in the figure folowynge. London, by John Day and William Seres, n. d. Folding wood cut. 12mo. Bl. L.

SHERFIELD, HENRY. The

pro

ceedings in the Star Chamber in 1632, against Henry Sherfield Esq. Recorder of Salisbury, for breaking down Painted Glass in the Church of St. Edmonds in the said city, &c. London, 1717. Svo.

SHERINGHAM, ROBERTUS. De Anglorum gentis Origine Discep-. tatio. Cantabrigiæ, excudebat Jo. Hayes, 1670. 8vo. B. M.

SHERLEY, SIR ANTHONY. A true report of Sir Anthony Shierlies Journey ouerland to Venice, from thence by Sea to Antioch, Aleppo, and Babilon, and so to Casbine in Persia: his entertainement there by the great Sophie: his Oration: his letters of Credence to the Christian Princes: and the priuiledg obtained of the great Sophie, for the quiet passage and trafique of all Christian Marchants, throughout his whole Dominions. London, by R. B. for I. I. 1600. 4to. Six leaves. Bl. L.

G. M.

"I had always considered the edition by Parry of 1601 as the first, and Lowndes, Watt and the other Bibliographers do not appear to have had any knowledge of this prior and first edition printed from his letters which reached England in Sept. 1600." MS. note.

A true historicall discourse of Muley Hamets rising to the three Kingdoms of Moruecos, Fes and Sus. The dis-union of the three kingdomes by ciuill warre, kindled amongst his three ambitious Sonnes, Muley Sheck, Muley Boferes, and Muley Sidan. The religion and policie of the More and Barbarian. The aduentures of Sir Anthony Sherley, and diuers other English Gentlemen, in those Countries. With other nouelties. London, by Thomas Purfoot,for Clements Knight,

1609. 4to. Bl. L.

His relation of his Travels into Persia. The dangers and distresses, which befell him in his passage, both by Sea and land and his strange and unexpected deliuerances. His magnificent entertainement in Persia, his honourable imployment there hence, as Embassadour to the Princes of Christendome, the cause of his disappointment,

therein, with his advice to his brother, Sir Robert Sherley. Also a true relation of the great magnificence, valour, prudence, justice, temperance, and other manifold vertues of Abbas, now King of Persia, with his great conquests, whereby he hath inlarged his Dominions. London, for Nathaniel Butter and Joseph Bagfet, 1613. Portrait. 4to.

"A good copy of these interesting travels is of rare occurrence. Of the only two heads of Sir A. S. this is the best. The R. Sherley is to be found, it is one of the other is by Sadler. When the head of Sir

rarest of English Portraits." MS. note.

SHERLEY, SIR ROBERT. Sir R. Sherley, sent ambassadour in the name of the King of Persia, to Sigismond the third, King of Poland and Swecia, and to other Princes of Europe. His royall entertainement into Cracovia, the chiefe Citie of Poland, with his pretended comming into England. Also the honourable praises of the same Sir Robert Sherley, giuen vnto him in that kingdome, are here likewise inserted. London, by J. Windet, for John Budge, 1609. 4to. Bl. L. Eleven leaves.

Vera relatione della solenne entrata, fatta in Roma da Don Roberto Scerlei Inglese, Ambasciatore di Xa Abbas Re di Persia, alla Santita di Nostro Signor Papa Paolo quinto. Bologna, per Bartolomeo Coc

chi, 1609. 8vo. Four leaves. G. M.

R. Sherley into Rome, I have not met

"Of this account of the entry of Sir

with any other copy." MS. note.

SHERLEY, SIRS THOMAS, AnTHONY and ROBERT. The three English Brothers. Sir Thomas Sherley his Trauels, with his three yeares imprisonment in Turkie: his inlargement by his Maiesties letters to the great Turke: and lastly, his safe returne into England, this present yeare, 1607. Sir Anthony Sherley his Embassage to the Chris

tian Princes. Master Robert Sherley his wars against the Turkes, with his marriage to the Emperor of Persia his Neece. London, by John Hodgets, 1607. 4to. Bl. L. r.

Collation. A-K. in fours. Forty leaves. A. 1. is a wood cut of a Ship. The copy is wrongly bound, Sir A's adventures being placed before Sir T's Travels.

This is considered to be the rarest of the Tracts relating to these three Travellers.

SHIPWRECK. Lamentable News from Sea; being a true relation how a Ship called the Cherry, was lately cast away, and all the men drowned except seven. Five of the Strongest kill'd two of their fellows, Eat their flesh and drank their blood, and thereby preserved their own lives, &c. London, 1677. 4to.

Four leaves.

Via ad Latinam linguam complanata. The way made plain to the Latine Tongue. The rules composed in English and Latine Verse: for the greater delight and benefit of Learners. London, by R. W., for J. Stephenson, 1649. Frontispiece. 12mo. G. M.

SHIRLEY, JOHN. The accomplished Ladies rich closet of rarities : or the ingenious gentlewoman and servant-maids delightful companion. London, for N. Bodington, 1688. Frontispiece. 12mo.

SHIRWOD, JOHANNES. Ad reverendiss. . . . . . dominum Mar

cum Cardinalem Sancti Marci vulgariter nuncupatum, J. Shirwod, quod latine interpretatur limpida silva, sedis apost. protonot. anglici, præfatio in epitomen de ludo arithmomachiæ feliciter incipit. S. 1. a. et typ. n. 4to. B. M.

"The Epistle at the end is dated Romæ, 1482. This is a book of great rarity and very little known to most of the bibliographers. The author was Bishop of Durham in the Reign of Edward IVth and died at Rome in 1493, having written this book for the amusement of Nevil Arch

bishop of York." MS. note.

The life and

SHORE, JANE. death of Jane Shore, containing the whole account of her Amorous intrigues with King Edward the IVth and the Lord Hastings: her penitence, punishment and poverty. To which are added other amours of that King and his Courtiers; with several antient love poems, written by the wits of those times. Also an heroical epistle from K. Edward IV. to Jane Shore, with her Answer. London, 1714. 4to.

SHORT-HAND WRITING. Short-Writing Shotned by John Farthing. London, 1684.

- Short-Writing composed by Theophilus Metcalfe. London, 1698. Portrait and frontispiece.

Tachygraphy or Short-Writing the most easie exact and speedie compiled by T. Shellon. London, 1691.