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5289 Béranger (P. J. de). Memoirs, written by himself, portrait, extra-illustrated by the addition of 71 portraits, including a mezzotint of Béranger, by S. W. Reynolds, after Scheffer, half morocco extra, full gilt back, t. e. g., by Rivière, 1858, 8vo. (17) Maggs, £2 4s. 5290 Berry (Miss). Extracts of the Journals and Correspondence of Miss Berry from the year 1783 to 1852, edited by Lady Theresa Lewis, 3 vol., extra-illustrated and extended to 6 vol. by the addition of 312 portraits, 35 autograph letters of celebrities and 27 views, including mezzotint, coloured and India proof engravings, half morocco, gilt floreate backs, t. e. g., uncut, by Rivière, 1865, 8vo. (18)

Dobell, £12 5s. 5291 Book (The) of Ruth, with an introduction by Ernest Rhys, designs by W. D. Macdougall, 1896--The Book of Job, with an introduction by Joseph Jacobs, designs by H. Granville Fell, 1896, the illustrations coloured by hand by Miss Gloria Cardew, 4to. (23) Savage, I IOS. 5292 Bookbindings Old and New, Notes of a Book-Lover, with an Account of the Grolier Club, New York, by Brander Matthews, facsimiles, etc., morocco super extra, vellum fly-leaves, t. e. g., 1896, square 8vo. (24) Leighton, £1 18s. 5293 Book-Prices Current, a record of the Prices at which Books have been sold at auction, December, 1886 to July, 1903, 17 vol. and Index (1887-96), 1 vol., 1888-1903, 8vo. (28)

A. Clay, £10 5s. 5294 Byron (Lord). English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, a Satire, fourth edition, LARGE PAPER, extra illustrated by the addition of a remarkable collection of upwards of 70 portraits of literary men, etc. (some proofs on India paper), including M. G. Lewis by Hollis, Marquis of Lansdowne by Cooper, and others by Finden, Ridley, etc., morocco super extra, uncut, by Zaehnsdorf, Cawthorne, 1810, 8vo. (42) Rimell, £3 18s. 5295 Byron (Lord). Hours of Idleness, a series of Poems, original and translated, first edition, calf extra, g. e., by Bedford, Newark, 1807, small 8vo. (43) C. White, 1 25. 5296 Byron (Lord). Clinton (George). Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Lord Byron, portrait, facsimile and 38 woodcuts by George Cruikshank, extra illustrated and extended to 2 vol. by the addition of upwards of 133 portraits and views, and autograph letters of John Murray and James Perry, morocco extra, t. e. g., uncut, by Rivière, Robins, 1827, 8vo. (45) Maggs, £5_17s. 6d. 5297 Caldecott (R.) Old Christmas, from the Sketch Book of Washington Irving, illustrations by R. Caldecott, morocco super extra, the sides and back ornamented with designs of holly leaves and mistletoe in gold, white silk fly-leaves, g. e., by Rivière, original cloth covers preserved, in a morocco lined case, Macmillan, 1876, 8vo. (47) Maggs, £3 5s. 5298 Caldecott (R.) Irving (Washington). Old Christmas and

Bracebridge Hall, 2 vol., first editions, illustrated by R. Caldecott, original cloth gilt, g. e., 1876-7, 8vo. (48) Watkins, 1 IIS. 5299 Cartwright (Julia). Sacharissa, some account of Dorothy Sidney Countess of Sunderland, her Family and Friends, 1617-1684, extra illustrated by the addition of 76 portraits (some mezzotint and India proofs) of Court Beauties, etc., morocco super extra, t. e. g., uncut, by Rivière, 1893, 8vo. (55) Maggs, £2 158. 5300 Catherine II. of Russia. Authentic Memoirs, frontispiece, extra illustrated by the addition of 34 portraits, calf extra, t. e. g., uncut, by Rivière, 1797, 12mo. (58) Maggs, £2 45. 5301 Charles I., by Sir John Skelton, Japanese paper copy, with duplicate set of the plates, frontispiece in gold and colours, uncut, in cloth case, with silk ties, Goupil, 1898, 4to. (59) Forrester, £2 8s. 5302 Columna (Francesco). La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo, cioè pugna d'amore in sogno, woodcuts, the Priapus unmutilated, calf gilt, with the Aldine anchor in gold on the sides, g. e., In Vinegia, in casa de figliuoli di Aldo, 1545folio (64) Leighton, £10 35. 5303 Costello (Louisa S.) The Rose Garden of Persia, coloured borders and illuminated ornamentation, morocco super extra, t. e. g., uncut, by E. S. Aurifex, 1888, 8vo. (69)

Spencer, £1 125. 5304 Cowper (William). Poems, J. Johnson, 1782-The Task, a Poem in 6 books, to which is added an Epistle to Joseph Hill, Esq., Tirocinium, or a Review of Schools, and the History of John Gilpin, ib., 1785, 2 vol., first editions of both volumes, morocco extra, g. e., by Rivière, 8vo. (70)

Ellis, £11

[This copy had the suppressed preface (8 pages) by John Newton, dated Charles Square, Hoxton, Feb. 18, 1782, of which it is believed not more than than three or four copies exist. It also had the scarce half-title to the second volume. Catalogue.]

5305 Craig (W. H.) Doctor Johnson and the Fair Sex, extra illustrated with 51 portraits, mottled calf extra, t. e. g., by Rivière, 1895, 8vo. (71) Rimell, £ 15s. 5306 Cromerus (Martinus). De Origine et Rebus gestis Polonorum, with arms on obverse of title, and a portrait of King Sigismund on reverse, also woodcut initials, ruled in red, morocco super extra, in imitation of a binding made for Henri II. and Diane de Poitiers, title of book on upper cover, motto "Omnium Victorem vici" beneath, silver clasps and bosses, gilt gauffred edges, in a wool lined case (bound by M. Hagué), Basilea, Jo. Oporinus, 1555, folio. (73) Young, £6 5s. 5307 Crowquill (Alfred). Absurdities, in prose and verse, first edition, 13 coloured plates by the author, calf extra, t. e. g., uncut, by F. Bedford, original cover preserved, Hurst, 1827, 8vo. (74) Dobell, £1 105.

5308 Cunningham (Peter). The Story of Nell Gwyn and the Sayings of Charles the Second, portrait, extra illustrated by the addition of 109 portraits by White, Sherwin, Vertue, Vander Gucht, etc. (of which 11 are proofs on India paper, 3 mezzotints, and 3 are coloured), morocco extra, by Rivière, New York, 1883, imperial 8vo. (75) Dobell, £9 5309 Cruikshank (G.) The Humourist, a Collection of Entertaining Tales, Anecdotes, Repartees, Witty Sayings, Epigrams, Bon Mots, Jeu d'esprits, etc., 4 vol., first edition, with fine impressions of the 40 coloured etchings by George Cruikshank, morocco super extra, g. e., by Rivière, J. Robins and Co., 1819-20, 12mo. (81) Stephens, £16 10s. 5310 Cruikshank (G.) Bates (W.) George Cruikshank, the Artist, the Humourist and the Man, with some Account of his brother Robert, a Critico-Bibliographical Essay, first edition, illustrations after G. Cruikshank, extra illustrated by the addition of 27 portraits, 29 coloured and 82 plain etchings, 17 woodcuts and 7 autograph letters, 162 insertions in all, morocco super extra, t. e. g., by Rivière, Birmingham, 1878, royal 4to. (83) Sotheran, £7 105.

[The autograph letters are from Harrison Ainsworth, Richard Bentley, Alfred Crowquill, and others.--Catalogue.] 5311 Cruikshank (G.) An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank, by W. M. Thackeray, edited with a Prefatory Note on Thackeray as an Artist and Art-Critic, by W. E. Church, portrait of Cruikshank, etched by F. W. Pailthorpe, and upwards of 40 illustrations, LARGE PAPER, extra illustrated by the addition of a portrait of Thackeray and 130 etchings, woodcuts and caricatures (some coloured), mostly original impressions, morocco super extra, t. e. g., by Rivière, George Redway, 1884, imperial 8vo. (84) Sotheran, £6 5312 Cruikshank (G.) A Memoir of George Cruikshank, by F. G. Stephens and an Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank, by W. M. Thackeray, portrait and 44 illustrations, extra illustrated by the addition of 27 portraits and 114 plates and woodcuts (including 27 coloured from Lord Bateman, Punch and Judy, etc.), morocco super extra, g. e., by Rivière, 1891, 8vo. (85) Maggs, £3 8s. 5313 Cruikshank (G.) Thackeray (W. M.) An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank (the original article as it appeared in The Westminster Review, vol. xxxiv.), extra illustrated by the addition of upwards of 200 etchings, coloured plates, portraits, woodcuts, etc., inlaid throughout to folio size, half morocco extra, g. e., by Rivière, 1840, folio (86)

Spencer, £10 5314 Cruikshank (G.) A Complete Set of the Twenty Etchings to illustrate Harrison Ainsworth's "Miser's Daughter," India proofs, mounted on large folio paper, half bound morocco, g.e., 1842, folio (87) Hornstein, £1 155. 5315 Daniel (George). Merrie England in the Olden Time, 2 vol., fine paper copy (10 printed), unlettered proofs of the plates, extra illustrated and extended to 4 vol. by the addition of

about 500 portraits, views, original drawings, coloured prints, curious old advertisements, etc. from George Daniel's library, with the original fly-leaf bearing his autograph preserved, since re-bound in calf extra, t. e. g., by Rivière, Bentley, 1842, 8vo. (90) Crosse, £19 10S. 5316 Dasent (A. J.) The History of St. James's Square and the Foundation of the West End of London, with a Glimpse of Whitehall in the reign of Charles II., extra illustrated by the addition of 90 views and portraits of celebrities, including mezzotints of Countess of Kildare, Duchess of Cleveland, Duke of Ormond, Lord Capel, and some India proofs, morocco extra, t. e. g., by Morrell, Macmillan, 1895, 8vo. (92) Crosse, £6 10s. 5317 Davies (Charles, Master of Swansea Free Grammar School). Busby's English Introduction to the Latin Tongue Examined, by Way of Question and Answer, old English morocco gilt, g. e., dedication copy, with inscription from the author to the Earl of Cork and Orrery, Cirencester, 1753, 8vo. (94) Dobell, £1 185. Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, 2 vol., extra illustrated with upwards of 100 portraits, views, etc., including a water-colour drawing of Sadlers Wells, calf extra, t. e. g., uncut, by Rivière, 1808, 8vo. (95)

5318 Davies (Thomas).

Rimell, £4 17s. 6d. 5319 [De Quincey (Thomas).] Confessions of an English OpiumEater, first edition, calf extra, g. e., by Rivière, Taylor and Hessey, 1822, 12mo. (96) Hornstein, £1 195. 5320 Dickens (Charles). The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, first edition, first issue, with the transposed " on the engraved title-page, 40 full-page etchings by "Phiz," morocco extra, t. e. g., uncut, by Rivière, the pictorial wrappers and advertisements preserved, 1844, 8vo. (100) Hornstein, £3

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5321 Dickens (Charles). Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, edited by Boz," 2 vol., first edition, with portrait and 12 etchings by George Cruikshank, extra illustrated by the addition of a series of 28 coloured etchings by F. W. Pailthorpe, morocco extra, t. e. g., uncut, the original pink cloth covers preserved, by Rivière, Bentley, 1838, 8vo. (103)

Hornstein, £6 7s. 6d.

[The plate of "The Last Song" is without the pantomimic figures, and vol. ii. had the advertisements at the end.-Catalogue.] 5322 Dickens (Charles). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first edition, with 43 illustrations by R. Seymour and "Phiz" and the two suppressed plates by "Buss," extra illustrated with a set of 24 India proof etchings by F. W. Pailthorpe and 9 other plates, morocco extra, full gilt back, g. e., by Rivière, 1837, 8vo. (105) Giles, £3 17s. 6d. 5323 Dickens (Charles). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Victoria edition, with India proof plates by Seymour, "Phiz," R. W. Buss and Leech, extra illustrated and extended

to 4 vol. by the addition of 283 illustrations, including two sets of the original illustrations issued in 1837, before and after the inscription, sets of 44 and 40 coloured plates by T. Onwhyn and "Crowquill" respectively, two sets of Pailthorpe's 24 illustrations, India proof and coloured, a set of 57 illustrations by "Phiz," coloured for the Household edition, etc., morocco super extra, uncut, t. e. g., by Rivière, original cloth covers preserved, 1887, 8vo. (106) Hornstein, £14 5324 Dobson (Austin). Eighteenth Century Vignettes, three series, extra illustrated by the addition of 215 portraits and views, and autograph letters of J. G. Lockhart, W. Melmoth and W. Upcott, calf extra, t. e. g., uncut, by Rivière, 1892-96, 8vo. (110) Shepherd, £5 12s. 6d. 5325 Dobson (Austin). Four Frenchwomen, special paper edition, portraits, extra illustrated by the addition of 64 portraits, etc., calf extra, t. e. g., uncut, by Rivière, 1893, 8vo. (111) Sotheran, £2 10s. 5326 Dolet (Étienne). Commentariorum linguæ latinæ tomus secundus, ruled in red, woodcut border to title, oaken boards covered with morocco, the back and sides ornamented with a design of interlaced scrolls and crescents in gold, blue and black, silver medallion of Henri II. on each side, bosses, corner rims and leather clasp, etc. (in imitation of a binding of Henri II. and Diana of Poitiers), by Hagué, Lugduni, apud Seb. Gryphium, 1538, folio (114) Young, £7 15s. 5327 Doves Press. Mackail (J. W.) William Morris, an address delivered the XIth November, mdcccc., at Kelmscott House, Hammersmith, before the Hammersmith Socialist Society, printed on vellum, original vellum, uncut, by the Doves Bindery, 1901, small 4to. (117) Wilcox, £7 5328 Doves Press. Milton (John). Paradise Lost, a Poem in xii. Books, printed on vellum, limp vellum binding, uncut, by the Doves Bindery, 1902, small 4to. (118)

Tregaskis, £20 5s. 5329 Doves Press. Tennyson (Lord). Seven Poems and Two Translations, printed on vellum, limp vellum, uncut, by the Doves Bindery, 1902, small 4to. (119) Wilcox, £15 5330 Essex House Press. Shelley's Adonais, printed on vellum, woodcut by C. R. Ashbee, coloured by hand, painted initials, vellum, 1900, 8vo. (128) Dobson, £3 6s. 5331 Everitt (Graham). English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century, How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times, illustrations, further illustrated and extended to 3 vol. by the addition of 580 illustrations, comprising portraits, engravings, etchings, coloured and other caricatures, etc., morocco super extra, t. e. g., by Rivière, 1886, 4to. (131) Wiseman, £20 IOS. [The additional illustrations include 70 portraits, 318 engravings and etchings by George and Robert Cruikshank, Seymour, etc., including 18 which are coloured; 100

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