Fleming, 3 vols., 1865; Vittoria, 3 vols., 1867; Adventures of Harry_Richmond, 3 vols., 1871; Beauchamp's Career, 3 vols., 1876; The Egoist, 3 vols., 1870; The Tragic Comedians, 2 vols., 1889; Poems and Lyrics, 1883; Diana of the Crossways, 3 vols., 1885; Ballads and Poems, 1887; Readings of Earth, 1888; One of Our Conquerors, 3 vols., 1891; Jump to Glory Jane, 1892; Poems-The Empty Purse, etc., 1892; Modern Love, 1892; Lord Ormont, 3 vols., 1894; The Tale of Chloe and other Stories, 1894; An Amazing Marriage, 2 vols., 1895; Essay on Comedy, 1897. Together 49 vols., IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH. Lond. 1851-57

Fine set. The excessively rare Poems of 1851 is a fine copy, and has the rare errata slip, whtch is often wanting Jump to Glory Jane is one of the Japanese vellum issue of 100 copies, and is bound in the original vellum.

111. MEREDITH (LYNCH H.) George Meredith: a Study. Portrait on india paper. Royal 8vo, cloth.

Lond. 1891

LARGE PAPER COPY; only 75 so printed, of which this is No. 75. 112. MULREADY ENVELOPE, one penny issue, addressed and postmarked "July 1, 1840." In fine state.

113. NAPOLEON. The Atrocities of the Corsican Dæmon; or a Glance at Buonaparte, portrait on copper by Seare, 1803; rare; TRIAL of Capt. William Smith (damages 4,000l. ), 1805; TRIAL of Lord Melville, 1806; etc. Bound in 2 vols. 8vo, half calf.

114. OLIPHANT (MRS.) The Makers of Venice: querors, Painters and Men of Letters. Illust.

cloth.

First edition. Scarce.

Lond., v. y.

Doges, Con
Large 8vo,
Lond. 1887

115. [PASCAL (BLAISE).] Les Provinciales, ov les Lettres escrites par Lovis de Montalte, a vn Provincial de ses amis, & avx RR. P. P. Iesvites: Sur le sujet de la Morale, & de la Politique de ces Peres. Small 4to, crushed levant morocco extra, gilt edges (by Chambolle-Duru).

Amsterdam, chés Pierre de la Vallée [i. e., Hollande], 1657

The extremely rare FIRST EDITION of Pascal's immortal Provincial Letters. Perfect and very fine copy, with broad margins, and a number of rough leaves. Le Petit, in his Bibliographie des Editions Originales d'Ecrivains Francais des 15e au 18e siècle, gives a facsimile of the title-page, and a full collation of the work. At the Montgermont sale a copy in morocco by Chambolle-Duru sold for 445 1r.; the same copy was resold in 1877 for 510 fr. The Potier copy, in morocco, by Trautz, sold for 345 fr., and was resold at Benzon sale for 520 fr.

116. PATER (WALTER). The Complete Works of. 9 vols. 8vo, silk cloth. Lond. 1900-1901

Since publication this set has advanced very much in value. 117. [POPE.] _The Art of Painting: by C. A. du Fresnoy. Transl., with a Preface, by DRYDEN. Second edition, enlarged. Fine front. by Gribelin. Small Svo, polished calf extra, gilt back and edges. Lond. Lintott, 1716 In this edition is FIRST PUBLISHED a Poem by POPE, of six pages. 118. RABELAIS. Trans. into English by Sir Thomas Urquhart and Peter Le Motteux. 3 vols. 8vo, half cloth.

:

Lond. 1900

The beautifully-printed edition in the Tudor Translation. Scarce. 119. ROSCOE'S NOVELIST LIBRARY. Complete set. Comprising: Tom Jones, 2 vols.; Amelia, 2 vols.; Joseph Andrews, 1 vol.; Roderick Random, 1 vol.; Humphrey Clinker, 1 vol.; Peregrine Pickle, 2 vols.; Tristram Shandy, 2 vols.; Vicar of

Wakefield, 1 vol.; Robinson Crusoe, 2 vols.; Gil Blas, 2 vols. ; Don Quixote, 3 vols. Very numerous full-page etchings by GEO. CRUIKSHANK. 19 vols. crown 8vo, original cloth, uncut. Lond. Colburn, 1831-33

Complete sets are now very difficult to obtain.

120. SALVIATI. The World Turned Upside Down. 28 very curious engravings in aquatint by F. C. Lewis, after the designs of G. Salviati. Small 4to, morocco. Lond. 1822

Curious and very rare. Only 46 copies printed. 121. SCOTT (SIR WALTER), The Waverley Novels. With introductory essays and notes by ANDREW LANG. Numerous fine proof etchings. 48 vols. large 8vo, original cloth, with the labels, uncut. Lond. 1892-94 LARGE HAND-MADE PAPER ISSUE of the desirable BORDER EDITION, in which the etchings are proofs before letters.

122. SCOTT (W. B.) Illustrations to the King's Quair of King James I of Scotland, painted on the staircase of Penkill Castle. Ayrshire, by William Bell Scott, and etched by him [with an Essay on the Poem]. Vignette on printed title and vignette title, and 5 fine full-page etchings, PROOFS ON INDIA PAPER. Folio, in portfolio. Edinburgh, 1887

Only 110 india proofs privately printed," of which this is No. 43. Presentation copy, with AUTOGRAPH INSCRIPTION: "W. Cosmo Monkhouse, with kindest regards from W. B. Scott."

123. SECRET HISTORY (THE) of the Court and Cabinet of St. Cloud. 3 vols. 12mo, calf. Lond. 1806 This malicious attack upon Napoleon, his family, and courtiers is attributed to Lewis Goldsmith.

124. SENAULT (J. F.) The Use of the Passions; transl. from the French by Henry Cary, Earl of Monmouth. Fine front. and portrait of the Earl by Marshall. 8vo, calf.

Lond. H. Moseley, 1649 125. SETTING SUN (THE); or, Devil Amongst the Placemen. By Cervantes Hogg, Esq. Three folding COLORED CARICATURE PLATES on copper. 3 vols. in 1. 12mo, calf.

Lond. 1809

Rare. Written by the somewhat notorious Eaton Stannard Barrett. The work relates to the Mary Anne Clarke scandal.

126. SHELLEY (P. B.) Queen Mab, a Philosophical Poem, with Notes. Small 8vo, polished calf extra, gilt back and top, UNCUT (by F. Bedford). Lond.: printed for P. B. Shelley, 23 Chapel Street, Grosvenor Square, 1813.

A VERY FINE, UNCUT AND PERFECT COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Has the dedication to Harriet; also the original title-page (which is nearly always lacking), while the last leaf, containing the imprint, is intact and unmutilated in this copy. 250 copies were printed, of which about 70 were put in circulation. The name of the printer [occurring on the title and last leaf] were cut out of nearly all copies for fear of prosecution." Cambridge Edition, 1901. Mr. French's uncut copy brought $460.

127. 12mo, cloth.

Relics of Shelley, edited by Richard Garnett. Lond.: Moxon, 1862 FIRST EDITION. Contains many poems by Shelley now first printed from the original MSS.

8vo,

RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN. 128. SHERIDAN. The Love Epistles of Aristenætus. crimson levant morocco extra, gilt back and edges. Lond. J. Wilkie, 1771 Fine copy, with the half-title, of the EXCESSIVELY RARE FIRST AND ONLY SEPARATE EDITION OF SHERIDAN'S FIRST WORK, written in

conjunction with H. Halhed and published in August, 1771, at the age of twenty. The book was a failure (see Allibone), and was never separately reissued, the poems not making their second appearance until eighty years later, in a volume with the Elegies of Propertius, the Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter, etc.

129. SHERIDAN. The Rivals, a Comedy. 8vo, polished calf extra, gilt back and edges. Lond. 1775 FIRST EDITION. Has the rare half-title and the EXTRA LEAF between "A2" and "B1." containing Errata" on one side and the "Dramatis Personæ " on the other. This leaf was evidently an afterthought, caused by errors being discovered in the text during publication. It is almost always lacking. The McKee copy, with margins of two leaves cut close, brought $200.

130.

Sir Thomas Overbury, a Tragedy (with Prologue by Sheridan). 8vo, crimson levant morocco extra, gilt back and edges. Lond. Newbery, 1777

131.

FIRST EDITION.

The School for Scandal, a Comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre, Smoke Alley, Dublin. A very neatly and legibly written CONTEMPORARY MANUSCRIPT of 82 small 4to pages, half calf.

132.

There can be little doubt that this interesting MS. was written PRIOR TO THE PUBLICATION OF THE PLAY, which was not issued until 1785, eight years after its first production. From 1785 on there were any number of cheap piratical reprints on the market any of which could have been bought for a few pence if the text were needed for any purpose,

Verses to the MEMORY OF GARRICK, spoken as a Monody at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Front. on copper. 4to, half morocco.

133.

FIRST EDITION.

Lond. 1779

Copies like the above, containing both the halftitle and frontispiece, are very difficult to obtain.

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The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed, a Dramatic Piece. Engraved title. 8vo, polished calf extra, gilt back and edges (by Rivière). Lond. T. Becket, 1781 The rare EARLIEST issue OF THE FIRST EDITION. Contains 98 pages ending on "H1." The later issues of same date have the text of the last leaves compressed so as to make 96 pages, ending on " G8," thus saving the expense of printing and binding an extra sheet.

134.

A Trip to Scarbarough, a Comedy. 8vo, crushed levant morocco extra, inside borders, gilt edges (by Rivière).

FIRST EDITION.

Lond. 1781

135. The Duenna, a Comic Opera. 8vo, crushed levant morocco extra, inside borders, gilt edges (by Revière). FIRST EDITION.

Lond. 1794 136. Pizarro, a Tragedy. 8vo, crimson levant morocco extra, gilt back and edges. Lond. 1799

137.

FIRST EDITION.

Pizarro: a Tragedy. 8vo, half calf. Lond. 1799 FIRST EDITION. Bound in the same volume is MONK LEWIS' The Minister, 1797; and The Stranger (with a Poem at end by SHERIDAN), 1798; both FIRST EDITIONS. All fine copies, with library stamp on reverse of titles of Hon. Marmaduke Burton.

138. SLATER (J. H.) Early Editions: a Bibliographical Survey of the Works of some popular Modern Authors. 8vo. original half roan, gilt top, uncut.

139. STEVENSON (R. L.) The Black Arrow.

Lond. 1894

Crown 8vo,

Lond. 1888

Lond. 1893

141. STEVENSON (R. L.) The Merry Men; and other Tales. Crown 8vo, cloth.

FIRST EDITION.

Lond. 1887 142. STEVENSON (R. L.) AND HENLEY (W. E.) Three Plays: Deacon Brodie, Beau Austin, Admiral Guinea. uncut.

LARGE PAPER COPY of the FIRST COLLECTED EDITION.

8vo, cloth, Lond. 1892

143. STOWE (H. B.) Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands. Illust. FIRST EDN. 2 vols. crown 8vo, original cloth.

Bost. 1854 144. SWIFT (J.) Miscellanies in Prose and Verse. 8vo, calf. Lond. Morphew, 1713

145. SYMONDS (J. A.) Sonnets of Michael Angel Buonaroti and Tommaso Campanella. 8vo, cloth.

146.

Lond. 1878 Wine, Woman and Song. Small 4to, original half parchment, uncut. Lond. 1884 LARGE PAPER COPY of the FIRST EDITION. Scarce. Only 50 printed. 147. TENNYSON. The Princess: a Medley. Post 8vo, cloth. Lond. Moxon, 1847

Fine copy of the FIRST EDITION. Scarce.

Poems. Fifth edition.
The first one-volume edition.

148.

Post 8vo, cloth.

Lond. Moxon, 1848

153.

154.

TENNYSON.

The following 13 lots are all FIRST EDITIONS, in fine condition, original green cloth, post 8vo. London.

152. TENNYSON. The Holy Grail, and other Poems. 1870

Gareth and Lynette, etc.
Queen Mary: a Drama.

1872

1875

163.

163. Poems.

The Foresters; Robin Hood; and Maid Marian. 1892
The Death of Enone; Akbar's Dream; and other

1892

165.

calf, gilt tops, uncut.
First edition. Scarce.

A Memoir. By his Son. 2 vols. 8vo, new half
Lond. 1897

166. [THACKERAY.] The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman. 11 etchings by GEO. CRUIKSHANK. Square 16mo, original green limp cloth, with a design in gilt on front cover, which is not reproduced elsewhere. Lonn. Tilt, 1839 The VERY SCARCE and desirable GENUINE ORIGINAL EDITION. Presentation inscription, signed Bateman on fly-leaf.

167. original cloth.

Miscellanies: Prose and Verse. 4 vols. crown 8vo, Lond. 1855-70 FIRST EDITION. "LEWIS CARROLL'S" COPY, with his AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE in pencil, "C. L. Dodgson, Ch. Ch.," in first volume. 168. TUER (A. A.) History of the Horn-Book. Many fine plates, etc., and facsimile hornbooks arranged within bindings. 2 vols. 4to, original vellum, uncut. Lond. 1896

The scarce FIRST EDITION.

169. VALE PRESS. Tennyson's In Memoriam, and Lyric Poems. Decorated with borders designed by C. S. Ricketts. 2 vols. 8vo, cloth.

Scarce.

170. WEDMORE (FREDERICK). Renunciations. original boards, with the label.

LARGE PAPER COPY of the FIRST EDITION; only 50 which this is No. 45.

Lond. 1900

Royal 8vo, Lond. 1893 so printed, of

171. WHITTIER (J.G.) Miriam, and other Poems. 12mo, cloth.

FIRST EDITION.

Bost. 1871 172. WILDE (OSCAR). A House of Pomegranates. Many illusts. by C. Ricketts and C. H. Shannon. Square 8vo, pictorial cloth.

173.

174.

FIRST EDITION.

Lond. 1891

An Ideal Husband. Square 8vo, cloth. Lond. 1899

FIRST EDITION.

FIRST EDITION.

The Importance of Being Earnest. Sq. 8vo, cloth. Lond. 1899 175. WORDSWORTH (WILLIAM). Ecclesiastical Sketches (Sonnets). 8vo, in sheets, unfolded and uncut. Lond. 1822 FIRST EDITION. Scarce, and of excessive rarity, if not unique, in this form.

176. ARNOLD (MATTHEW). Empedocles on Etna: A Dramatic Poem. Title and first page in broad engraved borders. Limited issue. 8vo, boards, uncut. Portland, 1900

177. BIBELOT (THE). Volumes 1 to 6 in boards, and Vol. 7 in numbers. 7 vols. crown 8vo. Portland: Mosher, 1895-1901 178. BLAKE. XVII. Designs to Thornton's Virgil, reproduced from the original woodcuts, 1821. Head and tail pieces engraved from woodcuts by Selwyn Image. 8vo, boards, Portland, Me., 1899

uncut.

Limited issue, printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper.

179. BRIDGES (ROBERT). The Growth of Love. Large paper copy on Van Gelder hand-made paper, only 40 printed. 4to, vellum paper, uncut. Portland: Mosher, 1894

180.

Another copy. Small paper. Limited edition.

Post 8vo, vellum paper, uncut.

Portland, 1894 181. BROWNING (ELIZ. BARRETT). Sonnets from the Portuguese. With preface by Edmund Gosse. Limited edition on Whatman paper, the initials drawn in water-color and illuminated, only 10 copies issued, No. 7. 8vo, boards, uncut.

Aiken, S. C.: Palmetto Press, 1900