A LOVER'S MOODS. A SONNET SEQUENCE by the late BERTRAM DOBELL. Handsomely printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, on Abbey Mill Paper. "In A Century of Sonnets' (1910) Bertram Dobell exhibited a mastery in the most exacting form of poetic expression, and in 'A Lover's Moods' his skill is equally displayed in a sequence from Dedication to Epilogue of in all fifty-six sonnets. This in itself is a signal achievement; should it lead to comparison with similar work-by Meredith in 'Modern Love' or Rossetti's 'House of Life'—the result will not be disparagement, but ensure a high place being assigned to 'A Lover's Moods.' Imagination and fancy blend in the poet's Moods,' a record of experience dedicated to one 'Whom once I fondly dream'd to make mine own,' 'Their inspirer and their theme,' Bertram Dobell's posthumously published work is thus objective, not an impersonal or subjective creation. "Tis not my will that loves thee even now, but I myself,' boldly avers the poet, 'A free will must be free to love or hate, but mine to love thee was predestinate.' The sonnets are compact with thought, as well as suffused with passion; there are many memorable lines, but the following epigrammatic couplet must suffice as an example: 'Great natures by their nobleness efface the small defects that the small soul disgrace.' Our poet ends his record conscious that he has indeed grown old, that the fire of life is dying down, but confessing, 'I feel that it was well that thus I felt the power of love's strange spell.' And to that spell we owe his crowning work." -The Newspaper World, January 19th, 1924. A LITTLE ARK Containing Sundry Pieces of 17th Century Verse. Handsomely printed, sm. 4to., paper covers, only four hundred copies printed. With facsimile of a hitherto unknown broadside elegy on the death of Nell Gwynn. 7/6 net. THIS book is a gathering together of Seve HIS book is a gathering together of Seventeenth Century Verse entirely unknown to present-day readers and editors. The whole of the pieces printed are in the Library of Mr. G. Thorn-Drury, who has added many illustrative notes. Among the pieces printed for the first time, from original or contemporary manuscripts, are poems by Ben Jonson, Edmund Waller, and Robert Davenport. Many of the reprinted pieces are known only in the exemplars now used. 8vo., stiff paper wrappers, pp. 52. Price 3s. net. Some Seventeenth Century Allusions to Shakespeare NOT HITHERTO COLLECTED. This is a collection of allusions and references to Shakespeare to be found in books printed before the year 1700. The search for seventeenth century allusions to Shakespeare is a fascinating one, and the quest is still far from complete. This gives a large number of allusions not contained in Mr. A. J. Munro's edition of The Shakespere Allusion Book. SHORTLY WILL BE PUBLISHED. More Seventeenth Century Allusions to Shakespeare NOT HITHERTO COLLECTED, Containing a large number of allusions gathered together since the publication of the foregoing work. 66 Esq. BOOKS from the LIBRARY of the late H. F. HOUSE. The first 401 lots in this catalogue were formerly in the Library of the late H F. HOUSE, Esq. Mr. House was in the Indian Civil Service from 1882 to 1911. He died suddenly at the Charing Cross Hotel on 3rd March, 1923, and owing to the absence of any of his friends or relatives at the inquest the Coroner made some rather uncalled-for remarks, suggesting eccentricity and saying that Mr. House was 'possibly one of the loneliest men on the face of the earth." Public attention was again called to Mr. House and his Library when the provisions of his will were made public, for it was found that he had left instructions that all his manuscripts and the editions of Shakespeare's Works which he had annotated were to be destroyed— instructions which have been faithfully carried out. Mr. House's Shakespearean studies were mainly concerned with the text of the dramatist, and it was during his sojourn in India that he devoted himself to this part of his literary work-his method being to take an edition of Shakespeare's Works and fill the margins with an amazing number of emendations and textual notes. From his retirement in 1911 until his death in 1923 he devoted himself chiefly to bibliographical researches and to the collection of the library which he left behind. His ambition was to form a complete collection of all the Plays published down to the end of the seventeenth century. Considering how rare the early plays have become, he attained a fair measure of success, as an examination of Messrs. Sotheby's Sale Catalogue will prove. The dispersal occupied four days—viz.: January 21st to 24th, 1924. 1 ADAMES (Jonas) The Order of Keeping a Court Leete and Court Baron, with the charges appertayning to the same, truely and plainly deliuered in the English tongue, for the profite of all men, and most commodious for young students of the lawes, black letter, sm. 4to, cloth, tiny hole in one leaf, a few blank margins wormed, £1 18 Thomas Orwin and William Kirkham, 1593 2 ADDISON (J.) Cato, a tragedy, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane by Her Majesty's Servants, second edition, Printed for J. Tonson, 1713— Dennis (J.) Remarks upon Cato, a tragedy, 1713-Observations upon Cato, a tragedy, 1713-Cato Examin'd, or animadversions on the fable or plot, &c., of the new tragedy of Cato, 1713-The Life and Character of Marcus Portius Cato Uticensis. design'd for the readers of Cato, a tragedy, 1713-in one vol, 4to, old calf, scarce, £1 12s 3 AGRIPPA (Henry Cornelius) Opera, quæcumque hactenus vel in lucem prodierunt, vel inveniri potuerunt omnia, in duos tomos concinnè digesta et diligenti studio recognita, woodcut portrait verso of title, thk. sm. 8vo, morocco, blind tooled sides and back, stained copy, 15s Lugduni, per Beringos fratres, N.D. 4 ALEMAN (Matheo) The Rogue, or the Life of Guzman de Alfarache, written in Spanish by Matheo Aleman, servante to His Catholicke Maiestie, folio, calf, some leaves stained, outer margins of a few leaves mended, bookplate of Sir John Bulkeley, £3 3s Printed for Edward Blunt, 1623 5 ALEMAN (Mateo) The Life of Guzman d'Alfarache, or the Spanish rogue; to which is added the Celebrated Tragi-Comedy, Celestina, done into English from the new French version by several hands, plates, 2 vols, 8vo, russia, stained copy, bookplate of R. E. Arden in each vol, 15s 1707-08 6 ARDEN OF FEVERSHAM.-The Lamentable and Trve Tragedie of M. Arden of Feversham, in Kent, who was most wickedlye murdered by the means of his disloyall and wanton wyfe . . with a preface, in which some reasons are offered in favour of its being the earliest dramatic work of Shakespear now remaining, and a genuine account given of the murder from authentic papers of the time, 8vo, neatly half bound, £1 10s Reprinted from the edition of 1592, 1770 7 [ARROWSMITH (Mr.)] The Reformation, a comedy, acted at the Dukes Theater, ORIGINAL EDITION, 4to, sewn, headlines cut, but a good clean copy, RARE, £1 15s Printed for William Cademan, 1673 8 AUBREY (John) " Brief Lives," chiefly of contemporaries, set down by John Aubrey, between the years 1669 and 1696, edited from the Author's MSS. by Andrew Clark, portrait and facsimiles, 2 vols, 8vo, cloth, £l ls 1898 9 BACON (Sir Francis) The Advancement of Learning, edited by William Aldis Wright, cr. 8vo, cloth, nice copy, 3s 6d ΙΟ I I 1900 Woodward (Parker) The Early Life of Lord Bacon, 4to, wrappers, 6s 1902 1902 Bayley (Harold) The Tragedy of Sir Francis Bacon: an appeal for further investigation and research, illustrated, cr. 8vo, buckram, 5s 12 BANKS (John) The Unhappy Favourite, or the Earl of Essex, a tragedy, acted at the Theatre Royal by Their Majesty's Servants, 4to, wrappers, two catchwords cut, 10s 6d Printed for R. Wellington and E. Rumball, 1702 Contains three Prologues, the first, Spoken by Major Mohun, the First Four Days;" the second, Spoken to the King and Queen at their coming to the House, and written on purpose by Mr. Dryden." The Epilogue was written by Dryden. The first edition of this play (1682) is the only one that is recorded either in the Biographia Dramatica or in Hazlitt's Manual. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 The Unhappy Favourite one or two headlines cut, title dust-stained, 5s Printed for R. Wellington and E. Rumball, 1704 another edition, 4to, sewn, Printed for R. Wellington, 1712 .. another edition, 4to, wrappers, Printed for R. Wellington and E. Rumball, N.D. i The Unhappy Favourite water-stained, last leaf slightly torn, 6s The Unhappy Favourite one or two headlines shaved, 58 The Unhappy Favourite, or the Earl of Essex, a tragedy, front., sm. 8vo, wrappers, 3s 1728 Vertue Betray'd, or Anna Bullen, a tragedy, acted at His Royal Highness the Duke's Theatre, the second edition, 4to, neatly half bound, 10s 6d Printed for R. Wellington, 1705 The Dedication to Elizabeth, Dutchess of Somerset, contains an allusion to Shakespeare, “as Homer, and our Shakespear did, to Immortalize the places where they were born." Virtue Betray'd, or Anna Bullen, a tragedy, acted at His Royal Highness the Duke's Theatre, front. engraved by A. King, sm. 8vo, wrappers, 38 1735 The Albion Queens, or The Death of Mary Queen of Scotland, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, front. by G. Vander Gucht, sm. 8vo, wrappers, 3s 1735 20 B[ARON] (R.) Mirza, a tragedie, really acted in Persia, in the last age, illustrated with historical annotations, sin. 8vo, half calf, £1 5s Printed for Humphrey Moseley, N.D 21 BARREY (Lo.) Ram-Alley, or Merry-Trickes, a comedy, divers times here-to-fore acted by the children of the Kings revels, small worm-hole in lower margin, some leaves stained, autograph signature on title, John Yonge Akerman, 1830," sm. 4to, half roan, £5 58 Printed by John Norton for Robert Wilson, 1636 22 BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER. - Cupids Revenge, the second 23 24 25 26 6. edition, stained and some margins scribbled on, sm. 4to, new half calf, £3 3s Printed for Thomas Iones, 1630 A King and No King, acted at the Blacke-Fryars, by his Maiesties Seruants, and now the third time printed, according to the true copie, sm. 4to, polished calf extra, inside dentelles, gilt edges, FINE COPY, £2 10s Printed by A. M. for Richard Hawkins, 1631 On the title-page Beaumont is misprinted "Beamont." A King and No King, acted at the Black-Fryars, by his Majesties Servants, and now the fourth time printed, according to the true copie, sm. 4to, half calf, some leaves slightly stained, with the Pepys bookplate of H. B. Wheatley, £1 1s Printed in the year 1661 The Knight of the Burning Pestle, written by Francis Beaumont (sic) and John Fletcher, a leaf slightly defective, else large copy, sm. 4to, new half calf neat, £4 48 Printed by N. O. for I. S., 1635 Philaster, or Loue lies a Bleeding, acted at the Globe and Blackfriars by His Maiesties Seruants, the third impression, sm. 4to, half calf, title scribbled on, imprint and some catchwords cut into, £l 1s Printed by A. M. for Richard Hawkins, 1628 28 27 BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.-Philaster, or Love lies a Bleeding, acted at the Globe and Blackfriars by His Majesties Servants, the fourth impression, sm. 4to, morocco, title cut at top, one or two headlines shaved, some leaves stained, £1 18 Printed by VV. J. for Richard Hawkins, 1634 Philaster, or Love lies a Bleeding, acted at the Globe and Blackfriars by His Majesties Servants, the fifth impression, sm. 4to, half calf, nice copy, £1 10s Printed for William Leake, 1652 Another copy of the fifth impression, sm. 4to, half russia, with the Pepys bookplate of H. B. Wheatley, £1 10s Printed for William Leake, 1652 The Scornfvll Lady, a comedy, as it was now lately acted (with great applause) by the Kings Majesties Servants at the Blacke-Fryers, the fift edition, large copy, with original blank leaf at end, sm. 4to, half polished calf gilt, £2 5s Printed by M. P. for Robert Wilson, 1639 Collection of Nineteen Plays by Beaumont and Fletcher, almost all published in the years 1717 and 1718, one wants title, a few slight defects, thk. sm. 4to, old half calf, £1 10s 29 30 31 32 33 The Woman Hater, 1718-The Pilgrim, a comedy, 1718-The The Humorous Lieutenant, a tragi-comedy, 1717-Rule a Wife, and have a Wife, stained copy, 1717-Wit without Money: a comedy, stained copy, 1718 -The Woman Hater, a few headlines cut into, margin of one leaf scribbled on, 1718Beggars Bush: a comedy, slight defect in last leaf, 1717-The Custom of the Country, title cut at top, small hole in last few leaves, 1717—A Wife for a Month: a tragi-comedy, one or two headlines slightly cut, 1717-Philaster, or love lyes a bleeding, 1717-Love's Cure, or the martial maid: a comedy, a few headlines cut, 1718-The Prophetess: a tragical history, some headlines slightly cut, 1717-The Island Princess: a tragi-comedy, 1717-The Chaucers: a comedy, ink marks on two leaves, one or two headlines shaved, 1718 -Wit at several Weapons: a comedy, hole in one leaf, one or two headlines shaved, 1718 -together 13 plays, all 4to, sewn, £1 ls All printed for J. T. and sold by J. Brown 34 BEHN (Mrs. Aphra) Miscellany being a collection of poems by several Hands, 8vo, old calf, some leaves stained, binding worn, £2 10s 1685 35 BEHN (Mrs. Aphra) Plays, Histories and Novels, with life and memoirs, portrait, LARGE PAPER COPY, 6 vols, 8vo, bds., front bds. to Vols. 1 and 2 loose, £4 4s J. Pearson, 1871 36 37 38 39 40 Abdelazer, or the Moor's Revenge, a tragedy, as it is acted at His Royal Highness the Duke's Theatre, FIRST EDITION, 4to, half calf, headlines cut, £1 12s Printed for J. Magnes and R. Bentley, 1677 The Emperor of the Moon, a farce, as it is acted by Their Majesties Servants at the Queen's Theatre, FIRST EDITION, 4to, half bound, title slightly defective and mounted, £1 15s Printed by R. Holt for Joseph Knight and Francis Saunders, 1687 The Emperor of the Moon, a farce, as it is acted by Their Majesties Servants at the Queen's Theatre, the second edition, 4to, neatly half bound, nice copy, 158 Printed by R. Holt for Joseph Knight and Francis Saunders, 1688 The Rover, or the Banish'd Cavaliers, a comedy, with the alterations as it is now reviv'd and acting at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden, 8vo, bds., last three leaves cut into at foot, 4s 6d 1757 The Younger Brother, or the Amorous Jilt, a comedy, acted at the Theatre Royal by His Majesty's Servants, FIRST EDITION, 4to, vellum, a few headlines cut, small repair in margins of title and last leaf, from the Huth Library, £1 12s Printed for J. Harris, 1696 Contains a short account of Mrs. Behn's Life. Lee (A. C.) The Decameron: its Sources and analogues, 8vo, cloth, 78 6d 1909 42 BOYLE (Charles, Earl of Orrery) As You Find It, a comedy, as it is acted at the New-Theatre in Little-Lincoln's-Inn-Fields by Her Majesty's Servants, FIRST EDITION, 4to, sewn, slight tear in one leaf, scarce, £2 2s Printed for R. Parker, 1603 (sic for 1703) The Epilogue written by the Honourable George Granville. J. Tonson, 1734 43 BOYLE (Roger, Earl of Orrery) The Tragedy of Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent, front. by G. Vander Gucht, sm. 8vo, wrappers, 3s 44 [BREWER (Anth.)] The Covntrie Girle, a comedie, as it hath beene often acted with much applause, never printed before, by T. B., FIRST EDITION, small piece torn out of two blank margins, sm. 4to, green crushed levant morocco gilt, inside dentelles, gilt edges, by Rivière, FINE COPY, RARE, £9 9s Printed for A. R., 1647 45 The Love-Sick King, an English Tragical History, with the life and death of Cartesmunda, the fair nun of Winchester, catchwords cut into and part of one leaf in facsimile, FIRST EDITION, sm. 4to, half morocco, scarce, £3 3s Printed for Roh. Pollard and John Sweeting, 1655 This play was revived in 1680 at the King's Theatre under the title of The Perjured Nun. 46 BROME (R.) FIVE NEW PLAYES (viz.): The Madd Couple well Matcht, Novella, Court Beggar, City Witt, Damoiselle, portrait of Brome, engraved by T. Cross, inlaid and a few letters of the inscription beneath in facsimile, Printed for Humphrey Moseley, Richard Marriot, and Thomas Dring, 1653-Five Nevv Playes-viz., The English Moor, The Love-Sick Court, Covent Garden Weeded, The Nevv Academy, The Queen and Concubine, Printed for A. Crook and H. Brome, 1659-together FIRST EDITION OF BOTH VOLS, 2 vols, sm. 8vo, uniformly bound in green morocco extra, gilt edges, FINE COPY, £18 18s 47 48 49 A Jovial Crew, or the Merry Beggars, a comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal, 4to sewn, one leaf cut into at fore-edge, one or two catchwords cut, 10s 6d Printed for Joseph Hindmarsh, 1684 The Northern Lass, or the Nest of Fools, a comedy, as it is now acted by Her Majesties Servants at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, with prologue, epilogue, and new songs, the sixth impression, 4to, half bound, catchwords cut, 10s 6d Printed for H. N. and are to be sold by James Round, 1706 With a Prologue written and spoken by Jo. Hains, and dedication to Charles, Duke of St. Albans, signed H. N. The Northern Lass, or the Nest of Fools, a comedy, as it is now acted by Her Majesties Servants at the Theatre-Royal, with prologue, epilogue, and new songs, the seventh edition, 4to, neatly half bound, part of one leaf torn away, 78 6d Printed by E. P. for George Harris, N.D. 50 BROWN (Tom.) Works, in prose and verse, serious, moral and comical, fronts., 4 vols, 1707-08-Another Fourth Volume, the contents of which differ from the preceding, 1713-together 5 vols, 8vo, old calf, binding of one vol broken, £2 12s 51 A Legacy for the Ladies, or Characters of the Woman of the age, with a comical view of London and Westminster in two parts, the first by Mr. Tho. Brown, the second by Mr. Edw. Ward; to which is prefixt the Character of Mr. Tho. Brown and his Writings, written by Dr. Drake, 8vo, original panelled calf, old autograph signatures on titles, stained copy, scarce, 15s 1705 52 BULLEN (A. H.) WORKS OF THE DRAMATISTS, viz.: CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE, 3 vols; THOMAS MIDDLETON, with portrait, 8 vols; JOHN MARSTON, 3 vols; GEORGE PEELE, 2 vols; LARGE PAPER SET, scarce, 16 vols, 8vo, cloth, £18 18s 1885-88 53 BURTON (Robert) The Anatomy of Melancholy, what it is, with all the kinds, causes, symptomes, prognostickes, and seuerall cures of it, &c., by Democritus Junior, THIRD EDITION, engraved title in compartments, folio, old calf, RARE EDITION, some leaves stained, £6 68 Oxford, printed for Henry Cripps, 1628 54 CARLIELL (Lodowick) His Life, a Discussion of his plays, and "The Deserving Favourite" a tragi-comedy, reprinted from the original edition of 1629, with introduction and notes by Charles H. Gray, front., 8vo, cloth, 78 6d Chicago, 1905 55 CARYLL (J.) The English Princess, or the Death of Richard the III., a tragedy, written in the year 1666, and acted at His Highness the Duke of York's Theatre, FIRST EDITION, 4to, sewn, title and lust leaf slightly defective, £2 128 Printed for Thomas Dring, 1667 |