29 BROME (Alex.) SONGS AND OTHER POEMS, fine portrait engraved by Loggan, SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND ENLARGED, sm. 8vo, contemporary calf, FINE COPY, £6 6s Printed for Henry Brome, 1664 30 BRUNI (Domenico, da Pistoia) Opera, intitolata Difese delle donne nella quale si contengono le difese loro, dalle calumnie dategli per gli scrittori, e insieme lodi di quelle, nuouamente posta in luce, device on title and at end, and woodcut large initials, sm. 8vo, calf extra, gilt edges, RARE, £2 2s In Firenze, 1552 93 66 66 31 BULLEN (A. H., Editor) Collection of Old English Plays, Vol. II. only of the original series, contains" Dick of Devonshire," The Lady Mother," The Tragedy of Sir John Van Olden Barnavelt," and "Captain Underwrit," sm. 4to, half vellum, £3 10s Privately printed, 1883 32 Old English Plays, Vol. III. of the new series, containing THE WORKS of ROBERT DAVENPORT, sm. 4to, half vellum, £3 10s idem, 1890 33 BURNET (Bishop), etc.—A Sermon preach'd before the King, 1694/5, by Gilbert, Lord Bishop of Sarum, R. Chiswell, 1695—A Pastoral Letter writ by Gilbert, Lord Bishop of Sarum, concerning the oaths of allegiance and supremacy to K. William and Queen Mary, half-title torn, 1689-Patrick (Dr. Symon) A Sermon preach'd before the Queen at Whitehall, 168/9, R. Chiswell, 1689-Stillingfleet (Dr. Edw.) A Sermon preached before the Queen, 1689, hole burnt in 1 page, H. Mortlake, 1689-and four others, sm. 4to, contemporary calf, bookplates of Earl de Grey and of Jemima, Duchess of Kent, dated 1710, 7s 6d 34 BUTLER (Samuel) Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars, corrected and amended, with additions; to which are added Annotations and an Exact Index to the whole, portrait engraved by Vander Gucht, and plates by Hogarth, sm. 8vo, original calf, binding cracked at joint, 6s 1761 35 BUTLER (Samuel) Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars, corrected and amended, with large annotations and preface by Zachary Grey, plates engraved by T. Rowlandson after Hogarth, 2 vols, 12mo, mottled calf, binding of 1 vol broken, bookplate of G. Davys in each vol, 12s 6d T. Tegg, 1810 36 BUTLER (Samuel) Posthumous Works, in prose and verse, from original MSS. and scarce and valuable pieces formerly printed, with a key to Hudibras, by Sir Roger L'Estrange, two portraits of Butler and plates, 3 vols, 12mo, original calf, nice copy, very scarce, £1 15s 1719-20 A curious collection of pieces. Although called the "Posthumous Works of Samuel Butler," these volumes contain very little really written by the Author of Hudibras. 37 BYRON (George Gordon, Lord) Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, canto the third, FIRST EDITION, 8vo, wrappers, UNCUT, 15s 1816 38 39 Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, canto the fourth, FIRST EDITION, 8vo, bds., UNCUT, FINE COPY, 15s 40 Don Juan, a poem, portrait, 12mo, bds., uncut, 4s 6d 1818 Benbow, 1822 Benbow, 1822 Hours of Idleness: a series of poems, original and translated, 12mo, bds., UNCUT, 4s 6d 41 CAREW (Thomas, Sewer in Ordinary to Charles I., etc.) POEMS, now first collected and edited, with notes, from the former editions, and new notes, and a memoir by W. Carew Hazlitt, the text formed from a collation of all the old printed copies and many early MSS., vignette portrait from a medallion by Varin, 4to, roxburghe, LARGE PAPER COPY, bookplate of A. Dunlop, 18s Printed for the Roxburghe Library, 1870 42 CASTIGLIONE (Conte Baldesar) Il libro del Cortegiano, device on title, italic letter, sm. 8vo, vellum, a few leaves stained at end, some headlines cut, 10s 6d Parma, 1530 43 CHAP-BOOK.-The Knowledge of Things Unknown, together with the Husband-mans Practice and the Shepherds Prognostication, front. and woodcute, 12mo, old calf, binding broken, a few leaves damaged, wants pp. 93 to 108, 12s 6d W. Thackeray, 1683 Churchyard (Thomas) The Famous and Delightful History of Fortunatus and his Two Sons, the eighth edition, woodcuts, 12mo, half calf, wants front., a few leaves a little cut into, 128 6d T. Morris, N.D. 44 45 CHAP-BOOK.-The Shepherd's New Kalendar, or the Citizens and Country Man's Daily Companion, woodcuts, 12mo, roan, wants front. and several leaves, 12s 6d J. 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Bree, 12s 6d 1679 52 CHARLES II., etc. The Royal Pilgrimage, or the Progresse and travels of King Charles the Second, through the most and greatest courts of Europe, by an Eye-Witnesse, a very rare tract of four leaves, nice copy, Printed by John Morgan, 1660-Westminster Projects, or the mysterie of Darby House discovered, Printed without feare and dispersed without favour, March, 1648-A New Magna Charta, enacted and confirmed. . . at Westminster in empty Parliament, &c., 1648-Speeches and Prayers of Major-General Harison, John Carew, and others, stained and title soiled, 1660-in one vol, sm. 4to, morocco, a rare collection, £3 108 53 CHARLES II.-Regi Sacrum (in English, dedication to Charles II. signed W. B.), folding front., 12mo, old half calf, binding defective, slightly wormed in margin, scarce, 10s 6d Printed for Tho. Dring, 1660 54 CHURCHYARD's (Thomas) Chips concerning Scotland: being a collection of his pieces relative to that country, with historical notices and a life of the Author, by George Chalmers, Churchyard's arms at end, and facsimile of his writing and signature, cr. 8vo, half green morocco, 10s 6d Presentation copy to R. Heber from the Editor, with autograph inscription. 1817 55 CIBBER (Colley) The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, compiled from ample materials scattered in a variety of books, and especially from the MS. notes of the late ingenious Mr. Coxeter and others, collected for this design by Mr. Cibber and others, 5 vols, sm. 8vo, original bds., UNCUT, backs worn, scarce, in uncut state, £1 15s 1753 56 CIBBER (Theophilus) The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland to the time of Dean Swift, 5 vols, sm. 8vo, buckram, nice copy, £1 10s 1753 57 CIVIL WAR.—A Large and Very Scarce Collection of ORDINANCES and ORDERS issued by the Lords and Commons, 1642 to 1647, on a great variety of subjects and occasions, including many very interesting pieces, 49 tracts in one vol, thk. sm. 4to, calf, £3 10s 1642-47 58 CIVIL WAR.-Collection of Twenty-seven Tracts: a scarce and valuable collection, including remarkable occurences of state, Printed June 1, 1642-The Bishops Manifest, 1641-The Kings Maiesties Resolution concerning Yorkshire, 1642A Solemn League and Covenant, Printed Sept. 22, 1643-The Un-Deceiver, 1643-A New Year's Gift for His Majesty, or the poets petition to the king (in verse), 1644-Peters (Hugh) A Word for the Armie and Two Words for the Kingdome, 1647-Cook (John) What the Independents would have, 1647-Vindication of John Griffith against the Verdict of the Coroner's Jury in Cheshire, 1648—Walker's (H.) Collections of Notes taken at the Kings Tryall, Jan. 20, 1648, Printed by Robert Ibbitson, 1648-A Precious Treasury of Twenty Rare Secrets, published by La Fountaine, an expert operator, 1649-in one vol, sm. 4to, calf, £6 6s 59 CIVIL WAR.-Volume containing upwards of Thirty Tracts, mostly of the Civil War period, containing a number of very scarce tracts of local interest, accounts of battles, &c., bound in one vol, sm. 4to, calf, £6 6s 1641-78 Included in this volume are the following tracts:-The Lord Marquesse of Hertford, his letter, sent to the Queen in Holland, 1641-Letter from General Leven, and others, concerning the great victory over the forces under the command of Prince Rupert at. Marston Moor, Printed July 12, 1644-Letter wherein is truly related the great victory obtained by the Parliaments Army, against the Kings forces, near Newbery, Printed October 29, 1644-Lieut. Gen. 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An Answer to the Scotch Papers concerning the Disposal of the King's Person, 1646-Some Speciall Passages from Hull, Anlaby, and York, 1642-The King's Message to the Inhabitants of the City of Winchester concerning the late Bataile. Dec. 19, 1642-A Broadside issued by Parliament forbidding the Lord Keeper to issue any writs or seal, any Proclamations for the removal of Parliament from Westminster to York, May 18, 1642-Petition of the Gentry, &c.. of the County of Kent, 1642Petit on of the Inhabitants of the County of Buckingham concerning Mr. Hampden, and others, with His Majesties Answer, 1641. 61 CLAIRE-ISABELE (Archiduchesse d'Inspruk, femme de Charles Second, Duc de Mantouë) La Vie de, avec l'histoire du Religieux Marie, sm. 8vo, calf, arms in gilt on sides, binding worn and broken, 4s 6d 1696 62 COAL-DEALERS.-The Frauds and Abuses of the Coal-Dealers Detected and Exposed, in a letter to an Alderman of London, 8vo, neatly half bound, the half-title slightly defective and repaired, RARE, £1 1s 1743-44 63 COLERO (Jacobo) De Animarvm Immortalitate, et statv postqvam ex hoc ergastvlo corporis humani egressae sunt, Witebergae, C. Schleich, 1587-Mercvrialis (Hieronymi) De Decoratione Liber, Francofurdi, J. Wechelum, 1587-2 vols in one, sm 8vo, original limp vellum, damp-stained, a few margins wormed at end. 7s 6d 64 COLLIER (Jeremy) A Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage; together with the Sense of Antiquity upon this Argument, third edition, 8vo, contemporary calf, binding cracked at joint, 10s 6d 1698 65 COLLIER (Jeremiah) Reflections upon Ridicule, or What it is that makes a man ridiculous, and the means to avoid it; wherein are represented the Different Manners and Characters of Persons of the Present Age, 2 vols, sm. 8vo, calf, binding a little rubbed, 6s Dublin, 1764 66 COLLIER (J. Payne) The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare, and Annals of the Stage to the Restoration, vignettes on titles, 3 vols, cr. 8vo, bds., linen backs, nice copy, £1 10s John Murray, 1831 67 COMPANION FOR THE FIRESIDE (The): being a Collection of genuine and instructive adventures, tales and stories, selected from the best writers in several languages, many of which were never before published, front. in compartments, sm. 8vo, half roan, 10s 6d Dublin, 1769 68 COOK (Edward T.) A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, with preface by John Ruskin, LARGE PAPER EDITION, only 250 copies printed on fine paper, 2 vols, 8vo, buckram, nice copy, £1 10s 1888 1680 69 COUNT OF GABALIS (The), or the Extravagant Mysteries of the The initials A. C. at the end has caused this tract to be erroneously ascribed to Abraham Cowley. At the 71 CRASHAW (Richard) English Poems, edited, with introductions, a guide to the study of the poet, &c., by J. R. Tutin, vignette on title, facsimile from MS, in the British Museum, reproductions of titles, &c., 2 vols in one, cr. 8vo, cloth, nice copy. 6s 6d J. R. Tutin, Hull, 1900 72 DAVID (Joannes) Christelücken Waerseggher, engraved title and 103 finely engraved plates, mostly by Th. Galle, includes the plate with movable pointer at page 374, thk. 4to, original calf, worn and repaired, rare, £3 108 Antwerpen, 1602 73 DEFOE (Daniel) The Fortunate Mistress, or a History of the Life and vast variety of fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau being the person known by the name of the Lady Roxana in the Time of King Charles II., reprinted from the first edition of 1724, front., 8vo, cloth, as new, £1 4s 1923 1702 74 [DEFOE (Daniel)] The Mock Mourners, a satyr, by way of elegy on King William, the second edition, corrected, sm. 4to, neatly half bound, 10s 6d 75 DENHAM (Sir John) Poems and Translations, with the Sophy, SECOND IMPRESSION, sm. 8vo, old calf, binding rubbed, 12s 6d 1671 1703 76 DENHAM (Sir John) Poems and Translations, with the Sophy; to which is added Cato-Major of Old-Age, FOURTH EDITION, 8vo, original calf, FINE COPY, 12s 77 DEVIL UPON CRUTCHES IN ENGLAND (The), or Night Scenes in London: a satirical work, written upon the plan of the celebrated Diable Boiteux of Monsieur Le Sage, by a Gentleman of Oxford, sm. 8vo, neatly half bound, slight tear in two leaves, very scarce and curious, £1 1s 1755 78 DICKENS (Charles) Master Humphrey's Clock, with illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne, FIRST EDITION, 3 vols, roy. 8vo, original cloth, FINE COPY, £2 2s 1840-41 79 DONNE (Dr. John) Letters to severall Persons of Honour, fine impression of the portrait engraved by Lombart, sm. 4to, fine clean copy, in the original sheep, £8 8s Printed by J. Flesher and are to be sold by John Sweeting, 1654 80 DORSETSHIRE. Lyford (William, Minister of Sherborn) The Matching of the Magistrates Authority and the Christians True Liberty in Matters of Religion, &c., in a sermon preached at the Assizes at Dorchester, 1651, sm. 4to, sewn, 12s Printed for R. Royston, and are to be sold by Tho. Miller, Book-seller in Sherborne, 1654 81 DOVE (THE) AND THE SERPENT; in which is conteined a large description of all such points and principles as tend either to conversation or negotiation, border round title, sm. 4to, calf, gilt edges, a little wormed in inner margin and a few of the rules shaved, RARE, £10 10s Printed by T. C. for Laurence L'isle, 1614 The dedication to Sir Henry Montagu, Recorder of the Citie of London, is signed D. T. It has been suggested that these are the initials of Thomas Dekker reversed, but the tract does not show any of the characteristics of Dekker's work, and it is more likely that the initials are those of Daniel Tuvill. It is interspersed with a good deal of verse mostly translation from classical authors. In the last chapter "Of Sentences wherewith to Beautifie and Grace the Stile" will be found a quotation from Edmond Spenser. 82 ANTICIPATION, or the Prize Address, which will be delivered on the opening of the new Drury-Lane Theatre by the manager in the character of Peter Puncheon, a Landlord, by Philomath Wizard, Astrologer, 1812-An Heroic Address to Old Drury, from a new renter, 1812—The Shade of Drury : a vision, inscribed to one of the patentees of the Theatrical Royal, Drury Lane, 1811-Drury's Resurrection, or the drama versus the menagerie, humbly inscribed to Samuel Whitbread, 1812-Poems, dedicated by permission to the Countess of Fitzwilliam, by S. Pearson, 1790-and 3 others, in one vol, 4to, crimson straight-grained morocco gilt, marbled edges, very scarce collection, 35s 1790-1812 Books on the Drama-continued. 83 BELLAMY (George Anne) An Apology for the Life of, written by Herself; to which is annexed her Original Letter to John Calcraft, advertised to be published in 1767, but which was their violently suppressed, portrait, 3 vols, sm. 8vo, contemporary calf, binding slightly cracked at joints, 10s 6d Dublin, 1785 84 BETTERTON (Thomas) The History of the English Stage, from the Restauration to the present time, including the lives, characters, and amours of the most eminent actors and actresses, &c., fine portrait engraved by Vander Gucht and vignette portraits, E. Curll, 1741-Memoirs of Mrs. Anne Oldfield, vignette portrait on title, 1741 -in one vol, 8vo, vellum, £2 10s 85 BILLINGTON (Mrs.) Memoirs of, fine portrait, piece cut away from top of title, 1792-An Answer to the Memoirs of Mrs. Billington, with the life of Richard Daly, 1792-in one vol, 8vo, old half calf, £1 10s 86 BOOK OF RECEIPTS for the Rent of Covent Garden Theatre, Seasons, 1803-04, oblong 8vo, bds., calf back, binding broken, 15s Contains 28 receipts signed by J. Capel, I. Carver, H. Cutler, Drummond Smith, J. Compton, A. Frere, I. L. Salvador, and others, each for £22 10s, being payment made by Thomas Harris, J. Philip Kemble & Co., for 225 nights' rent of Covent Garden Theatre. 1733 87 BOOTH (Barton) Memoirs of the Life of, with his character, etc., published by an intimate acquaintance, portrait, 8vo, half calf, uncut copy, £2 5s 88 BOOTH (Barton) Memoirs of, another copy, portrait, 8vo, sprinkled calf extra, £1 168 * * 1733 89 BRITISH THEATRE (The), containing the Lives of the English dramatic poets, with an account of all their plays; together with the Lives of most of the Principal Actors. to which is prefixed a Short View of the Rise and Progress of the English Stage, sm. 8vo, original calf, binding defective, very scarce, 15s Dublin, 1750 90 CATTLEY (Anne) A Brief Narrative of the Life of the celebrated Miss C* tt y, containing the adventures of that lady, in her public character of a singer and private one of a courtezan, &c., with many curious anecdotes, never before published, front. of Miss Cattley in the character of Leonora in the Padlock, sm. 8vo, old half calf, £2 2s Printed and sold by W. Bailey, N.D. This edition is exceedingly scarce, it is not mentioned in Lowe's bibliography. Bound in the same volume are three other scarce tracts-viz., The Secret Life and Adventures of Miss Fanny Woodward, Bailey, N.D.-The Western Female Hero, Bailey, N. D.-Genuine Account of the Life of John Rann, front., Bailey, N.D. 91 DAVIES (Thomas) Dramatic Miscellanies, consisting of Critical observations on several plays of Shakespear, with a review of his principal characters and those of various eminent writers as represented by Mr. Garrick . . . with anecdotes of dramatic poets, actors, &c., 3 vols, sm. 8vo, cloth, 78 6d Dublin, 1784 92 DORAN (Dr.) Annals of the English Stage from Thomas Betterton to Edmund Kean, edited and revised by Robert W. Lowe, 50 copper-plate portraits and 80 wood engravings, 3 vols, 8vo, roxburghe, £1 15s Nimmo, 1888 93 DRAMATIC REGISTER, for the year 1853, cr. 8vo, wrappers, 1854 presentation copy for the compiler, Dillon Croker, with autograph inscription, 5s 94 ENGLISH DRAMA AND STAGE (The) under the Tudor and Stuart Princes, 1543-1664, illustrated by a series of documents, treatises and poems, with a preface and index, edited by W. C. Hazlitt, 4to, roxburghe, scarce, £1 10s Printed for the Roxburghe Library, 1869 95 GALINDO's (Mrs.) Letter to Mrs. Siddons: being a circumstantial detail of Mrs. Siddons's life for the last seven years, with several of her letters, 8vo, half dark blue morocco neat, gilt top, very scarce, £1 10s 1809 96 JORDAN (Mrs.) Public and Private Life of that celebrated Actress Miss Bland, otherwise Mrs. Ford, or Mrs. Jordan, late mistress of H. R. H. the Duke of Clarence, now King William IV., founder of the Fitzclarence family, portraits, 12mo, half calf neat, front. and title slightly soiled, very scarce, £1 108 N.D. 97 KEMBLE (John Philip) An Authentic Narrative of Mr. Kemble's Retirement from the stage, including farewell address, criticisms, poems, &c., with an account of the dinner given at the Freemasons' Tavern, June, 27, 1817, &c., portrait and folding plates, 8vo, polished calf extra by Bedford, fine copy, 15s 1817 |