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Verse by an Old Etonian, each page surrounded with broad engravings by G. W. Terry, 4to, a curious and original work, new cloth, gilt leaves, 58 Ackermann, 1850 13 AMADIS de Gaul, a Poem, freely translated from the French Version of N. de Herberay, with Notes by W. S. Rose, sm. 8vo. hf. calf extra, Fonthill style, 48

1 ANTIQUARIAN ETCHING CLUB'S PUBLICATIONS, from | 12 ALPHABET Annotated, for Youth and Adults, in doggrel the commencement, comprising upwards of 300 fine etchings of the most interesting and remarkable subjects of antiquity, buildings, monuments, unique portraits, seals, ornaments, e. 5 vols. 4to. bds. £2. 12s 1849-53 Privately printed for the Members; the illustrations re of great historical interest, many being selected from private collections, and from rare and unpublished MSS. and Drawings. 2 A PLEASANT History of Roswall and Lilian, an Old Metrical Romance, edited with introduction, &c. sm. 4to. bds. 58 Edin., 1822

Only 75 copies reprinted from the rare Edition of 1663, which sold in the Roxburgh Sale for 9 guineas.

3 ABERCROMBIE'S (Dr.) Inquiries concerning the Intellectual Powers and the Investigation of Truth, fcap. 8vo. new, antique calf extra, 9s 6d Murray, 1853 4 ABERCROMBIE'S (Dr.) Philosophy of the Moral Feelings, fcap. 8vo. new, antique calf extra, 78 6d 1853 5 ADAIR (Dr. Robert) Memoirs of the Life of, written by a Contemporary, 4to. half calf neat, scarce, 58 1790 6 ESCHYLI Tragoedia, Græce, recensuit Augustus Wellauer, 2 vols. 8vo. in 1, white vellum, very neat, 128 Lipsiæ, 1823 7 ÆSCHYLUS' Agamemnon, translated and illustrated with a Dissertation on Grecian Tragedy, &c. by J. S. Harford, numerous beautiful outline engravings, square 8vo. cloth, 68 6d (pub. at 188) Murray, 1831 8 AIKIN'S (Dr.) Manchester, including a Description of the Country Forty Miles round, 73 fine engravings by Storer, e. and the two very large maps, usually wanting, thick 4to. calf neat, 10s 6d 1795

9 ALBIN'S (E.) History of Esculent Fish, with an Essay on the Breeding of Fish and the construction of Fish Ponds, by the Hon. Roger North, 15 fine engravings, 4to. hf. morocco, 78 6d 1794 10 ALISON'S (Arch.) Essay on the Nature and Principles of Taste, sixth edition, 2 vols. 8vo. bright calf, neatly gilt, 63 6d 1825 11 ALKEN'S (H.) Sketch Book, 42 HIGHLY COLOURED ENGRAVINGS of Sporting and Military Sketches, Horses, Dogs, &c. oblong folio, hf. morocco gilt, 78 6d 1823

1803

1828

14 ANCIENT Baptismal Fonts, chronologically arranged,
with Descriptions, with a double set of the beautiful en-
gravings by Roberts, from Drawings by Simpson, INDIA
PROOFS AND ETCHINGS, 4to. LARGE PAPER, hf. morocco,
15 ANCIENT COOKERY.-Warner's Antiquitates Culinaria,
gilt top, uncut, £1. 148
or Curious Tracts relating to the Culinary Affairs of the Old
English, folding plates of a Peacock's Feast, &c. roy. 8vo,
hf. morocco neat, 14s-" Only 250 printed"

1791

16 ANDERSON (Dr.) The BEE; or Literary Weekly Intelligencer, complete, portraits and engravings, 18 vols. post 8vo. new hf. calf gilt, fine set, £2. 58

1791-4

Complete sets of this valuable and entertaining work in which Dr. Anderson received material assistance from men of taste and learning are of rare occurrence.

17 ANDERSON'S (J.) Historical Essay, shewing that the Crown and Kingdom of Scotland is Imperial and Independent, 8vo. calf gilt, fine copy, scarce, 58

1705

Deeds, &c. with engraved facsimiles of the Seals.
Contains copious Appendixes of very enrions Documents, Charters,
18 ANDERSON'S Royal Genealogies, from Adam to these
times, (including the British Isles), thick roy. fol. calf gilt,
£1. 148

1736

"The most useful and valuable work of the kind, and probably the most difficult and laborious one ever undertaken by author or printer; it may be considered as an abridgment of Universal History."-MOULE. 19 ANDERSON'S (R., Author of the Cumberland Ballads) Poetical Works, with Life and Notes by Sanderson, 2 vols. 12mo. bds. 78 6d Carlisle, 1820 20 ANDREWES (Bp.) Pattern of Catechistical Doctrine at Large, or a learned and pious Exposition of the Ten Com mandments (with marginal notes in an old hand), portrait, folio, calf, 78 6d

165

35 ARISTOTLE'S Politiques, or Discourses of Government, translated, with Expositions, &c. from the French of Le Roy, folio, limp vellum, 108 Islip, 1598 First English translation, dedicated to Sir R. Sidney. 36 ARMORIAL Historique de la Noblesse de France, publi par De Milleville, thick vellum paper, 7 RICHLY ILLUMI NATED PLATES in gold and colours, nearly every page illustrated with engravings of arms, &c. impl. 8vo. sewed, 148 Paris, 1845 37 ARNOLD'S Chronicle, otherwise called the Customs of London (edited by Douce), 4to. bds. scarce, 168

21 ANGELO (Michael) and RAFFAELLE'S DRAWINGS and STUDIES in the University Galleries of Oxford, 70 very beautifully executed etched facsimiles by J. Fisher, thick plate paper, 4to. hf. morocco extra, £2. 58 Privately printed, 1842 22 ANGLO-SAXON.-Thorkelin. De Danorum Rebus gestis Secul. III. et IV. Poema Danicum dialecto Anglo-Saxonicâ, ex Bibl. Cott. ; edidit, Vers. Lat. et Indicibus auxit G. J. Thorkelin, 4to. newly bound, 108 Havniæ, 1815 23 ANSTED'S (Prof.) Scenery, Science and Art, with Ex. tracts from the Note Book of a Geologist and Mining Engineer, 21 tinted and other engravings, 8vo. cloth, 88 6d Van Voorst, 1854 24 ANTHOLOGIA Græca, ex recensione Brunckii, Indices et Commentarium adjecit F. Jacobs, 13 vols. 8vo. calf, £2. 178 Lips. 1794 "The Commentary," says Beck, “contains a treasure of critical and learned illustration, and exhibits the taste, penetration, diligence, and extensive reading of the author."

25 ANTIQUARIAN REPERTORY.-A most interesting assemblage of Topography, History, Biography, Customs, and Manners, intended to illustrate and preserve several valuable Remains of Old Times, by GROSE, ASTLE, and other eminent Antiquaries, with upwards of 200 plates, BEST EDITION, LARGE PAPER, 4 vols. imp. 4to. hf. calf gill, gilt tops, £2. 18s (pub. at £18. 188)

1807-9 26 ANTONII (Nic.) BIBLIOTHECA HISPANA Vetus et Nova, cura Bayerii, 4 vols. folio, (the complete work), half russia, neatly gilt, scarce, a very fine copy, £4. 10s

Matriti, Ibarra, 1788 "The master key to unlock the treasures of Spanish Literature." DR. DIBDIN. 27 APULEII Metamorphoses, cum Notis Variorum et Oudendorpii, illustrated with the fine and scarce old engravings of the story of Cupid and Psyche, from Pictures by RAPHAEL, thick 4to. red morocco, gilt leaves, a beautiful volume, £2. 108 Lugd. Bat. 1786 28 APULEIUS' Cupid and Psyche, 32 curious Italian engravings illustrating the Fable of Cupid and Psyche, from RAPHAEL'S PICTURES, with descriptive Verses, oblong folio, hf. bound, 128

1814 29 ARCHEOLOGICA.-The Book of JASHER, translated by F. A. Alcuinis (a forgery by Iliff), Bristol, 1829, and other scarce Pieces as below, in one thick vol. 4to. hf. calf, £1.48 1797-1829

Contains likewise, Mnsæus' Loves of Hero and Leander, Gr. and Eng. (by G. C. Bedford), PRIVATELY PRINTED, with translator's autograph, 1797. Christie's (J.) Disquisitions upon PAINTED GREEK VASES, 16 plates, 1825. Christie (J.) On the Worship of the Elements, large coloured plates, 1814. Monumenti inediti, engravings, Napoli, 1820. 30 ARCTIC NEWS.-Facsimile of the Illustrated Arctic News, published on board H.M.S. "Resolute," in Search of Sir J. Franklin, a very curious and amusing production, lithographed, with many coloured and other plates, folio, new cloth, 58 Ackermann, 1852 31 ARIOSTO, Orlando Furioso, con le Annotatione di J. Ruscelli e la Vita da G. B. Pigna, 50 fine and spirited engravings, the size of the page, folio, calf gilt, very fine copy, 168 Ven., Valgrisi, 1580 A rare and celebrated edition, sought after by collectors for the engravings, &c. 32 ARIOSTO, Orlando Furioso, secondo l'edizione del 1532 per cura di O. Morali, portrait, vellum paper, roy. 4to. hf. russia, uncut, 108 6d Milano, 1818 Elegantly and accurately printed from the earliest complete edition, being the last which was revised by the author himself, and which is considered the very best.

33 ARISTOPHANES, Gr. et Lat. cum Scholiis Gr. et Notis Variorum, curavit Bekker, 5 vols. 8vo. whole bound calf gilt, £1. 148 (pub. at £3. 158) Lond., 1829

34 ARISTOTELIS de Animalibus Historia, Gr. et Lat. cum comment. ampliss. illustravit Schneider, FINE PAPER, 4 vols. Svo. russia extra gilt, fine copy, £2. 28 Lips. 1811

1811 This curious old Chronicle, among divers other matters, contains the original of the celebrated Poem of the Nut Brown Maid. 38 ARNOLD'S (G.) Ecclesiastical History, from the time of Christ to the year 1688 (in Dutch), with numerous fine large engravings by the celebrated Romeyn de Hooghe, 3 thick vols. folio, vellum, £1. 18 Amst. 1701 39 ART and Nature under an Italian Sky, by J. M. D., fine front. sq. 8vo. newly bd. calf, neatly gilt, 108 6d Edin., 1852 40 ART UNION.-BUNYAN'S PILGRIM'S Progress, Illustrated by H. Selous, 42 large and beautiful outline engravings by H. Moses and C. Rolls, PROOFS, LARge paper, imp. folio, in 2 portfolios, £1. 10s (pub. at £4. 48) 1844

BOTH SERIES, forming two distinct sets of illustrations, the Compositions of each being entirely different.

41 ART UNION.-Campbell's Gertrude of Wyoming, 12 very beautiful compositions by G. E. Hicks, engraved in outline by Collard, &c. PROOFS, LARGE PAPER, imp. folio, in a portfolio, 128 (pub. at £2. 28) 1846 42 ART UNION.-Thomson's Castle of Indolence, 12 very beautiful compositions by W. Rimer, engraved in outline by Collard, &c. PROOFS, LARGE PAPER, imp. folio, in a portfolio, 148 (pub. at £2. 28)

1845

43 ART UNION.-Illustrations of Byron's Childe Harold, portrait and 30 very beautiful engravings from Drawings made expressly for the Art Union by Faed, Corbould, Goodall, Ansdell, and other eminent artists, 4to. bds. 10s (pub. at £1. 18)

1855

44 ARTICLES whereupon it was agreed by the Archbishops, Bishops, and the whole Clergie in the Convocation holden at London, 1562, Lond. 1612-ROGERS'S (T.) Faith, Doctrine, and Religion Professed and Protected in the Realme of England, 1621, sm. 4to. calf neat, fine copy, rare, 12s 1612-21 45 ASTLE'S (T) History of the Origin and Progress of Writing, as well Hieroglyphic as Elementary, numerous fine engravings from Ancient MSS., inscriptions, &c. BEST EDITION, 4to. russia extra gilt, with borders of gold, scarce, £2.88

1803

46 ATLAS.-JOHNSTON'S (A. K., Royal Geogr.) National Atlas of Historical, Commercial, and Political Geography, constructed from the most recent aud authentic sources, 41 very large and beautifully executed double maps, the boundaries coloured; with a copious consulting Index, thick imp. folio, hf. bound morocco, new, £4. 48 (pub. at £8. 8s) 1855 47 ATLAS-JOHNSTON'S Atlas of Scotland, containing Maps of each County, on a Scale so large as to exhibit the Features of the Country and Places of Importance, the Railways, &c. with a copious Index, 60 very large and beautifully executed maps, coloured: new edition, completed to the present time, atlas folio, new hf. russia, gilt leaves, £5. 58 (pub. at £7. 78)

1856

This splendid and very complete Atlas cost in surveys and engravings upwards of £18,000.

48 ATLAS.-BLACK's County Atlas of Scotland, with the Parochial Divisions, 36 finely engraved coloured maps, including the 7 historical ones, with Descriptions, roy. 4to. cloth, 78 6d 1848

49 ATLAS.-QUIN's Historical Atlas, a series of Maps of the World, as known at Twenty-one different Periods, with a Narrative of Leading Events, and View of Universal History, 21 fine large coloured maps by Sidney Hall, 4to. hf. russia, 168 (pub. at £2.2s)

1836

1629

50 ATLAS.-DELISLE (G.) Atlas de tout le Monde, 80 very | 65 BARCLAY (J.) his Argenis, translated in prose and verse, large and finely engraved coloured maps, thick atlas folio, by Sir R. Le Grys and T. May, with the Clavis, sm. 4to. calf, 88 Paris, 1720 calf, 4s 6d 51 AUNGIER'S (G.) History and Antiquities of Syon Monastery, the Parish of Isleworth, and the Chapelry of Hounslow, 18 engravings of Seals, Monuments, &c. imp. 8vo. russia, gilt leaves, fine copy, bound by Mackenzie, 188 6d 1840 52 AUSTRALIA.-Backhouse's (J.) Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies, numerous etchings and woodcuts, thick 8vo. cloth, 88 (pub. at 168)

1843 53 AVENAR'S (J., of Witeberge) Enemie of Securitie, or a Daily Exercise of Godlie Meditations drawne out of the Holie Scriptures, Englished by T. Rogers, 18mo. maroon morocco extra, gilt leaves by J. Clarke, (a beautiful copy, rare), 128 Humfrey Lownes, 1611 51 BACK'S (Capt.) ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, from 1833 to 1837 inclusive, numerous engravings and maps, 2 vols. 8vo. new calf gilt, £1. 18 1836-8

Comprising, the Arctic Land Expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River, and along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean; and the Expedition in H.M.S. Terror for Discovery on the Shores of the Arctic Sea. 55 BACK'S (Capt.) Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River and along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, 1833-5, 14 fine engravings by Finden, INDIA PROOFS, thick 4to. cloth, 128 (pub. at £3. 38) 1836 LARGE PAPER, uniformly printed with the Arctic Voyages of Franklin and Parry.

56 BACON'S (Lord) Original Letters and Memoirs addressed to the King and other eminent Persons, edited with Introduction by Stephens, fine portrait by Vertue, 4to. calf, neatly gilt, 68 6d 1736 57 BACONIANA.-Genuine Remains of Lord Bacon, civil, moral, natural, medical, theological, and biographical, with an account of all his Works, portrait by Van Houe, 8vo. russia, gilt leaves, fine copy, 68 6d 1679 58 BAILLIE'S (Capt.) Celebrated Engravings and Etchings after Pictures and Drawings by the Great Masters, upwards of 120 fine plates after Rembrandt, Teniers, Rubens, Cuyp, Poussin, Guido, &c. fine impressions, including DUPLICATE PROOFS of some of the plates, imp. folio, hf. russia, £2. 10s 1789, &c.

An original copy of this scarce and interesting work; published at 25 guineas.

59 BAKER'S (S. W.) Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon, very interesting Sporting Adventures, coloured engravings, 8vo. cloth, 68 6d (pub. at 128)

1854

60 BALDWIN'S (G.) Museum or Collection of Gems, 55 plates of rare and beautiful Gems, with Descriptions, lithographed and printed on one side only, roy. 4to. hf. calf gilt, very scarce, 168

n. d. Privately printed; Mr. Baldwin was Consul in Egypt; he died before this work was completed, and nearly all the copies were destroyed. 61 BANKS' History of the Ancient and Noble Family of Marmyun, their singular office of King's Champion, also their dignatorial Tenures, and their Services on Coronation Days, &c. plates of pedigrees, engravings, &c. 8vo. bds. 4s 6d

1817

62 BARBER'S Picturesque Guide to the Isle of Wight, with
45 highly finished engravings from Drawings by Bartlett,
and coloured geological map by Mantell, 8vo. cloth, gilt
leaves, 58
1853
63 BARBUT'S Genera Insectorum of Linnæus exemplified
by Specimens of English Insects, with Descriptions, English
and French, 22 plates, comprising many hundred accurately
engraved figures of Insects, 4to. calf gilt, 108 6d
64 BARBUT'S Genera Vermium of Linnæus exemplified,
with descriptions in Eng. and Fr. LARGE PAPER, with 13
large COLOURED plates of the rarest and most elegant
animals in the Orders Testacea, Lithophyta, and Zoophyta
Animalia, imp. 4to. calf gilt, 108

1781

1788

Archdeacon Nares' copy, with his autograph and MS. Notes. 66 BARLANDI (H.) Ducum BRABANTIA CHRONICA, item Brabantiados Poema Melch. Barlarii, 40 fine whole length portraits, including many of the Kings of France, Spain, &c. folio, vellum, scarce, 15s Antv. 1600 account of its additions and beautiful plates (now first added.)"' "This edition is the only one which the curious collector covets on 67 BARROW'S (Dr. Isaac) Works, edited by Abp. Tillotson, with Life by Hill, fine portrait by Loggan, 3 vols. folio, in 2, calf, £1. 88 1700

68

BARROW'S (J.) Travels in China, and Residence at the Imperial Palace, comprising descriptions of the Country and its Inhabitants, &c. coloured portrait, and engravings, 4to. 68 6d 1806 69 BARRY'S (J. Historical Painter) Works, with Life, port. and numerous engravings, 2 vols. 4to. half calf, 148 1809 Including his correspondence with Burke, Lectures on Painting, Observations on Works of Art in Italy and France, on the Paintings in the Orleans Gallery, &c.

1775

70 BARRY'S (J.) Inquiry into the Obstructions to the Ac-
quisition of the Arts in England, 8vo. calf giit, 28
71 BASAN. Dictionnaire des Graveurs anciens et modernes,
avec une Notice des principales Estampes, 2 vols. 12mo. calf
gilt, 48 6d
Paris, 1767

72 BASKERVILLE CLASSICS; Catullus, Tibullus, Proper-
tius, Juvenalis, Persius, Lucretius, and Terentius, very
beautifully printed in large and elegant type by Baskerville,
4 vols. 4to. old French red morocco, gilt leaves, with rich
elaborate borders of gold, £3. 158
Birm., 1761-72

A fine uniform copy of these celebrated and beautiful editions; from
the library of the Marquis of Donegal.
73 BASSOMPIERRE (Maréchal) ses Mémoires, contenant
l'histoire de sa Vie, et de ce qui s'est fait de plus remarquable
à la Cour de France, 4 vols. 18mo. calf, 68 6d Amst. 1723

74

BATTY'S (Col.) Select Views of some of the principal Cities of Europe (Oporto, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Edinburgh, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Antwerp,) 30 beautiful and highly finished line engravings, INDIA PROOFS, and as many key-plates, impl. 4to. LARGE PAPER, half morocco, £1. 88 (pub. at £8.) Moon, 1832 75 BATTY'S German Scenery, LARGEST PAPER, with a double set of Proofs and Etchings, both on India Paper, of the beautiful plates, thick folio, cloth, £3. 108 (pub. at £25. 48)

76

1823.

Only a few copies taken off in this sumptuous manner. BATTY'S Italian Scenery, AN ORIGINAL COPY, with finest impressions of the highly finished engravings by Heath, imp. 8vo. hf. morocco, uncut, 188 1820

77 BATTY'S Welsh Scenery, 35 highly finished and beautiful engravings by Finden, fine original proof impressions, LARGE PAPER, 4to. hf. morocco gilt, fine copy, 148 (pub. at £3.38)

1823

78 BAUDÁRT (G.) Description de toutes les Batailles, Sieges et autres Exploits Mémorables advenues durant les Guerres des Pays Bas, with 285 curious plates of battles and portraits, 2 vols. oblong 4to. calf, vellum backs, 188 Amst. 1616

The above interesting engravings comprise Views of Old Towns, Battles and Portraits, including Q. Elizabeth, Leicester, Sir Philip Sydney, etc.

79 Bauldwin's (W.) Treatise of Moral Philosophy, containing the Lives and Answers, Witty Sayings, Proverbs, &c. of Philosophers, Emperors, &c. enlarged by Palfreyman,. 12mo. calf, scarce, 68 6d 1610

80 (BAVEREL et MALPEZ) Notices sur les GRAVEURS qui nous ont laissé des Estampes marquées de Monogrammes, Chiffres, Rébus, Lettres initiales, &c. folding plates (a very useful and esteemed work), 2 vols. 8vo. calf, 78 6d 1808-9

81 BAXTER'S (R.) Christian Directory, or a Summ of Practical Theology and Cases of Conscience, the 4 parts com1678 plete, thick folio, calf, 88 6d 82 BAYEUX Tapestry Elucidated, by the Rev. Dr. J. Collingwood Bruce, illustrated by 17 coloured plates, representing 1856 the entire Tapestry, 4to. half bound morocco, £1. 18 A very handsome work, exhibiting in large and carefully executed coloured plates the whole of the famous Bayeux Tapestry, with copious elucidations.

83 BAYLE'S Historical and Critical Dictionary, selected and abridged from the great work, with Life, portrait, 4 vols. post 8vo. in 2, hf. morocco gilt, 158

1810

1826 84 BAYLY'S (Dr. T.) Herba Parietis, or the Wall-Flower, as it grew out of the Prison of Newgate; a History, written whilst a Prisoner there, with the rare frontispiece, sm. folio, calf neat, 88 1650 85 BAXTER'S (Tho.) Illustrations of Egyptian, Grecian, and Roman Costume, 10 fine classical outline engravings, royal 8vo. hf. morocco, 8s 6d 86 BEATTIE'S (Dr.) Waldenses; or Protestant Valleys of Piedmont, Dauphiny, &c. with 72 beautiful engravings after drawings by Bartlett, Brockedon, Stanfield, and Harding, fine impressions, 4to. blue calf, gilt leaves and borders of gold, fine copy, £1. 108 1838 87 BEAUMONT and FLETCHER'S Works, an entirely new edition, with Notes by the Rev. A. Dyce, portraits, 11 vols. 8vo. calf extra gilt, contents lettered, bound by F. Bedford, £5. 10s (pub. at £6. 12s in bds.) 1843-6

One of the best edited works of modern times. 88 BEAUTIES of Scotland by Forsyth, illustrated with numerous engravings of Antiquities, Seats, Scenery, by Storer, Greig, and other artists, 5 vols. 8vo. half russia, neatly gilt, 168

1805-8

89 BEAVER'S (Capt.) African Memoranda relative to the British Settlement on the Island of Bulama, with Notices of the Native Tribes, Soil, Productions, &c. large map and en1805 gravings, 4to. calf gilt, 58

90 Becon's (T.) Relickes of Rome, woodcut capitals, illustrating Scriptural subjects, &c. 12mo. morocco extra, gilt leaves, fine copy, but wants title, 108 n. d. (1553) 91 BEDE (Ven.) HISTORIA ECCLESIASTICA Gentis Anglorum, Anglo-Saxonice et Lat. una cum reliquis ejus Operibus historicis, cura J. Smith, front. and map, thick folio, calf extra gilt, pannelled sides, very fine copy, £3. 108 Cant., 1622 92 BEDÆ Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, cum Opusculis quibusdam et Epistola Bonifacii ad Cudbertum Archiep. cura R. Hussy, 8vo. tree calf gilt, fine copy, 88 Oxon. 1846 93 BEHMEN'S (Jacob) Mysterum Magnum; an Exposition of the Book of Genesis, with Life and copious Index, folio, calf, scarce, 188

BEST EDITION, with learned notes and dissertations.

1654 This copy contains the Four Tables of Divine Revelation; also what Heaven, Hell, World, Time and Eternitie, are. 94 BELCHER'S (Sir E.) Last of the Arctic Voyages; the Expedition in Search of Sir J. Franklin in 1852-4, map and plates, some coloured, 2 vols. roy. 8vo. cloth, £1. 68 (pub. at £1. 16s)

1855

The descriptions of Natural History are by Sir J, Richardson, Prof. Owen, T. Bell, J. W. Salter, and L. Reeve.

95 BELL'S New Pantheon; or Historical Dictionary of the Gods, Demi-Gods, Heroes, and Fabulous Personages of Antiquity, many fine engravings, 2 vols. in 1, thick 4to. half 1790 russia, 128

The most useful body of Mythology in the language. 96 BENDEMANN'S (E.) Frieze in the Throne-Saloon of the Royal Palace in Dresden, 16 large and beautiful engravings, with Descriptions Eng. and Germ. oblong 4to. cloth, 1850

128

This celebrated Fresco-Painting represents the Human Soul in progress through its earthly life.

97 BERANGER'S Songs, Illustrations to; nearly 100 beantifully engraved vignettes from Designs by H. Vernet, Tony Johannot, Bonington, and other eminent artists, LARGE PAPER, roy. 8vo. hf. calf, uncut, scarce, 128 Paris, 1829 98 BERRY'S Encyclopædia Heraldica, or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry, numerous fine Heraldic engravings, 3 vols. 4to. hf. calf gilt, £3. 10s (pub. at £14. 58) 1828 A most valuable work, embracing the essence of Goillim, Edmond. son, and other heraldic authors, both scarce and expensive.

99 Beza's (Theod.) Briefe and Pithie Somme of the Christian Faith, with a Confutacion of all such Superstitious Errours as are contrary thereto, square 12mo. calf, fine copy, £1. 88 Lond., R. Serll. n. d. about,1580 This rare work is priced in a London Bookseller's Catalogue at £2. 28

100 BIBLIA SACRA LATINA, Vulgatæ editionis, MANUSCRIPT OF THE XVth CENTURY on VELLUM, very beautifully written in double columns, with the capitals finely rubricated, thick sm. 4to. old blue morocco gilt, gilt and embossed leaves, £3. 108 Sac. XV.

A fine and elaborately execnted MS., containing in addition to the

ficient.

Old and New Testaments, a Concordance and Harmony of the Evangelists; the vellum on which it is written is particularly fine, and the capitals very tastefully ornamented; a small part of one leaf only is de101 BIBLIA LATINA VULGATA, cum Interpretatione Nominum et Indice, cura R. Stephani, woodcuts, royal folio, ruled throughout with red lines, bound in old ornamented morocco, gilt leaves, fine copy, £2. 12s 6d

Paris, R. STEPHANUS, 1540 "This," says the Bibliotheca Susseriana, "is the EDITIO OPTIMA of Stephen's editions of the Vulgate," and this opinion is confirmed by Le Long in his Bibliotheca Sacra,' and other Bibliographers. No less than twenty-four ancient MSS., &c., were consulted to render the work more perfect.

102 BIBLIA Sacra Latina, Vet. et Nov. Testamentum et Apocrypha, cum interpretatione Tremellii et Junii ex Versione Bezæ, thick 12mo, blue morocco extra, gilt leaves, 108 Amst., 1627

103

A fine copy of this scarce and beautifully printed edition. BIBLIA SACRA LATINA, Vulgatæ editionis, cum Annotationibus cura J. B. Duhamel, fine edition, ILLUSTRATED with the splendid Series of upwards of 100 large plates by PICART, HOUBRAKEN, and LE SUEUR, beautiful impres sions, 2 thick vols. folio, calf gilt, £2. 188 Lovanii, 1740 A FINE LARGE PAPER COPY: the engravings with which it is illestrated are among the most interesting with which the Scriptures can be adorned, embracing all the grandest historical subjects in both the Old and New Testaments.

104 Biblia Cieska.-Biblia Bohemica (a Thaboritis edita) numerous woodcuts, thick folio, original stamped binding, slightly imperfect in table, &c. £5. 58 Ven. 1506

RARE, as are all the Thaborite (or HusSITE) Bibles; the late Mr. Thorpe, who priced a copy at £21. states, that no copy of this edition, her any so early it is believed, exists in any library in this country, PUBLIC

or PRIVATE.

105 Bible and Apocrypha, Genevan Version, or BREECHES BIBLE, with Archbishop Cranmer's Prologues, Marginal References, Genealogies, Tables of Proper Names, &c. very thick folio, full bound olive morocco, antique style, gilt leaves, very fine copy, £5. 5s Barker, 1583

A sumptuous and scarce edition, printed with very large gothic type; from a memorandum written on the margin, this copy would appear to have belonged to the Parish Church of Bacton, in Norfolk. 106 BIBLE and Apocrypha, Genevan Version, with the Psalms in Verse, by Sternhold and Hopkins, engraved Genealogies by John) S(peed), and numerous other engravings, folio, hf. calf, 188 R. Barker, 1611

"This may be called the PARENT TEXT of the present English version, and should be in every library of reference or choice."-Dibdin. The above is slightly imperfect.

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Contains autograph of John Camden, 1620; this copy has the engraved Genealogies by John Speed and fine engraved title to the New Testament, but is deficient of the first title, and has a few leaves neatly repaired.

109 BIBLE, Old and New Testament, engraved tille, 4to. old French blue morocco, gilt leaves, 158

Cambridge, J. Field, 1663-6 This edition sold in the Duke of Grafton's sale for £5. 168 110 BIBLE. GILL's (the learned Dr. J.) Expositions of the Old and New Testaments, in which the sense of every verse is given, as well as the original text, 9 thick vols. 4to. calf, very neat, £5. 188 1810

Particularly valuable for the illustrations drawn from Rabbinical and other Oriental Sources. "Prized as an invaluable mine of knowledge by jedicious Christians of every denomination."- Wilson.

111 BIBLE. Dr. Adam CLARKE's edition, with his valuable Commentary and Critical Notes, designed as a Help to a better Understanding of the Sacred Writings, Marginal Readings and Parallel Texts, 6 large vols. imp. 8vo. calf, neatly gilt, £3. 10s

1851 112 BIBLE PRINTS.- Boydell's Illustrations of Holy Writ, 100 beautiful engravings from Drawings by Isaac Taylor of Ongar, BRILliant ImpressioNS, LARGE PAPER, imp. 4to. hf. morocco, uncut, £1. 18 1820 This very interesting series of engravings is calculated to ornament all 4to. and 8vo. editions of the Old and New Testament.

113 BIBLE PRINTS.-Finden's Landscape Illustrations of the Bible, with Descriptions by Hartwell Horne, nearly 100 highly finished engravings from Drawings by Turner, Callcott, Stanfield, &c. PROOF IMPRESSIONS, LARge paper, 2 vols. roy. 4to. early subscriber's copy in parts, £2. 58 (pub. at £4. 168) 1834-6 114 BIBLE PRINTS.-Fisher's Historic Illustrations of the Bible, with Descriptions English, German, and French, upwards of 120 highly finished and beautiful engravings, EARLY PROOF IMPRESSIONS, LARGE PAPER, THE FOUR SERIES COMPLETE, a subscription copy in parts, £4. 48 (pub. at £8. 48) (1845, &c.) A beautiful work, comprising the finest pictures of Rubens, Rembrandt, Poussin, Raffaelle, Guido, Caracci, Vandyke, Da Vinci, Salvator Eosa, Murillo, Correggio, and likewise the best modern Masters.

115 BIBLE PRINTS.-Scheuchzer, Physica Sacra (History of the Bible, in Latin) with 750 beautiful engravings, fine impressions, 8 vols. folio, in 4, old calf, £4. 10s

Augsp. 1731-5 This is one of the most interesting and instructive series of Bible Prints ever produced. The plates, which are of an elaborate and highly finished character, illustrate the whole of the Bible, its Natural History, Manners, Customs, Historical Events, &c. 116 BIBLE PRINTS.-A curious and spirited Series of 110 Engravings by Jost Ammon, Virgil Solis, Huter, &c. illustrative of the Old and New Testaments, oblong 4to. calf, 78 6d (1563) 117 BIBLIOTHECA GLOUCESTRENSIS; a Collection of Scarce and Curious Tracts relating to the City and County of Gloucester, edited with Notes by Washbourn, portrait, 4to. hf. morocco, gill top, 188 (pub. at £2. 28) Gloucester, 1825

These Tracts are chiefly illustrative of the Times of Charles I., Cromwell, Charles II., the Civil War, &c.

118 BIBLIOTHEQUE Protypographique, ou Librairies des Fils du Roi Jean, Charles V., Jean de Berri, Philippe de Bourgogne et les Siens, fine outline engravings from ancient MSS. LARGE PAPER, 4to. marb. calf extra gilt, gilt leaves, by Mackenzie, 148 Paris, 1830

119 BIGSBY'S (R.) History of Repton, Derbyshire, with notices of its Vicinity, 70 beautiful engravings on copper, stone, and wood, by eminent artists, 4to. cloth, 168 1854 120 BINGHAM'S (J.) Works, including the Origines Ecclesiastica, or the Antiquities of the Christian Church, maps, 2 vols. folio, calf neat, a desirable copy, £\. 168 "Most strongly and vehemently do I recommend Bingham's Anti

Church Luminaries."-DIBDIN.

1726

quities of the Christian Church: he justly ranks among our brightest 121 BLAKEY'S (R.) History of the Philosophy of Mind; embracing the Opinions of all Writers on Mental Science from the earliest period, 4 vols. 8vo. new calf gilt, £1. 88 Longmans, 1830 122 BLAKEY'S (R.) History of Political Literature from the earliest times, 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, 148 (pub. at £1.88) 1855 123 BOCCACCIO, Il Decamerone, nuovamente corretto et con diligentia stampato, 4to. calf neat, 14s

Firenze, Giunta, 1527, ( Lond. 1725) An accurate and beautiful edition, reprinted verbatim from the Giunta edition, 15 27.

124 BOCCACCIO, II Filocolo, JUNTA EDITION, thick sm. 8vo. calf, gilt leaves, arms on the sides, fine copy, rare, 10s 6d (recent price £1. 48) Firenze, Giunti, 1594

125 BOCACE, Ses Contes, traduction nouvelle, augmentée de divers Contes en vers imités de ce Poëte par La Fontaine, Passerat, &c. par Sabatier de Castres, numerous engravings, 11 vols. 8vo. in 6, calf, neatly gilt, 188 Paris, 1801 126 BOCCACCIO'S Decameron, freely translated, with Life (by Dubois), vignettes, 2 vols. 8vo. bright calf gilt, 128 1804

127 BODONI (G.) Manuale Tipografico, comprising upwards of 250 specimens of type, and fine portrait, LARGE PAPER, 2 vols. imp. 4to. bds. UNCUT, £1. 158 Parma, 1818

These volumes, which have always been so much admired by the lovers of splendid printing, contain specimens of all Bodoni's celebrated types, and ornamental printing.

128 BOISGELIN'S (Knight of Malta) Travels through Denmark and Sweden, with an historical account of the Hanseatic League, &c. numerous tinted plates, 2 vols. 4to. in 1, russia extra, gilt leaves, fine copy, 12s 6d

Contains an account of the Picture Galleries in these Countries.

1810

129 BOISSARDUS (J.) De Divinatione et Magicis Præstigiis, numerous fine engravings of Sybils in their various costumes and ceremonies, by T. DE BRY, and fine portraits, folio, calf gilt, 108 6d Oppenh. 1625 130 BOKE of LORDS CHAMBERLAIN.-ABSALOM'S (P.) Catalogue of the Lords Chamberlain of the Royal Household from the Foundation of St. James's Palace by Henry VIII., to William IV: 45 SHIELDS OF ARMS, BEAUTIFULLY DRAWN AND EMBLAZONED, folio, red morocco extra, gilt leaves and sides, rich inside tooling, £4. 148 1831

A UNIQUE AND ELEGANT VOLUME OF DRAWINGS, very elaborately prepared, and inscribed to T. Moule, Esq., it deserves a prominent place in an Heraldic Library.

131 BOOK of St. Albans -Haslewood's (J.) Literary Researches into the History of this famous Work, printed by WYNKYN DE WORDE in 1496, with woodcut facsimiles of the type and curious woodcuts, imp. 8vo. hf. cloth, 188— (only 150 copies printed) 1810

132 BOOK of GEMS, or the POETS and Artists of Great Britain, edited by S. C. Hall, finely printed on thick paper, and illustrated with 150 exquisitely beautiful engravings after Turner, Eastlake, Collins, &c. FINE EARLY IMPRESSIONS, 3 vols. 8vo. extra bds. (scarce in this state) £2. 10s 1836-8

133 BOOK of Psalms, in English Verse, by Sternhold and Hopkins, with Apt Notes to sing them withall, sm. 4to. sewed, scarce, 48 n. d. Printed for the Company of Stationers; this has the Psalms complete, but part of the Prayer at the end is deficient.

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