31 BARTON, BERNARD. Birth-Day Verses; at Sixty-Four. 12mo, original paper wrappers enclosed in silk case. Woodbridge: 1848.

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WORDSWORTH'S COPY, with his autograph written on title-page. Laid in is an A. L. S. from Barton in which he presents the verses to Wordsworth. Barton was known as "the Quaker Poet" and was an intimate friend of Lamb, Southey, and Wordsworth. A most interesting volume.

THE FIRST EDITION OF "THE SAINTS
EVERLASTING REST"

BAXTER, RICHARD. The Saints Everlasting Rest; or, a Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in their enjoyment of God in Glory Preached in his weekly Lectures; and now published by Richard Baxter. 4to, brown morocco, gilt edges. London, printed by Rob. White, for Thomas Underhill and Francis Tyton, 1650.

$85.00

The First Edition. The British Museum only possesses an imperfect copy of this edition. A fine and perfect copy, such as the above, is one of the rarest books in the English language.

ONE OF THE EARLIEST ORIGINAL ENGLISH ROMANCES

BAYLY, THOMAS. Herba Parietis, or the Wall-Flower as it grew out of the Stone-Chamber belonging to the Metropolitan Prison of London, called Newgate, being a History which is partly true, partly Romantick, Morally Divine, whereby a Marriage between Reality and Fancy is Solemnized by Divinity, written by Thomas Bayly, D.D., whilst he was a Prisoner there. With a fine engraved frontispiece, showing the Old Newgate Prison Gate, small folio, dark brown morocco, tooled emblematically, the design suggested by the engraved frontispiece, the sides are covered with an outline design of the Gate of Newgate in blind, on the stone-work on each side of top and bottom is inlaid wall-flowers in bloom, in red, green and brown, tooled in blind, and heightened with powdered gold ground, a most artistic emblematic binding, by Riviere and Son. London: Printed by J. G. and are to be sold by John Holden.

1650. $175.00

Under this curious title we have one of the few original English Romances of the 17th century, for most of those published at this period were taken from the French or Italian. It is extremely rare.

BEARD, JOHN. A Diary of Fifteen Year's Hunting, viz.: From 1796 to 1811. (WOODCUTS.) 12mo, original printed boards, uncut. Bath: Printed for the Author, 1813. $55.00 Very rare.

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BEARD, THOMAS. The Theatre of God's Judgments: or a collection of Sacred, Ecclesiasticall, and prophane Authors, concerning the admirable Judgments of God upon the transgressours of his commandments. 4to, brown morocco, super extra, vellum fly leaves, gilt edges, by Riviere. London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1597. $375.00

The First Edition. Of extreme rarity. The book is full of curious matter, interesting to the student of 16th century history, but is specially curious and valuable for the account it gives, at p. 147, of Christopher Marlowe and his tragical death. We can trace the sale of only one other copy in the last thirty years. It was not in the Hoe or Huth sales. A famous item of SHAKESPEAREANA.

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THE MOST FAMOUS BEARDSLEY MANUSCRIPT BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF "UNDER THE HILL." Written in ink on the rectos of 68 leaves. 4to vellum, g. e.

$2500.00

The printed version of this romantic novel has been expurgated and differs materially from the MS.

Three A. LI. S. of Beardsley's mentioning this work are inserted.

The only important prose work of Beardsley's and among the celebrated literary productions of the XIX Century.

BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of his Noble Knights of the Round Table The Text as written by Sir Thomas Malory and imprinted by William Caxton EMBELLISHED WITH MANY ORIGINAL

DESIGNS BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY. 2 vols. original white cloth gilt, uncut. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1893.

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BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. The Rape of the Lock, by Alexander Pope. EMBROIDERED WITH NINE DRAWINGS BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY. 4to original cloth, uncut. London: Leonard Smithers, 1896. $9.00

The First Edition.

BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. Ben Jonson. His Volpone; or, The Foxe. A New Edition with a critical Essay on the Author by Vincent O'Sullivan and a FRONTISPIECE, FIVE INITIAL LETTERS AND A COVER DESIGN ILLUSTRATIVE AND DECORATIVE BY

AUBREY BEARDSLEY. 4to original cloth. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1898.

The First Edition.

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BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. The Pierrot of the Minute. A Dramatic Phantasy in One Act. Written by Ernest Dowson. WITH A FRONTISPIECE, INITIAL LETTER, VIGNETTE, AND CULDE-LAMPE BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY. Royal 8vo, original cloth. London: Leonard Smithers, 1897. $12.50

The E. C. Stedman Copy with his book-plate.

BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. A Book of Fifty Drawings with an Iconography by Aymer Vallance. A Second Book of Fifty Drawings. 2 vols. 4to, original red cloth. London: Leonard Smithers, 1897 and 1899.

The First Edition of each volume.

$25.00

AUBREY BEARDSLEY'S COPY, WITH A UNIQUE

INSCRIPTION

MORRIS, WILLIAM. The Earthly Paradise, A Poem. 8vo, green cloth. London: 1890.

$80.00 AUBREY BEARDSLEY'S OWN COPY, with the following whimsical and characteristic inscription in his hand writing: "Aubrey Beardsley, affectionately & admiringly from his loving self, 1893.

BEARDSLEY, AUBREY, A. L. 31⁄2 pp., sm. 8vo. Paris, n. d., with envelope dated October 6th, 1896, to Leonard Smithers, regarding the printing of Mademoiselle de Maupin and mentioning his illustrations. $35.00

BEAUMONT, JOSEPH. Psyche: or Loves Mysterie in XX. Canto's: Displaying the Intercourse betwixt Christ and Soule. 4to, bound in contemporary calf. London: Printed by John Dawson for George Boddington, 1648. $45.00

Fine copy of The First Edition. An extremely important volume to the student of Early English Poetry.

IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS

áBECKETT, GILBERT ABBOTT. The Comic History of England and The Comic History of Rome. ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN LEECH (WITH COLORED ENGRAVING AND WOODCUTS). Complete in the 30 original parts in the original green paper wrappers, 3 vols., 8vo, uncut, enclosed in a cloth case with morocco label. London: Punch Office, 1846-48.

Immaculate copies in the original parts.

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BECKFORD WILLIAM. An Arabian Tale, From Unpublished Manuscript: with Notes Critical and Explanatory. ("VATHEK.") 8vo, polished calf extra, uncut, by Francis Bedford. London: J. Johnson, 1786.

The First Edition of Vathek is extremely rare.

$37.50

RARE ENGLISH BIBLES

48 BIBLE, The Cromwell or Great. The Byble in Englyshe. (BLACK LETTER) Folio, original oaken boards covered with stamped leather with original clasps. London: Rychard Grafton and Edward Whitchurch, 1539.

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THE FIRST EDITION OF CROMWELL'S OR THE GREAT BIBLE. One of the tallest and the finest copies known. At the Amherst sale in 1908 a copy of the second edition sold for £405.

BIBLE.

The "Taverner."

The "Taverner." The Most Sacred Bible Newly Recognished Rychard Taverner. (BLACK LETTER) Folio, brown levant morocco extra, g. e., by Bedford. London: John Bydwell, for Thomas Barthlet, 1539.

A fine copy of this rare bible which is seldom found perfect.

$450.00

BIBLE, THE. The New Testament Diligently Translated by Myles Couerdale and conferred with the translacion of Willyam Tyndale . 12mo, original calf. An. M. D. XLIX. (1549).

Excessively rare.

BIBLE, THE. The New Testament in Englishe after the Greek translation (by Tyndale) with the translation of Erasmus in Latin. (BLACK LETTER) 8vo, olive levant morocco, g. e., by R. DeCoverly. London: T. Gaultier, pro J. C(awood), 1550. $275.00

A very desirable copy of this scarce Edition of Tyndale's Version. BIBLE, THE "BREECHES." The Bible and Holy Scripture 4to, olive levant morocco extra, g. e., by Zaehnsdorf. Geneva: Printed by Rouland Hall, 1560. $450.00

A superb perfect copy of the First Edition of the GENEVA VERSION and the earliest English Bible printed in Roman type with Verse Divisions. The map of Ezekiel's Temple in this book is the finest known.

BIBLE, THE "SPRING." The Bible Translated according to the Ebrew. Folio, full black levant morocco, blind and gilt tooling g. e., by Riviere. Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker (1578).

$275.00

The First Edition of the "Spring" Bible, with an Original Bill, signed by Sir Walter Mildmay (Queen Elizabeth's Chancellor of the Exchequer), "of 14s. Od." for the Bible which was used for swearing in members of the House of Commons.

BIBLE, THE "PEARL." The Holy Bible, containing ye Old and New Testament. 24mo, old black morocco, g. e. London: John Field, 1653. $160.00

The Pearl Bible, disgraced with numerous errata which served as a foundation of a dangerous doctrine.

BIBLE, THE. The Four Cambridge Editions. 1629, 1638, 1666 and 1674. $600.00

A unique set of The First Edition of each of the four Cambridge Bibles.

THE ONLY COPY KNOWN OF THE FIRST BIBLE

PRINTED IN AMERICA

56 THE HOLY BIBLE, containing the OLD and NEW TESTAMENTS: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty's Special Command. Appointed to be read in Churches. LONDON. (Boston.) Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. 4to, in the original sheep binding. M.DCC.LII. (1752.)

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THE ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THE FIRST BIBLE EVER PRINTED IN AMERICA IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, and the FOUNDATION STONE FOR ALL COLLECTIONS OF AMERICAN BIBLES. The reasons for making so strong a statement as the above, can, here, be only briefly summarized.

ISAIAH THOMAS, in his "HISTORY OF PRINTING IN AMERICA," states that KNEELAND & GREEN, Boston Printers, issued from their press for DANIEL HENCHMAN and other booksellers, a small quarto BIBLE, and that he was informed of this by those who had assisted in the printing. He gives the date as "about the time that the partnership of KNEELAND & GREEN expired," which was 1752, and QUOTES THE IMPRINT, WHICH CORRESPONDS WITH THAT OF THE COPY HERE DESCRIBED. He states that it was carried through the press AS PRIVATELY AS POSSIBLE, and BORE THE LONDON IMPRINT so as "to prevent a prosecution from those in England and Scotland who published the BIBLE by a patent from the crown, or cum privilegio, as did the Universities of OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE."

The AUTHORIZED imprint was: "OXFORD: PRINTED BY THOMAS BASKETT, PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY, 1752."

It is evident that when the Boston printers put forth this Bible THEY DARED NOT COPY THE AUTHORIZED IMPRINT, as the piracy would be apparent and the consequences disastrous, and so selected the, almost identical, name of MARK BASKETT, a London printer of established repute, as a cloak for their designs.

This is the McKee copy, the only one known, which brought $2025 at auction in 1902.

THE RARE AITKEN BIBLE

BIBLE, THE HOLY. Containing the Old and New Testaments. Newly translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. 12mo, original calf. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by R., Aitken, at Pope's Head, three doors above the Coffee House in Market Street, 1782. $450.00

This is an unusually fine copy of the celebrated Aitken Bible "the first Bible in the English Language ever printed in America" excepting the Baskett Bible.

BIBLE ILLUSTRATIONS. The Images of the Old Testament, Lately expressed set forthe in Ynglishe and Frenche Vuith a playn and brief exposition. Small 4to, old calf. Lyons: Johan Frellon, 1549. $350.00

This is a series of 94 woodcuts designed by Holbein and 4 figures of the Evangelists.