497 BIBLE OF EVERY LAND, a History, with Specimens, Alphabets, coloured maps, &c., of the Scriptures, as printed throughout the world, 4to. elegantly bound in morocco, gilt edges, £2 108 S. Bagster, 1848 In this valuable volume are specimens of 271 Languages and Dialects, divided into VIII. Classes; I. Monosyllabic; II. Shemitic; III. Indo-European; IV. Ugro-Tartarian; V. Polynesian or Malayan; VI. African; VII. American; VIII. Mixed or Patois. 498 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL MISCELLANIES; being a selection of curious Pieces in Prose and Verse, Oxford, 1813-Pieces of ancient Poetry, from unpublished MSS. and scarce Books, Bristol, 1814, in 1 vol. 4to. half bound in morocco, uncut, top edges gilt, choice copies, £1 48 1813-14 Of the first of these little Treatises, published by Dr. Philip Bliss, there were 104 copies printed; of the second, edited by Mr. Fry, of Bristol, there was likewise a limited impression of only 102 copies. 499 BIBLIOSOPHIA; or, Book-Wisdom, containing some account of the Pride, Pleasure, &c., of that glorious vocation, Book Collecting, by an aspirant, [the Rev. James Beresford,] 12mo. boards, 38 Bulmer, 1810 500 BIBLIOTHECA AMERICANA; a Catalogue of American Publications, including Reprints and Original Works, from 1820 to 1848, inclusive, by O. A. Roorbach, royal 8vo. cloth, 68 New York, 1849 501 BIBLIOTHECA ANGLO-POETICA; a Descriptive Catalogue of a rare and rich collection of Early English Poetry, on sale at Longman's, with Critical and Biographical Remarks, by A. F. Griffiths, portraits, royal 8vo. boards, uncut, £1 48 1815 "This extremely useful Catalogue is deserving of a place in every good library from the interesting information it affords of the works of our early Poets."-Lowndes. 502 BIBLIOTHECA PARISIANA; a Catalogue of a Collection of Books formed by a Gentleman in France, sold by Mr. Edwards, March, 1791, neatly priced, small 8vo. fine paper, nice copy is calf, 78 6d The produce of this fine collection of Books was £6610 68. 6d. 1791 503 BICKERSTETH'S (Edward, Rector of Watton,) Christian Student, with lists of Books adapted to the various Classes of Society, thick 12mo. half cloth, 5s (pub. at 9s 6d) 1829 1832 1834 Christian Student, 3rd Edition, 12mo. half cloth, 58 6d 1852 507 BINCHII (Johan.) Mellificium Theologicum ad Disputandum et Concionandum proficuum, fine portrait, 5 vols. in 1, very thick 4to. of 1350 pages, old calf, neat, 88 Amstelodami, Janson, 1658 "A valuable work with Arminian Views.”—Bickersteth. 508 BINGLEY'S (Rev. Will.) Biography of 68 Celebrated Roman Characters, plates, 12mo. half cloth, 38 6d (pub. at 7s) 509 BIOGRAPHIA BRITANNICA; the lives of the most eminent 1824 persons who have flourished in Great Britain, by Dr. Kippis, 5 vols. folio, A. to F. all published, nice set in half russia, uncut, £2 28 1777-93 "An exceedingly valuable work, which it is necessary to possess as well as the former edition."-Lowndes. 510 BIOGRAPHIA CLASSICA, the Lives and Characters of all the Classical Authors, with the best editions of their Works, 2nd Edition, 2 vols. 12mo. old calf, neat, 4s 6d A very useful little work. 1750 Biographical Dictionary of the Living Authors of Great Britain and Ireland, with the Supplement, 8vo. half cloth, 68.-Another copy, half calf, 78 6d 1816 Comprises notices of nearly 10,000 living authors, with correct lists of their publications, a perfect originality in English literature. Biography, Sketches of Ancient Poets, Orators, and Historians, 18mo. cloth, 28 Darton, 1832 8vo. cloth, new, Cyclopædia of Biography, numerous cuts, thick 10s 6d 1858 By Sir A. Alison, Sir David Brewster, Professors Eadie, Ferguson, Nichol, and others. 514 BION et Moschus, Græcè, illustrabat et emendabat Gilb. Wakefield, 12mo. fine paper, purple morocco, by Kalthoeber, gilt edges, 98 Londini, Bensley, 1795 "A beautiful and correct edition, printed with great care and delicacy by Bensley. It is commended by Foreign Critics."-Dr. Dibdin. 515 BIONDI (Cavaliere Gio. F.) l'Historia delle Guerre Civili d'Inghilterra, trà le due Case di Lancastro e Iorc, 3 vols. in 1, 4to. old calf, neat, 10s 6d Bologna, per C. Zenero, 1647 Period embraced 1377 to 1509. "This elegant History gained the Author great reputation." Sir Henry Wotton introduced him to the notice of K. James I. who made him Gentleman of the Bedchamber, and sent him on a Secret Mission to the Duke of Savoy, to whom this book is dedicated. 516 BIRKS (Anthony and John) Arithmetical Collections and Improvements, 8vo. calf, neat, scarce, 68 1774 One of the best books ever published on Arithmetic. Both Birks were born in Norwich. 517 BISHOPS, Catalogue of all the Archbishops and Bishops, from 1688 to 1812, 8vo. sewed, 28 518 1812 Chart of the Episcopacy of England and Wales, beginning at Shews, at one view, Lists of all the Bishops under their several Sees, in each Reign, separately. 519 BIZARI (Petri) Senatus populique Genuensis Rerum Domi forisque Gestarum Historiæ atque Annales, folio, old calf, neat, 158 Antwerpia, C. Plantini, 1579 This History extends from 1100 to 1578. At the end are Treatises De Syriaca Expeditione, De Bello Pisano, De Bello Veneto, &c. Sir Christopher Hatton's copy. 520 BLACK'S Life of Tasso, 2 vols. 4to. see Tasso. 521 BLACK and ARMSTRONG'S Catalogue of Foreign Books, 8vo. boards, 28 6d 1840 522 BLACKMORE'S (Sir Richard) Creation, a Philosophical Poem, 8vo. old calf, neat, 3s 6d 1712 Presentation copy from "The Author to his worthy Friend Dr. Dl. Duncan, 1714." "This work was undertaken with so good an intention, and executed with so great a mastery, that it deserves to be looked upon as one of the most useful and noble productions in our English verse."-Addison. 523 BLACKSTONE'S (Sir William, Judge) Commentaries on the Laws of England, 4 vols. 4to. old calf, gilt, 128 Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1770 526 - 1811 London, 1825 Works, and 524 BLACKSTONE'S (Sir William, Judge) Commentaries on the Laws of England, by Archbold, 4 vols. royal 8vo. boards 168 525 another edition, portrait, 4 vols. 8vo. boards, 108 Biographical History of his Life, Catalogue of his Nomenclature of Westminster Hall, 8vo. boards, 48 527 BLACKWOOD'S Edinburgh Magazine, vols. 20 to 38 vols. 8vo. neatly half bound, £2 58 528 529 530 1782 and 40, 20 1826-36 Edinburgh Magazine, March to December, 1854, 4s Edinburgh Magazine, complete for 1855, in 12 numbers, 68 Edinburgh Magazine, complete for 1856, in 12 numbers, 68 531 BLAIR'S Chronological and Historical Tables, from the Creation, with Continuation supervised by Sir Henry Ellis, then chief Librarian to the British Museum, royal 8vo. half bound, quite new, £1 118 6d Longman's, 1851 532 533 "Dr. Blair's Chronological Tables have long been the favourite Manual of readers of History. The present volume has been re-constructed from the folio edition by a Literary friend. The thorough revision of the MS. and its transit through the press having been intrusted to myself, will justify my signature to the Preface, and may be taken to express my perfect confidence in its general accuracy and character."-Henry Ellis. Chronological Tables, revised and enlarged to the Russian Treaty of Peace, 1856, by J. W. Rosse, double vol. post 8vo. cloth new, 108 H. G. Bohn, 1856 The repeating column of dates is a useful novelty of Mr. H. G. Bohn's invention, indeed the plan and arrangement of this edition are exclusively his own. Rosse's (J. W.) Index of Dates, alphabetically arranged, being This is an indispensable adjunct to the Chronological Tables, both of which should find a place on the shelves of every Historical enquirer. 534 BLAIR'S (Dr. Hugh) Sermons, with his Life, by Dr. J. Finlayson, portrait, 8vo. half cloth, 5s (pub. at 12s) 1826 Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, portrait, 3 vols. 8vo. calf, neat, 68 1793 536 BLANDY (Rev. Adam) Chronological Tables, from the Creation to Christ's Nativity, digested with those of Col. W. Parsons, with the characters of the High Priests, &c., by Will. Blandy, Fellow of Pemb. Coll. Oxford, small 4to. old calf, rare, 10s 6d No date The whole of this curious Book is engraved by HULETT. Not to be found in Lowndes. Book Plate of Edmund Horrex, engraved by Dent, Bell Alley, Lombard Street. 537 BLAKESLEY'S (Rev. Jos. W., Fellow of Trin. Coll. Camb.) Four Months in Algeria, with a Visit to Carthage, maps and plates, 8vo. cloth, 7s (pub. at 14s) 1859 538 BLENHEIM, the Seat of the Duke of Marlborough, a description of, plates, 8vo. half calf, neat, 28 6d Oxford, no date 539 BLISS.-Catalogue of the Valuable Library of Dr. Philip Bliss, sold by Auction, June, 1858, by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, priced, 8vo. sewed, 108 1858 540 BLOME'S (Alexander, Gentleman) Songs and other Poems, portrait, small 8vo. clean copy, old calf, rare, £1 1s 1668 These are the Songs which used to amuse the young gentlemen of Charles the 2nd's Court. 541 BLONDEAU, Manuel de Minéralogie, plate, thick 18mo. sewed, 2s 6d Paris, 1827 Nancy, 1737 542 BLOSIUS (Louis) Instruction Spirituelle, et Pensées Consolantes pour les ames affligées, trad. du Latin par le Père Brignon, 12mo. bound, 28 6d 543 BLOUNT'S (Charles, Esq.) Miscellaneous Works, Oracles of Reason, Man's Soul after this Life, Priestcraft and Idolatry, &c., and an account of his Life, thick 12mo. old calf, SCARCE, 58 1695 "In point of learning, judgment, and freedom of thought, these Essays are in no way inferior to those of the celebrated Montaigne."-Chalmers. 1827 544 BLUMENBACH'S (J. F.) Manual of Comparative Anatomy, Englished, with Notes by W. Laurence and W. Coulson, 8vo. half calf, neat, 68 (pub. at 188) 545 BLUNDEVIL, his Exercises, VIII. Treatises on Cosmographie, Astronomie, Geographie, and Navigation, 7th edit. enlarged by R. Hartwell, plates, thick 4to. of above 800 pages, old calf, neat, 108 6d 1636 In BLACK LETTER. The former editions contained but Six Books; specially written for the furtherance of the Art of NAVIGATION. 546 BLUNT'S (Henry) XII. Lectures on the History of St. Paul, during Lent, 1831, at Chelsea, vol. 1, 12mo. cloth, 38 (pub. at 5s 6d) 1832 Lectures on the History of St. Paul, 2 vols. 12mo. cloth, 6s (pub. at 118) 547 1832-3 Discourses on some of the doctrinal Articles of the Church of 548 1835 another edition, 12mo. cloth, 38 1842 Practical Exposition of the Epistles to the VII. Churches of Asia, 12mo. cloth, 38 (cost 58 6d) 1838 5s 551 - Lectures on the History of Elisha, 12mo. cloth, 38 (cost 58 6d) 1839 552 another сору, 12mo. cloth, 38 6d (pub. at 5s 6d) 553 BLUNT'S (I.J.) Sketch of the Reformation in England, 18mo. cloth, 28 6d (cost 5s) Fam. Lib., 1833 554 BOCCATIO (Messer Johanne, da Certaldo) Incomincia il libro Primo di Florio et di Bianzafiore chiamato Philocolo, folio, old bds. rare, £1 1s Impressio in Venetia per Augustino de Zanni, MDXIIII. This appears to be the last folio edition of "Il Philocolo," it has a Life of Boccaccio at the end "Composto per Hieronymo Squarzefico de Alexandria." 555 BOCCACCIO (Giovanni) Il Decamerone, con la Dichiaratione d'i Vocaboli difficili, 4to. good copy, in old calf, gilt, £1 58 Vinegia, per Francesco Bendoni e Mapheo Pasini, 1541 This edition is dedicated to Cardinal Bembo, by Lodovico Dolce. Il Decamerone.-Dichiaratione di Tutti i Vocaboli, detti Proverbii el voghi difficili, che nel presente libro si trovano con lautorità di Dante, del Villani, del Cento, e d'altri Antichi per M. Francesco Sansovino, 4to. rough calf, £158 Vinetia, Gabriel Giolito di Ferrarii, 1550 This elegant edition, dedicated to "la Delphina di Francia," has a portrait of Boccaccio, and a Life of him, by Sansovino, and is otherwise adorned with cleverly designed cuts in wood, as well as four of Gabriel Giolito's Devices. Il Decameron, (Cento Novelle), thick 12mo. 811 pages, nice copy, in old gilt parchment, 98 I think this is the Amsterdam edition of 1703, priced by Mr. John Bohn, One Guinea. The Title page has a Sphere on it. G 558 BOCCACCIO (Giovanni), Il Decamerone di, nuovante corretto et con diligentia stampato, per Paolo Rolli, 2 vols. 12mo. nice copy in calf gilt, gilt edges, 158 Londra, 1727 The Decameron is an enchanting work; it contains more good Tales of the gay and facetious kind than had then been produced by all other writers. Chaucer and Fontaine though they lived almost 300 years apart, are equally indebted to Boccaccio. He flourished in the middle of the XIVth Century. 559 BOCCALINI (Trajani) Lapis Lydius Politicus, Latinitate donavit E. J. Creutz, 18mo. old calf, neat, 58 Amst., Lud. Elzevir, 1640 "Boccalini was received into the Academies of Italy, where he gained great applause by his Political Discourses, and his elegant criticisms."-See Chalmers. 560 BOCCHI (Francesco) Bellezze della Citta di Firenze, e da Giovanni Cinelli ampliate, thick 8vo. 660 pages, old parchment, 88 Firenze, G. Gugliantini, 1677 With a Portrait of Cardinal Nerli, Archbishop of Florence, to whom the book is dedi cated. Mr. Coke's copy. 561 BOCHARTI (Sam.) de Quæstione num Æneas unquam fuerit in Italia Dissertatio, 18mo. 28 Hamburgi, 1672 562 BODONI (Jo.) de Republica libri VI., folio, unbound, 88 Lugduni, 1586 This is a very good book on the subject, and scarce. See Brunet, who has given too long a note for transcription. 563 BOERHAAVE'S Medical Correspondence, containing Symptoms of Chronical Distempers, 8vo. calf neat, 38 1745 564 BOEZIO Severino della Consolazione della Filosofia, trad. in Volgare Fiorentino da Benedetto Varchi, small 8vo. vellum, scarce, 78 6d Fiorenza, Filippo Giunti, 1589 This version of Varchi's was thought worthy to be reprinted by Bodoni, at Parma, in 1798. "It is a common expression in Italy, that if Jupiter wished to speak Italian he would use the Idiom of Benedetto Varchi."-Mills's Theodore Ducas. 565 BOETIUS'S Consolation of Philosophy, Englished by Will. Causton, 8vo. old calf, scarce, 48 Printed for the Author, 1730 566 BOHEMIAN CONFESSION.-The utmost Fury of Anti-Christ against the Reformed Church of the Bohemian Confession in Poland, set down in a brief Narrative, folio, 4 leaves, 68 Hills and Field, Printers to his Highness, 1658 567 BOHN'S (Henry G.) Guinea Catalogue of Books, very thick 8vo. half morocco, as good as new, 12s York Street, Covent Garden, 1841 This most extraordinary Catalogue is 5 inches thick; it consists of 23,208 articles, and is one of the most remarkable productions of the age. It contains an immense amount of information, and the books are remarkably well, and most correctly described. I would on no account part with it had I not two. 1857 Guide to Pottery, Porcelain, and other Objects of Vertu in the 1840 570 BOHN'S (James) Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Books in all Languages, thick 8vo. 792 pages, half morocco, neat, 78 6d 571 BOHN'S (John) Catalogue of French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian Books, 8vo. half calf, neat, 68 1833 Catalogue of Books, Natural History, Agriculture, Gardening, 1842 |