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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. XL JAN. 9, im
BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. JANUARY.
MR. HENRY DAVY has in his Catalogue 13 an uncut copy of the first edition of 'Festus,' Pickering, 1839, 2/. 10s.; Henderson's 'My Life as an Angler,' green levant, super-extra, 1879, 11. 5s. ; ' Catalogue of the Works of Art exhibited at Ironmonger's Hall,' 1861, 2 vols., royal 4to, 21. 2s. (the object of the exhibition was to show the progress made in production of iron from the earliest period) ; and White's ' Selborne,' with Augustus Hare's book- plate, 1813, II. In. There is a handsome set of Field- ing, 16 vols., uncut, 1903, 31. 5s. Under Kent we note Woolnoth's 'Canterbury Cathedral,' blue morocco extra, 1816, II. 2*. 6fZ. Under Topography is ' Magna Britannia,' 6 vols., 4to, calf, 1720, 21. 2s.
Messrs. Ellis's Winter Catalogue 123 contains choice books and manuscripts, including a beavitif ul Book of Hours of the fifteenth century, containing .55 exquisite miniatures, each leaf with a varied design, 21(M. An exceptionally good and perfect copy of the Third Folio Shakespeare is 420Z. Other rarities include the first edition of 'Hudibras,' 3 vols., morocco extra, by Riviere, 251.; the best edition, folio, black-letter, of ' The Ship of Fools,' -28?.; and first editions of Cowper's Poems, 2 vols., 1782-5, 18/. 18.s. (the first volume contains the suppressed preface written by John Newton, of which very few examples exist). A copy of the 1529 Dante is priced I.V.; Drayton's Poems, a fine tall copy in original calf, 15/. 15s.; Southey's copy <with his autograph) of the first edition of Killi- grew's 'Comedies,' 1664, 181. 18s.; second edition of Montaigne, with the scarce portrait of Florip, 1613, morocco extra, IO/. 10s.; and the large folio editioprinceps of the 'Nuremberg Chronicle,' 1493, 351. Under Occult Sciences, Medicine, &c., are 350 items. We note Gilbert's ' De Magnete,' the first great book on physics published in England, first edition, extremely rare, 1600, 21/. Dryden wrote of Oilbert : "Gilbert shall live till loadstones cease to draw." Topsell's 'Historic of Foure-Footed Beastes,' 1607, and ' The Historic of Serpents,' 1608, 2 vols. in 1, folio, are 161. 16s. Works on Witch- craft include Scot's 'Discovery,' 1651, very scarce, blue morocco extra, 11. 10s.; and Herbals include Turner's, all first editions, fine copies, 4 vols. in 1, iolio, black letter, 1561, 661.
Mr. F. Marcham, successor to the late James Coleman of Tottenham, sends Part I. of the first volume of 'The Antiquaries' list of Middlesex Deeds and other Documents.' Under Chelsea are several in which the name of Charles Cheyne appears ; and under Clerkenwell is a lease of book- trade interest, dated the 20th of August, 1798, and naming Robin Allen, Richard Hughes the elder, Richard Hughes the younger, Patrick Kirkman, Chas. Humphrey Lackington and Thomas Hasker of Finsbury Square, booksellers, and George Ross, 50, Finsbury Square.
Messrs. B. & J. F. Meehan of Bath have in their Catalogue 65 Fergusson's 'Architecture,' 3 vols., 1862-7, 21. 10s. ; and Meyrick's ' Ancient Arms and Armour,' 3 vols., 4to, as new, 10?. 10s. Under Bath is a long list which includes Nattes's ' Bath Illus- trated.' coloured plates, royal folio, red morocco, 1806, 151. 15s. ; Malton's ' Views,' 1779-88, II. Is. ; Meehan's ' Famous Houses,' 1901, II. 10s. ; and Wood's ' Beau Nash,' author's original copy, never published in book form, ready for publication, half- calf, 51. 5s. In a list of works by the Rev, Richard
Graves, Rector of Claverton, we find ' The Spiritual
Quixote,' 3 vols., calf, 1774, 11. 7*. 6d. There are
lists under Johnson and Piozzi. Under Romney is
the Edition de Luxe by Ward and Roberts, 51. 10s. ;
under Rowlandson, ' The Comforts of Bath,' Wal-
ker's issue, 1857, 31. 3s. ; and under Somerset,
Gaskell's ' Leaders, Social and Political,' 150 por-
traits, 21. 10s. A complete set of Tracts for the
Times includes Tract 90, 5 vols., full calf, 1840,
I/. 5s.
Messrs. Parker & Son of Oxford have in their Catalogue V. the large-paper 4to edition of Cole- ridge and Prothero's 'Byron,' 13 vols., 11. ; the hand-made paper edition of the ' English Dialect Dictionary, 18 parts, 101. 10s. ; Edition de Luxe of Tennyson, including ' Life,' 12 vols., 1898-9, 51. 10s. ; and a set of Defoe, 20 vols., Oxford, 1840-1, half- calf, 8/. Oxford items include ' University Cos- tumes,' coloured plates, 6s. 6d. ; Ingram 's ' Me- morials,' 3 vols., 1837, 11. Is. ; Loggan's 'Oxonia Illustrata,' folio, calf, a tall, clean copy, 1675, 101. 10s. ; Mozley's ' Reminiscences,' 6s. ; Moffat's ' Old Oxford Plate,' 4to, 21. 10s.; and 'Our Memories: Shadows of Old Oxford,' 1893, 4to, vellum, inlaid with blue calf, 8/. 10s. Under Pepys is Wheatley's edition, 10 vols., 4/. 4s. : and under Romney is Ward and Roberts's Edition de Luxe (limited to 350 copies), 2 vols., 4to, 4^. 15s. A set of Crisp and Howard's ' Visitations of England and Wales,' 14 vols., 1893-1904, is priced 16/. (privately printed and limited to 500 copies) ; and "Sacred Books of the East," edited by Max Muller, 49 vols., 16/. We should like to persuade Messrs. Parker to alter the colour of the cover of their catalogue, or else to print no items upon it. Their present method puts a great strain upon the eyes.
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