10 s. VIL MAY is, 1907.] NOTES AND QUERIES.
BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.
MR. P. M. BARNARD, of Tunbridge Wells, has in his Catalogue 13 much of interest under Biblio graphy. Of course Allibone comes first, the 5 vols being priced 4. This is followed by Anderson's
- Book of British Topography,' 15s. ; Ashbee's
'Index Librorum Prohibitorum,' 4tl. ; Payne Collier's ' Rarest Books in the English Language, II. 15s.; De Morgan's 'Arithmetical Books,' II. Darling's ' Cyclopaedia Bibliographica,' 17s. 6d. Lowndes, Bohn's edition, 11. 5s.; Martin's 'Books Privately Printed,' 11. 5,9.; Moule's 'Bibliotheca Heraldiea,' 15s. ; Querard et Barbier's ' Les Super cheries Litteraires Devpilees,' 31. 15s. ; Sabin'i ' Bibliography of Bibliography,' 15s. : Henrj Stevens s ' Bibliotheca Americana,' 11. 5s. ; anc Thimm's 'Fencing and Duelling,' 14s. Other sections are Catalogues of Libraries, Botany, Ok Herbals, &c. ; and Spanish History and Literature The general list includes Matthew Arnold, Edition de Luxe, 15 vols., 51. 5s.; first French edition o: 'Robinson Crusoe,' Amsterdam, 1720-21, 3 vols. 12mo, 51. ; first collected edition of Lamb's Works 2 vols., 1818, 3^. IDs., and Talfourd's 'Final Memo rials,' 21. 2s. ; and the first edition of ' The Seven Lamps,' 1849, 21. Among the rarities we note the first edition of 'Paradise Regained,' 110L; anc Raleigh's ' Discoverie of the Bewtiful Empyre ol Guiana,' 1596, 28^.
Mr. B. H. Blackwell, of Oxford, devotes his Cata logue CXVIII. to a supplementary list of critical editions of Greek and Latin classical authors anc works dealing with classical antiquity, chiefly from the libraries of Dr. Monro of Oriel and Prof. Wilkins of Owen's College.
Messrs. Deighton, Bell & Co., of Cambridge, send a short list of Magazines and publications of learned societies.
That " Layard of literature," Mr. Bertram Dobell, sends us his Catalogue 150. This contains 24 out of the 28 original parts of Ackermann's Poetical Magazine, 1809-11, til. 6s. ; a set of The Spectator, the 555 original numbers as published, March 1st, 1711, to Saturday, December 6th, 1712, bound in a folio volume by R. de Coverley, 50^. ; and Ains- worth's ' Tower of London ' in the original parts, first issue, enclosed in morocco case, 1840, 101. 10s. Alken items include 'Popular Songs,' 61. There are important items under America. These include in manuscript General Murray's Journal from the surrender of Quebec until the repulse of De Levi's last attempt to recapture the town, 1759 - 60, 51 pages folio, 301. ; and the Log Book of two ships from Bristol to America, 1674-86, original vellum wrapper, 42/. Under Barham is his original manu- script list of all the Members of the Garrick Club, with biographical notes and many racy anecdotes, 20^. There are publications of the Doves, Vale, and Kelmscptt Presses. Other books include Gil- christ's 'Life of Blake,' 11. 16s.; Browning's 'Bells and Pomegranates,' complete set of the 8 parts, Moxon, 1841-6, 121. 15s.; first edition of 'Through the Looking-Glass,' 11. 15s.; first edition of Cory's ' lonica,' bound by Zaehnsdorf , 1858, 31. 3s. ; Andrew Lang's ' Specimens of a Translation of Theocritus,' Chiswick Press, 1879, 51. 5s. ; Peter Cunningham's 'Story of Nell Gwynn,' 1852, 21. 10s.; Godwin's 'Caleb Williams,' uncut, very rare, 3 vols., 1794, 21. 2s.; and first edition of Gray's 'Odes,' Straw- berry Hill, 1757, 21. 15s. Like many of Mr. Dobell's
catalogues, this has treasures under Lamb and
Dickens, including ' Pickwick ' and ' The Tale of
Iwo Cities in original parts.
F r * ? ran s Edwards's List 2 90 contains much of interest. We find for the small sum of I/. 4s. the first collected edition of Addison, 4 vols. 4to, with book-plate of Toone and this MS. note : "Eliza Gray the gift of Thorn Tickell to her This original edition was published by his father to whom Addison left all his writings he made five thousand pounds by this edition." There are- lists under Art, Bibliography, Genealogy and Hera dry, Books illustrated with Coloured^ Plates, by Alken, &c. Under Borrow are first editions - and under Chaucer is the Oxford reprint of the edition of 1532, 61. 5s. Drama and Stage includes- a set of the Early English Drama Society, 12 vols 4to, 101.; and Percy Fitzgerald's biographies" 10 vols., 4/. 15s. Under Franco-German war is Verons history, with 154 etchings by Lancon Gautier said of these sketches : "Not an object is" introduced \vhich he [the artist] has not seen V\ e can trust in him." A fine tall copy of the first edition of Johnsons 'Dictionary,' with the book- plate of Lord Hawke Parker, 1755, is priced 31. 18s From the library of our valued contributor the Rev. J. Woodfall Ebsworth is a most extensive
T-TW-.Y Hitchman, of Bristol, has in his;
List 4/ Murray s' Handbooks to the Cathedrals, of England and Wales,' 7 vols., 21. 2s.; Library Edition of Dickens, 51 .5s ; Millin's 'Antiquitei Nationales de France,' 5 vols., 4to, 21. 12s.; 'Barto- lozzi,' by Tuer, 31. 3s ^ Jasper's 'Birds of North America,' 3J. 3s. ; Piigh's 'Cambria Depicta,' 1816 .; Wey's 'Rome' 16s 6d. ; Roth's ^Natives of Sarawak,' 11. Is. 6d.; Morris's 'Views of Seats *' fLfe TT and - Arniytage's 'Marriage Licenses, 1660-94, Harleian Society, 11. 5s.
TT M J^n Jeffery's Catalogue 109 contains under Hertfordshire a Court Roll of the Manor of Kel- shall, written on 34 skins of vellum, 1637-59, 101 10s also some old Kent deeds.
Mr. George P. Johnston, of Edinburgh, includes in his Catalogue 82 collections of contemporary- tracts on the Union of 1707, the Darien Company and the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745 There are many ' Authentick Accounts of the conduct of the Young Chevalier, one giving a particular de- scription of the manner in which he was arrested Another is 'The Case of the Revolution truly stated ; or, full proof the Pretender (if allow'd to ( e King James s son) has no more right to the Jrown of England than King Saul's son had to the hrone of Judah. A curious book, ' The Thistle ' s "a dispassionate examen of the prejudices of Englishmen in general to the Scotch Nation and particularly, of a late arrogant insult offered to all Scotchmen by a Modern English Journalist in a etter to the Author of ' Old England.' " It seems trange, but even within the last quarter of a cen ury the English press was regarded by Scotchmen s being for the most part antagonistic to Scotland ur friend Pvmch being looked upon as a bad ffender. The general portion of the catalogue ncludes the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society's Publications, 1891-1906, 7 vols., 4to, original wrappers
