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300 NOTES AND QUERIES. [io» s. iv. OCT. 7,19* BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.— OCTOBER. MR. THOMAS BAKER has a Special Clearance Catalogue. Among the items we note the Sixtine Bible, l. 15*. ; works of Albertus Magnus, Paris, 1890, 36 vols., 4to, 401.; Duns Sootus, of the same date, 381.; Skeat's 'Chaucer,' 41.; and Creighton's 'History of the Papacy,' 51. 15*. There are also a number of items under Jesuits. Catalogue No. CIII. of Mr. B. H. Blackwell, of Oxford, is devoted to Educational Books, second- hand and new. We have received Part I., Classical Literature. Messrs. Browne & Browne, of Newcastle-pn-Tyne, have the first folio edition of 'Don Quixote' in English, 1652, K. 5*.; a first edition of Dickens's ' Sketches of Voting Ladies," 1837, 41. ; a complete set of Bonn's Extra Series, 3/. 10*.; a set of The III nitrated London New*, 1842 98, 101.; Jesse's H Literary and Historical Memorials of London,' the two series, 1847-50, 6V. 12*.: Kirby's ' Eccentric Museum,' 1820, 3/. 10*.; 'Old Wedgwood.' by Rath- bone, 1893-8, 9/. 15*. (only 200 copies of this were printed); Knight's 'Gallery of Portraits,' 1833, 42*. ; Rowlandson's ' Westminster Election," 1784, 3A 3*. ; and the forty-eight-volume edition of Waverley, 1829-32, 41. 10*. The third edition of Montaigne, small folio, original calf, 1632, is 101. This copy has the rare leaf before title "To the beholder of this title." Under Coloured Plates is The JVeio Son Ton Magazine, 1818-21, marked very rare, 51. There is a large-paper set of ' Books about Books,' 1893, 11. 10*. Under America is a copy of ' The Poems of Philip Freneau,' first edition, very rare, Philadelphia, 1786, 51. 5*. There are also items of special interest relating to Newcastle. Mr. Thomas Carver, of Hereford, sends list No.37, containing a large number of works under Hereford. These include a choice and complete copy of Dun- cumb's ' Herefordshire,' the price of the five hand- some volumes, royal 4to, being 151. Among general items are the edition de Inxe of Kingsley's ' Works,' 9/. 19*. 6W. ; the large-paper edition of Boswell, with introduction by Mr. Austin Dobson, 41. 4s.; Dixon's ' Game Birds,' 21. 17*. <W.; Cripps's ' Old English Plate,' 15*. fW. ; 'English Minstrelsie.' edited by Baring-Gould, 11. 7*. Gd. : 'Cambrian Minstrelsie,' edited by Dr. Parry, 11. ; ' The Decameron.' Bulleu, 1903, 35*.; Lamb's ' Works,' edited by E. V. Lucas, 21.; Meredith's 'Tale of Chloe,' &c., 1894. 30*.; and Milton's ' Paradise Lost,' illustrated by Strang, 21. 12*. 6d. There are items on Free Trade and medical works. Mr. Carver also issues an Educational Catalogue containing over 1,700 items to select from. Messrs. Galloway & Porter, of Cambridge, send Catalogue No.28, which contains many items under Classics, Mathematics, and Theology, as well as under Cambridge. There are also some shilling volumes and works in general literature at higher prices. Mr. Charles Higham's Michaelmas Catalogue in- cludes recent purchases of second-hand theological works, also aome new books at reduced prices. Among these we note a complete set of The A ncextor, 12 vols., 21. 2».; also ' The Church of our Fathers,' 4 vols., 21. to. The catalogue of Mr. John Hitchmnn, of Bir- mingham, contains a complete copy of Duncumb's 'Herefordshire,' 101. 10*.; Shaw's 'Antiquities of Staffordshire,' 141. Ha. ; Smith's ' Collectanea Archaeological Society's Trammction*, lOf. 10» • Ash- mole s 'Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum ' 1652, 51. 5*. ; 'Burlington Fine-Arts Club Exhibitioner Bookbindings, 1W. 10«. : Humphreys's ' Art of Printing, 21. 2*.; Robson's ' Scenery of the Gram- pian Mountains,' 1819, 31. 10*.; and ' Walpole's Letters,' Peter Cunningham's edition, St. IQa. Mr. Walter T. Spencer's new catalogue of over two thousand items abounds in first editions These include Ainsworth, 92 vols., 80A : ' Ingoldsby,' lo/. 15*. ; Bewick's 'Birds,' 8?. 8*. ; ' Lorna Doone!' 2W. ; Mrs. Browning's 'Prometheus Bound,' also The Seraphim,' in one volume, 18/. IS*. ; Robert Browning's 'Paracelsus,' 21. 10*., 'Stratford,' .11. 12*. 6(1.. and 'Ferishtah'a Fancies.' 111. 1U • Alice in Wonderland.' in French, 6V 6* • ana ' Olney Hymns,' 51. 5*. Under Dickens is a long list Humphry Clinker,' 51. 5s.; and Sheridan's ' Critic,' .#. 3*. Mr. Spencer has under Shakspeare a Second iolio in a Bedford binding, 1151. : and under Swin- burne ' Cleopatra.' Hotten, 1866, 8/. 8*. There is a long list under Alken, including ' Real Life in Lon- don, in parts, uncut, 301. The catalogue is rich in Cruikshanks and in coloured plates. to €om*$onbtnii. We muni coll tpeciol attention to the follomtu notice!:— ON all communications must he written the name and address of the sender, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. WK cannot undertake to answerqueries privately. P. M. (" Tithe Barns ").-See 3rd S. vii.: 8th S ii, iii.; 9th S. vi. W. HARTE ("Titian's 'Venus with Mirror'").— xour query was inserted ante, p. 127. H. R. D. AXDERS, Jenaf" King John poisoned by a load ).—1 our reply was printed ante, p. 256. B. L. McOciLLis, T. MATUEWSO.V, H. K. ST. J. S. —Forwarded. NORTHUMBRIAN (" Reversion of Seeds and Fruit* to Original Type").—Two replies were printed at 10th S. ii. 153. E. S. DonosoN ("Miching mallicho").-Shall appear with the next Shakespeariana. CORRIGENDA—P. 272, col. 2, 1. 2, for B read 5 ; and 1.12 from foot for " Romanorum " read Roman- arum. NOTICE. Editorial communication! should be addrewd to "The Editor of 'Note* and Queries'"—Adver- tisement* and Business Letters to "The Fab- lisher"—at the Office, Bream's Building*, Chancery Lane, E.C. We beg leave to state that we decline to return communications which, for any reason, we do noi print; and to thii rule we can make no exception.