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BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. FEBRUARY.
MR. F. C. CARTER of Hornsey has in Catalogue ^Extra Series 2 Camden's ' Reges, Reginse, Nobiles, et alij in Ecclesia Collegiata B. Petri West- monasterij sepulti,' 1600 (contains the very rare errata leaf which the only copy in the British Museum lacks), crimson levant by Riviere, 107 10s. ; and under Shakespeare * A C Mery Talys,' 1526 (one of the works included by Hazlitt in Shakespeare's Jest-Books,' and referred to by Beatrice in 'Much Ado About Nothing'), 20s. The Catalogue is mostly devoted to autographs, Court Rolls, charters, &c. Among these is the original licence (dated 3 May, 1783) for the marriage of William Beckford (author of 'Vathek') of S. Mary le Bone and Lady Margaret Gordon of S. James, Westminster, 12s. 6d. In the year following his marriage he entered Parliament as one of the members for Wales. Several interesting letters from the Rev. S. Henley, defending his action in publishing his English translation of ' Vathek ' in opposition to Beckford's wishes, were printed by Mr. Lewis Melville in The Athenceum for 27 Nov. and 4 Dec., 1909 ; and the discussion thus aroused is being continued in that journal.
Messrs. S. Dray ton & Sons' Exeter List 211 -contains Kelley's ' American Yachts, their Clubs and Races,' 25 beautifully coloured plates, signed artists' proofs, 1884, 51. 5s. (published at 217.). A set of Thackeray, Library Edition, 22 vols., half -morocco, is SI. 8s. ; and the best edition of 4 Notitia Monastica,' folio, calf, 1781, 47. 4s. There are lists under Freemasonry, Ireland, Military, Naval, and Theology.
Mr. James Dunn's Edinburgh Catalogue 106 contains a complete set of a curious publication, The Castle Spectre, October, 1876, to October, 1888, edited by A. D. Forbes, 4to, half-morocco, 7s. Qd. Of this only 140 copies of each number were published. The earlier numbers contain woodcuts by Ella, daughter of John Hill Burton. -" The Aldine Poets," 52 vols., Bell & Daldy, are II. 12s. Under Dickens is the first edition of ' Master Humphrey's Clock,' 3 vols. in 1, 8s. Qd. There is a list under Highlands and Highlanders. Under Horse Sabbaticee is the reprint of articles by Sir James F. Stephen from The Saturday Review, 3 vols., 2s. Qd. ; and under Linguistic we find Anglo-Saxon and Danish works. A copy of Maclise's ' Gallery of Literary 'Characters,' 4 to, is cheap at 5s. There are a number of works under Scottish. A considerable portion of the Catalogue is devoted to divinity, including works by Lightfoot, Matheson, Mar- tineau, Newman, Dr. Parker, Spurgeon, Westcott, and others. There is a Cheap List at the end.
Mr. John Orr's Edinburgh List 24 contains a most interesting collection of pamphlets and tracts, the prices being very moderate. A reminiscence of a popular exhibition is Banvard's ' Adventures of an Artist,' 1849, Is. 3d. The author was the painter of the panorama of the Mississippi exhibited at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Altogether different is ' The Chaldee Manuscript,' which appeared in Blackwood's Magazine, October, 1817, 2s. The publication of this fell like a thunderbolt on Edinburgh. The copies were immediately bought up, and the second edition did not contain the offensive .article. See * Notes by the Way,' by John C.
Francis, p. 20. There are pamphlets under
Free Church, Ireland, and Jacobite, besides ser-
mons on various occasions, some relating to the
Rebellion in Scotland. Under Napoleon is the
' Authentic Trial of Marshal Ney,' with memoir.
Among newspapers is a collection of early Indian,
Chinese, and others ; and under Population is a
' Comparative Account of the Population of Great
Britain, 1810-11, 1821-31.' There are some
privately printed books. Among slavery pam-
phlets are Wilberforce's ' Appeal,' 1823. and Clark-
son on ' The Condition of Slaves in the British
Colonies.' The section devoted to Maps, Views,
Plans, &c., includes a map of Africa, 1652, 5s. Qd. ;
one of Arabia, 1802, 2s. Qd. ; a number of early
American maps ; Edinburgh city plans ; and
Thomson's series of old large-scale maps of the
counties of Scotland. The first item under Old
Views in Scotland is a fine portrait picture of the
St. Andrews " Medal Day," 1898, with hundreds
of portraits of golf notables, including Mr. A. J.
Balfour, Tom Morris, F. G. Tait, &c. This was
taken in front of the old Golf House, is an India
proof, and offered at 21. 5s. (published at 77. 7s.).
Messrs. Sotheran's Price Current 701 opens with two unique collections of Election Literature and Art: the first, 1880, contains 650 illustra- tions, including a fine series of portraits, 7 vols., 307. ; the second relates to the General Election of 1885, 10 vols., 357. Under America is a rare early newspaper, The Pennsylvania Packet, Jan. 2nd, 1781, to Dec. 1st, 1781, and Dec. 29th, 1781, in 1 vol. folio (five numbers wanting), half- calf, 307. The list is rich in botanical works, including a fine copy of Curtis's ' Flora Lon- dinensis,' 317. 10s. ; Sander's ' Orchids,' 457. ; and a tall copy of Sowerby, very scarce, 247. The general portion includes Blake's ' Marriage of Heaven and Hell,' 1885, 47. 4s. ; Combe's ' Cam- bridge,' 2 vols., 4to, very scarce, 157. 15s. ; an uncut copy of Nichols's 'Leicestershire,' 1257. ; Lysons's ' Magna Britannia,' further illustrated with over 150 plates, 1813-22, 527. 10s. ; and the first edition of ' Paradise Regained,' original sheep, a tall and perfect copy, 757. The Shakespeare entries include the Second Folio, with the extra- ordinarily rare Smethwick title-page (the editor of Lowndes could only cite the example now in the Lenox Library, New York), 2207. ; also the Third Folio, 2007., and two copies of the Fourth Folio. There are works under Costume, Ento- mology, Heraldry, London, Military, Music, Ornithology, &c. Music includes a set of Handel's Works, edited by Arnold, 41 vols., royal folio, tree calf, 1785-97, 177. 17s.
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