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Catalogue of Medical Books ; Catalogue of Six-
penny Books ; and Catalogue of Technical and
Scientific Books.
Mr. John Grant of Edinburgh sends two Cata- logues. The first is devoted to Books for General Beading and for Reference, and includes ' The Corporation Plate of the Cities and Towns of England and Wales,' by Llewellynn Jewitt and W. H. St. John Hope, 2 vols., 387 illustrations, II. 15s. ; ' Old English Silver and Sheffield Plate,' by J. W. Caldicott and J. Starkie Gardner, 87 plates, 11. Is. ; ' The Poetry of Badenoch,' by the Rev. T. Linton, large-paper edition, 14s. Qd. ', Baring-Gould's ' Cornish Characters and Strange Events,' 8s. Qd. ; ' Water : its Origin
- and Use,' by W. Coles-Finch, illustrated, 7s. Qd. ;
- Le Roman de Merlin,' edited by Dr. Oskar
."Sommer, 17s. Qd. ; Helps's ' Spanish Conquest in America,' 8s. Qd. ; and Ferguson's ' Teutonic Name-System,' 1864, 6s. Mr. Grant also offers Vols. V.-XXIII. of The Classical Review for 11. 5s., and Vols. X.-XXIII. for 15s.
Mr. Grant's second Catalogue contains Colour- Books and Finely Illustrated Works. These range in price from tenpence for a short account of Irving, illustrated by Mortimer Menpes, to 21. 10s. for Sir Walter Armstrong's handsome volume on Raeburn, so that pockets of all capacities can be suited.
Mr. George T. Juckes calls his latest Catalogue ' The Bibliophile's Christmas Hamper.' It in- cludes a choice collection of books, some of the most noticeable being Browning's Works, 17 vols., 1888-1894, 20Z. ; Vallance's ' Art of William Morris,' 1897, 10Z. 10s. ; Picart's ' Religious Cere- monies,' 12 vols., folio, 11. Is. ; Crane's ' Spenser's Faerie Queen,' 19 parts, Japanese vellum, 18Z. 18s.; ' An Exposition of the Work of Turner by Ruskin,' Edition de Luxe, 2 vols., folio, Ql. 12s. Qd. ; and Voltaire's Complete Works in English, illustrated, 43 vols., crimson buckram, 20Z. There are also many items for more modest purses.
Messrs. Myers's Catalogue 174 contains a set o" 8 folio plates after Bunbury, ' Uniforms of the British Army in 1791,' choice impressions in fine state, 12Z. 12s. ; a pair of coloured plates, ' Salmon Fishing in Picturesque Scottish Streams, framed, 11. Is. ; ' The Peninsular Heroes,' proof mezzotint after Knight by Bromley, large folio, 51. 5s. ; ' Heroes of Waterloo,' 51. 5s. ; ' Naval Heroes,' 51. 5s. ; a selection of Sir Robert Strange's works in first published state ; four rare coloured views of the London Docks, large folio, by Daniell, 1803, framed, 36 guineas ; an autograph proof portrait of the twelfth Duke of Hamilton, mezzo- tint after Buckner by Wagstaff, 51. 5s. ; and a mezzotint, autograph proof, of the third Marquis of Londonderry, 51. 5s.
From Ludwig Rosenthal's Antiquariat, Munich, we have a Catalogue of Rare and Old Books in the English Language, containing 2,883 items, of which we may mention ' Vita3 Patrum,' printed by Wynkyn de Worde, 1485, 250Z. ; ' The Royal Book/ printed by Caxton, c. 1488, 250Z. ; Chippen- dale's ' Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director,' 1762, 50Z. ; Fielding's ' Tom Jones,' first edition, 1749, 151. ; Goldsmith's ' Vicar of Wakefield,' first edition, 1766, 150Z. ; Gribelin's ' Book of Ornament,' 1704, 301. ; and Brunetti's ' Sixty Different Ornaments,' 1736, 40Z. Many other
important items are to be found under the head-
ings of Bibliography, Drama, English History
and Literature, Medicine, Shakespeare, Theology,
&c., at prices varying according to the degree of
rarity, thus catering not only for rich collectors,
but also for students of art, literature, and science.
Coming from a Continental house, this is a re-
markable catalogue.
Messrs. Sotheran's Price Current 721 is a collection of books suitable for Christmas and New Year gifts. It begins with Ackermann's illustrations of the Public Schools, with plates coloured by hand, 1816, 211. 10s. Esquemeling's ' Bucaniers of America,' first edition, with MS. matter by Mark Noble, 1684-5, is 251. ; the first edition of ' The Ingoldsby Legends,' 3 vols., with illustrations by Cruikshank and Leech, 1QI. 16s. ; an extra-illustrated set of Murray's Library Edition of Byron, 10 vols. in 12, 1830-39, 561. i a fine illustrated large-paper set of Dibdin, first editions, 6 vols., 1817-23, 65Z. ; a set of first editions of George's Eliot's Novels and Poems, 27 vols., 42Z. ; a set of The English Historical Review, 25 vols., 1886-1910, 42Z. ; a brilliant copy of ' The Houghton Gallery,' 2 vols., 1788, 70 1. : the first edition of ' Endymion,' original boards, 1818, 52Z. 10s. ; the Edition de Luxe of Meredith's Works, 35 vols., 37Z. 10s. ; James Shirley's ' Six New Playes,' first edition, with two other plays, bound in 1 vol., 1653-5, 25Z. ; 85 drawings of Wedgwood Vases and China, 60Z. ; and Westmacott's ' English Spy,' first edition, illustrated by Rowlandson, Gillray, and others, 2 vols.. 35Z. There are many entries -under Dickens.
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W. T. LYNN. The death last Monday week of
Mr. William Thynne Lynn, the astronomical
expert of The Athenceum, also deprives ' N. & Q.'
of an old and valued correspondent. Mr. Lynn
wrote in our columns for many years, specially
on Biblical subjects, and details of the Calendar,
such as the chronology of Easter and the date
of the birth of Christ. His little books on ele-
mentary astronomy had a considerable popularity.
W. M. GRAHAM EASTON. We have also to regret the loss of another contributor in Mr. W. M. Graham Easton, who died in his sleep on the 8th inst. He wrote principally on genealogy and Scottish subjects.
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