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BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. DECEMBER.
AMONG items of interest in Mr. H. Dayey's Catalogue 31 are Butler's ' British Birds,' illus- trated, 6 vols., 21. 10s.; Richardson's Novels, Library Edition, 19 vols., 31. 15s.; the National Edition of Shakespeare, 6 vols., 1851, 11. 2s. Qd. ; the Miniature Edition, 40 vols., with bookcase, II. 12s. ; and Cowden Clarke's edition, 4 vols., 1Z. 10s. There are also lists under America, Ireland, London, and Sporting.
Messrs. Higham & Son's Catalogue 505 con- tains the library of a retired Irish clergyman and 1,200 books at a shilling each. Among the more important entries are Martin's ' Traictise declaryng and plainly prouyng that the pre- tended Marriage of Priestes and Professed Persones is no Mariage,' black-letter, 1554, 3Z. 3s. ; ' Jewish Encyclopaedia,' 12 vols., 2,000 illustra- tions, 10Z. 10s. ; Strype's Works, 27 vols., 1812- 1828, 6Z. 10s. ; Expository Times, Vols. I.-XX., 41. ; Hibbert Journal, Nos. 1-37, 21. 10s. ; St. Augustine, ' Opera Ornnia,' 11 vols. in 15, 1836, 41. ; and St. Chrysostom, ' Opera Omnia,' 13 vols., 1834, 6Z. There are also lists under Hymnology and Occult Literature.
Mr. Edmund Lister of Oldham devotes his Fourth Catalogue to Book-Plates. It contains -descriptions of over a thousand specimens, and includes the book-plates of many notable men, such as Blackstone, Buckle, Cowper, Julius Charles Hare, Joseph Knight, Joseph Priestley, Southey, Wordsworth, and Arthur Young. Plates by Bewick, Sherborn, Bartolozzi, and -other artists appear in the Catalogue.
Messrs. Maggs send their Catalogue 276, Rare .and Choice Books. The title is fully justified, there being numerous specimens of beautiful bindings and literary treasures, besides illu- minated Horse ranging in price from 12 OZ. to 950Z. Browning's earliest book, ' Pauline,' the rare first edition, 1833, is 200Z. ; and the first .edition of Burns, ' Poems,' Kilmarnock, 1786, with two lines of ' The Twa Dogs ' in the poet's autograph, 550Z. There is also the collection of Cruikshank's separate engravings formed by Capt. Douglas, all inlaid to uniform size, and bound by Riviere in levant morocco extra, 1,500Z. "The Dickens entries include the first edition of ' Sketches by Boz,' the original 20 numbers, 112Z. ; and a set of 55 Pickwick Playing Cards, with illustrations by " Kyd " of the principal Pickwickians, 45Z. Under French Engraving is a collection of 348 plates by the Bonnarts (father and sons), 250Z. A collection of first editions of Thomas Hardy, 40 vols., levant morocco extra, iis 120Z. ; and a similar collection of Meredith, 51 vols., calf extra, 128Z. 10s. There are also choice items under Swinburne, Tennyson, and T.nckeray.
Messrs. Myers include in their Catalogue 175, under Art, a copy (one of 25 only) of the Edition de Luxe, on Japanese vellum, of ' Jacob Maris,' by T. de Bock, with 90 full - page reproductions, 5Z. (published at J 31Z. 10s. net) ; and the original issue of Muther's ' Modern Painting,' 3 vols., 2Z. 10s. 'Under Beardsley are a complete set of The Savoy. 3Z. 3s. ; ' Beardsley's Early Work,' 3Z. 3s. ; and -other books illustrated by the same artist.
Wilde's ' Salome",' first English edition, is 5Z. 5s. ;
Gould's ' Birds from the Himalayas,' with
80 coloured plates, 10Z. 10s. ; Mrs. Delany, the
two series, first editions, uncut, 5Z. 5s. ; a large-
paper copy of Dibdin's ' Northern Counties,'
with the plates on India paper, 3 vols., uncut,
6Z. 6s. ; an extra-illustrated copy of Gronow's
' Reminiscences,' with 132 portraits and an
autograph letter from the Duke of Wellington
inserted, extended to 4 vols., bound in crushed
morocco extra, 15Z. ; Letchford's illustrations to
Burton's ' Arabian Nights,' 71 plates (proofs),
atlas folio, 6Z. 6s. ; Syntax's three ' Tours,' fine
copy, 10Z. 10s. ; ' English Dance of Death,'
first edition, HZ. 5s., and the ' Dance of Life,'
uniform, 5Z. 15Z. ; a coloured view of St. Helena,
after Huggins by Duncan, 7Z. 7s. ; and Walpole's
' Royal and Noble Authors,' by Park, 5 vols.,
crimson morocco, 6Z. 10s.
Mr. G. A. Poynder of Reading includes in his Catalogue 61 Bishop's ' New England Judged,' 1703, 21. ; Kolben's ' Present State of Cape of Good Hope/ 1731, 1Z. 12s. Qd. ; relics of McClin- tock's voyage in search of Sir John Franklin ; Bacon's ' Essayes,' original calf, 1629, 3Z. 3s. ; Maund's ' Botanic Garden,' 13 vols., fine set, 1825- 1851, 12Z. 10s. ; Dawkins's ' Cave Hunting,' the first copy printed, 1873, 3Z. ; Royal Society's Transactions, 39 vols., 1857-90, 21Z. ; and Wiltshire Archceological and Natural History Magazine, 18 vols., 1854-79, 7Z. 10s. There are also scarce works on natural history, early editions of Goldsmith, first editions of rare items by Violet Fane, and addenda of interesting old prints.
Mr. Frank Redway, who has removed to 9, Thornton Road, Wimbledon Common, includes in his Catalogue of Choice and Rare Books (No. 10) Americana ; first editions of Bronte, Borrow, Cruikshank, Dickens, Hardy, Herrick's ' Hesperides,' 1648 (imperfect), Kipling, Lamb, Meredith, Pater, Rossetti, Stevenson, Swinburne, Thackeray, Whistler, Wilde, and Wordsworth ; " Association " Books ; and a collection of books illustrated by Kate Greenaway, W. Crane, Calde- cott, and others. There are also lists under Folk- lore, Ornithology, and Sporting.
Mr. C. Richardson of Manchester includes in his Catalogue 67 a number of books relating to America ; a copy of the first edition of Combe's ' English Dance of Death ' and ' Dance of Life,' 3 vols., original cloth, 1815-17, 18Z. 10s. ; Calde- cott's ' Complete Collection of Graphic Pictures,' folio, cloth, 1888, 2Z. Du Fresnoy's ' Art of Painting,' first edition, 4to, calf, 1695, 1Z. 10s. ; Gladstone's ' Studies on Homer,' 3 vols., 1Z. 15s. ; Motley's Historical Works, original Library Editions, 11 vols., 7Z. 10s. ; Victor Hugo's Novels, Edition de Luxe, 13 vols, 3Z. 5s. ; first editions of Leigh Hunt, &c.
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