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631. LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester. Edited by Rev. G. J. Piccope. 3 vols. small 4to, cloth. Manchester: [Chetham Society, XXXIII., LI., LIV.], 1857-1861.

632.

First portion only. Edited by Rev. G. J. Piccope. Small 4to, original cloth.

Manchester: Chetham Society, XXXIII., 1857 633. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. Pennant (Thos.) A Tour from Downing to Alston-Moor, Lond. 1801; Tour from Alston-Moor to Harrowgate and Brimham Crags, Lond. 1804. Stipple portraits by HARDING, and plates of views after MOSES GRIFFITH. Together in 1 vol. Royal 4to, calf (rubbed, and joint split).

634. LANGTRY (LILLIE). Autograph, with compliments, on her letter-head.

635. LELAND'S ITINERARY. The Itinerary of John Leland, the Antiquary. Collated and improved from the original manuscript by Thos. Hearne. Plates of views, etc. 9 vols. in 5. 8vo, old calf. Oxford, 1744-45

The most important of general works on English Antiquities. Leland was commanded to make his researches by Henry VIII., and so assiduous were his labors that his mind collapsed under the strain of his endeavor to arrange and digest his material. Of this edition only 350 copies were printed.

636. LENNOX FAMILY. History of the Partition of the Lennox. (Antiquity of the Earldom, etc., etc.). By Mark Napier. Illust. 8vo, cloth. Scarce. Edinburgh, 1835

637. LIFE OF QUEEN VICTORIA [Morris], illust., 1901; Life of Wolfe [Bradley], Lond. 1895; Jerry McAuley, his Life and Work [Hatch], 1885; Speeches of Chatham, Burke, etc., Phil. 1840; and others. 11 vols.

638. LONDON. Ancient Meeting Houses; or, Memorial Pietures of Nonconformity in Old London. By G. H. Pike. Post 8vo, eloth. Lond. 1870

639. Charterhouse, Old and New. By E. P. Eardley Wilmot and E. C. Streatfield. 4 original etchings by D Y. CAMERON. 8vo, cloth, gilt top edge. Lond. 1895

Addison, Steele and Thackeray were amongst the great writers who attended this famous school,

640. Collections illustrating the Parochial History and Antiquities of the Ancient Parish of Allhallows Barking, in the City of London. By Jos. Maskell. Front. Small 4to, cloth.

641.

Presentation copy from the author.

Cox (Dr. J. E.) Annals of St.

Lond. 1864

Helen's, Bishops

gate. Plates of plans and monuments, etc. Royal 8vo, re

bound in cloth.

Lond. 1876

LONDON.

642. History of, illustrated by Views in London and Westminster, engraved on steel by J. Woods. Edited by W. G. Fearnside. Numerous plates (some water-stained). 4to, cloth, gilt edges.

Lond., n. d.

643. Liber Albus: the White Book of the City of London. By John Carpenter and Richard Whittington. Transl. from the Latin and Anglo-Norman by Henry T. Riley. Thick small 4to, cloth. Lond. 1861

644.

Pennant (Thos.) Some Account of London, plates of views, antiquities, etc.; The Journey from Chester to London, plates of views after Griffith, and portraits by Basire, etc. Together 2 vols. 4to, old calf, gilt (joints split). Lond. 1782-93

645. The Marriage, Baptismal and Burial Registers of Westminster Abbey. Edited and annotated by Joseph L. Chester. Imp. 8vo, cloth. Lond. : Harleian Socy. X., 1876 646. The Visitation of London, 1633-35, made by Sir Henry St. George and Sir Richard St. George. Edited bp Drs. J. J. Howard and J. L. Chester. Vol. 1. Numerous engravings of armorial bearings. Royal 8vo, cloth. Lond. Harleian Society, XV., 1880 Contains families from Abeels to Hyde.

647.

Walks in London. By A. J. C. Hare. 2 vols. in 1. Post 8vo, cloth. N. Y. 1878

648. MARMION AND DYMOKE FAMILIES. Scrivelsby, the Home of the Champions, with some account of the Marmion and Dymoke Families. By Rev. Saml. Lodge. Colored front. and other illusts. Royal 8vo, cloth. Lond. 1893

649. MARTINEAU (HARRIET). A. L. S., 4 pp., 16mo, 1864, on Civil War matters. With two engraved portraits (one by Maclise). (As 1 piece.)

650. MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. History of, translated from the original and unpublished MS. of Prof. Petit, by Chas. De Flandre. Portraits and facsimiles. 2 vols. 4to, cloth. Edinburgh: Privately printed, 1873

651. MIDDLESEX. St. Pancras: being Antiquarian, Topographical, and Biographical Memoranda relating to St. Pancras. By Samuel Palmer. Illust. 8vo, cloth. Lond. 1870 652. The Village of Palaces; or, Chronicles of Chel(With accounts of Nell Gwynn, Walpole, Smollett, etc., etc.) By A. G. L'Estrange. 2 vols. post 8vo, cloth. Lond. 1880

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653. MILITARY BIOGRAPHY. "The Fighting Veres." Lives of Sir Francis Vere and of Sir Horace Vere, by C. R. Markham. Portraits, plans, etc. Svo, cloth. Lond. 1888 Distinguished British generals under Queen Elizabeth in the Netherlandish War of Independence.

654. MILTONIANA. Claudii Salmasii ad Johannem Miltonum Responsio, opus posthumum. 12mo, old calf (rubbed). Londini, 1660

Salmasius' rejoinder to Milton's Defence of the English People. It appeared, in all probability immediately Charles was restored to the throne.

655. MOORE (THOS.) A. L. S., 1 p. 12mo, 1817. To his publisher. With 2 engraved portraits. (As 1 piece.) "I was in hopes when I saw the packet from you that Stevenson had sent the arranged Melodies... Sir John Stevenson wrote the music to Moore's melodies for a number of years, and it was partly from this setting that Moore became known as the national lyrist of Ireland.

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656. MOSAIC PAVEMENTS, Romano-British. A History of their Discovery and a Record and Interpretation of their Designs. By Thomas Morgan. Large folding plates, some in color and in tint. Royal 8vo, cloth. Lond. 1886

Fine copy of a scarce and valuable work.

657. NAMES. Scottish Land-Names; their Origin and Meaning. By Sir Herbert Maxwell. Post 8vo, cloth.

Edinburgh, 1894

658. NAVAL BIOGRAPHY. Memoirs of Josias Rogers, Esq., Commander of His Majesty's ship Quebec, by Wm. Gilpin. Front. (inscription partly shorn). 8vo, calf. Lond. 1808

The earlier portion of the book is devoted to Rogers' adventures during, the American War of Independence. He was a very active participant.

659. NORGATE (KATE). England under the Angevin Kings. Best edn. Maps and plans. 2 vols. Svo, cloth. Fine copy. Scarce. Lond. 1887

660. OGLANDER MEMOIRES (THE). Extracts from the MSS. of Sir J. Oglander, Kt. Introduction and Notes by W. H. Long. Portrait. Square 8vo, cloth. Lond. 1888 661. OXFORD UNIVERSITY STATUTES. Corpus Statutorum Universitatis Oxoniensis 4to, old calf (some head-margins stained). Oxonii, 1768

662. PARR (DR. SAML.-English Scholar and Critic). 2 A. L. S. 1 and 2 pp. 1810 and 1815. (Byron illustration.) (2 pieces.)

663 PATTI (ADELINA). Card with autograph and date, New York. 1884.

664. PEEL (SIR ROBT.) Life and Times of, by Dr. W. Cooke Taylor. Many engraved portraits. 3 vols. 8vo, half morocco (names on titles, and little spotted). Lond. [18-]

665. PEEL (SIR ROBERT-the Great). A. L. S., 1 p. 12mo, 1826. To Sir Astley Cooper, on personal matters, marked "Private."

666. PLANCHE (J. R.) On the Monument of a Supposed Princess of Portugal in East Shefford Church, Berkshire. (An Extract, including other Papers, pp. 145-251.) 8vo, wrappers.

667. PORTS AND HARBORS of Great Britain, and Watering Places, Fishing Villages, and other Picturesque Objects on the English Coast. 50 plates of views by W. AND E. FINDEN, after HARDING, COOKE, CRESWICK, etc. 4to, original green morocco, with gilt design on sides, gilt edges (spotted in places). Lond. 1838

668. RAFFLES (SIR THOS. S.-Noted Naturalist). A. L. S., 3 pp. 4to [1820], to Rev. C. Evans, Missionary to Malay.

669. RAIKES (CAPT. G. A.) History of the Honourable Artillery Company (Early History of Archery and Artillery, Bows exchanged for Cavilers and Muskets, 1595, etc.). With numerous facsimile portraits, many from contemporary sources, etc., etc. 2 vols. thick 8vo, original blue cloth. FINE COPY. Scarce.

Lond. 1878

670. RIDDELL (JOHN). Additional Remarks upon the Question of the Lennox or Rusky Representation, etc. 8vo, cloth. Edinburgh, 1835

671. RIVERS OF GREAT BRITAIN, Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial: Rivers of the East Coast. Maps and numerous views. Royal 4to, original cloth, gilt edges. Lond. Cassell, 1889

672. ROBERTS (GEO.) The Social History History of the People of the Southern Counties of England in Past Centuries, their Habits, Municipal By-Laws, etc. Best edn. 8vo, cloth. Lond. 1856

673. RUSKIN (JOHN). A. L. S., 1 p. 12mo, Canterbury,n.d.; on the second page are the words "First Lesson," then follows a page of directions, signed, in Ruskin's autograph. (As 1 piece.)

Fine and characteristic. Get your brush (No. 18) well wet in clean water, and gently brush your paper from the top of your board. This will help to lay your colours on more clearly, etc., etc.," ending up with "study until you are perfect."

674. SANDERSON (ROBERT-Subsequently Bishop of Lincoln). Fourteen Sermons heretofore Preached. Folio, old calf (rubbed). Lond. 1657

One of the greater pillars of the English church, and author of the second preface to the Book of Common Prayer. Fine eighteenth century armorial bookplate of Charles Cholmondelay on reverse of title.

675. SCOTLAND. New History of Aberdeenshire. Edited by Alex. Smith. 2 vols. thick 8vo, cloth. Aberdeen, 1875 676. Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters to Thos. Pennant. By Rev. Chas. Cordiner. Vignette on title and 21 copper-plates of views. 4to, original boards, UNCUT (back broken).

Lond. 1780

677. Arthurian Localities, their Historical Origin, Chief Country and Fingalian Relations. By J. S. S. Glennie. Colored map. 8vo, cloth. Edinburgh, 1869 678. Collectanea de Rebus Albanicis. Original Papers and Documents relating to the History of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Edited by the Iona Club. 8vo, cloth. Edinburgh, 1847

679. non.

Culture in Early Scotland. By Jas. Mackin-
Lond. 1892

8vo, cloth.

THIRD SESSION.

680. SCOTLAND. Eccelsiological Notes on some of the Islands of Scotland (Shetland, etc., etc.). By T. S. Muir. With numerous illusts. of the crosses, Celtic bells, churches, etc. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut. Edinburgh, 1885

681. Historical Notices of St. Anthony's Monastery, Leith and Events in Northern Scotland, 1635-45. By Rev. Chas. Rogers. 8vo, cloth.

682.

Lond. 1877

Lond. 1890

History of Scotland. By Rev. Jas. Mackenzie. Illusts. Post 8vo, cloth.

683. Loch Etive and the Sons of Uisnach (with accounts of the Druids, Celts, Lake Dwelling, etc., etc.). By R. Angus Smith. Illust. Illust. 8vo, cloth.

684.

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Lond. 1855

Mackintosh (Dr. John). The History of Civilization in Scotland. 4 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut.

Paisley, 1892-96

685. Pennant (Thos.) Tours in Scotland in 1769 and 1772. Maps and many plates of views, etc., after Moses Griffith. 3 vols. 4to, old calf, gilt (rubbed and joints split). Lond. 1676

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