244. Howell's (W. D.) Venetian Life. Illustrations in color by Edmund H. Garrett mounted on brown paper. 2 vols, 8vo, ornamental boards, buckram backs, uncut, paper labels. Cambridge, 1907 AUTOGRAPH EDITION, one of 550 copies on LARGE PAPER, autographed by the author, the illustrator and the publisher. 245. Longfellow (Henry W.). The Hanging of the Crane. Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller after designs by Florence W. Swan. 13 plates mounted on Japan paper, and colored by hand. Ένα, vellum, uncut. Cambridge, 1907 246. THE CENTENNIAL EDITION. One of 250 copies colored by hand. cut, paper label. One of 330 copies. 247. ROLLI (PAUL). David e Bersabea. Oratorio. Engraved frontispiece by Baron after Grisoni. 8vo, Old red morocco, gilt back, gilt borders, with the arms of George II. on sides, gilt edges. Some scorings and marginal notes in ink. FIRST EDITION. The copy presented to the King in the Royal Box when he attended the performance. A pencil note on fly-leaf states: "From Peter Pindar's collection."' With bookplates of Julian Marshall and W. H. Crawford. 248. ROWE (NICHOLAS). The Tragedy of Jane Shore. Written in Imitation of Shakespear's Style. Small 4to, cloth (a little time-stained). FIRST EDITION. London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, [1713] 248A. Jane Shore. A Tragedy. Engraved portrait of the author by Smith, after Kneller. 12mo, half morocco (hinges a little worn), gilt top. London: Printed for John Bell, 1776 BELL'S EDITION. A few character and other portraits, together with an old play bill have been inserted. 249. ROWLEY (SAMUEL). When you see me, You know me; or, the famous Chronicle Historie of king Henrie the Eight, with the birth and vertuous life of Edward Prince of Wales. Portrait of Henry the Eighth on title. Small 4to, full calf, gilt edges, by Riviere. (Last line of imprint in facsimile, and some head-lines cut into.) At London: Printed for Nathaniell Butter, 1613 SECOND EDITION OF AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE PLAY, and the only extant play that can with CERTAINTY be assigned to Rowley. There is no copy of the First Edition of 1605 in the British Museum, and no copy before the present offering appears to have occurred in many years. 250. A Tragedy called All's Lost by Lust. Small 4to, modern wrappers. In cloth case. (Last two leaves have marginal restorations, and title a little dust stained.) London: Printed by Thomas Harper, 1633 FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. 36 251. [RUSSEN (DAVID).] Iter Lunare; or, a Voyage to the Moon. Small 12mo, old panelled calf (embossed name stamp on title). London: Printed for Robert Gosling, 1707 Lowndes merely cites the title without locating the sale of a single copy. 252. SANDYS (GEORGE). A Paraphrase vpon the Psalmes of David. And vpon the Hymnes Dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments. 12mo, crushed green levant morocco, gilt back, gilt panelled sides, gilt edges, by The Club Bindery. London, 1636 FIRST EDITION. FINE COPY. With bookplate of E. B. Holden. 253. SETTLE (ELKANAH). The Empress of Morocco. A Tragedy. Frontispiece by Shermin, and full-page plates by Dolle. Small 4to, full calf, gilt edges, some lower edges rough, by Riviere. Lower portion of frontispiece in facsimile. London: Printed for William Cademan, 1673 FIRST EDITION. This is the first play, and perhaps the only one of ́its time issued with plates, illustrating the stage and incidents in the play. Love and Revenge: A Tragedy. Small 4to, boards, London: Printed for William Cademan, 1675 254. leather back. FIRST EDITION. With the De Vinne bookplate. 255. SHADWELL (THOMAS). Psyche. A Tragedy. Small 4to, crushed olive levant morocco, by Stikeman. (Lacks title.) [London: Printed by T. N., 1675] 256. FIRST EDITION. The Woman-Captain. A Comedy. Small 4to, polished calf, gilt borders, gilt edges, by Ramage. London: Printed for Samuel Carr, 1680 FIRST EDITION. On page 2 is reference to Shakespeare: "But for all that, Shakespeare's fools had more wit than any of the wits and critiks nowadays." With the Huth bookplate. 257. The Lancashire-Witches, and Tegue o Divelly, the Irish Priest. A Comedy. Small 4to, polished sprinkled calf, gilt edges, by Riviere. London: Printed for John Starkey, 1682 FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE RAREST OF SHADWELL'S PLAYS. On the verso of A3 is an advertisement of Davenant's "Folio" and Milton's "Paradise Regained." The title has been extended on inner margin, and a small bit of the last leaf has been repaired. With bookplates of Thos. Gaisford, Mainsforth Library, and Huth. 258. SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM). The Late, and much admired Play, called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. With the true Relation of the whole History, aduentures, and fortunes of the sayd Prince. Small 4to, polished calf, gilt back, gilt edges, by Riviere. (Title and four leaves in facsimile.) London: Printed by I. N. for R. B., 1630 FOURTH EDITION. This was omitted from the Jaggard folio of 1623 and the Cotes folio of 1632, making its first appearance in folio in the Chetwynde folio of 1663-4. 37 THE SECOND FOLIO SHAKESPEARE 259. Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The second impression. Fine portrait of Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout, above imprint. Folio, crushed crimson levant morocco, gilt back and borders, gilt edges, by Riviere. In cloth box. London: Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, 1632 A FINE AND PERFECT COPY OF THE SECOND FOLIO, WITH A FEW UNCUT EDGES, AND A LARGE COPY, MEASURING 134 x 9 1/16 inches, being larger than the Huth copy and wider than both the Hoe and the finest copy in Warwick Castle. From the library of E. M. Cox, with his bookplate and notation at the end: "Beyond the mending of a very few blank margins there are no defects in this copy, there being no facsimile or pen work of any kind." 260. Poems: Written by Wil. Shake-speare. Gent. Very brilliant engraved portrait of Shakespeare by William Marshall. Printer's device on title. Small 8vo, old red morocco, blind tooled, gilt edges, by J. Wright. In a red levant morocco solander case, by Riviere. Printed at London by Tho. Cotes, 1640 A VERY LARGE COPY OF THIS EXCESSIVELY RARE LITTLE VOLUME, UNWASHED, AND WITH THE PORTRAIT IN MOST BRILLIANT STATE. Size 5% x 3 9/16 inches. There are only two things which might be exaggerated into blemishes, namely, the bottom blank margin of one leaf is about 4 inch shorter than the rest of the book, and a small irregularity, probably caused by a burn, occurs in a portion of the blank foreedges. These latter have not been repaired, but simply gilded over. THE SECOND TITLE-PAGE, a duplicate of the first, IS PRESENT. With leather bookplate of Thomas Curtis. 261. The Tragedy of Hamlet. Small 4to, polished mottled calf, gilt edges, by Riviere. London: Printed by Andr. Clark, 1676 A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST RESTORATION QUARTO, WITH THE LEAF "To the Reader" FOLLOWING TITLE. 262. Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays Never before Printed in Folio: viz. Pericles Prince of Tyre. Sir John Oldcastle Lord Cobham. The London Prodigal. The History of Thomas Lord The Puritan Widow. A Yorkshire Tragedy. The Tragedy of Locrine. With the Droeshout portrait. Folio, old calf (covers re-hinged). In slip case. London: Printed for H. Herringman, E. Brewster and R. A REMARKABLY LARGE AND CLEAN COPY OF THE FOURTH FOLIO, MEASURING 14 5/16x9 inches. 38 263. The Merchant of Venice. Engraved frontispiece. Small 8vo, half calf. 264. London: Printed for, and sold by the Booksellers, [c. 1720] Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. A Tragedy. Small 8vo, half calf, by Stikeman. London: Printed by J. Darby, 1723 A VERY SCARCE EDITION. In the variorum "Hamlet," Dr. Furness doubted the existence of this edition. 265. man. Macbeth: A Tragedy. Small 8vo, half calf, by Stike- A RARE EDITION. With the last leaf containing Tonson's list of publications. A RARE COLLECTION OF THE TONSON EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE 266. SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM). Plays. Published by J. Tonson. Engraved frontispieces. 43 vols. 12mo, half red calf, by Stikeman. London: Tonson, 1734-35 A fine collection of these desirable reprints of the plays, comprising the following titles: 267. Thomas, Lord Cromwell. 1734. Titus Andronicus. 1734. 1734 (no Two Gentlemen of Verona. 1734. A Yorkshire Tragedy. 1735. Cymbeline. A Tragedy. Medallion portrait of Shake speare on title. Small 8vo, half calf, by Stikeman. SCARCE EDITION. ill that there are some London: J. and R. Tonson, 1762 "The admirers of Shakespear must not take it scenes and consequently many fine passages omitted in this edition. It was impossible to retain more and bring it within the compass of a night's entertainment." 268. Poems. Small 8vo, old polished calf. Preface. Dublin: Printed by T. Ewing, 1771 39 269. Julius Cæsar, a Tragedy. Collated with the Old and Modern Editions. Frontispiece by Ryland after Hayman. 8vo, modern wrappers. London: Bowyer and Nichols, 1774 270. SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM) AND FLETCHER (JOHN). The Two Noble Kinsmen. Written by the memorable Worthies of their time. Small 4to, calf, by Riviere. (Title and leaf of Epilogue in facsimile; side notes trimmed into.) Printed at London by Tho. Cotes, 1634 FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. 271. SHELLEY (PERCY BYSSHE). Posthumous Poems. 8vo, boards, calf back, edges wholly uncut. London, 1824 A LARGE CLEAN COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. 272. [SHERIDAN (RICHARD BRINSLEY).] The Love Epistles of Aristænetus. Translated from the Greek into English Metre. 8vo, old polished calf. London: Printed for J. Wilkie, 1771 A NICE COPY OF THE RARE FIRST EDITION, WITH THE HALF-TITLE. Autograph presentation copy from the author to Richard Cumberland, inscribed on fly-leaf in Sheridan's hand: "Ex dono Authoris incogniti! Underneath which Cumberland has written "Ricardi Brindley Sheridan Arm. Saturday 24 Aug. 1771. R. C." This work was translated by Sheridan and Nathaniel Brassey Halhed. The Sheridan portion represents his EARLIEST PUBLICATION. With bookplate of Rev. Jonathan Boucher. 273. The Rival Beauties. A Poetical Contest. 4to, modern wrappers, in cloth case. London: Printed for W. Griffin, [1772] EXCESSIVELY RARE, AND AN IMMACULATE COPY. Contains three pieces, consisting of THE TRUE FIRST EDITION of "Clio's Protest: or, the Pieture Varnished," by Sheridan; "The Bath Picture," by Miles Peter Andrews, and "Pindar's Answer to the Author of the Picture Varnished," attributed to Richard Fitzpatrick. The edition of 1819 of "Clio's Protest" is usually listed as "First Edition," but there is no doubt that this is THE GENUINE FIRST EDITION. This appears to be one of but two copies which have been recorded. 274. Songs, Duets, Trios, &c. in the Duenna; or, The Double Elopement. 8vo, wine-colored morocco, by Stikeman. London: Printed for J. Wilkie, 1775 FIRST EDITION. Scarce. Horace Walpole's copy, with notes in his hand on title. The earliest authorized text of the complete Opera was not published until 1794. 275. The Rivals. A Comedy. 8vo, full citron straightgrain morocco, gilt back, line tooled, gilt top, rough edges, by Riviere. London: John Wilkie, 1775 FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, with the half-title and leaf of Errata (the former has been extended on inner margin). Has the catchword "Epi" on p. 100. The Epilogue is present at the beginning, following the Prologue. 40 |