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Small 4to, crushed crimson levant morocco, gilt inside and outside borders. London: Printed for William Wilson, 1659

THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION. Dryden's FIRST SEPARATE PUBLICATION. 119. DUBRAUIUS (JANUS). A New Booke of good Husbandry, very pleasaunt, and of great profit both for Gentlemen and Yomen. Device on title. Small 4to, crushed light brown levant morocco, gilt edges, by Rivière. Last two leaves in facsimile.

Imprinted at London by William White, 1599

FIRST EDITION. Some ancient writing on title and margins. From the Arbury Library, with label.

120. ELIZABETH (QUEEN OF ENGLAND). Signature to a Document on Vellum issued under her First Great Seal, being a Deed of Exchange between the Queen and Thomas Heneage, Treasurer of the Chamber, 11th March 16 Eliz. (1574); also bearing the signatures of Lord Burghley and Sir Walter Mildmay. Preserved in a padded red morocco case, lettered on side and back. Large folio.

VERY RARE AND FINE. A description of the nature of the Deed by which Heneage transfers certain property to Queen Elizabeth in exchange for some parcels from her, written by some one in the British Museum, is included.

121. D. s., on vellum, 1 p. large oblong folio, Nov. 5, 1568, mentioning Sir Thomas Gresham. Also signed by eight Privy Counsellors, with full transcript and portrait.

122. ELSTON PRESS. Pope (Alexander). The Rape of the Lock. Tall 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut. New Rochelle, 1902

One of 160 copies.

VELLUM COPY

123. ERAGNY PRESS. Binyon (Laurence). Dream Come True. Poems. Frontispiece and borders in olive. 12mo, sewn, unHammersmith, 1905

cut.

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125. ERAGNY PRESS. Keats (John). La Belle Dame sans Merci. Medallion. Printed in red and black. Oblong 24mo, sewn. One of 10 copies on vellum. Hammersmith, 1906

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127. ERAGNY PRESS. Rossetti (Christina G.). Verses. Reprinted from Polidori's Edition of 1847. Edited by J. D. Symon. Decorations by Lucien Pissarro. 8vo, sewn, uncut.

Hammersmith, 1906

One of 10 copies on vellum. With the slip of errata.

VELLUM COPY

128. ERAGNY PRESS. Songs by Ben Jonson. A Selection from the Plays, Masques and Poems, with the earliest known Settings of certain Numbers. Colored illustration, woodcut border and music. 8vo, sewn, uncut. Hammersmith, 1906

One of 10 copies on vellum.

VELLUM COPY

129. ERAGNY PRESS. Riquet a la Houppe. 2 colored initials. Printed in red and black. 16mo, sewn, uncut.

130.

One of 8 copies on vellum.

Hammersmith, 1907

Bunyan (John). The Pilgrim's Progress. Woodcut frontispiece. Thick small 12mo, original vellum, uncut and un

opened.

One of 750 copies.

London, 1899

131. The Courtyer of Count Baldessar Castilio, done into Englyshe by Thomas Hoby. Ornamental woodcut initials. Small 4to, limp vellum, uncut, with ties.

One of 200 copies.

London, 1900

132. ETHNOGRAPHY. Catalogues of Ethnographical Specimens from Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Tahiti, Samoa, etc., and various parts of North and South America. Illustrated with numerous collotype plates, exhibiting over 1200 specimens, in the possession of W. D. Webster of Bicester, Oxon. 3 vols. 4to, buckram, gilt tops. Leicester, 1911

EXTREMELY SCARCE, ONLY FIFTY COPIES PRINTED.

133. EURIPIDES. Hecuba & Iphigenia in Anlide in Latinum tralatæ Erasmo Roterodam, interprete. Eiusdem Ode de laudibus Britanniæ Regisque Henrici septimi ac regiorum liberorum eius. Eiusdem Ode de senectutis incommodis. Small 8vo, crushed red levant morocco, gilt and blind panelled sides, gilt edges, by Bedford. Venetiis in ædibus Aldi, 1507

A volume described by Renouard as "très rare et peu connu." A very fine copy, except for the stamp of the Royal Society, Howard bequest, on title. With the Huth bookplate. THIS IS THE FIRST ALDINE EDITION.

134. [EVELYN (JOHN).] Fumifugium; or, The Inconveniencie of the Aer and Smoak of London dissipated, together with some Remedies humbly Proposed. Small 4to, contemporary calf.

London: Printed by W. Godbid, 1661

FIRST EDITION, with the genuine blanks. Bound in: "Natural and Political Observations, mentioned in a following Index, and made upon the Bills of Morality. By John Graunt. London, 1662.''

135. [- -] Sculptura: or, the History, and Art of Chalcography and Engraving in Copper, etc. Engraved title and plates, including the folding plate of a Turk's head engraved by Prince Rupert. 8vo, contemporary sheep. London, 1662

THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION. Bound in with the above, is: Faithorne's "Art of Graveing and Etching," Etched plates, title in pen-and-ink facsimile. London, 1662. FIRST EDITION. RARE.

136. [FARNABY (THOMAS).] Florilegium Epigrammatum Græcorum eorumque latino versu a variis redditorum. Device on title on a golden plate "Sphaera Armillaris." Small 8vo, polished brown morocco, gilt back, line tooled, gilt edges.

London: Exeudebat Felix Kyngstonius, 1629

FIRST EDITION. Rare and interesting in connection with the BaconShakespeare controversy. On p. 8 is a rendering in English by Lord Verulam of a Parody by Farnaby on Shakespeare's "Seven Ages of Man.''

137. FIELDING (HENRY). The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. 6 vols, small 8vo, original calf, gilt backs (worn). London: Printed for A. Millar, 1749

FIRST EDITION.

138. [FLETCHER (JOHN).] The Woman Hater. As it hath beene lately Acted by the Children of Paules. Small 4to, crushed olive levant morocco, gilt edges, by Rivière.

London: Printed . . . by John Hodgets, 1607 THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION. No copy in the British Museum, nor in Hoe. Contemporary writing on title. Corner of Ci very skilfully repaired. From the Arbury Library, with label.

139. The Elder Brother, a Comedie. Small 4to, dark red straight-grain morocco (headline of title cut into, and two or three others cut close). London: Imprinted by F. K., 1637

140.

FIRST EDITION.

The Woman Hater. Device on title. Small 4to, crushed brown levant morocco, gilt edges, by Rivière. Cropped in fore and lower margins, and some text cut into.

London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1648

From the Arbury Library, with label.

141. FLORIO (JOHN). Queen Anna's. New World of Words, Or, Dictionarie of the Italian and English tongues. Title within architectural woodcut border, and portrait of Florio, by W. Hole. Folio, old sprinkled calf (covers weak). London, 1611

With the armorial bookplate of C. G. Milnes Gaskell.

142. FORBES (J.). Cantus, Songs and Fancies. Third Edition, much enlarged and corrected. Woodcut bordered title, with arms of Aberdeen and two verses beneath, followed by a second title with the Arms of K. Charles II and verses on verso, woodcut diagrams. Oblong 4to, original sheep (woodcut title defective and supplied from another and smaller copy).

EXTREMELY RARE.

Aberdeen: John Forbes, 1682

143. FORTESCUE (THOMAS). The Forest or Collection of Historyes no lesse profitable, then pleasant and necessary, doone out of Frenche into English. Title within fine woodcut border, with arms on verso. Small 4to, crushed brown levant morocco, panelled sides, gilt edges, by Rivière.

Imprinted at London by John Day, 1576 Fine copy, with the genuine blank leaf at the end. From the Arbury Library, with label.

144. FULKE (WILLIAM). Oypanomaxia, hoc est, Astrolo gorvm Ludus. Woodcut diagrams (outer margins of two cut into). Small 4to, half calf.

Londini: Per Thomam Eastum & Henricum Middeltonum, 1572

VERY RARE. Signatures of Gabriel Harvey and Wm. Herbert on title.

145. [GARDINER (STEPHEN, Bishop of Winchester).] A Declaration of Suche true articles as George Joye hath gone about to confute as false. Title within woodcut border. 8vo, mottled morocco, some edges rough.

[Colophon]: Imprinted at London by Johannes Herforde, 1546 THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION, PRINTED IN BLACK LETTER. A fine large copy, except that the title is a little scraped.

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146. [- -] De Vera Obedientia. An Oration made in Latine by Stephen B. of Winchestre with the preface of Edmund Boner. Black Letter. Small 12mo, old half red morocco (some margins shaved, title scraped, and last two leaves injured). Roane [Rouen], Michael Wood, 1553 For an account of this Rare and Curious book see Herbert's "Typogr. Antiq.," Vol. 2, p. 741, and Vol. 3, p. 1573.

147. GAUTIER (THEOPHILE). original yellow cloth, uncut.

Les Grotesques.

12mo, Paris, 1853

FIRST EDITION. ANDREW LANG'S COPY, WITH SEVERAL AUTOGRAPH POEMS by him on the fly-leaves and on title, which do not apparently occur in his published verse.

148. GERARD (JOHN). The Herball or generall Historie of Plantes, enlarged and amended by Thomas Johnson. Engraved title by J. Payne, containing portrait; numerous woodcuts. Folio, original brown calf, rebacked.

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London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1636

A FINE COPY OF THIS SCARCE HERBAL. On the fly-leaf is the autograph 'Ri: : Newdigate eius liber April 27, 1687." With the bookplates of Sir Roger and Sir Richard Newdigate, the latter dated 1702.

149. GILCHRIST (ALEXANDER). Life of William Blake. Portraits and plates. New and enlarged edition. 2 vols. 8vo, original cloth, uncut. London, 1880

A MOST INTERESTING PRESENTATION COPY, containing THREE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, signed, by Mrs. Gilchrist, and her portrait, together with AN ORIGINAL SKETCH by F. Tatham, a friend of Blake.

150. GODSKALL (JAMES, Preacher of the Worde). The Kings Medicine for this present yeere 1604. Prescribed by the whole Colledge of the Spirituall Physitians. 8vo, smooth olive morocco, gilt back, line tooling, gilt edges.

London: Printed for Edward White [1604] FINE COPY, with the blank leaf marked "A." VERY RARE.

151. GOLDSMITH (OLIVER). The Good Natur'd Man: A Comedy. 8vo, crushed brown levant morocco, Jansen style, inside dentelles, gilt edges, by Rivière.

London: Printed for W. Griffen, 1768

FINE COPY OF THE SCARCE FIRST EDITION, with the half-title. From the Arbury Library, with label.

152.

She Stoops to Conquer: or, The Mistakes of a Night. A Comedy. 8vo, crushed brown levant morocco, Jansen style, inside dentelles, gilt edges, by Rivière.

London: Printed for F. Newbery, 1773

A CHOICE COPY OF THE VERY RARE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION, with the errors in pagination incident to this issue, the omission of "Diggory" from the "Dramatis Personae," and the misprinted catchword on page 100. From the Arbury Library, with label.

153. GOULD (S. BARING). A Book of Fairy Tales. Pictured by A. J. Gaskin. 8vo, Japan boards, gilt top, uncut.

One of 20 copies on Japanese vellum. London, 1894 155. GRAY (THOMAS). Odes. Vignette of Strawberry Hill beneath title. 4to, crushed crimson levant morocco, Jansen style, gilt top, by Rivière. Printed at Strawberry Hill, 1757 FINE COPY OF THE RARE FIRST EDITION, with the half-title. With bookplate of Maurice Baring.

156. GREENAWAY (KATE). Carols. Four cards, each 72 x 934 inches, with the colored illustrations representing the Months, the Seasons, Summer and Winter, Youth and Age, with the original envelope (torn). Preserved in a blue morocco box.

157. GREENE (ROBERT). Ciceronis Amor. Tullies Love, wherein is discoursed the prime of Ciceroes Youth. The Fifth Edition. Black Letter, 40 leaves, title in facsimile, first few leaves soiled, last leaf mended, and slight wormholes and stains. Small 4to, half morocco. London: Printed for John Smethwicke, 1609

158.

VERY RARE.

Greenes Neuer too Late. Both Partes. Title in facsimile. Black Letter, ornaments and initial letters. Small 4to, crushed red levant morocco, line tooled.

London: Printed by William Stansby, 1616

FINE TALL COPY. RARE. The earliest edition in the Huth collection is 1631.

159. GUNPOWDER PLOT. A True and Perfect Relation of the Whole Proceedings against the late most barbarous Traitors, Garnet a Jesuite and his confederates . . . and lastly all that passed at Garnet's execution. Woodcut ornaments and initials. Small 4to, new sheep, some rough fore and lower edges (some headlines cut close). Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, 1606

FIRST EDITION.

160. HAMILTON (COUNT ANTHONY). Memoirs of Count Grammont. Illustrated with 64 portraits engraved by Edward Scriven. 2 vols. 8vo, polished calf. London, 1811

With bookplate of John H. Lardner.

161. HAMMERSMITH PUBLISHING SOCIETY. William Morris. An Address by J. W. Mackail, 1902; Ecce Mundus. Industrial Ideals and the Book Beautiful. By T. J. Cobden-Sanderson, 1902; The Parting of the Ways. By J. W. Mackail, 1903; Socialism and Politics. By J. W. Mackail, 1903; Homer. An Address by J. W. Mackail, 1905; The Arts and Crafts Movement. By T. J. Cobden-Sanderson. 1905. 6 vols. 8vo, boards, vellum backs. Hammersmith, v. d.

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