583. RAMSAY (ALLAN). The Gentle Shepherd. Portrait and numerous plates. 4to, old calf, rehinged. London, 1788

An interesting copy, having bound in at the end is the Music to 22 of Ramsay's Songs.

On the inside of the front cover is the contemporary label of ISAAC CUSHING BOOK BINDER AND POCKET BOOK MAKER, SALEM, which would indicate a further interest in the volume as BEING AN EARLY SPECIMEN OF AMERICAN BINDING.

584. RAY (RICHARD). An Address delivered before the American Academy of the Fine Arts, November 17, 1825. Engraved frontispiece by Durand. 4to, original boards, uncut (worn). New York, 1825

FIRST EDITION.

585. READ (T. BUCHANAN). A. L. s., 2 pp., 4to. Newark, Dec. 25, 1846. To Henry B. Hirst.

"If you don't go to work and finish 'Endymion' I'll break your neck!"' etc.

586. A. L. s., 1 p., 4to. Philadelphia, June 5, 1851. To the Publishers of "Sartain's Magazine." Authorizing a payment of $100.

587. Broadside Poem "The Descent of the Eagle." 1 p., 4to. Inscribed to Samuel B. Fales for his devotion to the "Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon" in Philadelphia.

588. —— A. L. s., 1 p., 4to. Philadelphia, March 15, 1896. To Henry B. Hirst. A little damp-stained and a cut at foot. Refers to Hirst's writings and invites him to call.

589. REES (J. ROGERS). With Friend and Book in the Study and the Fields. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut.

LARGE PAPER COPY.

590. REYNARDSON (C. T. S. BIRCH). or Reminiscences of a Gentleman Coachman. beautifully colored plates after Henry Alken. gilt back, gilt edges, by Rivière.

FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION.

London, 1892

"Down the Road" Illustrated with 12 8vo, polished calf, London, 1875

591. RICHARDSON (CHARLES). The English Turf. A Record of Courses and Horses. With 49 illustrations and 8 plans. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut. New York, 1901

592. RILEY (JAMES WHITCOMB). Autograph Manuscript Poem, signed J. W. R., entitled: "David. The Little Boy that Sleeps." 10 lines, written on 1 p., 8vo. Dated, June 2, 1893.

593. Autograph Manuscript Poem. "The Tribute of his Home. Benjamin Harrison. Indianapolis, March 14, 1901." p., small 4to.

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A FINE PIECE. SONNET WRITTEN ON THE DEATH OF BENJAMIN HARRISON.

594. ROGERS (FAIRMAN). A Manual of Coaching. Engraved title and numerous illustrations. Royal 8vo, half red morocco, gilt top, uncut. Philadelphia, 1900

FINE COPY. Limited Edition.

595. ROGERS (SAMUEL). Poems. Illustrated with the fine vignettes after Turner and Stothard. 2 vols., 8vo, beautifully and differently bound in crushed blue levant morocco, inlaid backs, sides, and doublures, vellum flys, by the Guild of Women Binders, gilt edges. In cloth boxes. London, 1834

A FINE COPY OF THIS WORK IN HANDSOME BINDINGS.

596. A. L. s., 4 pp., 4to. Holland House, April 20, 1840. To [Edward Everett].

'That land of yours I shall never see, for though I am still, I hope, sound at heart, I am now climbing with my staff my seventy-sixth year, & my path grows steeper and steeper. But how often in thought have I trodden the ground you are now treading; & it gives me something of a claim to the rights of citizenship, if an old affection can establish such a claim; for I can well remember the battle of Bunker's Hill & the joy in my Father's house as the Good cause prevailed more & more, etc. Then follows an account of the Marriage of Queen Victoria.

597. ROSSETTI (DANTE GABRIEL). A. L. s., 2 pp., 8vo. Chelsea, March 19, 1869. To Robert Browning. With envelope.

"I have been asked by Mr. John Morley, Editor of the Fortnightly Review, to ask you whether you would give him the great satisfaction of contributing a poem thereto I told him that I felt sure your answer was very uncertain If it bores you, pray pardon," etc.

598. Miller.

...

A. L. s., 4 pp., 8vo. Chelsea, April 28, 1871. To Mr.

A SPLENDID LONG LETTER. "I am getting to a close at last with a big picture-subject from Dante-which has been my chief work since last July, & is a good big one—10 ft. by 7. I have shown it to no one-not even intimates," etc.

599. ROWLANDSON (THOMAS). History of the Westminster Election, from its commencement on the first of April to the final close of the Poll, on the 17th of May . . . with other select and interesting Occurrences at the Westminster Meetings. By Lovers of Truth and Justice. 16 large folding plates in color by Thomas Rowlandson. 4to, three-quarter brown levant morocco. London, 1784

FIRST EDITION. RARE. A remarkable description of the Forty Days' Struggle, including Placards, Songs, Addresses, etc.

600. Outlines of Figures & Landscapes. 16 plates etched by Thomas Rowlandson (uncolored). Royal folio, three-quarter olive levant morocco, gilt top, original wrappers of the two parts bound in (a few plates soiled, and one injured and repaired). London, 1790-92

601.

RARE.

Cries of London. A Series of 8 highly colored Plates. (Margins a little soiled and rumpled.) London, 1799

VERY SCARCE. Included also is a folio plate of four separate "Cries" not comprised in the above series, all beautifully colored and executed in Rowlandson's most characteristic fashion. Together 9 plates.

602.

Poetical Sketches of Scarborough. Illustrated by 21 colored engravings of humorous subjects from original designs, etched by Thomas Rowlandson. Royal 8vo, half red calf, gilt back, gilt top. London, 1813

A good copy of the Second Edition.

603. The Grand Master; or, Adventures of Qui Hi? in Hindostan. A Hudibrastic Poem in Eight Cantos by Quiz. With the series of colored plates by Rowlandson (one plain). 8vo, half red morocco (one or two leaves injured). London, 1816

FIRST EDITION. With bookplates of John T. Beer and J. Barton Townsend.

604. [Combe (William).] The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the little Foundling of the late Doctor Syntax: A Poem, by the Author of the Three Tours. Illustrated with 24 colored plates by Thomas Rowlandson. 8vo, half calf (one margin repaired). FIRST EDITION. London, 1822

UNIQUE EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED COPY OF GREGO'S

"ROWLANDSON"

605. ROWLANDSON. Grego (Joseph). Rowlandson the Caricaturist. A Selection from his Works, with Anecdotal Descriptions of his Famous Caricatures; and a Sketch of his Life, Times, and Contemporaries. With about 400 illustrations. 2 vols., royal 4to, three-quarters brown morocco, gilt tops, uncut.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1880

UNIQUE AND REMARKABLE COPY of the standard work on Rowlandson, possessing the following special features: It is an uncut copy, bound from the original sheets. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR himself, with 4 ORIGINAL WATER-COLOR DRAWINGS BY THOMAS ROWLANDSON, as follows: In the first volume:

(1) A sketch in color of two young couples courting in a wood, with dog.

(2) Landscape, showing stream upon which is a boat containing 8 persons, with mansion and trees in distance, and statue in foreground. Written in pencil in right-hand corner by Joseph Grego is "Original Sketch by Thomas Rowlandson, presented to T. C. Venables, Esq.-by J. Grego.'

(3) A figure of a woman, bearing the caption "War"'; in right-hand corner is written: 'Sketch by Rowlandson from Lord Farnham's Collection."

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In the second volume:

(4) A shipping scene; in right-hand corner is written "Original Sketch by Thomas Rowlandson, presented to T. C. Venables by Joseph Grego."

There is also inserted a full-page Mezzotint portrait of Thomas Rowlandson in sepia.

The full-page plates are in two states, colored and plain; the colored set being colored by the author. There is also an Original Drawing by Grego of the Venables crest, showing a dragon standing over a nude infant who is lying in a boat, upon which is written: "Young viset. Venables. Nous Demolishons", with six very amusing lines underneath. Both volumes have the Venables bookplate.

606. [] Another copy (as published). Profusely illustrated with reproductions. 2 vols., 4to, half red morocco, gilt tops.

London, 1880

607. RUSKIN (JOHN). Complete Works. Edited by E. T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn. Profusely illustrated with etchings, line drawings and photogravures, many of which are in color and by the author. 39 vols., royal 8vo, handsomely bound in threequarters maroon morocco, gilt tops.

London: George Allen; Longmans, Green & Co., 1906 The famous Limited LIBRARY EDITION, printed at the Ballantyne Press, Edinburgh, on handmade paper, and the type distributed. Out of print. The most monumental edition ever devoted to the works of any writer.

608.

tops.

Works. Illustrations. 24 vols., 8vo, half calf, gilt
New York, n. d.

608A. SABINE (LORENZO). Notes on Duels and Duelling, with a preliminary Historical Essay. 12mo, cloth. Boston, 1866

FIRST BOOK ISSUED BY THE PENNELL CLUB

609. SALTUS (EDGAR). The Gardens of Aphrodite. Vignette in red by Joseph Pennell on the title page.

Privately printed for The Pennell Club, Philadelphia, 1920 This is the first book issued by The Pennell Club, and the edition comprised 68 copies, exclusively for members. This is the first copy to be offered for sale by auction, and it is unlikely that another copy will occur for some time. The book is delightfully printed on hand-made paper. It would be interesting to have President Harding's appreciation of this work of Mr. Saltus.

610. SARGENT (WINTHROP). The Life and Career of Major John André. Extended to three volumes, with specially prepared title-pages, 12mo, three-quarter dark green morocco, gilt tops, uncut. Boston, 1861

A SPLENDIDLY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WORK, which has been embellished with nearly 325 selected pieces, consisting of 201 portraits, 99 views and other illustrations, 17 maps, and 4 facsimiles, besides head- and tailpieces throughout the volumes.

These illustrations comprise many scarce portraits and views, and have been chosen with care, and inlaid where needed.

611. SARTAIN (JOHN). A. L. s., 1 p., 8vo. Philadelphia, Dec. 13, 1851. To Henry B. Hirst. Making Hirst a proposition for three of his poems. With envelope.

Reminiscences.

612. SCHURZ (CARL). 1829-1852. Illustrated with portraits and other illustrations. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth, gilt tops, uncut. New York, 1907

FIRST EDITION.

613. SCHUYLER (EUGENE). Italian Influences, N. Y. 1901; France (Bodley), N. Y. 1898; The French People (Hassall), N. Y. 1901; and others. 6 vols., 12mo, cloth.

614. SCOTT (SIR WALTER). Waverley Novels. Profusely illustrated with fine steel plates and portraits, and woodcuts in the text. 12 vols., royal 8vo, polished calf, gilt tops.

Edinburgh, 1842-47

The beautiful Abbotsford Edition, in fine condition.

615.

Waverley Novels. Engraved frontispieces, titles and vignettes, and numerous other illustrations. 48 vols., 12mo, half calf, gilt, gilt tops. Edinburgh: A. and C. Black, 1877-79

Choice set of this favorite edition.

616. SCOTT (WINFIELD). Memoirs of Lieut. Gen. Scott. Written by himself. Illustrated. Extended to two volumes, 8vo, half dark green morocco, gilt tops, uncut. New York, 1864

FIRST EDITION. A SPLENDIDLY EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WORK, in which has been inserted a 2 pp. A. L. s. of Gen. Scott, 21 portraits of him together with 145 other portraits, including one of Marbois from a private plate; 66 views and other illustrations and 9 maps, besides clippings, etc. 617. SESSIONS (FREDERICK). Literary Celebrities of the English Lake District. London, 1905; Benjamin Jowett, Master of Balliol (Tollemache), London, n. d.; Shakespeare's Heroines (Jameson), London, 1905; and others. 5 vols., 8vo, cloth.

618. SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM). Pericles. The Late, and much admired Play, | Pericles, Prince of Tyre, with the true Relation of the History, adventures and fortunes of the said Prince written by W. Shakespeare. Small 4to, full morocco, by Pratt. Printed at London by Thomas Cotes, 1635

Title

THE SIXTH and last Quarto Edition. Size 64x5 1/16 inches. and headline of last leaf in facsimile, otherwise a sound and genuine copy.

619. The Merchant of Venice. The most excellent | Historie of the Merchant of Venice. | With the extreme crueltie of Shylocke the Jewe towards the said Merchant, in cutting a just pound of his flesh: and the ob | taining of Portia by the choice of three Chests. As it hath been divers times acted by the Lord Chamberlaine his Servants. | Written by William Shakespeare. 4to, full morocco, by Pratt.

Printed by M. P. for Lawrence Hayes and are to be sold at his Shop on Fleet Bridge, 1637

The THIRD QUARTO EDITION, reprinted from the Second of 1600. It is excessively rare, even more rare than the second, as only two copies (according to Book-Prices Current) have been sold at auction within the last twenty years. This copy has imprint cut off and replaced in MS., and a few catchwords and signatures shorn, otherwise it is a sound and genuine copy, with good margins, measuring 6 15/16x5 3/16 inches. 620. Poems: Written by Wil. Shakespeare, Gent. Portrait by Marshall. Small 8vo, full crushed levant morocco extra, gilt edges, by Rivière.

Printed at London by Tho. Cotes, and are to be sold by John Benson, dwelling in St. Dunstan's Church-Yard, 1640

THE EXCESSIVELY RARE FIRST EDITION. This copy has in excellent facsimile the portrait, first title, x4, M1, and M4. The second Title (which is a repetition of the first but without date, and is usually missing) is here present, and genuine. This copy is very tall, equal in size to the Hoe copy.

621. Seven Ages of Man. Magnificently illustrated with engraved title and 7 plates after drawings by Stothard, all splendidly colored. Folio, half brown morocco, gilt edges. London, 1799

A CHOICE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS CHARMING WORK BY STOTHARD, ALL THE PLATES BEING IN MOST PLEASING COLORING.