188. CONFESSIONS of St. Augustine, London, 1878; Bryant's Homer's Iliad-Odyssey, Boston, n.d.; Europe during the Middle Ages (Hallam), London, n.d. 4 vols., 12mo, cloth. 189. CONJUROR'S Repository (The); or, The Whole Art and Mystery of Magic Displayed. Frontispiece, colored. 8vo, boards (rebacked), uncut. London, n.d. 190. CONSTITUTION. Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention assembled at Philadelphia for the purpose of forming the Constitution, etc. Small 8vo, cloth. Richmond, Va., 1839 191. CONSTITUTIONS of the Several Independent States of America, etc. Arranged with a Preface by Rev. William Jackson. Svo, half crimson levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, by Zaehnsdorf. London: J. Stockdale, 1783 Scarce. 192. COOPER (JAMES FENIMORE). The Wept of Wish Ton-Wish. 2 vols., 12mo, original boards, paper labels, uncut. Philadelphia, 1829 FIRST EDITION. 193. COOPER (JAMES FENIMORE). The Novels of Cooper. Illustrated by F. O. C. Darley with frontispieces and engraved titles on steel, and vignettes on wood. 32 vols., 8vo, half maroon calf, gilt. New York, 1859-61 The Famous and Scarce Townsend Edition, with the first impressions of the Darley plates. Every volume has the imprint of W. A. Townsend & Co. Sets of these first issues are exceedingly difficult to complète. 194. CORELLI (MARIE). The Treasure of Heaven. 12mo, cloth. Presentation copy. London, 1907 195. CORSER (THOMAS). Collectanea Anglo-Poetica: or, a Bibliographical and Descriptive Catalogue of a portion of a collection of Early English Poetry. 11 vols., small 4to, cloth. London, 1860-83 Very Scarce. Only 350 copies printed for members of the Chetham Society. 196. COSTUMES. Nuova Raccolta di cinquanta Costumi pittoreschi incisi all' acquaforte da Bartolomeo Pinelli Romano. Splendid impressions of the plates. Small oblong 4to, old calf. Roma, 1817 197. COSTUMES. The Book of Costume: or, Annals of Fashion from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. By A Lady of Rank. Over two hundred vignette illustrations, nicely colored by hand. 8vo, original green cloth. London: Henry Colburn, 1847 198. COTTON (JOHN). The Grounds and Ends of the Baptisme of the Children of the Faithfull opened in a familiar Discourse by way of a Dialogue, or Brotherly Conference. Small 4to, original calf (writing on title). London, 1647 FIRST EDITION. Scarce. On the title-page is the autograph of John Allen, the friend of Cotton, and that of Joseph Smith, the book collector. 199. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). Metropolitan Grievances; or, a SerioComic Glance at Minor Mischiefs in London and its Vicinity. By One Who Thinks for Himself. Folding frontispiece by George Cruikshank. 8vo, half citron morocco, gilt top. London, 1812 FIRST EDITION. Rare. 200. CRUIKSHANK. St. Aldobrand, being the tispiece of Edmund Kean Maturin (Rev. R. C.). Bertram; or, the Castle of Romance of the Tragedy. With fine colored fronas Count Bertram, and vignette of Count Bertram's Shipwreck on title by George Cruikshank. 12mo, original yellow paper wrappers, uncut, with Hone's advertisements. London: W. Hone, 1816 A FINE COPY OF AN EXCESSIVELY RARE CRUIKSHANK ITEM, particularly interesting for the fine portrait of Edmund Kean as Count Bertram. Dedicated 201. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). The Greeks: A Poem. to all the Legs! 6 colored plates by George Cruikshank. 8vo, half green morocco, gilt top, uncut. London, 1817 FIRST EDITION with the plates. Rare. 202. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). Combe (William). The Life of Napoleon, a Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos. Embellished with 30 engravings, all in colors, by George Cruikshank. Royal Svo, half citron straightgrain morocco, gilt back. London, 1817 A very fine copy of this rare work, with the plates in brilliant colorings. 203. CRUIKSHANK. Modern Belles. Dedicated to all the Beaux. With six humorous colored plates. 8vo, half citron morocco, gilt tops. London, 1818 FIRST EDITION, with these illustrations. Cohn says that George Cruikshank repudiated these plates, and attributes them to Robert Cruikshank. DRAWINGS BY CRUIKSHANK 204. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). An Album containing twenty-three Original Drawings by George Cruikshank, executed in Water Colours, wash and sepia upon thick cards loosely mounted into the volume, which contains also 36 Etchings by Jones, 4 Etchings by George Cruikshank and 4 unidentified Etchings; square 8vo, full red levant morocco, gilt back and sides, by Riviere. Circa, 1820-30 All are book illustrations: The first drawing by George Cruikshank is a particularly fine example in water colors of a compartment frontispiece. It is probably unpublished. Other Cruikshank drawings are illustrations for "The Mountain Sylph" and "The Bottle Imp." The Etchings by Jones are original trial proofs for "Adventures of a Highwayman, Notorious Pirates, etc. 205. CRUIKSHANK. Life in Paris; comprising the Rambles, Sprees, and Amours of Dick Wildfire, of Corinthian Celebrity, And his Bang-up Companions, Squire Jenkins and Captain O'Shuffleton, etc. By David Carey. Embellished with 21 colored plates designed by George Cruikshank, and 22 woodcuts. Svo, contemporary calf, gilt. London, 1822 The Very Scarce First Edition. A large and clean copy, with the plates in brilliant impressions. 206. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). Der Freischutz. Travestie; By Septimus Globus, Esq. Illustrated with 12 etchings in color, by George Cruikshank. Royal 8vo, scored green calf (rubbed). London: Printed for C. Baldwyn, 1824 FIRST EDITION. A duplicate of plate 10, on India paper, has been inserted as an extra frontispiece. 207. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). Philosophy in Sport made Science in Earnest: Illustrated with woodcuts by George Cruikshank. green morocco, gilt tops, uncut. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols., 8vo, half London, 1827 208. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). The Comic Almanack. in jest and earnest, containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, dities. By Thackeray, Albert Smith, Gilbert A 'Beckett, the An Ephemeris hew. With many hundred illustrations by George Cruikshank and other Ar- Original printing of this edition, with the Hotten imprint. 209. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). The Universal Songster; or, Museum of Mirth. Forming the most Complete, Extensive, and Valuable Collection of Ancient and Modern Songs in the English Language. Engraved frontispieces, two of which are by George Cruikshank, and 87 woodcuts, of which 27 are by G. C. (initialed) and 57 by R. C., and the other 6 by other artists. 3 vols., 8vo, full mottled calf, gilt tops, uncut, by Cecil and Larkins. 210. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE). Ferdinand Franck; an Auto-biograph- ical Sketch of the Youthful Days of a Musical Student. Second Edition. With woodcut illustrations on India paper. 12mo, half orange morocco, gilt 211. CRUIKSHANK (ROBERT). Fifty-one Original Fables, with Morals and Ethical Index. Written by (anagram of Jonathan Birch). Embellished with 85 original designs by R. Cruikshank. Svo, half brown morocco, gilt top. 212. CRUIKSHANK. My Brother; or, The Man of Many Friends. By an Old Author. Frontispiece by George Cruikshank. FIRST EDITION. 12mo, 213. CRUIKSHANK. George Cruikshank, the artist, the humorist and the man, with some account of his brother Robert, by William Bates. merous illustrations by Geo. Cruikshank, including several from original draw- ings in the possession of the author. 4to, half red levant, richly tooled back, Choice Copy in a handsome new binding, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with about 50 plates, some in Colors, representing examples of his best work. 214. CRUIKSHANK (GEORGE AND ROBERT). The Universal Songs- ter; or, Museum of Mirth. With engraved titles, frontispiece and woodcuts by London: Jones and Co., n.d. 215. CURIOUS. Three Tracts concerning the Torpedo. Illustrations. 4to, The first tract is in the form of a letter from John Walsh to Ben- jamin Franklin, and is a presentation copy from the author to Thomas 216. CURIOUS. "The Book," Complete. Being the whole of the Depo- sitions on the Investigation of the Conduct of the Princess of Wales. Lon- 217. CURRIE (DR.). The Life of Robert Burns. With his Correspond- ence and Fragments. Engraved title and frontispiece. Small 12mo, cloth, 218. CURTIS (ATHERTON). Catalogue of the Etched Work of Evert Van Muyden. With a portrait of the artist and 10 head-pieces etched expressly for the catalogue, and one unpublished plate. Small 4to, cloth, uncut. Edition limited to 230 copies. 219. CYCLOPÆDIAS. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, with Index. 17 vols.; Appleton's Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events. New Series. Vols. 1 to 15 inclusive. Together 32 vols. Royal 8vo, half morocco. New York, 1883-91 220. DANCE OF DEATH. The Dance of Death; Painted by H. Holbein, and engraved by W. Hollar. Illustrated with 30 plates from the original coppers. 8vo, full crimson levant morocco, gilt and blind-tooled back and sides, gilt edges, in half vellum slip case. [London, 1790] Fine copy of this very scarce edition, PRINTED THROUGHOUT ON THICK PAPER. The Preface and descriptions of the plates are by Francis Douce. 221. [DANIEL (GEORGE).] Poetical Works, including: The Modern Dunciad, Virgil in London and other Poems; Democritus in London. 2 vols., 8vo, full red straight-grain morocco, blind tooling, gilt edges, by Hayday. London: Pickering, 1835-52 Very fine copy. Democritus in London is FIRST EDITION. 222. DANTE. The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri. 3 vols. The New Life of Dante. 1 vol. Translated by Charles Eliot Norton. 4 vols., 12mo, cloth, gilt tops. Boston, 1893-95 223. DANTE. The Banquet of Dante Alighieri. Translated by Katherine Hillard. London, 1889; Dante and his Time (Federn), London, 1902. FIRST EDITIONS. 2 vols., 12mo, cloth, uncut. 224. D'ARBLAY (Madame). Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay. New Edition, revised, with portraits. 4 vols., 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, n.d. 225. DAUDET (ALPHONSE). L'Arlésienne. Pièce en cinq tableaux. Full-page and vignette illustrations by Gambard et Marold. 18mo, full erushed maroon levant morocco, gilt floral sprays on back; tooled centre ornament on covers, gilt inside borders, gilt top, uncut, original wrappers bound in. Paris: E. Dentu, 1892 "Petite Collection Guillaume.' 226. DAUDET (ERNEST). Souvenirs et Revelations. Histoire Diplomatique de l'Alliance Franco-Russe (1873-1893). 8vo, boards, cloth back, original wrappers bound in. Paris, 1894 FIRST EDITION. With fine autograph inscription in French on halftitle by the author, the following being a translation: "The relation given in this book is well made to rejoice French patriots and friends of peace. Happening twenty years after the war, the Franco-Russian Alliance has been the first great joy they have had since the misfortunes of France. . . . Ernest Daudet." ... 227. DEFINICOENS, e Estatutos dos Cavellieiros e Freires da Ordem de Nosso Senhor Jehu Christo, etc. Folio, old calf. Lisboa, 1671 228. DEFOE (DANIEL). The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner. Illustrated with engraved plates by Medland after Stothard. 2 vols., royal 8vo, half green straight-grain morocco, gilt tops, uncut. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1790 LARGE PAPER COPY. 229. [DEFOE (DANIEL).] Jure Divino. A Satyr. Woodcut portrait on two titles. Twelve books in one volume. Small 8vo, half calf (one cover loose, and some edges cut into). London: Printed by P. Hills, n.d. 230. DE LAVERGNE (LOUIS ELISABETH, Comte de Tressan). Histoire de Robert, surnomme le Brave. FIRST EDITION. With portrait of the author after A. Borel. 8vo, old straight-grained blue morocco, sides line tooled in gold, with inner wavy line broken by circles and flowers, back richly tooled with gold network, divided by gold lines, inside borders, gilt top. Londres: a Dulau et Cie. 1800 Contains a memoir of the author. Deals with the early history of Languedoc. Robert le Brave was made a Knight by Raimond Comte de Toulouse, who died in 1105 while on an expedition to the Holy Land. 231. DE QUINCEY (THOMAS). Collected Writings. New and enlarged edition by David Masson. Frontispieces. 14 vols., 12mo, half green calf, gilt backs, leather labels, gilt tops, uncut. Edinburgh: 4. and C. Black, 1889 232. DE VRIESE (PAUL VREDEMAN). Plusieurs Menuiseries. Illustrated with 39 photolithograph plates of furniture. Small folio, half parchAmsterdam [Brussells], n.d. Reproduction of the First Part, from the Edition published by Vischer in 1630. ment. 233. DIBDIN (THOMAS F.). An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek and Roman Classics. Facsimile. 2 vols., 8vo, old half russia, uncut. London, 1808 234. [DICKENS (CHARLES).] A Select and Impartial Account of the Lives, Behaviour, and Dying-Words, of the most Remarkable Convicts, from the Year 1700, down to the present Time. 2 vols., 12mo, calf. London, 1745-46 Charles Dickens' copy, with his bookplate in the first volume, and the Gadshill label in both. 235. [DICKENS (CHARLES).] Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by "Boz." With illustrations by George Cruikshank. 2 vols., 8vo, half green morocco, gilt tops, uncut. London, 1838 FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION, with the plate "The Last Song, without the border. Inserted is A DUPLICATE SET OF THE PLATES IN COLOR. Fine copy. SCARCE. 236. DICKENS (CHARLES). Sketches by Boz. Illustrative of EveryDay Life and Every-Day People. With 40 illustrations by George Cruikshank. 8vo, full red levant morocco, gilt line and blind border, gilt edges, by Mansell. London, 1839 Fine copy, with an extra set of the plates, proofs, all finely colored by hand. 237. DICKENS (CHARLES). American Notes for General Circulation. 2 vols., 8vo, original cloth, uncut. London, 1842 FIRST EDITION. First issue, with pagination in volume one commencing XVI. A crisp and clean copy in uncut condition. 238. DICKENS (CHARLES). Dombey and Son. With illustrations by H. K. Browne. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, half green morocco, gilt top, specimen wrappers bound in. London, 1848 239. DICKENS (CHARLES). The Uncommercial Traveller. 8vo, original cloth, uncut. London, 1861 FIRST EDITION. Fine copy. With H. E. Widener bookplate. 240. DICKENS (CHARLES). A Cyclopedia of the Best Thoughts of Charles Dickens. Compiled and alphabetically arranged by F. G. de Fontaine. Royal 8vo, half blue morocco, gilt top. New York, 1873 241. DICKENS (CHARLES). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. With 43 illustrations by R. Seymour and Phiz. 2 vols., 8vo, half green morocco, gilt edges. London, 1837 FIRST EDITION. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED With an extra set of plates, colored, and showing the variations; and a set of 32 of the Sam Weller plates. 242. DICKENS (CHARLES). The Works of Dickens. Illustrated by George Cruikshank, John Leech, Marcus Stone, and others. 45 vols., 8vo, cloth, gilt tops, uncut. Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1890 EDITION DE LUXE, limited. |