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55. BOOKBINDINGS. A Collection of Facsimiles from Examples of Historic or Artistic Book-binding, illustrating the History of Binding as a branch of the Decorative Arts. With 102 facsimiles of famous bindings. Imperial 8vo, half morocco, gilt top, uncut. London, 1889

56. BOOKS ABOUT BOOKS. Edited by Alfred W. Pollard. Illustrated. 6 vols. 8vo, boards, parchment backs, uncut.

London, 1893-94

LARGE PAPER COPIES OF THE FIRST EDITIONS, limited to 150 copies on Dutch hand-made paper. Comprises: Early Printed Books (Duff); The Great Book Collectors (Elton); Book Plates (Hardy); Binding of Books (Horne); Books in Manuscript (Madan); Early Illustrated Books (Pollard).

57. BOOTH (WILLIAM STONE). Some Acrostic Signatures of Francis Bacon, together with some others, all of which are now for the first time Deciphered and Published. Facsimiles. 4to, eloth and boards, uncut. Boston, 1909

One of 150 copies.

58. BORROW (GEORGE). Works. Comprising: The Talisman. From the Russian of Alexander Pushkin [Translated by George Borrow]. St. Petersburg, 1835; Targum, or Metrical Translations from Thirty Languages and Dialects. St. Petersburg, 1835, Lavengro. 3 vols. London, 1851; The Sleeping Bard. Translated by George Borrow. London, 1860; Wild Wales. 3 vols. London, 1862; Romano Lavo-Lil. London, 1874. Together 10 vols. 8vo and 12mo, half red levant morocco, gilt backs, gilt tops by Tout. London and St. Petersburg, 1835-74

FIRST EDITIONS. Fine set, containing a number of the very scarce books. 59. BORROW (GEORGE). Works. Comprising: The Zincali; or, an Account of the Gypsies of Spain. 2 vols. London, 1843; The Bible in Spain. 3 vols. London, 1843; The Romany Rye. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. London, 1857. Together 7 vols. 12mo, half red levant morocco, gilt tops, by Smith. London, 1843-57

60. BORROW (GEORGE). Welsh Poems and Ballads. With an Introduction by Ernest Rhys. Facsimile. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut. London, 1915

61. BOULTON (WILLIAM B.). The Amusements of Old London; being a Survey of the Sports and Pastimes, Tea Gardens and Parks, Playhouses and Other Diversions of the People of London from the 17th to the beginning of the 19th Century. With 12 illustrations from contemporary sources, all coloured by hand. 2 vols. square 8vo, cloth, gilt tops. London, 1901

62. BOURRIENNE (M. DE). Private Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, during the periods of The Directory, The Consulate, and The Empire. 4 vols. 8vo, half brown levant morocco, gilt tooling on backs, gilt tops, uncut, by Rivière. London, 1830

FIRST EDITION in English. Scarce.

63. BRADFORD CLUB. The Croakers. By Joseph Rodman Drake and Fitz-Greene Halleck. 2 portraits. Royal 8vo, full brown levant morocco, gilt tooling on back and sides, gilt edges, by Oldach. New York, 1860 One of 100 copies printed. Lenox Library duplicate, with stamp on reverse of title.

64. BRADLEY (JOHN W.). The Life and Works of Giorgio Giulio Clovio, Miniaturist, with notes of his Contemporaries. With 18 plates. 8vo, half morocco, uncut. London, 1891

One of 250 copies.

65. [BRATHWAITE (RICHARD).] Barnaba Itinerarium, or Barnabee's Journal. To which are prefixed an account of the Author, now first discovered; A Bibliographical History of the former Editions of the Work; Illustrative Notes. Illustrated with 8 colored plates. 12mo, full polished calf, gilt, gilt top, uncut, by Root. London, 1818

Scarce.

66. BRAY (MRS.). Life of Thomas Stothard, with Personal Reminiscences. With numerous illustrations from his works. FIRST EDITION. Square 8vo, full green morocco, gilt edges.

London, 1851

67. BRITISH AUTOBIOGRAPHY, a Collection of Fac-Similes of the Handwriting of Royal and Illustrious Personages, with their authentic Portraits. With numerous portraits and facsimiles. 3 vols. 4to, half morocco, gilt tops. London, n. d.

A valuable reference work for the autograph collector.

68. BRITISH CLASSICS. Comprises: The Tatler, 4 vols.; The Spectator, 8 vols.; The Guardian, 2 vols.; The Rambler, 4 vols. ; The Adventurer, 4 vols.; The Idler, 2 vols. Portrait, vignette titles and plates after Smirke, Stothard, Westall, etc. 24 vols. 16mo, half red morocco, gilt tops, by Root.

A fine set.

London: Whittingham and Sharpe, 1804-10

69. BRITISH MEZZOTINTERS. James McArdell, by Gordon Goodwin; Valentine Green, by Alfred Whitman; Thomas Watson, James Watson, Elizabeth Judkins, by Gordon Goodwin. With plates. 3 vols. royal 8vo, cloth, gilt tops, uncut. London, 1903-04

Limited Editions.

70. BROADLEY (A. M.). Napoleon in Caricature, 1795-1821. With an Introduction Essay on Pictorial Satire as a factor in Napoleonic History, by J. Holland Rose. With nearly 250 illustrations, 24 in color. 2 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1911

71. BROUGHAM (HENRY LORD). Historical Sketches of Statesmen who flourished in the Time of George III. To which is added remarks on party, and Appendix. 3 series; Lives of Men

To

of Letters and Science, who flourished in the Time of George III. 2 vols. Illustrated with many portraits, engraved on steel. gether 5 vols. royal 8vo, half red levant morocco, gilt tops, by Tout. London, 1839-46

Fine set.

72. BROWNE (EDGAR). Phiz and Dickens; as they appeared to Edgar Browne. With original illustrations by Hablot K. Browne. 4to, cloth, gilt top, uncut. London, 1913

One of 175 copies signed by the author.

73. BROWNE (IRVING). Ballads of a Book-Worm. Being a Rythmic Record of Thoughts, Fancies, & Adventures a-collecting. Illuminated initials. 12mo, boards, uncut.

Limited Edition.

East Aurora: Roycroft Press, 1899

74. BROWNE (SIR THOMAS). Sir Thomas Browne's Works, including his Life and Correspondence; edited by Simon Wilkin. Portrait of the author on India paper, frontispieces and facsimile. 4 vols. royal 8vo, cloth, uncut.

Large Paper copy. Scarce. London: William Pickering, 1836-35 75. BROWN (G. BALDWIN). The Arts in Early England. Illustrations and maps. 2 vols. 8vo, full blue levant morocco, gilt tops, by Maclehose. London, 1903

76. BROWNELL (HENRY HOWARD). Lines of Battle and other Poems. 12mo, cloth, uncut. Boston: Riverside Press, 1912 One of 330 copies printed.

77. BROWNING (ROBERT). In a Balcony. 12mo, decorated cloth, gilt top. New York: Laurentian Press, 1902

One of 300 copies.

78. BRUCE (JOHN COLLINGWOOD). The Bayeux Tapestry Elucidated. With colored illustrations. 4to, boards, uncut (worn) London, 1856

79. BRYAN (MICHAEL). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers. New Edition, Revised and Enlarged under the supervision of George C. Williamson. With numerous illustrations. 5 vols. 4to, buckram, gilt tops, uncut. New York, 1903

80. BUCKLE (HENRY THOMAS). History of Civilization in England. 2 vols. thick 8vo, half green levant morocco, gilt tops, by London, 1861

Rivière.

The best edition.

81. BULLEN (A. H.). A Collected Set of the Early English Lyrics and Love Poems, Edited by A. H. Bullen. 7 vols. 8vo, cloth, calf backs, gilt tops, uncut, as published. London, 1887-91

LARGE PAPER EDITIONS, limited to 250 copies. Comprising: England's Helicon, 1887; More Lyrics, 1888; Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, 1889; Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age, 1887; Poems, chiefly Lyrical, 1890; Davison's Poetical Rhapsody, 2 vols. 1891.

82. BULLEN (A. H.). Musa Proterva: Love-Poems of the Restoration; Speculum Amantis: Love-Poems from Rare SongBooks and Miscellanies of the Seventeenth Century. 2 vols. square 8vo, cloth, calf backs, gilt tops, uncut.

Limited Editions. Scarce.

London: Privately printed, 1889

83. BUNYAN (JOHN). The Pilgrim's Progress. Illustrations on Japan paper by W. Strang. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, uncut. Laid in are 3 portraits of the author.

New York, 1895

84. BURNE-JONES

(EDWARD).

Memorials of Edward

Burne-Jones, by GB-J. Portraits and illustrations. half blue polished calf, gilt tops, uncut, by Morrell.

FIRST EDITION.

2 vols. 8vo, London, 1904

85. BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB. Exhibition of Illuminated Manuscripts. Illustrated with 162 reproductions of famous manuscripts. Royal 4to, cloth, gilt top, uncut.

London, 1908 86. BURNS (ROBERT). Works. Edited by William Scott Douglas. Portraits and views. 6 vols. royal 8vo, cloth.

Edinburgh, 1877-79

A most desirable and beautiful edition of Burns' works.

87. BURNET (BISHOP). The History of the Reformation of the Church of England. Portraits. 4 vols. royal 8vo, half morocco, uncut. London, n. d.

88. BURTON (JOHN HILL). The History of Scotland from Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution of 1688. 7 vols.; History of Scotland, from the Revolution to the Extinction of the Last Jacobite Insurrection. (1689-1748.) 2 vols. FIRST EDITION. Together 9 vols. 8vo, half red calf, gilt backs, gilt tops.

Best Library Editions.

London, 1867-53

89. BURTON (JOHN HILL). A History of The Reign of Queen Anne. FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 8vo, half olive levant morocco, gilt tops, by Rivière. Edinburgh, 1880

90. BURTON (RICHARD). One Hundred Illustrations to Captain Sir Richard Burton's Translation of The Arabian Nights, From original paintings by Stanley L. Wood. Enclosed in 8vo. cloth case. London: Pickering and Chatto, n. d.

Only 250 copies issued, proof before letters.

91. BURTON (ROBERT). The Anatomy of Melancholy. Edited by the Rev. A. R. Shilleto, with an Introduction by A. H. Bullen. Illustrated. 3 vols. royal 8vo, half vellum, uncut.

LARGE PAPER EDITION, one of 110 copies printed.

London, 1893

92. BURTON (WILLIAM). A History and Description of English Earthenware and Stoneware (to the beginning of the 19th century). Containing 24 plates in colors, together with reproductions of marks and numerous illustrations. 8vo, cloth, gilt top.

Limited Edition.

London, n. d.

93. BURY (RICHARD DE). Philobiblon: A Treatise on the Love of Books. 8vo, boards, gilt top, uncut. New York, 1899 One of 25 copies printed on Japan paper.

94. BUTLER (SAMUEL). Hudibras, with Dr. Grey's Annotations. Portrait and other illustrations. 3 vols. 8vo, panelled russia, gilt. London, 1819

95.

Another copy.

3 vols. 8vo, boards, uncut.

London, 1819

96. BUTLER (SAMUEL). Hudibras, a Poem. With Historical, Biographical and Explanatory Notes, selected from Grey & other Authors. To which are prefixed a Life of the Author. Illustrated with 12 full-page colored plates by I. Clark. 2 vols. 8vo, half calf. London, 1822

Scarce. The plates are in beautiful condition.

97. BYRON (LORD). Finden's Illustrations of the Life and Works of Lord Byron. With Original and Selected information of the subjects of the Engravings. Numerous engravings. 3 vols. square 8vo, full green morocco, gilt edges. London, 1833

98. CHAUCER (GEOFFREY). The Parlement of Foules. Illuminated initials. 8vo, boards, uncut.

Boston: Riverside Press, 1904

One of 325 copies. 99. CALVERT (ALBERT F.). The Moorish Remains in Spain; The Alhambra. Hundreds of illustrations, many in colors. 2 vols. 4to, cloth, gilt tops. London, 1906

100. CAMPAN (J. L. H.). Memoirs of the Private Life of Marie Antoinette, to which are added personal recollections illustrative of the Reigns of Louis XIV, XV, XVI. Illustrated with 30 plates. 3 vols. 8vo, cloth, gilt tops, uncut. Liverpool, 1917

Limited Edition, signed by the publishers.

101. CAMPBELL (THOMAS). The Poetical Works. Portrait and vignette illustrations by Turner, engraved by Goodal and Wallis. Svo, full brown levant morocco, gilt inside borders, gilt edges, by Zaehnsdorf. London: Edward Moxon, 1837

Fine copy of the FIRST EDITION with these illustrations.

102. CARLETON (WILLIAM). Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent; or, The Chronicles of Castle Cumber. With illustrations by Phiz. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, original red cloth (shaken). Dublin, 1847

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