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. 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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.). 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