Bibliomaniacus Dofobius," by Nathan Haskell Dole; 'The Search," by Charles Dexter Allen; "Some Suggestions Concerning Culture," by Neal Brown. The volume also contains a facsimile reproduction of a letter of Edgar Allan Poe to Dr. I. Evans Snodgrass The book is further enriched with a drawing in black-and-white of Dofobius, by Howard Pyle. The binding is blue paper sides, pigskin backbone, with leather label. 182. [DONNE (JOHN).] Poems. By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. To which is added divers Copies under his own hand, never before in print. PORTRAIT BY WM. MARSHALL, with the verses of IZAAK WALTON underneath. 12mo, old dark-green straight-grained morocco gilt, gilt edges. Lond. For John Marriot, 1650 *In this edition appears for the first time “ Newes from the Very Countrey," etc. RARE EDITION. 183. DORAN (DR.). "Their Majesties' Servants." Annals of the English Stage from Thomas Betterton to Edmund Kean. Actors, authors, audiences. Portraits. 2 vols. royal 8vo, full green morocco extra, tooled borders and backs, inside dentelle borders, gilt tops, uncut, by MATTHEWS, the noted American binder. N. Y. 1865 * LARGE PAPER COPY of an edition of 161 copies, IN CHOICE MOROCCO BINDING. EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED AND SUPERBLY BOUND. 184. DORAN (DR.). "Their Majesties' Servants"; or, Annals of the English Stage. 3 vols. 4to, beautifully bound by ZAEHNSDORF in full dark blue crushed and polished levant, triple gold-line border on sides, back richly tooled between raised bands, delicate dentelle inside borders, silk ends and flies, all edges gilt, super-extra. Lond. 1897 *Elaborately extra-illustrated by the insertion, inlaid to size, of 311 engravings, woodcuts, and other illustrations, of which 191 are of antiquarian interest. Every leaf of the original text 12mo in size, has been carefully inlaid to 4to. The work of Dr. Doran, having become 'classic of its kind," needs no comment. Suffice it to say that in choice selection of material for extra-illustration, and in beauty of binding, these volumes are at the head of their class. 46 185. DORAT (JOSEPH). Les Baisers, précédés du mois de mai, poême. FIRST EDN. Front. engraved by Ponce after Eisen, one plate by De Longueil after Eisen, fleuron on title and 22 head- and 22 tail pieces, all engraved by Aliamet, Baquoy, Binet, Delaunay, Lingée, De Longueil, Masquelier, Massard, Nee and Ponce, after Eisen, with the exception of two, which are engraved by Marillier. 8vo, half morocco gilt, gilt top. La Haye et Paris, Lambert et Delalain, 1770 *Baron R. Portalis pronounces it the masterpiece of the XVIIIth century, and deservedly so, for in gracefulness the illustrations stand unrivalled. 186. DRAKE (JOSEPH RODMAN). The Culprit Fay and other poems. Fine portrait by Kelly and vignette on title-page by Smillie. 8vo, original cloth, uncut. N. Y. 1835 * FIRST EDITION. Choice copy. 187. DRAMATIC PORTRAITS. Houssaye (Arsène). ✓ La Comédie Française, 1680-1880. With numerous portraits in photogravure of celebrated French dramatists, as Molière, Talbot, Delaunay, Coquelin, Sarah Bernhardt, etc., and other illusts. Folio, three-quarters levant morocco, FINE COPY OF AN EXCESSIVELY RARE WORK ON THE EAST INDIES. 188. EARLY VOYAGES TO THE EAST INDIES. Walker (William). The Journall, or Dayly Register, Contayning A True Manifestation, and Historicall declaration of the voyage accomplished by eight shippes of Amsterdam, under the conduct of Jacob Corneliszen Neck and Wybrandt van Warwick, which sayled the first of March, 1598. Shewing the Course they Kept, and other matters. Printed in BLACK LETTER, with woodcut on the title-page. Small 4to, crimson morocco gilt extra, by RIVIERE. Imprinted at London, for Cuthbert Burby and John Flasket, 1601. * A translation of the Second, or Journal, Part of "L'Histoire de la Navigation aux Indes Orientales par les Hollandois," with the Appendix of Malish (Malay) Words. Walker introduces his translation with a letter to " Master Thomas Smith, Sheriffe of the honorable Citie of London, and Governor of the famous companie of the English Merchants, trading to the East Indies, Sumatra, Java, the Isles of the Mulucos," and to the Aldermen and the rest of the Commities and Societie" of the Corporation. In the course of his epistle we are told that he was partly induced by the persuasion of Hakluyt to translate the Journal, by which, of course, he may intend nothing more than the persuasion of example. Of the Dutch he takes a friendly view. They were indebted to Drake, Candish and others. His solitary reference to the Portugals," however, is far from complimentary. A FINE AND LARGE COPY AND OF EXCESSIVE RARITY. j 189. EARLY WOODCUTS. Biblische Figuren des Neüwen Testaments, garkünstlich gerissen. Durch den weitberhümpten Vergilium Solis. Title within a woodcut border and with 114 fine woodcuts from scenes in the New Testament, engraved by V. Solis, all brilliant impressions. Oblong 4to, contemporary stamped calf (few leaves slightly torn in the lower margin and few waterstains). Frankfurt, 1562 *THE RARE FIRST EDITION of the New Testament illustration by the celebrated German painter and engraver, V. Solis. THE WRITINGS OF PIERCE EGAN, INCLUDING FINE COPY OF “BOXIANA,” “FINISH TO LIFE IN LONDON," “LIFE OF AN ACTOR" (LARGE PAPER COPY), ETC., ETC. EGAN'S BOXIANA. FINE SET AND SELDOM OFFERED FOR SALE. 190. EGAN (PIERCE). Boxiana, or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism. Comprising the only Original and Complete Lives of the Boxers. Illust. with numerous portraits. 5 vols. 8vo, bound by WOOD in full polished yellow calf, gold line borders on sides, gilt backs, boxing-gloves design between bands, wine and olive calf labels, inside dentelle borders, tops gilt, uncut. Lond. 1818-1829 * FINE COPY OF THIS FAMOUS WORK, nearly always imperfect, and seldom offered in such choice condition as the above. REMARKABLY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION ON LARGE PAPER, UNCUT, WITH SPECIMEN OF THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS AND WITH THE ORIGINAL BOARDS BOUND IN. 191. EGAN (PIERCE). Life in London; or, The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorne, Esq., and his elegant Friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis FIRST EDN. With brilliant impressions of the 36 FULL-PAGE PLATES IN COLORS (the fronts. of which contain portraits of both author and artist) as well as numerous woodcuts, all of which are designed and etched by I. R. AND G. (EORGE) CRUIKSHANK. Royal 8vo, full crimson crushed levant morocco, gilt panelled back and sides, gilt top, ALL OTHER EDGES ENTIRELY UNCUT, BOUND BY RIVIERE. Lond. 1821 * A SUPERB COPY ON LARGE PAPER, WITH THE EXCEPTION FEATURE OF HAVING ALL THE ORIGINAL ADVERTISEMENTS, A SPECIMEN OF THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS AND THE ORIGINAL PRINTED BOARDS ALL BOUND IN AT THE END. A MORE BEAUTIFUL LARGE PAPER COULD NOT BE DESIRED, IN WHICH STATE IT IS VERY RARE. A SUPERB COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF EGAN'S FINISH TO LIFE IN LONDON. 192. EGAN (PIERCE). Pierce Egan's FINISH to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic in their Pursuits through Life in and out of London. THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDN. Illust. with the series of THIRTY-SIX RICHLY COLORED PLATES BY ROBERT CRUIKSHANK. Large 8vo, handsomely bound in full crimson crushed levant morocco, ornate back and inside borders, gilt edges ON THE Rough, by RIVIERE. Lond. 1830 * A REMARKABLY FINE COPY OF THE RAREST OF EGAN'S ENTERTAINING BOOKS, AND WHICH BUT FEW COPIES HAVE BEEN OFFERED AT PUBLIC AUCTION IN THIS COUNTRY. The French copy sold in 1901 for $185.00. The copy here offered, in addition to having a very handsome dress, is VERY TALL, measuring 9 3/8 inches high. 193. EGAN (PIERCE). LIFE IN LONDON. Large Paper, in the original boards, uncut. Life in London; or, The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorne, Esq., and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom accompanied by Bob Logic the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis. With the FINE SERIES OF PLATES IN COLOR BY I. R. AND GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, also the Music to Tom's song, "London Town's a Dashing Place. Royal 8vo, original pictorial boards, uncut, and with the advertisements. In case. Lond. 1823 * LARGE PAPER COPY. VERY RARE IN THE ORIGINAL BOARDS. 194. EGAN (PIERCE). Egan's Account of the Trial of Mr. Fauntleroy for Forgery. FIRST EDN. OF a RARE TRIAL. Portrait title. 8vo, new half russet crushed levant morocco, gilt top, UNCUT. Fine copy. Lond. [1824] ANDV A REMARKABLY FINE COPY IN COLLECTOR'S STATE AND 195. EGAN (PIERCE). Sporting Anecdotes; Original * A VERY FINE COPY AND SPECIALLY DESIRABLE IN THIS UNUSUAL STATE. With the advertisements bound in at the end. 196. EGAN (PIERCE). Sporting Anecdotes, Original and Selected, including numerous characteristic Portraits of Persons in Every Walk of Life (etc.), with Sketches of Various Animals of the Chase; to which is added an Account of noted Pedestrians, Trotting-Matches, Cricketers, etc. The whole forming a complete Delineation of the Sporting World. A NEW EDN., considerably enlarged and improved. Numerous full-page plates (one large folding), some colored woodcuts, etc. 8vo, finely bound in full crimson crushed morocco, emblematically tooled on back and sides, inside borders gilt. Lond. Sherwood, 1825 * Fine copy. Rare. A LARGE PAPER COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, WITH THE 197. EGAN (PIERCE). The Life of An Actor. Dedicated by Edmund Kean, Esq. The Poetical Descriptions by T. Greenwood. With the COMPLETE SERIES OF TWENTY-SEVEN FINELY COLORED PLATES, ALL OF WHICH ARE BRILLIANT IMPRESSIONS, BY THEODORE LANE. Royal 8vo, full crimson crushed levant morocco, ornate back, gilt top, ALL OTHER EDGES TOTALLY UNCUT. BOUND BY FRANCIS BEDFORD. Lond. 1825 *A MAGNIFICENT COPY OF THE EXTREMELY RARE LARGE PAPER, WITH THE ADDED FEATURE OF HAVING THE ORIGINAL BOARDS BOUND IN AT THE END. LARGE PAPER COPIES ARE OF EXTREME RARITY. The book was dedicated to Edmund Kean in the days of his prosperity, and among a great variety of the most interesting sketches of theatrical life of the period, gives a long account of the early struggles of the great actor, which may be taken as one of the most authentic narratives that exist. 198. EGAN (PIERCE). Life of an Actor. Descriptive text in Prose and Verse (the Verse by T. Greenwood). Illust. with fine full-page colored plates by Theodore Lane. Royal 8vo, full polished crimson morocco extra, emblematically tooled on back and sides, inside gold borders, gilt top, by ROOT. Lond. Arnold, 1825 * FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. RARE. ↓ 199. EGAN (PIERCE). Pierce Egan's Anecdotes (Origi- * A REMARKABLY FINE COPY, WITH BRILLIANT EXAMPLES OF THE COLORED PLATES. Some of the plates contain portraits, the race at Ascot containing a portrait of George IV., another with portrait of Mathews (the actor). Unusually tall, measuring 94 inches high, and with the additional feature of having one of THE ORIGINAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED AT THE END. 200. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVINGS. Telemachus. The Adventures of Telemachus, the Son of Ulysses. From the French of Salignac de la Mothe Fenelon, by John Hawkesworth. 2 vols. in 1 vol. 4to, half blue levant, elegantly gold-tooled back, gilt top, by DAVID. Lond. C. Kearsley, 1795 * CHOICE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION, illustrated with 12 fine plates designed by Stothard and Burney, and having a set of the Monnet illustrations engraved by Tilliard and Skelton inserted. |