BOOKS FROM THACKERAY'S LIBRARY-Cont'd.

46. THE NOVEL NEWSPAPER. Contains J. F. Cooper's novels, The Recess by Sophia Lee, Scott's Poems, etc. 9 vols. 8vo and large 8vo, old half morocco. Lond. 1839-41 * W. M. THACKERAY'S COPY, with his monogram stamp on the title-page of each volume. They were sold at the disposal of his effects in 1864.

47. HOUGH (MAJOR W.). A Narrative of the March and Operations of the Army of the Indus, in the Expedition to Affghanistan. Map and illustrations. 8vo, old half leather, uncut. Lond. 1841

* FROM W. M. THACKERAY'S LIBRARY, with his monogram stamp on the half-title. On the back of the frontispiece there is a pencil drawing of a mechanical device.

48. SHAKSPEARE'S JEST BOOK. Tales and Quick Answers. Edited by S. W. Singer. 12mo, original boards, uncut (back missing and covers loose), in a red morocco slipcase by Zaehnsdorf (waterstained). Chiswick, 1844

*THACKERAY'S COPY; WITH HIS LIBRARY STAMP ON TITLE AND NINE ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED DRAWINGS in pen-and-ink and pencil, on the margins of six pages. These characteristic sketches are intended to illustrate the tales, "Of hym that rode out of London," "Of the Chaplen that sayde our lady matens a bed," "Of him that lost his purse in London," ''Of him that was called cuckolde,'' and "Of the fatte woman that solde frute."

49. RUSKIN (JOHN). The Seven Lamps of Architecture, with illustrations drawn and etched by the author. FIRST EDITION. Royal 8vo, cloth, uncut (back torn). Lond. 1849

* W. M. THACKERAY'S COPY, with his stamped monogram on title. From the library of Sir William Augustus Fraser, with his bookplate.

50. WALPOLE (HORACE). The Correspondence of Horace Walpole and the Rev. William Mason. Edited by J. Mitford. 2 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut (covers broken). Lond.1851 * FROM W. M. THACKERAY'S LIBRARY, with his monogram stamp on title-page. Sold with his other books in 1864. 51. MISCELLANIES: Prose and Verse. Vols. 1, 2, and 4. 3 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut (vol. 2 slightly shaken).

Lond. 1855-57

* THACKERAY'S COPY, WITH HIS MONOGRAM STAMP ON THE TITLES, and Anne Thackeray's autograph on the fly-leaves. When this was sold with Thackeray's other books in 1864 volume 3 was missing.

52. SALA (GEORGE AUGUSTUS). Gaslight and Daylight, with some London Scenes they shine upon. 12mo, original cloth, uncut. Lond. 1859

* PRESENTATION COPY WITH INSCRIPTIONS-W. M. Thackeray Esq. ex donô, G. A. Sala, May 2, 1859."' THE TITLE-PAGE BEARS THACKERAY'S MONOGRAM STAMP, and it was disposed of at the sale of his effects in March, 1864. Laid in is a very interesting A. L. S. from Sala, reading in part:-"I knew Mr. Thackeray intimately from a period when I was quite a young man to 1863 when I went to the United States, etc., etc."

BOOKS FROM THACKERAY'S LIBRARY-Cont'd.

53. BANNISTER (SAXE). A Journal of the First French Embassy to China, 1698-1700. Translated from an unpublished manuscript by Saxe Bannister. Svo, half morocco (rubbed, MS. notes and corrections on title). Lond. 1859

*W. M. THACKERAY'S COPY, with his monogram stamp on title. From the library of J. H. Dillon, with his bookplate. In addition to the writing on the title, there are numerous notes in pencil on the margins throughout.

54. SQUIBS AND OTHER PAPERS, in Prose and Rhyme. Being a collection of contributions to the press. By the Honorary Secretary of the Madras Opium Club. Portrait of J. G. Clarke, Chief Magistrate, Madras. 8vo, original cloth. Madras: Pharoah and Co. 1862-63

* PRESENTATION COPY, WITH INSCRIPTION:-"To the Author of "Vanity Fair," this humble volume is respectfully proffered by the Author, R. Kennedy-Engrs. Dt. Public Works, Madras." WITH THACKERAY'S MONOGRAM STAMP ON

THE TITLE-PAGE.

55. SELLAR (W. Y.). The Roman Poets of the Republic. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, original cloth, uncut. 8vo, original cloth, uncut. Edinb. 1863

* PRESENTATION COPY, WITH INSCRIPTION: "W. M. Thackeray, from his old friend,' J. S.' IT BEARS THE THACKERAY MONOGRAM STAMP ON THE TITLE-PAGE; and an inscription on a fly-leaf stating that it was bought at the sale March 18, 1864; signed Edward Riggoll.

56. BOW BELLS Annual for Christmas and the New Year. With numerous illustrations. 8vo, half cloth, original covers bound in. Lond. [1875]

57. BRADDON (PAUL). A Series of six original watercolor drawings of the homes of W. M. Thackeray. Includes: The Rev. Edward Perry's House, Wilderness Row, Clerkenwell. Where Thackeray lived when he was first at the Charterhouse; Two views of the Charterhouse and Chapel: No. 13 Young Street, Kensington, Thackeray's House, 1846-53; No. 2 Palace Green, Kensington, W., where Thackeray died; etc. Together 6 pieces, folio, in gilt frames, glazed.

58. BRADDON (PAUL). Three Water-Color Drawings of the Great Hall, Charterhouse; Back Room at Penny's where Thackeray dined; The Way up to bed at Penny's Boarding House. 3 pieces, folio.

59. [BRADLEY (REV. EDWARD).] The Shilling Book of Beauty. Edited and illustrated by Cuthbert Bede. 12mo, half red morocco, gilt top, original covers bound in. Lond.1856 * Presentation copy with inscription:-"Sarah Bradley from 'Cuthbert Bede' 30 January, 1856." One of the travesties is by Wm. Breakpeace Thwackaway.''

60. BRISTED (C. A.). Picked up by Himself. stained).

Pieces of a Broken Down Critic. 2 vols. in one, 8vo, cloth (water

Baden-Baden, 1858

BRONTË CORRESPONDENCE.

Thirty-one Letters from Charlotte Brontë referring to Thackeray and her meetings with him.

The following thirty-one letters from the pen of Charlotte Brontë were gathered primarily because of their Thackeray interest. In practically all of them she refers to Thackeray and her meetings with him on her two trips to London, and gives the impressions she formed of his personality. Most important and interesting of all is her critical praise of the man, who, in her mind, stood alone as a mental giant among the literary lights of her day.

The letters supplement the preface she wrote for her second edition of Jane Eyre," and show how strong her admiration for Thackeray was, as a man of letters. Even where she regrets the seeming hardness and cynicism of the man she fully appreciates his genius.

Outside of this Thackeray interest the letters are well worth reading as products of the pen of Charlotte Brontë. They show her keen judgment of people and things literary and are written with unusual frankness at a time when impressions and experiences were coming fast.

Twenty-two of the letters were written to W. S. Williams, who was a "reader" for the publishing house of Smith, Elder & Co. He was the man who discovered her genius and advised the publication of her books, and a strong friendship sprang up between them.

There are four letters to her father, and these letters are extremely scarce so scarce that it has been said only nine are known.

The five letters to her most intimate friend, Miss Nussey, are very fine. Together the series covers the period of Miss Brontë's greatest literary activity, and that of her two visits to London.

61. BRONTË (CHARLOTTE). A. L. S., 2 pp. 12mo. October 15, 1847.

*To W. S. Williams, Esq., signed "C. Bell''; and about her literary work. It reads in part: "I was much pleased to find that you had been kind enough to forward the Mirror' with 'Fraser.' The article on the last new novel is in substance similar to the notice in the Sunday Times. One passage only excited much interest in me: it was that where illusion is made to some former work," etc.

62. BRONTË (CHARLOTTE). October 23, 1847. Signed "C. Bell."

A. L. S., 3 pp. 12mo.

* To W. S. Williams, in regard to the second edition of "Jane Eyre.' It begins: "I am glad that you and Messrs. Smith & Elder approve the second preface." "I send an

errata of the 1st vol. and part of the 2nd; I will send the rest of the corrections as soon as possible. Will the enclosed dedication suffice? I have made it brief because I wish to avoid any appearance of pomposity or pretention," etc., etc.

63. BRONTE (CHARLOTTE). A. L. S., 4 pp. 12mo. October 28th, 1847. Signed "C. Bell."

*To W. S. Williams, about "Jane Eyre" and the critics; and refers to Thackeray: "I feel honoured in being approved by Mr. Thackeray because I approve Mr. Thackeray. This may sound presumptious perhaps, but I mean that I have long recognized in his writings genuine talent such as I admired, such as I wondered at and delighted in. No writer seems to distinguish so exquisitely as he does dross from ore, the real from the counterfeit," etc.

There is more about Thackeray, and the whole letter is of great interest and value to the bibliophile.