5. [AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON).] Poems, by Cheviot Ticheburn; The Maid's Revenge; and A Summer's Evening Tale, with other poems. 8vo, new half calf gilt, gilt top (with the half-titles and last leaf containing printer's device). Lond. 1823

*THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF AINSWORTH'S EARLIEST PRODUCTIONS. The work is dedicated "To My Friend Charles Lamb, as a slight mark of gratitude for his kindness and admiration of his character, these Poems are inscribed.'

Ainsworth was but 18 years of age when this work was published. In a letter written to Ainsworth just about the time this work was issued Lamb says in part (after making interesting comments regarding some old books) "I must thank you for your kind invitation. It is not out of prospect that I may see Manchester some day I shall be happy

to see you [in London]. I am always to be found (alas!) at my desk," etc.

HARRISON).]

6. [AINSWORTH (WILLIAM Works of Cheviot Tichburn. 8vo, half calf.

The

[Manchester]: With the types of John Lehigh, 1825

*THE FIRST PRIVATELY PRINTED EDITION PUBLISHED IN THE AUTHOR'S NATIVE TOWN (Manchester). An edition had, however, been printed in 1822 in London. Ainsworth was but 19 years of age when this work was issued (which was in Dec., 1824, though dated on the title 1825).

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It consists of poems, etc., "Luctus on the Death of Lord Byron,' "To Clara," Lines on the Death of Napoleon," etc., etc., all of which show youthful enthusiasm. There are numerous errors in printing, a Notice" on the last leaf reading The Printer's Devil Extraordinary presents his respectful compliments to the Author,—Regrets that a few inaccuracies exist," etc., etc.

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PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR, AND WITH THE ORIGINAL WATER-COLOR DRAWING EXECUTED FOR THE FRONTISPIECE BY CRUIKSHANK INSERTED.

7. AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON). The Miser's Daughter. FIRST EDN. Illusts. by George Cruikshank,

WITH THE ORIGINAL WATER-COLOR DRAWING FOR THE FRONT. SIGNED BY CRUIKSHANK INSERTED. PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO GILBERT WINTER, Esq. FINE CLEAN COPY, bound by SANGORSKI in full red polished crushed levant morocco extra, gold tooling and facsimile signature on face, contents lettered on back, gilt tops, enclosed in cloth case. Lond. 1842

* UNIQUE COPY AND IN THE CHOICEST POSSIBLE CONDITION. THE DRAWING IS FINELY EXECUTED AND DIFFERS MATERIALLY FROM THE ETCHED FRONTISPIECE.

8. AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON). Old St. Paul's, Crichton, Auriol, Rookwood, Lancashire, Witches, Guy Fawkes, Star-Chamber, Jack Sheppard, The Spendthrift, Mervyn Clitheroe, Miser's Daughter, Roscobel, Flitch of Bacon, Tower of London, Ovingdean Grange,

Windsor Castle. Illusts. by G. Cruikshank, H. K. Browne ("Phiz"), Tony Johannot, J. Gilbert and J. Franklin. 16 vols. 8vo, new half calf gilt, gilt tops, uncut.

LIBRARY EDITION. FINE SET.

Lond. Routledge, n. d.

HANDSOME SET ON LARGE PAPER.

9. ALDINE POETS.-The Aldine Edition of the British Poets, with Memoirs and Notes by Eminent Authors, including Dyce, Mitford and others. Beautifully printed by Whittingham on superior toned paper, and embellished with finely engraved portraits. An entirely new and revised edn. 52 vols. crown 8vo, newly and finely bound by RIVIERE in half brown morocco gilt, gilt tops, uncut. LARGE PAPER COPY. A BEAUTIFUL SET. Lond. 1866

* Whether as regards the merits of the editing or the beauty and correctness of the printing, this [a re-issue of Pickering's edition] may be considered as the best edition of the most eminent British Poets. Comprising: Chaucer, 6 vols.; Dryden, 5 vols.; Spenser, 5 vols.; Gray, Pope, 3 vols.; Milton, 3 vols.; Churchill, 2 vols.; Prior, 2 vols.; Burns, 3 vols.; Butler, 2 vols.; Parnell, Collins, Shakespeare's Poems, Akenside, Beattie, Kirke White, Falconer, Goldsmith, Swift, Cowper, 3 vols.; Thomson, 2 vols.; Surrey, Wyatt and Young, 2 vols.

A Superb Collection of Books with Colored Plates By Henry Alken.

10. ALKEN COLORED PLATES.-Real Life in Ireland; or, The Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles and Sprees, Bulls, Blunders, Bodderation and Blarney of Brian Boru, Esq., and his Elegant Friend Sir Shawn O'Dogherty, exhibiting a Real Picture of Characters, Manners, etc., in High and Low Life in Dublin and various parts of Ireland. By "A Real Paddy." THE RARE FIRST

EDN. With the series of 19 humorous plates, IN COLOR, by Alken, Heath and Marks. 8vo, full crimson crushed levant morocco, with ornate corner pieces and richly tooled back, inlays of green levant, gilt top, rough edges, some uncut, by WOOD. Lond. 1821

*Real Life in Ireland is one of the most spirited productions of its kind, of which several were issued in the early part of the XIXth Century, notably Egan's Life in London. The colored plates are full of life and dash, and depict drinking scenes, duels, processions, etc.. illustrating the many phases of high and low life in Ireland at the period. The plates are of interest from another standpoint, as they depict the costumes of the times. Some contain portraits, three of them having portraits of George IVth, illustrative of his visit to Dublin. The work was printed on a poor grade of paper, and consequently is nearly always in poor condition, this copy,. however, being a notable exception.

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A SET OF THE FAMOUS ANNALS OF SPORTING, WITH COLORED PLATES BY ALKEN.

12. ALKEN COLORED PLATES.-THE ANNALS OF SPORTING AND FANCY GAZETTE: a Magazine entirely appropriated to Sporting Subjects and Fancy Pursuits, containing every thing worthy of Remark on

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The title to Vol. XIII reads January to June, 1828, but by the end of May, 1828, the subscribers to the work had fallen away so that but a very small number of copies of the June number were issued, and few sets contain them, the above being no exception to the general rule.

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No sporting library is complete without a copy of Alken's National Sports." This edition must not be confounded with the 1821 edition, while the plates in this issue cover the same subjects, they vary considerably from the earlier one.

14. ALKEN PLATES. Alken (Henry). A Touch at the Fine Arts. A series of 12 highly characteristic plates depicting various phases of life. THE SCARCE FIRST EDN. Oblong 4to, half green moroceo, some edges uncut.

[Lond. McLean, 1824]

WITH TWO EXTRA PLATES.

15. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. [Egan (Pierce).] Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq., and his Cousin the Hon. Tom Dashnall, through the Metropolis, exhibiting a living Picture of Fashionable Characters, Manners and Amusements in High and Low Life. Embellished with the series of 29 FINELY COLORED PLATES, by Alken, Rowlandson, Heath, etc., and with the ADDITION OF TWO EXTRA PLATES not mentioned in the list of plates, "Catching a Charley Napping" and "St. George's Day." 2 vols. 8vo.

Lond. [1821-27-29]

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16. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. [Apperly (C. J.).] Memoirs of the Life of John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire, formerly M. P. for Shrewsbury, High Sheriff for the Counties of Salop and Merioneth, etc.; with Notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing and Extravagant Exploits. By "Nimrod." 8vo.

Lond. Rudolph Ackermann, 1835

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COPY COULD NOT BE DESIRED.

17. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. [Apperly (C. J.).] Memoirs of the Life of the late John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire; with Notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits. By "Nimrod." 8vo. Lond. R. Ackermann, 1837

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18. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Apperley (C. J.). Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq., with Notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits. By "Nimrod. Large 8vo, newly and handsomely bound in polished calf extra, gilt tooled sides, back and inside borders, gilt edges, by RIVIERE, with the ORIGINAL CLOTH COVERS BOUND IN. Lond. Ackermann, 1851

:

* A BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THE RARE THIRD EDITION, containing HERE FIRST PRINTED THE MEMOIR OF "NIMROD." With 18 FULLPAGE PLATES IN COLOR BY HENRY ALKEN AND T. J. RAWLINS.

19. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. Apperley (C. J.). The Life of John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, with his Hunting, Shooting, Driving and Extravagant Exploits, etc. By "Nimrod." Fifth edn., revised AND ENLARGED. With choice impressions of the 16 COLORED PLATES by Henry Alken. Roy. 8vo, new half green morocco, with sporting tooling on back, and with the original cloth covers bound in. Lond. 1879

* CHOICE COPY. This edition contains the "Notice of Nimrod" that does not appear in the earlier editions.

WITH COLORED PLATES BY ALKEN.

20. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. [Apperley (C. J.).] The Life of a Sportsman. By "Nimrod." FIRST EDN. (first issue). With 36 richly COLORED PLATES by Henry Alken, Esq. Royal 8vo, full crimson crushed levant morocco, richly tooled back, gilt edges, by RIVIERE. Lond. Rudolph Ackerman, Eclipse Sporting Gallery, 1842

*SUPERB COPY OF THE RARE FIRST EDITION, and one of the most difficult books of this class to procure in desirable condition. The colored plates by Alken are considered by connoisseurs to be among some of the finest and most spirited of that famous artist's work. Several of the plates are mounted, as is always the case in the first issue.

Some of the plates in this work will always stand out as the acme of English color-printing, notably "A Night with Sir Thomas Mostyn " (fox hunting), the "Bird-Nesting" plate, the portrait of Dick Knight, etc.

FINE TALL COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION.

21. ALKEN COLORED PLATES. [SURTEES (ROBERT SMITH).] The Analysis of the Hunting Field; being a Series of Sketches of the principal Characters that compose one, the whole forming a slight Souvenir of the Season, 1845–6. Royal 8vo, full green crushed levant morocco, with sporting tooling on back, gilt edges, with the advertisements at end (an unusual feature). Lond. 1845

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For many years it was disputed who was the author of this entertaining sporting book, and it is only recently that it has been established by C. F. Underhill [the author of several books on hunting, shooting, etc.], as the work of R. S. Surtees.