nunc denuo emendati & aucti. Quibus Adjunctus est Commendatitiarum, Petitoriarum, &c. Huc Accesserunt pauca quadam eiusdem R. A. Poemata. Item Oratio E. G. De Vita & obitu R. A., etc. 12mo, full sprinkled calf, canary edges. Londini: Pro Francisco Coldocko, 1581

Drake ("Shakespeare and his Times") describes this as 66 one of the books SHAKESPEARE WAS WELL ACQUAINTED WITH."'

27. ASHMOLE (ELIAS). The Institution, Laws & Ceremonies of the most Noble Order of the Garter. Fine portrait of Charles Second engraved by Sherwin, and thirty double and full-page engravings by Hollar. Large folio, full morocco, gilt, gilt on marbled edges. London, 1672

BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, PRINTED ON LARGE PAPER. It contains a long and interesting account of the investiture with the Garter, of Frederick, Duke of Wurtemberg, the "Cosen Garmombles" and "Duke de Jarmanie" of "The Merry Wives of Windsor."' Consult that interesting Shakespearean volume, Rye's "England as seen by Foreigners in the days of Elizabeth and James I.''

The title bears in a contemporary hand, "Anglesey Donum Docti Authoris. 13 May 1672," probably Arthur Annesley, then Lord of the Privy Seal, created First Earl of Anglesey in 1661.

28. AUSTIN (S.). Naps upon Parnassus: A Sleepy Muse nipt and pincht, though not awakened. Small 8vo, full blue morocco gilt, gilt edges, by Ramage.

London: Printed by express order from the Wits, 1658

FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. At sig. B 4 is a singularly quaint allusion to Shakespeare's "Falstaff": Consult, too, "Fresh Allusions to Shakespere, pp. 181-182.

29. BABINGTON (GERVASE, Bishop of Exeter). A very Fruitful Exposition of the Commandments by way of Questions and Answers for greater plainnesse; togither with an application of every one to the soule and Conscience of man, &c., whereunto is newly annexed a Table, containing the principall matters in this Booke. Small 4to, half calf, gilt edges, by Riviere. Imprinted at London by R. Robinson, 1596

66

BLACK LETTER. A VERY RARE AND MOST IMPORTANT VOLUME. In the Transactions of the New Shakespere Society" (Series VI., No. 6) twenty pages of extracts are given; they include stage plays and players, dancing, wanton looks and books, dicing, etc., etc.

30. [BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam).] A Declaration of the Practises & Treasons attempted and committed by Robert late Earl of Essex and his Complices, against her

Maiestie and her Kingdoms. Together with the very Confessions, &c. Small 4to, half morocco.

London: Robert Barker, 1601

FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. A2-Q4 in fours. Good copy with ample outer and lower margins. Halliwell-Phillipps remarks in this work "a curious notice of the play on the subject of Richard II. (beyond doubt Shakespeare's play) performed by Shakespeare's company." Further, on verso of K2: “* * * that the play was olde, and they should have lost in playing it, because fewe would come to it: there was fourty shillings extraordinarie given to play it, and so thereupon playd it was. Essex was one of the early patrons of Shakespeare. Consult, too, "Shakespeare's Centurie of Prayse," pp. 35 and 37. Capell's catalogue, No. 344.

31. BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam). The Tvvoo Bookes of the proficience and aduancement of Learning, diuine and humane. To the King. 4to, full black morocco, elaborate blind tooling on sides, gilt edges, by F. Bedford.

At London: Printed for Henrie Tomes, 1605

A VERY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Very Rare. Bacon's masterpiece is cited by Wright in his edition of "As You Like It." He also points out that Shakespeare, in the "Merchant of Venice," and Bacon, in this volume, both fall into the same error in describing the Deity as Lord God of Sabaoth, in supposition that Sabaoth signified something peculiarly high and holy to the Jews, whereas it is simply the Hebrew for hosts or armies. With the bookplate of John Delaware Lewis.

THE UNDESCRIBED ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION.

32. BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam). The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. Engraved portrait of Henry VII by John Payne. Title within elaborate woodcut border. Folio, tree-calf.

London: Printed by W. Stansby for Matthew Lownes and William Barrett, 1622

A SUPERB COPY, PRINTED ON LARGE PAPER.

THE EXTREMELY RARE (and hitherto undescribed) FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION, CONTAINING MANY DIFFERENCES FROM THE ORDINARY FIRST IMPRESSIONS.

There are many differences of spelling, and in the founts of the italics. In very numerous instances the italic capitals A, B, C, E, H, I, K, S, T, W, Y differ, and in the small italie types the final e, n and st vary. In a few cases words which are printed in italics in the present issue are printed in roman type in the ordinary issue.

Laid in, is a typewritten list of the variations occurring in the two issues, 160 in all.

So far as we have been able to learn, NO NOTICE HAS BEEN RECORDED OF THESE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES, which are of such a character as to at once stamp THE PRESENT COPY AS BEING ISSUED PRIOR to the one usually classed as the First Edition. With bookplate of Frank Payne.

[SEE ILLUSTRATION.]

33. BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam). The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh. Portrait by John Payne. Title within woodcut border. Folio, original calf (a little worn). London: W. Stansby, 1622 SECOND ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION. Good crisp copy, with the numerous variations in spelling and typography from the First Issue.

34. BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam). Certaine Miscellany Works, published by William Rawley, Doctor of Divinity, one of his Majesties Chaplaines. Small 4to, full mottled calf, gilt edges, by Riviere.

London: Printed by I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson, 1629

FIRST EDITION. Contains: "Considerations Touching a Warre
with Spaine,'' London, 1629; "An Advertisement Touching an
Holy Warre," 1629; "An Offer to our late Soueraigne King
Iames"; "The History of the Reigne of King Henry the
Eighth."
Each with separate title.

Considera

35. [BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam).] tions Touching a Warre with Spaine. Written about five years since, and inscribed to his Maiestie, At that time Prince of Wales. 1629-AN ADVERTISEMENT TOUCHING AN HOLY WARRE. Written in the yeare 1622. Whereunto the Authour prefixed an Epistle to the Bishop of Winchester last deceased. 1629.—AN OFFER TO OUR LATE SOVERAIGNE King James, Of A Digest To Be Made Of The Lawes of England. 1629 THE HISTORY OF THE REIGNE OF KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. 1629-The four works bound in 1 vol. Small 4to, full mottled calf, gilt edges, by Riviere.

London: Printed by John Haviland for Humphrey Robin1629

son,

FIRST EDITION. A rare collection.

36. BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam). New Atalantis, a work unfinished. Folio, full mottled calf, gilt edges (one corner rubbed), by Lloyd. [1635]

FIRST EDITION. Cited by Holt in illustration of "The Tempest.

37. BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam). Sylva Sylvarum. or a Natural Historie in Ten Centuries, written by the Right Honourable Francis, Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban, published after the Author's death, by William Rawley, D.D. Portrait and engraved title by Cecill. Small folio, full mottled calf, gilt tooled back and borders, gilt edges, by Riviere.

London: John Haviland, 1635

Cited by Steevens in his edition of "The Tempest." Consult, too, the important account of this volume and its connection with Shakespeare's plays in " Shakespeariana" (Philadelphia, April, 1885).

38. BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam). The Elements of the Common Lawes of England, Branched into a Double Tract: The one Containing a Collection of some principall Rules and Maximes of the Common Law, with their Latitude and Extent. . . . The other The Use of the Common Law, for preservation of our Persons, Goods, and good Names. Small 4to, full mottled calf, gilt edges, by Riviere.

London: Printed by the Assignes of J. More, 1636-35
FIRST EDITION. Fine copy. Rare.

39. BACON

(FRANCIS, Lord Verulam). History Naturall and Experimentall, of Life and Death. Or Of the Prolongation of Life. 12mo, old calf.

London, 1638

In their notes upon "Romeo and Juliet" both Douce and
Halliwell-Phillipps quote from this volume.
With the Shadwell Park bookplate.

40. BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam). Operum Moralium et Civilium Tomus. Qui continet Historiam Regni Henrici Septimi. Sermones Fideles. Tractatum de Sapientia Veterum. Dialogum de Bello Sacro. Et Novam Atlantidem. Curâ et Fide Guilielmi Rawley. . . . In hoc volumine, iterem excusi, includuntur Tractatus de Augmentis Scientiarum. Historia Ventorum. Historia Vitæ et Mortis. Fine engraved portrait. Folio, full calf extra, line tooled with fleurons, gilt edges, by F. Bedford. Folio.

London: Excusum typis Edwardi Griffini, etc., 1638

A SUPERB LARGE PAPER COPY OF THE EDITIO PRINCEPS OF HIS "WORKS.""

41. BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam). Operum Moralium et Civilium. Tomus qui continet: Historiam Regni Henrici VII; Sermones Fideles; Tractatum de Sapientia Veterum; Dialogum de Bello Sacro; Tractatus de Augmentis Scientiarum; Historia Ventorum; Historia Vitae & Mortis. Engraved portrait. Folio, old calf.

Londini: Excusum typis Edwardi Griffini, 1638 Editio Princeps of the Opera.

42. [BACON (FRANCIS, Lord Verulam).] Certaine Considerations touching the better pacification, and Edification of the Church of England; Dedicated to his most Excellent Majestie. Small 4to, half calf, gilt edges, by Riviere. Printed, 1640

While there was an incomplete work with this title issued in 1604, THE PRESENT COPY MAY PROPERLY BE CALLED THE FIRST EDITION, as only four leaves of the 1604 edition were printed when it was suppressed by the Bishop of London. A good copy, with wide fore and lower margins. Rare.