bers being double parts), original blue printed wrappers, the front cover of each bearing a woodcut design by George Cruikshank, uncut, with the advertisements, as issued. In substantial cloth case. London: Baily Brothers, 1845 FIRST EDITION. Extremely Rare in Parts. A very fine copy, with wrappers, text, and plates in pristine condition.

138. The Greatest Plague of Life: or, The Adventures of a Lady in search of a Good Servant. By One who has been "almost worried to death." Edited by the Brothers Mayhew. Illustrated by George Cruikshank, with 12 full-page etchings, and a glyphograph on the title and front wrappers. 8vo, in the 6 original monthly parts, original printed wrappers, uncut, with the advertisements, as issued, backs worn, 2 wrappers loose, in brown levant solander case. London: David Bogue, [1847]

FIRST EDITION. Rare in the Original Parts.

139. Mayhew (Henry). The World's Show, 1851: or, The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Sandboys and Family, who came up to London to "Enjoy Themselves," and to See the Great Exhibition. With 10 folding and full-page etchings, and woodcut on title, by George Cruikshank; the title design is reproduced on the front of each wrapper. 8vo, in the 8 original parts, light green printed wrappers, uncut, as issued. Enclosed in cloth case.

London: David Bogue, 1851

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with the error in pagination at page 63. Rare in the Original Parts.

140. — The Life of Sir John Falstaff. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. With a Biography of the Knight from Authentic Sources by Robert B. Brough. 20 full-page Etchings and a woodcut by George Cruikshank. Royal 8vo, full crimson levant morocco, gold filleted borders on sides, back, and inside borders, gilt top, uncut, with the original red cloth covers preserved and bound in at end. London: Longman, &c., 1858

FIRST EDITION. Exceptionally fine copy.

141. Original Colored Drawing, "The Wimbledon Hoax, or Waterloo Review, June 18, 1816." Being an illustration for "The Scourge", Vol. 12, June 1816. It depicts an amusing holiday crowd, driving, riding, walking, babies in go-cart, etc. Signed by the artist. Size of drawing, 9 by 19 inches, oblong folio. Mounted, framed and glazed.

From the Truman Collection.

142. Original Colored Drawing, "George's sister being flogged," being an illustration for "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Signed by the artist, with the caption in his handwriting, and also "The Tracing for drawing on wood." Size of drawing, 42 by 6 inches. Mounted, framed and glazed.

143.

Original Drawing in pencil, "Oliver Twist at Mrs. Maylie's door," being an illustration for "Oliver Twist," with

the caption in the handwriting of the artist, and 4 small vignette sketches on right margin. Size of drawing, 74 by 9 inches. Mounted, framed and glazed.

144. Original Drawing in pencil, "The King & the Player: Elliston playing 'God save the King' on the violin to awake his majesty (George III) who was asleep in the Royal Box," being an illustration for "The Elliston Papers." Signed by the artist, with the caption in his handwriting, and also "Original Print." Size of drawing, 514 by 734 inches. Mounted, framed and glazed.

145. [D'AVIGDON (E. H.).] Across Country. By "Wanderer. With colored illustrations by G. Bowers. 8vo, cloth, unLondon, 1882

cut.

146.

FIRST EDITION. Bookplate of Arthur Padelford.

Fair Diana. By "Wanderer."

trations by G. Bowers. 8vo, cloth, uncut.

147.

FIRST EDITION.

With colored illus-
London, 1884

A Loose Rein. By "Wanderer." Colored illustrations by G. Bowers. 8vo, cloth. London, 1887

FIRST EDITION.

148. DAVIS (R. B.). New Invented Borders for Rooms, etc., of Field Sports. Comprising, 9 finely colored sporting plates engraved by Merke after R. B. Davis. Mounted in a folio volume, cloth. London, 1810

RARE. Evidently an imitation of "Rowlandson's Grotesque Borders." What comprises a complete set is difficult to say, as no copy is recorded. The strips were published separately, as there will be found instructions printed on them for joining one to the other. The last four plates depict horses at grass and race horses; the margins of these are cut away and do not show an imprint. The strips measure 184 by 51⁄2 inches.

149. DEASE (EDMUND F.). A Complete History of the Westmeath Hunt from its Foundation. Profusely illustrated. 4to, cloth. Dublin, 1898

FIRST EDITION.

To

150. DIBDIN (CHARLES). The High-Mettled Racer. which are added many interesting Anecdotes of the Race-Horse. With 10 wood engravings by Bonner after Robert Cruikshank. 16mo, original printed wrapper, preserved in new cloth covers. London: William Kidd, 1837

151. DIXON (H. H.). A Collected Set of FIRST EDITIONS of the Sporting Novels by The Druid. Engraved title-pages and portraits. 6 vols., 12mo, half red morocco, gilt tops, uncut, by Riviere. London, 1862-70

Comprising: Silk and Scarlet; Scott and Sebright; The Post and the Paddock; Field and Fern, 2 vols.; Saddle and Sirloin.

152. DIXON (WILLIAM SCARTH). A History of the Bramham Moor Hunt. Portraits and numerous fine illustrations. Imp. 8vo, half morocco, gilt top, uncut.

Leeds, 1898

ONE OF 200 COPIES ON LARGE PAPER. Bookplate of Sir Jonathan E. Backhouse.

153. A History of the York and Ainsty Hunt. Numerous fine portraits and illustrations. Imp. 8vo, half morocco, gilt top, Leeds, 1899

uncut.

ONE OF 200 COPIES ON LARGE PAPER. Bookplate of Sir Jonathan E. Backhouse.

154. Hunting in the Olden Days. Profusely illustrated with fine portraits and plates, many from rare old sources. Thick 4to, cloth, morocco back, gilt top, uncut. London, 1912

FIRST EDITION.

155. DRAGON, pseud. Tales for Sportsmen. Illustrations by G. Bowers. 8vo, cloth. London, 1885

FIRST EDITION. Bookplate of Sir Jonathan E. Backhouse.

ALBUM OF ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY THURSTON, STOTHARD, BURNEY, BUNBURY, AND OTHERS

156. DRAWINGS. An album of 52 finely executed Original Drawings in Water-Color, Sepia, and Pencil, comprising examples of the work of some of the more celebrated book illustrators of the beginning of the 19th century, all carefully mounted and very handsomely bound in 4to, crushed red levant morocco, gilt back, gilt edges, by Riviere. c. 1790-1830

A superb and highly interesting collection, comprising:
Thurston: The Peep-Show and the Apple Woman, a very charming
pair of Water-Color drawings

Vignette to Bacon's Essays.

Hope: in Water Color.

Cupid broiling a heart.

Seven Sepia Drawings Illustrating Rasselas, Hudibras, Shakespeare's Tempest, etc.

Swift's Tales of a Tub: Water-Color Drawing.

Stothard: Group of Children.

Burney: Astronomy, with bust of Newton, and group of Cupids.
Corbould: Female Angler, and other subjects.

Bunbury: Portrait of Goldsmith, etc., etc.

Baldrey: Two Exquisite Drawings in red chalk, A Little Boy Fishing, and a Shepherdess with Dog, done in the French manner. These are among the choicest specimens in the collection.

SPLENDID ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF SCENES IN MANY LANDS

157. DRAWINGS. Layard (Lt. Gen. F. P.). Collection of Original Drawings of Views in Norway, Venice, Switzerland, Germany, and the Riviera. 76 finely executed drawings, mostly in sepia, many being touched with chalk and colors, in a royal folio scrap book, half morocco. 1882-5

There are 22 Drawings of Venice and Lido; 22 of Switzerland, Germany and the Riviera, and 28 of Scenes in Norway, including:

Old Cloister of Church of St. Gregoria, Venice.

Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.

Grand Canal of Venice.

The Ducal Palace, Venice.

Grand Canal, Murano.

St. Andrew's Church, Isle of Wight.

Virige, Post Station.

Hotel at Opheim.

Opheim Lake and Church.
Gudrangen.

View of Mountain Range from Molde.
Syltebo, Norway.
Eridsfjord.

Etc., Etc.

158. EARDLEY-WILMOT (SIR JOHN E.). Reminiscences of the late Thomas Assheton Smith, Esq., or, the Pursuits of an English Country Gentleman. Engraved portrait and other illustrations. 8vo, half red morocco, gilt top, uncut.

London: Murray, 1860

159. EGAN (PIERCE). Boxiana; or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism; From the Days of the Renowned Broughton and Slack to the Heroes of the Present Milling Era. Dedicated to that Distinguished Patron of Old English Sports, Captain Barclay. By One of the Fancy. Illustrated with 47 engraved portraits and plates, of which 3 in the first volume, those at pages 49, 412, and 423, are by George Cruikshank. 5 vols., 8vo, full tan polished calf, gilt backs and inside borders, gilt edges, by Zaehnsdorf, with the Original Front Wrappers of one of the parts bound in at end of Vols. 1 and 2.

London: Printed by and for G. Smeeton, &c., 1812-29 FIRST EDITIONS. A fine set, of which Vol. 1 is bound up from the Original First Issue of the parts, having Smeeton's line of imprint at the end. This volume also contains the rare Cruikshank plate, "A Sparring Match at the Fives Court," which is generally lacking.

FIRST ISSUE OF "LIFE IN LONDON"

160. EGAN (PIERCE). Life in London; or, The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq. and his elegant friend Corinthian Tom, accompanied by Bob Logic, the Oxonian, in their Rambles and Sprees through the Metropolis. Embellished with 36 full-page brilliantly colored Scenes from Real Life, designed and etched by I. R. & G. Cruikshank; and enriched also with numerous original designs on wood by the same Artists. Royal 8vo, full crimson straight grain morocco, gold line borders on sides, gold tooled panelled back and broad dentelle inside borders, gilt top, other edges entirely uncut, WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS OF THE ORIGINAL PARTS, the interesting advertisements and the Explanations of the Plates, preserved and bound in at end, by Riviere. London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, 1821 THE EXCESSIVELY RARE GENUINE FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST EDITION, without the note at the foot of Page 9, which most copies have. The

folding leaves of engraved music are present. A remarkably fine, clean and perfect copy.

REAL LIFE IN LONDON IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS

161. EGAN (PIERCE). Real Life in London; or, The Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq., and His Cousin The Honorable Tom Dashall, Through the Metropolis; Exhibiting a Living Picture of Fashionable Characters, Manners, and Amusements in High and Low Life. By an Amateur. Illustrated with a series of highly colored prints, designed and engraved by Messrs. Alken, Brooke, Dighton, Rowlandson, etc. 2 vols., royal 8vo, in the Original Parts as issued, with yellow printed wrappers, uncut; Vol. 1 consisting of the 7 monthly parts, and Vol. 2 consisting of 14 fortnightly parts, Nos. 29 to 56 inclusive. Enclosed in 2 red straightgrain morocco solander cases.

London: Printed for Jones & Co., 1821-2 FIRST EDITION, of the most Excessive Rarity in the Original Parts, entirely uncut, as in the present copy.

162. 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, &c. in High and Low Life, in Dublin and various parts of Ireland. Embellished with humorous coloured engravings, from Original Designs by the most eminent Artists. By a Real Paddy. 19 fullpage colored plates by Heath, Alken, Marks, &c. 8vo, full green levant morocco, entirely uncut, with front wrapper of Part 1 of the issue in parts, and the original printed paper label, preserved and bound in. London: Printed by B. Bensley, 1821

FIRST EDITION. A very fine copy. Exceedingly rare in uncut state. 163. THE LIFE OF AN ACTOR . . . Dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. The Poetical Descriptions By T. Greenwood. Embellished with 27 Characteristic Scenes in color. Etched by Theodore Lane. 8vo, full polished calf, gilt back, gilt edges. London, 1825 FIRST EDITION. Fine copy.

FIRST ISSUE OF "FINISH TO LIFE IN LONDON"

164. EGAN (PIERCE). Pierce Egan's Finish to the Adventures of Tom, Jerry, and Logic, in their pursuits through Life in and out of London: Illustrated by the pencil of Mr. Robert Cruikshank, in 36 Scenes from Real Life, being brilliantly colored fullpage plates, and enriched with several Designs on wood by the same artist. Royal 8vo, full crimson crushed levant morocco, gold line borders on sides, gold tooled panelled back and inside dentelle borders, gilt top, uncut, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, with the Original Front Printed Wrapper of Part 1 bound in.

London: G. Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, Paternoster Row, 1830 FIRST EDITION AND FIRST ISSUE of this exceedingly rare color-plate book. Besides being a very fine uncut copy in immaculate state, it is