Verplanck; Letter of Condolence, signed by Caleb Atwater; Resolutions of a Meeting of the N. Y. Historical Society, signed by James Kent; Letters and Resolutions from various Lodges and Societies, etc. 212. CLINTON (GOV. GEORGE). L. s., 1 p.; Andrew Jackson. A. L. s., 3 pp. (damaged); Robert Morris. A. L. s., 2 pp. 1792; Thomas Heyward, signer, D. s., 1788; and two others. pieces. 6 213. COCKTON (HENRY). George St. Julian, the Prince. Portrait of the author and 25 plates by Onwhyn. 8vo, half crushed olive levant morocco, gilt top, uncut, by Zaehnsdorf. FIRST EDITION. Fine copy. London, 1841 214. Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox the Ventriloquist. 60 illustrations by F. Onwhyn. 8vo, polished green calf, gilt back, gilt top, uncut. London, n. d. The Love Match. Portrait and 22 plates by Onwhyn. Svo, half blue calf, gilt back, gilt top, by Morrell. 215. London, n. d. 216. COLBERT (J. B., Minister to Louis XIV). D. s. on vellum, 1 p. 4to. Paris, Jan. 31, 1683. With portrait on India paper. 217. COLLINS (WILKIE). ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT of "The Girl at the Gate. 29 pp., 4to, full dark red morocco. This manuscript has been very completely corrected by Collins, with the title and author's name in his hand. Inserted is an A. L. s. signed “W. C." to Sarony, regarding his portrait. An engraved portrait is also bound in. 218. COLMAN FAMILY. Peake (Richard Brinsley). Memoirs of the Colman Family, including their Correspondence with the most distinguished personages of their time. 2 vols. extended to four, 8vo, orange levant morocco, corner ornaments on sides, gilt back, gilt edges, by Riviere. London, 1841 The fine Clarence S. Bement copy, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED by the insertion of two hundred and twenty portraits, views, autographs, etc., many of which are neatly inlaid. The portraits include Colman, on India paper; Philip, Earl of Chesterfield; Mrs. Montagu, Garrick and Hogarth, profiles, published for S. Ireland, 1799; Foote, as Fondle wife; Colman and Garrick (probably from the Universal Magazine); Mons. Vestris, Jr. (very scarce); Lamash (in colors); Miss Catley, in character; Mrs. Robinson, as Amanda; and many others of equal note and interest. The autographs include a 2 page 4to letter from Wm. Pultney, Earl of Bath, 1723, mainly on the Roman Catholic question; R. Cumberland (the actor), a very fine 3 page 4to letter, written from Madrid, July 5th, 1780, to Lord Germain, " I bless God that I have not one act to reproach myself with," etc.; Wm. Godwin, a fine 3 page 4to letter, 1789, regarding his work for the Annual Register. The views are numerous and include some unusual ones, and some folding plates. 219. COLOGNE CHRONICLE. Die Cronica van der hilliger Stat Coellen. Gothic character. 366 leaves numbered irregularly; 50 lines to the page. Numerous woodcuts colored by a contemporary hand. Folio, old French red morocco gilt, the ARMS OF PRINCE EUGENE OF SAVOY stamped in gold on the centre of both covers, arms and crowned monogram alternately repeated on the panels of the back, gilt over marbled edges, by Du Seuil. Köln: Johan Koelhoff the younger, 1499 The above contains an account of the invention of printing, and is the principal source from which springs the assumption that the art originated in Holland, though perfected in Germany. Hain-Copinger, 4989; Proctor, 1464. The title is in duplicate, one of which has a small blank corner torn away and repaired. The Edwardes-Hoe copy, with bookplate of the latter. 220. COLORED CHARACTER PORTRAITS. La Petite Galerie Dramatique. Splendidly illustrated with upwards of 600 colored character portraits of the celebrated actors and actresses of the French Stage during the latter half of the 18th Century. 4 vols., 8vo, contemporary red straight-grain morocco backs, red board sides. Paris, n. d. [1801] A COLLECTION OF GREAT RARITY. Each plate is engraved on copper and colored by hand. The costumes are most exquisitely tinted, and the plates have been arranged alphabetically by a former owner. 221. Another set, with perhaps 10 or 15 less plates than the foregoing. This set is arranged chronologically under a graded classification of Theatres, such as "Théâtres Royaux," "Opera Buffa," and "Théâtres Secondaires." 4 vols., 8vo, similarly bound with the above. Paris, n. d. [1801] 222. COLORED COSTUME DRAWINGS. Costumes of Southern Italy. A Collection of 18 FINE ORIGINAL WATER-COLOR DRAWINGS depicting interesting Costumes, Manners, Amusements, etc., of Southern Italy and Sicily. Bound in one vol., oblong 4to. old half morocco (rubbed). [Naples, c. 1830] THESE WATER COLORS ARE FINELY AND VERY ACCURATELY EXECUTED. Some of them have the signature of the artist M. de Vito, who was a well-known Neapolitan painter of costume. 223. COLORED COSTUME PLATES. Bar (Jacques Charles). Recueil de tous les Costumes Religieux et Militaires, avec un abrégé historique & chronologique, enrichi de notes et de planches coloriées. With 2 colored frontispieces and over 450 full-page colored plates, many like miniatures. 2 vols., folio, old half morocco (scraped), uncut. Paris, 1778-9 224. The Costume of Yorkshire, illustrated by a series of 40 engravings, being facsimiles of Original Drawings, with descriptions in English and French. Folio, half morocco. London, 1814 THE VERY RARE ORIGINAL EDITION, with the splendid colored representations of the costumes worn by the inhabitants of the time. One plate repaired, and one somewhat spotted. 225. Costume of the Lower Orders of the Metropolis. A series of 24 colored plates depicting the costumes worn by itinerant venders during the early part of the XIXth century. 16mo, polished calf, gilt back, gilt edges, by Riviere. [London, ca. 1820] FIRST EDITION. These plates are sometimes attributed to Rowlandson. etc. 226. Costume of the Lower Orders of Paris. A series of 29 colored plates, similar to the foregoing. 16mo, polished calf, gilt back, gilt top. 227. FIRST EDITION. [London, ca. 1820] The Royal Lady's Magazine, and Archives of the Court of St. James. 4 vols. (probably all issued), 8vo, half calf. London, 1831-3 VERY SCARCE. Contains a large number of COLORED REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PREVAILING COSTUMES OF THE PERIODS, as well as portraits, views, SALE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY THIRD, AT 2:30 SECOND SESSION LOTS 228-452 228. COLORED COSTUME PLATES. Belnos (Mrs. S. C.). Twenty-four plates illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal. Folio, half straight-grain morocco. London [1832] SCARCE. The plates ARE ALL FINELY COLORED, and depict the costumes of dancing girls, merchants, and others in their picturesque adornments. The curious festivals of the natives are displayed on some plates. 229. Strutt (Joseph). A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, from the establishment of the Saxons in Britain to the Present Time. With Critical and Explanatory Notes by J. R. Planche. Over 100 beautiful colored engravings. 2 vols., 4to, half morocco, gilt tops, uncut (rubbed). London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842 An elaborately illustrated and extensive work on the Costume of the English People. 230. Boutet (Henri). Les Modes Féminines du XIXe siècle interprétées par Henri Boutet. Part I (complete in itself). With 50 plates of Fashions from the year 1808 to 1850, finely colored by hand. 4to, three-quarter crushed levant morocco, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, by Taffin. Paris, n. d. 231. A Collection of fine Costume Works, as follows: The Punishments of China. 22 colored plates. London, n. d. London, n. d. London, 1804 The Costume of the Hereditary States of the House of Austria. London, 1814 The Military Costume of Turkey. 30 colored plates. London, n. d. 7 vols., 4to, green levant morocco, gilt borders, gilt edges. 232. FINE COPIES OF THESE SPLENDID COSTUME WORKS. London, v. d. Galerie Royale de Costumes. A Collection of 239 beautiful costume plates, elegantly colored by hand. 2 vols., folio, half red morocco (rubbed). [Paris], n. d. A SUPERB COLLECTION OF COSTUME PLATES, EXQUISITELY COLORED BY HAND. In unspotted condition. 233. Uzanne (Octave). Fashion in Paris. The various phases of Feminine Taste and Esthetics from 1797 to 1897. With 100 hand-colored plates and 250 text illustrations. Imp. 8vo, half olive morocco (rubbed), gilt top. London, 1898 Gambado (Geoffrey). An 234. COLORED PLATES. Academy for Grown Horsemen, containing the Completest Instruction for Walking, Trotting, Cantering, Galloping, Stumbling, and Tumbling. With 12 fine colored plates by Dickinson after H. Bunbury. 4to, polished rainbow calf, gilt back and borders, gilt top (a few slight repairs have been made). 235. London: Printed for W. Dickinson, 1787 FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, WITH COLORED PLATES. Colección de las Principales Suertes de una Corrida de Toros. Engraved colored title and 12 colored plates of Bull Fights. Oblong 4to, old marbled wrappers, in cloth protecting covers. AN INTERESTING SERIES OF PLATES ON BULL FIGHTING. Madrid, 1790 236. Chesterfield's Principles of Politeness. A long folding colored plate, backed with linen, with a sub-title, "The Graces, the Graces, Remember the Graces.' Bound in crushed brown morocco, inside gilt borders, by Riviere. Some repairs, and someLondon: Fores, 1791 A RARE COLORED PANORAMA OF HUMOROUS INCIDENTS, engraved by Fores after drawings by S. Collings. what soiled. 237. Malton (James). A Picturesque and Descriptive View of the City of Dublin. Described in a series of the most interesting scenes taken in the year 1791. With a brief authentic History from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. With 24 beautiful colored plates, 3 engraved plans, engraved title, colored frontispiece, and a large folding engraved map, with a photographic plan of the city laid in. Oblong 4to, half calf, uncut. (covers loose). London: 1791-[1798] With an A. L. s., of the author, Dublin, April 18, 1799; and 5 sheets of the original advertisements of the work bound in. 238. Saint-Sauveur (J. Grasset). L'Antique Rome, ou Description Historique et Pittoresque de tout ce qui concerne le peuple romain, dans ses costumes, civiles, militaires et religieux, dans ses mœurs publique et privées, depuis Romulus jusqu'à Augustule. With 50 colored plates. 4to, old calf (binding poor). Sold w. a. f. Paris, 1796 239. Woodward (G. M.). Every Body in Town. Exemplified in Six Characteristic Prints and Illustrative Labels. Engraved colored title and 6 full-page plates in brilliant coloring. Small 4to, crushed red morocco, line-tooled, gilt top, by Wood (title inlaid). London: S. W. Fores, 1800 FIRST EDITION. 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