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D'Urfey's ("Tom") Wit and Mirth; or, PILLS TO PURGE MELANCHOLY. Being a Collection of the best Merry Ballads and Songs, Old and New. Fitted to all Humours, having each their proper Tune for either Voice or Instrument; most of the Songs being new set. London: Printed by W. Pearson, for J. Tonson, at Shakespeare's Head, over against Catherine Street in the Strand, 1719. An exact reprint. In Six Vols., large fcap. 8vo, antique boards, £3 38. Early News Sheet.-The Russian Invasion of Poland in 1563. (Memorabilis et perinde stupenda de crudeli Moscovitarum Expeditione Narratio, e Ger manico in Latinum conversa.) An exact Facsimile of a Contemporary Account, with Introduction, Historical Notes, and full Translation. Large fcap. 8vo, antique paper, half-Roxburghe, 7s. 6d.

English Rogue (The), described in the Life of MERITON LATROON, and other Extravagants, comprehending the most Eminent Cheats of Both Sexes. By RICHARD HEAD and FRANCIS KIRKMAN. A Facsimile Reprint of the rare Original Edition (16651672), with Frontispiece, Facsimiles of the 12 Copperplates, and Portraits of the Authors. In Four Vols., large fcap. 8vo, bound in antique boards, 36s. Ireland Forgeries.-Confessions of WILLIAM HENRY IRELAND. Containing the Particulars of his Fabrication of the Shakespeare Manuscripts: together with Anecdotes and Opinions (hitherto unpublished) of many Distinguished Persons in the Literary, Political, and Theatrical World. A Facsimile Reprint from the Original Edition, with several Additional Facsimiles. Fcap. 8vo, printed on antique laid paper, and bound in antique boards, 10s. 6d. ; Large Paper copies, 218. Joe Miller's Jests: The politest Repartees, most elegant Bon-Mots, and most pleasing short Stories in the English Language. London: Printed by T. Read. 1739. A Facsimile of the Original Edition. 8vo, half-morocco, 9s. 6d.

Little London Directory of 1677. The

Oldest Printed List of the Merchants and Bankers of
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Merry Drollery, Complete; or, A Collection
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