Wilde and Whistler, and complete sets of the first editions of Walter Pater, John Addington Symonds, Thomas Hardy, and George Meredith (including an inscribed copy of the latter's "Poems," 1851); also, complete collections of Stephen Phillips and Maurice Hewlett, and a long line of Andrew Lang. Fine examples are also to be found of the work of CobdenSanderson, Douglas Cockerell, Francis Bedford, Charles Lewis, Riviere, Zaehnsdorf, and other binders. It is believed that this collection of English books relating to the Georgian and Victorian periods is one of the most important in point of rarity, numbers and quality that has been offered to the public in recent years. The fact that the works are of the correct issue and in such exceptionally fine condition is largely attributable to my friend, Mr. Walter M. Hill of Chicago, through whom practically all the rare items were secured they are in fact "Hill Books," and those who have had books from him will appreciate what that means. EDWIN N. LAPHAM. New York, November, 1908. CATALOGUE 1. ADAMS (W. D.). Songs of Society. From Anne to A Victoria. Edited, with Notes and Introduction, by W. Davenport Adams. 16mo, half levant morocco, gilt edges. Lond. 1880 2. ADDISON (JOSEPH). Miscellaneous Works. 4 vols. post 8vo, morocco, gilt corner ornaments, blind outside and gilt inside borders, full gilt edges. Lond. 1830 * LARGE PAPER COPY. FROM GEORGE CRUIKSHANK'S LIBRARY. 3. AIKIN (JOHN). Annals of the Reign of King George the Third, from its commencement in the year 1760 to the general peace in the year 1815. FIRST EDN. 2 vols. 8vo, half calf (broken in the hinges). Lond. 1816 * From the library of George Cruikshank, bearing his autograph on title-page, with the date 1816. Name of J. D. Millner, LL.D., also on title. 4. AIKIN (LUCY). Memoirs of the Court of King James the First, 2 vols., 1823; Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, 2 vols., 1826; Memoirs of the Court of King Charles the First, 2 vols., 1833. Portraits. Together 6 vols. 8vo, full calf. Lond. 1823-33 5. AIKIN (LUCY). Life of Joseph Addison. Portrait. 2 vols. post 8vo, half green morocco, gilt tops. Lond. 1843 *First Edition. 6. AINGER (ALFRED). Lectures and Essays. FIRST 2 vols. 12mo, cloth, uncut. Lond. 1905 EDN. PRESENTATION COPY. 7. AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON) AND ASTON (JOHN P.). Sir John Chiverton. A Romance. FIRST EDN. 12mo, tree calf, gilt edges, by RIVIERE. Lond. 1826 * PRESENTATION COPY: "With the author's heartiest compt's" on the half-title. The book is supposed to be the joint production of the above authors, written when not much more than boys and much praised by Scott. It is Ainsworth's first published novel, issued nearly ten years before "Rookwood” made him famous. VERY SCARCE. 8. AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON). Ballads: Romantic, Fantastical and Humorous. FIRST EDN. Illust. by John Gilbert. 12mo, half levant morocco, gilt top, un OVING 9. AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON). DEAN GRANGE: A Tale of the South Downs. FIRST EDN. 8 plates by "Phiz" (Hablot K. Browne). 8vo, original cloth gilt, uncut (name on title). Lond. 1860 10. AINSWORTH (WILLIAM HARRISON). STANLEY BRERETON. FIRST EDN. 3 vols. post 8vo, original cloth. Lond. 1881 FINE COPY. 11. ALCOFORADO (MARIANNA). The Letters of a Portuguese Nun. Transl. by Edgar cloth, gilt top, uncut. Prestage. 12mo, Lond. 1893 12. ALDRICH (THOMAS BAILEY). Mercedes, and Later Lyrics. FIRST EDN. Small 8vo, original cloth, gilt top, uncut. Bost. 1884 13. ALDRICH (THOMAS BAILEY). Unguarded Gates, and Other Poems. FIRST EDN. 12mo, original cloth. Bost. 1895 14. ALDRICH (THOMAS BAILEY). Judith and Holofernes. A Poem. Post 8vo, original cloth, uncut, gilt top. Bost. 1896 15. ALISON (ARCHIBALD). History of Europe, from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in MDCCCXV. Library Edition. Portraits. 14 vols. 8vo, full calf gilt. Edinburgh and Lond. 1849-50 PRESENTATION COPY. 16. ALLINGHAM (WILLIAM). Day and Night Songs; and The Music-Master. A Love Poem. With nine woodcuts, seven designed by Arthur Hughes, one by D. G. Rossetti, and one by John E. Millais. 12mo, cloth, uncut. Lond. 1860 * Inscribed on fly-leaf" To William H. Ward from W. Allingham, Feb. 6, 1873"; also, the name of William H. Ward on title-page. Scarce. The author was the editor of Fraser's Magazine from 1874-9, and was a personal friend of Leigh Hunt, Tennyson, Carlyle, Rossetti, and many of the eminent authors of the time. PRESENTATION COPY. 17. ALLINGHAM (WILLIAM). Fifty Modern Poems. FIRST EDN. 12mo, original cloth, uncut. Lond. 1865 * AUTOGRAPH PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR, WITH 18. ALLINGHAM (WILLIAM). The Ballad Book, a selection of the Choicest British Ballads. FIRST EDN. 12mo, cloth, uncut. Cambridge, 1865 *Fine copy. Scarce. PRESENTATION COPY. 19. ALLINGHAM (WILLIAM). Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland; or, The New Landlord. 16mo, cloth, uncut. Lond. 1869 * Inscribed on title-page, "To Alfred A. Watts with all good wishes from W. Allingham. 20. ALLINGHAM (WILLIAM). Irish Songs and Poems. With nine Airs harmonized for Voice and Pianoforte. FIRST EDN. Post 8vo, cloth, uncut. Lond. 1887 * Fine copy. 21. ALLINGHAM (WILLIAM). Flower Pieces, and other Poems. FIRST EDN. With two designs by Dante G. Rossetti. 12mo, boards, parchment back, uncut. Lond. 1888 22. ALLINGHAM (WILLIAM). Life and Phantasy. FIRST EDN. With front. by Sir John E. Millais, and a design by A. H. Hughes, and a song. 12mo, cloth and parchment back, uncut. Lond. 1889 23. ALLINGHAM (WILLIAM). Thought and Word, and Ashby Manor: a Play in Two Acts. FIRST EDN. With portrait, four designs for stage scenes by Mrs. Allingham, and a song with music. 12mo, half parchment and cloth, uncut. Lond. 1890 24. AMERICAN STATESMEN. Edited by John T. Morse, Jr. With 170 portraits and other illusts. 32 vols. 12mo, cloth, gilt tops. Bost. 1899-1900 *Fine new set of this valuable edition which illustrates the history of the United States in the biographies of its statesmen. 25. ANDREWS (WILLIAM LORING). Fanny: a Poem, by Fitz-Greene Halleck. Portrait engraved by Burton, proof on India paper. Imp. 8vo, half morocco. * N. Y. 1866 Only 75 copies privately printed for W. L. Andrews. VERY RARE. 26. ANTI-JACOBIN. Poetry of the Anti-Jacobin. With explanatory notes by Charles Edmonds. Illust. with 6 curious and fine etchings by James Gillray. 16mo, full calf gilt, marbled edges. Lond. 1854 27. ARNOLD (SIR EDWIN). The Light of the World. Portrait. 12mo, cloth. N. Y. 1891 28. ARNOLD (MATTHEW). Merope. A Tragedy. FIRST 12mo, original cloth, uncut. EDN. Fine copy. 29. ARNOLD (MATTHEW). Essays in Criticism. First and second series. FIRST EDNS. of both series. 2 vols. 12mo, original cloth, uncut. Lond. 1865-88 * Scarce. 30. ARNOLD (MATTHEW). The Bibliography of Matthew Arnold. Compiled and edited by Thomas Burnett Smart. 8vo, cloth, uncut. Lond. 1892 * LARGE PAPER COPY. No. 11 of 30 so issued. 31. ARNOLD (MATTHEW). Letters of Matthew Arnold, 1848-1888. Collected and arranged by G. W. E. Russell. FIRST EDN. 2 vols. post 8vo, original cloth, uncut. FINE Lond. 1895 COPY. * Matthew Arnold expressed a wish that he might not be made the subject of Biography and the present selection from his letters reveals more intimate aspects of his character than can be had from his published works. 32. ARNOLD (MATTHEW). The Writings of Matthew Arnold. With portrait of the author. 15 vols. 8vo, blue art silk, gilt extra, uncut, and mainly unopened. Lond. 1903-4 * MACMILLAN'S BEAUTIFULLLY PRINTED EDITION-DE-LUXE. Limited to 775 copies and now out of print and becoming scarce. Fine set. 33. AUBIN (MRS.). The Strange Adventures of the Count De Vinevil and his Family, etc., etc. Front. 16mo, full-panelled calf, inside gilt border, gilt edges. Lond. 1721 34. AUCASSIN AND NICOLETTE. An Old French Love Story. Edited and Transl. by F. W. Bourdillon. 12mo, full polished calf, back richly tooled, gilt top, uncut, by ZAEHNSDORF. Lond. 1897 35. AUSTEN (JANE). A Memoir. A Memoir. By her Nephew, J. E. Austen-Leigh. Portrait, illusts. and facsimile. FIRST Svo, half mottled calf, gilt top, uncut. Lond. 1870 EDN. 36. AUSTEN (JANE). The Writings of Jane Austen, comprising Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility. With illusts. by Hugh Thompson and C. E. Brock, and with Introductions by Austin Dobson. 5 vols. post 8vo, new half green calf, gilt tops, uncut. Lond. 1900 * Fine set. FINE COLLECTION. A 37. AUSTIN (ALFRED-Present Poet Laureate). Fine Collection of the Writings of Alfred Austin, mainly First Editions and comprising: The Season. Third edn., with additions and alterations. Crown 8vo, half dark green calf gilt, gilt top, by ZAEHNSLond. 1869 DORF. * Alfred Austin's first work, a Satire on Society. This and the following series of his works are newly and uniformly bound by Zaehnsdorf, as above, in half calf gilt. They are all First Editions unless otherwise stated. A VERY HANDSOME SET. |