tioning the author's Watchman," etc. Bound with the above is Poems containing John the Baptist, Sir Malcolm and Alla, a Tale, War, a Fragment, with a Monody to John Henderson and a Sketch of his Character (by Joseph Cottle), Bristol, 1795. Cottle was a bookseller in Bristol and the Coleridge Poems as above described was issued by him.

304. COLERIDGE (SAMUEL TAYLOR). The Watchman. Nos. 1 to 10, inclusive (all issued). A weekly miscellany. FIRST EDITIONS OF ALL THE NUMBERS. 8vo, full sprinkled calf gilt, yellow edges.

Bristol: Published by the Author, 1796

* Contains at the end Coleridge's announcement: "This is the last number of the Watchman. Henceforth I shall cease to cry the state of the political atmosphere.' Extremely rare. 305. COLERIDGE (SAMUEL TAYLOR). Sibylline Leaves: a Collection of Poems. 8vo, half light green crushed levant, gilt back and top, by CURTIS WALTERS. Lond. R. Fenner, 1817

* FIRST EDITION. With A. L. S., 1 page, 4to, 1828, laid ina pleasant, friendly letter from the author in which he speaks of a work he had proposed writing. Directed to H. Hurwitz, Esq., Grenada Cottage, Old Kent Road.

306. COLERIDGE (SAMUEL TAYLOR). Der Mensch in allen Zonen der Erde. Von J. H. Hoffbauer. Svo, original half cloth.

Crown Leipzig, 1832

* Contains some curious notes in the autograph of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. "The natives of the South are lewd, because they are lazy, ignorant, improvident, superstitious, enslaved, without Ideas, and affections-lewd because they are lawless. Not a whit grosser feeder than yourself, Dr. Hoffbauer. The poor Greenlander eat what they can get and so do you. Were you wrecked on the Coast, I will answer for it, you would find seal and seal oil as good dainties as Beef steaks and Porter.... Mercy! mercy! mercy! on the man, the incalculable service above all value that Mahometanism has done for civilization!! Nay, I can read no more. Good bye, Dr. Hoffbauer."

307. COLERIDGE (SAMUEL TAYLOR). Letters, Conversations and Recollections. FIRST EDN. 2 vols. 8vo, half morocco extra, gilt backs, gilt tops, uncut. Lond. 1836

308. COLERIDGE (SAMUEL TAYLOR). The Table Talker; or, Brief Essays on Society and Literature. 2 vols. 12mo, full maroon crushed levant morocco extra, gilt inside borders, gile tops, uncut, by BRADSTREETS.

London: W. Pickering, 1840 309. COLLINGWOOD (W. G.) The Life and Work of John Ruskin. With portraits and other illusts. 2 vols. 8vo, half cloth, uncut. Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1893

* LARGE PAPER, only 200 copies printed.

310. COLLINGWOOD (W. G.) AND STEFÁNSSON (JÓN). A Pilgrimage to the Saga-Steads of Iceland. Colored plates and numerous illusts. 4to, cloth. Ulverston, 1899

311. COLLINS (F. HOWARD). Epitome of the Synthetic Philosophy of Herbert Spencer. With Preface by Spencer. Fourth Edition (the Philosophy Complete). 8vo, cloth. London, 1897

312. COLLINS (WILKIE). The Moonstone. A Romance. 3 vols. post 8vo, original cloth, uncut. London, 1860

* FIRST EDITION. Autograph of Shirley Brooks on titles. 313. COLLINS (WILLIAM). Odes on several Descriptive and Allegoric Subjects. By William Collins. Vignette engraved on copper by Vander Gucht. 8vo, full sprinkled calf gilt, gilt edges, by F. BEDFORD. Lond. 1747

*FIRST EDITION. A book of great rarity, literary importance, interest, and romantic history. A greater part of the copies were burned by the author. From the McKee library, with bookplate.

314. COLLINS (WILLIAM). Poetical Works, with the Life of the Author, by Dr. Johnson, Observations on his Writings, by Dr. Langhorne, and Biographical and Critical Notes by Alexander Dyce. 8vo, full dark green morocco gilt, gilt top, uncut. Lond. 1827

* LARGE PAPER, only 9 copies printed on plate paper. each signed by D. A. Talboys, the publisher.

315. CONSTITUTIONES legitime seu legatine regionis Anglicane: cu subtilissima interpretatione dni Johannis de Athon: cum triplici tabella summa accuratione recognite: annotate: et Parisijs coimpresse. Gothic character in red and black; Arms of William Bretton beneath the title, and 3 woodcuts, one of which represents a king surrounded by bishops and princes. Folio, full blue levant morocco, gilt tooled inside borders, gilt edges, by RIVIÈRE.

Parisiis: Jodocus Badius Ascensius, 1506

* Very rare. One of the few books published by the Stationers at the Sign of the Trinity in St. Paul's Churchyard, an early London publishing firm.

316. COOKE (GEORGE WILLIS). A Bibliography of James Russell Lowell. Portrait. 8vo, cloth and label, uncut. Bost. Houghton, Mifflin, 1906 * No. 226 of 530 copies printed.

317. CORIDON'S SONG, and Other Verses. From Various Sources. Introduction by Austin Dobson. Charmingly illust. by Hugh Thomson. Royal 8vo, buckram and label, uncut. Lond. 1894

* LARGE PAPER. One of only 152 copies so issued. 318. COTTON (CHARLES). The Moral Philosophy of the Stoicks. Written originally in French by that Ingenious Gentleman, Monsieur du Vaix of Provence. With excellent impression of the front. engraved on copper. 12mo, full brown crushed levant morocco gilt, gilt edges, by BradLond. 1664

STREETS.

* Fine copy. Scarce.

319. COTTON (CHARLES). Poems on Several Occasions. Written by Charles Cotton, Esq. 8vo, handsomely bound in full green crushed levant, gracefully and elaborately gold tooled on back and sides, inside borders, gilt edges, by RIVIÈRE. London: Printed for Tho. Basset at the George in Fleet Street, etc., 1689.

* VERY FINE COPY OF THE RARE FIRST EDITION. The volume contains: "The Angler's Ballad," which fills six pages and describes the proper equipment of a jolly fisherman when he goes a-fishing; also a poem: To my dear & most worthy Friend, Mr Isaac Walton."

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320. COVERDALE (MYLES). CERTAIN MOST GODLEY, Fruitful and Comforting Letters of such true Saints and Holy Martyrs of God, as in the late bloodye persecution here within this Realme, gave their lyves for the defense of Christes holy gospel; written in the time of their affliction and cruell imprysonment. BLACK LETTER. Small 4to, calf. IMPRINTED AT LONDON BY JOHN DAY, dwelling over Aldersgate, beneath St. Martines, 1564.

*Fine and perfect copy, with the rare woodcut on back of title. From the William Harris Arnold collection, with bookplate.

321. COWLEY (ABRAHAM). The Mistresse; or, Severall Copies of Love-Verses. Written by Mr. A. Cowley. 8vo,

old morocco (slightly rubbed).

Lond. Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1647

* FIRST EDITION, exceedingly rare. With inscription on titlepage: This book once belonged to William Godwin, John Kenyon, 1836." With the blank leaf at end, and the 10 leaves of the interesting catalogue of Humphrey Moseley's publications. From the Lefferts' library, with book-label.

322. COWLEY (ABRAHAM). POEMS: viz., MISCELLANIES, THE MISTRESS, OR, LOVE VERSES; PINDARIQUE ODES AND DAVIDEIS. Folio, finely bound by RIVIÈRE in full olive crushed levant morocco, richly gilt back, inside borders, gilt edges. Lond. 1656

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*THE SCARCE FIRST COLLECTED EDITION OF THE WORKS OF COWLEY. It is in the preface to this edition that Cowley expresses his intention to retire to America. This resolution of mine does the more befit me because my desire has been for some years past, and does stil vehemently continue, to retire myself to some of our American Plantations, not to seek for Gold or inrich myself, but to forsake this world for ever, with all the vanities and Vexations of it." Cowley had been living with other Royalists on the continent, but returned this year to England, not without a suspicion of some royalist designs, and was arrested. Further on in the preface he hints at accepting the present order of things. Some of these expressions were suppressed in the next edition of his works. FINE COPY.

323. CRANE (WALTER). Verse.

Renascence:

a Book of

Lond. 1891

FIRST EDN. With numerous illusts. Square 12mo, original boards, uncut.

*Limited and numbered issue.

324. CRANE (WALTER). The Claims of Decorative Art. With decorations by the author. Small 4to, decorated cloth, uncut. Lond. 1892

* FIRST EDITION, only 110 copies printed on fine paper. 325. CRANE (WALTER). Of the Decorative Illustration of Books, Old and New. Numerous full-page and smaller illusts. 8vo, full light brown crushed levant, decorative floral borders on sides in gold, gilt tooled back, inside gilt line borders, gilt top, uncut, by the CLUB BINDERY. Lond. 1896

* JAPAN VELLUM COPY. No. 36 of only 136 copies so issued. 326. CRANMER (THOMAS). CATHECHISMUS, that is to say a Shorte Instruction into Christian Religion for the Synguler commoditie and profyt of Childre and Yong People. Set forth by the most reverende Father in God, Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitane. Fine ornamental title-page and 6 woodcuts. Small 4to, half morocco.

Lond. Gualterus Lynne, 1548 The 1829 reprint. One of a very few copies printed on

VELLUM.

327. CRANMER (THOMAS). An Answere by the Reverend Father in God Thomas Archbyshop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitane, unto a craftie and sophistical cavillation, devised by Stephen Gardiner, Doctour of Law, late Byshop of Winchester agaynst the true and godly doctrine of the most holy Sacrament, of the body and bloud of our Saviour Iesu Christ. BLACK LETTER. Folio, old calf (rubbed and cracked). Lond. 1580

328. CROWE (J. A.) AND CAVALCASELLE (G. B.) A New History of Painting in Italy from the Second to the Sixteenth Century, drawn up from fresh materials and recent researches in the Archives of Italy, as well as from personal inspection of the works of art scattered throughout Europe, 3 vols., Lond. 1864-66; A History of Painting in North Italy, Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Ferrara, Milan, Friuli, Brescia, from the Fourteenth to the Sixteenth Century, 2 vols., Lond. 1871; The Early Flemish Painters, Notices of their Lives and Works, Lond. 1872; The Life and Times of Titian, with some Account of his Family, 2 vols., Lond. 1881; Raphael, his Life and Works, with particular reference to recently discovered records and an exhaustive Study of extant Drawings and Pictures, 2 vols., Lond. 1882-85. With a large number of illusts. in facsimile of the original paintings and drawings. Together 9 vols. 8vo, full crimson crushed levant morocco, sides and backs artistically gold tooled, inside borders, gilt tops, by TOUT. Lond., v. d.

* AN EXCEEDINGLY HANDSOME AND VERY SCARCE SET.