415 GRAHAME (James, LL.D.). The History of the United States of North America, from the Plantation of the British Colonies till their Revolt and Declaration of Inde pendence. Portrait. 4 vols. 8vo, cloth (two leaves Vol. 4 wanting). Boston, 1845 “Mr. Graham has published the best book that has anywhere appeared upon the History of the United States. He has corrected the mistakes, whether of error or malignity, which his predecessors in the same labors had committed."—North American Review. 416 GRANGER (Rev. J.). BIOGRAPHICAL HISTOry of England, from EGBERT THE GREAT to the Revolution, enlarged with more than 400 additional Lives, by CAULFIELD. Illustrated by several hundred fine portraits, including RICHARDSON's extensive series, many portraits and autographs from THANE'S work, and other engravings. 6 vols. royal 8vo, half calf, top edges marbled, others uncut. London, 1824 Best edition. Fine impressions of the portraits. That erudite literary authority and book lover, S. Austin Allibone, speaks as follows respecting the results of “Grangerism,” which among us is, in these days, known as the "demoralizing" habit of "Nassauing ":" The publication of Granger's work excited an eager competition for portraits, and, unfortunately, many of his disciples carried their zeal to the highly censurable extreme of mutilating valuable works for the sake of the portraits which they contained. Rowes Mores, in his criticism upon Ames's 'Catalogue of English Heads,' is loud in his complaint of these mutilators, often depredators-'If this gout for prints and thieving continues, let private owners and public libraries look well to their books, for there will not remain a valuable book ungarbled by their coinnoseuring villainy, for neither honesty nor oaths restrain them.'" 417 GRATTAN (Rt. Hon. Henry). Life and Times, by his Son, HENRY GRATTAN, M.P. Portraits. 5 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, Colburn, 1839 Published at £3 10s. "He was a man of singular candor, and of great moderation; and, from his entrance into public life to the close of his illustrious career, gave signal proofs of his moderation, of his extreme forbearance, nay, of his gentleness."-BROUGHAM. 418 GRAY (THOMAS). POETICAL WORKS. Fcap. 8vo, calf gilt, top edge gilt, others trimmed. London, 1858 A beautiful copy of the Chiswick reprint of Pickering's Aldine edition, edited by Mitford, which is the most complete edition, containing many pieces never before printed. "Had Gray written nothing but his 'Elegy,' high as he stands, I am not sure that he would not stand higher."-BYRON. 419 GRAY. Six Poems of, printed with large type on one side only, with fine engravings from the designs of R. BENTLEY-fine impressions (some foxed). Impl. 4to, old calf gilt. London, Dodsley, 1753 LARGE AND THICK PAPER. pole. Bentley was the friend of Horace Wal "The poems and the plates recommended each other so well that the whole impression was soon bought up."-DR. Johnson. 420 GREENE. Life of NATHANIEL GREENE, Major-General in the Army of the Revolution. By GEORGE WASHINGTON GREENE. Portrait and map. 3 vols. cloth. N. Y., 1867-71 The author's grandfather was the subject of this valuable work. 421 GREENE (ROBERT). DRAMATIC WORKS, to which are added his Poems, with some Account of the Author, and Notes by the REV. ALEXANDER DYCE. 2 vols. crown 8vo, tree calf extra, by RIVIÈRE. London, W. Pickering, 1831 Very scarce, and a beautiful copy. Only 250 copies printed and by C. Whittingham. Allibone says "Greene was a boon companion with the dissipated wits of the day, deserted a lovely wife, lived a profligate life, occasionally chequered with partial repentance, and died of a surfeit of pickled herrings and Rhenish wine," but adds-" as an author, Greene's merits are undoubtedly considerable, and it is greatly to be regretted that he was not always in the moral vein, which presents so striking a contrast to his loose habits." 422 GRENVILLE PAPERS. Correspondence [and Diaries] of RICH. GRENVILLE, EARL TEMPLE, and of the Rt. Hon. G. GRENVILLE, their Friends and Contemporaries, edited from the original MSS. by W. J. SMITH. 4 vols. 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1852-3 "In the third volume will be found some matter offered as evidence that Lord Temple was the author of 'Junius.'"-Allibone. 423 GREVILLE MEMOIRS. A Journal of the Reigns of KING GEORGE IV. and KING WILLIAM IV. By the late CHARLES "No equally important contribution to the political history of the last generation has been made by any previous writer. As a man of rank and fashion, Mr. Greville associated, on terms of equality, with all the statesmen of his time.”—Saturday Review. 424 [GRIFFITHS (A. F.).] Bibliotheca Anglo-Poetica; or a Descriptive Catalogue of a rare and rich Collection of Possession of Longman, Early English Poetry; in the UNIQUE. VERY RARE, LARGE PAPER, and of which only 50 copies were printed. John Allan's copy and sold at his sale for $100. Nassau's copy, without plates, brought £3 5s. The above is illustrated with 50 inserted portraits, many of which are very rare. This extraordinary collection of Old English Poetry formed part of the extensive Library of Thomas Hill, and was sold by him to Messrs. Longman & Co., who employed A. F. Griffiths to make out the Catalogue. The initial at the beginning of each letter have very neat woodcuts of the poets from rare prints. Thomas Hill was the "Hull" of Theodore Hook in his "Gilbert Gurney." "Deserving a place in every good library, from the interesting information which it affords of the works of our early poets.”— LOWNDES. 425 GRISWOLD (R. W.). The Republican Court, or American. Society in the Days of WASHINGTON. BY RUFUS WILMOT GRISWOLD. With twenty-one portraits of Distinguished Women, engraved from Original Pictures by WOOLASTON, COPLEY, GAINSBOROUGH, STUART, TRUMBULL, PINE, MALBONE, and other contemporary painters. 4to, morocco elegant, bevelled sides, gilt edges. N. Y., D. Appleton & Co., MDCCCLV. A superb copy, with broad, wide margins, almost the appearance of a large paper copy, and with excellent impressions of the handsome plates. "In this sumptuously printed and richly illustrated work, a view of American society in the days of the Father of the Republic is presented for the most part from original materials consisting of private correspondence, etc."-ALLIBONE. 426 [GROSE (F.).] Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. 1785. 12mo, half morocco, gilt top edge, others uncut. [London, 1869] This is a genuine unmutilated reprint of the much-sought-after First Edition of Capt. Francis Grose's “Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," and contains words and explanations which in the later editions have been either omitted or softened. It is said of the author that his literary acquirements were far exceeded by his good humor, his conviviality and his friendship. 427 GROTE (GEORGE). HISTORY OF GREECE, from the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Maps and plans, and fine portrait. 12 vols. 8vo, half calf extra. London, 1846-56 RUFUS CHOATE's copy, with his autograph. "A great literary undertaking, equally notable, whether we regard it as an accession to what is of standard value in our language, or an honorable monument of what English scholarship can do."-Athe næum. 428 GROTE. PLATO, AND OTHER COMPANIONS OF SOCRATES. 3 vols. 8vo, elegantly bound in vellum extra gilt, bevelled sides and red edges by HAYDAY. London, John Murray, 1865 Intended as a supplement and sequel to the History of Greece by the same author. "He has composed an Encyclopædia of Platonic Erudition, adapted for the English reader, and put together with so much animation as to make the whole a fascinating book."-Reader. 429 GROTE. Personal Life of GEORGE GROTE compiled from Family Documents, Private Memoranda and Original Letters to and from Various Friends, by Mrs. GROTE, portrait and facsimile; also Minor Works of GEORGE GROTE, with Critical Remarks on his Intellectual Character, Writings and Speeches, by ALEXANDER BAIN, portrait. Together 2 vols. 8vo, uniform cloth, uncut. London, Murray, 1873 430 GRUNER (Lewis). The Good Shunammite (II. Kings, Chap. iv., v., viii.). Exquisitely illuminated in gold and colors on every page, with six miniatures after medieval examples. Small 4to, elegantly bound by HAYDAY in smooth maroon morocco, bevelled sides, gilt edges. London, Longmans, 1847 An elegant volume and thoroughly in the spirit of the old Monkish illuminators. 431 GUEST (Edwin, M.A.). A History of English Rhythms. 2 vols. 8vo, half morocco, top edge gilt, others trimmed. London, W. Pickering, 1838 VERY SCARCE. 432 GUILLEMIN (A.). THE HEAVENS. An Illustrated Handbook of Popular Astronomy, edited by J. N. LOCKYER. With 39 plates and numerous woodcuts. Royal 8vo, cloth, London, Bentley, 1868 uncut. 434 GUIZOT (F.). MEMOIRS OF A MINISTER OF STATE from the year 1840. 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1864 435 GUIZOT. MONK, or the Fall of the Republic and the Restoration of the Monarchy in England in 1660. Portraits. Crown 8vo, cloth, uncut. London, 1866 Translated from the French by ANDREW R. SCOBLE. To this volume is added-" Biographic Studies on the English Revolution; or, Monk's Contemporaries." 436 GURNEY.-MRS. GURNEY'S Apology [for her adultery] in Justification of Mrs.'s Friendship. Royal 8vo, boards, uncut. Phila., Brotherhead, 1860 . Very rare. "Mrs. Gurney is thus allied by descent and marriage with families of the first note, both in Europe and America, and holds in her own right an almost princely fortune. After thirteen years of married life she voluntarily renounced her husband, her children and her family, not in any moment of passion, but through a calm conviction of reason, as she herself states, and left England the mistress of a common groom from her stables."-Preface. 437 GUTENBERG (J.). JOHN GUTENBERG, First Master Printer, His Acts, and most remarkable Discourses, and his Death. From the German, by C. W. 4to, half olive morocco, gilt top, other edges uncut. London, Trübner & Co., 1860 PRIVATELY PRINTED, and only 100 copies. "Only a few copies allowed to be sold by the book-loving amateur who has produced this beautiful volume for presentation to his friends." |