9 ADDISON (Joseph). WORKS COMPLETE of the late RIGHT HONORABLE JOSEPH ADDISON, Esq. With a complete Index. BASKERVILLE'S BEAUTIFUL EDITION, IN LARGE TYPE, portrait and engravings by GRIGNION, from HAYMAN'S designs. 4 vols. royal 4to, calf, gilt, rebacked. Birmingham, 1761 The most sumptuous edition of ADDISON ever published. It comprises the Spectator, Tatler, Guardian, Freeholder, Travels, Plays, Poems, etc. Copies of works printed by Baskerville are rarely found free from stains. The above copy is exceptionally so. "He who hath the Baskerville edition hath a good and even a glorious performance. It is pleasant (and, of course, profitable) to turn over the pages of these lovely tomes at one's Tusculum, on a day of oppression from heat or of confinement from rain."-Dibdin. IO ADDISONIANA. [A Collection of Anecdotes and Facts connected with the Life of JOSEPH ADDISON, by SIR RICHARD PHILLIPS.] Portraits and facsimile letters. 2 vols. 12mo, half calf, gilt. London, [1804] Full of interesting matter. II ÆSOP. Select Fables of, and other Fabulists, in Three Books. Numerous plates. 8vo, calf gilt, citron edges. Birmingham, John Baskerville, 1761 Remarkably fine copy of this rare and beautiful book. Perfectly free from stains and with brilliant impressions of the plates. 12 ESOP. Fables of. With full-page illustrations by HENRY LARGE PAPER, with PROOF BEFORE LETTERS impressions of the plates. Mr. Stephens has no superior in the peculiar style of illustration which is most effective in bringing out the spirit of Æsop's Fables, and in this volume he has given us full-page cartoons, brimming with droll humor, reciting the Fables over again, and enforcing their morals just as effectively as was done by the words of Æsop himself. The illustrations are among the finest specimens of art ever produced in this country, and the volume as a whole is most creditable to American artistic skill. 13 ESOP. FABLES, with Life of the Author. One hundred and N. Y., 1865 eleven fine engravings on wood from designs by HERRICK. 12mo, cloth, uncut. Riverside and first edition. 14 AGINCOURT (SEROUX D'). The History of Art by its Monuments, from its Decline in the Fourth Century, to its Restoration in the Sixteenth Century. Translated from the French by OWEN JONES. With 3,835 Subjects on 328 plates of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting. 3 vols. in 1, folio, half red morocco, uncut. London, 1850 The division of this grand work is into three parts: I. Architecture, 73 plates; II. Sculpture, 51 plates; III. Painting, 204 plates. To Antiquaries and lovers of the Fine Arts, this work is indispensable; it connects the works of Winckelmann and Cicognara, and forms with them a most interesting series. "This fine work was the first in which the idea of exhibiting the Progress of Art, by a series of its noblest monuments, was perfectly carried out. By a series of accurate Engravings from celebrated Monuments, we trace the transitions of Art from the classic period to our own times. Sculpture, Painting, the Art of Illumination, and the Art of Engraving on Wood, on Gems, and on Medals are similarly represented. It is a work that has long been sought and prized by all who could afford the high price at which only it was to be procured. No Library, Architect, Painter, Sculptor, or any one connected with the Fine Arts, should be without such a work."-QUARITCH. 15 AIKIN (Lucy). Memoirs of the Court of QUEEN ELIZABETH, portrait, 2 vols., 1819; Memoirs of the Court of CHARLES I., portrait, 2 vols., 1833; Memoirs of the Court of JAMES I., portraits, 2 vols., 1822. Together 6 vols. 8vo, yellow calf gilt, marbled edges. London, 1819-33 This lady has delineated with a graceful pen some of the most interesting periods of English History. 16 ALDEN (Rev. Timothy, A.M.). COLLECTION OF AMERICAN EPITAPHS and Inscriptions, with occasional Notes. Four portraits and vignette engraved title. 5 vols. 16mo, yellow calf gilt, edges gilt. N. Y., 1814 RARE and a beautiful copy of the only extensive series of American epitaphs. The Menzies copy brought $4.25 per vol. and is not described as possessing the portraits. 17 ALDINE BRITISH POETS. PICKERING'S BEAUTIFUL ALDINE EDITION. With Memoirs and Notes, by SIR HARRIS NICOLAS, J. MITFORD, A. DYCE, and others. Elegantly printed by Whittingham, with portraits. 53 vols. fcap. 8vo, elegantly bound by RIVIÈRE in crushed sage morocco extra, gilt, with the Aldine anchor and dolphin on the sides and gilt edges on marble. London, Pickering, 1830-53 The above is a superb set, with the three-volume Burns, which is not usually included. This is admitted to be the most beautiful and valuable edition of the Poets ever printed, containing many pieces of each author never before published. It comprises the following:-I. Akenside, 1845; II. Beattie, 1853; III. Burns, 3 vols., 1839; IV Butler, 2 vols., 1835; V. Chaucer, 6 vols., 1852; VI. Churchill, 3 vols., 1844; VII. Cowper, 3 vols., 1851; VIII. Collins, 1853; IX. Dryden, 5 vols., 1852; X. Falconer, 1836; XI. Goldsmith, 1853; XII. Gray, 1853; XIII. Howard, 1831; XIV. Milton, 3 vols., 1852; XV. Parnell, 1852; XVI. Pope, 3 vols., 1852; XVII. Prior, 2 vols., 1835; XVIII. Shakespeare, 1853; XIX. Spenser, 5 vols., 1852; XX. Swift, 3 vols., 1853; XXI. Thomson, 2 vols., 1847; XXII. White, 1830; XXIII. Wyatt, 1831; and XXIV. Young, 2 vols., 1852. 18 ALISON (SIR ARCHIBALD). HISTORY OF EUROPE, with the CONTINUATION to 1852, and Index. Best Library edition, printed in large type. "An extraordinary work, which has earned for itself a lasting place in the literature of the country, and within a few years found innumerable readers in every part of the globe. There is no book extant that treats so well of the period to the illustration of which Mr. Alison's labors have been devoted. It exhibits great knowledge, patient research, indefatigable industry, and vast power."-London Times. 19 ALLEN (George). Life of PHILIDOR, Musician and Chess Player. 8vo, boards, gilt top, other edges uncut. Phila., 1863 A handsome LARGE PAPER copy on tinted paper. The real name of "Philidor" was François Andre Damian. 20 ALLEN (Thomas). LAMBETH, History and Antiquities of the Parish of, and of the Archiepiscopal Palace, with Biographies, Genealogies, etc. Numerous engravings, some colored facsimiles, pedigrees, plans, etc. Royal 8vo, half calf, gilt. Of great interest to the genealogist and antiquary. London, 1826 21 AMERICAN ALMANAC (The), and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Years 1830 to 1861 inclusive. Together 32 vols. in 16. 12m0, uniform half morocco. Boston, 1830-61 Sets as complete as the above are of rare occurrence. "This valuable work, which is, in fact, a compendious annual register, terminated in 1862, is well worthy of being preserved as a book of reference. It was succeeded by the National Almanac."-SABIN'S Dictionary. 22 AMERICAN BIBLIOPOLIST. Complete from its commencement in 1869 to April, 1877 [since which time it has not been issued]. 9 vols. in 8, half morocco, uncut. N. Y., 1869-77 This magazine contains valuable information respecting Sales of Books at Auction, Literary Discussions, etc It was edited by the late Joseph Sabin, his son Joseph F. Sabin, Henry B. Bult and Charles Sotheran. 23 AMES (Fisher). Works of. With a With a Selection from his Speeches, and Correspondence edited by his Son, SETH AMES. Portrait. 2 vols. 8vo, polished calf, gilt, marbled edges. Boston, 1854 An elegant copy, bound by Rivière. "It is a very substantial addition to the political literature of the country."-BRYANT. 24 AMORY (Thomas, Gent.). The Life of JOHN BUNCLE, Esq. A New Edition. 3 vols. crown 8vo, half calf gilt, sprinkled edges. London, 1825 LARGE PAPER, "The soul of Rabelais passed into Thomas Amory."-HAZLITT. "This amusing and singular work is a sort of sketch of his own [Amory's] life."-Lowndes. 25 ANCIENT BALLADS. A Collection of Seventy-Nine Black Letter Ballads and Broadsides, Printed in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth between the Years 1559 and 1597, accompanied with an Introduction and Illustrative Notes. cloth, uncut. 8vo, London, Joseph Lilly, 1867 UNCUT COPY printed by Whittingham at the Chiswick Press. This is a reprint of the famous collection of rare Ballads belonging to the late Mr. G. Daniel, of Canonbury, and which was sold by auction for upwards of £700. "It may be confidently asserted that the present collection is not less interesting and is certainly much more curious than any that have preceded it, illustrating as it does the Language, Opinions, Manners, Usages, the Feelings and passing Events of the greater part of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth." "I love a Ballad in Print."-Shakespeare. 26 ANDRÉ. Life and Career of MAJOR JOHN ANDRÉ, by WINTHROP SARGENT. Portrait. 8vo, cloth, uncut. Boston, 1861 LARGE PAPER copy, of which 75 copies only were printed, at the Riverside Press. Very Scarce. "He (André) was more unfortunate than criminal, and as there was much in his character to interest while we yielded to the necessity of vigor, we could not but lament it."-WASHINGTON. 27 ANGELO (Michael). Life of, by HERMAN GRIMM, Translated with the Author's Sanction by FANNY ELIZABETH BUNPortrait on INDIA PAPER and numerous full-page illustrations. 2 vols. royal 8vo, cloth, uncut. NETT. Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 1866 LARGE PAPER. No. 46 of "fifty copies printed," and with the extra plates only to be found in those copies. 28 ANNE OF BRITTANY. Illuminated Calendar and Home Diary for 1845. Copied from the Hours of ANNE OF BRIT- UNIQUE. This beautiful volume contains large designs illustrating the manners of the 15th Century, with flower borders copied from the same MS., WITH THE FIGURE SUBJECTS COLORED BY HAND. A superbly executed facsimile of illuminated work in this most notable manuscript, executed for Anne, Duchess of Brittany, consort of Louis XII. of France. For a full and detailed description of the original MS. see Dibdin's "Tour on the Continent," Vol. II., pp. 181-201. Up to the early part of 1880 any data tending to indicate the name of the artist was unknown, but the following notice from "Le Livre," of December, 1880, would appear to settle the matter in favor of Jean Bourdichon: "Tout le monde connaît de réputation les célèbres 'HEURES D'ANNE DE BRETAGNE' que possède notre bibliothèque Nationale, on en a vu soit l'original, soit la remarquable reproduction éditée par Curmer. La question de l'attribution des miniatures merveilleuses que ce manuscrit contient n'avait pas encore été élucidée. Ce problême, qui a passionné tant d'erudits, vient d'être résolu par la découverte d'un document que vient de faire un bibliophile Lyonnais, M. André Steyert. C'est un mandat original portant ordre au trésorier général de finance de la reine de payer à Jean Bourdichon, peintre et valet de chambre du roi, la somme de mille et cinquante livres ou six cents écus d'or pour 'avoir richement et somptueusement historié et enluminé unes grans heures pour nostre usaige et service, où il a mys et employé grant temps.' Il est daté du 14 1507 (O. S.) signé ANNE et contresigné Deforest." |