frontispiece, and vignette heading the dedication both after Scotin, and one ornamented initial letter (3s.).

Bion et Moschus. Idylles de, traduites en français par J. B. Gail, etc. Ouvrage orné de figures dessinées par Le Barbier. A Paris, chez Gail, l'an troisième (1795), 16mo., vellum paper, portrait, and 4 plates by Dambrun, Delignon, and Gaucher after Le Barbier (3s., and on vellum paper with the unlettered proofs, 40s., and with the etchings, very scarce, particularly that of the portrait, a fancy price).

Birch (W.). Delices de la Grande Bretagne. London, 1791, 4to., oblong, 36 plates of views by various artists, including 2 by Rowlandson, with Descriptions (30s. to 40s.).

Bitaubé. Guillaume de Nassau, ou la Fondation des Provinces Unies. Amsterdam, Magérus, 1773, 8vo., fleuron on the title, and 10 plates by Van der Meer, after Chodowiecki (10s. to 12s.). Bitaubé. Guillaume de Nassau . nouvelle édition. Paris, Prault, 1775, 12mo., fleuron on the title, and 1 plate designed and engraved by Moreau (4s., and more with unlettered proof).

Bitaubé. Joseph, poëme en neuf Chants. Berlin, Samuel Pitra, 1767, 2 vols., 12mo., frontispiece, and 9 pretty plates by Meil (108.).

Bitaubé. Joseph, poëme en neuf Chants. Genève, 1777, 2 vols., 12mo., 9 plates by Née after Marillier (10s.).

Bitaubé. Joseph, poëme . . . Quatrième édition. Paris, Didot l'ainé, 1786, 2 parts, 8vo., portrait by Saint-Aubin after Cochin, and 9 plates by Née after Marillier (12s., and on large vellum paper with unlettered proofs, £2 to £3).

Renouard's copy printed on vellum with the 9 original drawings by Marillier, plus the unlettered proofs and the etchings originally sold in his sale, in 1854, for 130 frs., was resold in the Double sale in 1863 for 700 frs., and again in the Benzon sale it brought 3000 frs. ; now it is in the Rattier Collection. Several copies were struck off on vellum, one of these with the plates on vellum painted like miniatures, 316 frs. The book was also published in the same year in 2 vols., 16mo., "papier ordinaire," and "papier vélin."

Bitaubé. Joseph . . . sixième edition revue et corrigée. Paris, Didot l'ainé, an V. (1797), 2 vols. 16mo., 9 plates by Née after Marillier (68., and double on vellum paper).

It is a reproduction of the preceding small edition in a reduced form.

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Blackguardiana, or Dictionary of Rogues, Bawds, Shoplifters, Murderers, Pirates, Mountebanks, Whores, Pickpockets, Coiners, Housebreakers, Gipsies (by Jas. Caulfield), 20 curious portraits. London, n.d. (1795), 8vo. (30s. to 40s.). [Blackwell (Henry)]. The English Fencing Master, or the Compleat Tuterour of the Small Sword, in a Dialogue between Master and Scholar. London, printed by J. Downing in Bartholomew Close for the author, 1702, sm. 4to., 5 woodcuts; rare (£3 to £4). The Ashburnham copy in old English blue morocco with gilt ornamental panels, £9 158. (June, 1897).

Blake (W.). Silver Drops, or Serious Things, with Letters concerning the Lady's Charity School, at Highgate. London, n.d., 12mo., 293 pages (A.T. 3), with 4 plates (£2 to £3).

Blake (W.). Wit's Magazine, 1784-5, 2 vols., 8vo., folding plates by Blake, and others (20s. to 30s.).

Blake (W.). Lavater (J. C.), Aphorisms on Man, translated from the original MS. (by Henry Fuseli), 1788, post 8vo., frontispiece by Blake (4s. to 5s.).

Blake (W.). Book of Thel, 1789, 4to., 8 engraved leaves (one more than mentioned by Gilchrist), with 6 coloured designs, including title (4 illustrated by vignettes, and 2 by ornamental head and tail pieces) (£25). The Gaisford copy in morocco, £29 (1890).

A mystical allegory full of tender beauty and enigmatic meaning. Blake (W.). Songs of Innocence, the Author and Printer W. Blake. 1789, 8vo., engraved throughout in colours by the artist on 27 pages. Original Edition (£40).

Mrs. Blake assisted her husband in the printing, delighting in a task so congenial to her artistic feeling and taste. The poet having, in fact, with the aid of his wife, performed the writing, designing, printing, and engraving, he was literally the author of his own book. Blake (W.). Songs of Innocence and of Experience, showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul; the author and printer, W. Blake. 1789-94, 8vo. and 4to., title and 53 unnumbered pages, with designs engraved and coloured by the author-artist (£60 to £80). The Gaisford copy, 8vo., £87, and the copy in 4to., containing only 31 unnumbered pages, £41 (1890); Lawrence's copy, 4to., with only 21 designs, in colours, £52 (1892).

Some copies bear the water-mark of 1825, Blake having done them shortly before his death. The widow, on receipt of a cheque for £20

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from the Bishop of Limerick, sent him her husband's own copy so dated. If in the Songs of Innocence Blake's even temper is in keeping with its name, in those of Experience it is of a gloomier cast; the poetic excellence is in both fully maintained.

Blake (W.). Marriage of Heaven and Hell. 1790, 8vo. and 4to., 27 illuminated pages, with 14 coloured designs (being 3 more than mentioned by Gilchrist) (£30 to £40).

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In some copies the letters are red, in others a golden brown. attempt to fathom the depths of the mystery of Evil. The designs are highly finished.

Blake (W.). Campe's Elementary Dialogues for Youth. 1791, 12mo., 16 plates (10s.).

Blake (W.). Wollstonecraft (Mary). Original Stories from Real Life. London, 1791, 12mo., first edition, 6 plates engraved by W. Blake (12s. to 15s.).

Blake (W.). Salzmann. Elements of Morality. 1792, 3 vols., 12mo., 50 plates (30s. to 40s.).

Blake (W.). The Visions of the Daughters of Albion

1793, fol., 6 leaves, including frontispiece and title, with 8 illuminated designs by Blake (£20 to £25). The Gaisford copy, £26 10s. (1890).

Blake (W.). America, a Prophecy. Lambeth, 1793, fol., 20 pages, with 18 designs, printed in white or blue ink, plain or coloured (£30 to £40). The Gaisford copy, presented by the author, with his autograph inscription, and bound in morocco extra, ornamented with gold tooling and variegated leather by Bedford, £61 (1890).

The theme is the American War of Independence. Literary merit is wanting, but the designs display great power and beauty.

Blake (W.). Gates of Paradise. Lambeth, 1793, 12mo., 17 leaves, containing 16 engravings of emblems, accompanied by verses with a motto to each. Some copies have also the "Keys of the Gates" (£20 to £30).

Blake (W.). Europe, a Prophecy. Lambeth, 1794, fol., title, frontispiece and 15 plates, plain or coloured, by the artist (£20 to £30, and £50 to £60 respectively). Blake's favourite composition.

Blake (W.). First Book of Urizen. Lambeth, 1794, 4to., 26 leaves, with designs coloured by the artist (£20 to £25). The Gaisford copy, containing an original coloured drawing of the Preludium, inserted and bound in morocco by Bedford, £66 (1890).

The design, like the text, is characterized by a monotony of horror.