23055 ROBISON (John) Proofs of a Conspiracy against all the religions and governments of Europe, on the secret meetings of Free Masons, Illuminati . . . 8vo. bds. 5s 1798 Romances: 23056 DUNLOP (John) History of Fiction, a critical account of the most celebrated prose works of fiction from the earliest Greek romances to the novels of the present age, 3 vols. 12mo. bds. 20s Edinburgh, 1816 23057 POPULAR Tales and Romances of the Northern Nations, 3 vols. sm. 8vo. bds. 15s 1823

23058 THOMS (William J.) Collection of early prose Romances, 3 vols. small 8vo. red morocco extra, gilt edges, £4. 4s__1828(-27) CONTENTS: Robert the Devyll; Thomas a Reading; Frier Bacon; Frier Rush; Virgilius; Robin Hood; George a Green; Tom a Lincolne ; Helyas [the Knight of the Swan]; History of Dr. Faustus; Second Report of Dr. John Faustus.

23059 COLLECTION of eight very rare Romances and Chap Books, in one vol. sm. 4to. olive morocco super extra, lined with leather, gilt edges, by C. Lewis, from Dr. Farmer's library, with his autograph, £18. 1689-1703

CONTENTS: Mandevile (Sir John) Voyages and Travels, BLACK LETTER, woodcuts, 1696-History of Sir Bevis of Southampton, BLACK LETTER, woodcuts, 1689-History of the Nine Worthies, n. d.-Tom a Lincoln, the Red Rose Knight, woodcut frontispiece, 1703-History of Montelion, Knight of the Oracle, front. n. d.-History of the Life and glorious Actions of the mighty Hercules of Greece, woodcut title, n. d.-History of the Marquis of Salus and Patient Grissel, woodcut on title, 1703-History of the damnable Life and deserved Death of Dr. Faustus, BLACK LETTER, n. d. Most of these pieces were published on London Bridge.

23060 Amadis. THE FIFTH Book of the most pleasant and delectable History of Amadis de Gaule, containing the first part of the most strange, valiant, and worthy acts of ESPLANDIAN small 4to. calf, arms on sides, £4. 15s

1664

Translated by J. Johnson. Not in Mr. Huth's library. 23361 [SIXTH BOOK] THE FAMOUS AND RENOWNED HISTORY of Amadis de Gaule, conteining the heroick deeds of armes

23062

as well

of Amadis himself as of Perion his Son, and Lisvart of Greece being the sixt part never before published, translated out of French by Francis Kirkman, small 4to. old calf, 27s 1652 the same, small 4to. an autograph dedication by Kirkman to Mrs. Anne Phillipps, dated 1654, written on the back of the title, calf, 24s 1652 Not in Mr. Huth's library. This is really the seventh book of the Spanish Amadis. 23063 Arthur. THE STORY OF THE MOST NOBLE AND WORTHY KYNGE

ARTHUR, the whiche was one of the worthyes chrysten, and also of his noble and valiaŭte knyghtes of the rounde Table, sm. folio, black letter, numerous rude woodcuts, wanting last two leaves of text, c iii-vi, m iv-v, o viii, s viii, O ii, iii, and having Title, Prologue, Table, etc. in facsimile, calf gilt, £15. W. Coplande, 1567

An excessively rare edition of one of the most popular of the Romances of Chivalry, unknown to Ames and Herbert. Lowndes cites only Dent's copy, and Utterson's (imperfect), and Dr. Dibdin expressly stated "A third copy is not at present known." Dent's copy was again in the market at the Perkins sale, where it fetched the price of £120.

ROMANCES-Continued.

23064 ARTHUR (The Storye of the most noble and worthy Kynge Arthur) Colophon: Thus endeth this noble and joyous booke entytuled la mort darthur, notwithstandinge it treateth of the byrth, lyfe, and actes of the saide Kinge Arthur, and of hys noble Knyghts of the round table, folio, wanting title, 7 ll. in sheet M and Nn8, otherwise good copy in vellum, with the autograph of (Sir) Thomas Sadler on fly-leaf, VERY RARE, £7. 10s London, Thomas East, n. d. (1596 ?) 23065 ARTHUR. The Byrth, Lif and Actes of Kyng Arthur: of his noble Knyghtes of the Rounde Table, their Aventures, Thachyeuyng of Sanc Grael; in the end the Morte Darthur; with introduction and notes by Southey, 2 vols. 4to. hf. morocco, or russia extra, uncut, £5.

23066

1817 LARGE PAPER, 2 vols. imperial 4to. bds. RARE, £10. 1817 Reprinted from Caxton's edition. The large paper copies have become very scarce.

23067 LELANDI (J.) Assertio inclytissimi Arturii Regis Britanniæ, sm. 4to. woodcut capitals by Hans Holbein, red_morocco_extra, gilt edges, by F. Bedford, £3. J. Herford, 1544 A life of King Arthur, gleaned from sources of any and every kind, written to rescue the glory of that mystic prince from the sceptic and iconoclastic hands of William of Newbury, and Polydore Virgil.

23068 Belianis of Greece. THE HONOUR OF CHIVALRY, or the famous and delectable History of Don Bellianis of Greece (the first part), translated out of Italian, very sm. 4to. calf, £2. 10s

23069

23070

1650

The Honour of Chivalry: or the famous and delectable History of Don Bellianis of Greece translated out of Italian [by J. Shurley], title and first leaf mended, E. Tracy, 1703-The second and third Parts, newly written in English by F. Kirkman, 1671-2-3 parts in 1 vol. smallest 4to. calf, £2. 10s 1703-1671-2

A so-called translation of the second and third parts was also made by Shurley, but they are loosely paraphrastic and sometimes at variance with the original. Kirkman's rendering is faithful.

The Honour of Chivalry, or the renowned and famous History of Don Bellianis of Greece, sm. 4to. woodcuts, hf. bd. a chap book, 12s C. Brown (about 1700) 23071 Bevis of Hampton. The famous and renowned History of Sir BEVIS of SOUTHAMPTON, sm. 4to. black letter, numerous rude woodcuts, hf. bd. £4. W. Thackeray, 1689

VERY RARE even in this edition as in the editions of earlier date. 23072 Fortunatus. THE RIGHT, PLEASANT, and diverting History of Fortunatus, and his two Sons, first penn'd in the Dutch Tongue, thence abstracted, and now published in English, by T. C. [Thomas Churchyard], 12mo. rude woodcuts, calf extra, gilt edges, 328

1740

Bound up with the "Secret History of the most renowned Q. Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex," frontispiece, Cologne, 1680.

ROMANCES-continued.

23073 Friar Bacon. [The famous History of FRIER BACON]; Sm. 4to. black letter, wanting title-page, but otherwise perfect, hf, bd. 7s 6d [M. Clark, 1679] 23074 Mirror of Knighthood. The First Part of the Mirrour of Princely Deedes and Knighthood, wherein is shewed the worthinesse of the Knight of the Sunne and his brother Rosicleer, with the straunge love of the beautiful Princesse Briana, translated out of Spanish by M. T. [Margaret Tyler], title and 2 leaves in MS. T. Este, n. d.—Second Part of the first Booke of the Myrrour of Knighthood, translated out of Spanish by R. P. (Richard Percival), T. Este, 1585-Third Part of the first Booke of the Mirrour of Knighthood, translated by R. P., Thomas East, n. d. five leaves at end wanting-[The Fourth and Fifth Bookes, being the first and second bookes of the second part], T. Este, 1598, title absent, otherwise fine copy, VERY RARE — Sixth Booke of the Myrrour of Knighthood, being the first booke of the third part, conteining the Knightly actions and amorous conversations of Rosicleer and Rosabel, translated by R. P. Edwarde Allde, 1598-Seventh Booke of the Myrrour of Knighthood, Thomas Purfoot, 1598 Eighth Booke of the Myrror of Knighthood, being the third of the third part, Thomas Creede, 1599-Ninth Part of the Mirrour of Knighthood, Cuthbert Burbie, 1601-together 9 parts in 8 vols. sm. 4to. all in black letter, a few head-lines cut, therefore sold not subject to collation; uniform in old calf gilt, VERY RARE, £16. 16s

(1585)-1601 23075 Palmerin of England. The First Part of the no lesse rare, then excellent and stately Historie, of the famous and fortunate Prince Palmerin of England Translated out of French, by Translated by A. M, -2 vols. in 1, stout sm. 4to. black letter, title of the first part mended, and four leaves (A8, D1, K1, Dd 8) deficient, otherwise a fine copy in old calf, VERY RARE, £8. 8s

23076

A. M.

-The Second Part

Thomas Creede and Bernard Alsop, 1616 "No copy of Part I under this date is known to me," says Mr. Carew Hazlitt. This statement is sufficient in itself to indicate the excessive rarity of the book, which is to be found neither in the Huth nor the Britwell library. The famous History of the noble and valiant Prince Palmerin of England and his brother Florian du Desart translated out of French by A. M., 2 vols. in 1, sm. 4to. the title to the first supplied in MS. facsimile, citron morocco, gilt edges, £2. 1664

Anthony Munday, the well-known translator and popularizer of Queen Elizabeth's time, gave the English version of the Palmerin to delight many generations of readers. His first edition of Part I was printed in 1588. 23077 Palmerin d'Oliva . . . shewing the Mirrovr of Nobilitie, the Map of Honour . . . turned into English, by A(nthony) M(unday), 2 vols. in 1, sm. 4to. black letter, a few words and letters supplied in manuscript, the date cut off the title-page to the

23079

second part and last leaf inlaid, russia extra, joints, gilt edges, emblems by Lewis, £8. 8s 1637

From Mr. Goldsmid's library, at whose sale it sold for £16. The Stanley copy fetched £14. The original editions of these two parts in English appeared in 1588-97.

23078 Parismus. The most famous, delectable and pleasant History of Parismus the most renowned Prince of Bohemia, ninth impression, 2 parts in 1 vol. sm. 4to. black letter, woodcut frontispieces to each part, last two leaves slightly defective, old calf, £2. 10s 1671 History of PARISMUS, the Valiant and Renowned Prince of Bohemia, 2 parts in 1 vol. 12mo. black letter, russia, 12s W. Onley, for Josiah Blare, about 1700 Abridged from the older edition in quarto. Written in Shakespeare's time by Emanuel Ford or Foord, the author likewise of Ornatus and Artesia ; and probably in great measure, if not altogether, his own invention. 23080 Reynard the Fox (The Most Delectable History of) newly corrected and purged, from all grossness in phrase and matter to which may now be added a Second Part of the said History; as also the Shifts of Reynardine the son of Reynard the Fox, 3 vols. in 1, small 4to. numerous rude woodcuts, bearing the initials of the publisher himself (Edward Brewster), calf, £5. 1701-1681-1684

First editions of the second and third parts, which are purely English productions. The first printed Flemish version of Reynike de Vos was in prose; it was published by Geraert Leeuw at Gouda in 1479; from which edition Caxton drew his English translation (also in prose) which was printed iu 1481. From that time the book was repeated in many editions, frequently suffering improvement from the hands of the editors and printers. When the anonymous author (probably Edward Brewster) undertook to bring out his continuation in 1681, he treated the original Reynard as a first part only. 23081 Siege of Troy. [LE FEBVRE (Raoul)] [The Ancient Historie of the Destrvction of Troy . . . translated out of French into English by W. Caxton. Newly corrected... by William Fiston], smallest 4to. black letter, the first six leaves defective or deficient, bound, £2. 10s [Thomas Creede, 1607] 23082 Tom a Lincoln. The most pleasant History of Toм A LINCOLN, that ever renowned soldier, the Red-Rose Knight, sm. 4to. extra title, with woodcut, hf. bd. 18s

J. W. for B. Deacon, 1704 Richard Johnson, the author of the "Seven Champions," also wrote this book. His initials appear at foot of the dedication. 23083 Valentine and Orson, small 4to. some leaves stained, without title and preliminary leaves, and without the last three leaves of table, but the text perfect, black letter, woodcuts, vellum, 20s

[about 1670] 23084 VALENTINE AND ORSON, the two sons of the Emperor of Greece, newly corrected and amended, with new pictures, lively expressing the history, sm. 4to. black letter, with frontispiece and other curious woodcuts, some letters at the bottom of a few pages cut off, calf, RARE, £5. Printed by A. Purslow for T. Passinger (? 1675)

ROMANCES-Continued.

23085 VALENTINE AND ORSON, another edition, sm. 4to. Roman Letter, calf extra, gilt edges, by F. Bedford, scarce, £4. 18s

A. M. for E. Tracy on London Bridge, n. d.

The last woodcut in the Passenger and Tracy editions is a new engraving : otherwise the prints in all three editions are from the self-same blocks.

23086 ROSS (Alex.) Mystagogus Poeticus, or, the Muses Interpreter: explaining the historicall Mysteries, and mysticall Histories of the Anciente Greek and Latine Poets, 12mo. fine copy in old morocco, gold tooling, £2. 5s

With the autograph of William Motherwell, 1828.

Roxburghe Club Publications:

23087 OVID.

All are in 4to. half morocco.

1647

These are genuine Club publications; not printed for sale. Of most of the volumes only 30 copies were printed; of none more than 100 copies. The three first books of Ovid de Tristibus translated into English by Thomas Churchyarde (Thomas Marsh, 1578), £2. Earl Spencer, 1816 23088 NEWES from Scotland declaring the damnable Life of Doctor Fian, a notable Sorcerer, woodcuts, 36 copies printed, £2. 10s G. H. Freeling, 1816 23089 INTERLUDE of the World and the Child (1522), 34 copies printed, 30s Viscount Althorp, 1817 23090 CHEVELERE Assigne, 4to. black letter, facsimile, duplicate from Abbotsford library, with Sir Walter Scott's autograph, and an autograph letter of E. V. Utterson, £4. 4s E. V. Utterson, 1820 23091 SKELTON (J.) Magnifycence, an Interlude, black letter, 36s J. Littledale, 1821 20392 Vox Populi Vox Dei, a complaynt of the Commons against Taxes, £2. 1821 "This reprint was intended by Sir Joseph Littledale as his contribution to the Roxburghe Club, but before it was issued he was raised to the bench, and he substituted 'Skelton's Magnificence.' "—MS. Note.

23093 RAVENSCROFT (T.) Selections from the Works of, consisting of Ballads with Music, £4. Duke of Marlborough, 1822 23094 JUDICIUM, a Pageant, extracted from the Towneley MS. of Ancient Mysteries, edited by Francis Douce, 50 copies printed £2. 2s P. E. Townley, 1822 23095 HAVELOK THE DANE, the Ancient English Romance, accompanied by the French Text, with introduction, notes, and Glossary by Sir Frederick Madden, 61 copies printed, £3. 10s 1828 another copy, full of valuable MS. notes and additions by the editor, Sir Frederick Madden, £10.

23096

1828 23097 ALEXANDER the Great, Book of the most noble and vailzeand Conqueror, £2. 16s W. H. Miller, 1831

Title printed in gold and colours.

23098 WILLIAM and the Werwolf, Ancient English romance, with introduction and glossary, by F. Madden, £4. 4s Cawdor, 1832 23099 THE LYVYS OF SEYNTYS, translated into Englys be a Doctour of Dyvynite clepyd Osbern Bokenam, black letter, £4. 10s

Lord Clive, 1835