IV.-ENGLISH LITERATURE

1500-1899

in alphabetical order

347 ACADEMY OF COMPLEMENTS (The New) . . with an exact Collection of the Newest and Choicest SONGS ALAMODE. . compiled by L. B., Sir C. S., Sir W. D. and others. . 12mo. frontispiece; calf, rebacked

1713

Frontispiece; title; pp. 1-84 of Compliments and Letters; pp. 85-319 a collection
of Songs, which in spite of occasional doggrel and frequent obscenity, form a valuable
Anthology of popular Poetry.
With a collection of the newest

347* ACADEMY OF COMPLIMENTS (A New)

Play-house Songs. . 12mo. frontispiece; old calf gilt
Quite a different book from the preceding. Pp. 84-156 contain the Songs.
ADAMSON (John)—see under Scotland
ESOP-See BEWICK, and OGILBY

ALEXANDER (William, Earl of Stirling)—see post, under Scotland

£ s. d.

200

1761 0 7 6

348 ALLEN (Cardinal). A BRIEFE DISCOVERIE OF DOCTOR AL-lens seditious drifts, contrived in a Pamphlet written by him, concerning the yeelding vp of the towne of Deuenter (in Ouerrissel) vnto the King of Spain, by William Stanley . . LONDON Imprinted by I. W. for Francis Coldock. 1588.

Small 4to. 68 leaves, including the woodcut frontispiece of St. George and the Dragon; dark morocco extra, gilt edges, a very large and fine copy 1588

With the bookplate of the Bateman Museum. The address to the reader is signed by G. D. an enthusiastic supporter of the Earl of Leicester. 348* ALLIBONE'S (S. A.) CRITICAL DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE and British and American Authors, living and deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the latter half of the Nineteenth Century, containing over Forty-three thousand Authors, with Literary Notices and Forty Indexes of Subjects; 3 very large and thick vols. impl. 8vo. cloth Philad. 1859-71 349 [ALLOT (Robert)] flor. 1600. ENGLANDS PARNASSUS: or the choysest Flowers of our Moderne Poets, with their Poeticall comparisons. London. . 1600. 5 parts forming 1 vol. sm. 4to. blue wrappers Collier's Reprint, 1867 350 AMADIS OF GAUL. THE ANCIENT, FAMOVS, And Honourable History of Amadis de Gaule . . . Written in French by the Lord of Essars, Nicholas de Herberay.. [translated into English by Anthony Munday] 4 vols. in 1, sm. folio, in a sumptuous binding of olive morocco extra, with joints and gilt edges, probably by Lewis for the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos whose bookplate is fastened inside the cover

550

300

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Nicholas Okes, 1619-18 24 0 0 VERY RARE. The translation comprises four books-that is, the complete Amadis only. Munday meant to have gone on with the continuations, but he proceeded no further. The titles of Books 2, 3, 4 bear the words "Translated out of French, by A. M.", and those initials at foot of the dedications are sufficient indication of the name of Anthony Munday. The first two titles bear the date of 1619; the other two, 1618.

ANACREON-see FAWKES.

351 ANTWERP. AN HISTORICALL DISCOVRSE, or rather a tragical Historie
of the citie of Antwerpe, since the departure of king Phillip king of
Spaine out of Netherland, till this present yeare 1586.. Printed by
Iohn Windet. . small 4to. black letter, contemporary MS. marginal
notes; green morocco, gilt edges, VERY RARE
Iohn Windet, 1586
A little contemporary document which will be prized by the readers of Motley.

4 4 0

352 THE ARABIAN NIGHTS in five volumes, translated by the Reverend Edward Forster, 5 vols. 4to. LARGE PAPER, with Proof impressions before Letters of the exquisite plates after Smirke; orange morocco extra, gilt edges, a beautiful book

1802 353 Scorr (Jonathan) The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, revised and corrected from the Arabic. 6 vols. 12mo. hf. calf 1811

The Rev. Mr. Forster translated from Galland.

354 THE ARABIAN Nights' Entertainments, a new translation from the Arabic by Lane, 3 vols. royal 8vo. best edition for family use, with many hundred engravings on wood by Harvey, cloth, uncut

354*

the same, 3 vols. roy. 8vo. red morocco extra, gilt edges see post, BURTON

1839(-41)

1841

220 5 0 0

355 ARCHAICA, containing a Reprint of scarce old English Prose Tracts, with Prefaces, critical and biographical, by Sir S. E. BRYDGES, 2 vols. 1815-HELICONIA, comprising a Selection of English Poetry of the Elizabethan Age, edited by T. PARK, 3 vols. 1815-together 5 vols. 4to. cloth, uncut

1815 356 ARGYLL (G. J. D. Campbell, Duke of) The Burdens of Belief and other poems, small 8vo. cloth 1892 357 ARIOSTO (Ludovico) The Orlando Furioso translated into English verse, with notes by William Stewart Rose, 8 vols. small 8vo. hf. morocco 1823 358 the same, 8 vols. in 4, bright calf gilt 1823 359 ARISTOTLES Politiqves, or Discovrses of Government. Translated ovt of Greeke into French.. by Loys Le Roy.. Translated out of French into English. Small folio, fine copy, limp vellum Adam Islip . . 1598 From the library of the first Earl of Westmoreland, and having a MS. note on the title-page "Solus Deus protector meus. W."-The dedication to Sir Robert Sidney (brother of Sir Philip) is signed by I. D. who was the English translator.

360 ARMADA. THE COPIE OF A LETTER SENT OVT OF ENGLAND TO DON BERNARDIN MENDOZA, AMBASSADOVR IN FRANCE FOR the King of Spaine, declaring the state of England. . This Letter. . found in the chamber of one Richard Leigh.. who was lately executed for high treason. . adioyned certaine late Aduertisements, concerning the losses and distresses happened to the Spanish Nauie. . Imprinted at London by I. Vautrollier for Richard Field. 1588.

2 vols. in 1, small 4to. pp. 20 and 10, fine copy in blue morocco 1588 "In all these fights Christ showed himself a Lutheran" is a phrase attributed to Spanish captives after the failure of the Armada.

361 ARTHUR. The History of the valiant Knight Arthur of Little Britain. A Romance of Chivalry. . translated.. by John Bourchier, Lord Berners, a new edition [by E. V. Utterson], 4to. 25 plates finely illuminated in colours; olive morocco extra, symbolically tooled, leather joints, by C. Lewis, scarce, from the Gaisford library 1814

The illuminated plates were facsimiles from the pictures in the MS. romance then
in the possession of Lord Thurlow.

ARTHUR (King) The Romance of—see p. 26
362 ASCHAM (Roger) died 1568. TOXOPHILUS, first edition. Leaf 1: A
woodcut of the royal arms with seven lines of verse below, beginning:
Reioyse Englande, be gladde and merie, | TROTHE ouercommeth thyne
enemyes all .. On the reverse some Latin verses by "Gualterus
Haddonus Cantabrigien." Leaves 2, 3, dedication to King Henry.
Leaves 4, 5, 6: TO ALL GENTLE MEN. Leaf 7: TOXOPHILVS, The
schoole of shootinge. a list of contents ending on leaf 8. The text
begins on leaf 9. Leaf 96 reverse: . . LONDINI. In ædibus Edouardi
Whytchurch. Cum priuilegio. . 1545.

Small 4to. fine copy in the original binding, with AN AUTOGRAPH
LETTER OF PRESENTATION FROM ASCHAM TO WILLIAM PARR EARL OF ESSEX,
BROTHER OF QUEEN KATHERINE PARR
1545 40 0 0

The letter in Ascham's beautiful handwriting and bearing his signature occupies
three pages, which were evidently bound in the volume in 1545. It contains a reference
to the Diva semperque augusta Catarina to whom her brother had highly commended
the book.

363 ASCHAM (Roger) THE SCHOLEMASTER. Or plaine and perfite way of
tea-ching children, to understand, write, and speake, the Latin tong
By Roger Ascham. An. 1571 AT LONDON, Printed by Iohn Daye .
Colophon on last leaf: Printed by Iohn Daye.. 1573. Small 4to.
74 leaves; limp vellum wrapper

364

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1571-73

A memorable and delightful book, first suggested to Ascham by Sir Richard Sackville at a dinner at Sir William Cecil's in 1563, at Windsor; carefully planned and written out during the few years that followed, and presented in MS. to Cecil by Ascham's widow in 1569 or 1570.-The above was the First Edition, notwithstanding

its two dates.

The Scholemaster; shewing a plain and perfect way of Teaching the Learned Languages; revised and improved by James Upton; 8vo. oll calf 1743 Autographs-see above ASCHAM, and post GRAY

365

A Collection: ROBERT BROWNING. A long autograph Letter, of over 40 closely written 4to. lines addressed from Florence to his Uncle Reuben, Oct. 27, 1853. He and Mrs. Browning each intend to bring out a goodly volume in the Spring. The boy leads a very happy life. "Does your scheme take Mr. Gladstone's fancy? It may not and yet be none the worse." "We have visitors, enquirers, and admirers of all sorts and sizes and give them tea and bread and butter in superior style. It is comforting to think they must come for our own sakes merely." Signed "Robert Browning."-ROBERT BROWNING. An unpublished amusing quatrain on Tea Drinking. Signed "Robert Browning, June 11, '83. Tea-time, 11, Kensington Park Gardens."— W. M. THACKERAY. A note, "regret that it is not at present in my power to lecture at Sunderland." Written from Edinburgh (in 1857). CHARLES DICKENS. Note acknowledging Mr. Ablett's subscription for the widow and family of the late Mr. Hone. Dated from Devonshire Terrace, 19 Jany. 1843.-CARDINAL NEWMAN. " Yet a little while And He that is to come Will come and will not tarry. John H. Card. Newman. July 25, 1883."-JOHN STUART MILL. Note to Leigh Hunt, written in May 1838.-MARY RUSSELL MITFORD to Mrs. Hofland, concerning her mother's death, signed M. R. Mitford, not dated (1830).-A leaf of a poem in SOUTHEY's handwriting, beginning "Shunning human sight like a thief in the night, Elaemon made no delay" (sent by Southey to Mr. Ablett in 1832).—Piozzi (H. L., Mrs.) Letter dated 25 Nov. 1805 Nine interesting pieces.

366 A Reference Catalogue of British and Foreign Autographs and
Manuscripts, edited by T. J. WISE

Part I. Autograph of CHARLOTTE BRONTË, by T. J. Wise, 5 pages
of facsimiles (200 copies printed)

1893

Part II. Autograph of ROBERT BURNS, by W. Craibe Angus, and H. D. Colvill-Scott, 4 pages of facsimiles (100 copies printed) 1894 together 2 parts, folio, sewed Society of Archivists, 1893-4 367 BACON (Sir Francis, Lord Verulam) 1561-1626. Works. Francisci Baconi... Operum moralium et civilium Tomus . . . Cura & Fide Guilielmi Rawley . . . small folio, portrait by S. Pass (mounted), old calf, rebacked

368 369

370

1638

Works, 10 vols. 8vo. slightly foxed; with portrait; old calf 1817 The Works of Francis Bacon . . a new edition, by Basil Montagu 17 vols. 8vo. portraits and plates; fine copy in calf gilt, with the arms of Christ Church, Oxford, on the sides 1825-34

..

WORKS; new edition, collected and edited by R. L. Ellis, J. Spedding, and D. D. Heath, Vols. I to V, comprising the Division of Philosophical Works, original and translated, 5 vols. 8vo.-Vols. VI and VII, comprising the Division of Literary and Professional Works, 2 vols. 8vo. Letters and Life, including all his occasional Works, namely Letters, Speeches, and other authentic writings, collected by Spedding, 7 vols. 1861-74-together 14 vols. 8vo.

£ s. d.

550

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800

1854-74 10 10 0

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1894

0.5 0

371 BACON (Sir Francis) The Physical and Metaphysical Works of Lord Bacon, edited by Joseph Devey. Small 8vo. cloth

372

373

This volume of 567 pp. contains The Advancement of Learning and the Novum

Organum.

Essayes, newly enlarged, sm. 4to. antique calf

London, Haviland & Allot, 1629
The Essays .. with a Table of the colours of Good and Evil .
the Wisdom of the Ancients . . the Character of Queen Elizabeth .
Small 8vo. calf, with the bookplate of Sir John Percivale

1 16 0

1696

066

374

The Essays

and a Discourse of the Wisdom of the Ancients,

sm. 8vo. hf. bd.

375

Essays, with annotations by Richard Whately, 8vo. sixth edition ;

379

calf gilt

The Essays, edited with introduction and notes by Samuel Harvey
Reynolds, 8vo. hf. calf gilt
Oxford, 1890

The Two Bookes of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning,
Divine and Humane-The Collegiat Suffrage of the Divines of Great
Britaine, etc. delivered in the Synod of Dort, in 1 vol. small 4to. old
calf
The Two Bookes of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning,
Divine and Humane, sm. 4to. calf
Oxford, 1633

1629

Resuscitatio, or, Bringing into Publick Light severall Pieces, of the Works, Civil, Historical, Philosophical, & Theological, hitherto Sleeping; of . . . Francis Bacon . . By William Rawley . . . small folio, old calf, rebacked

1657 380 BAILLIE (Joanna) 1762-1851. Dramas, 3 vols. 1836-Plays delineating the Stronger Passions of the Mind, 3 vols. 1821-Miscellaneous Plays, 1805-together 7 vols. 8vo. calf extra, gilt backs, yellow edges, by F. Bedford

1805-36 381 BALDWIN (William) about 1510-1570 (?) THE CANTICLES OR BALADES OF SALOMON, phraselyke declared in Englysh Metres, by William Baldwin, sm. 4to. black letter, autograph of "Tho. Hearne " on title page, slightly wormed at the end, blue morocco extra

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William Baldwin, servant with Ed. Whitchurch, 1549 24 0 0
*VERY RARE. The only book known with the name of Baldwin as printer.
This appears fully described under Bibles-ante.

A treatyce of Moral philosophy containing the sayinges of the
wise.. First gathered and englished by Willia Baldwin, after that,
twise augmented by Thomas Paulfreyman. . z now once againe
enlarged by the first aucthor. . Cum priuilegio. 1564. Last page:
Imprinted at London, in Fleete strete . by Rycharde Tottill.
The first day of Decembre. Anno. 1564 . . .
12mo. fine copy in old gilt russia
COLLATION: Title, dedication, etc.

10 leaves; leaves 1-52 numbered; 53-62
unnumbered; 63-172 numbered; 173 skipped; 174-184, 184-224 numbered.
see Mirrour for Magistrates

383 BALE (John) 1495-1563. A brefe Chronycle concerning the examination
and death of the Blessed martir of Christ, Sir Iohn Oldecastell the
Lord Cobham, collected together by lohan Bale. . Here a woodcut.
On the reverse of title: Imprinted at London by Anthony Scoloker, And
Wyllya Seres Dwelling wythout Aldersgate. Cum Gratia et priuilegio
ad Imprimendu solum. 12mo. 56 leaves; blue morocco, gilt edges
(About 1550)

384

The Apology of Iohan Bale agaynste a rank Papyst, aunswering both hym and hys doctours, that neyther their vowes nor yet their priesthode are of the Gospell, but of Antichrist. Anno Do. M.CCCCC.L. A briefe exposycyon also vpo the .xxx. Chaptre of Numeri .... Last leaf obverse: Imprinted at London by Iohn Day, dwelling ouer

4 4 0

500

Aldersgate.. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum. On the reverse :
A dyspatche of vowes and presthode, by the wurd of God. Compyled
by Iohan Bale. 12mo. 160 leaves; fine copy in purple morocco extra,
gilt edges
(1550)
Original edition of one of Bale's most characteristic productions. The leaves are
numbered to clvi (which should be clvii, as viii is used twice), and the last three leaves
unnumbered.

385 BALE (John) The first two partes of the Actes or vnchaste examples of the
English votaryes, gathered out of their owne legenades and Chronycles
by Iohan Bale.. Here a woodcut.. On leaf 83 reverse: Imprynted
at London by Abraham Vele . . 1551.. Leaf 84 blank. Leaf 85,
title: The second part or contynuacyon of the English votaries.
Imprinted at London, for Iohan Bale. . M.D. LI.. Leaf 208: .
Thus endeth the second parte of this wurke, called, The Actes of
Englysh votaryes. Collected by Iohan Bale, Anno M.D.L. Téλos.
2 vols. in 1, 12mo. a singularly fine and large copy in the original
stamped calf

386

1551

On the title-page is an inscription "I trust in my truthe q. Henry Stafford," and the same name reappears on the final fly-leaf.-There are 84 leaves in Part I, and 124 in Part II. They are numbered in a way corresponding to the following: 1-4, 1-80; i-xii, ix-Cxx ..

Title: An Admonishion to the Bishoppes of VVinchester, London and others, &c. . . From Roane by Michael wood, Anno. M.D. Liii the first of October. 16mo. Roman Letter; a little cut in the side notes; red morocco, RARE 1553

"More and Fisher with frier Forest and other desperately died in the contempt of the gospel."

This bitter anonymous "admonition" must be excessively rare. Lowndes describes it as black letter, 15 pages, 1563, while it is really Roman letter, 16 pages, and 1553. It is described in the British Museum catalogue as the work of John Bale. 387 BALLADS. A COLLECTION OF OLD BALLADS . . with Introductions, historical, critical, or humorous . . 3 vols. 12mo. numerous pretty copperplates, including the rare print in illustration of the Swimming Lady (in Vol. II); fine copy in russia

1727

Most of the pieces are genuine old ballads slightly "improved," some are the works of writers (Suckling, etc.) in the seventeenth century, and some are Scottish songs of the latter part of that century. Ambrose Philips is said to have been the editor.

see CRAWFORD (Earl of) Collections . .

388 ALEXANDER BARCLAY, 1476-1552. Title: Stultifera Nauis

389

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1570. A woodcut here. The Ship of Fooles, wherin is shewed the
folly of all States, with diuers other workes adioyned vnto the same..
Translated out of Latin into Englishe by Alexander Barclay Priest.

Small folio, 340 leaves (twelve, 259, and sixty-nine) with woodcuts;
old gilt russia, gilt edges, with "MRo. Prestone" in an Elizabethan hand
on the title

1570 18 0 0

the same, a large and sound copy in old russia gilt, with the bookplate of Lord Leigh

1570 18 18 0

The unnumbered leaves at the end contain Barclay's Minor Poems: Mirrour of
Good Manners, from Mancini, with the Latin in parallel columns, 42 leaves; and his
Certayne Egloges, 24 leaves.

ECLOGUES. Here begynneth the Egloges of Alexander Barclay,
priest, wherof the first thre conteineth the miseries of courters and
courtes, of all Princes in generall. The mattier whereof was translated
. . out of a boke named in latin, Miserie curialium, compiled by Encas
Siluius.. Last page: . . Imprinted at London by Humfrey Powell.
Sm. 4to. 58 leaves, black letter; red morocco, super extra, gilt edges,
and dentelle borders, by Pratt
(about 1548) 24 0 0

No earlier edition is known of the books of three Eclogues. There are five Eclogues appended to the Ship of Fooles of 1570, and the fifth of them had been printed separately some years earlier than the above three. The fourth Eclogue was not printed till it appeared in 1570.