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morocco super extra, doublé, gilt tooled, joints, t. e. g., bound by Ramage, Taylor and Hessey, 1818, 8vo. (57) Leighton, £3 17s. 6d. 1605 [Kyd (Thos.)] The Spanish Tragedy or Hieronimo is mad againe, newly corrected and enlarged, with new additions, cut on title (which is mended), calf extra, inside dentelles, gilt edges by W. Pratt, A. Mathewes for Fr. Grove, 1633, 4to. (141) Quaritch, £1 6s. 1606 Lescarbot (Marc.) Histoire de la Nouvelle France, contenant les navigations, découvertes et habitations faites par les François ès Indes Occidentales et Nouvelle-France, etc., troisième édition, avec la Suite de l'Histoire (et les Muses de la Nouvelle France), with the 4 original maps, morocco extra, inside dentelles, gilt edges by Thibaron, fine copy, Paris, A. Perier, 1618, 8vo. (59) Quaritch, £16 1607 Marguerite de Valois. Marguerites de la Marguerite des Princesses, tres illustre Royne de Navarre, avec la Suyte, woodcuts, 2 parts in 1 vol., morocco, full gilt floreate back, line sides with centre laurel wreath, doublé with red morocco with borders of gilt leafy branches, joints, gilt edges by Chambolle-Duru, very fine copy (de la Bibliothèque Genard), Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1547, 8vo. (61) Ellis, £22 5s.

1608 Milton (John). Paradise Lost, a Poem, in twelve Books, fourth edition (first folio edition), portrait by R. White, and fine plates, red morocco, ornamental gilt back, the sides covered with elaborate gilt line and scroll tooling interspersed with dots, vellum linings and fly-leaves, joints, gilt edges by Ch. Meunier, a very fine copy, in solander case, M. Flesher for J. Tonson, 1688, folio (205)

Sotheran, £7 2s. 6d. 1609 Milton (John). Poetical Works with Notes of various Commentators, and Life by Rev. H. J. Todd, and General Index, LARGE PAPER, 3 portraits and fine set of proof plates to Paradise Lost, after Burney, added, 7 vol., morocco super extra, gilt edges by F. Bedford, fine copy, 1801-9, imperial 8vo. (62) Sotheran, £55s. 1510 Morison (Fynes). Itinerary, containing his ten yeeres Travell through the twelve dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, England, Scotland, Ireland, etc. (top corners of a few leaves mended), else fine copy, red morocco super extra, inside dentelles, gilt edges by W. Pratt, J. Beale, 1617, folio (206) Donkin, £4 12s. 6d. 1611 Olney Hymns, in three Books, first edition (containing Hymns by Wm. Cowper and the Rev. John Newton), morocco extra, inside gilt borders, gilt edges, W. Oliver, 1779, 8vo. (64) Maggs, £175. 1612 Percy (Bp. Thos.) Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, fourth edition, portraits and plates inserted, 3 vol., half morocco, t. e. g., other edges uncut, J. Nichols, 1794, 8vo. (67) Donkin, £255. 1613 Prat (Sam.) Grammatica Latina, old English morocco, gilt ornamental back, the sides covered with elaborate tooling

in scrolls and pointillé, gilt edges, fine specimen, 1722, 8vo. (72) Pickering, 13S. 1614 R. (S.) The Court of Civill Courtesie fitlie furnished with a pleasant port of stately phrases and pithy precepts; assembled in the behalfe of all Young Gentlemen and others that are desirous to frame their behaviour according to their Estates, etc., out of the Italian by R. S. Gent. (Sam. Rowlands?), black letter, title within woodcut border, calf gilt, gilt edges by C. Lewis, fine copy, Richard Jhones, 1591, 4to. (162) Quaritch, £20 [There is a copy of this book in the Huth Library. Only two copies appear to be known, this and the one mentioned. -ED.] 1615 Sandys (Geo.) A Paraphrase upon the Psalmes of David and upon the Hymnes in the Old and New Testaments, first edition, morocco extra, gilt edges by Rivière, At the Bell in St. Pauls Church Yard, 1636, 8vo. (76) Maggs, Li 1616 Seneca. His tenne Tragedies translated into Englysh (by Jasp. Heywood, A. Neville, J. Studley, T. Nuce, and T. Newton), black and roman letter (the first English Translation of Seneca), woodcut title and initials, morocco, back and sides elaborately tooled in dotted and line scrolls, inside dentelles, gilt edges, notes by J. Mitford on fly-leaf, Thos. Marsh, 1581, small 4to. (So) Maggs, £7 155. 1617 Shelley (P. B.) Zastrozzi, a Romance, by P. B. S., original edition, calf extra, inside gilt borders, gilt edges by F. Bedford, Wilkie and Robinson, 1810, 8vo. (83) Chadwick, £5 1618 Shirley (Jas.) Poems, etc., first edition, portrait (mounted), calf, H. Moseley. 1646, Honoria and Mammon, with the Contention of Ajax and Ulysses (title mounted, wanted portrait, and the end after K 2), J. Crook, 1659, 8vo. (84) Pickering, £5 5s. 1619 Spenser (Edm.). Poetical Works, portrait, 5 vol., W. Pickering, 1852-Churchill (Chas.) Poetical Works, with notes and life, 3 vol., portrait, ib., 1844, 8vo. (86) Maggs, £5 75. 6d. 1620 Spenser (Edm.) The Faerie Queen; the Shepheards Calen dar, together with the Other Works of Englands ArchPoet, collected into one volume, first collected edition, woodcut, title and headings, brown morocco extra, inside dentelles, gilt edges by F. Bedford, fine copy, H. L. for M. Lownes, 1611, folio (214) Dobell, £5 1621 Swetnam, the Woman-Hater, arraigned by Women, a New Comedie, acted at the Red Bull by the late Queene's Servants, original edition, woodcut on title, calf gilt, gilt edges by Rivière, R. Meighen, 1620, 4to. (169)

Pearson, £4 4s. 1622 Swinburne (A. Ch.) Poems and Ballads, Second and Third Series, first editions, 2 vol., uncut, 1878-89-Chastelard, A Tragedy, red cloth, uncut, J. C. Hotten, 1866, 8vo. (89) Leighton, 1 6s. 1623 Taylor (John, Water-Poet). The Honourable, and Memorable Foundations, Erections, Raisings and Ruines of divers Cities, Townes, Castles and other Pieces of Antiquitie

within ten Shires and Counties of this Kingdome . . .

also a Relation of the Wine Taverns, etc., first edition, morocco extra, gilt edges by Rivière, very rare, Printed by A. M., 1636, 8vo. (91) Redford, £4 45. 1624 Taylor (John). The Old, Old, Very Old Man, or the Age and long life of Thomas Par, the Son of John Parr, of Winnington, Co. Salop, he lived 152 yeares nine months and odd dayes, etc. (corners of 5 leaves mended), 8 scarce portraits of old Parr inserted, half morocco gilt, H. Gosson, 1635, 4to. (170) Ellis, £2 125. 1625 Taylor (John). The Hellish Parliament, being a CounterParliament to this in England, with the perfect league between the Papists and Brownists, original edition, cut on title, half bound, Printed in the yeare 1641, 4to. (171)

Ellis, £4 4s. 1626 Tempesta (Antonio). Illustrations to Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, set of 20 engravings, fine impressions and engraved dedication, also the twenty original drawings for the same, all signed by the artist, neatly mounted in a vol. and bound in brown morocco extra, joints, gilt edges by C. Lewis (from the Hamilton Palace Collection), oblong 4to. (174) Pearson, £8 1627 Theuerdanckh. Die geuerlicheiten und einsteils der Geschichten des loblichen Streyt-paren und hochberumbten helds und Ritters Herr Tewrdannckhs, first edition, numerous fine large woodcuts by Hans Schaufelein, wide outer margins but several mended, a very good copy with the register, vellum, Nürmberg, H. Schonsperger, 1517, folio (217) Quaritch, £16 1628 Venables (Col. Robert). The Experienced Angler, or Angling Improv'd, being a General Discourse of Angling, third edition, much enlarged, frontispiece and engravings (some headlines shaved), original sheep, in new morocco case, R. Marriott, 1668, 8vo. (94) Leighton, 1 18s. 1629 Vespuccio (Alberigo). Pæsi Novamente retrovati, et Mondo Novo da Alberico Vesputio Florentino intitulato, ornamental woodcut initials, title and last leaf of table in clever facsimile, otherwise an excellent copy, olive morocco extra, gilt edges by R. de Coverley, Vicentia, Impensa de Henrico Vicentino cura et Industria de Zamaria suo fiol, 1507, 4to. (176) Leighton, £11 1630 Virgilius. Opera nunc emendatiora, the rare Elzevir Edition, with the two pages in red letters, old morocco gilt, gilt edges (Simier), Lugd. Bat. ex off. Elzv., 1636 (95) Ellis, £1 35. 1631 Walpole (Horace). Anecdotes of Painting in England, and Catalogue of Engravers, original edition, portraits, 5 vol., morocco extra, gilt edges, fine copy, Strawberry Hill, 1762-71-63, 4to. (177) Sabin, £6 1632 Whitney (Geffrey). A Choice of Emblems, and other Devises, for the moste parte gathered out of Sundrie Writers, Englished and Moralised, with divers newly devised, original edition, numerous woodcuts (title neatly repaired), morocco

extra, gilt edges (from the Fuller Russell Library), Leyden, in the House of C. Plantyn, by Fr. Raphelengius. 1586, 4to. (183) Leighton, £9

[FEBRUARY 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH, 1898.]

SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE.

SELECTIONS FROM THE LIBRARIES OF MR. ARTHUR BRIGGS, AND OTHER GENTLEMEN.

(No. of Lots, 907; amount realised, £1,768 2s. 6d.)

1633 Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity, plates, vol. xlviii. to liii., part i., in 11 parts, uncut, 1885-92, 4to. (523) Parker, £5 10S. 1634 Barth (Dr. Henry). Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa, maps and plates, 5 vol., half calf, m. e., 1857-58, 8vo. (1) Edwards, £1 6s. 1635 Bible. The Holy Bible (the Old Testament), faithfully translated into English out of the authentical Latin, diligently conferred with the Hebrew, Greek and other Editions in divers Languages, etc., by the English College of Doway, second edition, 2 vol.- The New Testament faithfully translated into English out of the authenticall Latin, etc., by the English Colledge in Rhemes, fourth edition, enriched with pictures, together 3 vol., purple morocco extra, gilt edges, fine copy, Rouen, J. Cousturier, 1635-33, 4to. (536) Bull, L2 Is. 1636 Breviarium Romanum, nunc ex sacra potissimum scriptura, et probatiis sanctorum, historiis nuper confectum, ac denuo per eundem authorem accuratius recognitum (Ed. Card. Quignonis), old morocco, tooled sides and back, gauffred edges, Lugduni, 1546, 8vo. (499) Bull, £6 185. 1637 British Gallery of Contemporary Portraits, with short biographical notices, 150 portraits, 2 vol., half russia, t. e. g., other edges uncut, Cadell, 1822, atlas 4to. (95)

Maggs, £3 125. 1638 British Gallery of Pictures from the Old Masters in Great Britain, with descriptions by Tresham and Ottley, 25 plates, coloured and mounted like drawings, morocco gilt, gilt edges, 1818, imperial folio (96) Robson, 18 10s. 1639 Byble (The) that is to say all the Holy Scripture. . . truly and purely translated into English, and nowe lately with greate industry and diligence recognised, black letter, with all the woodcut titles, the first being in facsimile, last leaf of text mended and half supplied in MS. facsimile, leaf of table and colophon in facsimile, otherwise fine and excellent copy, oaken boards, metal bosses, Day and Seres, 1549, folio (88) Bull, £8 12s. 6d.

[Matthew's Version revised by Becke; this is one of the "Bugge" Bibles, so-called from the reading of Psalm xci. 5. ED.]

1640 Clarendon (Earl of).

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History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars, with notes by Warburton, 7 vol., Oxford, 1849, 8vo. (5) Sotheran, £1 IS. 1641 Coxe (Archdeacon W.) Works, viz.: Tour in Monmouthshire, Travels in Poland, etc., Russian Discoveries, Travels in Switzerland, Memoirs of Henry Pelham, Kings of Spain, Duke of Marlborough, Shrewsbury Correspondence, House of Austria, Memoirs of Sir Rob. Walpole and Lord Walpole, together 24 vol., uniform set in calf gilt, y. e., 1801, etc., 8vo. (45) Maggs, £4 10s. 1642 Demmin (A.) Histoire de la Céramique; l'Asie, l'Amérique. l'Afrique et l'Europe, 250 plates, with explanatory text, 2 vol., half mor. extra, g. t., 1875, folio (595) Baer & Co., £13 1643 Description de l'Égypte, ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, publié par les Ordres de Napoléon le Grand, Edition Originale, numerous plates, 23 vol., half morocco gilt, m. e., Paris, 1809-28, folio, atlas folio, and imperial atlas folio (294) Quaritch, £22 5s. 1644 Des Murs (O.) Iconographie Ornithologique. Nouveau Recueil Général de Planches Peintes d'Oiseaux, 72 coloured plates, half red morocco gilt, t. e. g., Paris, 1849, 4to. (45) Quaritch, £2 1645 Dibden (Dr. T. F.) Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in the Northern Counties, numerous illustrations (some foxed), 2 vol., calf gilt, m.e., 1838, royal 8vo. (10) Lewin, I IIS. 1646 Dresden Gallery. Recueil d'Estampes d'après les plus Célèbres Tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde, avec une description de chaque Tableau en Français, portrait of the Elector of Saxony, and 150 engravings, 3 vol., half morocco gilt, Dresde, 1753, n. d., imperial atlas folio (103) Quaritch, £8

1647 Dufresne Dom. Du Cange (Car.) Glossarium Media et Infimæ Latinitatis, auctum a Monachis Ord. S. Benedicti cum Supplementis D. Carpenterii, etc., digessit G. A. L. Henschel (Supplemento etiam Laurent. Diefenbach), 8 vol., half morocco, m. e., Paris, et Francof., 1840-57, 4to. (47) Ellis, £6 10s.

1648 Dugdale (Sir Wm.) History of St. Paul's Cathedral, with continuation and additions by Sir Henry Ellis, numerous plates (some of the original plates by Hollar inserted), calf, gilt edges, 1818, folio (104) Thorp, £2 45. 1649 Evelyn (John). Memoirs, comprising his Diary and Correspondence, edited by Wm. Bray, new edition, portrait and plates, 5 vol., calf gilt, y. e., Colburn, 1827, 8vo. (12) Young, £1 10s. 1650 Fitzherbert (Sir A.) Grand Abridgment of the Common Law, black letter (some leaves wanted, much water-stained, with all faults), 3 vol., old calf, very rare edition, no place or printer's name (W. de Worde ?), 1516, 4to. (105) Ridler, £1 10S. 1651 Galerie Impériale Royale au Belvédère à Vienne d'après les

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