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'BECKETT (G. A.)-THE COMIC HISTORY of ROME. By GILBERT ABBOTT A BECKETT. Illustrated with 10 highly facetious colored engravings, and 98 woodcuts, by JOHN LEECH. LONDON: Bradbury, Evans & Co. n. d. [1847.]

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2 ACOSTA (IOSEPH). THE | NATVRALL | and Morall Historie of the East and West Indies. | Intreating of the remarkeable things of 13.00 Heaven, of the | Elements, Mettalls, Plants and Beafts which are pro- | per to that Country: Together with the Manners, | Ceremonies, Lawes, Governements, and Warres of | the Indians. | Written in Spanish by Iofeph Acofta, and tranflated | into English by E. G. | [Edward Grimstone.] LONDON: | Printed by Val: Sims for Edward Blount and William | Appley, 1604.

Sm. 4° 4 prel. leaves. Text 590 pp., followed by 7 leaves of Table and Errata. Polished sprinkled calf extra, gilt edges, by W. PRATT.

3 ÆSOP. THE FABLES OF ESOP, With Fifty-Six Illustrations from De- 11.00 signs by HENRY L. STEPHENS. NEW YORK: J. W. Bouton, 1868.

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Elopi appologi fiue mythologi cum quibufdam carminum et fabularum additionibus Sebastiani Brant.

IN FINE [fol. 202, verso]:

Mythologi Elopi clariffimi fabulatoris: una cum Auiani et Kemicij quibufdam fabulis: per Sebastiamum Brant muper reuifi: additify per eum ex varijs autoribus, centum circiter & quadraginta elegantiffimis fabellis, facetis dictis, et verfibus: ac mūdi monftruofis cöpluribus creaturis: Impreffi Bafilee opera et impenfa magiftri Jacobi de Phortzheim: Anno dominice incarnatiõis primo poft quindecim centefimum: [1501] feliciter finiunt.

Folio; 202 unnumbered leaves; with 332 exceedingly curious and diverting WOODCUTS. Bound in russia leather super-extra, elaborately blind-tooled back and paneled sides, gilt edges, by CLARKE and BEDFORD. A BEAUTIFUL COPY (ON LARGE PAPER) IN THE MOST PERFECT CONDITION. VERY RARE.

"The very mention of Æsop darts a species of electricity through the limbs of an ardent Collector. He thinks how dearly he loved in his boyish days to read the supposed adventures, the wily tricks, and the arch sayings of all the Animals introduced into this instructive volume; and as his knowledge expands, and his taste becomes matured, he spares no trouble, nor sticks at any cost, to become the possessor of most of those impressions which are distinguished for rarity, or price, or curious and costly embellishments."— DIBDIN.

5 AKENSIDE (M.) — THE POETICAL WORKS of MARK AKEN1.00 SIDE. LONDON: W. Pickering, 1835.

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6 ALCIATUS (A.)—CLARISSIMI | VIRI D. ANDREÆ AL- | ciati Emblematum libellus, uigilanter | recognitus, & ab ipfo iam au- | thore locupletatus. | PARISIIS: Apud Chriftianum Wechelum, fub fcuto | Bafilienfi, in uico Iacobeo: & fub | Pegafo, in uico Bellouacenfi. | M.D.XLII.

Sm. 8°; pp. 121, and 3 unpaged leaves of Index; with 115 beautiful WOODCUTS. Bound in crimson levant morocco super-extra, gilt back and edges, paneled and filleted sides, with corner ornaments and center-pieces, inside broad dentelle borders, richly gilt and delicately tooled, by LORTIC. An elegant copy of this fascinating volume. IN A SLIDING CASE.

7 ALISON (ARCHIBALD).— ESSAYS POLITICAL, HISTORICAL, 9.00 and MISCELLANEOUS. EDINBURGH: Blackwood & Sons, 1850.

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8 ALISON (SIR ARCHIBALD).- HISTORY of EUROPE from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the ACCESSION of LOUIS NAPOLEON in MDCCCLII. EDINBURGH: Blackwood & Sons, 1859-60.

23 vols. and oblong atlas of maps; with PORTRAITS engraved on steel. Elegantly bound in polished tree-calf super-extra, gilt backs, marbled edges.

9 ALLAN (JOHN).-A CATALOGUE of the BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS, EN- 3.50 GRAVINGS, and MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, belonging to the Estate of the late JOHN ALLAN. NEW YORK: 1864.

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10 ALMANAC (FRENCH).- ALMANACH | DE | VERSAILLES, Année 102.50 1787.

One vol. 12°; bound in red morocco with a large cartouche tooled in the center of both sides. It contains the arms of France and of Austria, each on a shield, surrounded by a wreath and a royal crown above. The binding is a good and well preserved specimen of the French work of the last century. The book is in excellent condition and is enclosed in a morocco case.

This little volume will be esteemed chiefly because it came from the library of the unfortunate QUEEN Marie AntoineTTE and bears her arms. But it has a considerable intrinsic value, inasmuch as it gives minute descriptions of Versailles, Trianon, "Le Petit Trianon," etc., and lists of the names of the King's and Queen's attendants. It gives a vivid picture of the enormous expense necessary to carry on the royal household, and goes far to explain the restlessness of the French people under the taxation necessary to provide funds for such lavish expenditure.

II AMBERLEY (VISCOUNT).- AN ANALYSIS of RELIGIOUS 1.00 BELIEF. LONDON: Trübner & Co. 1876.

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12 AMERICA: | OR | An exact Description | OF THE WEST-INDIES: | More especially of those | Provinces which are under | the Dominion of the King of Spain |

Faithfully represented by N. N. Gent.

London, printed by Ric. Hodgkinsonne for Edw. Dod, | and are to be sold at the Gun in Ivy-lane. 1655.

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A border of fleurs-de-lis surrounds the title page; map of America fronts title.

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13 AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY.- ARCHEOLOGIA AMERICANA. Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society. 16.00 Published by Direction of the Society. VOL. I. Worcester, Mass., MDCCCXX. 80, pp. 436. VOL. II. [Indian Dialects and Tribes of North America, by ALBERT GALLATIN.] Cambridge, Mass., 1836. 80, pp. xxx. 573 (1). VOL. III. Boston, 1857. 80, pp. cxxxviii. 378. VOL. IV. Boston, 1860. 80, pp. viii. 355 (1).

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14 [AMERICAN FORTS, &c.]—A Set of PLANS and FORTS in AMERICA. 32. 50 Reduced from Actual Surveys, 1765. [LONDON, 1765.]

Sm. 8°; calf. 30 plates engraved by P. Andrews.

In the plan of New York City as surveyed by T. Maerschalckm in 1763, the city ends at Warren Street. An exceedingly rare and interesting book.

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15 ANACREON. ΩΔΑΡΙΑ ΑΝΑΚΡΕΟΝΤΟΣ.

ODES D'ANACREON avec
FIRMIN-DIDOT.

LIV Compositions par GIRODET. Traduction d'AMB.
Typographie de Firmin-Didot Frères. PARIS: 1864.

16°; with 54 beautiful photographic illustrations after designs by GIRODET. Cloth, UNCUT. SCARCE.

16 ANACREON.—THE ODES OF ANACREON. Translated by THOMAS MOORE. With 54 Illustrative Designs by GIRODET DE ROUSSEY. Now First Produced in England. LONDON: n. d. [1869.]

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17 APULEIUS.-[L. APULEII MADAURENSIS OPERA ex recognitione JOANNIS ANDREÆ ALERIENSIS, et cum ejufdem Præfatione ad PAULUM II.] ROMÆ, in domo Petri de Maximo (per Conradus Sweynheym et Aarnoldus Pannartz), M.CCCC.lxix. [1469.]

FIRST EDITION. Folio; 177 leaves; 38 long lines on full page; without numerals, signatures, and catchwords. All the Initials are richly illuminated in gold and colors. The text on the recto of the 7th leaf is surrounded by a broad arabesque border of various colors heightened with gold. Bound in bright green morocco extra, gilt back and edges, paneled sides with corner ornaments, inside gold border, vellum fly-leaves, by WALTHER. From the Syston Park Library.

The works of Apuleius end on the verso of fol. 159, without subscription; fol. 160 is wholly blank. Then follows, on the recto of fol. 161, ALCINOUS's epitome of the Platonic discipline, preceded by an epistle to Cardinal Cusano. This occupies 17 leaves. On the verso of the 17th leaf is the following subscription :

Lucii Apuleii platonici madaurefif philofophi metamorphofeo liber: ac nōnulla alia opufcula eiusdem: necnon epitoma Alcinoi in difciplinaru Platonif definunt. Anno falutif M.CCCC.lxix Paulo ueneto regnante fecundo. anno eiuf qnto die uero ultima menfif Februarii. Romæ in domo Petri de Maximo.

18 APULEIUS.— L'ANE D'OR, ou LA MÉTAMORPHOSE. Par APULÉE. 6:00 Traduction de SAVALÈTE, Préface de J. ANDRIEUX. PARIS: Didot, 1872. Roy. 8° ; elegantly printed within ornamental borders, and illustrated with numerous fine engravings on wood, from designs by A. RACINET and P. BÉNARD. Half crimson levant morocco, gilt back and top, UNCUT.

19 ARABIAN NIGHTS.-The THOUSAND and ONE NIGHTS, commonly 54.00 called, in England, The ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS. A New Translation from the Arabic, with copious Notes, by EDWARD WILLIAM LANE. Illustrated by many Hundred Engravings on Wood, from Original Designs by WILLIAM HARVEY. LONDON: C. Knight & Co. 1839-41.

3 vols. roy. 8°. FIRST EDITION. Elegantly bound in citron colored calf super-extra, gilt backs, colored labels, filleted sides, tops gilt, by ZAEHNSDORF, fore edges UNCUT.