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dinalllustrata'; ' Old English Dramatists, 60 vols., n red levant morocco, 2#.; Hardiug's ' Biographical Mirrour,' 1795. There are a number of interesting items under India, China and Japan, and Court memoirs, many of them at low prices ; coloured views, including ' Parks and Gardens,' by Manns- kirsch views of Brighton ; and many works on costume. Mr. Roche has also a large collection of the chromos published by the Arundel Society.

The March catalogue of W. H. Smith & Son contains list of books new as published, as well as second-hand surplus copies withdrawn from their library.

The catalogue for the 12th inst. of Messrs. Sotheran & Co. contains the announcement that the first volume of Tissot's Bible will be ready shortly. It is to be published in 2 vols. folio : each -copy is to be numbered and stamped by the Cercle de la Librairie, and will bear the name of the subscriber. The books in the catalogue include 4 Arabian Nights,' translated by Forster, \U. 10s. ; Ashbee's reprints of rare tracts, 67. 6s. ; ' The Del- t)hin Classics,' 16/. 16*., complete in 160 vols., half- morocco gilt (this was published in boards at 12SI 18s-) J Beaumont and Fletcher, Moxon's edi- tion l'2l. 12s. ; ' Bacon's Essays,' John Haviland, 163' 6Z. 6fc The bibliographical works include Allibone, Brunet, Dibdin ; Todd's 'Catalogue of the Archiepiscopal MSS. at Lambeth ; and an illustrated catalogue of the library of Henry Perkins (brewer), with the prices realized at the sale in June 1873. This contains 250 fine plates. The library consisted of 865 lots, and included two copies of the Mazarin Bible. The total result of the sale was 26,000^. Among extra - illustrated books are Burnet's ' History of his Own Time,' 381. ; Brvan's ' Dictionary of Painters,' 111. 10s. ; a choice set of Coleridge, very scarce, Pickering, 1836-53 ; Payne Colliers 'Old English Literature'; ' Le Costume Historique,' by Tlacinet ; the Gadshill Dickens; the Ex-Libris Series, 13 vols. ; Goldsmith's 4 Works,' edited by Peter Cunningham ; Ritson's Literary and Antiquarian Publications, 33 vols., 281 10s the Satirist, edited by Jerdan ; Shake- sDe'are Boydell & Nicol, 1802; and Shakespeare Society's Publications, complete from its beginning in 1841 to its dissolution in 1853. There is a very choice complete set of Swinburne's works and a first edition of Thackeray's ' Humourists, with autograph letter, 1853 ; also a fine copy of Walpole's c Works and Letters,' 23 vols., morocco, 47. 10s.

Mr. Albert Button, of Manchester, has a col- lection from the library of the late T.R. Wilkinson. This includes a number of works on Africa and America ; ' A Collection of Tracts relating to the Settlement of the Colonies in North America ' ; Riblioaraphica. 1895-7; a complete set of Chambers s Journal, 1832-1900, half-calf, 81. 8s. ; Egypt Ex- ploration Fund Publications ; and Jesse's ' Literary and Historical Memorials of London,' 4 vols., first editions, 1847-50. Under Lancashire are many works of interest, including a special copy oi Gregson's ' Antiquities of the County of Lancaster,' with the shields of arms emblazoned by hand in gold, silver, and colours ; Shaw's ' Manchester, Old and New'; Roby's 'Traditions'; Manchester Geographical Society, Vols. I. to XVI., 1885-1901 ; 4 Oldham Local Notes'; Pipe Rolls, &c. Works on London include Ackermann's ' Microcosm,' 1815, the plates excellently coloured, 3 vols. 4to, morocco, 24J. There is a set of the Transactions oi

commencement in 1852 to its termination, 42 vols. Kipkins's ' Historic and Unique Musical Instru- ments ' is priced at 31. 10s.; it contains 50 plates in colour, and is sumptuously bound in half- morocco. The original cost of this was 01. 9*., and the Musical Standard expressed surprise at the time it was published (1888) that it could have been produced at the price. A complete set of Punch is 27/.
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Mr. Thomas Thorp, of Reading, has a good general catalogue of recent purchases, including works on America, India, Japan, and Ireland ; Ackermann's ' History of the University of Cambridge,' 121. 10s. ; Senlley's Miscellany, 1837-61 ; Bewick's ' British Land and Water Birds' ; a number of works illus- trated by Cruikshank, including ' Comic Alma- nacks,' 1835-46, rare, 4(. 4s., ' The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman,' rare first edition, 11. Is., and ' My Sketch Book,' 1824 ; Dickens's ' A New Spirit of the Age,' edited by R. H. Home, 1844 ; Latham's ' Falconry,' W. 10s. ; Gerarde's ' The Herball/

new ; a Flemish manuscript on vellum of the six- teenth century ; Nichols's ' Literary Anecdotes,' 17 vols., 81. 8s. ; Percy Society. 31 vols. ; Sowerby's ' Thesaurus Conchyliorum,' lil. ; La Fontaine, Paris, 1755-9, 81. 10s.; and 'The Annals of Sporting and Fancy Gazette,' 351.

Mr. Voynich has another ' Short Catalogue,' No. 7. Much of interest will be found under English History, English Presses before 1640, Greek Presses, Mathematics, Medicine, Judaica, and Liturgies. There is a copy of Hakluyt, 1589, 301. ; Burton's ' Anatomy,' 1628, 4Z. 10s. ; Colley Cibber, first edition, 41. 10s. ; Thomas Dilke's ' The Pre- tenders ; or, the Town Unmaskt,' 1698, acted in the theatre in Little Lincoln's Inn Fields ; and Theo- bald's ' Shakespeare Restored,' first edition, a rare volume, valuable for the text of ' Hamlet.' Mr. Voynich offers a collection of unknown books, lately discovered in different monastic libraries, for 4,000 guineas.

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WE cannot undertake to answer queries privately.

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ERRATA. P. 202, col. 1, 1. 1 of foot-note, for 1466-7 read 1464-66/7. P. 213, col. 2, 1. 19 from foot, for "undated" read moated, P. 216, col. 2, 1. 12 from foot, for "Edwin" read Edward.