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17. 12*. M. ; Burton's ' London and Westminster,' 1730; Comines's 'Memoirs,' 1712; Phillips's ' Views of the Old Halls of Lancashire and Cheshire,' 1893 ; Review of Jtfi'ieu's, vols. i. to xxii., 37. 15s. ; and Halliwell's ' Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words.'

Mr. Bertram Dobell has in his April catalogue a choice selection from the library of the late Sir Thos. Dawson Brodie. This includes many rare works of Scottish interest. In the general list are Shelley's ' Queen Mab,' the extremely rare original edition, a rather short copy, but in sound condition and

1810; Donne's 'Poems,' 1649; a 'Collection of Curious Tracts relating to America,' 1665; and some manuscript Psalters on vellum. Under Fitz- Gerald is a copy of Major Moor's ' Mysterious Ringing of Bells at Great Bealings.' The author was a firm friend of Edward FitzGerald, whose autograph is on the title. There are also Halliwell's ' Contributions to Early English Literature,' Brixton Hill, 1848 (there were only 75 copies of this printed), and a first edition of Home's ' Douglas,' the volume containing a collection of cuttings from contempo- rary papers and three portraits of the author, with his autograph. The collection is from the library of James Maidment, with his book-plate. Under Coloured Plates are ' The Spirit of Cervantes ' and ' Doctor Syntax.'

Mr. Downing, of Birmingham, " Chaucer's Head Library," has a new list, full of variety. It includes Baily's Magazine, 54 vols., 137. 13-?. ; Blades's ' Enemies of Books,' 77. ~s. ; Boccaccio, 1573, 21. 10s. ; Cruikshank's 'Table Book,' Punch Office, 1845, 47. 4s. ; Fielding's ' Works,' with introduction by Edmund Gosse ; Leech's ' Little Tour in Ireland,' 1859; Leigh's 'Carols of Cockayne,' first edition, 1869 ; a set of the Magazine of Art ; Musee Frangais, 4 vols., atlas folio, Galignani, 1829-30, 97. 9s. ; Fitchett's ' Naval and Military Works,' 9 vols. ; Pope's 'Works,' 20 vols.. 1725-42; Payne Collier's ' Shakespeare,' 8 vols., 207. (this edition was limited to 58 copies) ; first edition of Rowlandson's ' Journal of Sentimental Travels,' 1821; Pinkerton's 'Select Scottish Ballads,' 1783 ; ' Syntax in London,' 1820 ; and Binns's ' Century of Pottery in the City of Wor- cester,' 1877. There are also interesting items under Birds, Crustacea, Zoophytes, Fishes, &c.

Mr. Francis Edwards's Easter catalogue contains Smith's 'Catalogue Raisonn6 of the Works of Dutch, Flemish, and French Painters,' 427. ; Alpine Journal, complete set, 1869-1900, 267. ; ' English Dia- lect Dictionary,' 181. ; Farmer and Henley's ' Slang and its Analogues,' complete set ; and ' Hansard,' vol. i., 1803 to 1903, 5SO vols., half-calf, 2507. This set includes the 36 vols. of Cobbett's ' Parliamentary History, 1066-1803.' Mr. Edwards has also a copy of the first edition of ' Queen Mab,' an exception- ally tall copy, bound in full russia, extra gilt, 457. ; Sowerby's ' English Botany,' 157. ; Thomas a Kempis, Paris, 1856 (the supplementary volume contains a bibliography and index of MSS.) ; Knight's ' Gallery of Portraits,' 1834-7, 147, ; ' Portraits of the British Poets,' 1824 ; Reclus's ' Universal Geography,' edited by Ravenstein, complete, 19 vols. ; Perrot and Chipiez's 'History of Ancient Art and Archaeology,' 12 vols., 1883-94; ' Holbein and Vandyck Pictures at Windsor'; Nisbet's 'System of Heraldry,' 2 vols. folio, Edinburgh, 1816 ; Rossetti's ' Ballads,' small

4to, vellum, 1893, 57. 5s.; Keats's 'Lamia,' the rare first edition, 12mo, 20 guineas ; the Germ, January to April, 1850, 427. ; Lamb's ' Tales from Shakespeare,' first edition, 2 vols. 12mo, in bright, fresh condition, 407. ; ' John Woodvil,' first edition ; and ' Original Letters of Sir John Falstaff.' There is a considerable collection of folk-lore, and works- on art and costume ; also many items of interest under London, Kent, India, and Africa.

Messrs. William George's Sons' (Bristol) new list consists of old and recent books. Under Edward Bradley ("Cuthbert Bede") is 'College Lif,' a series of 24 etchings, Oxford, 1849-50. The cata- logue states " unknown even to the writer of the article on Bradley in 'D.N.B.'" There is a set of the British Association, 1831-81. Various other items are the ' Calves-Head Club,' 1706 ; Chaucer,, black-letter, 47. 4s., Adam Islip, 1602; 'Figaro in London,' 1832-6 ; works on Folk-lore ; ' Biographie Universelle,' 52 vols., Paris, 1811-28,57. 5s. ; 'The Historical Register,' 1716-38, with book-plates of Lord Cam den; the Book of Common Prayer, "the Sealed Book," the famous standard of 1662 ~ the London Magazine, from its first issue, 1732, to 1773 ; William Morris's works in the Golden Type, 8 vols. ; first editions of Ruskin, including ' The Seven Lamps of Architecture,' 47. 4s. ; Lett- som's ' Tea Trade,' 1774, with Ellis's ' Historical Account of Coffee'; and Walpole's 'Anecdotes of Painting,' 1828.

Mr. Charles Higham, of Farringdon Street, has, as usual, a large number of theological books, also new books at reduced prices. There is a curious work, ' A New and more Exact Mappe or Descrip- tion of New Jerusalem's Glory when Jesus Christ and His Saints with Him shall Reign on Earth a Thousand Years,' by Mary Gary, J651. 'Critici Sacri,' 13 vols. folio, 1698-1732 ; ' A Directory for the Publique Worship of God,' 1645; and 'Records of the Reformation,' arranged by Nicholas Pocock, Oxford, 1870, are other items.

Messrs. J. & J. Leighton's catalogue, Part VI. N Q, is full of valuable books and illuminated MSS. The illustrations add much to its interest, and it contains a note of the sales of the following libraries, with estimates as to probable cost, as indicating bookbuying as an investment : Rox- burghe, cost 4,0007., realized 23,3977.; Beckford,. 30,0007., 73,5517. ; Spencer, 100,0007., 250,0007. ; Ash- burnham, 60,0007., 175,0007. ; Ashburnham (Barrois MSS.), 8,0007., 33,2177. Under Psalms and Prayers are many very choice items. A finely written manuscript, ' Psalterium Grsecum Davidicum,' is priced at 907. ; another, in Latin, 657. (this came from Carisbrooke Castle, and is supposed to have belonged to Charles I.) ; ' Heures de Rome,' illuminated in gold and colours, Paris, 1518, 607. ; 'Horse Beatse Marine Virginis,' MS. of the fifteenth century, illustrated with many miniatures, 1207. There are also choice editions of Ovid, Plato. Plautus, Plutarch, Phalaris ; a set of the works of the Philobiblon Society, 1854-88, 407. ; ' Ptolemseus, Geographia,' fine clean copy, 367., Rome, P. de Turre, 1490 ; another copy, 1520, 35 guineas ; Prynne's ' Collection of Records,' 1665-70, large- paper copy, morocco extra, 377. (the Duke of Sussex's copy of this work sold for 1557.) ; and under Portraits we find Caulfield, 1819-^20; Meyssens's ' Painters,' 1694 ; Vandyck, including twelve etch- ings by his own hand, Antwerp, n.d., 127. 12?.