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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. XL JUNE 12, im

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. JUNE. MR. BERTRAM DOBELL'S Catalogue 172 contains books from the library of John Davidson, the poet. We note among these the first edition of Matthew Arnold's ' Strayed Reveller,' 1849, 21. 15s. ; Blake's ' Poetical Works,' 1875, II. Is., with a number of manuscript alterations by David- son ; Carman and Hovey's ' More Songs from Vagabondia,' with inscription " To John David- son, Poet : Richard Hovey, Bliss Carman. That you may not forget wholly our loyal friendship and sincere admiration Dec., 1896," II. Is. ; and Gerald Massey's, ' My Lyrical Life,' 16s. Most of the books contain autographs. There are also books from the libraries of Lord Amherst and Herbert Spencer, besides a number of works on cricket. In the general portion of the cata- logue we find Ackermann's Poetical Magazine, 24 out of 28 parts, 61. 6s. ; the first collected edition of Beaumont and Fletcher, a fine clean copy, 1647, 40Z. ; and first edition of ' The Wild Goose Chase,' 1652, 151. 15s. Among Blake items are Young's ' Night Thoughts,' 1797, 51. 5s. ; Swinburne's ' Essay,' first edition, 1868, 21. 15s. ; and Gilchrist's ' Life,' 1863, 31. 10s. The last is from the library of W. E. Frost, R.A., and in a note on the fly-leaf Frost states that he assisted Oilchrist in the compilation, and complains that his assistance is not acknowledged. Under Browning is ' Bells and Pomegranates,' complete set of the eight parts ; Part V. is, as usual, the second edition, the others being first, Moxon, 1841-6, 121. There is an extremely rare book, the first edition of Chapman's ' May-Day,' 1611, 321. Under Coleridge is a complete set of the original numbers of The Friend, in boards, uncut .as issued, enclosed in morocco case by Riviere, 121. The first editions of Dickens include ' The Loving Ballad of Lord Bateman,' Tilt, 1839, 61. 15s. Under Edward FitzGerald will be found his fourth and final version of the ' Rubaiyat,' 1879, 31. 3s. ; first edition of ' Polonius,' Pickering, 1852, 31. 3s. ; and the exceedingly rare ' Downfall And Death of King CEdipus," in spotlessly clean condition, Guildford, 1880-81, 81. Ss. (only a few copies were privately printed). Under The Germ is a set of the four numbers, original issue, bound in blue levant, 1850, 28Z. 10s. ; and under Keats is Wordsworth's own copy of ' Endymion,' with inscription, 1818, 661. The items under Charles Lamb include an uncut copy in the original boards 1808, 381. ; ' The Last Essays of Elia,' Moxon, 1833, 201. ; and Edward Moxon's memoir, 11. 15s. (of this brief memoir of 8 pages a few copies only were printed for private circulation). Under George Meredith is the now rare original edition of his poems, with inscription, 1851, 32Z. ; also another copy, wanting half-title, 28Z. There are first editions of the Rossettis, and a good list under Shelley. Swinburne's ' Poems and Ballads ' has ' A Leave Taking ' by J. W. Ebsworth written in it.
 * )f the first edition of ' The Adventures of Ulysses,'

Messrs. Myers & Co.'s Catalogue 143 contains .a Birthday Book which formerly belonged to Toole s daughter ; it contains nearly 300 auto- graphs, including those of Matthew Arnold, Bret Harte, Adelina Patti, Sims Reeves, Millais, Fildes, Frith, Whistler, Tenniel, Parnell, Biggar, Davitt, the Bancrofts, Ellen Terry, and many others, 151. 15s. A presentation copy of Carlyle's Schiller, 1 1825, is 11. Is. (one cover and back

missing) ; and a set of early playing cards (circa 1690), 61. 17s. 6d. There is an extra-illustrated copy of Lysons's ' Edmonton and Enfield,' 1795, 101. 10s. ; also an extra-illustrated copy of Caroline Fox's ' Memories,' 1882, 61. 6s. A set of Scott, 100 vols., half-morocco, with thistle design, 1830-39, is 231. 10s. Under Swinburne is a copy of ' Poems and Ballads,' first series, second issue, with letter from the poet to Hare, in which, referring to Landor, he points out " how much yet remains to be done in honour of his great name." A copy of Noel Williams's series of monographs on French Court ladies, 4 vols., 4to, 1901-4, is 111. 11s. There are works on Africa and America. Fine-art works include Smith's ' Catalogue Raisonne of Dutch, Flemish, and French Painters,' 1829-42, 15Z. ; and Landon's 'Annales du Musee,' 21 vols., morocco, 51. 5s. Under Binding are Cicero's Works, Dove's finely printed edition, 10 vols., morocco, 1819, 31. 12s. 6d. and Demosthenes, 10 vols., also Dove's, 1827, 31. 12s. 6d. There are items under Cruikshank. The illustrated Library Edition of Dickens, 30 vols., half-calf, is 131. Under Gladstone is his ' Studies on Homer,' 3 vols., full calf extra, a fine copy, 1858, 31. 3s. ; and under Keats is Moxon's edition, 1848, of Milnes's life of the poet, 2 vols., calf extra, 31. 15s. There are a number of works on London. Seebohm's scarce work on Siberia, 2 vols., is 31. 15s.

Messrs. Myers's Catalogue 144 is devoted to portraits, being a selection from their stock of upwards of 100,000.

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