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are extremely rare. Both lists are arranged chronologically.

Mr. Charles King, of Torquay, has the copy of Addison's Works which belonged to George IV., Tonson, 1721, 10^.; a large-paper copy of the first edition of Emerson's earliest work, 'Nature, original cloth, Boston, 1836, 5/.: and first edition of Leigh Hunt's 'Classic Tales,' 1806, 21. 12*. Qd. Under Lord John Russell is 4 The Nun of Arrouca : a Tale,' 12mo, boards, Murray, 1822, 21. 2s. This was soon suppressed. Disraeli, in his ' Runny mede Letter' addressed to Lord John, 30 January, 1836, thus refers to it: "Your ambition sought from prose fiction the fame which has been denied to your lyre, and your intellect in consequence pro- duced the feeblest romance in our literature." The catalogue includes a very large collection of books relating to Napoleon.

Herr Georg Lissa sends us from Berlin a catalogue of books concerning Germany and German life which covers a wide range. We notice a copy of the 'Poesies Diverses' of Frederick the Great, 1760 several Goethe and Schiller items, two copies of Schlegel's translation of Shakespeare, 9 vols., and some early printed books of value.

Mr. Macphail, of Edinburgh, has six holograph letters of Scott, offered at prices from 11. 6s. Qd. to 3?. 5*. ; also a choice copy of 'Guy Mannenng,' the rare first edition, Edinburgh, 1815, 20 guineas ; and Journal of the Archaeological Institute, 1845-64, 41 15s. There are a number of interesting Burns items, including the scarce print entitled ' Inaugura- tion of Robert Burns as Poet Laureate of Can. Kil., Edin., 1786.' There are a number of reports of trials including those of Eugene Aram and Palmer of Rugeley. Much of interest will be found under Ballads, Glasgow, and Jacobite.

Mr. James Roche has some choicely bound

coloured military plates and costumes, including Armand Dumaresq s ' Uniformes de 1'Armee Fran- caise,' 1861, rare, 61. 18s. Qd.; and a very scarce collection of cavalry illustrations, magnificent old plates in colours, very rare, 1776, &c. , 61. 18s. ,6*. A copy of Le Brun's pictures of the Flemish School, 1792-6 is IQL 10* ; and Sowerby's ' English Botany,' 1719-1814, 20 guineas. There are a number of works under Arctic, also under India and the East ; and under London are many of *Ackermann's views, 1809, 2s. Qd. per plate.

Mr. H. Seers, of Leyton, has a good clearance catalogue of general literature.

Mr. A. Russell Smith has' Albert Durer Revived,' folio, 1685, 21. 2s. ; and the first edition of Major Cartwright's ' American Independence the Interest and Glory of Great Britain,' 1774, 11. 5s. The catalogue quotes H. Stevens as stating, ' At a time when no member of Parliament had decision -of mind to propose the Independence of America, Major Cartwright suggested the expediency of a Union with the Colonies under separate Legisla- tures." There is a good copy of ' A Defensative against the Poyson of supposed Prophecies,' by Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, folio, 1620,

is Ralph Agas's Map, with text by Overall, 1874, II. 5*. : and under Shakespeare is Payne Collier's

copy of ' Shakespeare's Will, faithfully copied from the original in the Prerogative Court,' 1838, 7s. Qd. There are interesting items under Sussex, including old Brighton drawings, 1795 to 1799, 51. 5*. There is a tract entitled ' Search after Claret,' 4to, 1691 ; in it are given all the important taverns throughout London. There is a copy of especial interest of More's ' Lucubrationes, Utopia,' &c., 1563, 51. 5v. It contains on the title the signature of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, in this form; "E. Hertfordie et Amicorum."

Messrs. Henry Young & Sons, of Liverpool, haev Burton's 'Arabian Nights,' 16 vols., 36^. ; Beaumont and Fletcher, folio, 1679, 121. 12s. ; Book of Common Prayer, the Sealed Book of Charles II., 1662, 31. 10*.; and first edition of Boswell's 'Johnson,' in which is inserted a letter of Boswell's in reference to the Monastery of Fail :

The Friars o' Fail

They made guid hail

On Friday when they fasted,

And never wanted geir enough

As long as their neighbours lasted.

A first edition of Ireland's 'Napoleon,' with 28 large folding plates by Cruikshank, 1828, is priced 28^. ; the first printed edition of Herodotus, 1474, 61. 6*.; Gerson, 'Opera,' 1489, 81. 8*. (John of Gerson was for many years believed to be the author of ' The Imitation of Jesus Christ ') ; first edition of Fuller's 'A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine,' 1662, 51. 10*.; and Bowles's ' Life of Ken,' first edition, extra-illus- trated, 1830-31, Ul. 10*. There are valuable books on Costume, and a set of the Parish Register Society, 1896-1904, 71. 10*.

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WE cannot undertake to advise correspondents as to the value of old books and other objects or as to the means of disposing of them.

CONSTANT READER ("Hesawacertain minister"). This line is from a verse included in some editions of Coleridge's poem ' The Devil's Thoughts.' See the various versions given in the long note on pp. 621-3 of Dykes Campbell's edition of Coleridge's 'Poetical Works' (Macmillan, 1893).

W. B. FRYER (" La vie est vaine "). The lines are by the Belgian poet Leon Montenaeken. See 8 th S. vi. 26.

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