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 io" S.V.JUNE 2, 1906.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES. JUNE. MR. THOMAS BAKER'S Catalogue 494 is largely devoted to theological books. Among these we find a unique copy of the great London Polyglott, edidit Brianus Waltonus, 6 vpls., folio, with portrait, 1657, with Castelli's Lexicon, 2 vols., folio, 1669, in the original calf, 181. 18*. There is also an original MS. English translation of the Sarum Breviary, 950 large folio pages, 6/. 15*. Other items include the works of St. Bernard, Paris, 1690, 4 vols., II. 10*.; and Faber's * Hymns,' the real first edition, 1850, 10*. (' The Dictionary of Hymnology ' gives the date of the first edition as 1854, but is evidently wrong). Under Keble is the facsimile of the MS. of 'The Christian Year,' suppressed immediately upon its publication, rare, 21. 2*. Many items occur under Jesuits and Pamphlets : XVII. Century. Colenso's ' Pentateuch and Book of Joshua Critically Examined' reminds us of the storm raised when the first portion appeared, the full published price being then cheerfully paid for it now the 6 vols. can be had for 4*. (published at 2/. 15*.).

Mr. B. H. Blackwell, of Oxford, has a catalogue (No. CIX) of Oriental books. Under Hebrew are many Bibles, including "Biolia Sacra Polyglotta, edid'ib Brianus Waltonus," 8 vols., folio, 1657-69, 121. 12*. There are a large number of items under Commentaries, Lexicons, Grammars, Miscellaneous, Hebraica, Syriac, Coptic, Assyrian, &c.

Mr. James Irvine, of Fulham, opens his list with a number of interesting works on botany. He has still a few copies left of the remainder of Trimen and Dyer's 'Flora of Middlesex,' 1869, 3*. Qd. Books on the Fine Arts comprise the ' Landseer Gallery,' II. 8*. Qd. ; Gallery of ' Old Masters.' 11. 8-s. Qd. ; ' British Sculpture,' the same price ; and ' The Water-Colours of Turner,' text by Cook, 11. 7s. 6d. The miscellaneous books include The Ancestor, 1902-5, '21. 2s.: and Bonn's extra volumes, Tales,' 10*. Gd. Under Military Books we find Richards's 'Her Majesty's Army,' 3 vols., 4to, 45 coloured plates, 18*. Qd. Tissot's ' Life of Christ ' is 71. 7*. Books on London include ' The Microcosm of London,' illustrated in colours by Pugin and Rowlandson, 3 vols., II. 15*. Qd.; Welch's 'Modern History of the City of London,' 12*. Qd. ; and Treloar's 'Ludgate Hill' (out of print), 4s.
 * Rabelais,' 14*. Qd., and Count Hamilton's 'Fairy

Mr. Frederick R. Jones, of Thames Ditton, has a set of Jane Austen's novels, 15 vols., 1813-18, 4. 4*. ; first edition of Blackmore's 'Cradock Nowell,' 1866, 2.s. Qd. ; first edition of Browning's 'Ring and the Book,' 1869, 24*. Qd. ; Payne Collier's ' Rarest Books in the English Language,' 1865. 2 vols., 27*. Qd. ; Mrs. Inchbald's ' Theatre,' 1802-11, 42 vols., 3/. 15*. ; Musee Napoleon, Paris. 1804, 51. 17*. Qd. ; B. Disraeli's 'Voyage of Capt. Popanilla,' first edition, 1828, 10*. Qd. ; Wright's 'County of Essex,' 1836, 21. 18*. Qd. ; and Bradford's ' Country Character, and Costume in Portugal and Spain,' 52 coloured plates, 1810, 21. 2s.

Messrs. J. & J. Leighton send us Part X. of their valuable Catalogue of Early Printed Books, Manu- scripts, kc. The illustrations, 205 in number, greatly add to its interest. The entries run from 6210 to 6476. We note a few. The dedication copy to King James I. of " the Muses welcome to

the High and Mighty Prince James At his

Majesties happie returne to his olde arid natiue

kingdome of Scotland, after 14 yeeres absence, in anno 1617. Digested according to the order of his Majesties Progresse by I. A. [John Adamson], Edinburgh, 1618." is 35/. A long account of the- book is given in Dalzel's ' History of the University of Edinburgh.' Among items under ^Esop is the extremely rare edition printed by Johannes de- Amorbach about 1490 at Basle, 120/. There are some curious almanacs. One published by Francis Adams, 1594, contains 72 woodcuts of the coinage of the period in Europe. The chronology com- prises many quaint accounts of plagues and a Frost Fair on the Thames, ending with the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1587. The price is 71. 7s. Under Arithmetic is Calandro's Arithmetica, 1491, price 4$. This is the first edition of the earliest book on arithmetic, and the only edition printed in the fifteenth century, the second edition not appearing until 1518. De Morgan places it first on his chronological list. An extremely rare item, is described under Arnold (Richard), London Chronicle, the first edition, attributed to the press of Jan van Doesborgh, Antwerp, 1503, 40/. The copy is perfect with some very slight exceptions. The ballad of 'The Nut-Brown Maid' was printed in this volume for the first time. It is very seldom found in copies, being presumably cut out by collectors of English poetry as the first English ballad ever printed. It was modernized by Prior as ' Henry and Emma.' Under Astronomy is Angelus's ' Astrolabium,' 1488, 18L 18*. The work is remarkable for its wealth of illustrations, ex- hibiting the propensities of men and women accord- ing to their natal star. Under Augustinus is a very rare copy of 'La Cite de Dieu,' Paris, 1530-1. 211. The illustrations include splendid specimens of French workmanship. One of these represents the ' Assembly of Saints,' and is the same as that used in Julian Notary's edition of ' The Golden, Legend' of 1503. The Catalogue also contains some- choice volumes issued by Ackermann : 'Select Views of London,' with 76 beautiful aquatints in colours, 1816, 24/. ; 'The Microcosm of London/ 1808, 271. (including the very rare series of 48. engravings of ' The Cries of London '); and ' Loval Volunteers,' 1799, 35.

Mr. Alexander W. Macphail, of Edinburgh, has Graham's 'Carved Stones of Islay,' 30*. (out of print) ; Slezer's ' Theatrum Scotiee,' II. 15-s. ; com- plete set of The Scottish Geographical Magazine,. 4/. 17*. Qd. : also of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 81. 17*. Qd. ; complete works of Hobbes of Malmesbury, 1839-45, 27*. Qd. ; Drummond's 'Ancient Scottish Weapons,' 42*. ; and a collection of early school-books, 8s. Qd. Under Fife is much of interest, including one of the earliest published accounts of golfing in St. Andrews. Under Scott are first editions : ' Fortunes of Nigel,' 42*. ; ' Quen- tin Durward,' 27*. 6(2. ; and ' Woodstock,' 27*. Qd^ There are autographs of William Morris (a MS. poem, 'The Pilgrims of Hope,' 5^.5*.); Scott (a letter from Edinburgh, 1828, 65*.) ; Mary Howitt, Isaac D'lsraeli, and others.

Messrs. William Smith & Son, of Reading, have

bably all published (one number wanting), 51. 5.s. The editor and proprietor was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment for an article on flogging in the navy. There are two sketch-plans of the battle