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MB. ARTHUR HALL. The Times of Saturday last contained an announcement of the death on 27 De- cember of Mr. Arthur Hall, at the advanced age of eighty-three. He was for a considerable time in business in Paternoster Row, but retired about twenty years ago. He was a frequent contributor to 'N. & Q.' both under his own name and the initials A. H., as may be seen on reference to the long lists of his articles in the General Index to the Ninth Series.

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.

WE cannot begin our rambles among the old book stores without wishing our friends a prosperous new year. The past year has not been a bad one, and with the revival of trade we may look for yet better results. We are glad to know from a friend of large experience that early printed books and lirst editions of great writers continue to keep up in price. The early books of Tennyson are ex- amples of this, but those later than ' The Princess ' in 1847 were printed in such large editions that they are not likely to become scarce. We should much like to see the first editions of Macaulay's ' England' more sought after, and hope they will appreciate in price.

Mr. B. H. Blackwell, of Oxford, sends us his Catalogue CXV. The larger portion is devoted to Philology, but the supplemental list should be looked at by all fond of choice bindings, for it contains a few of those for which the Oxford Press obtained the " Grand Prix " at the Paris Exhibi- tion of 1900.

Mr. Thomas Carver, of Hereford, has in his List 47 ' yEsop's Fables,' edited by L'Estrange, 25*. (contains book-plate of David Garrick) ; ' Dryden's Fables,' Bensley, 1797, K. 7*. 6d. ; Lubbock's Hun- dred Best Books, 11. 10*. ; Schoolcraft's ' Indian Tribes of the United States,' Philadelphia, 1851, 21. 10*. ; first edition of ' Gulliver,' 1726, 31. &*. ; Edition de Luxe of Armstrong's ' Turner,' Agnew, 1902, }0(. 10*. : another copy, ordinary edition, 5/. ; Maurice's ' Indian Antiquities,' 7 vols., 1794, 20*. ; and Hamilton's 'French Book-Plates,' 30s. In a long list under Hereford there is a choice set of Wathen's views of the Cathedral in ruins, 1786, 51. 5*. These include the view of the west tower and front taken just before its fall, 17 April (Easter Monday), 1786.

Messrs. Drayton & Sons send vis from Exeter Catalogue 183, which contains some beautiful works tinder Art. These include ' Chinese Hand-coloured Paintings,' 2 vols., folio, 1850,63*.; Hayley's 'Life of Romney,' 1809, 61. 6s.; Lord Ronald Gower's ' Sir Thomas Lawrence,' 94*. 6d. ; and Mason's 'Josephine,' Goupil, 30*. There are first editions of Ainsworth's 'Tower of London,' 50*., and ' Windsor Castle,' 35*. ; of Jane Austen's ' North- anger Abbey,' and 'Persuasion,' 4 vols., 2. 15*. (wants one half - title page) ; and of ' Nicholas Nickleby,' 25*. Other items are the "Author's Favourite Edition" (48 vols.) of the Waverley Novels, 31. 15*.; and the "Memorial Edition" of Bewick, 52*. 6d.

Mr. Francis Edwards's Catalogue 287 contains the Royal Asiatic Society's Journal, 38 vols., 18f.j Moxon's edition of Beaumont and Fletcher, 11 vols., 9/. 9*. ; first editions of Charlotte Bronte's ' Pro- fessor,' 3 vols., 1857, 30*. ; 'Shirley,' 3 vols., 1849,

30*.; and 'Villette,' 3 vols., 1853, 20*.; the original edition of Burton's ' Arabian Nights,' 16 vols., 30/.; ' Corot and his Work,' by Hamel, 3/. (only twenty copies of this edition remain out of 200) ; Dickens's Christmas books, 5 vols., all first editions except the ' Carol,' 4/. 4*.; Harding's ' Biographical Mirror,' brilliant impressions of the portraits, 1795-1802,. 14/. 10*. ; and The London Gazette, 1848 - 1900, 222 vols., 30?. Under London we find Maitland

8/.; Walter Pater's Works, first edition, 91.; and a complete set of The Portfolio, 1870-93, 24 vols., 12/. There is a rare book, the life of Roger Crab, ' The English Hermite, or Wonder of this Age.' He sold a considerable estate to give to the " Poore," show- ing his reasons from Scripture. He counted it a sin against " his body and soule to eate any sort of Flesh, Fish, or living creature." The book has a portrait, and contains 15 pages, small 4to, boards,. 1655, 4/. 4*.

Messrs. E. George & Sons' Catalogue 44 is devoted" to Natural History and kindred subjects. We find Westwood's ' Moths,' 3/. ; several early editions of Bewick's ' Quadrupeds ' ; Harvey's ' British Sea- weeds,' &. 15*.; Seebohm's ' British Birds,' 61. 10*.; Yarrell's ' Birds,' 4/. 4*., &c.

Mr. George Gregory, of Bath, includes in his List 175 Alken's ' Military Occurrences,' 1820, 30/.; Mrs. Williamson's ' Book of Beauty,' 1896, 65*. ; Bryan's 'Painters,' 90*.; Time* edition of 'The Encyclopaedia Britannica,' with revolving book- case, 16?. ; Sloane's ' Life of Napoleon,' 4 vols., 40*. ; and Punch 1841 - 1902, a choice set of the original issue, half-calf, 25/. Under Somerset is much of interest. There are reproductions of engravings by John Raphael Smith.

Mr. William Hitchman, of Bristol, has in Cata- logue 43 Mortimer's ' Burial Mounds of East York- shire,' 21. 2*.; ' Bartolozzi,' by Andrew Tuer, 31. 3*.r Jasper's 'Birds of North America,' 31. 3*.; Walter Crane's ' Faerie Queene,' 31. 7*. 6d. ; Pooley's ' Old Stone Crosses of Somerset,' 25*.; Pugh's 'Cambria Depitca,' 1816, 4/. 10*. ; ' Rubens,' by Max Rooses, 2 vols., 4to, 1904, 21. 10*.; and Howell and Cobbett's 'State Trials,' 14Z. 14s.

Mr. Edward Ho well's Liverpool Catalogue 156 has in the original boards, uncut, ' Pictures repre- senting the Early Period of the French Revolution,' 12 large portraits, imperial folio, Paris, 1803, 51. 5*. Under America we note Barnard's ' History of Eng- land,' folio, 1782, 3/. (the prints in fine condition, including Corriwallis's surrender to Washington), and a good sound copy of Esquemeling's ' History of the Buccaneers of America,' with 25 plates, in- cluding the rare portrait of Sir Henry Morgan London, 1699, 5/. 18*. John Marshall's 'Life of Washington,' 5vols.,4to, extra-illustrated, London, 1824, is 20/. Under Bacon is Pickering's edition, 17 vols., calf, 10/. 15*. ; also Pope's own copy of the 'Advancement of Learning.' with the inscription on back of portrait, " The Lord Bacon's Advance- ment of Learning. Exlibris Alex. Pope. Ver. 3." Other items include Dorat's ' La Declamation Theatrale ' (this copy of a very rare book is superbly bound), Paris, 1766, 101.; Rogers's ' Poems,' Moxon, 1838, 20^. (this is extra-illustrated with duplicate set of India proofs, and the binding probably cost 357.) ; ' Encyclopaedia Britannica,' 14/. (" Times net