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NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. VIL JAN. 19, 1907.

" Would you oblige the father of a family by telling him whether aliquando is a preposition or the name of a heathen god ? "

WE have received a timely announcement, in view of the forthcoming " Tercentenary Celebra- tions of the Founding of the Colony of Virginia by Opt. John Smith." Messrs. .MacLehose have in the press the works of Capt. John Smith, com- prising 'The General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles,' published in 1626 ; ' The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Capt. John Smith,' his own account of his early life, published in 1630 ; and ' A Sea Grammar,' pub- 'lished in 1627, a treatise on the ship of his time and the manner of sailing and lighting her. These extremely scarce works will be reprinted in the same style as the publishers' editions of ' Hakluyt ' and'Purchas His Pilgrimes.' The best thanks of the literary world are due to Messrs. MacLehose for their admirable enterprise in republishing famous works of travel.

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.

MESSRS. W. BROUGH & SONS, of Birmingham, -send us three catalogues, Nos. 822-3-4, and, as they state, each issue contains an entirely different selection. Collectors of Alpine works will find presentation copies from Whymper of his rare first edition of 'Scrambles among the Alps' and his ' Travels amongst the Great Andes of the Equator,' with sroecial volume of maps, 101. 10*. Other items include The Art Journal, 1862-92, 42 vols., 12/. 12s. ; Bewick's ' Birds ' and ' Quadrupeds,' large - paper, 1805-7, 51. 5s.-, a complete set of / Le

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publisher's cloth, 37. 10*. ; Burke's Works, 9 vols., 1845 11. 7*- 5 Burns, "Library Edition," 6 vols., 41 4.1; Morris's ' British Birds,' 191. 19*. ; Mey rick's 'Ancient Armour,' 1842, 6/. 6*.; first edition of Carlvle's 'Frederick the Great,' 1858-65, 41. 4*. ; Burton's 'Arabian Nights' 12/ 12*. ; Neale's ' Country Seats,' both series, bound by Riviere, 2ol. ; Edinburgh Review, 1802-97, II. 7*. ; and a complete set erf Scott, "Abbotsford Edition," Cadell, 1842, 18 vols., 20^.

Mr. G. A. Poynder, of Reading, has in his Cata- lo<nie 42 the rare first edition of Fanny Burney's ' The Wanderer,' 5 vols., 1814, 6/. ; also 'Cecilia,' 1782 21. 18*. Qd. ; and Johnson's " English Poets," 68 vols. , 1779- 81, K. Under Drama are ' The British Theatre' "Bell's British Library," 1791, 22 vols., 31 as ; and Massinger's Works, 1779, 21. The list

t/ion iruiii K3UWG1. uj, " j*v. ^**~^*-*~, t sv. are four original water-colours of ht. Helena, on rice paper, 1820, 21, ; and under Jeremy Bentham is a souvenir, being a massive gold memorial ring with miniature by J. Field, 11, Strand, ol. 58. There are numerous copies of the Proceeding* of the Royal Society in wrappers as issued.

Mr. C. Richardson, of Manchester, includes in Catalogue 47, Part 2, many items relating to Lan- cashire. Among these are Herdman's 'Pictorial Relics of Ancient Liverpool,' 2 vols., folio, 1878, 41 4s ' Court Leet Records of the Manor of Man- chester,' 12 vols., royal 8vo, 21. 10*. ; and Lancashire

Antiquarian Society's Transactions, 19 vols., 41. 4s. The general list includes a copy of Littre's ' Dic- tionnaire,' 5 vols., 41. ; Lodge's ''Portraits,' 51. 10*. ; first edition, in the original parts, of Lever's ' Davenport Dunn,' 41. ; Lof tie's ' Westminster Abbey,' 25*. (only 100 of this edition issued, this being No. 1); Malory's ' King Arthur,' introduction

1809, 11. ; Rugby Miscellany^ 1845-6, 11. 10*. (this copy has the names of the contributors filled in by the late Prof. Conington) ; and Scott's Novels, "Border Edition," 48 vols., large paper, 1892, 13/. 10*. Under Medical, in the Addenda, is ' New System of Medicine,' by many writers, edited by Allbutt and Playfair, 9 vols., 1896-9, 51. 5*. ; and under Spanish is a fine tall copy of Pedro de Alcala's ' Vocabulista,' Granada, 1505, 15/. 15*.

Mr. Robert Wild, of Burnley, sends ITS his List 73. Among the 328 items is Whitaker's ' History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven,' 1878, 21. 2*. ; and there is a list of odd volumes.

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