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lights." But besides its uses in music and painting, the word has been applied to night pieces in verse and prose, e.g., one of Henley's poems, 'In Hos- pital* ('Poems,' Nutt, 1898, p. 41) is called ' Nocturn.' Under ' no more ' we should have given Carew's haunting use of the phrase, " Ask me no more," imitated by Tennyson in Part VII. of ' The Prin- cess.' There is a large list of compounds with " non-," one of the clumsiest of which is " non- committal," used as an adjective. We note that " non est inventus " is found in ' Pickwick ' under the form " non istwentiis," which some years since puzzled one of the chief authorities on Dickens. "Non licet," "non liquet," "non possumus," and "non sequitur" are among other Latin phrases included. There are a great many com- pounds of "north." A "nose of wax," which has been recently discussed in our columns, is defined as "a thing easily turned or moulded in any way desired ; a person easily influenced ; one of weak character." "Not," like "no," is an admirable article, full of skilful analysis. For "notable," of women great in household management, Mr. Craigie would, we think, if he had got it, have inserted Dr. Primrose's description of his wife, at the beginning of 'The Vicar of Wakefield,' as "a good-natured, notable woman." For "nymph," in the classical sense, no poet of the last century is quoted, though many instances could, of course, be given, e.ff., this from Tennyson's 'Lucretius ' :

The mountain quickens into Nymph and Faun.

There are many other words deserving notice. This part of the ' Dictionary ' is, in fact, of excep- tional interest, and Mr. Craigie, the latest comer of the three editors, has done his work admirably.

BOOKSELLERS' CATALOGUES.

THE old-book trade at this time of the year is always flourishing, but never before have we re- ceived so many catalogues as during the present month, or more interesting ones, and our space will not allow of our giving the full description we could wish.

From classic Oxford we have appropriately a Catalogue of Educational Books, new and old, from Mr. Black well (No. CXXV.). The first part is devoted to Greek and Latin, and the second to Modern History and Biography.

Messrs. Browne & Browne, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, have in List 90 the first edition of ' The Vicar of Wakefield,' 2 vols., 12mo, original calf as issued, 1766, 120Z.; a set of the Waverley Novels, all first editions in the original boards, uncut, 1814-32, 600?.; and the first collected edition of Gray's poems, original wrappers, uncut, 1768, 40/. American items include the first edition of Morgan Godwyn's 'The Negro's and Indian's Advocate,' 1680, 51. Under Bacon is a tract unknown to Lowndes : a charge "At a Session holden for the Verge, in the reign of the late King James," with another tract in the same volume, 1662-80, 4to, calf, 8/. A first edition of George Sorrow's 'Celebrated Trials,' 1825, is 4?. 10s. Under Cathedrals is a fine copy of Britton, proofs of the plates, very rare, as only a few copies were so issued, 1814-35, 12?. Under Cromwell is ' A Book of the Continuation of Forreign Passages. Of the Peace between the Com- monwealth and the Netherlands, 1654. General Blake's Fleet and the Turks Successe of the

Fleet of the Commonwealth against the King of Spain's West India Fleet,' &c., printed by M. S. for Thomas Jenner, 1657, 10?. ; and under Shake- speare the first edition of North's Plutarch, 1579, 157. Bewick collectors will find items of interest.

Mr. Daniell sends the concluding part of his interesting collection of books, engravings, draw- ings, maps, &c., relating to London. A limited number of copies of the catalogue will be issued in volume form, with illustrations from early copper- plates. This should constitute a useful manual.

Mr. Bertram Dobell has among the items in his Catalogue 157 the first edition of Disraeli's ' Revo- lutionary Epic,' and bound up with it are some copies of The Wycombe Sentinel, issued by Disraeli gratis when he was a candidate for the borough in. October, 1832, 4to, calf. 1834, \l. 12s. Under Camp- bell the poet is an extensive collection of cuttings,, with an autograph letter, also letters of Barham and others, and an invitation from Moxon to Camp- bell's funeral, \l. 10*. A copy of ' Poor Robin s Almanack,' 1668, is priced 7-s. 6d. An interesting work on ballooning is Blanchard's 'Third Aerial Voyage, July, 1784,' in which 45 miles were tra- versed in two hours and a quarter, 1784, 6s. Under Bankruptcy is a narrative of the proceedings against John Perrot of Liidgate Hill, laceman, who was executed at Smithfield for concealing his effects,. 1761, Is. 6rf. Under Barham are ' Ingoldsby,' 3 vols., 1855, I/. 10s., and ' Cousin Nicholas,' first edition,, 1841, \l. Is. A copy of ' London Cries,' folio, 1804, is 21. 12s. ; and Doran's ' Their Majesties' Servants/ 3 vols., I/. 15s. Mr. Dobell is going to give in his catalogues from time to time ' Readings from Scarce or Little-Known Books.' This catalogue contains the first, which is entertaining ; and with his wide range of reading Mr. Dobell is sure to make future " out-of-the-way corners " equally amusing.

Mr. William Downing, of Birmingham, opens his. Catalogue 467 with a collection of ' Light Reading, for Winter Evenings.' Well-known authors, such as Hall Caine, Crockett, Marie Corelli, and Miss Braddon, are included. The price of the 250 volumes is 10?. An interesting association with Mrs. Piozzi is her copy of Baskerville's Prayer Book, 1760, 3?. 3*. Boccaccio, translated into French, 1801, 11 vols., is 4?. 4s. ; S. T. Prideaux's ' Bookbinders and their Craft,' 51. 5s. ; Byron, large-paper edition, one of 250 copies, 13 vols., imperial 8vo, 1898-1904, 8?. 10s. ~ and first edition of Gay's 'Beggar's Opera,' 1728 r 51. 5s. There is a fine tall copy of the second and best edition of Leland's 'Collectanea,' 6 vols., 1770,. 4?. 15s. Ogilvie's 'Dictionary,' revised by Annan- dale, 4 vols., 1898, is 21. 18s. 6d. ; and Thiers's ' Con- sulate and the Empire,' translated by Campbell and 1 Stebbing, 12 vols., 3?. 10s. Under Witchcraft is- Glanvil's 'Saducismus Triumphatus,' 1681, II. 10*. An autograph letter of Rossetti's, imdated, is 51. 5*.

Mr. Francis Edwards's Catalogue 294 contains recent purchases. There is a long list under Kelms- cott Press ; there are also publications of the Doves r Essex House, and other private presses. A magnifi- cent copy of Redoute"'s book on lilies, 8 vols., imperial folio, with portrait and 486 coloured plates on vellum paper, 1802-16, the volumes bound in russia with the arms of the Churchill family on the side of each, is 120?. Another valuable book is a tall and very fine copy of ' Speculum Humanse Salvationist or ' Specu- lum Sancta? Mariae Virginis,' wanting only the first leaf of the text, 100?. (one of the earliest of the