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NOTES AND QUERIES. LIO s. vm. DEC. 7, 1907.

"Dauphin Edition," 1789, is 51. 5s.; and a choice copy of Tasso, Didot, 1785-6, 8/. 8*-. Under Orchids is 'Lindenia: Iconographie des Orchidees,' very scarce 1885-1903, 26^. 10*. Other works are Bald- wyn's 'Hudibras,' 1819, 31. 10s.; Baker's 'Bio- <rraphia Dramatica,' extra-illustrated, 1812, 4Z. 5$.; Granger's 'England,' extra-illustrated, 1804-6, 8/. 8s.; and Plimer's ' Miniatures,' 31. 3s. Under Morland is a coloured aquatint, ' E% 7 ening,' 81. 8s.

Messrs. Myers & Co.'s Catalogue 124 contains a set of "English Poets," 122 vols., half morocco, Boston, U.S., 1865-6, 221. 10s.; first edition of Fitz- patrick's ' Life of Lever,' extra-illustrated, 91. 10*. ; and the rare first edition of Massinger's ' The Emperour of the East,' 1632, 81. 15s. Under Matthew Arnold is the Edition de Luxe, 15 vols., .51. Burgmair's 'Le Triomphe de 1'Empereur Maximilian I.,' 1796, is 14/.; Froude's 'England,' Library Edition, 12 vols., 51. 10s ; first edition of Lever's ' Horace Templeton,' 21. 15s. ; ' Tony Butler,' 21. 17s. Qd.; and 'Sir Brook Fosbrooke,' 21. 17s. 6d., all in the original cloth, and Landor's ' Imaginary Conversations,' 5 vols. , 1826, 31. Is. 6d. Under Nelson is Clarke and McArthur's 'Life,' 2 vols., imperial 4to, red morocco, 1809, 31. 12s. 6d. Loosely inserted is an original copy of The Times with an account of the funeral. Under Ruskin is the new Edition de Luxe, 30 vols., royal 8vo, half- calf extra by Riviere, top edges gilt, uncut, 31/.; and under Scott the scarce large-paper "Border Edition," 48 vols., HI. 17s. 6d. Among extra- illustrated works is Timbs's ' English Eccentrics,'

2 vols., morocco, 81. Us. 6d.

Messrs. Pitcher & Co. send from Manchester their Catalogue 152, containing the 'Lives of Alchemy stical Philosophers,' with a catalogue of books in occult chemistry, 1815, 61. 6s. ; The Alpine Journal, 1864-7, very scarce, 51. 5s.; an extra- illustrated copy of Miss Berry's ' Journals, edited by Lady Theresa Lewis, 3 vols., 61. 10s. ; Bingham's 61 16s. 6d. ; Campbell's ' Theodoric,' extra-illus- trated, 1824, II. 10s. ; ' Jane Carlyle's Letters,'
 * Marriages of the Bourbons,' 2 vols., purple morocco,

3 vols, calf gilt, by Riviere, 21. 2s. ; and a set ot The Chemical Industry Journal, 1882-1904, 18/. There are the following books on church bells : Cocks's ' Buckinghamshire,' 4to, 15s. ; Owen's 'Huntingdonshire,' 12s.; and Raven's 'Suffolk,' 15s. Cruikshank items include ' Punch and Judy,' with the coloured plates, only a few so issued, 1828, 41. 15s. Dickens entries comprise 'Sketches of Young Couples,' original boards, 1840, 21. ; The Christmas Books, all first editions, 5 vols., 3l. 3s. ; and ' Master Humphrey's Clock,' 3 vols., complete in 20 monthly parts with wrappers and advertisements, 41. Other 'items are Pearson's reprint of Mrs. Aphra Behn's plays, histories, and novels, complete, 6 vols. , SI. 18s. ; and ' Ecce Homo,' by G. Houston, 1813, 10s. For writing the latter the author was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and to pay a fine of 200/. Dr. Inman states that such ot' the impressions as could be collected were burnt in St. George's Fields by the common hangnmn. Freeman's ' Norman Con- quest,' Library Edition, 6 vols., is 11. ; first editions of the'Greville Journals,' 8 vols., scarce, 11. Is.; Inman's Works, 31. 10s. ; and Pennant's Works, 10 vols. in 9, 51. The county histories include Earwaker's ' East Cheshire,' Ormerod's ' Cheshire,' Atkyns's 'Gloucestershire,' Baines's 'Lancashire,' Drake's 'City of York,' and Whitaker's 'Leeds' .and ' Richmondshire.'

Mr. H. Seers's Catalogue 84 contains the follow- ing ' London Catalogue of Books ' : 1810-31, 8s. Qd. ; 1831-55, 8s. 6d. ; 1816-51, 8s. 6d. ; also Low's 'British Catalogue,' Vol. I., 1837-52, 10s. Under Calves' Head Club is its ' Secret History,' 1706, 3s. ; and under Old English Laws, ' A Kalendar of Statutes,' black-letter, 1612, 11. 2s. Qd. ' Rubens's Life and Works,' by Max Rooses, is 21. 10s. There are some books and views of old Norwich, and an engraving by Toms of old London Bridge.

Messrs. Henry Sotheran & Co.'s Price Current 677 opens with a continuation of their collection of works on Botany, Cryptogamia, Microscopy. This portion includes that very scarce work Cooke's ' Illustrations of British Fungi,' 8 vols, 1881-91, 211. ; the Journals of the Microscopical Society complete, 48 vols. and four parts, 14^. ; and Turner's ' Herbal,' the three parts, rare, 1568-61, 14. 14s. A fine com- plete set of the Palaepntographical Society's pub- lications, 56 vols, 4to, is 311. 10s. Of course the list would not be complete without Gould's ' Humming Birds,' of which there is a choice copy to be had for 621. The remaining (and by far the larger) portion of this Price Current is devoted to Architecture and British Topography. A fine copy of Buck's ' Antiquities ' is priced 75^. ; Lipscom o s ' Bucking- hamshire,' \ll. 17s. ; and an extra-illustrated copy of Camden's ' Britannia,' 501. (the additional plates and maps exceed 6.000). The works on Cornwall include Sir Robert Peel's copy of Polwhele's ' His- tory,' 81. Under Durham is Surtees's ' History,' 211. 10s. Essex includes Morant, III. 11s. ; Hert- fordshire, Clutterbuck, 111. 11s., and Cussans. 61. 10s. Under Kent is a fine tall copy of Hasted. 211. 10s. There is a choice set on large paper of Lysons's ' Magna Britannia,' further illustrated with over 150 beautiful plates, 52/. 10s. Ireland includes a fine coloured copy of Mai ton's ' Dublin,' very rare, 1795, 251.

Mr. Albert Sutton, of Manchester, has in his Catalogue 156, a very fine copy of Florio's ' Italian and English Dictionary,' with portrait, folio, 1611, 6/. 6s.; the Library Edition of Beaumont and Fletcher, 14 vols., Edinburgh, 1812, 51.; 'The Memoires of Count Grammont,' 1811, 31. 3s.; first edition of Kingsley's ' Hypatia,' ' Westward Ho !' and 'Two Years Ago,' 8 vols., 21. 2s.; Sir John Suckling's 'Fragmenta Aurea,' 1648, 51. ; and Collins's 'Australasia,' 2 vols., 4to, boards, 1798- 1802, 4/. (the first official account of the then newly founded colony). Under Carlyle is the first edition of 'Chartism,' with "From the Author" in the writing of Mrs. Carlyle, 1840, ll. 10s.; 'The Old Bailey Chronicle, 1700 to 1783,' 4 vols., is 31. 10s.

Mr. D. S. Wrycroft, of St. Neots, has a Short Catalogue (12) of works of general interest.

COL. FISHWICK ("Pricking for Pictures"). See under ' Pinaseed,' 8 S. x. 212, 320, 402 ; xi. 36, 377. C. C. B. Anticipated ante p. 434.

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