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and Diaries,' edited by Bray, 5 vols., half-calf, 1828, 3/ 3.S-. ; second edition of ' The Vicar of Wakefield, Newbery, 1766, 51. 5s.; the first edition of Jesse's 'London,' both series, 1847-50, 61. 12s.; and Mon- taigne's 'Essays,' Florio's translation, the third edition, small folio, 1632, 81. This copy contains the rare leaf before title " To the Beholder of this Title."

Mr. Bertram Dobell's Catalogue 152 opens with the first edition of the two parts of ' Henry VI.,' a clean, perfect copy, 1619, 651. Other rarities include the first edition of Charles Lamb's 'Ulysses,' 1808 41/.; and a very extensive collection of en- gravings, &c., relating to Vauxhall Gardens, 52/.: and the first edition of Robinson's translation of Leland's ' Life and Death of King Arthur,' 1582, 12/. (a presentation copy to Queen Elizabeth). There are a number of items under English Poetical and Dramatic Works of the Seventeenth Century. First editions include ' Master Humphrey's Clock,' 21. 2s.; Lever's 'Con Cregan,' 21. 2s.; Meredith's ' Modern Love,' with author's inscription, 81. 10s. ; and Swinburne's 'George Chapman,' the Second Series of ' Poems and Ballads,' and 'Mary Stuart.' Amono- the Addenda is a MS. Genealogical Account of the Greville Family, 1658, 3/. 3s.

Messrs. William George's Sons, of Bristol, have in their Catalogue 300 a copy of the Memorial Edition of Bewick's 'Birds,' Newcastle, 1885-7, 5 vols, 5/. 5s. ; first edition of Burton's ' Pilgrimage to El-Medinah,' 1?. 16s.; Byron's 'Hours of Idle- ness,' Newark, 1807, original calf, 21. 10s.; Solly's 'Life of David Cox.' II. 5s.; Prof. Arber's reprint of Puttenham's 'Art of English Poesie,' issued anonymously in 1589 (this edition is the only separate one since the original), 18s.; Finiguerra's 'Floren- tine Picture-Chronicle,' with text by Sidney Colvin, 1898, 9^. 9s.; Freeman's ' Norman Conquest,' 6 vols., calf, fine copy, 121. 12s.; 'Memoirs of Henry Hunt,' written by himself in jail at Ilchester, 4 vols., 1820-22. II. 16s. (the third volume contains the name and address of every man who voted for him) ; Cunningham's 'Scottish Poetry,' 4 vols., 21. 10s.; Swinburne's Works (all except three original editions), 28 vols., 9?. 9s.; and his 'William Blake,' 1868, If. 15s.

Mr. Goad, of Bath, gives us on the first page of his List 7 "A view from our front door." We find in his catalogue De Morgan's 'Formal Logic,' 11s. fjd. ; Coleridge's ' Dictionary of the Oldest Words in the English Language,' 6s.; Napier's ' Florentine History,' Moxon, 1846, II. 10s.; Coles's 'Adam in Eden,' 1657, 2/. 2s.; 'London Labour and the London Poor,' 3 vols., 16s. 6rL; 'Penal Laws against Prophaneness and Vice,' 1706,9s.; Redfern's 'Historic Gloves and Shoes, 18s. 6d. ; 'Choice Drollery, Songs and Sonnets,' edited by Ebsworth, 3 vols., \l. 5s.; and Zola's Novels, 17 vols., Vize- telly, 61. 10s. Works on America include Russel Wallace's 'Travels on the Amazon,' 21. 2s. Mr. Goad also issues a Clearance List of items at Is.

Messrs. Lupton Brothers, of Burnley, have in their Catalogue 94 works on art and architecture. We note 'Selected Pictures from Galleries and Private Collections,' with S. C. Hall's descriptions, 1872, 11.; Flaxman's 'Lectures on Sculpture,' 1829, 15s.; and Hamerton's 'Graphic Arts,' 21. 10s. Dickens items include 'Bleak House,' first edition in parts, 21. 2s.; and 'Grimaldi,' 2 vols., Bentley, 1838, Jtf. 10/. English topography is well repre- sented, and includes Roby's 'Lancashire,' 41. 4s.;

Taylor's 'Old Halls,' 21. 2s.; and Ackermann's ' Westminster Abbey,' 1812, 41. 4s. There are im- portant works under Botany, including Botanical Magazine, an exceptionally fine run, 111. Us.; and Parkinson's ' Theatrum Botanicum,' 1640, 41. 4s. Under Ornithology we find Gould's 'Family of Trogons,' 1838, 11. There are also works under Ichthyology, Zoophytes, &c. The general items include the Library Edition of Scott's Novels, 25 vols., 51. 5s.; Dyce's 'Shakespeare,' 10 vols., 41.; 'The Irving Shakespeare,' 3. 3s.; 'The Speaker's Commentary,' 13 vols., 3V. 7s. 6d.; Stirling-Max- well's Works, 41. 4s.; 'Life of Wedgwood,' II. 10s.; and Landor's ' Imaginary Conversations,' 11.

Messrs. W. N. Pitcher & Co., of Manchester, have in their July Catalogue George Whitefield's 'Journal of a Voyage to Savannah,' 1739, I/. 6s. ; Burton's 'Arabian Nights,' 17 vols., 121. 10s.; a complete set of The Art Journal to 1881, 34 vols., 4to, 61. 6s.; Bewick's 'Birds,' Newcastle, 1817, large paper (only 25 copies printed), 51. 15s.; the Bewick Goldsmith and Somerville, 2 vols., 4to, 1795-6, 51. 5s.; Croker's ' Boswell,' Murray, 1844, 10 vols., 81. 8s.;. and Roberts's 'Memorials of Christie's,' 11. 5s.' There are choice items under Burns, Byron, and Dickens. The last include Kitten's work (4^. 4s.) and first editions. There is a long list under Economics and Politics. The Times issue of ' The- Encyclopsedia Britannica,' 25 vols. with bookcase, may be had for 5f. (cost 20/.). The Library Edition of Fielding, 11 vols., 1902, is 41. 5s.; and Hissey's ' Coaching Tours,' all first editions, 10 vols., 12/. 12s. The items under Lancashire include the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society's Transactions, 41. 10s. There are also beautiful editions of White's 'Selborne.'

Messrs. James Rimell & Son's Catalogue 207 is full of interesting engravings and etchings. We note under Ballooning ' The First Carriage, Ariel, crossing the Thames at London Bridge,' 1843, 18s. 6d. ; and ' The Great Aerial Navigator for Conveyance of Passengers and Troops to India and China in Five Days,' 17s. 6d. Portraits include Bartolozzi, 1788, 4?. 4s.; the Countess of Macclesfield, mother of Richard Savage, 11. 15s.; Frederick the Great, 18s. 6d.; David Garrick, 21. 15s.; Marshal Jourdan, 21. 12s. 6d.; Mrs. Jordan, 51. 10s.; Lord Duncan, 151. 15s. ; and General Buonaparte, 1797, 18/. Under Alpine are four coloured etchings, 81. 18s. 6d. Other subjects are ' The Opium Ships in China, 1824,' and 'Whampoa,' 121.12s. the pair ; Cipriani's 'Bacchus and Ariadne,' by Bartolozzi, 3/.; 'Triumph of Beauty and Love,' and 'A Sacrifice to Cupid,' in colours, 81. 8s. the pair; 'Fishermen,' party of gentlemen by side of a stream, coloured engraving by Hassell and Nicholls, 1814, 11. Is. ; charcoal and coloured crayon sketch of a young woman by Phil May, 91. 9s.; also drawing of an old gentleman reading the war news, signed Phil May, 81. 8s. Under George Morland are 'The Coquette at her Toilet,' stipple by Ward, 50/. ; and 'The Horse Feeder,' and ' The Cornbin,' printed in colours by J. R. Smith, 49. 10s. There are items under Turner, Reynolds, Lawrence, Stothard, and others. Under Volunteers are those of London and of West- minster, showing the uniforms of the different corps, very scarce, 1799, 111. lls. the pair ; also ' The Isle of Wight Volunteers receiving the Island Banner at Carisbrook Castle, June 24, 1798,' and three other engravings, 81. 18s. 6d.; and 'The Review in Hatfield Park,' 1802, 6V. 6s. Under